The "Night Court" theme song is instantly familiar, but shorter.
But strip away the shenanigans, and both judges care about the job and pursuing justice for people. Abby is a bit of a prankster like her dad, without the magic. We know how to treat the jokes but also make it real. I'm a comedy actor, and so is Melissa with her pedigree. Why is Melissa Rauch a good fit taking her screen father Harry's seat on the bench? 'Night Court' mourns: John Larroquette is 'heartsick' over Harry Anderson stars pay tribute But I'm lucky to have two crew members from the original who share a history. There were times I could be in a place on set and say, "Remember when Harry pulled the hamster from his nose right here?" So I often pay silent tribute to Markie.Ĭertainly not in the cast. Markie and Harry and Charlie Robinson (court clerk Mac Robinson) died when we were doing the (new) pilot.Īs defense attorney, Dan now sits in the chair that Christine Sullivan sat in for years. It was like going back to your old school but with more emotions because the main reasons the show was so successful and such a pleasure to do had passed. The cafeteria, the courtroom, the hallways are the same. Because you when you think about the people that were there. They did a very good job replicating and rebuilding the set.
Question: What was it like walking onto the courtroom set for the first time after 30 years?Īnswer: Emotional. Larroquette spoke to USA TODAY about answering the "Night Court" call: RIP Harry Anderson: Quirky Judge Harry Stone on 'Night Court' dies at 65 John Larroquette: Actor confirms he was paid in marijuana to narrate 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' "Hopefully, with wit and intellect, we have found other ways for him to be funny, not just the clown that he was in the ’80s. I can't do the physical comedy I used to do," says Larroquette. "I'm now 75, not the 35-year-old who started playing that character. Burned-out Fielding is recruited as public defender by the new presiding judge, the late Stone's grown and equally eccentric daughter Abby ("Big Bang Theory" star Melissa Rauch). John Larroquette, 75, who won four Emmys playing narcissistic prosecutor Dan Fielding, returns with a white beard. Many original "Night Court" cast members have died, including Markie Post (public defender Christine Sullivan) in 2021, and Harry Anderson, who died in 2018 and will forever be remembered by fans as the magic trick-loving Judge Harry T. The familiar courtroom is the same, but the personnel has changed.
But the sitcom returns to NBC Tuesday (8 EST/PST) with a double-episode premiere. The comedy's eight-year run chronicling the oddball-filled night shift of a New York City courtroom ended in 1992. Watch Video: 'The White Lotus,' 'Andor,' 'Bluey' and the best TV shows of 2022ĭisorder in the court: "Night Court" is back in session after three decades.
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