And that’s the way it is:

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TV Land on cable is doing a set of great catchphrases on TV over the years (special on this is in December).  Here’s part of the list, with the ones I know well bolded (mostly showing how old I am):

• .”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, bitch!” (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, Chappelle’s Show)
• •”If it weren’t for you meddling kids!” (Various villains, Scooby Doo, Where Are You? )
• •”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)
• •”Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” (Jan Brady, The Brady Bunch)
• •”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., bitch” (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 )