tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post116642970561339892..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Open All NightBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56172188374988929872019-07-17T18:56:29.427-07:002019-07-17T18:56:29.427-07:00Amber. We never laughed so hard at any US Sitcom a...Amber. We never laughed so hard at any US Sitcom as that one. waxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24661546319075598262018-06-28T18:40:01.955-07:002018-06-28T18:40:01.955-07:00Does anyone remember black gurgle ?Does anyone remember black gurgle ?Story mountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64896749449989748992015-05-08T00:44:44.422-07:002015-05-08T00:44:44.422-07:00I remember Open All Night ! Hard to believe it wa...I remember Open All Night ! Hard to believe it was 34 years ago. Bummer. It was the funniest comedy on tv at the time and NEVER deserved to be cancelled. I can't remember each specific episode, but I do remember that I laughed hysterically at all the episodes I watched. 34 years, he muttered as he walked away with his head hanging low......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16508967030486647032013-12-14T21:47:28.326-08:002013-12-14T21:47:28.326-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vinnie Rattollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108713348750705408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1167861111986736492007-01-03T13:51:00.000-08:002007-01-03T13:51:00.000-08:00I remember an episode where Terry ( the misfit son...I remember an episode where Terry ( the misfit son ) was dating Amber, a girl out of his league. I laughed at the gag which consisted of Terry running into the store crying, upset that Amber had broken up with him.<BR/>Terry (upset, in tears): Mom ... Mom ... Amber ... I ... uh<BR/>Mother: Oh Terry, what is it ? What about Amber ? Did she hit you ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166930487314918342006-12-23T19:21:00.000-08:002006-12-23T19:21:00.000-08:00How strange, I was just thinking about that show ...How strange, I was just thinking about that show (and I missed any earlier posts by you about it). For some peculiar reason I remember one character pointing to the other's head and saying, "What do you do up there -- rent space?"<BR/><BR/>15 years that idiotic put-down was wedged in my synapses. I ought to sue.- 0 -https://www.blogger.com/profile/04513977104303830092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166837821848257282006-12-22T17:37:00.000-08:002006-12-22T17:37:00.000-08:00You guys probably got the nomination for having th...You guys probably got the nomination for having the stones to go for that particular parody. That's definitely one where you are treading very close to the deep dark water in the swamp.<BR/><BR/>And you pulled it off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166778363613787592006-12-22T01:06:00.000-08:002006-12-22T01:06:00.000-08:00Oh, come on! That "I've got friends" line killed. ...Oh, come on! That "I've got friends" line killed. If memory serves, Whipple delivered it after draping his arm in a pally fashion over a stuffed owl. Laughed my arse off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166737868849962082006-12-21T13:51:00.000-08:002006-12-21T13:51:00.000-08:00I remember this show too. The stoner kid character...I remember this show too. The stoner kid character was actually pretty popular with kids at school. I vaguely remember the theme song, but I must say, that youtube clip was far cooler than my memory. It's s shame the show didn't take off, if only for that song ...Rob Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743540135575747985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166659522806492252006-12-20T16:05:00.000-08:002006-12-20T16:05:00.000-08:00Great read. Funny stuff. Now to track down the epi...Great read. Funny stuff. <BR/><BR/>Now to track down the epidsodes to watch.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897402622057966364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166569543839950642006-12-19T15:05:00.000-08:002006-12-19T15:05:00.000-08:00Hey, I've read some of your blog, pretty interesti...Hey, I've read some of your blog, pretty interesting. You clearly have a lot of talent for comedic writing, and some pretty big connections.<BR/><BR/>Could you visit http://huberthumphries.blogspot.com/ and give some input on what you think? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166566819929967362006-12-19T14:20:00.000-08:002006-12-19T14:20:00.000-08:00Ken...if you had the opportunity, would you have g...Ken...if you had the opportunity, would you have given yourself a regular role in any of your shows, the way OPEN ALL NIGHT co-creator Jay Tarses did?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166552700689494092006-12-19T10:25:00.000-08:002006-12-19T10:25:00.000-08:00At first I wasn't sure about this one, but I loved...At first I wasn't sure about this one, but I loved it by the end. I can definitely see how this was nominated. It's quirky and funny in a completely different way that conventional TV shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166541837062510722006-12-19T07:23:00.000-08:002006-12-19T07:23:00.000-08:00Ken, one of the things I love about your and David...Ken, one of the things I love about your and David's writing is your ability to draw the comedy from the moment and the environment around the characters, rather than awkwardly trying to force it in where it won't fit or isn't appropriate. The laughs then come so much more naturally. It's what Danny Simon called creating a balloon around your characters, putting all the elements of the characters and the context into that balloon, and then choosing those elements that seem to have the potential for the funniest situation and using them to create the comedy.<BR/><BR/>Great job as always, even though I remember the show, but don't really rmember any particular details about it (except for Bubba Smith, who I think had just come off of doing a bunch of beer commercials, and thought by that point he could act).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166539009379144832006-12-19T06:36:00.000-08:002006-12-19T06:36:00.000-08:00Wasn't this loosely based on a British show?Wasn't this loosely based on a British show?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166530047736418502006-12-19T04:07:00.000-08:002006-12-19T04:07:00.000-08:00I was 11 when it aired and have a vivid memory of ...I was 11 when it aired and have a vivid memory of the episode in which the son gets scammed into buying cases of chutney, the father rails at him for his stupidity in being conned, and then falls for the larger scam, in which the bad guys either clean out, or actually take the whole store. The son has a long I told you so speech -- "I got ripped off for $200, you got ripped off for $84,000", etc.<BR/><BR/>I thought chutney was a fake product the scammers had invented, and was just amazed one day to see it on the menu at an Indian restaurant. I still think of that ep every time I hear the word chutney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166529363686730652006-12-19T03:56:00.000-08:002006-12-19T03:56:00.000-08:00Sigh. Remember the days when even a bad sitcom wi...Sigh. Remember the days when even a bad sitcom with no future would actually AIR for 13? The networks are so quick to cut stuff now. Shows like Cheers and The X Files would never have had a chance.EditThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006997151039330328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166511829418103712006-12-18T23:03:00.000-08:002006-12-18T23:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for the link to the opening theme. I have ...Thanks for the link to the opening theme. I have a VHS tape of the show...somewhere. Now I'm dying to find it.<BR/><BR/>And yes, there was a runner about a romance novel that everyone including Bubba Smith was reading. Mr. Peel you have a great memory.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166507215053854332006-12-18T21:46:00.000-08:002006-12-18T21:46:00.000-08:00Here's the opening creditshttp://youtube.com/watch...Here's the opening credits<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7G8o95kxsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166503274511694352006-12-18T20:41:00.000-08:002006-12-18T20:41:00.000-08:00I remember "Open All Night" and I remember it beca...I remember "Open All Night" and I remember it because it portrayed real working people accurately; with brains and hearts and being very human... the comedy coming from funny situations and characters... not like the other 99% of hack sitcoms that make working people look like morons. The networks should ALL be ashamed for the crap that they have aired that is supposed to be "blue collar". "Open All Night" was one of those really rare shows that was doomed from the start... it was smart AND funny, a deadly combination that no network executive can allow to survive without their "creative notes". Screw them all for ruining TV sitcoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166499299632070392006-12-18T19:34:00.000-08:002006-12-18T19:34:00.000-08:00Same with me. This is the only episode of "Open Al...Same with me. This is the only episode of "Open All Hours" I've seen.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing this at my grandmother's place (it was on Tasmanian commercial television which appears to function in a different dimension to the rest of Australian television.) Really dug the bizarre Psycho reference.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590096751727309820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166496105758026232006-12-18T18:41:00.000-08:002006-12-18T18:41:00.000-08:00My God. I remember Open All Night, I remember the ...My God. I remember Open All Night, I remember the theme song, but I think this is the only actual episode I remember. Maybe it has to do with recalling my dad laughing hysterically at all the Psycho jokes, but I'd never seen the movie since I was only nine or ten at the time. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the memory and a very-belated congratulations on the nomination. <BR/><BR/>One more thing comes to mind: Wasn't there some sort of runner involving a cheesy romance novel that characters were reading?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com