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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 28 2013, 10:41 AM (3,658 Views) | |
| JazzGuyy | Nov 28 2013, 10:41 AM Post #1 |
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So many classic radio and TV programs became famous for oft repeated catch phrases like: Henry...Henry ALDRICH; To the moon, Alice, to the moon; Hi-yo Silver, Awa-a-a-y; it's a bird...it's a plane...it's Superman; and on and on. What catch phrases from radio and TV do you still find memorable? Which, if any, would you prefer to never hear again? |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Nov 28 2013, 07:25 PM Post #2 |
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My favorite is "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are." There are hundreds that I hate, but maybe the worst was "That's right, you're wrong." Pure sadism. |
| Life is just a bowl of cherries, it's too mysterious, don't take it serious... | |
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| Sgt Saturn | Dec 2 2013, 01:34 PM Post #3 |
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Who knows ... what evil ... lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Dec 2 2013, 02:19 PM Post #4 |
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George Gobel: "Well, I'll be a dirty bird" got a good workout on America's playgrounds. A few years later, Gilda Radner's "That's very different -- never mind" got repeated a bunch. I liked Duke Ellington's "We love you madly," though some did not.
Edited by panzer the great & terrible, Dec 2 2013, 02:27 PM.
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| Life is just a bowl of cherries, it's too mysterious, don't take it serious... | |
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| CliffClaven | Dec 2 2013, 02:22 PM Post #5 |
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Also: "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit." Actually, I'm impressed by the idea of a weed bearing any fruit, bitter or not. |
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| CliffClaven | Dec 2 2013, 02:28 PM Post #6 |
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Also, thinking of all the radio lines boomer kids learned from cartoons: -- If I dood it, I'll get a whipping. I dood it! -- You wanna buy a duck? -- Does your tobacco taste different lately? -- B. O. |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Dec 2 2013, 02:36 PM Post #7 |
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Some do -- poison sumac and poison ivy are two of the nastier examples. Poke weed, aka "polk salad," bears fruit too, and that fruit can kill you, though in small amounts it was used as a folk remedy. I used to be a landscaper and I know this stuff. Speaking of cartoons, "What a maroon" is one catchphrase I still use in conversation. I dunno if "I fights to the finish, 'cause I eats me spinach" qualifies, since it's in a song and all. Edited by panzer the great & terrible, Dec 2 2013, 05:41 PM.
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| JazzGuyy | Dec 2 2013, 03:13 PM Post #8 |
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Strange things are happening. |
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| The Batman | Dec 2 2013, 05:38 PM Post #9 |
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I get the chance to use that one, frequently. A classic line (among many) from THE SIMPSONS: "You call him a moron and he just sits there, grinning moronly." I get to use that one a lot, too. I must know a lot of morons. |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Dec 2 2013, 05:42 PM Post #10 |
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Don't we all. |
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| Sgt Saturn | Dec 3 2013, 10:06 AM Post #11 |
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LS/MFT |
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| JazzGuyy | Dec 3 2013, 10:36 AM Post #12 |
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The Life of Riley radio show produced at least two catch phrases: "What a revoltin' development this is" and "I'll be shoveling along". |
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| Sgt Saturn | Dec 3 2013, 01:15 PM Post #13 |
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Say Goodnight, Gracie. |
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| The Batman | Dec 3 2013, 02:00 PM Post #14 |
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LOL - good one! |
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| JazzGuyy | Dec 3 2013, 04:47 PM Post #15 |
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A commercial catch phrase that everyone used to know: Call for Phil-lip Mooor-ris! |
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