Night Court

NBC reboots 'Night Court,' with Melissa Rauch dispensing justice and John Larroquette making a welcome return.

So watch NBC’s Night Court for Larroquette and brace for the inconsistency. There’s an ideology there, of course, but Night Court hasn’t suddenly decided to be a show that aggressively comments on three decades of changes in the judicial system. Another sitcom vet, Murphy Brown favorite Faith Ford, has a good episode as Abby’s mother, but all of the secondary storylines in that half-hour fall flat. So far, it all works less than half of the time, but at least it occasionally works. Like the original, this Night Court — the late Reinhold Weege remains credited as creator, with Dan Rubin as developer of this update — starts with a young judge taking over the night shift at arraignment court. The writers have generally picked new cases that would fit in with the old, like the woman who insists she’s a werewolf, but more frequently the cases here are used to make character-driven points, like various times Abby temporarily worries she might be too soft or sentimental, only to be reminded that sentiment is her family’s core judicial superpower. It isn’t exactly that Dan has evolved in the 30 years since we saw him last. Rauch has precision comic timing and, given her diminutive stature, pairing her opposite the towering Larroquette will always be a workable sight gag. It’s a still-fruitful setting too often wasted by writers who aren’t quite sure how they want to adapt the format to a very different era of television. Shifts within the supporting cast meant that the writers were constantly trying, not always successfully, to tailor new parts to new actors, knowing that they would always be behind Larroquette in punchlines and Harry Anderson in screen time. While it isn’t obvious if every case Dan references from his past with Harry was an episodic plot from the original series, they all might as well be. This inconsistency was especially pronounced if you experienced Night Court, as so many viewers did, primarily in syndication; one episode would lead you to think this was one of the best shows of its era and the next would be pure drivel.

In her first regular series TV role since The Big Bang Theory ended, Melissa Rauch stars as Abby Stone, the daughter of Harry Stone, the character played by the ...

Amy Amatangelo, the TV Gal®, is a Boston-based freelance writer and a member of the Television Critics Association. But I went back and watched the pilot episode of the original series (which, interestingly is available on Amazon’s FreeVee but not on NBC Universal’s Peacock.) Yes the outfits and hairstyles are passé. Fans of the original will be happy to hear the theme music is back, and that there are fun site gag references to the original series. Although created by Dan Rubin, who was a co-executive producer on Girls5Eva and has written for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt, Happy Endings and Scrubs, this Night Court is guilty of not being funny or entertaining. I made a snarky comment at the top of this review about how dated this new version of Night Court seems. I’m not sure what exactly the show’s plan is in giving Abby a love interest that isn’t a series regular and who lives far away from her. The sitcom move would be to give her a will-they-won’t-they romance with one of the series regulars, which the show does hint at. Larroquette, who always made Dan more than his snarky comments, and Talwalkar, whose Neil is figuring out what he wants to do with his life, are the notable exceptions. In the six episodes available for review, no mention is made of Christine Sullivan, the public defender played by the late Markie Post, or any other of the original series regulars. How do you stay true to the source material without seeming dated, tired, and the sitcom version of an anachronism? In the pilot, the ever-cheery Abby meets Olivia (India de Beaufort), the court’s assistant district attorney, court clerk Neil (Kapil Talwalkar), and bailiff Gurgs (Lacretta). Now retired from his days as the court’s district attorney (and with the shaggy beard to prove it), Dan has no interest in revisiting his former stomping grounds.

Big Bang alum Melissa Rauch stars in the new sequel series as Judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the original's Judge Harry Stone (played by the late Harry ...

He quickly switches gears and defends the man — who, of course, flashes Abby and the rest of the court before he leaves. The janitor is too busy disposing of dead birds to help, though, and when Dan opens up a box of Harry’s things, a bunch of spring-loaded snakes pop out in his face. Tuesday’s series premiere opens with a perky Abby arriving for her first day as the new judge in her dad’s old courtroom, but not many people there remember Harry and the old Night Court crew. She needles him about what he really wants to do, and her upbeat attitude gets Neil to agree to give her a bit more time with her cases so she can dig in further. When Abby says she’s the new night court judge, Dan lets out a terrified yelp, scoffing at her offer to be the new public defender. Big Bang alum Melissa Rauch stars in the new sequel series as Judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the original’s Judge Harry Stone (played by the late Harry Anderson).

This time, however, that judge is Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch), daughter of Harry Stone, the magistrate from the original, played by Harry Anderson. Anderson died ...

The [NBC](https://www.tvinsider.com/network/nbc/) sitcom is back, more than 30 years after the original series finished off its docket. But we do have updates for other actors from the first Night Court — which ran for nine seasons between 1984 and 1992 — minus Mike Finneran, who dropped out of the spotlight in the mid-1990s. [Night Court](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/night-court/)! [Charles Robinson](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/charlie-robinson/), [Markie Post](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/markie-post/), Selma Diamond, Florence Halop, S. This time, however, that judge is Abby Stone ( [Melissa Rauch](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/melissa-rauch/)), daughter of Harry Stone, the magistrate from the original, played by [Harry Anderson](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/harry-anderson/).

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“Night Court” premieres on Tuesday, January 17 at 8 p.m. Episodes will follow a similar formula to the original Night Court as Abby and her courtroom staff tackle the day’s most complicated and kooky cases that make their way to the night shift.” What is “Night Court” about? A live stream of the show can be found on Find “Night Court” on NBC. Stream “Night Court” on What TV channel is “Night Court” on? “Night Court” airs on Tuesday, January 17 at 8 p.m. When does “Night Court” air? Where can I stream “Night Court?” According to the pilot’s synopsis, “Judge Abby Stone follows in the footsteps of her late father Harry Stone as she takes over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court; when a public defender is needed, Abby sees potential in former prosecutor Dan Fielding.”

The NBC revival decided to go in another direction. Harry is mentioned during the first meeting between Abby Stone and former prosecutor Dan Fielding. Shortly ...

Abby told Dan that Harry respected him greatly, and Dan revealed he felt the same. Night Court's revival revealed that Abby Stone arrived at Dan Fielding's apartment with a job offer, as she was familiar with his past as a prosecutor thanks to her father. This new revival is just one of the many exciting shows premiering in the first half of the year, so be sure to check out what's coming to the [2023 TV schedule](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2023-tv-premiere-dates) to help get through those winter months. Here's how Night Court addressed Harry Stone and found a way for him to have an impact from the beginning. He’s been writing online for over a decade and never dreamed he’d be in the position he is today. His stance hadn't changed by the end of the second episode on premiere night, so it seems like Harry Stone's influence helped Abby keep the circus rolling for at least another night or so. The brief conversation didn't give a lot of context, but it served as a definitive reveal that the former Night Court judge is canonically dead in this revival. He grew up on Star Wars, DC, Marvel, and pro wrestling and loves to discuss and dissect most of it. Night Court could have found a way to keep Harry Stone alive off-camera, or maybe even hired another actor to play the iconic role. (You can revisit the moment streaming with a Actress Melissa Rauch portrays Abby Stone, the daughter of Judge Harry Stone, played by the late actor Harry Anderson in the original series. She's joined by original series actor John Larroquette, who is back as Dan Fielding.

NBC has just premiered a sequel to Night Court starring Melissa Rauch as the daughter of Judge Harry Stone, who was played by Anderson. The actor died suddenly ...

Between that and the fact that everyone was sporting mullets, it's clear no one was getting laid in the '80s. Night Court has fallen victim to a unique form of the Mandela Effect, a pop-psychology term for how our brains create memories of something over time that we believe are common knowledge but are in fact the opposite or never even existed. NBC has just premiered a sequel to Night Court starring Melissa Rauch as the daughter of Judge Harry Stone, who was played by Anderson. He performed in a way that even my 8-year-old brain could appreciate, talking to the audience like they were fellow con men and con women even when they were the ones being had. My head popped out of the water after doing a sick cannonball, and my dad mentioned the name Harry Anderson, the late magician, comedian and star of Night Court. The conversation grabbed my attention because Anderson was one of the first entertainers I ever saw performing magic and comedy together on a Saturday Night Live rerun.

A continuation of the Emmy award-winning nine-season sitcom airing from 1984 to 1992, the series revival will explore the outlandish criminal cases inside ...

Episodes of the Night Court reboot air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The draw of night court appears to lie in the everchanging New York City nature of its crimes. The procedures remain the same, but the setup is designed to accommodate individuals in large cities who don’t possess the time or resources to attend court during the day. in Lower Manhattan, anyone can visit the New York City Criminal Court. Deemed “one of New York’s more peculiar and paradoxical tourist traditions” by the While the show’s storylines were all hypothetical in theory, you might be wondering: Does night court actually exist?