“Steal a news van. It’s the perfect crime. How will they ever report it?”
"We’re stealing a news van! It’s the perfect crime! How will they ever report it?" is a line from the American animated sitcom King of the Hill, the "Gone with the…
“Studies have shown that more people watch television than any other household appliance”
A television is sometimes described as a household appliance. "More Indonesians watch TV than any other household appliance" was posted on X/Twitter by Shannon Smith on February 8, 2011.…
“Talent on loan from God”
A biblical view is that all life on the earth is "on loan" from God. The conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has joked that he has "talent on loan from God," cited…
“Technically, televised sports are game shows”
Televised sports have been compared to game shows. "not all game shows are sports. but all sports are game shows" was posted on Twitter by ethan on July 1, 2018. "All sports that are…
“Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn’t have in your home”
English television host David Frost (1939-2013) is frequently credit with this line: "Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you…
“Television has changed the American child from an irresistible force to an immovable object”
"Television is changing the American child from an irresistible force to an immovable object. -- Time Magazine" was printed in The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) on September 9, 1958.…
“Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other”
"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Ann Landers," the pen name of a syndicated…
“Television is a writer’s medium” (television adage)
"Television is a writer's medium" is a popular saying, along with "film is a director's medium" and "theater is an actor's medium." "Television is…
“Television is called a medium because it is neither rare nor well done”
"Television is called a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" is a classic joke about early television. "Definition 'Television: A new medium—rare, if well…
“Ten seconds of drug commercials are spent telling you what the drug is for and the rest is spent basically daring you to take it”
"Ever notice that the first 10 seconds of a medical drug commercial is spent telling you what the drug is for and the rest basically daring you to take it?" is a saying that has been…
“That awkward moment when you finish watching a TV series and you don’t know what to do”
"That awkward moment when you finish watching a TV series and you don’t know what to do with your life anymore" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“That moment when your high school music is on the oldies station”
"That moment when the music you listened to in high school is being played on the 'oldies' station" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This saying originated from…
“The American people don’t believe anything until they see it on television”
"The American people don't believe anything until they see it on television" is a quotation by American politician Richard Nixon (1913-1994) that has been featured at the Newseum in…
“The average home has two washing machines: 1) The real washing machine, and 2) Television”
"The average home has two washing machines -- washing machine + brain washing machine" is a saying shown on several images. The "brain washing machine" is a television.…
“The Beat of New York” (WKTU-FM)
WKTU-FM (103.5) used to be a country music station, but in February 1996 it became "the beat of New York." It's a nonstop dance dance dance. "The beat of New York" is…
“The camera adds ten pounds” (film and television adage)
"The camera adds ten pounds" is an old film and television adage that is still held by many. Camera angles and colors can make one to appear fatter or thinner. "The motion-picture…
“The camera doesn’t lie” (“The camera never lies”)
'The camera doesn't lie" (or "the camera never lies") means that photographic evidence shows what something actually looks like. The old saying has been used since the…
“The first stage of a realistic baking show would be each contestant trying to open a jammed utensil drawer”
What would a realistic baking show (possibly on the Food Network) be like? This was posted on X/Twitter by The Notorious B.E.V. 🌈 on December 5, 2018: "The first stage of a realistic baking…
“The first time I saw a universal remote control I thought, ‘This changes everything’”
A popular joke about a tv remote is: "I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control, and I thought to myself, 'Well, this changes everything.'" "A universal…
“The greatest thing since radio”
Radio was regarded as a great invention in the early 1900s, and other wonders were hyped as "the greatest thing since radio." The expression "greatest thing since radio" has…