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14.114 Strange Bedfellows
Frank’s back and he’s brought a notorious nonce with him, much to everyone’s distaste. An unpleasant episode, due to the subject matter, improved by the uneasy alliance of Frank and Jack.
#the bill#andrew monroe#derek conway#frank burnside#jim carver#reg hollis#vicky hagen#jack meadows#dave quinnan#tony stamp#duncan lennox#charles brownlow#scott henderson#tb: strange bedfellows#the bill: series 14#the bill: 1998
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The One Where I Rewatch Night Court
So after finishing up The Librarians in August, I found myself in the mood for more of the one and only John Larroquette. Unlike some of his fans on here (which I'm happy to see that he does indeed have a fair amount of fans on Tumblr), I actually watched Night Court when it originally aired in the '80s and '90s.
Yes, I'm middle-aged.
Anyway, I remember being a fan of the show then, and I even re-watched it back in the early '00s when they used to show reruns on TBS here in the States. So I thought even though I could go check out more of his recent work on Boston Legal (and I will) or The Good Fight* (and I will), I kinda needed something familiar and comforting over these past couple of weeks to help lift my spirits.
In short, binge-watching Night Court via Amazon's Freevee streaming platform has been my evening "happy fun times" for the past week or so.
I'm already up to the last few episodes of Season 6. And even though I remember a lot of the stories that were told on the show over the years, there's quite a few that I don't recall at all -- like the episode with Marion Ross (Mrs. C from Happy Days) where she holds the courtroom hostage with a hand grenade. I don't think I ever saw that one originally air.
So it's been a fun trip down memory lane, with a few new memories being made along the way. But you know what else I noticed that I didn't really appreciate until now?
I realized that John Larroquette must've done a lot of stretching and warm-up exercises before a number of these episodes because he gets really physical with his comedy in ways I don't remember.
For instance, he's constantly getting down on his knees to "pretend" to beg people for something. He also jumps over couches, beds, and other types of furniture a lot. And he plays the part with such a physical presence it's clear he's not afraid to make himself appear smaller or to have bad posture or to just really go for it when he has to sell something and make it work for the audience.
Like in "Earthquake" (s4, ep9), when he was trapped in the elevator with Roz and 2 Sumo wrestlers and Dan started to panic because he doesn't like confined spaces. Roz expertly backhands him in the face to get him to calm down, and John absolutely sells it like a champ. Honestly, it's so pitch perfect that you almost forget this is a sitcom.
I don't think when I was watching this at the age of 11 that it ever occurred to me how athletic Larroquette had to be for this role. And even when I re-watched the show in my early 20s, where I was fighting insomnia with some mindless fun, did I think about it then either.
But now, I am like "Damn, John! You worked hard for those 4 Emmy awards!"
Anyway, I just wanted to share a bit of fandom gushing over the one and only Mr. Larroquette because 1) he deserves it, and 2) I think there are others on Tumblr who will appreciate what took me so long to recognize.
OK. I'm diving back in, folks. I just finished "Strange Bedfellows" (s6, ep17), and that's the first episode where I want to just stop and see Dan get his own show and live happily ever after. (Yes, I know John Larroquette had his own show in the 1990s. I watched that one too and loved it as well.)
OK. That's enough gushing for now.
Edit: It's called The Good Fight. Not the Good Life. My bad. Fixed that above. I think I'll watch that next after I finish Night Court.
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