tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7716053332742866581..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Scenes from OPEN ALL NIGHTBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47448828909532333082010-04-04T18:31:03.057-07:002010-04-04T18:31:03.057-07:00willieb: I've heard Steven Wright use that &qu...willieb: I've heard Steven Wright use that "24 hours-not in a row" gag in his standup for years. Don't know who got there first though.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44658905602367314422010-04-04T11:57:29.967-07:002010-04-04T11:57:29.967-07:00Oh, yeah, and my wife and I also loved the episode...Oh, yeah, and my wife and I also loved the episode where the parents visited from the Midwest and sat in lawn chairs all day watching their kid run the store. And offering everyone Jello salad with pretzels in it.williebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3055124838477077722010-04-04T11:50:34.010-07:002010-04-04T11:50:34.010-07:00I think it was "Open All Night" that had...I think it was "Open All Night" that had my wife's all-time favorite sitcom line...maybe, Ken, you even wrote it. I believe there was a ditzy girl working at the store -- she comes in one morning to open up and finds an irate customer waiting, who says "I though you were open 24 hours." She responds "Not in a row!"williebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88120601441036700612010-04-04T08:22:58.300-07:002010-04-04T08:22:58.300-07:00Whatever happened to theme songs that told you wha...Whatever happened to theme songs that told you what the show was about? This song was a classic! I can't get it out of my head now.Harley Davidsonhttp://www.kmen129.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85044193940544980302010-04-04T07:34:52.060-07:002010-04-04T07:34:52.060-07:00I used to watch OAN as a kid---part of the set fea...I used to watch OAN as a kid---part of the set featured a spinner rack full of comic books, I was fascinated by that.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49223642000260450132010-04-04T04:39:11.807-07:002010-04-04T04:39:11.807-07:00Posted appropriately on "the day before Easte...Posted appropriately on "the day before Easter" just like the line in the song! Thanks, Ken.Rinaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52352382433744471382010-04-04T01:44:44.161-07:002010-04-04T01:44:44.161-07:00I am good chef too. And I can guarantee you that g...I am good chef too. And I can guarantee you that guys :-)gihhttp://get-infoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74247022851242965932010-04-03T21:08:29.315-07:002010-04-03T21:08:29.315-07:00That Letterman cameo was very...Lettermanesque.That Letterman cameo was very...Lettermanesque.Simon H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62352974464787999662010-04-03T20:43:22.355-07:002010-04-03T20:43:22.355-07:00That's certainly the most descriptive opening ...That's certainly the most descriptive opening I've ever seen for a show. <br /><br />Also: BUBBA SMITH!Paulhttp://dailyramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81102536159073774672010-04-03T19:54:52.469-07:002010-04-03T19:54:52.469-07:00Wow, those old opening credits. I'm exhaused ...Wow, those old opening credits. I'm exhaused before the show begins.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86969479948509339622010-04-03T19:41:49.363-07:002010-04-03T19:41:49.363-07:00I even remember one scene where Terry was lying in...I even remember one scene where Terry was lying in the freezer and Gordon said quit lyin in the freezer and Terry responded with "im not lying, i admit it". I was about 10 when teh show aired. Interesting how Im almost 40 and still remember it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85424797072281404602010-04-03T19:31:26.625-07:002010-04-03T19:31:26.625-07:00i don't have any footage of Open All Night but...i don't have any footage of Open All Night but i think this article ties in nicely - all about Letterman's early career:<br /><br /><br />http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/03/the-late-night-hosts-before-they-were-big.htmlJacobnoreply@blogger.com