14 FORGOTTEN Radio catchphrases every American once said

A cartoon rooster's favorite line came from a radio senator who never held office. A hotel bellboy took a dollar to page a man who wasn't there, and said it more than a million times. A cigarette pack went to war for a reason that wasn't true. And for thirty-three years, Paul Harvey read millions of listeners stories he didn't write. In this documentary, we count down fourteen radio catchphrases Americans carried from the living room to the lunch counter, and the people who said them first. Which radio sign-off held back taps at army camps overseas? How did Droopy the dog get his voice from Fibber McGee's front door? And who was really telling the rest of the story? In this video, we cover: The Rooster's Line: How a radio senator's joke became Foghorn Leghorn's. The Bellboy: The dollar audition that made Johnny Roventini a living trademark. The Catbird Seat: How a Dodgers announcer put a Kansas phrase in the dictionary. How About That: The DiMaggio comeback that gave Mel Allen his call. The Rest of the Story: The writer behind every one of Paul Harvey's stories. Chapters: 0:00 - The Sentences Everybody Said 0:55 - That's a Joke, Son 3:44 - Call for Philip Morris 6:01 - Sittin' in the Catbird Seat 8:41 - 'Tain't Funny, McGee 10:32 - Kids Say the Darndest Things 12:45 - Lucky Strike Green Has Gone to War 14:49 - Now Cut That Out 16:39 - Up, Up and Away 18:51 - Say the Secret Word 20:45 - That Ain't the Way I Heerd It 23:14 - How About That 25:34 - Good Evening, Mr. and Mrs. America 27:39 - There's Good News Tonight 29:40 - The Rest of the Story If you enjoyed this look back at the sayings America borrowed from the radio, subscribe for more forgotten American radio history. Old Time Radio, Golden Age of Radio, Radio Catchphrases, Paul Harvey, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jack Benny, Walter Winchell, Mel Allen, Nostalgia, 1940s