The Dishes Are Done, Man (Expression) From Christina Applegate's "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead" yelled by her little brother after destroying the dishes with a skeet shooter. It means, literally, "the dishes are done."

I've always had a fondness for Christina Applegate, and not just because she has nice hooters. I grew up on Kelly Bundy, of course, but since the 80s, Applegate has quietly turned in a series of performances that are far better than the material she was given (most recently, her middling sitcom, "Samantha Who?" a sitcom that I nevertheless suffered through several times just to see the underappreciated Applegate work).

Sadly, it was reported this weekend that Applegate has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, it was caught early, and she is expected to have a full recovery. She is anxious to get back to acting, which reminds me, of course, of her greatest role to date, that of Sue Ellen Crandal. The dishes are done, man!: