Comedy Catchphrases Trivia Quiz

Answer: One Foot in the Grave

'One Foot in the Grave' centred around the character of Victor Meldrew, a man forced to take early retirement at 60. The archetypal "grumpy old man" Victor did not take the ludicrous things which happened to him in his stride and he frequently exclaimed "I don't believe it" when they occured.

The show ran for five series in the 1990s with a sixth series a few years later in 2000. The character of Victor Meldrew was played by the Scottish actor Richard Wilson.

Answer: Joey

The US show 'Friends' was an immensely popular sitcom which followed the lives of six friends living in New York City. Matt LeBlanc played aspiring actor Joey Tribbiani who could often be heard saying "how you doin'?" to any good looking woman who crossed his path.

Answer: South Park

'South Park' was an animated comedy show which first aired in 1997. The show centred around four boys called Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick who lived in the fictional town of South Park in the Rocky Mountains. Kenny died at the end of nearly every episode of the first five seasons spawning the catchphrase "Oh my God, they killed Kenny".

This catchphrase became less frequently used as the plot device of killing Kenny did not feature as regularly in the show's later seasons.

Answer: Corporal Jones

The comedy "Dad's Army" originally aired in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. It followed the antics of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Platoon during World War II. Corporal Jones was the town butcher and oldest member of the platoon having previously seen action in the Boer war.

His favoured weapon was the bayonet hence his catchphrase "they don't like it up 'em". Although Corporal Jones was the oldest member of the platoon the actor who played him, Clive Dunn, was one of the younger members of the cast.

Answer: Sheldon Cooper

'The Big Bang Theory' was a sitcom about four physicists who work at Caltech. The character Sheldon Cooper was a theoretical physicist who was very intelligent when it came to physics but not so clever when it came to people. He often used the word "bazinga" to highlight a joke he had made. The word became a well known feature of the show and appeared on merchandise related to the show.

Answer: Father Ted

'Father Ted' was a sitcom which originally aired in the UK and Ireland in the 1990s. It focused on the lives of three Catholic priests who inhabited the fictional "Craggy Island" off the coast of the Republic of Ireland. The character of Father Jack Hackett was an elderly, foul mouthed, alcoholic priest played by Frank Kelly.

The character generally had very few lines and could usually be heard shouting "drink", "girls" or two other words not suitable for this quiz!

Answer: Bart Simpson

Bart Simpson was one of the main characters in the animated comedy show 'The Simpsons' created by Matt Groening. Along with "eat my shorts" Bart had two other catchphrases: "iAy, caramba!", and "Don't have a cow, man". All three catchphrases were frequently used in the show.

Answer: Diff'rent Strokes

'Diff'rent Strokes' ran for eight seasons between 1978 and 1986. The show told the story of two African American boys called Arnold and Willis Jackson who were taken in by a wealthy, white business man and his daughter when the boys' mother died. The catchphrase "what'chu talkin' 'bout" would sometimes have a different name on the end depending on who Arnold was talking to but "waht'chu talkin' 'bout Willis" is the most well known.

Answer: "And now for something completely different"

The British show 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' contained a mixture of live action and animated sketches. It was created by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin who collectively became known as "The Python's".

The line "and now for something completely different" was often spoken before the shows opening credits, usually by John Cleese. It was also used as the title of the first 'Monty Python' film which was released in 1971 and featured a collection of sketches from the TV show.

Answer: Steve Urkel

'Family Matters' started life as a spin-off from the show 'Perfect Strangers'. It ran for a total of nine seasons between 1989 and 1998. The character of Steve Urkel was originally meant to have been a one off character but soon became one of the most popular characters on the show. Steve Urkel is a stereotypical geek or nerd and his catchphrase 'did I do that?' would often be uttered after some misfortune involving him had occurred.

The catchphrase can also be heard in a 2012 episode of season 2 of 'New Girl' in which the character Jess impersonates Steve Urkel saying "did I do that?" and then adopts it as her own catchphrase for the episode.