# Night Court reboot (potential spoilers once the series is launched) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [November 21, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297 "2022-11-21T05:56:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/121 "2023-01-30T07:49:43Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Talking about old characters coming back, why not Reinhold? He was the baby Dan delivered on the episode where multiple babies were delivered in the court. Was there more than one episode where multiple babies were delivered in the court? The one I remember had Christine and the Wheelers, not Dan, delivering a set of triplets, and none of the three babies were named “Reinhold”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OuzXm2_fYFI/hqdefault.jpg "Night Court 3022 The Wheelers serve as interpreters") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuzXm2_fYFI) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/122 "2023-01-30T13:50:19Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Was there more than one episode where multiple babies were delivered in the court? The one I remember had Christine and the Wheelers, not Dan, delivering a set of triplets, and none of the three babies were named “Reinhold”: I don’t think it was multiple episodes, just multiple babies delivered by different characters in different places in the same episode. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/123 "2023-01-30T13:52:22Z")
That sounds kind of right. Like maybe a Lamaze class was in court. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/124 "2023-01-30T14:21:27Z")
According to imdb, the two part Season 3 Episodes 21 and 22 are: > Hurricane Mel hits New York, trapping the staff inside the courthouse with four women in labor. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/125 "2023-01-30T14:42:14Z")
The Lamaze class was in court because an extremely rookie cop busted them for showing pornographic movies, ie live birth films. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/126 "2023-01-30T14:57:55Z")
Yes. Christine and the Wheelers handled one birth, Harry another (he married the parents as the baby was emerging), and Dan the third. That mother wanted to name the baby after him, and he admitted that he’d been untruthful about his name. Four women in labor? Who was the fourth? ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/127 "2023-01-30T15:01:57Z")
The fourth birth was delivered by Bull and Flo. The nervous, perpetually fainting father of that baby was played by Dick Butkus. The mother whose baby Dan delivered was Pam Grier. Lots of famous (or later to be famous) people in that episode. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/128 "2023-01-30T21:05:07Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > I guess I’m alone in not liking the bailiff much. I think she over acts the character by a lot. Though I’m not totally sure if it’s the writing, her acting, the directing, or maybe a combination of all three. Not alone. Mind you, many of the original Bailiffs were so great, maybe it is the comparison, but yeah, I do not care for her. > [@batsto](#): > > I was just saying that I didn’t realize a lot of shows still did this, because none of the shows that I’ve watched still do. Pretty much all broadcast comedies do. At best they have a live audience whose response is “sweetened”. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > (Note: it’s absolutely possible, probably likely, that sitcoms filmed with a live audience also had laugh tracks added in, for spots where the audience was deemed to not have laughed enough, or particular scenes that weren’t filmed in front of an audience.) Yep, pretty much always. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/129 "2023-02-01T16:35:13Z")
I had to bump this from a few days ago, so I guess no one else was all that impressed with this episode, either. Wendie Malick’s character had an interesting twist, though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/130 "2023-02-01T16:59:52Z")
Dan Fielding is the show at this point. The rest of the characters are adding nothing or taking away from the show. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/131 "2023-02-01T17:03:23Z")
I always enjoy seeing Wendie Malick. I wondered if maybe she had appeared on the original show, and her appearance here might be a callback to an actual OG episode. (Spoiler: she didn’t, and it wasn’t). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/132 "2023-02-01T17:05:21Z")
I checked that also. That would have been fun if she had. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/133 "2023-02-03T06:44:37Z")
I’m surprised, after 4 episodes, Nightcourt has been renewed for season 2. Ratings have been solid and I guess like the original show, production costs are low. > **[‘Night Court’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC](https://deadline.com/2023/02/night-court-renewal-season-2-nbc-1235248275/amp/)** > > NBC has renewed Night Court for a second season following the airing of the revival’s first four episodes. NBC says that Night Court has reached an audience of 25.7M in delayed view… ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/134 "2023-02-03T10:33:30Z")
I’m surprised, too. The article lists how it’s the most successful premiere since etc. etc. etc. Premiere maybe, but subsequent episodes? It’s a cute idea and I want it to work, but so far it isn’t even ciose yet for me. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/135 "2023-02-03T14:27:43Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I’m surprised, after 4 episodes, Nightcourt has been renewed for season 2. > > Ratings have been solid and I guess like the original show, production costs are low. > > [‘Night Court’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC](https://deadline.com/2023/02/night-court-renewal-season-2-nbc-1235248275/amp/) Ratings have been more than solid. They have dropped from the premier but are still very high for a network show. And pretty decent reviews help. We’ve been really enjoying it, so I’m glad there will be a Season 2. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/136 "2023-02-03T14:27:57Z")
I’m keeping in mind the original show had many issues year one and was probably carried by Bull and Selma to have enough time to figure it out. I’m not sure if this show will also make cast changes to improve or if NBC made a too fast decision to renew. But I do know that part of the reason Barney Miller and Night Court were long running series is that the cost per episode were pretty low compared to other successful shows of the time. * * * So here is the Cast of Night Court in their 2nd episode: - Harry Anderson. Harold T. " Harry" Stone. - John Larroquette. Dan Fielding. - Richard Moll. Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon. - Selma Diamond. Selma Hacker. - Karen Austin. Lana Wagner. - Paula Kelly. Liz Williams. Guest Stars: Michael J. Fox & Jeff Corey. Selma sadly died before the show hit its stride and was replaced by very similar character Flo in season 3 who in turn died and was replaced by Roz. Mac started season 2. He replaced Karen Austin, Christine didn’t become a regular until season 3. Though she appeared in s2e2. She replaced Billie Young played by Ellen Foley who had replaced Liz played by Paula Kelly. Season 4 is also I believe when Buddy first appeared and knocked it out of the ballpark. BTW: Phil first showed s2e19 but William Utay did appear in an earlier episode as another character. A true Barney Miller style tradition as showing up as a rando before joining the cast. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/137 "2023-02-09T00:41:09Z")
Dan always was pretty cynical, though, wasn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/138 "2023-02-15T12:09:17Z")
…show hitting the groove for me now. Dan wasn’t the centre of that last episode and the rest of the cast have settled into their roles. I’m a simple person, and I’m just enjoying this old-school-laugh-track-not-too-long show that isn’t mean, has low stakes, and makes me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/139 "2023-02-15T16:26:58Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I’ve seen him in three series since _Night Court_, one comedy and two light mystery shows. Let’s just say I was hoping he would go back to comedy. Drama is not his thing. JL did a VERY good job in _The Librarians_. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/140 "2023-02-15T16:44:09Z")
He was really good in that. Probably the best. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297.md?page=8)