{"id":1579,"date":"2013-11-07T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2013-11-07T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T15:00:52","slug":"famous-tv-catchphrases-yada-yada-yada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/famous-tv-catchphrases-yada-yada-yada\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous TV Catchphrases, Yada Yada Yada!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1580 alignleft\" alt=\"catchphrases\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases1.png\" width=\"326\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a>As dedicated TV fans, my family constantly used catchphrases from shows on the box, to the extent where we almost created a new language \u2013 Teletalkish? But turns out, we were not the only ones with this penchant for repeating classic lines from TV!<\/p>\n<p>A catchphrase is a word or sentence that is repeated often on a TV or radio series, and in film franchises, which gets ingrained in our culture through references in mass media and word of mouth, and often becomes the signature for a character or person.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to jokes, these catchphrases have a life of their own, as they are part of a shared cultural history with peers, are often used in humorous ways, and sometimes best some up the situation when our own words fail us!<\/p>\n<p>Perfect examples of this include the phrase \u2018<i>yada yada yada\u2019<\/i>, made popular by the team on <i>Seinfeld<\/i> when they needed to gloss over some of the details of a date or event. Then there\u2019s Homer Simpson\u2019s \u2018<i>D\u2019oh!\u2019<\/i> which just sums up so much, and has become such a part of everyday parlance that it is now an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. And who hasn\u2019t put on a faux New York accent and said \u2018<i>How you doin\u2019?<\/i>\u2019 a la Joey Tribbiani\u2019s famous pick-up line in <i>Friends<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p>I may be showing my age with some of the following catchphrases, but they\u2019re still referenced in popular culture decades after the shows have ended \u2013 and most of them belonged to cops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1578 alignright\" alt=\"catchphrases2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases2.png\" width=\"368\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases2.png 752w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/catchphrases2-624x468.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a>Kojak was as famous for his \u2018<i>Who loves ya, baby?<\/i>\u2019 line as he was for his bald dome and lollipops, Colombo couldn\u2019t go a whole show without saying \u2018<i>Just one more thing<\/i>\u2026\u2019, Danny did all the hard work at the end of <i>Hawaii Five-O<\/i> as McGarrett always told him to \u2018<i>book 'em, Danno\u2019<\/i>, and we got warm fuzzies when Sergeant Esterhaus reminded his <i>Hill Street Blue\u2019s<\/i> team \u2018<i>hey, hey, and let\u2019s be careful out there<\/i>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Homer\u2019s not the only cartoon or comic character to have his own catchphrase. Batman and Robin conjured up quite a few of their own including \u2018<i>to the bat mobile<\/i>\u2019 and Robin\u2019s \u2018<i>Holy<\/i> ____(pretty much anything)\u2019. It was always a good time to scarper when David Banner said \u2018<i>Don\u2019t make me angry, you wouldn\u2019t like me when I\u2019m angry<\/i>\u2019 just before he turns green, rips his shirt, and turns into <i>The Incredible Hulk<\/i>. You knew the game was up when the baddie was revealed on <i>Scooby Doo<\/i> and uttered the classic line \u2018<i>if it weren\u2019t for you meddling kids\u2019<\/i>. The best baritone in town had the best line around when Lurch said \u2018<i>You rang?<\/i>\u2019 in <i>The Addams Family<\/i>, and Fred Flintstone\u2019s immortal cry of \u2018<i>Yabba dabba do!<\/i>\u2019 has outlived hand-drawn animation!<\/p>\n<p>Most of these catchphrases have been etched in our brains over years of repetition, dedication, and loyalty, but more recent examples are making their mark too. <i>Miranda\u2019s<\/i> \u2018<i>Bear with\u2019<\/i> and \u2018<i>Such fun<\/i>\u2019 are heard regularly in public places these days, Quagmire\u2019s \u2018<i>Giggity Giggity<\/i>\u2019 from <i>Family Guy<\/i> can give anyone the creeps, and the show responsible for keeping alive many cultural references, <i>The Big Bang Theory<\/i>, has one of their own with Sheldon\u2019s \u2018<i>Bazinga<\/i>\u2019 available for all those times you play a clever prank on someone!<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s sign off with some famous final words: \u2018<i>Good night John Boy\u2019<\/i>, <i>'It's goodnight from me and it's goodnight from him<\/i>' and \u2018<i>Good night, and good luck<\/i>\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As dedicated TV fans, my family constantly used catchphrases from shows on the box, to the extent where we almost created a new language \u2013 Teletalkish? 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