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Co-writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry during a Dad's Army event at Bressingham Steam Museum, May 2011. Originally intended to be called The Fighting Tigers, Dad's Army was based partly on co-writer and creator Jimmy Perry's experiences in the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV, later known as the Home Guard) [7] [8] and highlighted a somewhat forgotten aspect of defence during the Second World War.
The slogan was replaced by "Join the People Who've Joined the Army" in 1973, which later evolved into "This is the Army." [3] Slogan was written in 1971 by Ted Regan Jr., Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director of N.W. Ayer, the Army's ad agency. Regan also wrote the follow-up slogan, "Join the people who've joined the Army.'
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
A cockney, Walker was born in 1906, and raised in Plaistow, East London. [3] He is the second-youngest member of the platoon, the youngest being Private Pike.A pleasant and amiable, if slightly shifty, personality, [1] Walker is nevertheless a constant thorn in Captain Mainwaring's side, for he does not share Mainwaring's idealism.
Private James Frazer is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and undertaker, first portrayed by John Laurie in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. He is noted for his catchphrases "We're doomed!" [1] [2] [3] and "Rubbish!" [2]
Jack Jones joined the army as a drummer boy in 1884; thereafter, he served in five military campaigns – the Gordon Relief Expedition to the Sudan (1884–1885), the Anglo-Egyptian Reconquest of the Sudan (1896–1899), the Boer War (1899–1901), where after that he was promoted to Lance Corporal, and the First World War (1914–1918 ...
Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock Have mercy! John Stamos revealed which Full House catchphrase his 4-year-old son, Billy, has already perfected. John Stamos and Wife Caitlin's Sweetest Moments With Son ...
The episode title pays homage to the wartime catchphrase of Tommy Handley in the ITMA radio series, "Don't forget the diver sir; do not forget the diver" about the character Deepend Dan. The episode sees the first appearance of Robert Raglan as Captain Square's Sergeant. He would later return in a semi-regular role as the "Colonel".