Say Goodnight, Dick…
From The New York Times (requires registration): Dick Martin, Who Rode ‘Laugh-In’ to Fame, Dies at 86
At the end of each episode of Laugh-In, Dan Rowan would say, “Say goodnight, Dick,” to which Mr. Martin would respond, “Goodnight, Dick.” It was this routine that has a generation convinced that when George Burnes said to Gracie, “Say goodnight, Gracie,” she replied, “Goodnight, Gracie.” Of course, she never did, instead simply responding with a sweet, “Goodnight…”
Anyway, Dick Martin was a funny, funny man, and the world got just a little less interesting with his passing.