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• Charlie Leeder from Trenton, New Jersey Wrong again John from Ridgewood New Jersey! “Say good night Dick” was the Rowan and Martin take On the original George Burns and Gracie Allen show, where George would turn to Gracie and say: “say good night Gracie “and Gracie would say: “good night Gracie.” Rowan and Martin’s took that bit from the old Burns and Allen comedy routine. Of course you would have to be old enough to remember when the dead sea was just sick, like me, in order to remember this!
• Alan from Forest Acres, ScYes, I would say that "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" was the source of "Say Goodnight, Dick" which Dan (Rowan) always said to Dick (Martin) at the end of the show, and Dick would reply "Goodnight Dick" and the credits would roll. The show began as a one time deal in September, 1967, and response was so good that the show was brought back as a weekly program until sometime in 1973. It replaced "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." on Monday nights at 8pm on NBC. Even Richard Nixon had a cameo on the show saying the line "Sock it to me!" either right before or shortly after he began his first term as president.
• John from Ridgewood, NjWrong Dick. "Say good night, Dick," was made famous in the late 1960s on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in." Dan Rowan would end each show by saying it to Dick Martin, who would respond, "Good night Dick."

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