Michael: I’d never actually thought that her name is Rose. That makes “Everything’s coming up Milhouse” even better.

Though one thing I've known for a long time, perhaps not as embedded but still fun, is that Stephen Sondheim invented the phrase "everything's coming up roses." It was not a thing people said; it was a thing he devised.

I can't just this second think of another weird one-off phrase that has so embedded itself in the English language like "jump the shark" has. I'd think that most people would have no idea whence it came had they not been specifically told.

Here's what Sondheim had to say about the writing of the song, and how it caught on. 1/2

Continuation of the excerpt from Sondheim's first collection of lyrics and commentary, Finishing the Hat. 2/2

I’d never actually thought that her name is Rose. That makes “Everything’s coming up Milhouse” even better.

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