MSN is reporting that TV Land is doing a show with the 100 greatest catch phrases from American TV. http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=243212>1=7703 Below is the list in alphabetical order.

I think they missed one classic. Dr McCoy on Star trek and the several times he's say "I'm a doctor, not a ... (insert whatever.)"

There are some really classic lines here.

In alphabetical order, TV Land's list:
—"Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
—"And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News")
—"Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)
—"Baby, you're the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners")
—"Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
—"Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
—"Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")
—"Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")
—"De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
—"Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")
—"Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics)
—"D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
—"Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")
—"Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
—"Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")
—"Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")
—"God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
—"Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)
—"Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")
—"Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")
—"Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)
—"Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
—"Here it is, your moment of Zen" (Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show")
—"Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
—"Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")
—"Hey hey hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")
—"Hey hey hey!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")
—"Holy (whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")
—"Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")
—"Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")
—"How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")
—"How you doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")
—"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
—"I know nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")
—"I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
—"I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)
—"I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl" (Larry, "Newhart")
—"I'm not a crook" (Richard Nixon)
—"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
—"I'm Rick James, lady!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
—"Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire")
—"It keeps going and going and going" (Energizer Batteries ad)
—"It takes a licking" (Timex ad)
—"Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")
—"Just one more thing" (Columbo, "Columbo")
—"Let's be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues")
—"Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)
—"Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
—"Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
—"Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour")
—"Never assume" (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple").
—"Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
—"No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")
—"Norm!" ("Cheers")
—"Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")
—"Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")
—"Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
—"One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
—"Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
—"Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)
—"Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
—"Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")
—"Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night Live")
—"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
—"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)
—"Smile, you're on `Candid Camera'" ("Candid Camera")
—"Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
—"Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
—"Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")
—"Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")
—"Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
—"Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck")
—"That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")
—"The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports")
—"The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")
—"The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
—"This is the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
—"Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)
—"Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
—"Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter")
—"We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live")
—"Welcome to the O.C., lady" (Luke, "The O.C.")
—"Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live")
—"We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show")
—"Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)
—"What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show")
—"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
—"Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
—"Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
—"Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")
—"Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")
—"Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
—"Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday Night Live")
—"You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")
—"You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live")
—"You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")
—"You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
—"You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Taylor Moore Show")

How about

"MIssed it by that much." (Get Smart)

- "He's dead, Jim...." (Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, Star Trek)

- "The Truth is Out There" (X-Files)

- "GILLIGAAAAN....."!! (Skipper, Gilligan's Island)

- "SKIP-PER!!! (Gilligan, Gilligan's Island)

- "I know NOTHING...!!" (Sgt Schultz, Hogan's Heroes)

- "Kirby, bring the BAR...." (Sgt Saunders, Combat)

- "Hoooo-Weeee!" (Jed Clampett, Beverly Hillbillies)

Okay, If they are going to put this one in:
—"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
They should have put in this one in:
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (Reagan to the USSR)
That said, the one I will always remember is:
"Roger, go at throttle up." (Mission Control to the Challenger)

Linkage:


http://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan/speeches/wall.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-L

Shaun

"but Capin she canna take any more" - Mr Scott
"Well there you go" - Ronald Reagan
"Live from New York - its Saturday Night"
"M-I-C-K-E-Y MOUSE"

Should be
"Wait for my go." from Jeff Probst... Quintessentially American...

And the quintessential British line -

'Get your trousers on, you're nicked!'

John Thaw from the days before real ale and Wagner

David

"I've fallen and can't get up" stilling going strong on their commercials.

should be:

"Hi, I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl."

"Just the facts - mam" - Dragnet
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"
"Kemo Sabe"
"Who was that masked man?"