What Happened to Night Court? (1984-1992)

[@MrKjDrake]

Good stuff man! My father James Drake was the Director for many Night Court episodes and other classic sitcoms. He passed away last month and joined the other fallen Night Court members who passed too soon. He would have enjoyed your review 👍

[@LambentLark]

Sorry you lost your dad. I know what that's like. A good chunk of my sense of humor is tied to your dads work. I was a good student and thank that sense of humor for my sanity.

[@devox3291]

Your dad was doing the Lords work. Making us laugh our arses off and restoring some faith in humanity and helping make NBC Thursday nights one of the greatest events in TV history.

[@rushmore309]

Fond memories of watching this with my mom and dad as a child. Great memories, helped brought to life by your dad.

[@mikemorenz2234]

Sorry for your loss. He was a talented person and did great work. Night court was one of my all time favorite sitcoms. They sure don't make quality entertainment like they used to these days that's a sad fact. I'd much rather watch reruns of older shows than subject myself to the modern cesspool available to choose from.

[@niksatt4843]

Damn dude sorry for your loss. I used to love night court. Your dad did a good job.

[@russellclaycomb146]

Night Court and WKRP - two of the shows I can watch over and over again and never tire.

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

Me too buddy I also loved NewsRadio I cried when Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife Brynn and then have the audacity and chutzpah to kill herself smh the chutzpah homies

[@insertnamehere7343]

2 of my favorites ... then news radio

[@bintheredonethat]

Me too. WKRP "As God is my witness I thought turkeys could fly". As hot as Loni Anderson was Jan Smithers, Bailey, was always my girl. ;o)

[@artvandelay1099]

@@insertnamehere7343 News Radio is such a good show. WKRP is another good one. I miss watching TV as a family on TV night.

[@leftydrizel1842]

Throw in some Three's company with Mr Ferley & I'm set.

[@taylordowning2533]

Night Court is still one of my favorite shows. Its a true classic from TV's golden age. R.I.P. to Harry, Charles, Markie, Selma, Richard, and Florence. A truly stellar cast!

[@GoonCartoons]

Loved this show! Thanks for making this-brings back memories-sad ending for sure

[@johnhoward7083]

Night Court was the greatest. Stayed up very late to watch it almost every night.

[@CraziBastid]

The episode where Bull breaks down over Selma’s death always brings me to tears as I know what it’s like to lose your best friend.

[@katemaloney4296]

Then he found Flo and picked her up and asked Harry, "Can I keep her?" Almost 40 years later and my heart still cries.

[@Dhampir101980]

Still have the theme song stuck in my head. I loved Night Court back when it first aired. It’s a Sin that it’s not on any streaming service or on Blu-Ray. Maybe it’s rights issue, I don’t know, it better get Rectified sooner than later. Even stations that rerun classic shows, like Me TV, don’t air the show.

[@sirraf23]

@@Dhampir101980 the Laff channel does though.

[@skeletordanzig4999]

@@Dhampir101980 My buddy was a bass player and every party for over a decade we all made him do Night court over and over, until he got mad. 😁

[@kelliev4833]

@@sirraf23 I literally watch it every day on Laff lol

[@Craxin01]

I was a kid when this was on air, and I NEVER missed a moment of this gem.

[@edvaira6891]

Same here!

[@bigwillietheb]

I never got to watch it cause it was past my bedtime my dad enforced that rule

[@Craxin01]

@@bigwillietheb My condolences, you missed a great and funny show.

[@bigwillietheb]

@@Craxin01 back then yeah but when i got older & was able to stay up later I started watching & I have seen every episode since

[@Craxin01]

@@bigwillietheb Sweet! I think I saw a box set at Walmart not long ago, seriously thinking of picking it up.

[@silvasurfa7962]

My favorite sitcom of all time 💖 Dan Fielding is one of the best characters of all time 👍😎

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

I first saw John when he played Anderson on Baa Baa Black Sheep. A great show until they ruined it.

[@gp.pacman7310]

[@walterrutherford8321]

@@kimberlywiederhold627I also loved Dan Fielding in NC. John later showed up in The Librarians, a sci-fi / fantasy show with a semi-serious tone which demonstrated his versatility. Give it a look because it has some other great actors including Rebecca Romijn Stamos and Bob Newhart in a recurring role.

[@candacecobb206]

I ignored Night Court for a long time thinking it was a serious Court Room show. One time I changed the channel and landed on Night Court, and heard laughter? So I had to leave it on to find out why there was laughter? Then, I had to watch it! It was so very funny and appealing to me! I loved that program! What a cast ! What a show!

[@mitchellforney6109]

When I was a kid in the '80s, I had a little radio that you could tune to TV frequencies and just listen to the audio of whatever was broadcasting. I'd slip it under my pillow so I could listen to the shows that were on after I had to go to bed on school nights. Night Court and Cheers were my absolute favorites. I don't even really remember any other shows besides them.

[@spacemissing]

Night Court was one show I didn't want to miss. It was just silly enough, just serious enough, with exactly the right pathos in the right places, to make it a truly classic comedy series. The cast was well chosen and the stories were worthy. What more can be said for it without going overboard?

[@RobD-jq7ry]

Perfect description.

[@ericcooley9407]

Agreed. The only Thursday show that as a kid appealed to me as well as a larger audience.

[@robertpreston2220]

Its back this week

[@madrabbit9007]

I had no idea that so many of the original cast had passed away, that alone is heart breaking.

[@ricya1982]

40 years ago, dude... 40 years ago. It happens...

[@madrabbit9007]

@@ricya1982 Dude...don't be a D-bag.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Blows my mind how Long ago it was. And the re runs went on forever. It seemed.

[@madrabbit9007]

@@jerryhatrick5860 I watched the first two episodes of the new show. Its not bad

[@darkangel_1978]

@@madrabbit9007 it just got renewed for season 2

[@Psilocybin77]

Back when A&E had actual programming, beyond murder and human misery, they would consistently air episodes of Night Court. I was at the age where I was becoming more interested in adult humor, and would watch this show constantly. Seeing these clips awoke long dormant, but welcome memories. I really had forgotten how much I cared for this show growing up. It saddens me that so many of Night Court's alumni have passed. Knowing Markie Post passed at the age of 70 came as a shock, as I'll always remember her as so young and vibrant. This was a wonderful retrospective and thanks for the memories.

[@BeeHatGuy]

I remember it coming on right before Newsradio on A&E

[@laurendoe168]

I remember when Night Court was on NBC. I also was saddened to learn Markie Post died.

[@jessicaorr5927]

A&E introduced me to a few classics that I was too young to have seen when it aired, best channel to have on when I was home sick - Night Court, Magnum PI, Murder She Wrote, New Radio, etc.

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

What's so wrong with human misery? Oh, wait; I mean, um, what a tragedy.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

RIP Markie Post! I loved her from afar!

[@smokeywonder5166]

Awesome work! It was a great show and a joy as a classic latchkey kid addicted to television to watch in the 80’s :)

[@RMGK79]

I was about six or seven when I began to watch Night Court on Thursday nights, which was in ‘86/‘87. I remember Thursday nights on NBC was so good, starting with The Cosby Show. My bedtime was 9:00, but I always managed to sneak in an episode of Night Court with my sister, who was nine years older than me, and we both couldn’t stop laughing. This was by far the best sitcom I’ll ever watch. These shows were memorable, and some I can still vividly remember when I watched it as a kid. My sister and I would count down until the show came on. Thanks for making this video. It also proves to me that what I said was right; this show is at least in the top ten of all time. It’s just sad that most of the cast members are now gone. 😢

[@tommoore4128]

Night Court is not forgotten. It was part of NBC’s top rated Thursday lineup in the 1980’s: Cosby, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court. Possibly the best sitcom block of all time.

[@bobbo0616]

Yep, the best two hours of prime time comedy ever!

[@TallCFarms]

And yet, if you ask peeps under, say 20 years of age, they'll proily say they've never heard of it. Night Court went off the air 30 years ago. So, without the internet and the recent reboot, how many would even know about it but TV history scholars

[@tommoore4128]

@@TallCFarms 90% of the population over age 45 I’d say.

[@sgaidola76]

Agreed! Always watched all those shows on Thursday nights.

[@kenhernandez8128]

Not even close to best block of all time.

[@ralphwiggum3134]

I was a young teenager when this show was popular and I loved it! It helped me understand more mature TV shows (just coming from watching cartoons) and helped shape my sense of humor. The casting of most of the characters was incredible, especially Harry Anderson. All supporting cast were also great, but he was the glue that held the show together.

[@kevinfox500]

One of mine as well. We're also arpind the same age, as it came on the air in my early teens.

[@sportsbabe1125]

Night Court was so underrated. I watched it from the beginning and all the way to the end. NewsRadio followed in the footsteps of Night Court admirably.

[@loulfw2513]

NewsRadio was OK, but nowhere near as good. And that other show about nothing continues to receive unwarranted praise as the most overrated sitcom of its era.

[@Shlogger]

Seinfeld was brilliant. You know nothing.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@Shlogger, him and Sergeant Schultz..

[@Mark73]

I'm glad you added My Two Dads to the montage. One of my favorites. Paul Reiser doesn't even like talking about it. :(

[@calixa]

One of my fav shows of all time. I met John Laroquette by chance in Vancouver and I was so surprised to see him, i blurted out....hey....Dan Fielding!!! He said "I am not Dan Fielding, he was a character I played, he does not exist" and I said um..uh, John Laroquette, Im a huge fan of Night Court, great to meet you. He said, "Great to meet you too" and walked across the road. Since Night Court was pre In Living Color, Bull was the second hardest I'd ever laughed at that point from TV. First being Jack Tripper. And then when Jim Carrey hit, it was all over. RIP to all the cast that have passed and thank you.

[@benjiegrajo8228]

I stumbled into this show in 2002 when I was in the US for a vacation. This sitcomm wa being shown on TV Land. After seeing just 1 episode, I immediately got hooked. It became one of my all time favorite shows

[@TonyM1961]

I used to LOVE Night Court. My favorite episode was when they brought in John Astin as Harry's father. I was rolling. "But I'm doing MUCH better now" 😅🤣😂

[@darkangel_1978]

I met Sean Astin back in 2017, and we talked about his Dad's time on Night Court, both of us with smiles on our faces, and at the same time said, "But I'm feeling much better now." He said his Dad has fond memories of being on the show, and Sean was happy to hear that his father's appearances on there always brought me joy.

[@From96TilDeath]

BUDDY!!!! 😊😊 One of the weirdest but best TV dads

[@ankylosaruswrecks3189]

I love throwing out that line and seeing who gets it.

[@darkangel_1978]

@@ankylosaruswrecks3189 my husband and I use that line all the time

[@SteveSpikes]

I absolutely loved watching NIGHT COURT. The opening theme, like so many other theme songs from the '80s, was so iconic. Rest in peace Harry, Charles, Markie, Selma, and Flo. Thank you for making NIGHT COURT what it was.

[@GrzegorzDurda]

They all died?

[@TheBlackUnfold]

And Paula Kelly

[@fukcensorship9395]

How the heck did they all die? It's not like they would be like dinosaurs now days

[@GriffinTheYoutubeOfficial]

@@fukcensorship9395 well, the guy [harry] had a stroke, Markie died of Cancer. same with charles, 2021 was the year.

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

I had a bassist friend who'd practice, always using that theme to warm up, and get the ball rolling. Now hearing that tune reminds me as much of him, as it does of the show.

[@KevinFields777]

This was just the show I probably shouldn't have been watching between the ages of 7 and 17. Thank God I had the opportunity :)

[@SlackerCast]

Thank you for this. I have missed this show so very much and this filled a hole inside me. Have a blessed day good sir.

[@kathigreen1479]

Awws. My mom used to babysit Harry when he was little. He's a cousin, something removed. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to meet him. But, from all accounts, he was exactly who you saw. A sweet, funny, generous guy who loves Mel Tormé! 🕺🏻✨ RIP, Harry. 💖

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

Absolutely

[@robertsprouse9282]

Was he married to a Wiccan from New Orleans?

[@beezy_b]

🧢

[@wellesradio]

Marsha Warfield’s sense of humor is spectacular. I love her quip @15:47 when asked about being teased because the previous two actors to play her role had died.

[@andrewmorgan1819]

Marsha was fantastic, I hope she is in the sequel

[@Hendrixphishinfloyd]

@@andrewmorgan1819 They better bring her back soon! Richard Mol is 80. That is crazy.

[@kryer981]

"Bull." "Yes, Roz?" "Do I look like a dead Japanese man in a wheelchair?" Best Roz scene ever.

[@bkblair71]

Currently watching Night Court on IMDB TV and even after almost 40 years later since its debut in 83 I still laugh myself silly. lol

[@gp.pacman7310]

😠🦷👍

[@loulfw2513]

Is IMDB TV available outside the US?

[@vickisimpson4390]

I have a playlist saved in my library on KZbin right now. 86 episodes. Thank you for the flashbacks. Between Night Court and WKRP in Cincinnati, I'll have a lot of them.

[@d.peters6075]

I totally agree...the Harry, Dan, Christine, Mack, Bull, Roz cast was the pinnacle of the show.

[@xxOS1R1Sxx]

I absolutely loved Night Court! So many great moments. As I got older I was shocked to find out Harry was an actual magician. So many great characters

[@stevevaughn2040]

Harry was exactly what the producers wanted. He was a very talented magician and had a tough upbringing. Use to see him at the Magic Castle. He was close friends with the founder of the castles daughter. See if you can find his TV special. His death was very sad to our community, he suffered a stroke not long before passing, they kept the stroke secret

[@kevins8071]

I’m going to proudly mention that my two biggest crushes back when I was a young teen wad Erin Gray and Markie Post. Night Court was an absolute gem. Great content.

[@JimmyMon666]

And he played the clip of Markie in that dress. hubba hubba. And yes Erin Gray as well. You can't go wrong with those two.

[@themoviedealers]

You sir have great taste. I will add Heather Thomas (also on The Fall Guy) and the delightful Morgan Fairchild.

[@0311Mushroom]

But we did not see Markie in skin tight spandex.

[@kingkull77]

THANK YOU!!!! Night Court was my favorite sitcom growing up. I still love this show on that rare occasion I can catch it on rerun.

[@the4thmonth679]

Thank you for this because I adore Night Court!

[@FreshMootz]

By far one of the most hilarious and original shows ever. They do not make shows like these anymore. I never missed an episode.

[@robertpreston2220]

its back on this week

[@FreshMootz]

@@robertpreston2220 not rebooted is it? Last thing I want is some woke BS

[@robertpreston2220]

@@FreshMootz More of a continuation. Dan Fielding is the only original cast member that is back. The judge is Harrys Stones daughter. The court room looked the same which was cool to see. The first two episodes were on last might. Abby the new judge talked Dan into coming back as she needed a public defender. and Dan did it to help outof respect to his old fried harry who died of course. weird seeing dan being a defender and not the prosecutor anymore. the rest of the cast are new people as those still alive from the old show did not want to come back except for John Larroquette

[@danielcostanza1029]

It was great it really was nice tribute and funny. I love the fact they even kept the score in there just tuned it up .

[@cesargalindo3940]

I still watch this show on Laff tv, never get tired of it. I do get sad sometimes when I realize all the cast members that passed away.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Thank you SO MUCH for keeping the memory of this wonderful show alive! And PLEASE, somebody convince TVLand to start rerunning episodes again! =)

[@jacklynfrost93]

Tvland is still a thing? Damn I remember that from my childhood.. and I was born in September 1993 :)

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

@@jacklynfrost93 Ha! (I was born in 1985! I'm REALLY old! XD) And yes; it's channel 48 on Cox Cable-setups! But unfortunately, they don't have any shows as old as 'Night Court' anymore. =( Thanks for asking though. =)

[@katemaloney4296]

The two that always stood out for me what when Christine had enough of the Barry Manilow bashing and called Harry up on the carpet by telling him, "I'll have you know that Mel Torme RECORDED an album with Barry Manilow!" Just the look of shock on Harry's face as he turns to Mac and says "Say it isn't so!" and Mac replies, "It's true" is priceless. And the second one is when it's revealed that Christine is a HUGE monarchist, who lives and breathes everything Charles & Diana--even to the point of having a party and inviting Queen Elizabeth II--who "shows up" for the celebration but is turned away by a distraught Christine (who didn't know HRH was outside). Or when Bull got zapped by lightning. Or Dan got trapped in an elevator with a gay man and had to overcome his homophobia. Or when Harry found out who his real dad was. Great show with too many memories to write down. Thanks for featuring NIGHT COURT. P.s. Any chance you might cover REMINGTON STEELE?

[@gspendlove]

I like the one where Harry romances the Russian diplomat. In that one, somebody made a remark about a crater or some flaw on Christine's forehead, and she's obsessed with it, thinking she's ugly for the rest of the episode. Then at the end she gets a note from somebody saying she's beautiful and asking for a date; she thinks it's one of the gang trying to make her feel better and throws it away. Then we see the guy who really sent the note and it's Johnny Carson. That one was great. And the two-parter where Dan's sister comes to visit is just comedy gold.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

OMG! Remington Steele!

[@jbjacobs9514]

I loved Remington Steele!

[@biffbastion301]

"But i'm feeling much better now" - Buddy

[@jimhammons3930]

Freevee app has Night Court, all of it. I know this is a year later but I just found this video. Loved it

[@PrincessofPower84]

Night Court! One of my favorite television shows! John Larroquette is the man!

[@BillPenny]

I've gone thru the entire show twice, with my first wife before she passed and my second. They both couldn't believe how funny and razor sharp the comedy was, especially for the 80s. Definitely top 5 all time best.

[@steve_jackson9933]

One of the greatest things about this show was John Larroquette's character Dan. You knew what he was about, but deep down inside he would do the right thing. It was just such a complicated character that was seen as one dimensional at first glance.

[@JV-pu8kx]

Larroquette received an Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series," four years in a row! He put the brakes on receiving additional awards.

[@nono-io5kt]

So true. One of my favorites is with all the pregnant women where Dan ends up being the coach for a single woman who is a militant feminist. At one point she gets so tired she stops pushing and Dan starts calling out the names of famous womanizers so she will get angry and start pushing again.

[@kaylacolgan]

R.I.P. Markie Posts and Harry Dean Anderson.

[@Schwansonian_Townsonian]

Oh man I forgot that Harry Anderson passed. I, too, loved this show as a kid. My ultimate "Mull" character though is from the movie 'House'.

[@Quakerman14]

Dang Markie Post just passed. RIP

[@Quakerman14]

And Charles Robinson. Man

[@jasonwebb1882]

I didn't know that Markie Post passed away. She was a very beautiful woman and I had some kinda of crush on her when I was like 13yrs old. I loved the role she played in Theres Something about Mary. Lmao. Wow.

[@thejoker-wu1sp]

Don't forget the black guy lol jeez

[@brucebirnbaum6152]

WAS Really the Best Group Ever AND very Funny TO watch. I'M always watching tv reruns when I can. Also getting ready to watch reboot with John L. Thanks again for for the best memory and INFO GREAT Job. 😂

[@nealpatterson629]

I'm surprised you didn't mention one of my favorite recurring characters: John Astin as Harry's stepfather Buddy Ryan who turned out to be Harry's real father. I thought their relationship was really touching.

[@TallCFarms]

John Astin is beyond awesome. He should have gotten a mention here for sure. He definitely had a knack for making memorable characters. Took me a while to adjust to Raul Julia for Gomez in the beginning, since Astin was SO good as the orginal.

[@BlaineShire]

Or the late great Mel Torme!

[@ghiggs8389]

"but I'm feeling much better now!"

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

2nd

[@Dr.Pepper001]

My favorite line from Night Court was when Bull said, "People think I'm weird because I understand the words to the song 'A Horse with No Name'."

[@ICONICPARIS]

I remember watching Night Court as a child with my best friends who lived down the hall from me. Brings back the best memories ever!! I sure miss the 80's. I'd give anything to go back

[@RemyJackson]

I like when Bull got struck by lightning "The voltage he took must have felt like french kissing a light socket" Bull:"No, that feels different" I also liked the episode 2 parter where they believed Dan had died in a plane crash, and he shows up to his own memorial service. Also the crossover episodes with My Two Dads were fun too.

[@eaglefan1018]

"Mind if I smoke? Kills me everytime!

[@BeeBumper]

Crossover? Huh?

[@Brees1986]

Dan Dan Fielding!

[@charliewaters5289]

Give me some more. I'll shout when it measures 11.

[@jasonthompson8157]

@@charliewaters5289 our father who's Art in Heaven.

[@undefined40]

Thanks for resurfacing those memories.

[@kippaseo8027]

I'm 43 and even though as a little kid I Loved These adult type sitcoms like cheers, all-in-the-family, Golden Girls, Fraser, Maude, etc I don't really remember much of Night Court however I did love the John Larroquette show from the mid-1990s. Mr. Belvedere is another TV show that I've recently started watching. Some of the most laugh out loud moments of the show is when mr. Belvedere and the little boy Wesley go at it. It's funny because growing up my much much older siblings used to refer to me as and compare me to Wesley because of how conniving and menacing I was as a child but unfortunately I didn't get it until now.

[@dwmadroxxide5090]

This was one of my three all time favorite sitcoms. John Larroquette is the best!

[@JasonHendrysProfile]

Nightcourt and WKRP in Cincinnati are synonymous with innovative, character driven, eclectic humour of the highest standard

[@elichilton7031]

I whole heartedly agree that this is one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. This is one my favourites. I love every season. Every character, main or supporting, has their traits and charms that I just adore. When I was young lad I enjoyed being immersed in the world of Night Court for the half hour I would watch, and it was always a good night when the station I watched played back to back episodes. RIP Markie Post(btw, one my biggest tv crushes), Harry Anderson, Charles Robinson, Paula Kelly, Selma Diamond, Reinhold Weegee, and Florence Halop.

[@MrChillaxin420]

Thank you for this. From time to time ya just find the thing you really needed. Today I needed this. Not only was I wearing a smile on face. I was filled with a huge nostalgic feeling. I really needed this today. So with a smile I thank you. Cheers!

[@ShamrockParticle]

Like at 12:32? 🙃

[@justinbellotti7838]

OMG, what a trip down memory lane. I absolutely loved this show growing up and it is so true that "filmed in front of a live studio audience" absolutely meant something that has been sadly diluted along the way. This was a wonderful look back at one of the greatest sitcoms ever. You got my like and sub. 👍

[@loulfw2513]

Fantastic retrospective for one of the most UNDERRATED sitcoms in my lifetime if not history.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

I always loved Harry Andersons appearances on Cheers. He was a scamp.

[@Chachi_JD]

All of these actors were perfect in their acting and characterizations! Great synopsis and in-depth insight behind one of televisions most innovative, influential and funniest shows! Thank you. A+

[@coreygaiter9252]

Excellent job. When I heard Night Court was coming back, all those memories came back of watching the show. I was totally in love with Markie Post since I was watching The Fall Guy as well. Every actor/actress made Night Court one of the best sitcoms ever. I hope this Night Court lasts, but this day in age is so different. I do have my fingers crossed that it last for at least a couple is seasons.

[@TmanUtube]

I'm so glad you included the Wile E. Coyote episode. I loved this show as a kid. It was like nothing else on TV at this time & seeing random things like a cartoon character made it so unusual & hilarious.

[@tarajones9675]

The magical stuff like this that was on night court and the silly cartoonish characters were what made this my favorite as a kid. It really was so silly that it was perfect for us 80's kids especially the physical comedy bits.

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

The Wile E Coyote episode was fucking brilliant and mega funny as hell y'all Plus the Mel Torme recurring role and the Michael J Fox one

[@billhollister5523]

This was my 2020 lock down binge watch. Loved it as a kid, still definitely holds up.

[@areguapiri]

Fa.key virus binge watch.

[@hatednyc]

So glad for this. I can’t stress enough how awesome it was growing up in the 80’s. We had the best TV shows and all the reruns from previous decades.

[@zipzip8239]

80's tv was awful

[@LeLeB37]

You are an angel for doing this video! I want to join a group of that loves this show as much as I do.

[@jademoon5103]

Great show. I binged on the new version on an international flight yesterday. Was good to see John larraquette

[@waynewolcott4945]

Another great video of one of my all time favorite shows. I loved it when I was a kid.....still love it today. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@oak4901]

Harry was a good friend..very talented, imaginitive, skillful and generous. He had been a street performer and a stage magician before he took up acting first in Cheers. RIP Judge....

[@feck2594]

This was one of the only shows my father and I ever watched together when I was a kid . Years later my sons and I watch reruns of it together every now and then and it still holds up .

[@ramirocastano7444]

Great video! Before looking at the comments, I did not realize that many people loved this show as much as I did growing up. Not only was this show really funny but it also was not afraid to be "human" and have some really heavy, serious and sad moments. Just a great show.

[@AllRequired]

Basically the legal version of M*A*S*H.

[@sepollcas]

It's streaming on Freevee and showing at Catchy Comedy channel. You're right, it's a hidden gem! I wouldn't have paid attention to it if it wasn't for your video, so "thank you!.

[@stingrey1571]

one of the best features of the show was the set. most studio tv shows have sets just built next to each. ie. the upstairs bedroom, the living, basement are all adjacent to one another. night court had a realistic functioning set. harry's chambers led to the hallway to the court room. the hallway actually connected to the cafeteria and elevator.

[@danielknepper6884]

I always thought it was odd that the set always looked dirty.

[@kenpokarate4187]

@@danielknepper6884 Agreed!

[@leonb2637]

@@danielknepper6884 The real criminal courts in NYC did look like that then and still do.

[@CreightonRabs]

This was one of my favorite sitcoms when I was in high school. Night Court is a very highly underrated show for it's era.

[@richarons]

Thanks so much for this video, I really appreciated your perspective and respect for this series.

[@LillikoiSeed]

I used to watch night Court with my mom every single week. We looked forward to it and it was one of our favorite shows. It was the very definition of irreverent. This is a terrific and informative homage. Great work.

[@johnr.7906]

Man I loved this show!!! Huge awesome cast, great jokes - totally original & way ahead of it's time. Thank you for this post...

[@mmclaurin8035]

Every great TV show has had a theme song that you can hear 2 seconds of from another room in the house, and you know EXACTLY what is coming on. Night Court is no exception. You should do a video on opening theme music.

[@quoththeraven3985]

Great Idea!......but don't spend too much time on the tragedy of the Awesome MASH theme.

[@JimmyMon666]

80's had so many great theme songs. You could spend hours on those. Not to mention the action shows like A-Team, Knight Rider, and Airwolf.

[@zew1414]

By FAR my favorite show growing up! I remember in grammar school me and this other kid, every Friday, going over the episode from the night before and we ended up turning like half our class into lifelong fans of the show! And when we graduated 8th grade and we all going our seperator ways, people signed my yearbook mentioning how we got them to love this show! I really miss it! ✌️

[@kevystead]

Great Show!! I loved how two of the stars (albeit from different shows) of the Must See Thursdays were cast together in Second Sight.. John Larroquette and Bronson Pinchot.

[@kwshilts]

I would make sure my Thursday nights were kept clear of any obligations. I would always watch at a dear friend's home.

[@devox3291]

Thank for this AWESOME, comprehensive review of one of the greatest shows ever! Love your personal thoughts as well as all the info. Thursday night on NBC was EPIC back then. Was my favorite time of the week!

[@ront769]

I never knew this quirky show had so many fans that never forgot what a hidden gem it was. Can't wait to finally see the courtroom again.

[@MysticWolf1223]

Night Court is a legit blast from the past. I remember being 3-4 years old and seeing new episodes airing

[@cr0426]

I’m doing a rewatch of Night Court. I watched as a kid with my parents. So ahead of its time, so on point with lots of real issues we grapple with today. The characters are fully realized, it took a couple years but they nailed it.

[@GG-sb5in]

Wow my late Mother watched this and as a kid I liked it too. We never missed an episode. I miss you Mom

[@alexduran1967]

This show and Married with Children were groundbreaking with pushing the limits of acceptable comedy. Night Court descended into madness in its last few seasons, wonderful madness

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

And both were absolutely disregarded by their networks😢

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

I hated Married with Children. Grossed me out, and the humor wasn't.

[@PacMan-ph4uy]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Ok Karen

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

@@PacMan-ph4uy Ah, insults, the last refuge of a losing side of any argument. Couldn't think of a legitimate criticism, so you stooped to insults, eh?

[@PacMan-ph4uy]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Cry 😢

[@sum12see]

I just watched the new premier of the New Night Court,and it's hysterical!. Laughed out loud multiple times!! Still love the original!!

[@antoniotutt4894]

I'm gonna check it out.

[@michaelmartin4552]

Two of the finest "sitcoms" of all time in my mind are Barney Miller and Night Court. And there was a final episode. Christine is elected to Congress, Dan takes off to follow her, and Bull departs the planet with two old men from Jupiter.

[@devynjohnson317]

Agreed!

[@briansalwasser250]

thank you, i thought i was the only one that remembered that bull went to space with aliens

[@MrRobarino]

Yes, of course there was a final episode. The last episode aired episode of any show is the "final episode". But there was no official *Series Finale* to the show. The cast and writers thought they were going to get a 10th season so some storylines were never finished. Did you missed the part where the cast and crew all showed up on set to film the next season episodes and then they were told the show was cancelled? Besides that, in the episode you're talking about, Season 9 - Episode 21, called "Opportunity Knocks", when Bull was taken by the Aliens it was supposed to be a cliff-hanger to be resolved in the next episode. That obviously never got to happen. You also never find out what Dan was really doing, because his story about following Christine was actually a lie to avoid getting married to the girl he was engaged to throughout season 9. Christine was also showing some serious remorse about leaving her job and friends at the courthouse so they hinted throughout the episode that she may not take the job in Congress.

[@hollowpoint45acp]

Both were terrible

[@chrlpolk]

Both have bad ass theme music too!

[@StabyMcStabnhimer]

this was one the first shows my dad and I could sit and watch together, I miss it and him 🥲

[@NotSoFast71]

Amazon Prime shows all seasons available to watch free with ads. I loved this show, too. Back in the late 90s/early 90s, TBS used to air this show in the mornings in chronological order, 4 episodes a day. I used to watch them before work.

[@MrVein1983]

This was easily in my top 5 favorite Tv shows of all times. Night court and the A team, the norm show, all fantastic 10 out of 10 shows! I’ve got every single episode of night court on DVD!

[@canaisyoung3601]

The Norm Show should get more recognition now that Norm Macdonald is gone.

[@TheJtyork420]

Hell yeah finally another Night Court fan. I've honestly never met another person in their 30s who even knows what's Night Court is.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Here's another one :) grew up with the reruns on Tv Land.

[@MasterOfMagnet2099]

@@kendallrivers1119 yep, me too!

[@edvaira6891]

So very sad that a good number of these wonderful actors are no longer with us (RIP Harry , Markie, Charlie, Selma and Florence)

[@TheBlackUnfold]

And Paula

[@dustinpope1896]

This was my favorite sitcom growing up. Man I miss the days of Must See TV.

[@K0RP53]

I used to watch the hell out of this when I was a little kid in the late 80s early 90s. I was just a kid, but for some reason I found it entertaining.

[@matthewmartin4394]

I was born in '84, so I literally grew up with this show, & I love me some Night Court, buuut "...THE show that has become the foundation for TV comedy as we know it today"? One of many, perhaps.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Yeah. There's a lot of 50s, 60s, and 70s stuff.

[@wstine79]

I love Night Court as a kid. Bull was my favorite character. My favorite episode was when they tried to cheer up a Cowboy Kids Show host who was depressed and threatened to blow up the court.

[@canaisyoung3601]

He didn't threaten to blow up the court. He threatened to crush himself (there was a broken air conditioner on a rope).

[@wstine79]

Thanks for the retrospective. David is definitely the Judge Harry Anderson of the JoBlo Court with Jesse as the bailiff Bull.

[@MrBlair56]

We only had 2 channels growing up. Night Court was one of the shows I grew up on. I've watched every episode at least thrice once it came into syndication.

[@johncarter1288]

I did not know this show, watching and goin on episode 8, started watching because of this video and is lovely, funny and like said here, holds on to today. Thanks for this video!

[@ericmason349]

Night Court had an incredibly talented cast that kept getting better. They portrayed GOOD NATURED comedy which much of the time had a VERY good moral to it. There were NEVER any garbage episodes but sometimes it takes some time for a series to get into their stride.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I don't know about garbage episodes. There are some people who think the last season (season 9) was terrible. Then there was that joke on South Park about Night Court being lame in its fifth season. Me personally? I like the show from beginning to end, even though my favorite era was the one with Marsha Warfield as the female bailiff (I know before her there were two old white ladies, one of which was the voice of Earl's mother-in-law on Dinosaurs).

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@canaisyoung3601 For most including myself, I'd say Night Court was at its very best and reached its peak from seasons 4-6. The show was on fire during that three year period because now everything came together, though seasons 3 and 7 were still pretty good, but I'd say the final two seasons was definitely jump the shark. When Reinhold Weege left a lot of the magic went with him.

[@strykertool]

For me , the Mac episodes were a little too dramatic for me. I tended to skip those.

[@danielknepper6884]

Seinfeld was the same way. The early episodes were kind of boring but once they got their stride look out.

[@jamesmorgan3212]

I couldn’t agree more with you ! I loved this show going up ! I was kid and it definitely shaped my humor. It’s a truly great show .