Still shocked hearing Harry's death. It's been 2 years. I hope Harry is sleeping peacefully in heaven. God bless that guy. I am 16 now and I started watching "Night Court" when I was 13 in 2017. This show is awesome! My top #1 TV sitcom!
Ellen Foley was wonderful in the first season of Night Court. By the way, she was the original Witch in the Sondheim musical "Into the Woods". (When it got to Broadway Bernadette Peters took the role.) But Foley's Witch was extraordinary; I will never forget her performances.
Early Michael Richards is fascinating. He's on an early episode of Cheers, but he actually plays a dramatic character who is a bookie that threatens to kill Sam unless he pays he debt he owes him. He's really good at being menacing, too!
His character was not a bookie. He was a barfly who made a bet with Sam that he couldn't marry Jacquelin Bisset and when Sam wins, he offers to settle for a share of Cheers or cash or finally, a drink garnish.
I've seen it in its entirety. That part about finally, that's pretty much the last scene of the episode. Eddie Gordon is the character Richards plays. The drink garnish I mentioned is an olive.
He wasn’t a bookie on cheers. Sam had made a bet he would marry Jacqueline Bissett. Wrote it down on a cocktail napkin. The crew went through phone books trying to find someone named Jacqueline bissett for Sam to marry. And the role wasn’t dramatic in the least.
Ellen Foley did sing on the Bat Out of Hell album but did not appear in any of the videos from that album nor did she ever tour with Meatloaf. Bat Out of Hell was released almost a year after it was completed and during that time, Ellen started getting acting work plus secured her own record contract. The dark-haired woman you see in the videos is Karla Devito, lip syncing to Ellen's audio track.
@@swrennie Relationship or not Meat Loaf described them making out enthusiastically during auditions of Paradise By The Dashboard Light. But that was true in other performances of the song like with Aspen Miller in 2007 so I am not sure one can read too much into it.
Such a fantastically well written show with a troop of seriously talented actors. The John Laroquette Show ran a close second. But as is the fate of all presentations that don't target a 6th grade and below mentality they were both cancelled well before their expiration dates. I surely miss Harry Anderson and his phenomenal skills at ad-libbing in any scenario. R.I.P. Judge Stone, we hardly knew ye.
I enjoyed the Larroquette show as well, and it’s too bad it wasn’t a bigger hit, but Night Court ran for 9 seasons - most of those years on NBC’s powerhouse thursday lineup. It was an abrupt ending when it happened, but there wasn’t a ton of life left in it, maybe a year or two tops.
When I lived in the Netherlands (Billie) Ellen Foley's "We Belong to the Night" was the Number 1 song in the Netherlands. It did well elsewhere like Australia, but I could never figure out why she never got the air time in North America like she did in Europe.
it is (Cosmo) Kramer ! he had that one sketch comedy show called "Fridays" (with an episode featuring Andy Kaufman); comedian Rich Hall and actress Melanie Chartoff (Fox Sunday tv high school sitcom, "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," as a principal).
Funny that you mentioned that 4 years ago…there is literally a new Night Court show. But Night Court was pretty racy for its day, and the remake - though it’s not bad - lacks a little edge. Also in the last 4 years since this comment, good clean funny sophisticated comedies have really taken hold: Ted Lasso, Ghosts, Abbott Elementary, and Shrinking are just a few examples.
@@pebblesanddirt I have to admit, Ghosts is the only one of those I have even heard of, much less seen, and I have absolutely no interest in the sex lives of homosexual spirits. I think they could have done something rally good with it, but instead just mostly made it into a sex farce. My wife likes it, I leave the room when she watches it. Yeah, I saw the first couple of episodes of the new Night Court, it looked pretty good. Unfortunately, since then, I have consistently forgotten to watch it. Oh well, maybe next week.
I think that has to be true, Harry was at least as tall as Dan, and Mac was almost as tall. I heard that casting for Bull was done for someone who could tower over the main cast for comedic purposes, and obviously the choices weren't many! Interesting that Reinhold Weege was also writer and producer for Barney Miller, a show where nearly the entire ensemble was at least 6 ft tall, and the comic relief Ron Carey was shorter than everyone at 5' 4!
He did want to play a Columbo type of character on The Michael Richards Show, but the network pressured the writers to turn him into basically Kramer again.
I think it would be good for Ms.Foley to return to the new Night Court. Ms.Foley,I think is the same person that I attended grade school with at Immaculate Heart of Mary grade school,in South St.Louis City.Remember me,Ellen,Nancy Sanders? I hope you are staying well and safe.I always liked you,Ellen,and I remember you singing "Goldfinger" for audition of our school 's play,Greg Daly played the male lead. I wish you the BEST,Ellen.
@@NancySanders-om4ic She has 100% chance to return in the revival, there are chances for Karen Austin and Gail Strickland to also return in the revival despite that Karen suffered from bell's palsy several years ago and Gail retired from acting 16 years ago after suffering from spasmodic dysphonia disorder that affects her voice and speech. So chances for Austin and Strickland to return in the revival is quite 50% chance possible.
Michael Richards is pretty much great as every character that he does on tv and why was Harry blind in this show? I know that he actually passed away last year I think?
My favorite comic, my favorite singer, who knew they were on screen together. There must be a Kevin Bacon link here somewhere. K for Kramer, and K for Konvict.
@@thecrowpit24 You are correct, Mr. Overton, but for my money that show didn't even start until Roz joined. The first three seasons were just filmed rehearsals letting the world know the greatest show of all time was about to debut.
RIP, Harry Anderson.
Just lost one of the greatest of modern comedians.
Still shocked hearing Harry's death. It's been 2 years. I hope Harry is sleeping peacefully in heaven. God bless that guy. I am 16 now and I started watching "Night Court" when I was 13 in 2017. This show is awesome! My top #1 TV sitcom!
Yes, RIP Harry.
rip markie post and Mac
RIP 🙏
Harry
Ellen Foley, the blonde defense attorney, was the woman who provided the female vocals on Meatloaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light".
Also 1/3 of the girls backing on Blue Oyster Cult's song "Mirrors".
I didn’t know this for years. Thanks.
Loved her!
That's right!
Not to be confused with Karla DeVito, who only synced it.
Too bad Anderson passed away. Of all the revivals I’d have loved to have revisited these characters today.
They are. Harry's daughter is going to be the judge, and Dan will be in it.
Lots of characters passed through Night Court that would go on to greater heights.....such an awesome show from days gone by.
"I'll go out on a limb and say elsewhere". Every word out of Selma Diamond's mouth was gold.
The man was Kramer even back then! Priceless.
The man was Kramer before that on a show called Fridays on ABC
Oh yeah absolutely, I was a big fan of the show! Who can forget him playing "soldier boy" in his backyard lol.
The original Night Court needs a 'complete series' DVD set.
Thankfully, it managed to happen a couple of months ago.
I remember how this ended! He figured out why people could see him. Only his body was “invisible” but not his clothes. Take a guess at what he did!
He did what that one girlfriend of Jerry's did and he liked it and then Jerry did and she didn't like it.
“Quick impression: Claude Rains standing!”
@@braddockakalatis2 Huh?
@@darcybrummett7004 He took off all his clothes.
sounds exactly like what kramer would do ....
Thank you Mr Harry Anderson. Rest In Peace baby.
Well, they say justice is blind.
You know what they say...love is blind.
- Johnny (The Room)
justice is blind but it can see in the dark LOL oops wrong show.
I'd forgotten that those old phones had a bell loudness dial underneath them.
So long Harry. RIP.
Ellen Foley was wonderful in the first season of Night Court. By the way, she was the original Witch in the Sondheim musical "Into the Woods". (When it got to Broadway Bernadette Peters took the role.) But Foley's Witch was extraordinary; I will never forget her performances.
Second season, Paula Kelly was the public defender in season one.
She’s also the female voice you hear on Meatloaf’s Paradise by the Dashboard Light. She had a couple of solo albums as I recall
she was low-key hot
Early Michael Richards is fascinating. He's on an early episode of Cheers, but he actually plays a dramatic character who is a bookie that threatens to kill Sam unless he pays he debt he owes him. He's really good at being menacing, too!
His character was not a bookie. He was a barfly who made a bet with Sam that he couldn't marry Jacquelin Bisset and when Sam wins, he offers to settle for a share of Cheers or cash or finally, a drink garnish.
@@mwilliamshs Wrong. You have to watch more than the 5 minute clip that's on UA-cam.
I've seen it in its entirety. That part about finally, that's pretty much the last scene of the episode. Eddie Gordon is the character Richards plays. The drink garnish I mentioned is an olive.
He wasn’t a bookie on cheers. Sam had made a bet he would marry Jacqueline Bissett. Wrote it down on a cocktail napkin. The crew went through phone books trying to find someone named Jacqueline bissett for Sam to marry. And the role wasn’t dramatic in the least.
@@danfiorini785 Wrong. You have to watch more than the 5 minute clip that's on UA-cam.
Ellen Foley did sing on the Bat Out of Hell album but did not appear in any of the videos from that album nor did she ever tour with Meatloaf. Bat Out of Hell was released almost a year after it was completed and during that time, Ellen started getting acting work plus secured her own record contract. The dark-haired woman you see in the videos is Karla Devito, lip syncing to Ellen's audio track.
She's also in one of the best music vids of all time: Crybaby, by Utopia
Didn`t she had a relatioanship with Meat and when the labum was released it was broken?
@@marguskiis7711 No.
@@jimmerp and she looks gorgeous in it!
@@swrennie Relationship or not Meat Loaf described them making out enthusiastically during auditions of Paradise By The Dashboard Light. But that was true in other performances of the song like with Aspen Miller in 2007 so I am not sure one can read too much into it.
God I loved this show!
Yes so did i!! You do know it's been over 30 year's since it's been on TV right!!!
I remember this bit and periodically quote it... I did not remember it was Michael Richards who played the part... Awesome memories.
Such a fantastically well written show with a troop of seriously talented actors. The John Laroquette Show ran a close second. But as is the fate of all presentations that don't target a 6th grade and below mentality they were both cancelled well before their expiration dates.
I surely miss Harry Anderson and his phenomenal skills at ad-libbing in any scenario.
R.I.P. Judge Stone, we hardly knew ye.
I enjoyed the Larroquette show as well, and it’s too bad it wasn’t a bigger hit, but Night Court ran for 9 seasons - most of those years on NBC’s powerhouse thursday lineup. It was an abrupt ending when it happened, but there wasn’t a ton of life left in it, maybe a year or two tops.
I didn't know Billie was the woman singing on paradise by the dashboard lights
When I lived in the Netherlands (Billie) Ellen Foley's "We Belong to the Night" was the Number 1 song in the Netherlands. It did well elsewhere like Australia, but I could never figure out why she never got the air time in North America like she did in Europe.
In this video Michael Richards has something in common with John Cena, you can't see him.
I used to do yoga at an Iyengar center in LA. Richards used to go there. He was very serious about his practice.
Already hints of Kramer ❤
He was Kramer before he was Kramer!
hahaha!
Wow... and now I know where they got the idea for Invisible Boy of Mystery Men. It's almost word-for-word!
it is (Cosmo) Kramer ! he had that one sketch comedy show called "Fridays" (with an episode featuring Andy Kaufman); comedian Rich Hall and actress Melanie Chartoff (Fox Sunday tv high school sitcom, "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," as a principal).
I remember that show. It was on ABC in the early 1980s.
The struggles before cellphones.
Michael Richards back before Seinfeld when he was invisible
And he has been again after Seinfeld
He ain't invisible. I can see him.
I would say foreshadowing to his post Laugh Factory career.
You can definitely see the roots of Kramer.
Oh, gee that was a good show, Why can't they make good, clean, funny, sophisticated comedy like that any more?
Because people are stupid
Funny that you mentioned that 4 years ago…there is literally a new Night Court show. But Night Court was pretty racy for its day, and the remake - though it’s not bad - lacks a little edge.
Also in the last 4 years since this comment, good clean funny sophisticated comedies have really taken hold: Ted Lasso, Ghosts, Abbott Elementary, and Shrinking are just a few examples.
@@pebblesanddirt I have to admit, Ghosts is the only one of those I have even heard of, much less seen, and I have absolutely no interest in the sex lives of homosexual spirits. I think they could have done something rally good with it, but instead just mostly made it into a sex farce. My wife likes it, I leave the room when she watches it.
Yeah, I saw the first couple of episodes of the new Night Court, it looked pretty good. Unfortunately, since then, I have consistently forgotten to watch it. Oh well, maybe next week.
Clean?? NC was pretty spicy, even for the 80s with all it's suggested innuendo.
@@anothermonday5664 Suggested and innuendo being the key words.
Absolutly. Superb.
Imma call Jerry Seinfeld, and I'm telling him that Kramer is taking that stuff again!
great episode . loved the blond . it was many years before was aware she id the original duet with meatloaf for the album
This is Kramer. First season was awesome.
He’s wearing a “Kramer” shirt😂
Kramer prototype, gotta love it
Kramer is crazy 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely nutso.
Night court then cheers great night of tv
I'll miss you Harry 😢
Ellen Foley is an amazing singer. Check out her album Nightout
Birth of Kramer.
Giddy up!
@@spark20 whoaa Rusty
Dan and Bull tower over Kramer (Richards) who was the tallest member on Seinfeld! Night Court really did have the tallest cast on television.
I think that has to be true, Harry was at least as tall as Dan, and Mac was almost as tall. I heard that casting for Bull was done for someone who could tower over the main cast for comedic purposes, and obviously the choices weren't many! Interesting that Reinhold Weege was also writer and producer for Barney Miller, a show where nearly the entire ensemble was at least 6 ft tall, and the comic relief Ron Carey was shorter than everyone at 5' 4!
@@KalOrtPor reminds me of Taxi where Devito was the comic relief being short as well, but he's only around 5' or so.
growing up watching this show is the reason i cant watch many sitcoms nowadays.. was lucky back then
I had no idea Harry died! 😟
Just occurred to me that Michael Richards would make a good Columbo....
Yes, he’s a very serious guy.
He did want to play a Columbo type of character on The Michael Richards Show, but the network pressured the writers to turn him into basically Kramer again.
Ellen Foley is still alive- can she be convinced to join Night Court '23?
I think it would be good for Ms.Foley to return to the new Night Court. Ms.Foley,I think is the same person that I attended grade school with at Immaculate Heart of Mary grade school,in South St.Louis City.Remember me,Ellen,Nancy Sanders? I hope you are staying well and safe.I always liked you,Ellen,and I remember you singing "Goldfinger" for audition of our school 's play,Greg Daly played the male lead. I wish you the BEST,Ellen.
@@NancySanders-om4ic She has 100% chance to return in the revival, there are chances for Karen Austin and Gail Strickland to also return in the revival despite that Karen suffered from bell's palsy several years ago and Gail retired from acting 16 years ago after suffering from spasmodic dysphonia disorder that affects her voice and speech. So chances for Austin and Strickland to return in the revival is quite 50% chance possible.
It's actually Bob Saccamano
I wonder how many acting careers started as defendants at night court, Michael J Fox was in a episode as well.
Funny stuff Kramer for sure
I don't remember Miss Young. I'd totally forgotten Christine wasn't there from the beginning.
Well, he's invisible now...
With millions $$$, the life I think most of us would want.
People know him despite what they think of him nowadays, lives his life privately with his wealth. Sounds pretty good to me.
Lol...meatloaf video bought me here....did not know that was her on meatloaf video..
She is not in the original music video that would be Karla Devito she sang on the album.
Laroquette is supposedly 6'4" and Richards is supposedly 6'2.75". Laroquette looks way taller here.
“The House of Gaga it is, your honor.”
Glad to see good Ol' Harry the Hat redeemed himself and became a judge
Now rather than getting him help, they would affirm his delusion and give him a flag.
i think harry Anderson was cute - him and Selma diamond
Miss them both.
"Ninja! ninja! ninja! ninja! ninja! "
A bit 'o trivia...... Billie Young = Ellen Foley = Mrs. Loudmouth on Meat Loaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light.......
God I really love that album!!!
NNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have known that for almost forty years.
Also sang back-up vocals on a few Clash songs.
No Shit?? Never knew that.
Bobbie Bees you are correct,my friend!
That's Kramer for Christ's sake.
I wondered were i saw that dude before.
He also played Stanley Spadowski, the janitor, in UHF.
Allow me to take this opportunity to condescend the youth of today by explaining what a telephone was and how it worked...
Did anyone else not know that the blonde in this scene is the same woman who sang Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
WOW….not I remember why I never watched this show back in the day😐
Michael Richards is pretty much great as every character that he does on tv and why was Harry blind in this show? I know that he actually passed away last year I think?
@Julia Casimiro they were saying Harry passed away.
🍎 📺 👌
Ha pretty cool seeing pre-Kramer Michael Richards! Just Night Court without Markie Post, isn't Night Court.
Why was there ever night courts? Were they busy during the day?
He’s still Kramer
DAMN these guys are tall, Kramer is like 6'3"!
More like 6' 0 at best. My guess is 5'11"
At least call the man by his real name. And yes, Michael Richards is 6'2" or 3" (John Larroquette is 6'4" or 5").
@@daviddaniel4687 What are you smoking? He WAS 6'2"-6'3". John Laroquette was at least 6'5".
@@SaintCyrX John was at least 6'5" if not 6'6". Harry Anderson was 6'4" and John was noticeably taller than him.
@@Danimal77 And Dan fielding is 6'3"
Ellen Foley of Meatloaf music 🎼
Though Michael Richards played an idiot on Seinfeld, he was an attractive man.
One of his first appearances on TV was on a dating game show.
My favorite comic, my favorite singer, who knew they were on screen together. There must be a Kevin Bacon link here somewhere. K for Kramer, and K for Konvict.
Kramer does an ad as Mr. Movie Phone & at the end he says starring Kevin Bacon. There you go.
Selma!
There were two Selma's on Night Court
Did Not Have The Making Of A: Stand Up😉😄
you could almost beleive this was just a young kramer. Something he would beleive he could do
Vintage. Classic.
She did the female vocals for Meatloaf's Bats Out of Hell.
I remember seeing this episode-the guy later figured the reason people could see h was that he was wearing clothes.
Kramer!!
Did that blonde lawyer also play in A League of their own?
Rio judge Stone.
At least he didn't drop the N-bomb 😂
How can he preside if he can't see? XD
Its best not to ask....it is best to just laugh
Justice is blind.
there are blind lawyers....
CLASSIC NITE COURT WAAAAAAAY BETTER THAN PRESENT NITE COURT
I see michael richards on problem child 1 and uhf
While I acknowledge Markie Post was the best actress for the public defender role, I also like the Ellen Foley episodes.
Harry was the youngest of the original cast and he died first. :(
Um no. The actress who played Selma died first.
@@thecrowpit24 You are correct, Mr. Overton, but for my money that show didn't even start until Roz joined. The first three seasons were just filmed rehearsals letting the world know the greatest show of all time was about to debut.
@@braddockakalatis2 Harry, Mac, Christine, Dan, Bull and Roz was really the signature lineup of the show.
should call them "core", because after Roz the series really took off.
@@joemckim1183 and the highest rated- the first few seasons, like Cheers, it wasn't high rated. When Roz joined them, comedy gold!
Kramer moment coming up at 2:41 😅
That character was a precursor for Kramer.
lol, It's too bad our court system doesn't actually work this way.
I guess Jackie Chiles wasn’t available to represent him. I guess putting on the balm made him invisible. Lol
this is a comedy based on s6anta clara county sherrifs department. isn't it
This makes one wonder just what Micheal Richards is doing right now and just what he could of been doing if he didn't torpedo his career....
"Haus of Gaga"
It's Jerry Seinfeld!
LOL!!!!!
I wonder how much Michael Richards was paid for this episode? ~ No Seinfeld salary here.
It better be as much as Ted Danson!? 🦚
Totally a prototype of Kramer
He is going to plea NGI
The house of gah gah! Lady Gaga....
Kramers quirkiness needs a little more development
One the greatest tragedies in comedy was this guy and Robin Williams never worked together.