Talk:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

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Wasn't the show revived in the later 70s? Seems to me that was one of Robin Williams' first shows. PBrain 17:04, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

In fact it was. I added a couple of sentences about it, but didn't add anything to the first sentence; couldn't decide if the addition would be helpful or not. PBrain

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[edit] Goodnight, Dick

Quote: 'At the end of every show, Dan Rowan turned to his co-host and said, "It's time to say good-night, Dick," to which Martin replied, "Good-night, Dick" (reprising a bit from the old George Burns and Gracie Allen radio show).'

I think this may not be accurate. The "Goodnight, Dick" running gag certainly consciously evoked the Burns and Allen gag, but at least as Burns and Allen played it on their television show (I can't speak to the radio show), it worked quite differently. As Allen reached some apogee of absurdity in her prompted monologue, Burns would seem to cut her off by saying "Say goodnight, Gracie." Allen would then simply say "Goodnight", the gag being the reversal of the expectation that, ditsy as she was, she would take Burns's instruction literally.

I think I'll go ahead with an edit of "reprising" to "varying". Any further explanation seems to unbalance the entry.

Best to all, Douglas Michael Massing

[edit] extensive use of video tape editing on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

wasnt this shows use of the then relatively new video tape editing capability something that should be discussed/detailed here? each show had what must have been thousands of very complicated edits that would have been near impossible to do with film....it was a wonderful aspect of the show....i remember watching it as a kid (i was about age 10 or 12 at the time) and being totally amazed by the huge numbers of extremely quick edits in every episode....it was hynotizing....and of course we had no vcr's back then to freeze frame or re-run those segments..if u missed something, too bad!

also worth mentioning here (if its accurate) >>> i think this may have been one of the 1st tv shows to be done exclusively on videotape....

all in all, it was a great show in so many aspects!...it always brings back many fond memories for me..... 1/7/05 comments by paul m