FANDABIDOZI

'D'OH!' is the nation's favourite children's television catchphrase, according to a poll of adults.  Homer Simpson's classic curse, written as 'annoying grunt' in the show's script, was first used in a short episode on the Tracey Ullman show in 1989.  It soon became his trademark and is occasionally by other characters Bart, Lisa and Grampa.  'Doh!' was even added into The New Oxford Dictionary of English in 1998 with the definition 'used to comment on an action perceived as foolish or stupid' - and was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001.

The poll of 7,431 TV fans, conducted by TheBabyWebsite.com, placed Fred Flintstone's 'Yabba Dabba Doo!' in 2nd. 

3rd place went to the Dalek's famous catchphrase 'Exterminate!' from legendary BBC sci-fi show Doctor Who. 

Nigel Crawford, spokesman for TheBabyWebsite said:- "It’s surprising how many of the catchphrases have really stood the test of time.  Some of the more popular sayings when I was at school are still in the list today.  I’m sure Homer’s ‘D’oh’ will be in the list for many many years to come too.”

Fred's Flintstone's catchphrase, which was originally derived from the Brylcreem advertising jingle motto "A Little Dab'll Do Ya!", was heard regularly during the 6 years The Flintstones series was aired in the 60's.  The Dalek's aggressive electronic screech is recognised by children and adults alike. 

Captain Kirk's "Beam me up, Scotty!" in Star Trek was 4th. The command is spoken by Captain Kirk when he needs his transporter chief Scotty to transport him back to the ship.  The Chuckle Brothers - Paul and Barry - for saying "To me, to you" - was 5th. The slapstick comedy ChuckleVision usually involves the brothers undertaking a task or adventure, which then goes wrong.  The brothers have a number of other catchphrases including "Course it is, silly me" - "Silly you" and "Oh dear" followed by "Oh dear, oh dear".

He-Man's "By the power of Grayskull!" takes 6th place in the poll.  The A Team has 2 catchphrases in the top 10 - Hannibal's "I love it when a plan comes together" comes 7th whilst Mr T's "I pity the fool!" comes 9th. 

"Fandabidozi" by the Krankies, and "What's up Doc?" by Bugs Bunny completes the top 10.
 

Top 20	Catchphrase	Show
1.	D'Oh!	The Simpsons
2.	Yabba Dabba Doo!	The Flintstones
3.	Exterminate	Doctor Who
4.	Beam me up Scotty	Star Trek
5.	To me, to you	Chuckle Vision
6.	He-Man	By the power of Grayskull!
7.	I love it when a plan comes together	The A Team
8.	Fandabidozi	The Krankies
9.	I pity the fool!	The A Team
10.	What's up Doc?	Bugs Bunny
11.	I taught I taw a puddy tat	Tweety Pie on Looney Tunes
12.	Oh my God, they killed Kenny!	South Park
13.	What 'chu talkin' about Willis?	Different Strokes
14.	If it wasn't for you meddling kids	Scooby Doo
15.	Can we fix it, yes we can!	Bob the Builder
16.	Is it a bird, is it a plane… no its Superman!	Superman
17.	Ooh I could crush a grape	Crackerjack
18.	Eat my shorts	The Simpsons
19.	Laurel and Hardy	That's another fine mess you got me into
20.	Cowabunga Dude	Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles

COULD YOU BE THE NEXT DAVID BECKHAM?

THIS week sees the launch of a European Competition (UK, France, Italy and Switzerland) by the De Rigo Group to find the new face of the 2010 advertising campaign.  Follow in the footsteps of George Clooney, Bruce Willis and Antonio Banderas by sending a photo of yourself to the website police-beyounique.com and stating why you are unique enough to win, you will have an opportunity of being the next David Beckham.  David H Myers has been chosen as one of the key retailers participating. By visiting the store on London Street, Southport, you can submit your competition entry for a chance to become the next face of Police.   Every 2 weeks, users of the site will vote to select 10 people, until a total of 60 finalists have been chosen from the most interesting faces in the site’s photo gallery. The final casting session, which will be conducted by POLICE and the creative agency, will be carried out in September 2009; the winner will then automatically take part in the shoot for the new Be YOUnique 2010 campaign images, which will take place in the Autumn. A UK finalist is guaranteed.  Other prizes for the participants include a holiday for the person who has invited the most friends to sign up for the competition, a holiday awarded from a prize draw using the codes printed on the postcards distributed at the sales points, and finally a prize draw holiday for a salesperson involved in the campaign.  The major Are YOUnique competition represents an important step in the creation of a global POLICE community that is more united, with more brand loyalty, than ever before.

ODERNISATION OF BRECK ROAD POST OFFICE® TO DELIVER IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA

THIS week customers of Breck Road Post Office®, on Breck Road, Liverpool, are set to benefit from a refurbishment of the branch which will provide a lighter, brighter and more modern environment. Work on the refurbishment will be completed by the middle of July 2009. A Post Office spokesperson said:- “The refurbishment of Breck Road Post Office will result in a new modern layout which will deliver real customer benefits, whether people are visiting the branch to post a letter or find our more about our range of financial services such as credit card, savings and insurance products. We expect that the refurbishment will take around four weeks to complete. I am sure that customers will be delighted with the new facilities that will be available once the work is completed.” The Post Office operates in extremely competitive markets and it is vital its retail outlets offer an attractive and bright environment in order to retain and attract customers.  The investment in Breck Road Post Office will not only offer an improved customer service area, but will also provide a more professional environment for the Post Office team to offer customers information on the wide range of services available, such as great value telephony, travel and financial services products.  The branch will remain open during the refurbishment and will continue to offer the full range of services. The Post Office will be making every effort to ensure that any disruption is kept to an absolute minimum, with the majority of work taking place outside of opening hours.