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JamesG · 01-22-2013, 11:27 PM

Joey Lawrence Reveals "Whoa!" Catchphrase Origins (VIDEO)
01/22/2013

Joey Lawrence revealed the origins behind "Whoa!", his popular "Blossom" catchphrase, during a recent appearance on HuffPost Live.

"That word was great," Lawrence said. "It's so weird that word has transcended 20 years."

Lawrence said he first uttered "whoa" as a joke.

"I can only imagine what that word would have been had social media been what it is today. It took off in the course of one night once it hit the airwaves, but with social media, it probably would have been twice as fast."

According to Lawrence, "whoa" was written in the script like a surfer dude would say it -- think Keanu Reeves -- but it wasn't getting any laughs.

"The executive producer came up to me and said, 'Can you try something else? ... People aren't finding it humorous,'" Lawrence explained. "I don't know where that came from! I just tried it once and did this weird thing and people laughed. They laughed tremendously long. We did a second take and they laughed again."

And the rest is TV history.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0..._2528364.html?

MacLeaper · 01-29-2013, 12:04 PM

Whoa! Cool.

*ROGER* · 01-29-2013, 01:35 PM

I always thought the whole "whoa" thing was super annoying and totally Unfunny.

ChrisKanakis · 08-11-2013, 09:46 PM

I guess it's cool when you're 16 and pumped full of HGH

veggie-tari-jenn · 02-09-2015, 05:03 AM

awesome...thanx....always liked the whoa!!

01-22-2013, 11:27 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,966	Joey Lawrence Reveals the Origins of his "Whoa!" Catchphrase *Joey Lawrence Reveals "Whoa!" Catchphrase Origins (VIDEO)* 01/22/2013 Joey Lawrence revealed the origins behind "Whoa!", his popular "Blossom" catchphrase, during a recent appearance on HuffPost Live. "That word was great," Lawrence said. "It's so weird that word has transcended 20 years." Lawrence said he first uttered "whoa" as a joke. "I can only imagine what that word would have been had social media been what it is today. It took off in the course of one night once it hit the airwaves, but with social media, it probably would have been twice as fast." According to Lawrence, "whoa" was written in the script like a surfer dude would say it -- think Keanu Reeves -- but it wasn't getting any laughs. "The executive producer came up to me and said, 'Can you try something else? ... People aren't finding it humorous,'" Lawrence explained. "I don't know where that came from! I just tried it once and did this weird thing and people laughed. They laughed tremendously long. We did a second take and they laughed again." And the rest is TV history. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0..._2528364.html? Attached Images

01-29-2013, 12:04 PM	#2
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	Whoa! Cool.
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01-29-2013, 01:35 PM	#3
ROGER Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 05, 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,776	I always thought the whole "whoa" thing was super annoying and totally Unfunny.

08-11-2013, 09:46 PM	#4
ChrisKanakis Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2013 Location: usa Posts: 12	I guess it's cool when you're 16 and pumped full of HGH

02-09-2015, 05:03 AM	#5
veggie-tari-jenn SARCASTIC COUPON PRINCESS!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 1,882	awesome...thanx....always liked the whoa!!