Bazinga! How You Doin'? and 9 Other Classic TV Show Catchphrases

How I Met Your Mother revolved around five main characters, but it was Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) who coined the most famous catchphrase of the show’s nine-season run. Although the Stinson’s “Bro Code,” “Suit up” and the ol’ get-out-of-a-date Lemon Law loophole are deserving of honorable mention, his delightful quip “It's going to be legen—wait for it–dary! Legendary!” takes the cake.

Michael Scott (Steve Carell) was the unpredictable, naïve and sometimes always immature regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch on The Office. But, despite his seasoned position, Michael had a tendency to blurt out, “That’s what she said,” whenever someone said anything that could be construed in a sexual manner…literally anything.

The Big Bang Theory tells the story of a genius physicist, Sheldon (Jim Parsons), who seriously struggles with making even the slightest human interaction seem, well, human. On the occasion that Sheldon actually sees it fit to crack a joke, he always follows it up with his trademark “Bazinga!” so his friends can know he’s being comical.

He may not have been the show’s star, but Norm Peterson (George Wendt) was a staple character on each and every one of Cheers’ 271 episodes. Norm frequented the bar and, upon entry, always received a collective and resounding greeting of “Norm!” from his fellow patrons. Cheers, where everybody really does know your name.

Dr. Drake Ramoray aka Joey Tribbiani from Friends was practically incapable of passing up an opportunity to approach a beautiful woman. Luckily, his confidence, good looks and defining catch phrase—“How you doin’?”—were always there to back him up.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) held her own on I Love Lucy, but her on-screen and IRL husband, Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), became just as famous for calling out “Lucy, I’m home,” every time he entered their New York apartment. Ahhh, classic.

In 1989, ABC’s Family Matters introduced us to one of the most memorable (and nerdy) characters in TV history—Steve Urkel (Jaleel White). From eating cereal like a dog to falling into the Winslows’ coffee table, we could always count on Urkel to make us chuckle with a poorly timed “Did I do that?” Stefan, on the other hand...

With six kids under one roof, there’s bound to be some sibling rivalry. Whenever Jan (Eve Plumb) grew frustrated with Marcia (Maureen McCormick) on The Brady Bunch, she simply repeated her big sister’s name three times with exasperation. It was calming for Jan and annoying for Marcia. Win-win!

Although Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) was the (stair car) driving force of this Fox sitcom, his sleazy brother Gob (Will Arnett) was responsible for many a laugh. Delusional and desperate to impress his father, more often than not Gob’s harebrained schemes took a turn for the worse and resulted in an “I’ve made a huge mistake” moment.

Gary Coleman will always be remembered as the adorable and persistent eight-year-old Arnold Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes. Though he often changed the end moniker, listening to little Arnie remark “What’choo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” always fills our hearts with glee.

Full House ran for eight successful seasons, introduced us to the functional yet dysfunctional Tanner family and brought us countless one-liners. From Uncle Jesse’s (John Stamos) “Have mercy” and Joey’s (Dave Coulier) “Cut. It. Out.” to DJ’s (Candace Cameron Bure) “Oh my lanta” and Michelle’s (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) “You got it, dude,” the ABC sitcom was practically an incubator for some of the most memorable catchphrases.