TV colloquialisms which are used to describe similar moments?

[degeneration]

I was thinking about certain TV colloquialisms that get used to describe other situations.

Red Shirt - Origin: Star Trek, Multiple Epsiodes. Used to describe a normally nameless individual who will be killed rather than one of the main cast. See Lost and Ensign Ricky from Family Guy.
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Jumping the Shark - Origin: Happy Days, "Hollywood, Part Three Of Three.". Used to describe a show when its out of ideas and has to concoct more bizarre storylines to keep the audience watching (see X-Files, The., Prison Break)

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It was all dream - Origin: Dallas, 1985 - 1986 Season. A really crap way of rewriting canon by explaining a series of events as a dream. See (Star Trek: Enterprise finale (Although not rewriting anything, but the holodeck Troi and Riker set in the middle of TNG when one has aged and one has eaten his way through Greggs was really annoying) and probably Heroes.

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So any others?

[scoobyood]

"Yadda Yadda Yadda" from Seinfeld.

I'm sure there were a couple more from Seinfeld that have permeated.

The "good night John boy.. etc" From the Waltons.

[cockbongo]

I know quite a few people/situations for which the phrase "we were on a break!" (Friends) gets hauled out again and again....

[fattyboombatty]

"Yadda Yadda Yadda" from Seinfeld.

I'm sure there were a couple more from Seinfeld that have permeated.

The "good night John boy.. etc" From the Waltons.

what are the "other" situations those phrases apply to?

[statto]

Not in other TV shows, but they're phrases that have entered the public domain and are commonly used in the real world. Monty Python has spawned loads of these (dead parrot, no one expects the Spanish inquisition, and now for something completely different, etc).

While "jumping the shark" is a well known phrase on the forums I think it's up there with "all your base are belong to us" and "chocolate rain" when it comes to joe public. If you used that expression to most people they wouldn't have a clue what you were on about.

[degeneration]

Did "Reset Switch" come from anywhere or is it as explanatory as it sounds?

And "Who shot...?" Was there anything like this before Dallas? Eastenders have used this trick a few times.

[tpr007]

Chocolate rain?

[basegreen]

Chocolate rain?

Don't even ask. You will regret it.

[alphatyrant]

Not as bad as it sounds, but still bad.

[basegreen]

Not as bad as it sounds, but still bad.

It damaged my psyche more than 2girls1drinkingvessel :suspect: