The Judge TV Show (An Explosive Situation) Man brings a bomb and holds the court hostage.

[@cutiec80]

I remember watching this show with my grandma. I remember this episode well. This was our favorite show. R.I.P. Grandma.

[@jasongibson3496]

Yes, I really remember this show from the 1980's , while I was in elementary school. Thank you, for the memories.

[@ravvyj]

I do have more episodes...but it's just a matte of having the time to upload them. It is pretty time consuming to convert them from VCR to DVD to KZbin. I will eventually get to it.

[@brendan909]

have you finished it yet?

[@ravvyj]

@@brendan909 No, sorry. Haven't gotten to it yet. I'll try to get to it sooner than later.

[@ravvyj]

@@brendan909 - I just uploaded some episodes of Divorce Court and The Judge. Check them out.

[@tonymontes9807]

Upload some more videos.

[@jessemeade9176]

What about the drinking and driving episode?

[@sajikochumman1005]

I remember watching episodes of The Judge when I was a teenager at that time. And even though it was not real (meaning staged) at that time it gave us a lot of life lessons that most of the reality shows do not provide or even give us as of right now. So all in all this is a good show.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, that's the thing. This show was about learning stuff.

[@pirulove815]

i was eight yrs old and i remember watching this with my great grandma......good times

[@williemakeit2346]

I used to watch this when I was in elementary school in the 80’s. I always found the opening theme to be uplifting. I remembered the music note for note all of these years despite not hearing it since maybe the very early 90’s. Great to see this show on KZbin, thank you for uploading.

[@GregSmith803]

My favorite courtroom show growing up.. Loved the judge and his compassion..

[@sha11235]

He wasn't even a real judge, just an actor.

[@DBR00]

@@sha11235I always thought he was a real judge. Lol

[@sha11235]

It is so amazing how unafraid Judge Frankin is when a gun is pointed at his face, plus, he is able to speak up to Patrick right at the beginning.

[@wifferstess2824]

The tough guy is not the one holding the weapon. It’s the one who has the weapon pointed at him.

[@LatitudeSky]

But.. They're actors. Nobody is a tough guy or hero or anything. They're just actors. Not bad actors. Pretty good for a local TV show that went national. This show was insanely popular and a lot of people believed it was real

[@newstarcadefan]

You know it, in fact I enjoyed Divorce Court (when it was scripted), Superior Court, the Judge, and the People's Court with Judge Wapner on the USA network before the game shows and Cartoon Express.

[@ravvyj]

Me too! The longer that times goes on....the less likely we are to ever see any of these great shows!

[@jessesmith7836]

One of the best parts of staying home from school sick was this show

[@newstarcadefan]

Oh wow, I remember watching this on WPIX (when it was on channel 11 on local cable) and on USA network along with DIvorce Court, and Superior Court. This was a very tense episode. Still, I hope that there are other eposides of those shows that will pop up

[@ravvyj]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm going to try to upload more episodes as time permits.

[@Sweetestsadist]

First thing I thought was, "What's the point of keeping the stenographer typing if he's just going to blow it up?" I'm glad they addressed this.

[@sha11235]

I didn't think of that at first. Good thing it was in there. Smart writing.

[@maryhlad5277]

Lewis the bailiff was very brave, and smart as were the lawyers. Things would have been worse if Patrick was able set that bomb off. Judge Franklin is a very fortunate man to have Lewis as bailiff.

[@sha11235]

Interesting that Lewis left the show shortly afterwards, notice?

[@maryhlad7501]

@@sha11235 Yeah I noticed that. I also noticed the actor playing Keith’s father -Danny Goldman-who played Eddie Josephs on the original Hawaii Five-O episode I’LL KILL THEM AGAIN.

[@davidl570]

For the longest time I thought the kids the judge was waving to in the intro were HIS kids--and I always wondered how could he have kids so young at his age...........................only later I realized they were his NEIGHBOR'S kids! Whoops.

[@ravvyj]

Thanks for posting all the comments. I didn't realize you were such a fan. I thought I was the only person in the world who really loved this show!!

[@gameshowguy2000]

"Hey, *I* am people, too!" Sort of, Mr. Casey. You're in the *bad* people category: what we call monsters, menaces, and the like. And you fit all of those.

[@sha11235]

True, I loved Franklin's angry response though.

[@gameshowguy2000]

@@sha11235 And he understands Mr. Casey's anger... but he's right, Mr. Casey is WAY TOO YOUNG to throw his life away, and he was THAT close to doing just that.

[@sha11235]

Lesson here: Bring your own gun into the courtroom in case the bailiff's gun has only 1 bullet in it at a time for some weird reason.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

I love this series! I remember seeing this as a child and this episode freaking me out because I thought these court shows were real even though they always reminded us in the beginning that these were dramatizations (though at the time I didn't know what the word meant).

[@karabadasski2521]

I was 8 when I started watching this. I thought these were actual court cases and not actors.

[@bobbyblue46]

I was about 5 years old when I watched this with my mother haven’t seen this in years. I thought the show was real as well lol 😂.

[@shannonpattenthetexasbb]

My grandma used to love to watch him I remember ever afternoon I come home from school this was back in the 1980s she would watch Highway to Heaven and miss y'all would come on I think before it did

[@sha11235]

Just realized something else: The guy who plays Alan, the dad, is Danny Goldman. He was a voice over actor (The Smurfs) and was the student in Young Frankenstein who asks Frederick questions. Sadly, he died a few months ago. RIP Clark.

[@davidl570]

I remember him from Young Frankenstein, but what Smurfs character was he?

[@sha11235]

@@davidl570 I don't know.

[@davidl570]

@@sha11235 Okay, thanks just the same!

[@sha11235]

@@davidl570 Looking at the comments, someone mentioned Brainy Smurf. Guess that's the answer to your question.

[@davidl570]

@@sha11235 Thanks!

[@abdulhouser]

I've been looking for this show for so long!

[@diamondstud0]

I can always picture Patrick Casey as a cross between actor Tom Hodges and famous pro wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper if you ask me.

[@phylliskumi4355]

I remember this show. Global TV, channel 3 in Toronto would show it. I loved it. I will look for other episodes.

[@sha11235]

Love the defense lawyer trying to be a hero there and trying to dismantle the bomb when Patrick catches him.

[@Dav777]

Awesome post man!!! I was addicted to these as a kid!! Anymore? Please post more more more!!

[@douglasghiz1287]

I remember The Judge. (1986-1990)

[@ArmyJames]

Props to the multiple camera operators who managed to capture all this footage with losing their nerve and fleeing the scene.

[@sha11235]

Because this isn't reality TV. It's just a fictional drama.

[@ArmyJames]

@@sha11235 No shit Sherlock.

[@georgekenney8121]

may i ask on if you might have any more episodes of the judge if you do then could you maybe post them here on youtube,

[@tonymontes9807]

I like to watch all the episodes and to buy all 7 season's episodes of the Judge.

[@ravvyj]

I'm sure many of us would like to do that, but I highly doubt that it's available.

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

We ALL do! Maybe we can sign a petition. They are probably collecting dust somewhere. The actor Bob Shield died in 1996. I loved him as The Judge. I thought he was a real judge when I was growing up.

[@christinahoneycutt8922]

I watched this episode on tv .. My jaw was hanging down... Lol

[@sha11235]

Just thought of something new: When Judge Franklin says, "If you shoot him, you'll be a murderer," that isn't necessarily true. He would be that if he killed Keith only. When he did that to Louis later, that is attempted murder, since Louis didn't die. Bad writing, I guess. I mentioned similar stuff to Jerry Prell, who played Hellman awhile back.

[@sha11235]

It was 1996, you are right. But in real life and real courts, they are more like the court shows we have now, like Judge Duty and Judge Joe Brown.

[@markasflood8196]

Trivia: This Also Aired In The Hampton Roads Va Market on Local NBC Affiliate WAVY-TV 10 in the 80's as well.

[@lm6817]

I miss KSTW. Especially the news reports with the tacoma dome and skyline for the backdrop. Great show. Watched this with my grandparents growing up. That judge has a TV announcers voice! Sounds familiar

[@punkerpoo45]

D.B. Coop er Damn bro..i just said the EXACT same thing. His voice is super familiar!!

[@DBR00]

This was my favorite episode.

[@sha11235]

I never saw it originally, glad ravvj put it up here years ago. I knew they were going to get their asses out of it though, I just wanted to see how since it seemed so exciting with a bomb in there and a madman. We even saw him in the trailer fire the gun at Lewis and I thought then, "He's dead." He had left the show eventually.

[@DBR00]

@@sha11235I remember when this aired. I watched it a few times with my brother. Since I was young, I never knew if the show contained actors or it was real. Of course it’s actors but as a kid, I didn’t know. Lol

[@chrisparker7256]

This should have ended with the Stenographer bashing the dude over the head with her stenotype and yelling "I'm an Ava not a Zsa Zsa!!"

[@sha11235]

I made a joke about the Zsa Zsa reference on here. Again, this was before she slapped that cop.

[@Contractnik]

This is like a porno without the sex

[@sha11235]

I did say this courthouse had bad security. Maybe they didn't have baggage scanners and metal detectors in the 80's, or he built it after bringing in the stuff to the courthouse. To your other question: Patrick had a bomb. He wasn't going to chance it. And remember, he looks at Franklin after Patrick tells him to hand over his gun and Franklin nods, like he should wait it out.

[@terrybradford418]

This show used to come right after storyland on channel 9 in Baton Rouge in the 80s.

[@bubbatutor8180]

I remember this as a kid I was like 12 in 87

[@johnnyblack3676]

I forgot all about this show holy shit

[@sha11235]

John Bently Don't worry about it. Not a lot of people remember it. This was during the 80's when courtroom shows were scripted and not the reality crap that is today.

[@welcometoSunnydale291]

This would come on at 1 or 2 in the morning I remember being a night owl as a kid and watching this

[@sha11235]

One more thought for today: Wonder how Keith felt about his dad risking his life like that? Probably felt proud. I would be.

[@KevinPiland]

There was one episode that I wanted to see but only saw part of it. I'll give you a hint. The judge says "Shut the door Phil and I must say I'm disappointed with your attitude". The episode is entitled Live and Let Live.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, the beginning is on here, but that's it.

[@DodgerFan1988]

Robert J. Franklin for the Supreme Court!

[@sha11235]

DodgerFan1988 Too late, he's dead.

[@gameshowguy2000]

Mr. Casey, if Judge Franklin accidentally, and I mean ACCIDENTALLY sent an innocent person to jail he would have the GALL AND THE GUTS TO SAY HE MESSED UP.

[@sha11235]

He felt that wasn't true and that he never did.

[@jessyleppert2]

I remember one episode where Judge Franklin said TAKE HIM AWAY

[@kevindavis296]

I remember this fictional court series. It came on every weekday mornings at 10am on NBC.

[@CCCKomrade]

In order to save money on hiring extras, these proceedings have been closed to the public.

[@ericspero996]

wow, I remember watching this when I was a kid.

[@sha11235]

+Eric Spero I didn't catch this episode, just the upcoming notice on it. Was wondering about it for years.

[@ericspero996]

I surprisingly remember many of these episodes.

[@sha11235]

If I had been there applauding, I would've said, "Bravo! Bravo!"

[@sha11235]

Guess Keith drank the liquor.

[@sha11235]

So when Marvin dismantled the bomb so bravely, he wasn't Clark Kent, he was SUPERMAN!

[@sha11235]

Boy did this courthouse have bad security.

[@thomaspaszynski8888]

If this is real, lots of police/security would be there and Patrick would go back to jail in a flash.

[@gspendlove]

Jeez, I thought I was the only one who remembered this show! Divorce Court, Superior Court, and this one. I was hooked on courtroom dramas and I was an absolute L.A. Law freak! Speaking of which, the guy playing the bomber is the same guy who robbed Stuart and Ann on L.A. Law at gunpoint, and then tried to sell them back the ring he took from Ann after he was acquitted. I think he also might have played in the movie Freejack as well.

[@sha11235]

I like how Keith can jump from behind the defense table and land on the ground safely. I don't think I could do that.

[@sha11235]

I might've told him, "It says 'good' on here."

[@milancue2061]

I remember this one. everyone was watching this episode

[@sha11235]

+Milan Cue I only caught it for the first time on here. Never saw it originally, just the promo and I wondered how it would turn out.

[@doubleot]

If the bailiff knew there was only one bullet in the gun, he should of taken one shot at the ceiling and then handed the gun over. Then he could've charged him knowing he wouldn't get shot.

[@sha11235]

He couldn't because Casey was holding a bomb that was armed.

[@punkerpoo45]

Its a fuckn tv show... hello

[@randyjohnson7734]

I do believe they wrteloosely based on factual court cases

[@sha11235]

Very loosely here.

[@gameshowguy2000]

And family court.

[@christineadams6732]

Iam so grateful that the cop survived I was so worried That man needs to be locked up forever He is very sick

[@caesar349]

God this brings back memories of when i was a kid, staying at my grandparents tiny appartment after school while my parents were at work.

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Seems like a lot of us '80s kids did. I had to do the same when I was in elementary school. I miss those days though. I would give anything to go back.

[@caesar349]

@@Gildedbutterfly1976 I’m with you 100%. Something so simple as watching tv at a grandparents apartment can invoke strong memories and feelings. I so wish i could go back even just for a day!

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Judge Robert J Franklin: I'm Judge Robert J. Franklin. I chose the law as my way of serving my fellow citizens. As a judge in the Family Court, I pray each day God will always give me the wisdom to always temper justice with mercy. Remember that was always the introduction? I often think of these shows when I am feeling nostalgic which seems to be most of the time in these terrible days. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@ravvyj]

Wow! You are Bang On!! His name was Eddie. He made some comment to the father that "This isn't over yet!" Then the father blasted him in the hall. I remember that episode vividly. I had a feeling something was gonna happen...because at the starting of the episode, they showed the gun in his pants. Judge Franklin was really upset to see the kid get blasted...even though he didn't like him in the trial.

[@chvfd687]

Loved this show growing up. This and the people's court were my two faves. Local ABC affiliate picked this show up one season I think may've been more but can't remember for sure. How many seasons was this show? Looking forward to seeing more here!

[@ravvyj]

7 seasons from 1986 to 1993

[@sha11235]

@@ravvyj No, I think it ran until 1991 or so. They might've just been repeating the shows until then, but not filming new ones.

[@gameshowguy2000]

When Franklin said that Casey was sick..he wasn't kidding. A guy like him deserves to be in a mental facility...maybe even for life. Who knows if or when he'll turn his life around?

[@sha11235]

He was sick. I doubt if he will turn his life around.

[@monicarobertson7123]

I loved this show and Superior Court and I. Really. Wished it came back on. tv.

[@sha11235]

Watch Hellman as Patrick comes in and starts the whole thing. He doesn't look scared at all, as though he's seen it all before.

[@randyjohnson7734]

I remember one where a kid had the stigmata

[@sha11235]

The one on here with Sgt. Fox seems to have been taken down for some reason. Oh well. Hope you have more to put up here soon.

[@jasongibson3496]

I remember when I sick and I had to stay home from school. This show would come on at 10 in the morning and I thought it was a real. But, now I can see this show was too scripted.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, one thing on this show that does not happen in real life is on cross examination, lawyers do NOT cut you off.

[@kgrkid]

It tells you at the start of the show that the show is a dramatization in just about every episode.

[@DBR00]

Same here! I thought this show was real as well. Of course,as a kid, I missed the disclaimer that this show is a dramatization.

[@gameshowguy2000]

"Have you ever been to prison, judge?" Mr. Casey, the judge's been a law-abiding citizen. He's only seen the inside of a prison from the *outside*, unlike you. The reason he sent you there was because you committed a serious crime. It wasn't a misdemeanor. And while misdemeanors *are* crimes, what *YOU* did was far more serious than you might think.

[@sha11235]

I think he asked it because he wanted to see if Franklin knew what it was like to be in prison. Franklin did have an answer for his ass.

[@gameshowguy2000]

@@sha11235 If Franklin does know what it's like, at least he knows it from the outside looking in, rather than the inside looking out.

[@sha11235]

I love how he calls the defendants' daddy Clark. I'm surprised he didn't say to the bomber, "My name is Marvin," or whatever it was.

[@soseztheleadr]

Holding a courtroom hostage and threatening to blow it up? Patrick Casey reminds me of Victor Larue from "Walker: Texas Ranger". Victor also took an entire courtroom hostage and enacted a Kangaroo Court.

[@sha11235]

I love the way Judge Franklin looks at Louis getting shot. It's like he has seen this happen so many times before.

[@Arroyo2099]

Man I remember this show, I thought the acting was bad then and this just confirms it. But I still love it. I could have sworn there was music in it. Hey did you guys ever see the episode that guest stared Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks?

[@sha11235]

I never saw that episode. I didn't even know they appeared on this.

[@sha11235]

It was several episodes I was talking about. Send some more of these episodes as soon as you can.

[@sha11235]

Does Patrick have a GED or HS diploma? Probably neither.

[@sha11235]

I'd love to see Judge Duty be held up like this.

[@threnodycoronach5792]

OMG! I had forgotten about this high quality court show. I'm shocked I didn't remember it because despite its corniness, I found the judge to be a pleasant dude. Thanks for the memories! (PS: Man, could acting get any worse? I am doubting it.)

[@sha11235]

Yeah, a nicer judge that Judge Duty. Although he could get mad at people. He was an actor, true, but he played a judge who understood common sense.

[@sha11235]

I always wanted to see this episode. Also, I recognize the son as Bill Stevenson, who appeared on Head of the Class and was in the film Outbreak.

[@sha11235]

My latest thought: Patrick should've done this when Hellman screwed up. He should've said, "Bring them up here. Where did you get your law license-out of a crackerjack box?" He then puts them in the right order and gives them to Hellman and says, "Now go back and get it right, nerd."

[@JusticeFortheSilenced]

I used to stay up every night to watch this and Divorce Court.

[@sha11235]

I remember that episode too. The kid's name was Eddie and the father's daughter's name was Holly. He brought this small pistol into the courtroom, but didn't use until the end when Eddie made some comment to him and started to walk away. Then he shot twice, killing the bastard. The episode I was talking about had to do with an Irish father who wanted to see his son. He belongs to the IRA and decides to hold up the courtroom with a gun and steal his son Patrick.

[@KevinPiland]

It ended up being enough to teach the boy who claimed he was innocent a lesson. Never to even go to jail.Never cause trouble again. In fact watch towards the end at 18:45 you'll hear what he has to say to not only the boy but his dad as well as the people who were there.

[@sha11235]

It wasn't that. It was to admit he did a bad thing and not deny it. Then he could start to turn his life around. Patrick never did that and in jail he kept denying the truth so when he got out, all he had on his mind was revenge.

[@gameshowguy2000]

And Franklin got to live more than just 'another 2 minutes'...he got to live for the rest of his life, and so did everyone else. Casey, on the other hand, got to spend 'another 2 minutes' confined to a mental facility. Mr. Casey, Judge Franklin had every reason to send you to the slammer, and he didn't *want* to, but if he *hadn't*... Who knows what lessons you would've learned!

[@Mhebner23]

I remember this show. One episode I remember in particular was about this boy named Wally that was mentally handicapped. At one point when he got called to the stand, he got so scared he started threating to beat up everyone including the judge but the judge didn't hold it against him because of his condition. Anybody by any chance got that episode that they could upload?

[@sha11235]

Been meaning to mention this too: When we see Franklin saying, "Janet, get on the phone...." look at the body of Patrick. He's not moving at all.

[@sha11235]

Like nobody outside the courtroom heard the gunshot?

[@sha11235]

And get that ambulance here fast. Duh, what about the bomb? Isn't that a little more important?

[@gameshowguy2000]

17:45 Yep, Mr. Casey. EMPTY CHAMBER. You are outta luck, son.

[@sha11235]

New thought: After it was all over, I might've taken the briefcase after the bomb was disposed of.

[@sha11235]

That shot at 3:45 from the judge's point of view is really scary!

[@markasflood8196]

3:45

[@sha11235]

When Patrick says to Louis, "That's a good boy!" I thought maybe he'd pat Louis on the head as though he were petting a dog.

[@sha11235]

Do you have Victim of War? That also had one of the characters having a gun and shooting somebody.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

Don't fuck with Judge Franklin!

[@mclockwork777]

As a Kid I confused this episode for The People's Court and I thought things went off the rails for real.

[@gameshowguy2000]

Nope.. unlike The People's Court, The Judge involved family court cases, while People's Court involved small claims cases. In addition, The People's Court had real litigants and real cases.

[@sha11235]

I only remember seeing the trailer for it with that narrator voice. Never saw the full episode for some reason.

[@sha11235]

Here's one more comment: I remember that prosecutor character. He was in love with this defense attorney who would always interrupt on cross examination the witnesses' answers, which does not happen in real life. Judge Franklin married them, they had a son, and asked Franklin to be the kid's godfather.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, it is just the opening. Have seen it on here before.