Lucy, you got some ‘splaining to do!

There are certain television lines that come back easily from my childhood. Jimmie Walker’s famous line “Dy-no-mite!” from the show Good Times, which I knew before I ever saw an actual episode, because Walker’s face was plastered across magazines like Tiger Beat and Teen, ranks as one of the earliest. Ricky Ricardo, played by Desi Arnaz, crying out in frustration at his wife Lucy, Lucille Ball, in I Love Lucy is another memory at the top of the list.

A few years later, as we were allowed to watch more TV, I used to mimic Gary Coleman in his role as Arnold Jackson on the show Different Strokes as he seemed to say each episode when something happened: “What’ch you talkin’ ‘bout Willis? Yea, my mimicking was as annoying as it sounds.

Later I joined the crew from Cheers in celebrating Norm’s arrival each episode by shouting out his name.

TV has a way of spilling over into our lives. There have been other iconic lines too:

• “How you doin’?” — Friends
• “Live, from New York, it’s Saturday night!” — Saturday Night Live
• “Is that your final answer?” — Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” — ABC’s Wide World of Sports
• “Beam me up, Scotty!” — Star Trek

I could go on and on, we as a society watch an amazing amount of television. I can give thousands of reasons why we should give up TV, but it still manages to find a special place in our hearts and memories. Check out my latest post, Tuned in and watching! on The Heart of the Matter and see what you think. How much TV do you watch? And what lines are memorable for you?

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