I still use the phrase "double whammy" when two bad things happen at once. "I tripped over the sidewalk then fell into a puddle!" "Oh, man, double whammy!"
except that I think "double whammy" has nothing to do with TV. I think the game show got the word "whammy" from the general usage in the language including, but not specifically from, "double whammy"
Cool story, bro. No one is saying the show INVENTED the word. It's a catchphrase. South Park didn't create the name Kenny. Heroes didn't create cheerleaders. Who cares if Press Your Luck used a word that already existed?
I use "Big Bucks, No whammies" when I use my phone number at the supermarket for a discount. My whole life is like that. People always wonder what the hell I am talking about. Know what I mean Vern? Parts is Parts.
HAHAHA! I first thought "Okily dokily neighborino" was a reference to Wilson, from Home Improvement. I retyped it 3 times before I realized I had the wrong show!
Yeah, then they changed the pattern on him and you could see his face was still smiling as he was watching the lights "Oh %#&$@ they got me on national TV".
I saw that show. They let the guy continue on even after the broadcast ended, and they taped it and played it on air the next day. At one point he passed his remaining spins to the next contestant who whammied, then the other contestant whammied and passed the spins back to him, and he won more before passing the spins again and the game finally ended.
All I could think of for "eat my shorts" was the movie, Grumpy Old Men." I barely got it in time. (Never seen an episode of the Simpsons, but eventually remembered hearing that phrase attributed to Bart.)
Not inspector gadget for this message will selfdestruct ? ( I thought the problem might be that it wasnt american, but i looked it up afterwards and it is)