# Good Night (Court), Markie Post. (R.I.P.)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [August 8, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236 "2021-08-08T14:10:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/21 "2021-08-08T18:48:54Z")

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Markie is short for Marjorie, which I just learned by looking her up.

Night Court was an OK show, then suddenly blossomed when she took over the public defender role. Somehow she was perfect for it. She seemed more human and less an over-the-top caricature like the others and gave the show a center it badly needed.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/22 "2021-08-08T19:00:54Z")

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I watch the Game Show channel most afternoons, and Markie is (was) a frequent guest on _ **The $100,000 Pyramid** _ back in the '80s. I had a huge crush on her when she was on _ **Night Court** _, which is still one of my favorite sitcoms. I’m surprised to find she was four years older than I am.

RIP, Christine. 😞

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**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/23 "2021-08-08T21:06:17Z")

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I also see her pop up on Super Password, just recently with Richard Moll in an episode from the 80’s.

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**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/24 "2021-08-10T08:55:15Z")

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She also appeared in The Incredible Hulk with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, in addition to playing Sophia Bush’s alcoholic mother in Chicago P.D.

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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/25 "2021-08-10T14:23:13Z")

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What a shame! I really enjoyed her in “Night Court” and “Fall Guy”.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-night-court-markie-post-r-i-p/948236/26 "2021-08-10T19:12:12Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> I watch the Game Show channel most afternoons, and Markie is (was) a frequent guest on _ **The $100,000 Pyramid** _ back in the '80s. I had a huge crush on her when she was on _ **Night Court** _, which is still one of my favorite sitcoms. I’m surprised to find she was four years older than I am.
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> RIP, Christine. 😞

I had a huge crush on her from _Fall Guy_. I was 14. That’s what happens.

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