List of catch phrases

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This article contains numerous entries that are not generally seen as catch phrases

This is a list of catch phrases, i.e. phrases used by a person or fictional character that have entered into the public usage and exemplify a notion, class, or quality .

Please make sure that anything you add to this page has widespread public usage. An indicator of a good candidate is that the phrase is used in situations different from the context in which the phrase originated. Phrases not meeting this criteria should be put on the list of signature phrases page.

For example, "Where's the beef?" was originally used in a Wendy's commercial about hamburgers, and was reinterpreted by Walter Mondale in a debate with Gary Hart as a question about policy substance. The phrase has since been generalized to indicate skepticism about any claim.

Please include the culture or subculture a phrase is common in. Also, if the common usage of the catch phrase would not be obvious from the phrase itself, please include an explanation of its usage. For example: "'This looks like a job for Superman.' Clark Kent (the old Superman cartoon series). In the real world, humorously refers to any mildly difficult problem that is probably solvable by the speaker. Common in the US."

The article list of signature phrases contains company slogans, phrases repeated by fictional characters, and distinctive salutations and sign-offs used by television personalities.

See also - External references

A

• "All fur coat and no knickers": 1960s-1980s Frankie Howerd, to suggest a woman who gives only an outward appearance of refinement.
• "All that meat and no potatoes": 1941 Fats Waller tune, double-entendre catch-phrase of the 1940s and 1950s
• "All your base are belong to us": taken from the English version of the Japanese game Zero Wing. Later parodied and became a widespread Internet phenomenon.
• "ANIMAL! ANIMAL!" - Animal from The Muppets, usually while playing the drums (now sometimes shouted out at a concert featuring a particularly proficient drummer)
• "And boom goes the dynamite.": Brian Collins, a Ball State University student filling in for the regular sports reporter on the university's television station, announcing a basket made in an Indiana Pacers basketball game. The video of Collins's television broadcast circulated on the Internet, and this phrase in particular became an Internet phenomenon.
• "And loving it!": Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) on Get Smart. Chief: "Max, you realize you'll be facing every kind of danger imaginable." Max: "And loving it!"
• "And that's the bottom line, 'cos "Stone Cold" Steve Austin said so!": said by him in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
• "Are you ready, ski daddy?": James Cramer starting the Lightning Round on the CNBC programme Mad Money.
• "Arsenal!": Eric Morecambe (originally a quiz answer disguised by Eric's comedy partner Ernie Wise as a cough, thereafter a random interjection that became a running gag; whenever Ernie coughed, Eric would shout the word.
• "As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again!": Scarlett O'Hara from the movie Gone with the Wind
• "As God is my witness, I thought that turkeys could fly!": taken from an episode of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati in which an announcer reenacts the dramatic voiceover from the Hindenburg disaster. The station manager had organized a turkey drop event, but hadn't realized that turkeys cannot fly until they were dropped to their demise.
• "As if!" - Cher Horowitz from Clueless, used a dismissive/annoyed exclamation
• "Autobots, roll out!": Optimus Prime from the 1980s Transformers cartoon.
• "Aw, crap..." - Hellboy (in the movie)
• "Aw, hell no!": Common phrase of uncertain origin. Further popularized by Will Smith in many of his movies (with a more southern drawl, so it often becomes, "Awww, hell naw!"). Also used frequently by Maya Wilkes (Tracey Ellis Ross) on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, and many other people.
• "Aww man": Swiper the Fox in Dora the Explorer.
• "Aw Man!": Jake Long from , when he does something or going to do an embarrassing thing, gets into trouble, or something bad happens.
• "Aw-aaaawwww!" - Stan Marsh from South Park, after in disgust, he usually squeeses his eyes tight and holds the bridge of his nose.
• "Ayyyyyy!": used by "The Fonz" (Henry Winkler) on Happy Days as an exclaimation of approval, usually accompanied by a two thumbs up gesture.

B

• "Bada Bing": from the The Sopranos. While it can mean something that something happens effortlessly, it is also the name of the strip club in the series. Often used in Mafia films or their parodies, and in extended form as "bada bing, bada boom".
• "Bah, humbug!": Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Indicates frustration or derision.
• "BAM!": Emeril Lagasse from Emeril Live.
• "Be cool my babies.": Commonly used by talk show host Conan O'Brien to calm a particularly loud audience.
• "Beam me up, Scotty!": attributed to Captain Kirk in ' (This was never actually uttered. The closest was in ', when Kirk said "Scotty, beam me up.") From the longer phrase "Beam me up, Scotty! There's no intelligent life down here!" Used to express frustration and resignation with the ineptitude of the individuals with whom the speaker is interacting or with society at large.
• "B-E-A-utiful!": used by Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty.
• "Better days are coming you handsome rascal": used frequently by WWII hero and Ohio native Paul G. Hatala
• "Big bucks, no whammies...": from Press Your Luck. This also occurs in GSN's revival series Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck (often called Whammy! for short).
• "Bite my shiny metal ass!": spoken by Bender on the animated television show Futurama. The word "shiny" is sometimes replaced by another adjective.
• "Bond. James Bond.": spoken by the title character in the James Bond series when the female lead asks his name.
• "Boogity Boogity Boogity!": spoken by TV personality and former NASCAR racer Darrell Waltrip at the start of a Nextel Cup event which he is an analyst. Often, it is followed by, "Let's go racin' boys!" or another phrase which may be related to the track ("Viva Las Vegas!" for Las Vegas Motor Speedway). (From 2002 until 2006, also Busch Series.)
• "Boom!": spoken by John Madden when describing the action during a football game. Also, frequently used by Steve Jobs (Apple Computer CEO) periodically when demoing a clean, simple, new feature in Apple's products, usually during a keynote address.
• "BOOM, HEADSHOT!": fps_doug, from the popular internet TV show Pure Pwnage
• "Booyahh!": used by Stuart Scott, anchor of ESPN's Sportscenter, Mad Money host Jim Cramer, Cyborg from Teen Titans and by Kim Possible's sidekick, Ron Stoppable (and his pet Naked Mole Rat, Rufus).
• "Bow-chicka-bow-wow!": Tucker from the machinima series Red vs Blue to indicate a sexual double entendre. It is derived from the usual use of wah wah guitars as music in pornography. Used in Episode 58.
• "...brother." - Desmond from Lost, as an informal way of addressing someone (said in his Scottish accent, thus being "brutha.")
• "Buongiorno, principessa!": Guido (Roberto Benigni) to Dora (Nicoletta Braschi) in the film Life is Beautiful.
• "But, Noooooooooooo!" - John Belushi, SNL
• "By the power of Grayskull!" from the 1980's cartoon He-Man. Said right before He-Man transforms to fight.

C

• "Can you hear me now?": catchphrase used in Verizon Wireless ads.
• "Captain's log...": various Star Fleet Captains in the Star Trek universe, usually as a voiceover of the captain's log to give a quick summary or mention of events, as well as giving insight into the events of the show. Has also been modified when spoken by a character of a different rank.
• "COOOOOOBRAAAA!!!": battle cry of the fictional terrorist group Cobra from the 1980s cartoon.
• "[name of contestant], come on down!": The announcer from The Price is Right. Except for in the opening, this is immediately followed by "You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!" (In the opening, since about 1976, the "You're the next contestant..." is replaced by another "Come on down!" after the first three times. After the fourth contestant is called, the words "next contestant" are changed to "the first four contestants".)
• "Cowabunga!": originally used by Chief Thunderthud on "The Howdy Doody Show," a 1950s children's television program, it was a nonsense word meant to sound Native American. Later it was adopted by Snoopy in the Peanuts comic strip in the 1960s, and also by Sesame Street's Cookie Monster in the 1970s. In the 1990s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (especially Michaelangelo) continued to keep the word in popular culture. The phrase was first popular in the California surfer culture, but gained widespread awareness through the comics. Bart Simpson was also originally (but falsely) believed by some people to say "Cowabunga, dude!", which has been ironically referenced in few later episodes of The Simpsons.
• "Could this [object] BE any more [description].": Chandler Bing, a character on the sitcom Friends, would often drop snide remarks, typically in response to the actions of his friends. His particular brand of sarcasm was often based on this phrase.

D

• "Damn the man": Lucas from Empire records
• "Danger, Will Robinson!": The Robot from Lost in Space.
• "Dattebayo!": Naruto. In Japanese, -tteba added to verbs means the speaker is repeating the previous statement. Naruto combines the Japanese copula da and the emphatic particle yo to create Dattebayo! added to an end of a sentece to show emphasis.
• "DELETE!": new catchphrase for the Cybermen of Doctor Who.
• "The devil made me do it.": Geraldine (Flip Wilson) on The Flip Wilson Show.
• "D'oh!": Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.
• "Dee Dee Dee!": used by Carlos Mencia on his Comedy Central show, Mind of Mencia, usually after describing something that somebody did that was stupid.
• "Did you get that memo?": Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. Always said with a special intonation. Used in the US, especially the IT industry, to jokingly refer to information someone has received multiple times or, more vaguely, any unimportant piece of information such as when two people wear the same clothes they may say to someone who dressed differently "did you get that memo?"
• "Did ya get that thing I sentcha?": common phrase used by Peter Potamus on Harvey Birdman.
• "Did I do that?": phrase spoken on the ABC TV show Family Matters by character Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) whenever his clumsiness got the best of him. Usually spoken in a high-pitched nasal voice.
• "DIE, PEGASUS!": Common phrase of the anime Saint Seiya. Used by various antagonists, while executing what would be the final strike against Seiya. At this moment, Seiya will either be saved by something (the Golden Cloth of Sagittarius) /someone or will gather all of his strengths to counter the attack, saying he "cannot die yet."
• "Different strokes for different folks." : Sly & the Family Stone, from their 1968/1969 hit "Everyday People".
• *"Do I know you?" Steve Martin in Father Of The Bride
• "Doodily, doodily-doo neighboreenos!!! Ned Flanders, the Simpsons next door neighbour. Always being irritatingly optimistic and cheerful.
• "Do you understand the words that are comin' out of my mouth?" - Chris Tucker to Jackie Chan in Rush Hour (and then echoed back by Chan in the sequel)
• "Don't get saucey with me Bernaise!": Count de Monet, from History of the World Part I.
• "Don't have a cow, man!": Bart Simpson on The Simpsons, an expression that predates the Simpsons by at least a generation.
• "Don't hate her because she's beautiful".: from an advertising campaign in the 1980s with Kelly LeBrock for Pantene in which she says, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." Widely used in the media to describe attractive celebrities. Was also used in the movie Small Soldiers when a melting Barbie jumps on the leading male and scares him.
• "Double true!": one of the many catchphrases from the "Lazy Sunday" (2005) skit on Saturday Night Live. ("I prefer MapQuest/That's a good one, too./Google Maps is the best./True dat!/DOUBLE TRUE!")
• "Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here": Stan Marsh on South Park
• "Dyn-o-mite!": J.J. Evans (Jimmie Walker) on Good Times. Usually said by him with a clap. ("Then they should get ready for the entrance of kid [clap] dyn-o-mite!")

E

• "Eat my shorts!": Commonly attributed to Bart Simpson in The Simpsons, but was actually said a few years earlier by John Bender (Judd Nelson) in The Breakfast Club.
• "Eeeeeexcellent!": Mr. Burns in The Simpsons.
• "Eh! Steve!": see cartoon character of the same name.
• "Elvis has left the building!": Al Dvorin announcement over public address after Elvis Presley concert to induce fans to leave.
• "Elementary, my dear Watson": wrongly attributed to fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, since in author Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Holmes never actually utters this phrase. He only said it in the end of the movie The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes often called his pal "My dear Watson", and described his flights of reason as "Elementary" when Watson seemingly had difficulty in grasping them, even "Elementary, Watson", but never said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in any of the stories. Nor would he have done, the conversational context for each phrase is different. This use of "Elementary" is a strong reason why Watson is popularly regarded (unfairly) as a dim dullard compared to the rapier intellect of Holmes.
• "Engage!": Captain Picard,
• "Escardon me.": Said by Senor Cardgage of the Homestar Runner cartoons.
• "Everybody, remember where we parked.": Captain Kirk, "." He says this as he and his crew are walking away from a cloaked Klingon bird-of-prey that they landed in the middle of Golden Gate Park in the year 1986.
• "Excellent!": Bill and Ted, "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure".
• "Excellent!": The Cyberleader, in 1980s Doctor Who.
• "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!": the Daleks in Doctor Who.
• "Excuuuuuuuuse Meeeeeeeee!": Steve Martin (also Homer Simpson and Link from The Legend of Zelda). Often used as "Well, excuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee!"

F

• "Fascinating.": Mr. Spock in .
• "Flippin idiot". Used by Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) in the popular comedy.
• "Follow the money.": Deep Throat, in All The President's Men. Used when describing the root causes of a high-profile scandal.
• "For crying out loud!": Jack O'Neill in ''Stargate SG-1
• "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.": Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind; the last words he speaks to Scarlett O'Hara before leaving her.
• "Fantastic!": used frequently by the Ninth Doctor on Doctor Who.

G

• "Gag me with a spoon!": uttered by Moon Unit Zappa in a song "Valley Girl" composed by her father Frank Zappa. The term was used among female teenagers in the 1970's San Fernando Valley in California, but gained national usage with Zappa's song. The phrase means "I'm disgusted" or "That's disgusting". Sometimes exaggerated to "gag me with a pitchfork!"
• "Game over, man! Game Over!": uttered by Private Hudson (Bill Paxton) in the movie Aliens. The phrase is used frequently by videogamers when they are presented with a situation where no victory will be possible.
• "Get bent!": Bart Simpson. An equivalent to telling someone to get lost.
• "Get your ass to Mars.": Doug Quaid in Total Recall.
• "Get your game on!": Jaden Yuki from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Usually used at the beginning of duels. The equivalent end-of-duel phrase is "That's game!"
• "Giggity, giggity...": exclaimed by Glen Quagmire on the TV series Family Guy, often ad infinitum. Often expressed when something can be taken out of context in a sexual manner.
• "Go _____!": Pokémon trainers says this when they throw a Poke Ball containg a Pokemon.
• "Go ahead, make my day.": Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan in Sudden Impact.
• "Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun.": Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) in Army of Darkness, after shooting Bad Ash in the face with his shotgun.
• "Good grief!": Charlie Brown of Peanuts standard exclamation of frustration
• "Goosfraba": Buddy Rydell in Anger Management told his patients to say this to settle down when they became angry.
• "Got your number!": Taken from a 2004 television commercial for directory enquiries service "The Number", featuring two joggers yelling it to people they come across. Popular in the UK throughout 2005.
• "Got Milk?": An advertising slogan introduced in 1993 encouraging people to drink milk
• "Great Caesar's Ghost!": Editor Perry White's standard exclamation of surprise in the Superman comics.
• "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" Pokémon's old slogan.
• The greatest thing since sliced bread: usually used in a mocking tone: "You must think that you're the greatest thing since sliced bread."
• "Great googly-moogly!": A phrase of excitement, used often by David Addison (Bruce Willis) on Moonlighting; also used by Orlando Jones' character in the film Evolution.
• "Groovy.": used by the beatniks of the 1950s to describe especially good jazz music and revived in the 1970s by the disco culture. Later popularized by Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams in Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness This and a number of other phrases from these films made their way into the comments of the title character in Duke Nukem 3D. Also used by Austin Powers (Mike Myers) in the Austin Powers films, usually as "Groovy, Baby!"
• "Generalísimo Francisco Franco is still dead": from Season 1 of Saturday Night Live. Usually said by Chevy Chase when he presented "Weekend Update".
• "Gravy": Ed on Ed, Edd n Eddy.
• "Git-R-Done": Larry the Cable Guy.
• "GIVE THESE PEOPLE AIR!!": Doug Quaid in Total Recall.

H

• "HAAA! I kill me!": ALF, from the 1980s sitcom by the same name.
• "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy": Stimpy from The Ren and Stimpy Show.
• "Haw Haw!": Nelson Muntz from The Simpsons.
• "Hail to the king, baby!": Ash Williams in Army of Darkness. Also used by Duke Nukem in the Duke Nukem series. The phrase is also found as an easter egg in Civilization III.
• "Half an hour later in Newfoundland.": at the end of any network program time-slot announcement on the CBC. This refers to Newfoundland's time zone.
• "Hara hetaaa...": Son Goku in Gensomaden Saiyuki, it means "I'm hungry".
• "Hasta la vista, baby.": The Terminator, . Literally in Spanish, hasta la vista means "Until we see each other again", and is a friendly good-bye (in the spanish dubbed version it was translated as "Sayonara, baby"). However in the context of the film, it was uttered as a final terminal good-bye to an opponent the Terminator was trying to kill. The phrase is now often used by sportscasters during their commentaries to refer to baseballs that have been hit out of the stadium (and will never be seen again). The actual line originated from the 1987 Jody Watley song, Looking For A New Love.
• "Heavens to Murgatroyd!": exclamation of Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Snagglepuss, originally from the 1944 movie Meet the People.

• "Heh!": used by popular stand-up comedian Eric Robinson.
• "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.": Inigo Montoya, from The Princess Bride.
• "Henshin a go-go, Baby!": used by Joe in Viewtiful Joe to transform into the titular character.
• "Here we go!": The Nintendo video game character Mario often says this.
• "Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.": Oliver Hardy to Stan Laurel, in many of the Laurel & Hardy movies.
• "Heeeeeere's Johnny!!!!!": Ed McMahon introducing host Johnny Carson each night on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Also spoken by Jack Nicholson's character Jack Torrance in The Shining as he breaks through a door to assault his wife, and hence spoken in any parody of this event, including The Simpsons.
• "Here's looking at you, kid.": said as a toast by Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergmann) in the film Casablanca. Also his farewell to her.
• "...here's what the weather's like in your neck of the woods.": standard cue for local NBC stations to show their local weather forecast, usually said by Al Roker, on NBC's Today show.
• "HEY! LOOK! LISTEN!": Repeated by in the video game whenever the player is around something suspicious that might aid in their quest (to some player's great annoyance).
• "hi-ho diggity!": Dog from the Nickelodeon show CatDog.
• "Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here.": Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
• "Hi-ho, Silver, and away!": aid by the Lone Ranger. Silver was the name of his stallion. Often rendered as "Heigh-ho, Silver, away!"
• "Hiya Toonsters.": Buster Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures.
• "Holy _____, Batman!": an exclamation of Robin from the Batman television series. The word after "Holy" was different in every episode, depending on (and referencing) plot circumstances. Examples range from "Holy popcorn, Batman!" to "Holy contributing to the delinquency of minors, Batman!" Actor Burt Ward was given this phrase in non-"Batman" films, such as one B-picture in which he encounters an overly-well-endowed young woman and blurts out "Holy Headlights!"
• "Houston, we have a problem.": from the motion picture Apollo 13. It is a paraphrasing of the original quote from Jack Swigert which was "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here." Oft-cited in the business world when a project is not going according to plan.
• "How appropriate, you fight like a cow.": Guybrush Threepwood in Monkey Island games, being an Insult swordfighting term, always used in wrong cases by him.
• "How big a boy are ya?": fictional prank caller Roy D. Mercer.
• "How you doin'?": Joey Tribbiani's standard pick-up line on the sitcom Friends.
• "Have mercy.": Jesse Katsopolis from Full House.
• "How rude!": Stephanie Tanner from Full House. Also used by Jar Jar Binks in .

I

• "I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!": actor Vinnie Jones from the film "." The phrase was born from the Internet parody titled The Juggernaut Bitch!!.
• "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!": from the film Network.
• "I am INVINCIBLE!": Boris Grishenko, from the James Bond movie Goldeneye.
• "I am The Greatest!": boxing legend Muhammed Ali's standard assertion.
• "I am not an animal. I am a human being!": John (Joseph) Merrick in the movie The Elephant Man. Uttered in the every day world when one is jokingly conveying personal stress or frustration. Often shortened to "I am not an animal. . .I am a man!!!"
• "I am not a number, I am a free man!": Number Six in The Prisoner.
• "I am your father!": Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker, in .
• "I asked you not to tell me that!": from Get Smart. Max: "Don't tell me I fell off the horse." 99: "You fell off the horse, Max." Max: "I asked you not to tell me that!"
• "I can see my house from here!": One of the badguys from Hot Shots, after being launched into the air. It is possible that this has been in use before the movie came out, but its popularity has skyrocketed since it was shown in Hotshots. It is often used whenever any non-serious character is in a high place.
• "ICCHAN GO BOOM!": Ichirou Mihara (Icchan) from Angelic Layer. This was used only in the English translation of the manga; the anime of this series had another catch phrase for Icchan.
• "I didn't do it": This Bart Simpson catch phrase was actually satirical, as he became the star of a TV show when he accidentally destroyed the set during a live episode and uttered those defensive words...causing the fictional ratings of the show to soar. Often said very quickly as part of the whole phrase "I didn't do it, no one saw me do it, no one can prove anything."
• "I didn't go to Autozone": This catch phrase was said by many people in a Autozone TV commercial who didn't go there because they had problems with their cars but they didn't have the time to do it.
• "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto.": misrepresentation of a line of film dialogue spoken by Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in The Wizard of Oz (actual dialogue: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"). Generally invoked as a catch phrase when someone is feeling out of his or her element, in a place very different from home.
• "I have a bad feeling about this": a catch phrase said by many characters at least once in every Star Wars movie, and Star Wars computer games. It was first used by Han Solo in . Also used in the song A Decade Under the Influcence by the pop/punk/emo band Taking Back Sunday.
• "I have a cunning plan.": used by Baldrick in many episodes of Blackadder.
• "I have come here to kick ass and chew bubble gum...and I'm all out of gum." - Used in the sci-fi film They Live and later in the PC game Duke Nukem 3D
• "I have the power!": He-man
• "I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance...": the catchphrase of the ads for GEICO, used in many other contexts.
• "I know where you live.": I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997 film.
• "I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?": Dirty Harry, when Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is about to shoot his enemy at close range. Often shortened to "Do you feel lucky?"
• "I love it when a plan comes together!": Col. "Hannibal" Smith on The A Team.
• "I'm-a Wario, I'm-a gonna win!": The words of Wario, (antagonist to Mario of Nintendo fame) in the video game Mario Kart 64.
• "I pity the fool!": B. A. Baracus (Mr. T) on The A Team.
• "I shouldn'ta done that!": The episodic words of Dave Hood in his There Goes a... children's videotape series, as he caused disasters attempting to do the jobs of the drivers of that episode's kind of vehicle.
• "I see dead people.": The Sixth Sense, 1999 film. Used also as a parody: "I see dumb people."
• "I tell you what.": Hank Hill in King of the Hill.
• "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today": Wimpy, associate of Popeye
• "I wish I knew how to quit you!": Jake Gyllenhaal as the character Jack Twist speaking to Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. The catch phrase is sometimes shortened to "I wish I could quit you."
• "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.": Johnnie Cochran during closing arguments in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995. Often misquoted as "If the glove does not fit, you must acquit." In every day usage, "If the does not , then you must ." Parodied in a Chrysler commercial in 2005 when rapper Snoop Dogg proclaims "If the ride is more fly, then you must buy."
• "If you build it, they will come": from the mysterious voice to Kevin Costner in the movie Field of Dreams. The actual phrase in the movie was "If you build it, HE (Shoeless Joe Jackson) will come," and referred to the construction of a baseball stadium. Used in the real world to describe any ambitious real estate plan in the tourism industry that requires a large financial investment.
• "If you smell what the Rock is cookin'!": signature catchphrase by The Rock during his time as a WWE wrestler. Synonymous with the phrase, "If you know what I mean", or "If you know what I'm saying."
• "I'll be back.": The Terminator, an ad lib by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and later becoming his trademark one-liner in subsequent movies.
• "I'd buy that for a dollar!": Slogan uttered in several fictitious television commercials within the movie RoboCop. Sometimes quoted as "I'll buy that for a dollar!". In every day usage, the phrase means "I'll accept that gladly" [link], however it could also be used when referring to items that are on sale, or when referring to expensive items. The source of this may have been the C. M. Kornbluth satirical story "The Marching Morons", which postulated a future earth with an average IQ of 45 with "Would you buy that for a quarter?" as a catchphrase.
• "I HAVE FURY!" - The catchphrase of Fawful from
• "I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog too!": The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) in The Wizard of Oz ^*
• "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.": Michael Corleone and Vito Corleone, from The Godfather.
• "I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go." - Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic to Jack Dawson (frequently misinterpreted as meaning let go of his *hand* as he dies, rather than its actual meaning of letting go of her promise to survive and live on without him)
• "I'll rate it": Catch phrase coined by budding Australian cricketer Stephen Whalan. Now used extensively in many aspects of Australian culture
• "I'll see you in another life, brother." - Desmond on Lost
• "I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?" - Bart Simpson on The Simpsons
• "I'm a doctor, not a _______": Dr. Leonard McCoy of Star Trek, protesting any non-medical duties he is given. The phrase can be completed whichever way the requested task would indicate; e.g., when asked to repair a silicon-based life form using cement, McCoy replied, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer." It was also adopted by The Doctor in .
• "I'm Rick James, bitch!": Rick James from on Chappelle's Show. The real Rick James has admitted that this is a phrase he has actually used.
• "I'm going ghost!": Danny Fenton in Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom.
• "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.": Stuart Smalley, in the "Daily Affirmation" skits on Saturday Night Live.
• "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." - Peter Bergman (differentiating from his doctor character, Cliff Warner, on All My Children) in Vicks Formula 44 TV commercial. Often used by replacing the word "doctor" with whatever profession one chooses, i.e. "I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on TV," etc.
• "I'm not bad... I'm just drawn that way.": Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
• "I'm the king of the world!" - triumphantly shouted by Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Titanic
• "I'm waaaaiting...": Sonic the Hedgehog in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and most likely the other American-made Sonic shows. This phrase was usually said while tapping his foot, most often used to annoy Dr. Robotnik after slipping from his clutches.
• "In Soviet Russia, (noun) (verb)s YOU!" - comedian Yakov Smirnoff, originally used a political satire, but now basically used as any kind of random corny statement ("In Soviet Russia, tomato throws YOU!")
• "Inconceivable!": Vizzini, in The Princess Bride, said in a lisp
• "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?": Mae West
• "Is this chicken or tuna?": Jessica Simpson, "The Newlyweds", said while holding a can of "Chicken of the Sea" tuna.
• "Is that your final answer?": Chris Tarrant from the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionare?. Also copied in US version by Regis Philbin
• "Isn't that special?": Church Lady, as played by Dana Carvey in Saturday Night Live. In every day usage, the phrase is a sarcastic way to convey derision or scepticism.
• "It's a bird...it's a plane...it's _________!/?" - often said in parody of the introduction to the Superman cartoon.
• "Is it bigger than a breadbox?": From the classic game show What's My Line. Uttered most often by Steve Allen, one of the regulars of the show.
• "IT'S A TRAP!": Admiral Ackbar, from . This quote became an internet phenomenon.
• "It's alive!": Dr. Frankenstein beholding his awakening monster. Used in the everyday world when one is fixing a malfunctioning electronic machine or device, the power is flipped on, and the device successfully activates.
• "It's funny 'cause it's true/sad," - Karen Walker from Will and Grace, said in a high-pitched, giggly voice
• "It's good to be the king!": from History of the World Part I.
• "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.": "Mother Nature" from Chiffon margarine commercials ("...if you think it's butter, but it's not, it's Chiffon").
• "It's not that I want to win, I just don't want to lose." was said by Gackt when he was a child.
• "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta gum": Duke Nukem, a reference to They Live
• "I've fallen and I can't get up": a popular catchphrase of early 1990s popular culture based upon a line from a United States-based television commercial.
• "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.": used frequently by the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who.

J

• "Jane, you ignorant slut.": standard retort by Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin during their "Point/Counterpoint" segment on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update".
• "Just say no": U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan, spearheading her anti-drug campaign and best known in the UK as a song by the cast of children's television programme Grange Hill with the same message.
• "Jinkies!": said by Velma from Scooby-Doo when a clue appears or a new mystery is revealed.

K

• "KAME HAME HAAAA!": Dragonball Z - Goku
• "KAKAROT!!!!!" Dragonball Z - Broli
• "Kaze no you ni hayaku!": Samurai in the Super Friends cartoon series. This mystical incantation means in Japanese "As fast as the wind!"
• "Klaatu barada nikto": from the 1951 Cold War-era science fiction film The Day The Earth Stood Still. The phrase "Gort, Klaatu barada nikto" was used to stop Gort, the robot in the film, from attacking. Also memorably used in Army of Darkness by Ash Williams, who forgets the last word and is therefore unable to prevent the Deadites from attacking Earth.
• "KHAAAAAAAAN!!!!": Captain Kirk in . This has become a popular fad on the internet community YTMND.com.
• "Know what I mean, 'Arry": former boxing Champion Frank Bruno talking to BBC commentator Harry Carpenter.
• "Know what I mean, Vern?" (also "KnowhutImean?") spoken by the character Ernest P. Worrell (played by the late Jim Varney) in films such as Ernest Saves Christmas and Ernest Goes to Jail'', as well as TV appearances and commercials.

L

• "La-de-dah": Annie Hall, spoken by Diane Keaton.
• "Later Days!": Tino Tonitini, from the Disney TV show The Weekenders.
• "Leapin' lizards!": comic strip character Little Orphan Annie.
• "LEEEEROOOOOOY... JEEEEENKIIIIIINS!!!": spoken by Leeroy Jenkins, a player of World of Warcraft.
• "Let's roll": phrase allegedly spoken by United Airlines Flight 93 passenger and 9/11 victim Todd Beamer and overheard via cellphone by his wife Lisa; later used by George W. Bush and others to signify American determination in the months after 9/11.
• "Let's-a go!": video game character Mario, usually used at the start of a level.
• "Let's be careful out there" or "And, hey - Let's be careful out there": phrase popular in the 1980's originating from the television series Hill Street Blues and used mostly in a falsely concerned humorous mocking sense.
• "Laissez les bon temps rouler" (French for "let the good times roll"): this is usually used to describe the fun spirit of New Orleans especially during Mardi Gras.
• "Let me check my notes...": The freelance inventor Riff from the webcomic Sluggy Freelance. Usually said whenever one of his inventions malfunctions.
• "Let's do it to it.": Sonic the Hedgehog
• "Let's get dangerous.": Darkwing Duck
• "Let's get ready to rumble!": catchphrase of American boxing announcer Michael Buffer.
• "Let's mosey.": Final Fantasy VII character Cloud Strife
• "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.": Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
• "Lion and tigers and bears! Oh my!": famously uttered by Dorothy, Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman in the The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) just before they met the Cowardly Lion in a spooky forest.
• "Look behind you! A three-headed monkey!": Guybrush Threepwood in Monkey Island games.
• "Loves it": Socialite Nicole Richie.
• "Lucy, I'm home!": Ricky Ricardo, played by Desi Arnaz, on I Love Lucy
• "Let's speed keed.": Sonic the Hedgehog

M

• "May the Force be with you!" : attributed to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness) in although Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and General Dodonna (Alex McCrindle) were the only characters in the film to actually say the line. The closest Guinness came to saying it was "The Force will be with you, always."
• "Make it so": Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the TV seriers '', meaning "Do it."
• "Missed it by that much": Maxwell Smart in Get Smart.
• "More cowbell!": part of a line spoken by Christopher Walken in a Saturday Night Live sketch about the recording of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper."
• "Most illogical": Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in the TV series
• "Moumentai!": as spoken by Terriermon from Digimon Tamers, this catch phrase means "no problem!" in Cantonese.
• "My cat's breath smells like cat food.": words of wisdom from Ralph Wiggum of The Simpsons.
• "My precioussssssss!" - spoken by Gollum from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
• "My brain is Hung like a horse": Brent Siena, in PVPComics

N

• "Namaste, and good luck." - Dr. Marvin Candle from Lost, at the end of the video(s) found in the hatch.
• "Nanu, nanu" (sometimes spelled "naanuu") - Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) in Mork and Mindy.
• "Narf!": One of the many nonsensical words said by Pinky from Pinky and the Brain.
• "Ni!": The Knights who say Ni of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!": Cardinal Ximenez of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition sketch
• "NOOOOOOO!": Darth Vader, upon learning of Padmé's death in . This particular quote has been subject to much ridicule, much like a similar howl of despair from Luke Skywalker in .
• "Nobody's perfect!" - final line of Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe E. Brown's character to Jack Lemmon's when "Daphne" reveals he's really a man
• "...Not!!!": Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) of Saturday Night Live skit-turned-movie Wayne's World - used to negate some statement they just made which they don't actually believe. Unwittingly anticipated in an episode of the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman, when Jimmy Olsen asked Perry White for some ridiculous favor, and Perry responded, "Definitely...NOT!" A terminal not for sarcastic negation appears in "Pigs is Pigs", a 1905 humorous story by Ellis Parker Butler, in which a comic Irish character says: "I wonder do thim clerks know Misther Morehouse? I'll git it! Oh, yes! 'Misther Morehouse, two an' a quarter, plaze.' 'Cert'nly, me dear frind Flannery. Delighted!' Not!"
• "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!" - Auric Goldfinger, while questioning James Bond with the help of an industrial laser in Goldfinger.
• "No probalo." Said by Senor Cardgage from the Homestar Runner cartoons.
• "No problem!": Alf, from the 1980s sitcom, ALF.
• "No problemo.": spoken by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in
• "No whammy, no whammy, no whammy, no whammy...STOP!": from the game show Press Your Luck, frequently uttered by contenstants.
• "Not happy, Jan!": from an Australian Yellow Pages television advertisement.
• "Not that there's anything wrong with that.": Jerry Seinfeld. Normally used as a follow-up, detracting phrase when one realizes they have just uttered a faux pas, which suggests they are being judgemental. Often a back-handed observation of political correctness. Used in the Seinfeld episode "The Outing," each time George or Jerry deny that they're gay.
• "Now you know. And knowing is half the battle!": from the public service announcements aired at the end of 1980s episodes
• "Nuh-uh!": Kyle Broflovski from South Park

O

• "OBJECTION!": Phoenix Wright from the video game .
• "Of course not, don't be ridiculous!": spoken by Balki on Perfect Strangers, whenever flummoxed by other people accusing him of doing something stupid, in his trademark East-European accent.
• "Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.": the common end to any of Dennis Miller's infamous Rants.
• "Of course you know this means war.": Groucho Marx, heard for the first time in Duck Soup. Also quoted frequently by Bugs Bunny in various cartoons.
• "Off you go.": Simon Cowell to bad auditioners during the early stages of American Idol
• "Oh, behave!": Austin Powers to his models
• "Oh, bother!": Winnie-the-Pooh's typical expression when things are not going well. A very old-fashioned, triple-G rated expression. The ship's captain in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, H.M.S. Pinafore, musically asserts, "Though 'bother it' I may / occasionally say / I never use a big, big 'D'!"
• "Oh, fuck-wank-bugger-shitting-arse-head and hole!" - Bill Nighy's character in Love Actually, upon singing the wrong lyrics yet again
• "OH MY GOD!": Catchphrase for Extreme Championship Wrestling play-by-play commentator Joey Styles, who usually uttered the phrase when a wrestler would do something harmful or dangerous (which was very often in ECW).
• "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" "You bastards!": Signature catchphrase in the cartoon South Park by the characters Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski whenever their friend Kenny McCormick is killed in an over-the-top or humorous way, which would happen in every episode of the series, up until the end of the fifth season, when Kenny was "permanently" killed off for good (he later returned at the beginning of the seventh season, although he's now killed very rarely). It was parodied in one episode where a person finds a penny on the street: "Oh my God, I found a penny! You bastard!" In fact, the catchphrase is frequently parodied within the show, starting in the second episode of the first season. The second line always follows the first; in one episode, it was used as echolocation.
• "Oh boy...": Sam Beckett's usual phrase before the main title rolls of Quantum Leap.
• "Oh, the humanity!": first used in a live radio broadcast of the crashing of the zeppelin The Hindenburg. Has since become a catchphrase for melodramatically awful things.
• "OH YEAH!": yelled by Kool-Aid Man whenever he leaps through a wall; parodied in the first episode of Family Guy. Also used by former pro wrestler Randy Savage in interviews as well as in Slim Jim commercials.
• "OH HELL YEAH!": "Stone Cold" Steve Austin''.
• "Only in America!": term coined by professional boxing promoter Don King. Commonly used to deride the excesses of Americans.
• "OH... MY... GOD!": Janice's greeting when ever she sees Chandler Bing.
• "Oh my Bug!": said by various characters in The Buzz on Maggie, parody of the saying "Oh my God!".
• "Oh, my stars and garters!": usually said by the Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) in the X-Men comic books.
• "O RLY?": A phrase Nazo64 has said ALOT.
• "...Or else!": said by Jack Thompson at the end of some sentences

"Oy with the poodles already." - Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls, creating a new catchphrase out of "the two funniest words in the world" ("oy" and "poodle")

P

• "Page Two!": radio commentator Paul Harvey. (The "a" in "page" is given a longer stress than usual.) Normally used to express smug impatience when attempting to change the subject of a conversation. Harvey himself merely used it as a verbal cue for the next commercial break.
• "Permission to speak, sir.": Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in Dad's Army.
• "Play it again, Sam!": wrongly attributed to Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca, though never actually spoken in the film. Condensed from Ingrid saying to "Sam" (Dooley Wilson), "Play it, Sam!" and Bogie saying, "You played it for her, you can play it for me; if she can stand it, so can I... Play it!" ("It" was "their song", As Time Goes By) . "Play it again, Sam" was said in the 1946 Marx Brothers' movie A Night in Casablanca but very few people attribute the quote to it.
• "Poyo": Kirby often says this in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime.
• "...Priceless.": MasterCard slogan, after listing the prices of commodities that lead to something sentimental that can not be bought. ("There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard.")

Q

R

• "Resistance is futile": The Borg in . Predated by "Resistance is useless", as shouted at Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent by the Vogon crewman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as well as by the Cybermen in Doctor Who going back to 1966. Often used today when referring to the marketing juggernaut of Microsoft.
• "Respect my authority!": Eric Cartman from South Park. In the TV show, Cartman pronounced "authority" as "authoritaw/authoritah," and often it is repeated with a similar pronunciation.
• "Roody-poo candy ass!": The Rock.
• "Run Forrest! Run!": spoken by Jenny Curran (Robin Wright Penn) in Forrest Gump (1994). People use this as an alternative to "Run for your life!" in a comedic sense.

S

• "Say hello to my little friend!": Cuban gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the 1983 gangster film Scarface. Best said with a strong Cuban accent in an attempt to imitate Pacino. Parodied in the movie .
• "Scandalous!" - The Ashleys from Recess, as an expression of delight
• "Schwing!" (also "sha-WING"): Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth in Wayne's World (both on Saturday Night Live, and the subsequent movies). Said in reaction to a 'fox' or 'babe', though generalized to be used in reaction to anything attractive. Sometimes accompanied by thrusting up with the hips and pulling arms in. Meant to simulate an erection. The sound of this word is somewhat similar to that of a sword being drawn. Used from time to time by Chandler Bing on Friends as well.
• "Screw you guys, I'm going home!": Eric Cartman of South Park to anybody (usually Kyle Broflovski) whenever he's proven wrong or annoyed.
• "Seacrest... OUT." - Ryan Seacrest's attempt to manufacture himself a catchphrase. It backfired, and is largely disdained and parodied - consider Meet the Fockers, when Gaylord Focker's last words before passing out from sodium pentathol are "Fokker... out". The phrase also appears in Seacest's cameo in Mind of Mencia.
• "See you later, alligator": Bill Haley's recording of "See You Later, Alligator" popularized the featured catchphrase.
• "Shhhhh!": said by the woman at the cinema shown at the end of every episode of The Simpsons for Gracie Films. In an episode of the show featuring Simon Cowell, he spent the whole of the credits sequence criticising everything, and when she said "Shhh!" he retorted, "Shush, yourself!"
• "Shocked, shocked to [discover something]!": In Casablanca, Capt. Renault (Claude Rains) says Rick's must be closed down, because he is "shocked, shocked to find gambling is going on there!" He is then presented with his gambling winnings. In everyday usage, the phrase is best used to convey that someone is displaying hypocritical shock, but people also use it to refer to a sense of shock that may be sincere but still seems naive because it is caused by a well-known, if lamentable, phenomenon.
• "Showtime!": The Big O - Generally said as a Battle Cry in competitive events.
• "Show me the money!": Key phrase of fictional pro football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s Academy Award winning role); repeated loudly by Tom Cruise as the title character in Jerry Maguire.
• "Sit, Boy!": Kagome Higurashi of the Inuyasha anime says this to InuYasha, causing the necklace he's wearing to pull him to the ground, usually with painful or embarrassing results.
• "SOMEONE CALL 911!!!": Catchphrase for Combat Zone Wrestling play-by-play commentator John House, who usually utters the phrase when a wrestler does something harmful or dangerous (which is very often in CZW)
• "Son of a gun": Unknown origin but has been used by George Costanza on Seinfeld
• "Sorry about that, Chief!": Secret Agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) in Get Smart, immediately after yet again injuring/impeding/insulting his boss.
• "SPOOOOON!!": the battle cry of The Tick, an invulnerable cartoon/comic book hero. He isn't very creative, so when looking for a catch phrase, he comes up with "spoon" because he's holding one in his hand. Thereafter uses this as his battle cry/catch phrase when fighting villainy in The City.
• "Splee!": Waffle from Catscratch. It's his way of saying "hooray!"
• "Stifle yourself!", or "Stifle yourself, dingbat!": Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) to his wife Edith Bunker(Jean Stapleton) in the 1970s sitcom All in the Family.
• "Stratus-faction Guaranteed": professional wrestler Trish Stratus.
• "Strike that. Reverse it." - Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, after saying something backwards ("So much time and so little to do!")
• "Stupid Boy!" Captain George Mainwaring in Dad's Army to Private Frank Pike.
• "Sword-Chucks, yo!": Fighter, character from the webcomic 8-Bit Theater.
• "SQUEE!" Squee in Jhonen Vasquez's comic, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, usual used to denote fear. However, fans say this exclamation as a sign of glee.

T

• "Take me to your leader." Stereotypical phrase used by aliens from outer space. Origination unknown, but the use of the phrase goes back to the 1950's.
• "Take this job and shove it.": from the 1977 hit song "Take This Job and Shove It" written by David Allan Coe and sung by Johnny Paycheck. A movie by the same name was released in 1981. Used in the every day world to describe one's dissatisfaction with one's vocation or employer.
• "Tennis anyone?": Usually attributed to Humphrey Bogart in his series of roles as a callow youth in Broadway drawing room comedies from 1922-1935. Most likely derived from the line "Anybody for a game of tennis?" in George Bernard Shaw's 1910 play Misalliance.
• "TTTTTTTEEEEEEEEETTTTTSSSSSSUUUUUUUOOOOO!!!!": Kaneda supposedly yelling at Tetsuo in Akira, though the name is never yelled that loud and that long.
• "Thank you, sir! May I have another?": uttered by Kevin Bacon's character in the comedy movie Animal House (his first mainstream role) when being painfully spanked as part of a fraternity initiation rite. In the real world, the phrase is used as an ironic or sarcastic way to describe any personal difficult situation to which the victim would not wish to be subjected again.
• "That's gotta hurt.": First used in Army of Darkness, and later on by Duke Nukem.
• "That's hot.": a very common phrase originated long before socialite and heiress Paris Hilton claimed to have created it herself. Means "that's awesome".
• "That's Plan C. I haven't thought of Plan A yet and Plan B is just there so we don't have to resort to Plan C.": Ryan Zarch, critizing a decision made by Blaine Gravestone in the popular, online, Resident evil fan fiction. Popular for a short while on some internet forums.
• "The British are coming! The British are coming!": Paul Revere, while riding his horse through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts is attributed with saying this, but never did. The actual quote is "The Regulars are coming!", to warn the townspeople of the British invasion during the American Revolutionary War. Revere said "the Regulars" instead of "the British" because at the time, most colonists considered themselves to be British. Only later in the Revolution would all hopes of reconciliation be exhausted, thus leading to independence. In modern times, the phrase has been used by the American media as a humorous way to describe favorably the importation and adoption of British celebrities, fashion, styles, and music, such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and David Beckham. It was also used in a Schoolhouse Rock episode in the 1970s.
• "The buck stops here.": United States president Harry S Truman
• "The butler did it!": originated by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Also used in the 1985 film Clue, based on the classic Parker Brothers game, which includes 3 different possible endings, the true one being "What Really Happened" in which the butler, Wadsworth (played by Tim Curry) is guilty of the last of the six murders. It is now used to satirise murder mysteries in which the least likely person is guilty. It is sometimes augmented by saying how and where (i.e. "in the kitchen with the candlestick").
• "There goes the neighbourhood." Desolator infantry unit in the computer game Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge by Westwood in reference to large scale radiation attacks.
• "There is no spoon." From the movie The Matrix.
• "There is no such thing as luck. Only skillz." was said by Largo from Mega Tokyo, a popular Webcomic.
• "These aren't the droids you're looking for.": originally used in Star Wars Episode IV by Obi-Wan Kenobi. Later used in MTV's short lived cartoon series Undergrads by main character Nitz. Often used comically by Star Wars fans when having failed to convince someone of something, they resort to Jedi mind tricks. Often the subject is replaced in accordance to the situation, e.g. "This isn't the ninja you are looking for."
• "They love it they do they love it." Said by Ricky Mann from [Ultimate Force].
• "Think of the children!": Helen Lovejoy on The Simpsons
• "This... is my BOOMSTICK!": Ash Williams, in the movie Army of Darkness, referring to his 12-gauge sawed-off double-barreled shotgun.
• "This is the worst.": Yoshino Fujieda of the Digimon Savers anime usually says this when something is going wrong. Her Digimon, Raramon also said this in an episode.
• "This looks like a job for Superman.": spoken by Clark Kent in the original Superman animated cartoon series produced by Fleischer Studios in the early 1940s. In the real world, humorously refers to any mildly difficult problem that is probably solvable by the speaker.
• "Throw another shrimp on the barbie": erroneously quoted variation of a Paul Hogan line in a series of Australian Tourist Board commercials on American television. The actual line is "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you."
• "Thundercats HO!": battle cry of the popular 80's cartoon ThunderCats.
• "TIMMEH!": catchphrase of wheelchair-bound, mentally handicapped South Park character Timmy, who's only able to say his own name.
• "To the Bat-mobile!": 1960's TV show Batman
• "Toga! Toga!": John Belushi's character Bluto in the film National Lampoon's Animal House.
• "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.": Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Very often misquoted as "We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto". This is often said in a context where the sayer feels like he is unexpectedly in a place far away from home.
• "Transform!": catch phrase of the stylish 80's cartoon Transformers.
• "That was the fuck of the century!": Michael Douglas's character after having sex with Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992).

U

• "Up your nose with a rubber hose.": Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta) from Welcome Back Kotter.

• UP OVER AND GONE!: Sonic the Hedgehog in (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)

V

• "Vaya con dios.": Monsignor Martinez, a fictional television character on the show King of the Hill. A badly corrupted version of this line is also said by Keanu Reeves character at the end of Point Break at least six years earlier.
• "Victory is mine!" : Stewie Griffin of Family Guy.
• "Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.": James Bond.

W

• "Way past cool.": Sonic the Hedgehog.
• "Welcome to prime-time, bitch!"- Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was first uttered in in which it was an adlib by Robert Englund (the line in the script was "You're on TV now, girl!").
• "Welcome to the O.C., bitch!" - Luke Ward on The O.C. (echoed on Gilmore Girls with "Welcome to the S.H., bitch!" referencing the fictional town of Stars Hollow)
• "Whammy!": exclamation used by Pierre McGuire, a TSN hockey analyst.
• "Waaaassssssuuuuuup?!?": exclamation heard ad-nauseum on a series of Budweiser beer TV advertisements. This expression has circulated henceforth in various arenas of communication.
• "Whaddaya want? Wicker?": winner of a catch phrase contest on the Late Night with David Letterman television show.
• "WHAT!?": "Stone Cold" Steve Austin''.
• "What a country!": used by Russian-born comedian Yakov Smirnoff to indicate delight or bafflement about something typically American.
• "What you see is what you get.": Flip Wilson as "Geraldine" on The Flip Wilson Show (see also WYSIWYG)
• "What we've got here is failure to communicate.": Strother Martin, as Captain of Road Prison 36 in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.
• "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?": Arnold Jackson (Gary Coleman) in Diff'rent Strokes
• "Where can I buy a phone?": Vincent Valentine in .
• "We have ways of making men talk": Douglas Dumbrille as Mohammed Khan in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Frequently altered to "We have ways of making you talk".
• "What does this button do?": Dee-Dee from Dexter's Laboratory.
• "What's up, Doc?": Bugs Bunny
• "When monkeys fly out of my butt": Wayne's World
• "Where's the Beef?": Clara Peller in commercials for Wendy's
• "When I say run, run!": The Second Doctor, in Doctor Who
• "Wikki, Wikki, Wikki, Wikki...shut up!": sung by Munchkins in the song 'Jam On's Revenge', by Newcleus.
• "Will the real ________ please stand up?": said by every host of To Tell the Truth just before one of three civilian challengers distinguishes him/herself from the two impostors. Later adopted by Eminem for his song "The Real Slim Shady".
• "Wooooo!": Ric Flair
• "Wokka, wokka": Fozzie Bear on The Muppet Show
• "Wowsers!": Exclamation commonly used by animated detective Inspector Gadget. Usually used in times of wonderment or overwhelming peril. Shortened to "Wowser" for the Disney live-action film.
• "Why me? Why all the times me?": used by Reg Roach at the end of every episode in the show Roboroach.
• "Whyyyyy???!": used by (Kenan) in exasperation when referring to something that Kel did, on almost every episode of the Nickelodeon show Kenan and Kel (also used in the closing credits, as they show the name of the producers).
• "Why, you little...": used on The Simpsons by Homer Simpson when he strangles his son Bart
• "WWJD?" What Would Jesus do?

Y

• "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!"- Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones. (In earlier episodes, it was "yahoo".)
• "Yada, yada, yada": Meaning "and on and on and on". Possibly comes from the Norwegian for "yeah, yeah." Made popular by Seinfeld.
• "Ya know": Raijin from Final Fantasy VIII.
• "Yeah, baby!": Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies.
• "Yeah but, no but, yeah but . . . ": made famous by Vicky Pollard played by Matt Lucas in Little Britain.
• "Yeah I know!" Made by Lou and Andy in Little Britain.
• "Yes, master.": Gaomon of the Digimon Savers anime.
• "Yes! You are correct, sir!": Phil Hartman on Saturday Night Live, doing an impersonation of Ed McMahon from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. In a 1998 interview with Time magazine, McMahon said that he doesn't recall ever actually uttering the phrase.
• "Yo, Adrian!": Sylvester Stallone in Rocky.
• "Yo, Joe!": battle cry from the 1980s cartoon
• "Yo quiero Taco Bell." - the Taco Bell chihuahua
• "Yoshi!": Nintendo's video game character Yoshi says this and some other sounds.
• "You ain't seen nothin' yet!": originally Al Jolson, later re-popularized by a Bachman-Turner Overdrive song and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The phrase came from the first words heard on the track of the partly-spoken, partly-silent movie The Jazz Singer. Jolson's actual first spoken words were, "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet!"
• "You are the weakest link. Goodbye.": Anne Robinson on The Weakest Link (also George Gray on the syndicated version and international versions). In a TV interview, Robinson said that the clipped "G'bye!" originated from her aunt, who would abruptly end a conversation with "G'bye!" when she grew tired.
• "You can't see me!": Made famous by the WWE wrestler John Cena
• "You did your thing, dawg!": Randy Jackson's usual exclamation of encouragement to singers on American Idol.
• "You got it, dude!": Michelle Tanner's catchphrase from Full House.
• "You Got the Right One, Baby": from the Diet Pepsi advertising campaign featuring Ray Charles
• "You idiot!": Ren Höek from The Ren and Stimpy Show. Idiot is pronounced like "Eeedeeeot".
• "You like me, you really like me!": erroneously quoted variation of a speech given by Sally Field upon receiving the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of "Norma Rae" in the 1980 movie Places in the Heart. The actual quote is: "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!"
• "Ya piles of crud!": Kaput in Kaput and Zösky.
• "You talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?": Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.
• "You're going to Hollywood!": The American Idol judges to good auditioners who make it to the next round.
• "You're the man now, dog!": Taken from Sean Connery's line in the movie Finding Forrester. Made into a [website] and Internet phenomenon.
• "Yoink!": Snake and Bart from The Simpsons. Used when stealing something.
• "Your ego's writing checks your body can't cash!": The commanding officer of the ship Maverick is stationed on in Top Gun.
• "Yowza, Yowza, Yowza!": Richie Cunningham from American television comedy Happy Days. Colloquial, emphatic variation on "Yes sir", dating back several generations at least. In every day usage, indicates jubilation or surprise.
• "You're Fired!": English-language bosses (US, Donald Trump or UK, Sir Alan Sugar) in the television show The Apprentice. The British version also features a show by such a title. This phrase was also made popular in the movie A Bug's Life by two pill bugs; subsequently gained even greater popularity following its usage later by Donald Trump as noted earlier. Wrestling personality Vince McMahon also uses the phrase, albeit with much more passion and snarling.
• "You're killing me Larry!": Erwin from the incessant Sit & Sleep commercials that claim to sell matteresses cheaper than anyone else.
• "You're on notice": Stephen Colbert whenever he disagrees with something on The Colbert Report.
• "Yippee kai yay, motherfucker!": Bruce Willis in the movie Die Hard.
• "Yu-Gi-Oh!": Yugi Mutou from the Yu-gi-oh anime says this when he transforms into Yami Yugi.

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• "ZOINKS!": Shaggy from Scooby Doo.

See also

• List of signature phrases
• Notable lines in the Star Wars series
• The Simpsons catch phrases

External references

• [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3945809.stm] 2004 BBC News article on a Nationwide poll of Odeon cinema managers regarding the top catch phrases of all time. From the article: "Catchphrases from films have always managed to find their way into everyday language," said Odeon brand manager Kate MacFarlane.

 

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