Night Stand

This was on E! when it was actually entertaining, making fun of all those stupid talk shows and doing it well. Tim Stack is a genius.

I never would have heard of "Night Stand" except for my ex-fiancé who was already a fan when we moved in together. We taped all of the episodes, replayed them and memorized entire sketches. There weren't many shows, but you guessed it, he took all the tapes. :sigh:

It was years before I could keep a straight face while snapping my fingers and saying bewilderedly, "oh people, no no." I used to wait for the chance to say that in staff meetings or anywhere a double entendre needed a quick response.

If "Night Stand" and "Sports Monster" (with Nick Bakay and Joe Bolster) are ever released on DVD, I will die happy.

It's the funniest show I've ever seen and I for some strange reason it's impossible to watch.

TV will never be this good again. It's a genius show and an absolute crime I can't give anybody money to own the full show because I'd do it in a heartbeat and I know I'm not the only one who misses this show.

Bring it back!

I loved "Night Stand with Dick Dietrich".

From the cheesy-yet-sincere plaintiffs to the despicable-yet-lovable defendants, it's a remarkable insight into this slice of media mayhem.

And if ever there was a more jovially-sleazy host, I have yet to see them.

It's really the sincerity and the ability to pick out the most interesting and amusing elements of the genre that tickles me.

I really DO believe that Dick wants to know about whether an audience member has been involved with one of the guests.

I've been looking for an archive of the show? Has anyone found one, or made one? I'm very interested in finding one.

Please tell me how I can persuade the copyright owner to distribute a DVD compilation. I'd love to see it again.

Thanks.

The 90's brought us a lot of good things and it also brought shows like "Jerry Springer" which is what "Night Stand" is all about making fun of. Whereas "Jerry Springer" was partially scripted and it was all a set-up, "Night Stand" was nothing but a scripted sit com done in the style of trash TV.

Every week the host, Dick Dietrick, or "Dickie" as he was known, would have some characters on the stage to reveal some shocking aspect of their lives to a friend, relative or co-worker, then there would be a surprise guest, a fight might break out and Dickie would give his closing statements on the whole thing.

But it was played straight and that was the genius of it. Dickie would say something innocent to the crowd that could be taken in a different way only to go, "noooo... not like that" when the hooting and hollering would start. Or he'd say when the surprise guest showed up, "oh! I hope there's not going to be a fight, " which invariably there always was.

It was a show that made fun of trash TV and what the TV landscape had become. Too bad it only lasted two seasons and this was before the Jerry Springer show actually came clean and admitted their show was a setup. I would have loved to see Dickie react to that.