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Classic TV Catchphrases

Keep cool till after school.  Jeez Wayne. Nice one Stu.  The money or the bag? You're not in Guatemala now, Doctor Ropata. You know I can't grab your ghost chips. You must always blow on the pie. Those were our people today. New Zealand television would not be what it is, without those magic moments where one person saying a few choice words reached inside the viewer, and held on tight — like the hook to a great song. Sometimes the magic is about unexpected comedy. Sometimes it is about community; often it is about the comfort of the familiar. Here are eight of the best.