Catchphrases

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Catchphrase

• Definition: a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance

• Source: popular culture• Medium: Mass media

e.g. literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio

He’s dead, Jim.

• Source: Star Trek (The Original Series)• Character: Leonard “Bones” McCoy• Chief Medical Officer• He declares someone or something die with

the line about 20 times with the line.• Example: Google Chrome

I’m a doctor, not a(n)…

• Source: Star Trek (The Original Series)• Character: Leonard “Bones” McCoy• Chief Medical Officer• When he must perform some tasks beyond his

profession.• e.g. When he was confronted with silicon

aliens, “I’m a doctor, not a bricklayer.”• 11 times in the series

Man’s best friend

• Source: Courtroom speech (1870)• Person: George Graham Vest• the closing of a trial • "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a

man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."

Let’s roll

• Source: 9/11 attacks • Person: Todd Beamer• Start an activity, attack, mission

or project• Inspired by his final known words• “Are you guys ready? Okay, let’s roll.”• Battlecry

I’ll be back

• Source: The Terminator (1984)• Character: Terminator• Person: Arnold Schwarzenegger• Used in another 9 movies

To Infinity and Beyond

• Source: Toy Story• Character: Buzz Lightyear• There’ no limit• Examples– Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”– a father and a son treading

water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean

Houston, we have a problem

• Source: Apollo 13 (1995)• Character: Astronaut Jim Lovell• “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”

D’oh

• Source: The Simpsons• Character: Homer• when he injures himself

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