The 20 most famous catchphrases in all of TV history

“Did I do that?” is such a famous catchphrase that you can just hear Steve Urkel uttering it on Family Matters. The beloved nerd had a couple of other famous catchphrases after stealing the audience’s hearts on the sitcom, but “Did I do that?” will stay in the pop culture lexicon for years to come. 

Another great ‘90s sitcom with multiple catchphrases was Full House. Uncle Jesse was known for saying, “Have mercy!” while Joey often said, “Cut it out!”. But by far, the best came from Michelle. Once she could talk, she became famous for saying, “You got it, dude.”

Catchphrases are more often found in sitcoms, but plenty of dramas have had characters with famous utterances, like Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl. Every now and again, the notorious Upper East Sider would remind everyone who he is by simply saying, “I’m Chuck Bass.”

Catchphrases didn’t die with ‘90s sitcoms, but they did become a little more clever and a lot dirtier. The Office’s Michael Scott famously said, “That’s what she said” in response to multiple comments made by his subordinates, and the rest of the office joined in on the gag from time to time, too. 

Catchphrases aren’t just for scripted series. Reality series have them, too. Tim Gunn transcended Project Runway by famously telling designers to “Make it work!” Even if you think you don’t know anything about Project Runway, you probably know this line.

"What'chu talkin' bout, Willis?" is another sitcom catchphrase that has transcended its series of origin, Diff'rent Strokes, and become a pop culture phenomenon. It's so popular that even people who've never heard of Diff'rent Strokes or Arnold Jackson are familiar with the phrase. 

The best catchphrases are the ones that come about naturally. Joey Tribiani was the flirtiest of all the characters on Friends, and his go-to pick-up line, “How you doin’?” quickly became his catchphrase on the series.  

We love a character with multiple catchphrases, and that's one of the reasons we love Bart Simpson. But "Eat my shorts" is far and away his best line. 

"Bazinga!" is such a powerful catchphrase that it followed Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory to Young Sheldon. Of course, Young Sheldon is a prequel, so it only makes sense, but still. It's famous. 

Before Donald Trump became president of the United States, he was known for many things, including his iconic catchphrase from The Apprentice. The Donald would point at the employees who’d failed him and yell, “You’re fired!”

Coach Taylor said, "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" to his football team in episode one of Friday Night Lights, and it was so inspirational that it became the mantra of the show. It's such a powerful statement that it's become the mantra of people in real life, too. 

If you're a horror fan, you probably associate "Here's Johnny!" with The Shining. But if you love television, you know this phrase to be the classic introduction of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show uttered by the inimitable Ed McMahon. 

"Dy-no-mite!" is such a catchy catchphrase that many people have adopted it into their personal lexicon as their preferred way of saying the word "dynamite." J.J. Evans is nothing if not influential. 

"Yabba dabba doo!" is such a famous catchphrase that it's been used to name multiple Flintstones adaptations. It's the name of a video game and an animated film, among others. 

Only Jan Brady would coin a phrase mentioning her sister. And unfortunately for anyone named Marcia, they've had the phrase "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" repeated to them countless times throughout their lives. 

Again, the best catchphrases come about naturally, and House’s famous line on the eponymous TV show was so subtle that some audiences didn’t even realize he said it over and over. House’s mantra became his catchphrase: “Everybody lies.”

Shaggy Rogers wasn't the first person to say "Zoinks!" but he's certainly one of the most famous people to ever say it. Shaggy and Casey Kasem. 

All TV chefs should have catchphrases. Emeril Lagasse had multiple, but “Bam!” became his calling card on Emeril Live (though “Kick it up a notch” was a close second). 

“Live long and prosper” is such an iconic phrase that it’s gone beyond Star Trek and now exists in an entirely different world. But that phrase is the Vulcan salute, made famous by Spock in the original 1960s series. 

The phrase "Yada, yada, yada" wasn't mentioned on Seinfeld until the eighth season of the series, but it's still one of the most famous phrases from the series. Now, that is a powerful catchphrase.