# Special TV trivia: Identify the show from the recurring line **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676 "2002-03-11T20:34:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/41 "2002-03-12T21:39:13Z")
> [@](#): > > This reminds me more of John Hillerman playing Higgins on Magnum P.I., predating Friends by quite some time. Not quite, Bryan. I got it from \*One Day at a Time, \* on which it was spoken by lawyer David Kane (Richard Masur) whenever he was dismayed or shocked about something. “Now, Chet!” was from _Emergency!_ on which it was always spoken by Johnny Gage (Randolph Mantooth). A few more: A. “Ghrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg!” B. “Kabong!” C. “Let’s talk for a minute about shop safety.” (No, it’s not _Home Improvement!_ :D) D. “Oh, Mr. Sheffield!” (spoken in a thick Queens Jewish accent). E. “Are you still not getting it?!” (spoken in an icy Brooklyn accent). F. _“Por nada!”_ G. “Shut up, Mel!” H. “Holy hole in a donut!” ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/42 "2002-03-12T22:11:21Z")
D. “Oh, Mr. Sheffield!” (spoken in a thick Queens Jewish accent). The Nanny ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/43 "2002-03-12T22:19:10Z")
Here’s some more: “Picture it, Sicily, 1912.” “Well, of course not, don’t be ridiculous!” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/44 "2002-03-12T23:52:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monster \* > > \*\* > “Picture it, Sicily, 1912.”\*\* > Golden Girls > > \*\*“Well, of course not, don’t be ridiculous!” \*\* > Perfect Strangers ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/45 "2002-03-13T00:09:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dougie\_monty \* > A. “Ghrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg!” > B. “Kabong!” > G. “Shut up, Mel!” A. Lurch on _The Addams Family_ ? B. Huckleberry Hound G. Alice ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/46 "2002-03-13T05:53:37Z")
Not quite, Doubting Robert. They were in order: _My Little Margie_ (when she realized she was in trouble she trilled). _Quick Draw McGraw_ (When “Queekstraw” was in his alter ego as El Kabong, he would belt the bad guys over the head with his guitar). _Dick Van Dyke._ Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon) was the show’s producer, brother-in-law of star Alan Brady (Carl Reiner). Mel was spineless; whatever Mel would say, Alan would shoot back with, “Shut up, Mel!” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/47 "2002-03-13T12:59:29Z")
> [@](#): > > C. “Let’s talk for a minute about shop safety.” (No, it’s not _Home Improvement!_ :D) New Yankee Workshop. ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/48 "2002-03-13T16:36:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dougie\_monty \* > \*\*Not quite, Doubting Robert. They were in order: > _My Little Margie_ (when she realized she was in trouble she trilled). > _Quick Draw McGraw_ (When “Queekstraw” was in his alter ego as El Kabong, he would belt the bad guys over the head with his guitar). > _Dick Van Dyke._ Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon) was the show’s producer, brother-in-law of star Alan Brady (Carl Reiner). Mel was spineless; whatever Mel would say, Alan would shoot back with, “Shut up, Mel!” \*\* I have seen “My Little Margie” but not often (we didn’t get a TV until 1957) so I’m not surprised that I missed that one. Quick Draw! Of course. Well, at least I got the right cartoon company. Dick Van Dyke. Yup. I’ve got no excuse on that one. I watched that show a lot when it was new, and many times in reruns. Might I suggest that when someone gets an answer wrong, you just say it’s wrong. That gives others a chance to get it right. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/49 "2002-03-13T20:57:18Z")
1. “Yeeew dipstick!” 2. “Make it so, Number One.” 3. “You know, I’ve learned something today.” 4. “Nip it! Nip it in the bud!” 5. “Hi ho, Steverino!” 6. “Hiya, Joe! Hello Mr. Dunnahy… hee hee hee!” 7. “As always, should you or any member of your I.M. Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/50 "2002-03-13T21:24:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > **1. "Yeeew dipstick!"** > Dunno > > **2. "Make it so, Number One."** > Star Trek, Next Generation > > **3. "You know, I’ve learned something today."** > I know this, I just can’t think of it right now. > > **4. "Nip it! Nip it in the bud!"** > Dunno > > **5. "Hi ho, Steverino!"** > Family Matters? > > **6. "Hiya, Joe! Hello Mr. Dunnahy… hee hee hee!"** > Again, no idea > > \*\*7. “As always, should you or any member of your I.M. > Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.” \*\* > Mission Impossible ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/51 "2002-03-13T21:57:30Z")
Isn’t “Hi ho, Steverino” from The Steve Allen Show? I’ve got one… “Do bees be? Do bears bear?” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/52 "2002-03-13T22:21:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > > 1. “Yeeew dipstick!” > > 2. “Nip it! Nip it in the bud!” > > 3. “Hi ho, Steverino!” > > 4. “Hiya, Joe! Hello Mr. Dunnahy… hee hee hee!” 1. _Dukes of Hazzard_? 2. _The Andy Griffith Show_ (Barney mostly said it) 3. Louis Nye as Gordon Hathaway from _The Steve Allen Show_ 4. Frank Fontaine as Crazy Guggenheim on _The Jackie Gleason Show_ ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/53 "2002-03-13T22:26:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by puddleglum \* > \*\*How about: > “Not a problem” \*\* Cancel, Ms. Musso. That was _Parker Lewis Can’t Lose_. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by astorian_\*\* > 4. “Nip it! Nip it in the bud!”\*\* Don Knotts as Barney Fife in _The Andy Griffith Show_. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by RiverRunner_ > \*\*Here’s an easy one: “Spoon!” \*\* “I’m fine, Arthur. I’m a superhero!” That was _The Tick_. How about: “… and now, girls jumping on trampolines!” ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/54 "2002-03-13T22:41:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by psiekier \* > \*\* > How about: > > “… and now, girls jumping on trampolines!” \*\* Aw geez, The Man Show. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/55 "2002-03-13T23:42:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monster \* > \*\* > I’ve got one… > > “Do bees be? Do bears bear?” \*\* David Addison on Moonlighting ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/56 "2002-03-14T06:21:43Z")
1. “Nip it! Nip it in the bud!” _Andy Griffith Show,_ spoken by Barney Fife (Don Knotts) 2. “Hi ho, Steverino!” _The Tonight Show_ (when hosted by Steve Allen), spoken by Louis Nye 3. “Hiya, Joe! Hello Mr. Dunnahy… hee hee hee!” _The Jackie Gleason Show_ in the early 60s; spoken by Crazy Guggenheim (Frank Fontaine) to Joe the Bartender (Gleason) and the unseen Mr. Dunahee, representing the audience. ---
**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/57 "2002-03-14T16:08:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WIGGUM \* > \*\* > I Pity the fool- The A-Team > \*\* Actually, B.A. never said that on the show. That phrase was from Mr. T’s Rocky movie. I think his only recurring phrases were “Shut up, fool!” and “I ain’t getting on no plane, Hannibal!” Now, guess where these phrases came from. (Nobody will get these! Nobody! Nobody! Bwahahahahaha!) - “Energize!” - “I love it when a plan comes together.” - “Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed.” ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/58 "2002-03-14T16:53:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JubilationTCornpone \* > \*\* > Actually, B.A. never said that on the show. That phrase was from Mr. T’s Rocky movie. I think his only recurring phrases were “Shut up, fool!” and “I ain’t getting on no plane, Hannibal!” > > Now, guess where these phrases came from. (Nobody will get these! Nobody! Nobody! Bwahahahahaha!) > > - “Energize!” > - “I love it when a plan comes together.” > - “Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed.” \*\* 1. Star Trek; The Next Generation? 2. The A-Team- it was Hannibal’s phrase to express joy at snagging the bad guys. 3. Batman, kind of- Although this phrase is spoken at the beginning of the theme song as it appears on some records and such, I don’t ever recall hearing it on the show. OK, here are some more. . . “The devil made me do it!” “Waka waka waka!” “Quiet, dingy!” Zap! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/59 "2002-03-14T17:12:34Z")
Let’s see if I can get a couple of **Zappo’s** : “The devil made me do it!” – Flip Wilson in his Geraldine incarnation. “Waka waka waka!” – Fozzie Bear from _The Muppet Show_. Going to have to give me some time to think of some to toss out there though. ---
**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676/60 "2002-03-15T08:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > \*\* > 3) Batman, kind of- Although this phrase is spoken at the beginning of the theme song as it appears on some records and such, I don’t ever recall hearing it on the show. \*\* It was indeed uttered on the show. I distinctly recall seeing it, having caught some Batman reruns while overseas a few years ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-tv-trivia-identify-the-show-from-the-recurring-line/97676.md?page=4)