Night Court - General Discussion

[januaryman]

I recall an episode when someone hits on Roz and she replies with "I can break cinder blocks with my forehead" but I dont know which one it was. Does anyone know what it was? I'm sure Catchy cuts scenes out of their episodes.

[Claire85]

I remember that line but I recall it as her telling Harry when he was trying to make conversation with her while she was waiting for him to sign some papers. It was one of her first episodes. 

[WendyCR72]

Rest in peace, Richard Moll [Bull], who has died at age 80.

[andromeda331]

RIP Bull.

[andidante]

I received the DVD series for Christmas. I haven't seen this show for years and I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I have discovered Harry is my least favorite character. I love Dan, Roz and Bull. Christine is ok most of the time. I am enjoying making my way through the show again. 

[andidante]

Finished the series last night. I really wish Dan and Christine had gotten together at the end. I think they would have been good for each other. Her and Harry would have been so boring! Not sure what Lizette brought to the show. She was very irritating. 

[andromeda331]

On 3/31/2024 at 10:11 AM, andidante said:

I received the DVD series for Christmas. I haven't seen this show for years and I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I have discovered Harry is my least favorite character. I love Dan, Roz and Bull. Christine is ok most of the time. I am enjoying making my way through the show again. 

It sounds weird but I love and hate all main characters except for Roz. There are sides of each character that I love and sides of them that I hate.

I hate Dan's constant harassement of Christine and using women. Trying to force Christine into sex when he saves her life. I really wish by the end of the series or even towards the end he stopped doing that. He could be really great at times and I don't mind his sleeping around when it was with consenting women. They try to show he's seen the light in the last episode and thinks Christine is the one. One episode before that he was using Pamela to get to her father's money. Early in season nine Dan has the guy doing pictures for Christine's book do sexual drawings of Christine. He also used with all of the contestents of the beauty pageant promising them all the crowned. Trying to steal Margaret from Harry. It stinks that they continued with that because Dan was great in so many other ways. 

I love Dan sacrificing his membership in the law club for Christine when he realized his friend was up to no good. His talk with Harry when Harry quit. He could be really funny and sarcastic. I love his reaction to the surprise party being thrown for him by Harry and there would be magic tricks. Realizing that everyone was buying pies to be thrown at him and using it to his advantage. When everyone convinced the briefcase bomber that he would be just like Dan by how terrible he is. Dan being proud of it.

I loved Harry helping anyone who came along the way especially defendents and those with mental illness. Or the guy robbing Billie's apartment and he was also really funny there. His love of Halloween.  His relationship with Buddy. Realizing when accepting an award he had treated his date like crap. He could be really funny. Helping Christine get her boss when he sexually harassed her. 

I hated Harry when he was butting into everyone's business when they didn't want him to. Especially Christine. When Christine decided to hang out at a bar with Roz he shows up and causes a scene. Then gets mad at Christine later when it was his fault (as Roz pointed out). Is jealous when she almosts marries the insurance guy and acts like a jerk. Gets jealous when Christine and Tony start dating again. And when she sleeps with her client. Or forcing everyone to do things they didn't want to do. Like go bowling together or Roz's anger management class because he was a judge. When the rest tell them how much they hate it. He gets mad and later tells them he's not going to stop. Taking over and giving orders when he partnered with Mac with Mac Snacks. Being a hypocrite to Quan Le when she's upset about not going to Graceland. 

Christine was nice and perky. Her ending was my favorite where she runs for Congress which I loved and was a good fit for her. I liked her Judge arc and realizing she couldn't be a judge. Repeatedly standing up to her overbarring dad. How much fun she had at Roz's favorite bar. I liked her and Tony together although it made sense their marriage failed. They really didn't have that much time to get to know each other before he left town, the marriage and pregnancy. I like that it was her and Tony's decision later when they started dating again that it wasn't a good idea. Their just too different. Her obsession with the royal family.  Although good thing the show ended before Di died. She would not have been able to handle it.

I hate her telling Harry not to do anything to help Flo because rules are rules. Flo was being forced to retire because of her age. Or that Harry needed to stop dating the witch because of his career. Or about the porn star.  Refusing to apologize to the substitute judge when she was in the wrong.

I was interested in Harry and Christine at first but it went on way too long without anything happening. 

I love Bull's love of kids and animals. Picking up all the strays he could find when looking for Harry's dog. His love of TV shows and other stuff. His relationship with his mom. I felt for him after Selma and Flo died. His friendship with Roz. Letting James stay with Roz so they could talk. Saving the monkey and Mac's turkey.

I hated Letting so many prisoners escape and losing a dead body. Ordering Rhoda to stay way from Earl (I love that she told him off but hate that Bull was right about Earl.) his gross pick up line later at the club. Saying stufff at the wrong time like asking Harry if he had to go the bathroom when Harry was trying to arm wrestle for the orphanage. Firing Roz's gun and then following his cousin's plan to sue. Refusing to marry Wanda until he performs a miracle. Telling Dan how happy Will must be after Will stole all his money. How terrbile he was at Mac's job. 

I love Mac going back to college and posing in an underwear ad to provide for Quan Le and give her the dream house. He was nice to everyone. I love the pranks he played on Dan first the devil one and with the obti. That he was going to sacrifice his career to pay back his war buddy. The gifts he gave out when he was a millionaire. Warning Harry that Dan was after Margaret. Everything he did in Vietnam to help out Quan Le's family. 

I don't have too much I hate about Mac. His photography and film got annoying. I hated him ruining Bull's wedding video and getting mad that Bull hated it. Of course he did. He wanted a video of his wedding. 

I don't have any dislikes for Roz. She was funny and stood up for herself and stood up to others.  Like her boss when he saddles her with a brat and the brat's mother. Harry when he's yelling at him about what happened to the club.  The rich guy who wanted all his toys back from the orphanage that were accidentally donated. Her unexpected friendship with Lisette.  I also love when Harry tells her to pick a card and she rips the deck in half.

[chessiegal]

Up early so turned on the tv to see Night Court airing on IFC. It was the second episode of Season 1. So surprised to see a young Michael J. Fox. That was fun.

[andromeda331]

On 6/2/2024 at 5:44 AM, chessiegal said:

Up early so turned on the tv to see Night Court airing on IFC. It was the second episode of Season 1. So surprised to see a young Michael J. Fox. That was fun.

That was a great episode.

[andromeda331]

In the episode where Harry moves in with Margaret. Margaret wants him to get rid of his full size bear and gullotine. This would have been a perfect time for an Addams family reference. They'd be happy to buy those things.