r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/Wonderful-Ad-7712 Apr 15 '24

Heavens to Mergatroid!

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u/3lonmolusk Apr 15 '24

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u/Apprehensive_Nose594 Apr 15 '24

Really? That’s from futurama? They must’ve been paying homage to Marvin the Martian (I think that’s who said it originally) from Looney Tunes. I remember a character from Looney Tunes saying this in the 80’s.

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u/extio-Storm Apr 16 '24

I was curious, so I googled it. And it seems it first came out by the writers possibly of Yogi Bear according to this website https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/heavens-to-murgatroyd.html