Turn out the lights, the party’s over

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"Turn out the lights, the party’s over" is a famous sign-off catchphrase popularized by former NFL quarterback and broadcaster Don Meredith during Monday Night Football telecasts.

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Turn out the lights, the party’s over canonical 1

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instanceOf American football broadcasting catchphrase ⓘ
catchphrase ⓘ
sign-off phrase ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Frank Gifford ⓘ
Howard Cosell ⓘ
associatedWithSport American football ⓘ
culturalAssociation Monday Night Football tradition ⓘ
NFL broadcasting lore ⓘ
firstBecameFamousThrough ABC Monday Night Football ⓘ
genre sports broadcasting ⓘ
hasForm sung phrase ⓘ
hasOriginalPerformer Don Meredith ⓘ
hasShortDescription Don Meredith’s famous Monday Night Football sign-off catchphrase ⓘ
hasTone humorous ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableUser Don Meredith ⓘ
partOf American pop culture ⓘ
popularizedBy Don Meredith ⓘ
signifies end of festivities ⓘ
outcome no longer in doubt ⓘ
timePeriodOfPeakPopularity 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
typicalUse end of a contest ⓘ
game is effectively decided ⓘ
usedByRole color commentator ⓘ
usedInContext Monday Night Football ⓘ
usedOnNetwork ABC ⓘ

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Don Meredith → catchphrase → Turn out the lights, the party’s over ⓘ