# Top TV and movie catchphrases

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 22, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740 "2008-09-22T20:34:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/81 "2008-09-23T20:55:47Z")

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> [@control-z](#):
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> Oh, come on. No geeks are going to correct this? Vader never said that, he said “No. I am your father.”

Well, if we’re making corrections:

> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> Theeerrre herrrre!

Should be:  
Theeeeey’re heeerrrre.  
(Although I admit that the philosophical implications of the original post are interesting.)

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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/82 "2008-09-23T21:47:06Z")

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“I’m getting too old for this shit.”

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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/83 "2008-09-23T22:03:10Z")

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Get out! (accompanied by vigorous, two-handed chest shove)

Serenity now!

Giddyap!

Whazzup…

Hasta la vista, baby!

There’s no crying in [whatever]

…and you want to be my latex salesman. I don’t think so…

Hoo aaah!

Schmoopy…

I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

I hate when that happens.

Please, baby, I’m not from Havana!

Soitenly!

Mind if I play through.

So, I got that goin’ for me.

You’ll get nothing and like it.

Thank you very little.

You sank my battleship!

Pretty sneaky, sis.

I don’t think the hard stuff’ll be coming down for quite some time.

C’mon, maybe you boys need a refresher course. Nowadays, it’s all ball bearings!

Don’t sell yourself short, Judge, you’re a tremendous slouch!

Ok, those last two were purely for my own enjoyment, but I actually do work them into conversation whenever possible!

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/84 "2008-09-23T22:41:41Z")

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“That’s a shame.”

“Well good luck with _all that_!”

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**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/85 "2008-09-24T23:55:00Z")

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“You knew the job was dangerous when you took it [Fred].”

“Bear left!” - “Right, frog.”

“Supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious”

“You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.”

“Trix are for kids.”

“He likes it, hey Mikey!”

“Try it, you’ll like it!”  
(“So I’d tried it. Thought I was gonna die!”)

“Shoot him again!”

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**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/86 "2008-09-24T23:57:56Z")

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(A brief skimming of the thread… I really get to do this?!)  
Bite my shiny metal ass!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/87 "2008-09-25T01:40:33Z")

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> [@Kiros](#):
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> (A brief skimming of the thread… I really get to do this?!)  
> Bite my shiny metal ass!

No. Post 56. But I did make a typographical error.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/88 "2008-09-25T01:53:28Z")

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Right turn, Clyde

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/89 "2008-09-25T02:46:26Z")

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“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”

Priceless delivery!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bQlpDiXPZHQ/hqdefault.jpg "Life Call Commercial "I've fallen and I can't get up!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlpDiXPZHQ)

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**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/90 "2008-09-25T13:59:05Z")

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A few more from British television:

Wink wink nudge nudge say no more

Listen very carefully, I shall this only ONCE

Sweetie darling, darling, sweetie, sweetie, darling sweetie

I’m the only gay in the village

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/91 "2008-09-25T16:20:37Z")

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“…and I’m all out of bubblegum”

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**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/92 "2008-09-25T20:42:44Z")

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Can’t believe we haven’t yet seen:

“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/93 "2008-09-25T22:20:33Z")

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Do you feel lucky?

Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining.

Disappointed!

The problem with kicking a Chow’s ass is an hour later you wanna do it again.

Ain’t marriage grand?

Here come the rain clouds.

Where are you, you sumbitch?

Don’t call me stupid.

spam spam spam spam

thank you sir, may I have another?

nobody puts Baby in the corner.

Wolverines!

Wilson!

Dyin’ ain’t much of a living, boy.

The flower goes in the front, big fellow.

You’re Sears and Roebucks material, pal!

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/94 "2008-09-25T23:02:56Z")

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I’m Godzilla AND YOU’RE JAPAN!

Pretty sneaky sis

Thanks Easter Bunny (BOK BOK)

I’ve made a terrible mistake

That’s a night in the box

What we have here is failure to communicate

I’m sorry, I can’t do that Dave

I call that bold talk for a one eyed fat man!

PUTTIN UHN DU REEEETZ

Try not to suck any dick on the way through the parking lot!

Bunch of savages in this town

Hey kid how would you like to make $10 the hard way?

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/95 "2008-09-25T23:10:29Z")

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> [@Small\_Clanger](#):
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> Let’s baffle the Americans:
> 
> He’s fallen in the water.
> 
> They don’t like it up 'em
> 
> We’re _Doomed!_
> 
> Where’s me washboard?

Great!

Super!

I didn’t get where I am today without baffling the Americans.

I like baffling Americans. I’m a baffling-Americans person.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/96 "2008-09-26T00:07:22Z")

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“That is NOT a compliment!”

“Can’t get the wood, you know.”

“You silly twisted boy.”

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**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-tv-and-movie-catchphrases/464740/97 "2008-09-26T00:31:38Z")

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“I’ll be in my bunk.”

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