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A catch phrase (a memetic phrase) is a word, phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Some catch phrases become the de facto "trademark" of the character with whom they originated.

This is a page which lists the frequent appearance of certain thematically important phrases spoken by different characters at different times. This page is arranged alphabetically, and then within each phrase, by episode chronology.

Contents

"Alone"

"Are you him?"

"Clean up the mess"

"Coward"

"Cowboy up"

"Dad?"

Locke perplexed by his father's presence on the Island
Locke perplexed by his father's presence on the Island

"Do not mistake coincidence for fate"

"Don't tell me what I can't do"

Locke arguing with the travel agent.
Locke arguing with the travel agent.

"Dude"

Main article: Dude

"Every man for himself"

Sawyer trying to get Kate to escape.
Sawyer trying to get Kate to escape.

"Fate"/"Free Will"

Main article: "Fate vs. Free Will"

"Fixing people/things"

Jack will always have something to fix
Jack will always have something to fix

"From the dawn of our species, Man has been blessed with curiosity"

Tom quoting Alvar Hanso
Tom quoting Alvar Hanso

"Go back!"

"Good people", "Bad person", etc.

Main article: Good and bad people

"Hey yourself"

  • Used by the main characters often in a response to "Hey".

"I didn't sign up for this."

"I'm not going anywhere with you."

"I'm sorry."

"It doesn't work like that."

"It's not real, none of it is real."

"I've seen enough."

"Killer/Murderer"

Ben telling Sawyer the Others aren't murderers.
Ben telling Sawyer the Others aren't murderers.

"The last time you had a gun..."

"Let go"

Boone asking Jack to let him go.
Boone asking Jack to let him go.

"Let's do this"

"Letting you off the hook"

Rose letting Jack off the hook.
Rose letting Jack off the hook.

"Lift it up"

"Live together, die alone"

"Making an excellent point"

"Never say never"

"Not the enemy"

"One, two, three, four, five."

Jack recounts the "five" story
Jack recounts the "five" story

"On my own"

  • "I'm already on my own, Jack." - Juliet, before she "heals" Claire ("One of Us")
  • "No, I’m on my own and at least I know that now." - Claire to Charlie when she thinks he is sabotaging her plan for rescue ("Par Avion")
  • "No I was never undercover, James. I'm on my own journey now." - Locke to Sawyer ("The Brig")

"Running like the devil's chasing you"

"See you in another life"

Nadia giving her photo with the message
Nadia giving her photo with the message

"See you on the other side"

"Special"

Richard telling Locke that Ben felt threatened because he is special
Richard telling Locke that Ben felt threatened because he is special

"Starting over"

  • "Three days ago we all died. We should all be able to start over." - Jack to Kate ("Tabula Rasa")
  • "Everyone gets a new life on this island, Shannon. Maybe it's time you start yours." - Locke to Shannon ("...In Translation")
  • "We all have setbacks. I mean God knows, it's just life. We'll start over." - Michael to Walt, about the first raft burning ("...In Translation")
  • "I want to go back to the beginning. Can't we just start all over?" - Sun to Jin ("...In Translation")
  • "I wish I could start over." - Jin to his father ("...In Translation")
  • "Everyone gets a new life on this island. I'd like to start now." - Shannon to Sayid ("...In Translation")
  • "Never too late for a fresh start." - David Reyes to Hurley ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")

"That was a long time ago"

"That's the spirit"

"There's a line"

"Use the five iron"


"What did one snowman say to the other snowman?"

Main article: Snowman joke

"What did you do?"

"Whatever you think I am, I'm not."

"Where are we?"

"Where he wants to be"

"Work to do"

Walt guiding Locke
Walt guiding Locke

"Wrong people for mission"

"You can go now."

"You can't help me!"

"You don't call, you don't write"

  • "Boy, you bunk with a guy for 48 days -- now he doesn't call or write." - Bernard to Eko ("S.O.S.")
  • "So, you wake up in the middle of the night; you grab your Jesus stick; you race off into the jungle. You don't call, you don't write?" - Charlie to Eko ("Three Minutes")
  • "So you're gone for a whole day after a massive hatch detonation -- you don't call, you don't write?" - Charlie to Locke ("Further Instructions")

"You make your own luck"

Martha Toomey discussing luck with Hurley
Martha Toomey discussing luck with Hurley

"You'll speak when you have something worth saying"

"You don't seem to know much about him"

  • "Well, for someone who wants to retain his paternal rights so badly you don't seem to know much about your son, Mr. Dawson. - Lizzy to Michael. ("Adrift")
  • "For someone who wants his son back so badly, you don't seem to know much about him, Michael. - Bea Klugh to Michael. ("?")

" You're mine"

  • "You're mine, and I love you. I love you so much." - Claire to Aaron ("Maternity Leave")
  • "After everything I did to get you here, after everything I've done to keep you here, how can you possibly not understand... that you're mine?" - Ben to Juliet ("The Other Woman")

Character-specific "trademark" catchphrases

  • "WAAAAAALLLLLT!" (Michael)
  • "My son/boy!" (Michael)
  • "They took my son/boy!" (Michael)
  • "My baby!" (Claire)
  • "Dude..." (Hurley)
  • "Whoa..." (Hurley)
  • "I'm not crazy" (Hurley)
  • "The numbers are bad!" (Hurley)
  • "You wanna talk about it?" (Kate)
  • "I'm going with you." (Kate)
  • "No you're not, Kate/whomever is relevant." (Jack)
  • "He was a sacrifice that the island demanded." (Locke)
  • "Don't tell me what I can't do!" (Locke)
  • "Everything happens for a reason!" (Locke)
  • "...., brother/sister!" (Desmond)
  • "See you in another life, [brother/yeah]." (Desmond)
  • "Aye" (Desmond)
  • "What can I do for you?" (Sawyer)
  • "Son of a bitch!" (Sawyer)
  • "Open this damn door!" (Sawyer)
  • "Bloody hell!" (Charlie)
  • "Oh, bollocks." (Charlie)
  • "Sodding..." (Charlie)
  • "My name isn't [insert alias here]." (Kate)
  • " ..., be my guest." (Locke)
  • "My name is Henry Gale and I'm from Minnesota" (Ben)
  • "I lied" (Ben)

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