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    'Night Costello...Night Morton?'

    This puzzled me,so I'm turning to the great minds here.

    Whilst reading some cheapy teen kids book*,two of the characters are getting ready for bed and say:

    'Night,Costello...'
    'Night,Morton...'

    It's not their names,or nicknames or anything like that.It looks like it's supposed to be some sort of catchphrase or in-joke that should be picked up on,but I'm danged if I can find any trace of where it comes from...
    Any ideas at all?

    *Do not judge me.A brain this brilliant needs the chance to snooze sometimes
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    On the TV show "The Waltons", the episodes often ended with everyone saying good night to each other.

    If the string ended with "Good night, John-Boy", it is definitely a Waltons reference.

    I believe that show was on in the 1970s in the US.
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      My first thought as well. There were 8 kids (IIRC) and at least two or three adults (Mom, Dad, Grandpa, maybe Grandma too, I dunno), so I swear the wrap-up scene took at least five minutes by the time everybody finished saying "Goodnight" to each other. It did turn into a running joke eventually.
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        Yeah, what they said The names themselves are comedian references, natch.
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        • #5
          Gonna go out on a limb and guess references to Abbott & Costello and Morton & Hayes. M&H styled their routines after A&C.
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