List of catchphrases

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This is a list of catchphrases, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression which has gained usage beyond its initial scope. These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture.

This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.

Sometimes catchphrases can be used to shorten a word or a meaning in a non-formal ways. In most films[which?], each of the main characters will have a particular catchphrase that they will repeat throughout the movie. Examples of this include “You talkin' to me?” from the film Taxi Driver and “Who you gonna call?” from the film Ghostbusters.

In British culture

Notable catchphrases in British culture
Catchphrase Character/Person Media source First appearance Notes
"Bernie, the bolt, please!" Bob Monkhouse The Golden Shot 1967 [1]
"Ooh, you are awful ... but I like you!" Dick Emery The Dick Emery Show 1963 [2]
"You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment" Francis Urquhart House of Cards 1990
"Don't panic!" Lance-Corporal Jones Dad's Army 1968 [3]
"You are the Weakest Link! Goodbye!" Anne Robinson The Weakest Link 2000
"Is that your final answer?" Chris Tarrant Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1998
"Permission to Speak, Sir!" Lance-Corporal Jones Dad's Army 1968 [4]
"They don't like it up 'em!" Lance-Corporal Jones Dad's Army 1968 [5]
"You stupid boy" Captain George Mainwaring Dad's Army 1968 [6]
"I don't believe it!" Victor Meldrew One Foot in the Grave 1990 [7]
"I'm Free" Mr. Humphries Are You Being Served? 1972 [8]
"Ooh Betty" Frank Spencer Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 1973 [9]
"Nice to see you, to see you ... nice" Bruce Forsyth The Generation Game 1971 [10]
"Didn't he/she/they do well?" Bruce Forsyth The Generation Game 1971 [11]
"Shut that door!" Larry Grayson The Generation Game 1978 [12][13]
"What a gay day!" Larry Grayson The Generation Game 1978 [13]
"Seems like a nice boy!" Larry Grayson The Generation Game 1978 [14]
"Look at the muck on 'ere!" Larry Grayson The Generation Game 1978 [14]
"You dirty old man" Harold Steptoe Steptoe and Son 1962 [15]
"(Three words:) Fab-u-LOUS!" Craig Revel Horwood Strictly Come Dancing 2004 [16]
"A complete dahnce di-SAH-ster" Craig Revel Horwood Strictly Come Dancing 2004 [16]
"Absolute filth . . . and I LOVED it!" Craig Revel Horwood Strictly Come Dancing 2004 [17][18][19]
"You'll like it, not a lot . . . but you'll like it" Paul Daniels The Paul Daniels Magic Show 1979 [20]
"Let's get the boys on the baize!" Rob Walker BBC TV snooker coverage 2008 [21][22]
"Are you ready? Ladies and Gentlemen! Let's...Play...DARTS!" Martin Fitzmaurice & Lakeside audience Darts World Ch'ships 1985 [23][24]
"A real bobby-dazzler" David Dickinson Bargain Hunt and Dickinson's Real Deal 2004? [25][26]
"Cheap as chips" David Dickinson Bargain Hunt and Dickinson's Real Deal 2004? [27]
"Can you hear me, mother?" Sandy Powell Radio 1930 [28]
"Does my bum look big in this?" Arabella Weir The Fast Show 1994 [29]
"I'll get me coat" Mark Williams The Fast Show 1994 [30][31]
"Silly Old Moo!" Alf Garnett Till Death Us Do Part 1965 [32]
"Listen Very Carefully, I Shall Say This Only Once" Michelle Dubois 'Allo 'Allo! 1982 [33]
"Lovely jubbly" Del Boy Only Fools and Horses 1981 [34]
"During the war..." Uncle Albert Only Fools and Horses 1985
"Eh! Eh! Alright! Alright! Calm down! Calm down!" Harry Enfield Harry Enfield's Television Programme 1990 [35]
"Is it cos I is Black?" Ali G Da Ali G Show 2000 [36][37]
"Exterminate" Dalek Doctor Who 1963 [38]
"How very dare you!" Catherine Tate The Catherine Tate Show 2004 [39]
"Am I bovvered?" Catherine Tate The Catherine Tate Show 2004 [40]
"What a Fucking Liberty?" Catherine Tate The Catherine Tate Show 2004 [41]
"Computer says no" Carol Beer Little Britain 2003 [42]
"I have a cunning plan" Baldrick Blackadder 1983 [43]
"Hello, sweetie." River Song Doctor Who 2008 [44]
"Spoilers." River Song Doctor Who 2008 [44]


On American television

Catchphrase Character Series First appearance Notes
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE'S JOHNNY!" Ed McMahon The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 [45]
"And that's the way it is." Walter Cronkite CBS Evening News 1963 [45]
"This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." The tape Mission: Impossible 1966 [45]
"Book'em, Dan-O." Steve McGarrett Hawaii Five-O 1968 [45]
"Sock It To Me!" multiple cast members Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 [45]
"Come on down!" Multiple announcers The Price is Right 1972 [45]
"Aaaaaaaaay!" Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli Happy Days 1974 [45]
"Good Morning, Angels." Charlie Townsend Charlie's Angels 1976 [45]
"I love it when a plan comes together." Hannibal The A-Team 1982 [46]
"Don't be ridiculous." Balki Bartokomous Perfect Strangers 1986 [45]
"You got it, Dude!" Michelle Tanner Full House 1987 [45]
"Make it so." Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 [45]
"Oh, boy." Dr. Sam Beckett Quantum Leap 1989 [45]
"D'oh!" Homer Simpson The Simpsons 1989 [45]
"More Power!" Tim 'The Tool-Man' Taylor Home Improvement 1991 [45]
"How you doin'?" Joey Tribbiani Friends 1994 [45]
"OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED KENNY! YOU BASTARDS!" Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski South Park 1997 [45]
"More cowbell" The Bruce Dickinson Saturday Night Live 2000 [47]
"The Tribe has spoken." Jeff Probst Survivor 2000 [45]
"Grab your gear!" Jethro Gibbs NCIS 2003 [45]
"You're Fired." Donald Trump The Apprentice 2004 [45]
"Don't tell me what I can't do!" John Locke Lost 2004
"Bazinga!" Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory 2007 [45]
"I know what we're gonna do today!" Phineas Flynn Phineas and Ferb 2008 [45]

In cinema

Notable catchphrases in cinema
Catchphrase Character/Actor Movie First appearance Notes
"I'll be back" Terminator The Terminator 1984 [note 1][note 2]
"Hasta la vista, baby" Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 [note 3]
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Apocalypse Now 1979 [note 1][note 2]
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" Rhett Butler Gone with the Wind 1939 [note 4] [note 5]
"Here's looking at you, kid" Rick Blaine Casablanca 1942 [note 6] [note 7]
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" Don Vito Corleone The Godfather 1972 [note 8] [note 9]
"Go ahead, make my day" Harry Callahan Sudden Impact 1983 [note 10]
"You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Harry Callahan Dirty Harry 1971 [note 10]
"I have a bad feeling about this" Multiple, first spoken by Luke Skywalker Star Wars 1977
"You talkin' to me?" Travis Bickle Taxi Driver 1976 [note 11]
"Yippee Ki Yay, Motherfucker" John McClane Die Hard film series 1988 [note 12]
"Ba-da" Oh Home 2015
"Say hello to my little friend" Tony Montana Scarface 1983 [note 13]
"Release the Kraken!" Zeus Clash of the Titans 2010 [48]
"The name is Bond, James Bond" James Bond Dr No 1962 [note 3]

See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 #1 on Time Magazine's top 10 catchphrases.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 #37 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 #76 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  4. ↑ #2 on Time Magazine's top 10 catchphrases.
  5. ↑ #1 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  6. ↑ #6 on Time Magazine's top 10 catchphrases.
  7. ↑ #5 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  8. ↑ #10 on Time Magazine's top 10 catchphrases.
  9. ↑ #2 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 #6 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  11. ↑ #10 on the American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.
  12. ↑ #96 on Premiere magazine's top 100 Greatest Movie Lines.
  13. ↑ #61 on American Film Institute's top 100 Movie Quotes.

References

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  17. ↑ Alison Boshoff, "Strictly Come Dancing Heats Up On and Off the Dancefloor," Metro, 22 December 2012. Accessed 24 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Louis Smith Wins Full Marks For Topless Showdance in Strictly Come Dancing Final," Metro, 22 December 2012. Accessed 24 December 2012.
  19. ↑ Nadia Mendoza, "'It was Filth and I Loved It!'", Daily Mail, 14 November 2011. Accessed 24 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "You'll like this, not a lot... Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee strip off to recreate the Beckhams' famous Armani pose" Daily Mail, 17 February 2009. Accessed 30 October 2014.
  21. ↑ Flickr pictures by Warren, May 5 2008. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  22. ↑ Mark Reason, "Ronnie O'Sullivan greater than Tiger Woods", Daily Telegraph 4 May 2008. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  23. ↑ YouTube clip showing commentator and audience in action, 2007. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  24. ↑ Mastercaller.com page. Accessed 5 May 2014
  25. ↑ cf the title of Dickinson's autobiography, What A Bobby Dazzler. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  26. ↑ Dan Hearn, "A real Bobby Dazzler in Oxford", Oxford Mail, 28 October 2009. Accessed 5 May 2014
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