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January 17, 2015
Radio/Television

“Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?”

"Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?" is a jocular one-liner that has been cited in print since at least 1995. The pun is on the two definitions for "AM" -- "ante…

May 30, 2006
Radio/Television

“It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”

New York City's Channel 5 (then WNEW, now FOX television) has a 10 o'clock newscast. Before each newscast appears the public service announcement: "It's 10 p.m. Do you know…

April 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…”

"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…

April 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check my email, Etsy, Instagram, Facebook…”

"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…

April 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check my email, Pinterest,  Instagram, Facebook…”

"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…

January 31, 2025
Food/DrinkRadio/Television

“It’s not cereal. It’s HBO (Honey Bunches of Oats)”

Home Box Office (HBO) has a slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." HBO shouldn't be confused with the cereal Honey Bunches of Oats, but there are jokes. "New slogan for…

May 29, 2010
Radio/Television

“It’s sick out there and getting sicker” (Bob Grant)

Talk radio host Bob Grant (1929-2013), in a long and pioneering talk show career, had shows on both WOR and WABC radio stations in New York City. "It's sick out there and getting…

October 29, 2015
Radio/Television

“It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on”

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson, 1926-1962) posed nude for a 1949 calendar photo. She was paid $50. In March 1952, after three years of minor roles in Hollywood, it was finally revealed…

January 31, 2025
Food/DrinkRadio/Television

“It’s not TV. It’s HBO (Honey Bunches of Oats)”

Home Box Office (HBO) has a slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." HBO shouldn't be confused with the cereal Honey Bunches of Oats, but there are jokes. "New slogan for…

December 28, 2022
Radio/Television

“Just so we’re clear, I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community”

"I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community" (or "Just so we're clear, I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community") has been posted on many images. "LG HDTV"…

April 28, 2006
Radio/Television

“La Kalle” (Univision Radio)

"La Kalle" is the slang Spanish spelling of "la calle" (meaning "the street"). Several Spanish radio stations owned by Univision call themselves "La Kalle."…

December 15, 2017
Radio/Television

“Law & Order is Scooby-Doo for adults”

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series that ran from 1990 to 2010 and was filmed in New York City. Scooby-Doo is an American animated cartoon franchise.…

December 24, 2015
Radio/Television

“Life doesn’t imitate art. It imitates bad television”

"Art imitates life" is an old saying that dates back to at least ancient Greece. "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life" is from Oscar Wilde's 1889 essay,…

June 29, 2018
Radio/Television

“Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself”

"Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. On the American teen drama television series Dawson's Creek, the…

September 27, 2021
Radio/Television

“Lights. Camera. Fiction!”

"Lights! Camera! Action!" is, supposedly, what a movie director might say. "Lights! Camera! Fiction!" has been used in several titles. "Lights. Camera. Fiction!" was…

November 15, 2004
Radio/Television

“Live, from New York! It’s Saturday Night!” (Saturday Night Live)

In 1975, sportscaster Howard Cosell attempted to revive the glory that was the Ed Sullivan Show by occupying that same Ed Sullivan theater (on Big Apple Corner) with a new ABC show. It was called…

February 5, 2016
Radio/Television

“My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny”

A popular pun about the tv remote is: "My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn't remotely funny." "I told my TV controller a joke. It wasn't remotely…

January 20, 2018
Radio/Television

“My TV keeps changing the channels by itself every few seconds. It’s an ADHD TV”

There is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and HD TV (high-definition television), but ADHD TV? "Inventing: ADHD TV - has a high definition picture & changes channels…

January 2, 2018
Radio/Television

“My wife and I watched three movies back to back. Luckily, I was the one facing the TV”

"My wife and I watched three movies back to back. Luckily, I was the one facing the TV" is a joke that has been printed on many images. English comedian Milton Jones has told the joke…

May 7, 2018
Radio/Television

“Netflix is so much better than going out and pretending to like people”

"Netflix is so much better than going out and pretending to like people" is a jocular saying about watching Netflix entertainment at home that has been printed on several images.…

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