One caveat: You can do what you want, but I only included phrases that were originated on the show or on a movie they riffed. I did not include any phrases that are actually references to outside sources. Examples: “It is balloon!” “McCloud!!!” “Shakin’ the bushes, boss!” “This is no place for a convertible!” or “This was no boating accident!”
My list, in more or less alphabetical order:
• “Dull surprise!!”–perfect whenever anything completely expected happens.
• “I like coffee…”–and, really, I do.
• “I like it very much!”–Watching an MST3K episode, for example.
• “It stinks!”–the “okay” gesture is required.
• “Join us, won’t we?”–Our official motto, I use it a lot.
• “No dancing. Not allowed.”–whenever you want to be Captain Bringdown.
• “Oh, I hate to shoot a butt like that”–when admiring a certain anatomical part.
• “Rock climbing….”–You’d be surprised how often this comes up.
• “Saaaaaaay!”–The perfect expression when things get late-night and randy.
• “Staaaay!”–It surprises people when I yell it, but I still do.
• “The right people will get it.”–Pretty much the words I live by.
• “Watch out for snakes!”–I live in the country so it’s often appropriate.
• “We’ll just wait here, then, shall we?”–Often used at the mall.
• “Why don’t they look?”–The sad head-shake is required to sell it.
• “Your weapons are useless against me!”–Handy during video games and action movies.
What are yours?
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Some of my favorites are the whole Booze Council deal, “SLEEEEEEP!”, “They took my thumbs, Charlie!” and “She has strange powers”
although I otherwise say sammich, if there’s nothing for dinner and that means shopping, I’ll declare ‘vodka sandwiches’ in a gravelly voice into the mostly vacant fridge
‘WHY IS IT DOING THAT?! WHAT IS THAT?! WHOOOO ARREEE YOOOOOOU???!’ inspired by the ringing of the phone
‘I’m coooommm-iiiing!’ really too annoying to use much
when the tables have been turned, or it IS someone’s turn: ‘now, you gonna be the worm face!’
also using ‘won’t we?’ a lot. forgot that one.
‘lived around here much?’
[clear throat] ‘guten tag. zigaretten? wir wollen ein autometen’ [sic] although I have already disqualified myself, this one breaks the rules, as it is a ‘Fawlty Towers’ reference. which I love.
if walking awkwardly: ‘frolic- cavort- prance-‘
if vexed, slipping into Grizzled Prospector Speak: ‘ooooo!’ ‘consarnit!’ ‘I’ll be horn-swoggled’
‘well sure, I can see how the— HUH?’
when lifting a tiny item, imitating Troy’s groans of exertion in Final Sacrifice. I also have a fondness for Rowsdower, so I like to sing ‘Rowsdower- Rowsdower- bibbity bobbity Zowsdower’ etc. under my breath. it seems to invoke his acid washed mulleted presence, which I find somehow comforting.
upon hearing a buzzer or alarm: ‘fries are done’
while enduring a long pause: ‘uh– HUH’ [a la Tom Servo] and ‘I ‘spose’
can’t believe I forgot this one! ‘MOVIE SIGN!’
My boss at work is a big beefy guy so I like to call him different nick-names of David Ryder from Space Mutiny. He’s got a good sense of humor too so that helps.
I find the phrase we’re/they’re “on a collision course with wackiness” very applicable in life.
Also I like to say “I’m the wind, baby,” “It befuddles my dumb cracker mind” and my current “take me to the sweet mushroom palace, my friend booze.”
Great thread idea, by the way!
Nobody has mentioned “Hi-keeba” yet???
forgot the riffed idiotic babble as Fats gets the paper in the early morning- Wild Rebels, of course:
‘rise denshine- nerly burb geds da worm- risedenshine ub ad at ’em’
very useful if you are not a morning person.
-Trumpy, you do magic things!
-Thong, the fish is ready
-The Master doesn’t allow visitors…
“HA HA HA HA H-YOU’RESTUCKHERE!!!” – from Fugitive Alien
I frequently say that women are “wearing a lovely pantsuit.” -from posture pals
“We’re a danger to ourselves and others!” – from Attack of the Giant Leeches
“Did you see my butt?” -from Space Mutiny
And, in a deep gravelly voice “I must have blood before the night is through.” Used in reference to scary stalkery-looking women at bars. -From The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
I have been known to respond to requests with “Swingin’,” a la ‘The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies’.
My friends and I do have a variety of characters on various MMORPGs named after the ‘Space Mutiny’ riffs (Big McLargeHuge, Flank Beefsteak, et cetera.)
And unfortunately for one of the above posters, “Turn it off! Turn it off!” is actually a riff on the movie ‘Hardcore’, starring George C. Scott.
I used to be in the habit of yelling out “MEGAWEAPON!!!” whenever I saw a big truck.
Stop talking Johnny Longbow!!!!!(track of the moon beast) Its better when the storm accompanies it as though God is saying it. When I want someone to stop talking I will say that.
If I see a Puma I’ll just knock it the hell over (Puma man,yes I’m paraphasing)
“And unfortunately for one of the above posters, “Turn it off! Turn it off!” is actually a riff on the movie ‘Hardcore’, starring George C. Scott.”
I knew about the origin of the riff… I was just- ‘CHEATING!’
thank you very much, though!
The one I use that ALWAYS gets a laugh is if someone asks if I want some peanuts, I reply “I sure hope he said peanuts!”
Once while I was hiking with my uncle, I used the “series of elaborate heart attack line” AND “The sides of my heart of blowing out like old tires” line and got substantial laughter from both. It was a good day.
Others include:
Sammich
Watch out for snakes
Kitty!
Why don’t they look?
Booze heals all wounds
Bite, me Frodo! (This was used A LOT in our house after the Lord of the Rings movies came out.)
ROXY! (Said in a whiney voice whenever someone can’t find something they’re looking for.)
SLEEP
STAAAYYY!
I didn’t mean to drop the (insert noun here) (said in whiny teenage strangler kid’s voice.)
Calling certain body parts the “area” or “batch.”
RUUUTH! (Said in Cal voice when referring to my co-worker Ruth)
Industry! Making things, etc. (whenever industrious music comes on TV.
God is dead? GOOD! (the angry old man voice from The Brute Man. I say this whenever someone angry comes on the news.)
I like to do the old man voice a lot, too. Joel did it best, but they all did it at one time or another.
That’s all I can think of right now. There’s a lot more, I’m sure.
The line in “Sunshine in Your Love” is actually “give you my dawn surprise”, but it’s pretty common to hear it as “dull”. When Ella Fitzgerald covered it (!!!) she sang “dull surprise”.
I like to refer to things as being “as elusive as Robert Denby.”
I always like to use “Uh…wha’ happa’?” whenever there is a lull in a conversation or someone doesn’t finish a sentence. I don’t know if it’s a direct reference to something but i know Servo used it a few times in the theater. Also: “Mitchell!” for times of quick action (also fun to say to people actually named Mitchell), “your weapons have no effect on me” any chance i can get, and “…goodbye…” (from the Gamera stinger) at the end of conversations.
And how could I forget “Creeper, creeper, creeper…YOU GIVE ME THE CREEPS!”.
I just can’t help myself.
while reaching for my reading glasses just now, I exclaimed, ‘Danger! Bifocals!’
“Time for go to bed.” (Done in that bemused Tor Johnson voice, of course).
“Who is this gentile stranger with pecs like melons and knees of fringe?” My second favorite way to greet an old friend (After Salah’s “I am so pleased you are not dead,” from Raiders of the Lost Ark).
“Trumpy, you can do stupid things!” (God, I hate reality TV).
“Mmm. Waffles!”
And while it doesn’t exactly count as a catch phrase, my wife is constantly amused by my infant daughter’s “Tom Servo arms.” They don’t really work, y’see. Just sorta hang there.
I don’t think anyone has mentioned:
“Push the button Frank!”
I find myself riffing on real life a lot, which is kind of disturbing, but unfortunately most of these riffs are so contextual I can’t think of them right now.
One I have noticed myself using frequently is variations on Coily’s “No springs!” whenever I find something lacking: “no e-mail! *whistle*”..”no milk! *whistle*” Et cetera.
Whenever someone tries to feed me a line of bull I’ll say “you hear that squirrels and bunnies?” (Time Chasers)
“Well consider yourselves conquered, I’ve gotta go.” Always used after I get the last word in during an argument. (Prince of Space)
“PACKERS!” Giant Spider Invasion
I used to call myself ‘Nuvena, Boy of the Future’ (12 To The Moon) but that nary made it from the early two-thousands. I find myself saying a version of ‘Who vil tek cyr oof ous nou?’ (The Day The Earth Froze) alot. Whenever I come across a large body of water I think “This is where the fish live” (Touch Of Satan).
“Oh for fun” – I love it when Joel says that.
Nooo springs! (we also try to do the whistle that follows it!)
We like it VERY MUCH
Football practice!
You know you want me, baby!
I call no way
I’ll put you in the bitch transformer
I know there are others, but they’ve become such a part of my daily conversation that sometimes I don’t even realize I’m saying them!
I agree with ennyday about “Push the button, Frank.”
Also:
“I had jello today!”
“I’m a danger to myself and others.”
I find myself using individual lines when situation permits, but not a lot as catchphrases.
Favorite MST3K catch phrases to use in real life used by me and my wife and son:
– “Bite me!” I used this just at the right moment last night and got a big laugh with it.
– “Chili Peppers burn my gut.”
– “Join us!”
– “Oh, I hate to shoot a butt like that.”
– “Tom Stewart killed me!”
– “Railing kill.”
– “Saaaayyy.”
– “It stinks!”
– “I will, I will get him. I will…”
JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ONE I DON’T THINK I’VE SEEN LISTED. SORRY IF I MISSED IT. EVERYONE SAY IT TOGETHER.
THEY JUST DIDN’T CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I often have to stop myself from saying “this is absolutely fascinating.” Fortunately, I usually succeed, so I still have a job… :grin:
Also, whenever I hear some lame attempt at “inspiring” music, I can’t help thinking “3M: Innovation, Technology…”
I always thought “Kitty!” worked best with very dangerous non-feline creatures.
Good Night! Stay pink, soft and oily! :wink:
“Go ahead, it’s yer move…”
I KNOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!
I once made another MSTie friend laugh (who’s probably reading this thread), when we were watching a baseball game and a steroid-enhanced Mark McGwire was coming up to hit, and I said in my best Tor Johnson voice, “Time to go to bat!”
I got to use “rock climbing” just the other day, in fact.
I also like to tell people they are the laziest man on Mars, then immediate ask why they were sleeping.
“I’m the wind, baby” comes up pretty often.
I also make that special Frank noise, a la “cuckoo kids getting their cuckoo kicks” [insert Warner Bros. Cartoon appropriate noise here]
And whenever I find myself in some sort of danger (like, whenever I cross the street in New York), I prepare myself to be able to yell “I regret nothing!” just before I die a sudden, painful death.
How could I forget one of my favorites?
“It’s all hot and it hurts and stuff!” Usually combined with “And I’m tasting metal!”
“Hi-keeba” is a huge one for me, too.
And pretty much every line and riff from “Mitchell” figures into my daily speech. “Booze and I are buying a house; we’re going to move in.” “Well, I was going to smell like beer sooner or later.” “Just another Wednesday night at Mitchell’s.” “Things are turning around for old Mitchell.” “Boss is such a dink.” Etc., etc., etc.
I often say “Manos…” when watching a movie with a stupidly slow beginning and “Uh… Movie?” when it is even slower in the middle.
I have also turned my friends on to “Wurwilf” which seems to be uttered when we are waiting for someone to come up with something to do.
I also use the term “Nightmare Fuel” which I am pretty sure is from Terribly Mixed UP.. whatever the hell the movie is.
1) Woo…lentils.
2) *crying* wah-hah-hahhhI’mhuge…
3) Sleep! (In heavenly peace!)
4) Are you boys cooking up there?
No!
Are you building an interocetor?
No!!
5) It’s Bootsy Collins! (after reading it in Kevin’s book, I can’t help but hear it when watching The Movie)
6) Torgo, you’re the laziest man on mars!
7) Think about it, won’t you?
Also, I’ve been known to swipe Trace’s “Industry!” and babyish midwestern voices from time to time.
“watch out for snakes!” is on my starbucks rechargeable gift card.
“g’nite, stay soft, pink, and oily”
“invisible elves are back!”
“normal view, normal view, NORMAL VIEW!!”
i’ll play the part of death…funny death!!
“…snaps a tether and kills a coolie” said under breath when i get pissy.
“sleeeeep in heavenly peeeeace”
“now with new Hinder 90!”
“if everybody had a spruce tree across finlandia”
“is it sampo yet?” asked to husband when he cooks meals to see if food is ready.
“big mclarge huge” and other variations
“the hell?”
“crow @bite me.com”
“and i put them in my underwear…”
“we like it very much”
“out of the inkwell comes koko the clown” said when i fill and clean my fountain pens
“mmmmmmm, skull juice”
“and now it’s garbage!!”
the krankor laugh.”HA HA HA”
“get those hands of fate at 10 and 2 mister!!”
Most of these drive my hubby nuts, but he seems to understand why i say them at the times i do.
I think Frank’s “Eyu-guh!” noise is from Spike Jones, but don’t quote me on it.
Another catchphrase I like but don’t get to use much is “THANK YOU!”
And oh yeah, whenever someone talks about love…
“No, no, you got it all wrong, love should be musty and hurtful!”
I am shocked SHOCKED that it took until #68 for someone to say “Push the button, Frank”. It is a standard part of MY family’s lexicon.
And dammit, I just used another one when someone criticized me for posting on this list:
“Oh bite me, it’s fun”
Oh, and both ‘Sleeep!’ and ‘Sleeep! in Heavenly Peeace!’
Any formulation of “It was a brief affair, and it ended bitterly.”
“I am the button”
‘…. I’m back!’
dodged an exceptionally bad driver this afternoon. as I escaped their influence, I said gently: ‘there. my problem went away.’
as they zoomed off, imagined them saying: ‘I’m gonna go over here and pout.’
Today I was driving my girlfriend to the mall, and she fell asleep. I woke her up with “Wake up, it’s Coily’s army of darkness!”
She was very confused.
I thought of a couple more:
“Jiminy, thinks Johnny. If only I could get a ride in one of those!” – Another favorite to pull out at the mall from time to time…
“You know, there are certain flaws in this film.” – I watch a lot of bad movies that MST never got around to.
I’ve used a few from time to time, though I really don’t get into a lot of situations where I have the opportunity. A shame, really… :neutral: Erm, anyway…
Pod People – “It all looks so good, I don’t know where to start…” in Trace’s Elephant Man voice, of course. Also, “He doesn’t speak your language, dickweed!”
Prince of Space – “I like it very much.”
Touch of Satan – “Maybe the dag-blagged thing is over yonder!” or “Mind if I skip rocks across it?”
Hercules Against the Moon Men – “Well, time for my Snickers.”
Women of the Prehistoric Planet – “Hi-keeba!”
This Island Earth – “I think this may have something to do with those white-haired (or other adjective) fellows.”
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank – “You know you want me, baby!”
The Unearthly – “Accept the pain, Frank!”
I don’t know how much of a catchphrase it is, but whenever nothing is happening I yell “Do something!” (from Manos)
oh and in the one instance it came up my friend was eating stew, so I asked him what was in his stew…
There are sooo many, but i certainly would use the word “hinder” a lot less often if not for our beloved Best Brains.
And for what it’s worth the lyrics to Sunshine of Your Love are “dawn surprise” not “dull surprise”.