Night Court theme

[RightWingHunter666]

Loved this show.. even though I knew I was too young to be watching it at the time. Dan Fielding for president.

[rody1069]

It's funny to see a cigarette and a pipe being smoked indoors. It was a different world back then, for better or worse. I'm glad to see less slap bass in popular culture nowadays.

[tyrese3745]

Paula Kelly (Liz Williams) replaced Gail Strickland's character (Shelia Gardener) after the pilot episode.

[rowdy8888]

loved the smoking in that opening.

[tomfong292]

Court? At night? I'm already laughin'!!

[FutureNewsAnchor]

The slap-bass is EXCELLENT!

[Ariadne404]

Thumbs up if Bill Clinton brought you here.

[FKatzenjammer]

This theme and the closing credits to Family Ties are the reason that I hate the sax. When this show came on and when Family Ties went off the air it was my bedtime as a child so I always associate the instrument with being forced to go to sleep at night.

[GummoNZ]

I think one video rater has been sentenced at a night court.

[shingaki777]

Karen Austin was HOT!

[Qwaarf]

No body dislikes the Night Court theme song on my watch!

[djdinero88]

Bill Clinton played this on Family Guy

[EtownMurderJunkie]

@djdinero88 lol he sure did.i just came from the peoples court theme.

[rs002]

hackman!!



[babygiraffe123]

One of my FAV shows. Used to watch it with my dad, when I was a kid, after he'd come home from work. Went years without seeing it, until they started playing the reruns on Comedy Gold. Friggin' happy. Now, my hubby loves the show, and we watch it together, every chance we get. : )

[babygiraffe123]

But....for some odd reason, I remember being TERRIFIED of Bull, when I was little. Never figured out why. That's long passed now, and I know just how hilarious he really is....lol

[TheMashwatcher585]

this was a real funny show. I loved it

[chrisdogan]

horses and carriages bitches! lol

[vincelavalle]

Notice something in this pilot. There are three missing from the pilot that wound up making the show. The woman who played the bailiff (Marsha Warfield) and the woman who played the public defender (Markie Post). Anderson, Larroquette, and Moll are all originals.

[mwells219]

any one know who the sax player is for this. it's perfect. like smooth jazz but less boring.

[SweetDaddyBarron78]

One of my favorite television shows from back in the day... oh I dig, I dig...

[XL5timechampsXL]

Bull --- " I dunno what the hell is going on" haha

[MacadamiaNut76]

The bass line to Night Court is funky like the one from Barney Miller.

[MikeForbess]

@MacadamiaNut76 Both themes were composed by Jack Elliott, hence the similarity.

[Maxables]

What a goofy decade

[MsTVRetro]

@Maxables  It's better than than anything post 2000.

[Alia89119]

One of the best instrumental theme songs ever.

[freeasabird12907]

whoa I thought i seen all night court gail strickland i never seen her before

[BlackDahliaMurderFan]

I wonder why Karen Austin left Night Court

[101iamlegend]

Dan was the dude back then. as a kid, I always wanted to be a horndog, sleaz-bag just like him.

[jamesanderson26]

i used to watch this show when it was on late night syndication at like 10 or 11 pm. i was like 6 years old, didnt know what was goin on but i watched this and arsenio hall every night.

[lowaces]

sounded better in the 80's

[CombatSportFan]

Dang this is REALLY old. I don't remember a season where bull had hair, nor do I remember that public defender.

[crassyfrake]

@CombatSportFan this was the first episode, this public defender was only on the pilot. This show had a lot of turnover if you think about it

and Bull had more of a buzz cut in the first season then it became completely bald

[CombatSportFan]

@crassyfrake Yeah, I didn't start watching the original run until well into Christine and Roz's introductions.

[crassyfrake]

@CombatSportFan lol yeah i have season one thats the only reason I knew 

[Cyclops236]

@CombatSportFan Bull never had hair to begin with.

[CombatSportFan]

@Cyclops236 Actually he had what I'd call peach fuzz for the first season or so. He later went fully monty with his baldness.

[Cyclops236]

@CombatSportFan Too bad I don't recognize Richard Moll in the movie Flintstones he's hard to recognize in that movie but on this show he's easy to spot especially with the credits.

[JeffTheNebraskaDJ]

Night Court is Awesome!!!! Not quit as good as Cosby but damn close, the dj

[moguanais]

Does anyone know the name of the court at 10 secs? Is this an actual court in NYC?

[haroldflame]

good times i was a kid and the old NY scenery takes me back

[angel2901]

0:17 so cute

[AmericanEvita]

Pretty grown-up show for a kid of the 80's LOL I remember also watching a lot of shows that weren't for kids in the 80's - Mr Belvedere, Charles In Charge, Facts of Life, Cheers, etc. They were for grown ups but the content was G rated.

[robertborak]

rikisux and illuminatioracle, your comments made my day. thank you

[Buffy8Fan]

I remember this. I was too young to be watching an adult themed show, but it didn't stop me.

[nerdflanders8710]

@Buffy8Fan you should have skipped it . this show was garrrbbbbaaaaaaaggeeeee.

[hairspeaks]

@Buffy8Fan me too

[corrupt200]

@Buffy8Fan my dad's favourite sitcom in the 1980s

[Cyclops236]

@Buffy8Fan This isn't adult theme it's a show that used to come on primetime television.

[Buffy8Fan]

@Cyclops236 I know that. I was reffering to it being a show geared towards older people, like adults and since I wastched it when I was younger than ten, everyone older than fifteen was an adult. DUH!!!

[Cyclops236]

@Buffy8Fan This show isn't even close to adult theme if my parents let me watch it it's not adult material.

[Buffy8Fan]

@Cyclops236 It was in the house I grew up in.

[Cyclops236]

@Buffy8Fan Sounds like you had to break the rules just to watch the show.

[Buffy8Fan]

@Cyclops236 I did.

[Blackjesus3]

HORSE AND CARRIAGE :d

[reyestino01]

its a classic....

[riksux]

You mean it sounds like CLASSIC '70s porn music.

Nowadays, porn movies probably either have cheap

'80s jazz songs (Rhythm of the Night, Self-Control by Laura Branigan, Billy Jean, Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya, The Heat is On, etc.) or heavy-beat gangsta rap.

Even if it does sound like porn music, it's better than what's already on the radio most of the time...nothing except filthy gangsta rap and grunge metal.

[odb01930]

your retarded

[CstormCity]

@riksux wow you're a bit out of touch with current popular music

[hairspeaks]

@riksux porn ?

[DanTheManHatesYoutub]

@riksux gangsta rap and grunge? are you still stuck in the fucking 90s?

[MsMedford]

@riksux how old are you and where are you getting your infomation from. rhythm of the night and billy jean arent jazz its r&b. and the radio doesnt play gangsta rap anymore, that era for rap has come and gone already.

[wiscounter]

@riksux Gangsta Rap?!?!?!?! Gangsta Rap hasn't been popular since '96 dag-nabit!!! There's a lot of worse, horrible garbage on the airwaves these days. Club hop and house music and emo fag hits. I'd KILL for some good old fashioned gangsta rap. Back then people who dressed. Weused to have violent fights every day when I was in school. There's still some poser minorities who dress "gangsta", but they're about as hard as Elmo

[DrSurprise]

@riksux

don't forget crappy Justin Bieber

[ifeelallright]

if you close your eyes, it sounds like porn music

[illuminatioracle]

i would prefer to go to court for indecent exposure at night

[66hourenergy]

If Karen Austin and Markie Post were in the court, I'd go with that.

[Ryugeit]

the theme is pretty cool

[manning44070]

when was this aired?

[Jnelson09Returns]

January, 1984.

[Ahuebner2004]

Actually, on the ending credits in the copyright date in a few episodes, it was said to be dated in 1983.

[jakestooge34]

@Ahuebner2004 The first season was in production in 1983.

[iaintgonletup]

I love this funky groove