Daily, reserved seat
Focused on another hour—
Game show fanatic
Exhausting workweek
Looking forward to weekend—
Sleeping through big plans
Vacation’s first day
RV takes turn for the worse—
Sidelined for repairs
This informative post will be published on Saturday along with my usual writing. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
What six words can you make using the letters STOP only once in each word?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Today’s narrative will take a bit of a detour. Let’s just call it an expanded Q & A about some of American television’s most iconic and regularly occurring lines. The lines will be listed below, with the answers provided at the end of the list.
Here is the Top Ten as selected randomly without any special significance. Can you name the television show for each?
What’s up doc?
Did I do that?
Heeeere’s Johnny!
Yabba dabba do!
Live long and prosper
Come on down!
Book ’em Danno
And that’s the way it is
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
Good night John Boy
Here are the answers. How did you do? You are invited to share in the comments some of your favorite lines from television shows as well as films.
What’s up doc?
Bugs Bunny from “Looney Tunes”
Did I do that?
Steve Urkel from “Family Matters”
Heeeere’s Johnny!
Ed McMahon introducing Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show”
Yabba dabba do!
Fred Flintstone from “The Flintstones”
Live long and prosper
Mr. Spock from “Star Trek”
Come on down!
Contestant’s introduction from “The Price Is Right”
Book ’em Danno
Steve McGarrett from “Hawaii Five-O”
And that’s the way it is
News anchor Walter Cronkite’s sign-off from the “CBS Evening News”
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
Jim McKay as spoken on the introduction from ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”
Good night John Boy
Various family members at the end of each episode of “The Waltons”
STOP, POTS, TOPS, POST, SPOT, OPTS
Grandpa and his six-year old grandson were having a lively discussion about television technology, and Grandpa was quite amazed with the young lad’s knowledge.
His grandson continued to rattle off how modern television works with services such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and a few others. Grandpa was still plugged into his cable contract, and he was content to stay there. He knew next to nothing about these television streaming services.
As their time was wrapping up, Grandpa remembered something he had stored in the basement. Together, the two of them went down into the drafty and dark subterranean warehouse, which was filled with so many of Grandpa’s treasures. Grandpa enjoyed showing many of them to his grandson.
In the far corner was an old television set. Its time was long gone, but it still owned some real estate in the basement.
Grandpa asked his grandson a question, “Have you ever seen television rabbit ears?”
His grandson replied, “No, how did they work?” Grandpa had ignited his curiosity again.
Reaching into a box behind the ancient TV, Grandpa pulled out the simple looking rabbit ears.
His smiling grandson was ready to see what would happen next. He said, “Wow Grandpa! How did you wear those rabbit ears?”
Viewing cooking shows
Watching, yet never taste test—
Counting calories
Pushing shopping cart
Faster than flashy Corvette—
Speed up–kids at play!
Gifted three-year old
Earning Phi Beta Kappa—
Reading picture books
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Television brings us plenty to enjoy and view
There is so much to check out—both old and new
For some, 24-hour news channels keep them up-to-date
On whatever will be the day’s events and our fate
Growing up and watching many children’s shows
Most of them teach what there is to know
Movies, movies, movies of every genre and taste
Some make people finish dinner in a big haste
For those wanting to laugh, there are funny sitcoms
Some may even remind one of his dad or mom
Viewing dramas fills others’ interests and time
Certain shows will become daily favorites of mine
Now even more choices are available for all of us
The Internet offers even more shows without the fuss
Big Sky Buckeye 