![]() Variant forms of the expression are recorded even earlier.Ĭloud eight is known from Albin Pollock’s glossary The Underground Speaks of 1935, in which it’s defined as “befuddled on account of drinking too much liquor” and which might owe part of its genesis to the 1930 car, the Reo Flying Cloud Eight. As one instance, the Los Angeles Times reported that a yacht taking part in a race around Catalina Island in June 1947 was called Cloud Nine. But there is indirect evidence that it was by then already known. This is the first use of the phrase we have. Originally produced in Chicago by the CBS affiliate WBBM, this was the show’s network premiere, one of several that summer sponsored by the chewing-gum manufacturer. blends fantasy, music, drama and comedy into 30 minutes of imaginative entertainment. This excitingly new show presented by the Wm. But there was another show, often listed alongside it in the schedules:Ĭloud Nine. I can’t find a contemporary reference to this. The expression is often said to have been popularised by the Johnny Dollar radio show of the early 1950s, in which every time the hero was knocked unconscious he was transported to cloud nine. Rhodes was an outfielder for the New York Giants, a baseball player about whom it was said that on the surface he seemed to be unable to run, hit, throw, or field, but who beat you anyway he’s still remembered by aficionados of the game as helping to ensure his team’s 4 – 0 victory in the 1954 World Series. ![]() Please send us your suggestion, and we could feature it in the next update.Q From Ernie Epp: What is the origin of the expression cloud nine for a very happy person?Ī The phrase to be on cloud nine, meaning that one is blissfully happy, started life in the United States and has been widely known there since the 1950s.ĭusty Rhodes of the Giants admitted today he will have to come down off cloud nine pretty soon and go to work again. And I think she’s a very, very good actress.ĭo you know an example of this idiom from another movie or TV show? First of all, she’s a fabulously good-looking bird and she’s got all the fun and spark and go. Oh, gee, he’s so suave and so elegant and so handsome and witty and the funny thing about it is I did my first film with him.ĭavid Niven: Sharon is a great discovery. So, when he came up, I told him, I said you know I had plans for marrying him for many years. Sharon Tate: The first day that David walked on the location I, when I was younger, thought this is the man I’m going to marry. But, for 22 year old Sharon Tate, it’s fun! Conductor: Junior, you’ve got to come here right away! I’m counting on you! Junior: This is a really bad line! Hello? My shell phone’s not working properly! ![]() Please take care of this, Junior, and… don’t talk to anyone about the buffers! ![]() Conductor: What? Then go to Shining Time Station first, and in my signal house, in the box, under the staircase, you’ll find my emergency whistle with the rest of my supply. Junior: And I’ve used up most of my gold dust, too. Conductor: That’s the trouble, Junior I haven’t a clue. You’re coming here! You’ve got to help me find the source of all our family’s gold dust. Junior: Now? But I’m waiting on the perfect wave! Conductor: Junior, listen to me you’ve got to come to the Island of Sodor right now! Junior: Um… I’m in paradise! I just got on cloud nine and here I am! Are you in a tunnel? This isn’t a very good line. Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows: ![]()
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