Every respectable movie, TV series, show, socialite, well, any pop culture entity, really, must produce at least one famous catchphrase during its/their lifetime. That’s a rule not to be broken anytime soon! How else would said entity wiggle its way into the part of our brain that’s responsible for remembering absolutely useless but totally worthwhile stuff? And if you feel like there’s no such line stuck in your cranium right now, we’re about to fix this faux pas with our selection of memorable, funny catchphrases from all over popular culture.
Feel like we need to dig deeper into the phenomenon of popular catchphrases itself here, right? For us, it is probably its timeliness - something that truly encapsulates the mood of everything at the time. But that’s for TV series and shows, as movie catchphrases usually fall into their own category. With them, it’s probably ingenious wording and the mix between a memorable character and the hilarious/dire/unbelievable situation they are in. Either way, if a phrase is just perfect, it might even become bigger than the character and the movie itself! What do you think makes a funny line into something that turns into a sort of sign of the times?
Until you figure out your answer, here are our top picks of famous lines from movies, TV series, reality shows, and everywhere else. Once you encounter a funny catchphrase that really amuses you, give it your vote so that we know you liked it. After that - share this article with your friends, too!
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"How you doin'?" - Joey Tribbiani, 'Friends'
"That's what she said!" - Michael Scott, 'The Office'
Am I missing something? I've known and used this comeback my whole life (even when I didn't get what it meant), and I've got a good few years on the office (UK, let alone US)? Everything else on the list seems to be coined by the character/Author, except this.
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Martin Brody, 'JAWS'
"Yer a wizard Harry." ― Rubeus Hagrid, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
"Eat my shorts." — Bart, The Simpsons
Actually this was first said by Judd Nelson (Bender) in The Breakfast Club.
"More Cowbell!" - Christopher Walken, 'SNL'
Talk about the devil… I used it this morning in a work conversation 🙃
"Yabba dabba doo!"— Fred, 'The Flintstones'
"Why you little…!"- Homer Simpson, 'The Simpsons'
"D'oh!" - Homer Simpson, 'The Simpsons'
"It's gonna be legen — wait for it — dary." - Barney Stinson, 'How I Met Your Mother'
What an actor. N.P.H. convinced my hubby he was a straight guy. The look on his face when I told him the truth.lol. Wish I had taken a picture.
"What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" - Gary Coleman, 'Diff'rent Strokes'
"Bazinga!" — Sheldon, 'The Big Bang Theory'
Am I the only one who noticed that after a certain season, Sheldon stopped saying this at all?
“I pity the fool.” - Mr. T, 'The A-Team'
Ironic because he never actually said that on the show. He called everyone Fool, especially Murdock but he never said the phrase "I pity the fool"
"Screw you guys, I'm going home!" - Eric Cartman, 'South Park'
"You rang?" - Lurch, 'The Addams Family'
"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" — 'Adventures of Superman'
"Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a meatball, no, it's Super Grover"
"Nanu-nanu." — Mork, 'Mork & Mindy'
“Can you smellllllll… what the rock is cookin’?” - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, 'WWE'
"Troy and Abed in the morning!" - Troy and Abed, 'Community'
"Bite my shiny metal ___!" - Bender Rodriguez, 'Futurama'
Why post the quote if you censor it? (Please don't end my account/ban me)
"Lucy, you got some splaining to do!" - Ricky Ricardo, 'I Love Lucy'
"Oh my God, they ___ Kenny!" - Stan Marsh, 'South Park'
I get why they'd censor "those bas***ds", , but is BP really censoring "killed"? or "shot"? hope I don't get banned!
"You've got too much of a soggy bottom." - 'The Great British Bake Off'
"Did I do that?" — Urkel, 'Family Matters'
"Welcome to flavortown!" - Guy Fieri, 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives'
"You are the weakest link, goodbye!" - 'The Weakest Link'
"Yada, yada, yada." - Elaine, 'Seinfeld'
“Treat Yo' Self!” - Donna Meagle, 'Parks & Recreation'
From Parks & Rec my absolute favourite is "You had me at meat tornado".
"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump, 'Forrest Gump'
Was that before they started to print pictures on the back of the boxes?
"Well, nobody's perfect." - Osgood Fielding III, 'Some Like It Hot'
“We were on a break!” - Ross Geller, 'Friends'
“You’ll end up living in a van - down by the river!” - Matt Foley, 'SNL'
"Homey don't play that!" - Homey the Clown, 'In Living Color'
"Sashay away." - RuPaul, 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
“Hello, Newman.” - Jerry Seinfeld, "Seinfeld"
"Gretchen, stop trying to make *fetch* happen. It’s not going to happen!" - Regina George, 'Mean Girls'
"Phrasing!" - Sterling Archer, 'Archer'
"And that means you're out. Auf Wiedersehen!" - Heidi Klum, 'Project Runway'
My husband once said to me "Please pack your knives and go" (Top Chef competition). The dish I cooked was truly horrible, it was fair 🙃
“And that’s the bottom line, cos’ Stone Cold said so!” - Steve Austin, 'WWE'
"First of all, with god, all things are possible, so jot that down." - Mac, 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'
Mac you little thief - Jesus said this in Matthew 19:26, so don't you go trying to take credit.
“Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. No doubt, no doubt, no doubt.” - Jake Peralta, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
“What do you mean, I’m funny?” – Tommy DeVito, 'Goodfellas'
"Prettyyyyyy, prettyyyy, prettyyyy, pretty good." - Larry David, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
And how about Larry's “Fück You and I'll See You Tomorrow”? We use it with my friends.
"Giggity-giggity-goo!" - Glenn Quagmire, 'Family Guy'
"Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub" - Rick Sanchez, 'Rick and Morty'
"Stifle!" — Archie, 'All in the Family'
"Dy-no-mite!" — J.J., Good Times
I actually liked J.J. Walker on Good Times, but absolutely hate him on that commercial he does now for some healthcare plan.
"God will get you for that." — Maude, 'Maude'
"You're fired!" - Donald Trump, 'The Apprentice'
Was a catchphrase loooong before that. I'm not even from the US and know that J. Jonah Jameson and Mr. Slate among others used it regularly decades before.
