Johnny-on-the-spot is a slang term for someone who is conveniently in the right place at the right time. The New York Sun published an article titled "Johnny on the Spot: A New Phrase Which Has Become Popular in New York" in 1896, bringing it more attention. The phrase was not new at the time, but the Sun article helped popularize it in the United States.
In the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, when Miller's troops are preparing to defend a bridge from German attack, Jewish trooper Mellish tells the inexperienced Upham to be "Johnny-on-the-spot with the ammo, or we're dead."
In the second-season finale of Better Call Saul, Charles McGill refers to his brother Jimmy as âÂÂJohnny-on-the-spot,â noting his conveniently timely presence when Charles lost consciousness.
The term may also refer to: