AFI picks most notable sound bites

Fans of popcorn television are in luck: “AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Movie Quotes: America’s Favorite Quips, Catchphrases and Comebacks” (7 p.m., CBS) offers three hours of clips as it celebrates Hollywood’s most memorable lines of dialogue. “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.”

The extravaganza boils down famous and forgettable films to their most notable sound bites. It’s a showcase made for television, and perhaps made by television. After all, TV and its spawn – repeats, videotapes and DVDs – have allowed viewers to watch movies over and over again, committing them to memory. But even pre-television figures such as Buddy Holly were taken with memorable movie lines. Holly liked John Wayne’s catchphrase from “The Searchers” so much that he wrote the song “That’ll Be the Day.”

It seems that catchphrases have gotten dumber as movies have become more formulaic. Few thought the homicidal impatience of “Go ahead, make my day” could be topped. But then “I’ll be back” arrived, and that’s hard to top in the monosyllabic taciturnity department. Or maybe I just “can’t handle the truth.”

So here’s looking at you kid, don’t get stuck with the fuzzy end of the lollipop. May the force be with you. Phone home and make him an offer he can’t refuse. Will these be among the top five phrases? Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.

Other highlights

¢ Parallel wives on “Trading Spouses” (7 p.m., Fox).

¢ Casual wear speaks volumes on “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m., WB).

¢ There have been worse shows than “I Want to Be a Hilton” (8 p.m., NBC), but few as derivative and unoriginal.

¢ San Antonio and Detroit meet in Game 6 of the NBA Finals (8 p.m., ABC).

¢ A nun’s ailment may reveal her hidden past on “House” (8 p.m., Fox).

¢ Janel Maloney stars in the title role of the 2005 drama “Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution” (8 p.m., Lifetime), originally seen last month on CBS.

¢ Martin Short guest stars as a psychic – a “Medium,” if you will – on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC).