Invented by 19th-century writer Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle is a man who got drunk and slept for twenty years

Hawaiian Punch is a popular soft drink. Their commercials used to feature the mascot, Punchy, asking people if they wanted a nice Hawaiian Punch.

Then he’d punch them

Rock ‘Em Sock 'Em Robots were a popular toy in the '60s and '70s, and are still manufactured today

‘Where’s the beef?’ was the punchline to a Wendy’s hamburger commercial featuring actor Clara Peller

It was also used in the 1984 Democratic presidential debates between Walter Mondale (who lost the 1984 election to Ronald Reagan in one of the biggest electoral landslides in history) and Gary Hart (whose political career was never the same after it was found out he had an extramarital affair)

‘Kiss my grits’ was the catchphrase of sassy waitress Flo on TV’s ‘Alice’ (and the spinoff, ‘Flo’)

In 1990, Slick Rick, better known for songs like ‘La Di Da Di’ and ‘Children’s Story,’ pled guilty to two counts of attempted murder and spent five years at Riker’s Island

Uncle Fester was a character in TV’s ‘The Addams Family,’ based on the comics of Charles Addams. He’s also the title character in the NES game ‘Fester’s Quest’

Among Fester’s unique abilities is to activate a light bulb when placed in his mouth.

Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O'Conner, was one of the characters in the legendary sitcom ‘All in the Family’ (and, later, Archie Bunker’s Place')

Das EFX were members of EPMD’s Hit Squad, along with rappers K-Solo and Redman.

The beat briefly replicates of that of EPMD’s “So Whatcha Sayin'”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT7fWHowYsk

Well-known line from Tennessee Williams' play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ Marlon Brando played Stanley Kowalski in the movie