TV Catch Phrases from A to Z Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fonzie

Aaay! This catch phrase is the sole property of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzerlli who was played by Henry Winkler, so hands off the merchandise. Frequently viewers heard Fonzie greet people with his now famous 'Aaay!' as he simultaneously flashed them two thumbs up. 'Happy days' ran from 1974 through 1984.

Answer: Hawaii Five-O

Each week from 1968 through 1980 we waited for Det. Steve McGarrett to utter those now famous words, "Book 'em Danno." Detective Steve McGarrett was played by Jack Lord, and Detective Danny "Danno" Williams was played by James MacArthur. Other characters were Chin Ho Kelly played by Kam Fong and Kono Kalakaua played by Gilbert Lani Kauhi. 'Hawaii Five-0' was shot on location in Honolulu and on the Island of Oahu.

Answer: The Price is Right

As contestants' names are called out, announcers Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy and Rich Fields uttered those words every audience member and prospective contestant longed to hear. Johnny Olson was the announcer from 1972 through 1985, Rod Roddy became the announcer in 1986 though 2003 and Rich Fields became the announcer in 2004.

Answer: True

Bean pole thin James "J.J." Evans, Jr. was played by Jimmie Walker, in this 1970s era sitcom. J.J. was a ghetto artist in this show set in the housing projects of Chicago. 'Good Times' ran from 1974 through 1979. Other characters were Florida Evans played by Esther Rolle, James Evans, Sr. Played by John Amos, Michael Evans played by Ralph Carter, Thelma Evans played by BernNadette Stanis and Willona Woods played by Ja'net DuBois.

Answer: Fred Sanford

Fred Sanford frequently would clutch his chest with one hand and reach toward the ceiling or sky with his other hand and say, "Elizabeth, I'm coming! This is the big one." feigning a heart attack. Of course, this was just a ply to get his son, Lamont to do as Fred wished. Fred Sanford was played by Redd Foxx and Lamont was played by Demond Wilson. 'Sanford and Son' ran from 1972 through 1977.

Answer: the giant

The traditional English fairy tale, 'Jack and the Beanstalk' was adapted first by Walt Disney in 1922 under the traditional title, and again in 1947 as 'Mickey and the Beanstalk'. Warner Brothers adapted the story into three 'Merrie Melodies' cartoons: 'Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk' in 1943, 'Beanstalk Bunny' in 1955 and 'Tweety and the Beanstalk' in 1957.

Answer: Maude

Maude, played by Bea Arthur, was the feisty middle aged woman who was known for saying "God'll get you for that, Walter!" to her husband, played by Bill Macy. 'Maude' was a spin-off of 'All In the Family' and ran from 1972 through 1978. Maude was the cousin of Edith Bunker and appeared in two episodes 'All in the Family' in 1971 and '72 respectively.

Answer: What's Happening!!

'What's Happening ! !' was a show centered on Roger 'Raj' Thomas played by Ernest Thomas, Dwayne Nelson played by Haywood Nelson and Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs played by Fred Berry. It ran from 1976 through 1979. 'What's Happening ! !' is reportedly based on the movie 'Cooley High', (1975).

Answer: Hogan's Heroes

Set in a fictitious German prison camp, Stalag 13, 'Hogan's Heroes' made light of a very serious subject. One of the guards at the camp was Sergeant Hans Schultz, a large, bumbling, kind hearted prison guard, played by John Banner. When confronted by events that could get him in trouble, Schultz would say, "I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing!" stretching out the "noth-ing" in each part. 'Hogan's Heroes' ran from 1965 through 1971.

Answer: Lt. Columbo

Columbo was a series of 70 one hour made-for-TV movies, starring Peter Falk. Lt. Columbo was a disheveled police detective who seemed to fumble his way through each crime he solved. Each time after he questioned a suspect and turned to leave, he would go back and say, "Just one more thing..."

Answer: All of these

Kowabunga was first used as a catch phrase on 'Howdy Doody' in the 1950s by Chief Thunderthud. In the 1970s Cookie Monster on 'Sesame Street' as the "K" word for letter of the day. More recently, Kowabunga has been the catch phrase of Michelangelo of the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and by Bart Simpson on 'The Simpsons' in the 1990s.

Answer: Spock

Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek' was a half-Human and half-Vulcan character who would give the Vulcan salute, a "V" formed by splitting the two left and two right fingers on the right hand, and say, "Live long and prosper." Spock was played by Leonard Nimoy. The Vulcan salute is supposedly based on the sign used by Kohens, the Jewish priestly class.

Answer: Maxwell Smart

Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, was the top spy for CONTROL. Smart, played by Don Adams, was a real bumbler. He frequently would be given a task to perform and would fail, saying, "Missed it by that much." while holding his thumb and fore finger very close together. Smart's task was often salvaged by his partner, and later his wife, Agent 99 played by Barbara Feldon. The show, 'Get Smart' ran from 1965 through 1970.

Answer: Seinfeld

The Soup Nazi is the name of the character on 'Seinfeld', played by Larry Thomas, who supposedly made the best soups in New York, City. He had very strict rules for lining up, ordering and paying. If a customer violated one of his rules he would announce, "No soup for you!" 'Seinfeld' ran from 1990 through 1998.

Answer: False

While it is true that Kenny is killed in many of the episodes during the first four seasons, this is Stan's catch phrase, not Eric's. Kenny was again killed at the end of the fifth season. In the sixth season his spirit returned and was trapped in Cartman's body. Kenny returned permanently in the seventh season, being killed far less frequently. 'South Park', an adult themed animation first aired in 1997. Stanley "Stan" Marsh is voiced by Trey Parker and Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is voiced by Matt Stone.

Answer: Mac and Tosh

Mac and Tosh were the overly polite gophers in the cartoon 'The Goofy Gophers', a part of Warner Brothers 'Looney Tunes' and 'Merrie Melodies'. Chip and Dale are mistakenly credited for being the two excessively polite cartoon rodents, but they actually are Mac and Tosh. Mac was voiced by Mel Blanc and Tosh was voiced by Stan Freberg. 'The Goofy Gophers' first appeared on an animated short in 1944 and appeared off and on through 1965, and make an appearance in 'Space Jam'.

Answer: False

'Quick Draw McGraw' was an animated TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Quick Draw was a horse who was rather bumbling. His partner was Baba Looey, a Mexican burro. Both walked on two legs and acted as humans do. 'Quick Draw McGraw' was one of the early cartoon shows of Hanna-Barbera Productions, having aired in 1959. The voice of Baba Looey was provided by Daws Butler who also voice Quick Draw and four other characters.

Answer: Star Trek: The Next Generation

This phrase was uttered on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' by the Borg. The Borg was a fictional race of Cyborgs who relentlessly perused targets to assimilate. The full quote is as follows: "We are The Borg, You will be assimilated, your technological and biological distinctiveness will be added to our own, Resistance is futile."

Answer: All in the Family

"Stifle!" was Archie Bunker's favorite thing to say to his wife, Edith, when he disagreed with what she was saying. Other single word catch phrases from this same series were "Dingbat," a term he often used for Edith, and "Meathead," the nickname Archie had for his son-in-law, Mike Stivic. 'All in the Family' aired from 1971 through 1979. Archie Bunker was played by Carroll O'Connor, Edith Bunker was played by Jean Stapleton and Mike Stivic was played by Rob Reiner.

Answer: Jim McKay

Each week at the opening of 'ABC's Wide World of Sports', we would hear Jim McKay saying, "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat," as we watched a man go flying off the side of a ski jump. 'ABC's Wide World of Sports' first aired in April of 1961 and officially ended in 1997.

Answer: Vinnie Barbarino

'Welcome Back Kotter' was a 1970s era situation comedy centered around a high school class of remedial misfits, the Sweathogs, and their teacher Gabe Kotter. The Sweathogs' leader was Vinnie Barbarino, played by John Travolta. The other main characters were Juan Epstein played by Robert Hegyes, Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington played by Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Arnold Horshack played by Ron Palillo.

Answer: Arte Johnson

Arte Johnson played multiple parts. His character of Wolfgang, the Nazi soldier, would comment on previous comedy skits with his famous catch phrase, "Verrrry interesting -- but schtupit!" Other characters Johnson played were: Tyrone F. Horneigh, AKA the dirty old "Want a walnetto?" man, an East European named Piotr Rosmenko who would compare the U.S.A. and "The Old Country", a gentleman named Rabbi Shankar who dressed in a Nehru jacket and dispensed pun filled pseudo Indian-wisdom and the man riding a tricycle while wearing a yellow raincoat.

Answer: The Life of Riley

The catch phrase, "What a revoltin' development this is!" was often heard being uttered by Chester A. Riley, the main character from 'The Life of Riley'. The most popular incarnation of this show ran from 1953 through 1958 and starred William Bendix as Chester A. Riley. An earlier version of this show ran from 1949 to 1950 and starred Jackie Gleason.

Answer: Seinfeld

The catch phrase "Yada, yada, yada" was heard on 'Seinfeld' season 8, episode 19 by George's new girlfriend, Marcy, as she was telling a about a woman who thought she got Legionnaire's Disease from a hot tub. "Yada, yada, yada" was used to leave out details in this and other stories. 'Seinfeld' aired from 1990 through 1998.

Answer: Robin

'Batman' was the 1960s era program that can best be described as a live-action comic book often had such things as words like "Biff!", "Bam!" and "Pow!" flashed across the screen in the fashion of comic books. Many of the phrases were quite trite. One that was often used by Batman's sidekick, Robin, was "Zowie, Batman!" Robin was played by Burt Ward.

This version of 'Batman' was the earliest on TV and only ran from 1966 through 1968.