Whale's into Victor Meldrew Hi everybody! After going to see Miranda Hart and her catchphrase-rich show we started wondering what our favourite catchphrases were. It's been a trip down memory lane. To the days when anybody could raise a laugh at school simply by uttering "Sweetie darling" or "hokey-cokey, pig in a pokey!" or wonder aloud whether or not someone was local. We also knew never to say "Smeg". No, no never that because that would betray your viewing habits as geeky. Some last and some fade away - even now it is apparently acceptable to announce "computer says no". So, what makes a catchphrase worthy and what are our favourite catchphrases?
1. Catchphrases can be irritating, especially in comedy. I don't really understand why sketch shows are still trying to make them a staple- surely the writers must come up with phrases and then just look at each other and sigh about the fact that The Fast Show has been and conquered and now the catchphrase, "of course, I was very, very drunk" has been taken. Squeamish Louise
2. Catchphrases can often be a way for lazy writers to avoid coming up with jokes, and turn once nuanced characters into a one line stereotype. However, when done well they can be quite effective at getting across information quickly. The main issue is giving the character a reason to say the same thing over and over again.
With this in mind I think that Picard's "Make it so" is my favourite. It allows the crew know what piece of technobabble they should perform that episode and allows the plot to move on nicely. Gareth
3. My favourite catchphrase is a bit obscure but applicable to many things which is why it has so much mileage! My very close friend indulged me when I was given the heave ho by some fella. We stayed in and watched Sleeping Beauty with a bottle of Cava. As the most wonderful baddie in Disney's back catalogue, Maleficent, lures a hypnotised Sleeping Beauty up to a very spiky spindle. She cried out "Touch it. Touch it I saaaaaaaaay!" This had us rolling a it in the floor. So this turned into a bit of a catchphrase for us as we would just add in whatever direction we liked although "touch it" never got old. Squeamish Nicola
4. My personal catchphrase - or rather the thing I say most, is probably something that is both shallow, instructive and bossy like "I just think you'd be a lot happier if you wore primer". I was never that sold on catchphrases. It is only very recently that I have come round to The Fast Show in fact. I do still laugh, however, every time French and Saunders ask each other in a spoof "Are you going to do the accent?" Squeamish Kate
5. RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH! Because Eric Cartman is my god, and more people should understand that I am the grand high master of the universe. Suck it, bitches!F1Kate
2. Catchphrases can often be a way for lazy writers to avoid coming up with jokes, and turn once nuanced characters into a one line stereotype. However, when done well they can be quite effective at getting across information quickly. The main issue is giving the character a reason to say the same thing over and over again.
With this in mind I think that Picard's "Make it so" is my favourite. It allows the crew know what piece of technobabble they should perform that episode and allows the plot to move on nicely. Gareth
3. My favourite catchphrase is a bit obscure but applicable to many things which is why it has so much mileage! My very close friend indulged me when I was given the heave ho by some fella. We stayed in and watched Sleeping Beauty with a bottle of Cava. As the most wonderful baddie in Disney's back catalogue, Maleficent, lures a hypnotised Sleeping Beauty up to a very spiky spindle. She cried out "Touch it. Touch it I saaaaaaaaay!" This had us rolling a it in the floor. So this turned into a bit of a catchphrase for us as we would just add in whatever direction we liked although "touch it" never got old. Squeamish Nicola
4. My personal catchphrase - or rather the thing I say most, is probably something that is both shallow, instructive and bossy like "I just think you'd be a lot happier if you wore primer". I was never that sold on catchphrases. It is only very recently that I have come round to The Fast Show in fact. I do still laugh, however, every time French and Saunders ask each other in a spoof "Are you going to do the accent?" Squeamish Kate
5. RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH! Because Eric Cartman is my god, and more people should understand that I am the grand high master of the universe. Suck it, bitches!F1Kate
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