Catch phrase
A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized by a real person or fictional character. They are especially common among cartoon characters. Well-known catch phrases "And away we go!" - Jackie Gleason "Book 'em, Dan-o." Hawaii Five-O "Come up and see me some time." - Mae West "D'oh!" - Homer Simpson "Did I do that?" - Steve Urkel[?] "Dy-no-mite!" - Jimmie Walker[?] "Eat my shorts!" Bart Simpson "Good Grief!" - Charlie Brown "Good night, Mrs. Calibash, wherever you are." - Jimmy Durante "He fallen in the water!" Spike Milligan as Little Jim in the Goons "Holy cow!" - Phil Rizzuto[?], Harry Carey[?] "I am outta here!" - Dennis Miller[?] "I don't get no respect." - Rodney Dangerfield "I love it when a plan comes together" - Hannibal Smith on The A-Team "I'm free!" John Inman in Are You Being Served (the feed line is "Are you free Mr Humphries?") "I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy" - Kenneth Williams in Round the Horne "I pity the fool!" - Mr. T on The A-Team "I'm smarter than the average bear!" - Yogi Bear "No Problem!" - ALF "Oh, Matron!" Kenneth Williams again, this time in Carry On films "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" - South Park "Well, excuuuuse me!" - Steve Martin "What's up Doc?" - Bugs Bunny "Yabba Dabba Do!" - Fred Flintstone "Ying tong iddle i po" - The Goons "You stupid boy!" - Captain Manwaring to Frank Pike in Dad's Army see also: Stock phrase
see also: Stock phrase