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
Kids Say the Darndest Things was originally for NBC's promotional book, published in 1947. Berman's caricature illustrated Linkletter's "People Are Funny". In 2005, Robert Johnson and Albert Evans adapted the show into a full-length musical comedy. Kids Say the Darndest Things Kids Say the Darndest Things is an American comedy series hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS as a special on February 6, 1995, then as a full series from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000. It was based on a feature with the same name in Art Linkletter's radio show "House Party" and television series, "Art Linkletter's House Party", which together