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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.
[2] [3] In 2004, Dad's Army came fourth in a BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was placed 13th in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, and voted for by industry professionals. [4] A second feature film of Dad's Army with a different cast was released in 2016. [5]
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 ...
District of Columbia Army National Guard - Capital Guardians [2] Florida Army National Guard - We Accept the Challenge [2] Hawaii Army National Guard - Onipaa Mau Loa (Steadfast Forever) [2] Maine Army National Guard - Dirigo (I Direct or I Guide) [2] (also the state motto) Maryland Army National Guard - Fatti Maschi Parole Femine [2] (also the ...
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".
Glenister's – Life on Mars (U.S. version); a "cop bar" named in tribute to Philip Glenister of the original version; The Globe and Anchor – Heartbreak Ridge (1986) The Goat and Compasses – Dad's Army; The Goat and Compasses, Fitzrovia – Framley Parsonage, Chapter 32; Sowerby goes there to meet the debt collector Tom Tozer
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.