Only A True ‘80s Kid Can Name The ‘80s Sitcoms That Spawned These Popular Catchphrases
“Family wins. Family loses. Family ties.”
“Who’s the boss? Me, Angela. I am the boss. Go wash a door!”
“Let’s do the designing, women?”
“Is that an owl on trial? Well, then we must be in Night Court!”
“My growing, how it hurts! The paaaaaaaaaaains!”
“Punky Brewster, stop eating our cat this instant!”
“I’m ALF, consarn it!
“I’m Murphy Brown, consarn it!”
“Webster, where’s the beef, Webster?”
“I’m the guy from Silver Spoons and I want to watch Kate & Allie!”
“This is an empty nest because everyone I have ever loved left me or died.”
“To me you are perfect. A perfect stranger.”
“I can’t believe that I’m married with children and that Ronald Reagan went unpunished for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.”
“I’m Kate or Allie and I want to watch Silver Spoons!”
“Mr. Belvedere was my father’s name. It is also my name. Please call me that.”
“Norm, we’ve come together today because we at Cheers care about you, and we think you have a problem.”
“Newhart?! Gary Hart!”
“My bones hurt. I am old. I’m ready to go. I want to be with my husband again. I have treasured our time together, girls. My…my…Golden Girls…”
“We’re moving to a house on Three Mile Island? Now that’s what I call too close for comfort!”
“A break, gimme!”
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