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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Heeere's Johnny!" -- the introduction for U.S. talk-show host Johnny Carson for 30 years -- has been ranked the most memorable TV catchphrase in a Top 100 list covering 60 years of American television shows, cartoons, commercials and quotes from news programs.

Neil Armstrong's famous "One small step for man ... " comment when stepping on the moon on July 20, 1969, took second place in the list compiled by TV Land, while millionaire businessman-turned-TV star Donald Trump came in third with his curt "You're fired!" ousting of contestants from the TV show "The Apprentice."

The list, which features catchphrases and one-liners from 10 commercials and 28 comedies ranging from Alka Seltzer to "Star Trek" and "The Simpsons" will be presented in a five-night TV Land special starting on Monday.

It also includes moments from televised events such as the 1969 moon landing and President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address. Kennedy's line "Ask not what your country can do for you ..." came in fifth place.

"We have found that television is such a huge part of baby boomers' DNA that it makes sense that so much of America's pop culture jargon comes from TV," said Larry W. Jones, president of TV Land. The list was complied by TV Land producers and editors.

Carson became a household name as host of "The Tonight Show" from 1962 to 1992 and was introduced by sidekick Ed McMahon to the studio audience and the nation with the rallying call "Heeere's Johnny!"

#100 -- "Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")

#99 -- "Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday Night Live")

#98 -- "I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")

#97 -- "God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")

#96 -- "I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")

#95 -- "This is the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")

#94 -- "Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)

#93 -- "Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")

#92 -- "Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")

#91 -- "Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")

#90 -- "Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour")

#89 -- "Here it is, your moment of Zen" ("The Daily Show")

#88 -- "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)

#87 -- "Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")

#86 -- "That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")

#85 -- "Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")

#84 -- "The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")

#83 -- "Welcome to the O.C., bitch" (Luke, "The O.C.")

#82 -- "You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")

#81 -- "Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")

#80 -- "The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")

#79 -- "Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")

#78 -- "Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")

#77 -- "I'm Rick James, bitch!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")

#76 -- "Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")

#75 -- "I know nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")

#74 – “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” (Jan, “The Brady Bunch”)

#73 -- "Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")

#72 -- "Let's be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues")

#71 -- "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)

#70 -- "Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night Live")

#69 -- "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)

#68 -- "Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck")

#67 -- "Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter")

#66 -- "Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")

#65 -- "Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")

#64 -- "Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")

#63 -- "Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")

#62 -- "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)

#61 -- "Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")

#60 -- "We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show")

#59 -- "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)

#58 -- "Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")

#57 -- "Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics)

#56 -- "Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")

#55 -- "Hey HEY hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")

#54 -- "Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)

#53 -- "Holy ____________, Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")

#52 -- "What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show")

#51 -- "Never assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple")

#50 -- "Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)

#49 -- "You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")

#48 -- "Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")

#47 -- "How YOU doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")

#46 -- "Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire")

#45 -- "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)

#44 -- "Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")

#43 -- "You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live")

#42 -- "I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)

#41 -- "Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")

#40 -- "Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")

#39 -- "Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")

#38 -- "Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")

#37 -- “…if it weren’t for you meddling kids! (The bad guy, “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?”)

#36 -- "Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live")

#35 -- "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")

#34 -- "You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")

#33 -- "Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")

#32 -- "No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")

#31 -- "It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad)

#30 -- "It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)

#29 -- "Norm!" ("Cheers")

#28 -- "How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")

#27 -- "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports")

#26 -- "Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera' " ("Candid Camera")

#25 -- "Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)

#24 -- "De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")

#23 -- "Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")

#22 -- "Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")

#21 -- "And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News")

#20 -- "Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")

#19 -- "Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)

#18 -- "Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)

#17 -- "Hey hey HEEY!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")

#16 -- "Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")

#15 -- "Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")

#14 -- "Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")

#13 -- "We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live")

#12 -- "Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")

#11 -- "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")

#10 -- "I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)

#9 -- "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")

#8 -- "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")

#7 -- "Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)

#6 -- "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")

#5 -- "Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)

#4 -- "Baby, you're the greatest" (Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners")

#3 -- "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")

#2 -- "One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)

#1 -- "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")

#98 -- "I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")

#45 -- "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)