Gracie Allen example), Gracie never used the phrase. The confusion may have been caused by "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Stars Dan Rowan and Dick Martin used a similar sign-off routine wherein Rowan would tell Martin to "Say good night, Dick." Martin's reply was always "Good night, Dick." It seemed like something Gracie Allen would have said. George Burns himself said as much in an interview years later, adding that, surprisingly enough, no one ever thought of having Allen say "Good night, Gracie". However, the former "Burns and Allen" head writer, Paul Henning, did use the "say good night" bit in at least
Goodnight, Beantown in a series of television commercials for Polaroid cameras with James Garner. The series first aired Sunday at 8:00 pm in the spring of 1983 for a limited run of five episodes. When it returned in the fall, it aired Sunday at 9:30 pm for 13 more episodes before being cancelled due to low ratings. Goodnight, Beantown Goodnight, Beantown is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for two brief seasons in 1983 and 1984. The series starred Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes, two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station. Matt