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Catch Phrases

The following catch phrases come from all realms of the trivial world (movies, TV, sports, ads, etc.). Identify them in an appropriate manner-- from what TV show or movie, for what product, from the mouth of what sports star, etc. Please return to Trivia Central by 4 AM.

  1. We have all the time in the world.
    "The Time Machine." (1960) Spoken by George (Rod Taylor)

  2. Sit on it!
    "Happy Days"; spoken by Fonzie & others.

  3. It's clobbering time!
    "The Fantastic Four"; spoken by the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing.

  4. Exit, stage right.
    Spoken by Snagglepuss, from various Hanna-Barbera appearances.

  5. I'd like to thank my maker.....
    Spoken by Rochester, in "Jane Eyre."

  6. ....rich, Corinthian leather.....
    Spoken by Ricardo Montalban, extolling the Cordova automobile's seat coverings.

  7. We're burnin' daylight.
    "The Cowboys"; spoken by John Wayne.

  8. Our stars are briefed.....
    "Hollywood Squares"; spoken by host Peter Marshall.

  9. If Namath is worth $400,000, then I'm worth a million.
    Spoken by Bill Wade, Chicago Bears QB.

  10. I coulda been a contender.....
    "On the Waterfront"; spoken by Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy.

  11. RUN AWAY!
    "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"; spoken by Arthur & Co. at various times.

  12. Help, Mr. Wizard.
    "King Leonardo & His Short Subjects"; spoken by Tooter Turtle.

  13. .....lasts a long time.
    Spoken in TV commercials for Certs breath mints.

  14. How long can you tread water?
    Spoken by God, to Noah (according to Bill Cosby).

  15. Looking at the 2 parts of the puzzle, can you tell us what it says?
    "Concentration"; spoken by host Hugh Downs to innumerable contestants.

  16. You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together, and blow.
    "To Have and Have Not"; spoken by Lauren Bacall, as Slim.

  17. .....even shank buttons.....
    Spoken in one of the mid-70s ads for Ronco products ("NOW how much would you pay? But wait, there's more!").

  18. Is it safe?
    "Marathon Man"; spoken by Laurence Olivier as Nazi dentist Szell.

  19. Surprise, surprise, surprise!
    "Gomer Pyle, USMC"; spoken by Jim Nabors (as Pyle).

  20. I got one question. How come there're FOUR life jackets?
    "Deliverance."

  21. Spanning the globe.....
    "ABC's Wide World of Sports" intro; spoken by Jim McKay.

  22. Thank God for instant replay!
    Spoken by the Green Bay Packers' Jerry Kramer, referring to the final play of "The Ice Bowl."

  23. PROGNOSIS: NEGATIVE.
    "Dark Victory"; spoken by Bette Davis as Judy Traherne.

  24. Think of it as money.
    Spoken in TV ads for U.S. Savings Bonds.

  25. SPREAD OUT!
    "The Phil Silvers Show"; spoken by Sgt. Bilko (Phil Silvers).

  26. You talkin' to ME?
    "Taxi Driver"; spoken by Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle.

  27. When it's right, it's right.....
    "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band; part of the song's lyrics.

  28. So what if I'm getting paid more than the President? I had a better year than he did last year!
    Spoken by Babe Ruth, 1930.

  29. Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies....(sung)
    "Jaws"; spoken by Robert Shaw as Capt. Quint.

  30. Open Channel D.
    "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."; spoken by Napoleon Solo , or Illya Kuryakin.

  31. Who ARE those guys?
    "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid"; spoken by Paul Newman as Butch.

  32. I just play it fast and loose.
    "The Hustler"; spoken by Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson.

  33. God'll getcha for that!
    "Maude"; spoken by Bea Arthur.

  34. Speaking of Sports.
    Spoken by Howard Cosell.

  35. He likes it. Mikey likes it!
    Mikey's brother, in the TV ad for Life cereal.

  36. Daddy, I think I just got cider squirted in my ear.
    "Guys and Dolls"; spoken by Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson.

  37. What we have here is failure to communicate.
    "Cool Hand Luke"; spoken by Strother Martin (as the Captain).

  38. Marvin, what do we do now?
    "The Candidate"; spoken by Robert Redford as Bill McKay.

  39. He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules!
    Spoken by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz (referring to the Pope's views on birth control).

  40. Womb to tomb, birth to earth.
    "West Side Story"; spoken by Tony & Riff.

  41. I know nothing, NOTHING!
    "Hogan's Heroes"; spoken by Sgt. Shultz

  42. .....my little pretty.....
    "The Wizard of Oz"; spoken by the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton).

  43. Mama mia, thatsa spicy meatball!
    Spoken by the lead actor in the commerciual-within-a-commercial for Alka-Seltzer.

  44. Flame on!
    "The Fantastic Four"; spoken by the Human Torch (Johnny Storm).

  45. Take your hands off me, you..... you..... that's what you are!

  46. We have a fire.

  47. The most trusted name in electronics.
    Spoken in commercials for RCA.

  48. Mother always liked you best!
    Spoken by Tommy Smothers, of the Smothers Brothers.

  49. One of these days, Alice, POW! Right in the kisser!
    "The Honeymooners"; spoken by Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden.

  50. It's a blizzard!
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