I've fallen, and I can't get up!

"I've fallen, and I can't get up!" is a catchphrase that became popular in the 80s and 90s after appearing in a commercial for LifeCall, a medical assistance device offered via mail order. As one of the product's selling points, a scenario depicts an old woman who has collapsed in the bathroom, activates the device, and shouts the phrase to a dispatcher.
The phrase became a meme used on the playground and around the water cooler, and was referenced in pop culture from song samples, such as in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Can't Watch This," to TV shows including The Golden Girls, Family Matters, Roseanne, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, among others .
==References==
* The phrase appears in the epigraph of Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, juxtaposed with a quote from René Descartes. It's attributed to The Paris House Opera Chandelier, which infamously suffers a great fall in a pivotal moment from The Phantom of the Opera.
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