Audition montage massacres:
“I Love Rock and Roll”
“Since U Been Gone”
“Before He Cheats”
“Glamorous”
Completely whacked:
Glitter Girl is going into “actressing”
“No Sex Allowed” by Milo
Star Wars man-kini waxer
The Man from Mars
Eva busts her @$$
Kinda whacked:
Bruce who has never been kissed
“My husband is America’s next top model”
The obsessed auditioner
Creepy rhyming Paula stalker
The dude with the “accoutrements”
Father’s day:
London’s dad would be so proud
Celine Dion sound-alike is reunited with dad
Syesha’s dad overcomes drug addiction
Asiah’s dad’s fatal car crash
Year of the newborn:
A gal goes into labor while at the Dallas audition
Auditioner rushes wife to hospital to give birth
Reject quotes of the year:
Alexis: “If I could legally moon ya, I would!”
Jeffery: “Simon, I have my dog tags on for you. Because you have that military presence. But I love you.”
Ashley: “Is today opposite day?”
Should have made it to the Top 24:
“Theatrical” Cardin
Josiah the homeless kid (My Kid made me add that one)
“I Love Rock and Roll”
“Since U Been Gone”
“Before He Cheats”
“Glamorous”
Completely whacked:
Glitter Girl is going into “actressing”
“No Sex Allowed” by Milo
Star Wars man-kini waxer
The Man from Mars
Eva busts her @$$
Kinda whacked:
Bruce who has never been kissed
“My husband is America’s next top model”
The obsessed auditioner
Creepy rhyming Paula stalker
The dude with the “accoutrements”
Father’s day:
London’s dad would be so proud
Celine Dion sound-alike is reunited with dad
Syesha’s dad overcomes drug addiction
Asiah’s dad’s fatal car crash
Year of the newborn:
A gal goes into labor while at the Dallas audition
Auditioner rushes wife to hospital to give birth
Reject quotes of the year:
Alexis: “If I could legally moon ya, I would!”
Jeffery: “Simon, I have my dog tags on for you. Because you have that military presence. But I love you.”
Ashley: “Is today opposite day?”
Should have made it to the Top 24:
“Theatrical” Cardin
Josiah the homeless kid (My Kid made me add that one)
Pia the back-up singer
Already on record:
Brooke – Songs from the Attic
Carly – Ultimate High
David C. – Analog Heart
Kristy – Devoted
Robbie – Boyz N Girlz United
Reality show pros:
Amy – Nashville Star
David A. and Alexandrea – Star Search
Jason – Cheyenne
Joanne – Mo'Nique's FAT Chance
Syesha – The One
Talents elsewhere:
Actress/model Syesha
Cage-fighter Kristy
Impressionist Kady
Nurse Amanda
Tennis ace Michael
Funny and they didn’t even mean to be:
Youka sings Mr. The Bee Gees
Crazy Princess Leia
“It’s Dee ANNA”
Bro/sis duo Jeffery & Michelle
“I’m Amy Catherine. Amy, Amy Catherine, AC. Whatev.”
“Happiness exploding everywhere”
Leo wants to be homecoming queen
Corliss and Brittany, SBF BFF!
The girl from American Juniors
“I need my voice to be more maturing”
Simon’s “moose” hand signal
Interesting back stories:
Kristy Lee sells a horse
Kyle wants to be mayor
Farmer Drew is sexy (not his tractor)
Little David’s vocal paralysis
The Air Force lady
Boy bander Robbie dated Britney Spears
Hernandez and his “cabaret” days
Already on record:
Brooke – Songs from the Attic
Carly – Ultimate High
David C. – Analog Heart
Kristy – Devoted
Robbie – Boyz N Girlz United
Reality show pros:
Amy – Nashville Star
David A. and Alexandrea – Star Search
Jason – Cheyenne
Joanne – Mo'Nique's FAT Chance
Syesha – The One
Talents elsewhere:
Actress/model Syesha
Cage-fighter Kristy
Impressionist Kady
Nurse Amanda
Tennis ace Michael
Funny and they didn’t even mean to be:
Youka sings Mr. The Bee Gees
Crazy Princess Leia
“It’s Dee ANNA”
Bro/sis duo Jeffery & Michelle
“I’m Amy Catherine. Amy, Amy Catherine, AC. Whatev.”
“Happiness exploding everywhere”
Leo wants to be homecoming queen
Corliss and Brittany, SBF BFF!
The girl from American Juniors
“I need my voice to be more maturing”
Simon’s “moose” hand signal
Interesting back stories:
Kristy Lee sells a horse
Kyle wants to be mayor
Farmer Drew is sexy (not his tractor)
Little David’s vocal paralysis
The Air Force lady
Boy bander Robbie dated Britney Spears
Hernandez and his “cabaret” days
Carly’s 2nd chance
Ewwwww moments:
The Ryan “sandwich”
AI message board kissing couple
Ghaleb smooches random strangers
Yucky green bean juice
Ryan rubs Eze’s sweaty head
Bees buzz around the dreads
Gr. Oss.:
Nail clip collector of yuck
Hurley twirls a Barbie
Carly’s hubby (tats on face are dumb)
Rosie/Ozzie wrestler punches Ryan
The belching meat handler
Boy twins, a slut and her little dog, too
Good changes:
Contestants can play instruments
No guest judges in audition cities
No group songs during Hollywood week
Updates on past AI contestants
Bad changes:
The mosh pit of swaybots
One hour results episodes
Viewers call in questions
Status quo:
Too much time given to contestants who did not make it
Some of the top 24 did not get previous air time at all
Interchangeable blonde girls
Elimination night swan song
Product placement pimpage
Simon’s clothes are boring
Almost everybody had:
Neck hankie, scarf or pashmina
Purple, red or blue tongue
That darn flu bug
80’s leggings
Contestants that grew on me:
Alaina
Chikezie
David C.
Syesha
Early faves that pooped quickly:
Robbie
Kady
Amanda
Smart alecks:
David C.
Alexandrea
Chikezie
Kady
Amanda
Borderline basket cases:
Ramiele
Carly
Brooke
Clumsiest group performers:
Amanda
David A.
Ewwwww moments:
The Ryan “sandwich”
AI message board kissing couple
Ghaleb smooches random strangers
Yucky green bean juice
Ryan rubs Eze’s sweaty head
Bees buzz around the dreads
Gr. Oss.:
Nail clip collector of yuck
Hurley twirls a Barbie
Carly’s hubby (tats on face are dumb)
Rosie/Ozzie wrestler punches Ryan
The belching meat handler
Boy twins, a slut and her little dog, too
Good changes:
Contestants can play instruments
No guest judges in audition cities
No group songs during Hollywood week
Updates on past AI contestants
Bad changes:
The mosh pit of swaybots
One hour results episodes
Viewers call in questions
Status quo:
Too much time given to contestants who did not make it
Some of the top 24 did not get previous air time at all
Interchangeable blonde girls
Elimination night swan song
Product placement pimpage
Simon’s clothes are boring
Almost everybody had:
Neck hankie, scarf or pashmina
Purple, red or blue tongue
That darn flu bug
80’s leggings
Contestants that grew on me:
Alaina
Chikezie
David C.
Syesha
Early faves that pooped quickly:
Robbie
Kady
Amanda
Smart alecks:
David C.
Alexandrea
Chikezie
Kady
Amanda
Borderline basket cases:
Ramiele
Carly
Brooke
Clumsiest group performers:
Amanda
David A.
Jason
Dressed to impress:
Syesha
Ryan
Lyric blowers:
David A.
Brooke
Jason
Not on the Top 10 list of baby names:
Asia’h
Chikezie
Ramiele
Syesha
In need of a Twinkie:
Danny
Alexandrea
Brooke
Shocking eliminations:
Alaina
Michael
Carly
Boldest predictions (about David Cook):
Simon: “If this show remains a talent competition rather than a popularity competition, you actually could win this entire show.”
Dressed to impress:
Syesha
Ryan
Lyric blowers:
David A.
Brooke
Jason
Not on the Top 10 list of baby names:
Asia’h
Chikezie
Ramiele
Syesha
In need of a Twinkie:
Danny
Alexandrea
Brooke
Shocking eliminations:
Alaina
Michael
Carly
Boldest predictions (about David Cook):
Simon: “If this show remains a talent competition rather than a popularity competition, you actually could win this entire show.”
Randy: “... that joint you just did - you might be the one to win the whole lot!”
Paula: “I feel like I’m already looking at the American Idol.”
Quotes from the Top 24:
Alaina: “I think Carrie Underwood looks like ME.”
Paula: “I feel like I’m already looking at the American Idol.”
Quotes from the Top 24:
Alaina: “I think Carrie Underwood looks like ME.”
Brooke: “I dare you.”
Garrett: “Go tanning?”
Amanda: “Yeah, sorry for pulling out in front of you dude, like seriously; I didn’t mean to.”
David H.: “Thank you God! I didn’t mean you, Simon.”
Danny: “ISH.”
Chikezie: “I love my suit … I can’t wear it again, I already wore it on TV! You can’t wear it twice … only you do that…”
Alexandrea: “You were supposed to bring her to California, freak!”
Amanda: “Ballads are boring!”
Kristy: “I can blow you out of your socks and you know it.”
Amanda: “I’ll tease it up really high and throw some black eyeliner on it.”
Michael: “I gave a Susan Lucci kind of performance.”
Jason: “I didn’t know a CAT was singing it.”
David C.: “I figured what could be more unpredictable than doing the song as it was written.”
Wonderfully imitated:
Incubus
Doxology
Whitesnake
Chris Cornell
Unique interpretations:
“Love is a Battlefield” – Brooke
Garrett: “Go tanning?”
Amanda: “Yeah, sorry for pulling out in front of you dude, like seriously; I didn’t mean to.”
David H.: “Thank you God! I didn’t mean you, Simon.”
Danny: “ISH.”
Chikezie: “I love my suit … I can’t wear it again, I already wore it on TV! You can’t wear it twice … only you do that…”
Alexandrea: “You were supposed to bring her to California, freak!”
Amanda: “Ballads are boring!”
Kristy: “I can blow you out of your socks and you know it.”
Amanda: “I’ll tease it up really high and throw some black eyeliner on it.”
Michael: “I gave a Susan Lucci kind of performance.”
Jason: “I didn’t know a CAT was singing it.”
David C.: “I figured what could be more unpredictable than doing the song as it was written.”
Wonderfully imitated:
Incubus
Doxology
Whitesnake
Chris Cornell
Unique interpretations:
“Love is a Battlefield” – Brooke
“She’s a Woman” – Chikezie
“Here You Come Again” – Carly
“It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right” – Michael
Pop songs that got turned into stalker anthems:
“Hello”
“Always Be My Baby”
Random adorableness:
Asia’h overcomes adversity
Ramiele’s voice goes bye-bye
David A. is a giggle box
Brooke’s a beauty school dropout
Jason attempting foreign languages
David C.’s comic book baby head
Dolly Parton does “Jesus & Gravity”
Cheapest elimination tricks:
The “punk’d” way that Michael was told he was leaving
David A. asked to choose between two groups
Visual aids:
Animal balloons
American Idol crop circles
Amy’s cleavage (My Hubby told me to add that one)
Kristy’s sticky note
“AC”
Cutest duos:
Alexandrea’s great granny and Ryan
Ramiele and Danny, BFs 4-ever!
Jordin & Chris Brown
The Davids in the final two
Michael and Carly on finale duet
So bad they’re good:
“I am your brother, your best friend forever”
Kristy countrifies The Beatles
“Here You Come Again” – Carly
“It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right” – Michael
Pop songs that got turned into stalker anthems:
“Hello”
“Always Be My Baby”
Random adorableness:
Asia’h overcomes adversity
Ramiele’s voice goes bye-bye
David A. is a giggle box
Brooke’s a beauty school dropout
Jason attempting foreign languages
David C.’s comic book baby head
Dolly Parton does “Jesus & Gravity”
Cheapest elimination tricks:
The “punk’d” way that Michael was told he was leaving
David A. asked to choose between two groups
Visual aids:
Animal balloons
American Idol crop circles
Amy’s cleavage (My Hubby told me to add that one)
Kristy’s sticky note
“AC”
Cutest duos:
Alexandrea’s great granny and Ryan
Ramiele and Danny, BFs 4-ever!
Jordin & Chris Brown
The Davids in the final two
Michael and Carly on finale duet
So bad they’re good:
“I am your brother, your best friend forever”
Kristy countrifies The Beatles
Ryan tries to sing and dance
Drama queens:
Syesha loses her voice in Hollywood
Pitiful Josiah
Danny’s everything
ALW to David A.: “please open your eyes”
Heartwarming moments:
Simon is sweet to Tempest Brown
Wedding band singer Angela and her daughter Jessica
The inspirational car wreck lady
“My poppy is the next American Idol”
Amanda survives a car crash
Brooke’s twin girls miss their nanny
Carly’s “broken birds”
Adam Cook in the audience during Top 7 week
David A.’s “oh gosh” moments in Murray
Syesha’s limousine tears
David C. gives flowers to his music teacher
Cook family onstage with winner David C.
Too much of a good thing:
iTunes
Ford
Coke
Miley Cyrus
SYTYCD troupe
Humorously costumed:
Jim Carrey as Horton
Fantasia as Bozo the Clown
Fashion disasters:
Everything that Ramiele wore
Chikezie’s orange suit
60s elimination night outfits (the gals)
Amanda’s Beetlejuice pants and Cruella hair
Alexandrea’s “going camping” outfits
Asiah’s 80s night outfit
Kristy’s shredded jeans
Carly’s “mom” hairdo
American Idol clip shown on The Soup a thousand times:
Danny: “Some people weren’t liking it!”
Over used phrases:
100 million percent yes!
This is the best crop of contestants ever
Current and relevant
We’re gonna (fill in the blank) like there’s no tomorrow
In the pocket
Word nerd
Mad at’cha
Sing the phone book
Seacrest’s best:
“I’ve kissed a girl today.”
“You can only vote for him, you actually can’t adopt him.”
“He’s thirsty and he has to pee.”
“I say load in the mud, I’m ready.”
“By the way Rickey, you’re conducting; you’re not a member of the Pussycat Dolls tonight.”
“We’re running out of time, Hell’s Kitchen’s gonna start!”
“Paula’s on her feet! Spinning her finger around in the air like she just don’t care.”
Randy-isms:
“You need to SLAY it!”
“Cooliosis”
“Stellar”
“In the zone”
“Your wheelhouse”
“Took on the biggest tiger of the night”
“It was crazy!”
“Like being at a luau”
“The duel of 2007”
Abdul fashions of whack:
George of the Jungle outfit
Bustier that swallowed Hollywood
Pinocchio’s pimp hat
Pussycat Dolls castoff
Flower-in-neck ensemble
Ms. Abdul making sense:
“Women like smart men.”
“Michael, you're a star - a rock star, a blues star ... and you look gorgeous.”
Paulagate:
Wigged out in Omaha
“Two words – phe nomenal”
Who let the Chihuahuas out?
The Jason Castro disaster
Simon’s best analogies:
“You would only sound like Mariah Carey if her CD was left out in the sun for a year.”
“It’s like when your mum gets drunk and starts dancing and you’re like ... Oh God stop.”
Drama queens:
Syesha loses her voice in Hollywood
Pitiful Josiah
Danny’s everything
ALW to David A.: “please open your eyes”
Heartwarming moments:
Simon is sweet to Tempest Brown
Wedding band singer Angela and her daughter Jessica
The inspirational car wreck lady
“My poppy is the next American Idol”
Amanda survives a car crash
Brooke’s twin girls miss their nanny
Carly’s “broken birds”
Adam Cook in the audience during Top 7 week
David A.’s “oh gosh” moments in Murray
Syesha’s limousine tears
David C. gives flowers to his music teacher
Cook family onstage with winner David C.
Too much of a good thing:
iTunes
Ford
Coke
Miley Cyrus
SYTYCD troupe
Humorously costumed:
Jim Carrey as Horton
Fantasia as Bozo the Clown
Fashion disasters:
Everything that Ramiele wore
Chikezie’s orange suit
60s elimination night outfits (the gals)
Amanda’s Beetlejuice pants and Cruella hair
Alexandrea’s “going camping” outfits
Asiah’s 80s night outfit
Kristy’s shredded jeans
Carly’s “mom” hairdo
American Idol clip shown on The Soup a thousand times:
Danny: “Some people weren’t liking it!”
Over used phrases:
100 million percent yes!
This is the best crop of contestants ever
Current and relevant
We’re gonna (fill in the blank) like there’s no tomorrow
In the pocket
Word nerd
Mad at’cha
Sing the phone book
Seacrest’s best:
“I’ve kissed a girl today.”
“You can only vote for him, you actually can’t adopt him.”
“He’s thirsty and he has to pee.”
“I say load in the mud, I’m ready.”
“By the way Rickey, you’re conducting; you’re not a member of the Pussycat Dolls tonight.”
“We’re running out of time, Hell’s Kitchen’s gonna start!”
“Paula’s on her feet! Spinning her finger around in the air like she just don’t care.”
Randy-isms:
“You need to SLAY it!”
“Cooliosis”
“Stellar”
“In the zone”
“Your wheelhouse”
“Took on the biggest tiger of the night”
“It was crazy!”
“Like being at a luau”
“The duel of 2007”
Abdul fashions of whack:
George of the Jungle outfit
Bustier that swallowed Hollywood
Pinocchio’s pimp hat
Pussycat Dolls castoff
Flower-in-neck ensemble
Ms. Abdul making sense:
“Women like smart men.”
“Michael, you're a star - a rock star, a blues star ... and you look gorgeous.”
Paulagate:
Wigged out in Omaha
“Two words – phe nomenal”
Who let the Chihuahuas out?
The Jason Castro disaster
Simon’s best analogies:
“You would only sound like Mariah Carey if her CD was left out in the sun for a year.”
“It’s like when your mum gets drunk and starts dancing and you’re like ... Oh God stop.”
“I bought my first puppy to that song.”
“A little bit rabbit in the headlights.”
“It’s like the Oscars; it’s never ending with the speeches when we need the Oscar music… duh duh duh duh duh.”
“It was all a little bit student-in-a-bedroom-at midnight.”
“You sounded like Dolly Parton on helium.”
“Where you're lucky is this is a TV show and not a radio show, because your face sold that.”
“That was the equivalent of busking outside the subway station.”
“Like a pleasant walk in the park.”
“It was a bit like ordering a hamburger and only getting the bun.”
“Like coming out of karaoke hell into a breath of fresh air.”
“Like a Chihuahua trying to be a tiger.”
“You came out here tonight to win, and what we’ve witnessed is a knockout.”
Meanest of Simon:
How do I call David C. smug? Let me count the ways…
The attack of Carly’s stylists
Judge banter:
Simon: “We need to check in this cup!”
Paula: “Is it legal to strangle a Brit?”
“A little bit rabbit in the headlights.”
“It’s like the Oscars; it’s never ending with the speeches when we need the Oscar music… duh duh duh duh duh.”
“It was all a little bit student-in-a-bedroom-at midnight.”
“You sounded like Dolly Parton on helium.”
“Where you're lucky is this is a TV show and not a radio show, because your face sold that.”
“That was the equivalent of busking outside the subway station.”
“Like a pleasant walk in the park.”
“It was a bit like ordering a hamburger and only getting the bun.”
“Like coming out of karaoke hell into a breath of fresh air.”
“Like a Chihuahua trying to be a tiger.”
“You came out here tonight to win, and what we’ve witnessed is a knockout.”
Meanest of Simon:
How do I call David C. smug? Let me count the ways…
The attack of Carly’s stylists
Judge banter:
Simon: “We need to check in this cup!”
Paula: “Is it legal to strangle a Brit?”
Simon: “I was ten-years-old and it was Pauler Abdul’s Straight Up.”
Paula: “The day I’m your sister is the day I leave this planet.”
Most annoying:
Jumper movie tie in
Syesha’s baby cry and fake drawl
David A.’s lip-licking
Kristy’s wide stance
Brooke’s babbling
Dumbest controversies:
Carly already knew Randy prior to AI
David C.’s “cover of covers”
Group song “Shout to the Lord”
Seriously? WTH moments:
Ryan and Paula trade places
“Come back and do a Dolly Parton song”
Ryan won’t sweep the floor
Paula: “The day I’m your sister is the day I leave this planet.”
Most annoying:
Jumper movie tie in
Syesha’s baby cry and fake drawl
David A.’s lip-licking
Kristy’s wide stance
Brooke’s babbling
Dumbest controversies:
Carly already knew Randy prior to AI
David C.’s “cover of covers”
Group song “Shout to the Lord”
Seriously? WTH moments:
Ryan and Paula trade places
“Come back and do a Dolly Parton song”
Ryan won’t sweep the floor
The wrong Colton makes it to the top 24
Stage Dad-chuleta rumors
Simon apologizes to David C.
Sacrificed for the show:
Brooke misses her sister’s wedding
David A. misses his prom
News of the weird:
Ryan’s airbrushed Details magazine cover
Carly’s preggers? (no!)
Saddest news:
Top 24 finalist Luke was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Highlights of Idol Gives Back:
Bono and the children
Heart! (despite Fergie)
Annie Lennox cries
Carrie sings “Praying for Time”
DAUGHTRY
Favorite past Idols come to visit:
Jordin Sparks
Elliott Yamin
Bo Bice
Great musical guests:
The Clark Brothers
Maroon 5 (Kid & Hubby’s fave)
ZZ Top
Exit songs:
“Best Days”
“Hollywood is Not America”
“Celebrate Me Home”
We learned more than we ever needed to know about:
Guyliner
Text talk
Stage Dad-chuleta rumors
Simon apologizes to David C.
Sacrificed for the show:
Brooke misses her sister’s wedding
David A. misses his prom
News of the weird:
Ryan’s airbrushed Details magazine cover
Carly’s preggers? (no!)
Saddest news:
Top 24 finalist Luke was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Highlights of Idol Gives Back:
Bono and the children
Heart! (despite Fergie)
Annie Lennox cries
Carrie sings “Praying for Time”
DAUGHTRY
Favorite past Idols come to visit:
Jordin Sparks
Elliott Yamin
Bo Bice
Great musical guests:
The Clark Brothers
Maroon 5 (Kid & Hubby’s fave)
ZZ Top
Exit songs:
“Best Days”
“Hollywood is Not America”
“Celebrate Me Home”
We learned more than we ever needed to know about:
Guyliner
Text talk
Russian Idol
Song re-starts
Dancing penguins
Boxing analogies
The Love Guru
Finale funnies:
Ryan takes a magic carpet ride almost off the stage.
Jimmy Kimmel: “I have to wonder what your parents, Rosemary and Satan Cowell, think when they see their little boy saying such awful things to people.”
Best Ever Makeover:
David C. – from snarky grungy guy to alluring innovative winner (My Kid loves him both ways)
What a great season! Please feel free to add your favorite season seven moments in the Comments section, or email me at auntpearl42@gmail.com.
Song re-starts
Dancing penguins
Boxing analogies
The Love Guru
Finale funnies:
Ryan takes a magic carpet ride almost off the stage.
Jimmy Kimmel: “I have to wonder what your parents, Rosemary and Satan Cowell, think when they see their little boy saying such awful things to people.”
Best Ever Makeover:
David C. – from snarky grungy guy to alluring innovative winner (My Kid loves him both ways)
What a great season! Please feel free to add your favorite season seven moments in the Comments section, or email me at auntpearl42@gmail.com.
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