In the TV Land 2006 documentary The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases, Lowell Ganz credits Belson with including the catchphrase in the script of the season 3 Odd Couple episode "My Strife in Court" (originally aired Friday, February 16, 1973).
Ganz noted that Belson had heard it used years ago by a teacher in a typewriter repair class.
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