Fans identify the "Goodnight" exchange in the episode as a reference to the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo's famous routine.
In the hotel room, after Jerry dumps the water and goes back to bed, he says, "Good night, Dolly." George responds, "Good night, Stan." This is obviously a reference to some old show where a married couple slept in separate beds, as was the custom back then. What show is it from?
I'm not sure it was "Dolly," by the way...it might've been "Dahling" or something else that sounds similar. Anybody?
Michael Alexander
It's Stan and Ollie, from Laurel and Hardy.
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It was "Goodnight, Ollie" as in Oliver Hardy from (Stan) Laurel and Hardy. They used that routine often.
--------- Rob
"We're trying to have a civilization here"
.......under 25 are we ?
LOL...I've gotten some messages expressing disbelief at my lack of knowledge of Laurel and Hardy. My apologies, but I'm 15 and the show was a little before my time. I have heard of them, however. :-)
Michael Alexander
In , "Frank " writes:
It's no crime to be under 25. I, for one, was a bit surprised when I found out how young our Mr. Alexander is. I had been reading his posts for some time, and had always assumed he was much older.
Anyway, Michael, Laurel and Hardy were kinda like the 3 Stooges, or Abbott and Costello. Stan Laural was the thin one who always seemed to cause trouble for Oliver Hardy (the fat one). They lacked the clever wordplay of A&C, but they made up for it with the visual comedy ala the Stooges.
On 20 Oct 1997, Frank wrote:
I think it was "Ollie", and they were imitating Laurel and Hardy, whose first names were Stan and Oliver, or "Ollie". The British accents they used were the tip off.