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Feb 1, 2019 · This is the story of how one of the South's most ubiquitous phrases was created for a TV show set in Arizona. "Kiss my grits" was first uttered on TV by Alabama native Polly Holliday when she portrayed the sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the show, "Alice."
Jun 5, 2012 · Warner Bros. Entertainment. 3.54M subscribers. 3.7K. 956K views 12 years ago. Alice: The Complete First Season is available 6/12. http://bit.ly/LAiS0V "...And if things work out she's going to stay...
Her character coined the popular catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" The phrase became part of the American vernacular. Holliday starred in Alice from 1976 to 1980, and then moved to her own short-lived spin-off show, titled Flo, in which Flo left Arizona and moved back home to Texas.
Feb 1, 2019 · “Kiss my grits” was first uttered on TV by Alabama native Polly Holliday. This is the story of how one of the South’s most ubiquitous phrases was created for a TV show set in Arizona.
Nov 25, 2023 · “Kiss My Grits” (Alice) "Kiss My Grits" from Alice wasn't just a catchphrase for the show – it became a famous Southern phrase in the United States, according to AL.
Flo's catchphrase, "kiss my grits!" (typically directed at her boss, Mel), enjoyed widespread popularity at the time the character appeared on Alice. According to Polly Holliday, the line was originally written as "kiss my honeydew!", but did not get any laughs.
May 20, 2019 · Every "KISS MY GRITS" scene from 1970's comedy Alice during Season I.
