History Trivia / NightCourt

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Warner began issuing [=DVDs=] of the show in 2005. It took eight years for them to release the entire series and even then most of the seasons were only available on disc as [[VanillaEdition no-frills]], "manufactured-on-demand" releases available only online until 2023, when the show finally got an all-in-one DVD box set possibly to coincide the [[Series/NightCourt2023 revival]]. Shameful considering ''Night Court'' was part of NBC's vaunted '80s Thursday Night Line-Up, along with ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', ''Series/FamilyTies'', ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Series/{{Wings}}'', ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', and ''Series/LALaw''.
** The last time it aired on cable in the United States was on TV Land on 2008, and the show is currently on Catchy Comedy.

** After Selma Diamond and Florence Halop passed away, Marsha Warfield was hired because she was much younger, so this could be prevented from happening a third time[[note]]although she gave the producers a scare when she lit up a cigarette during an early meeting as both of her predecessors had died of lung cancer[[/note]]. She, in fact, went on to outlive most of the rest of the main cast; as of October 2023, only she and John Larroquette are still alive.
* RecycledScript: The show often reused the plot of someone who claimed to be an alien/Death/a guy from the future, etc. coming into the courtroom only for it to reveal they were a normal person whose mind had snapped due to some tragedy they suffered.

** Reinhold Weege, and most of the cast have stated that throughout the 9-year run, NBC execs were never really enthusiastic about the show. They never understood the show's humor, or why it was so popular. They only kept it on because for most of the run it got big ratings, and there was a fear that if it was canceled prematurely, ''someone'' would be fired.

*** In "The Modest Proposal", he played Bill - Christine's humorless fiancee. He winds up dumping her at the altar as he suddenly "gets" every single punchline to every joke he was ever told.
*** In the two-parter "Snoop and Nuts", he plays Tim Bond - an incompetent federal agent working with Harry to bring down a crime boss.
*** In the two-parter "Wedding Bell Blues", he plays Mr. Marley - a pencil-pusher who takes over running maintenance for the court house after the staff go on strike.

* CreatorBacklash: Richard Moll had a love/hate relationship with the show in his later years. He stated publicly that he would never appear in any reboot or sequel and would, "...run in the other direction," if asked. "I love show business, it's the people in it I can't stand." He did, however, appreciate the fans and was typically very gracious when meeting them. When the 2023 sequel series was announced, Moll stated very early and very clearly that he wouldn't appear on it.

** Averted with Harry Stone played by Creator/HarryAnderson, oddly enough. According to series creator and executive producer Reinhold Weege's DVDCommentary, the character was called Harry and was a devoted Tormé fan and magician before magician- turned-actor (and devoted Tormé fan) Harry Anderson auditioned for the role.
*** Weege later said that he did base Harold Stone off of "Harry the Hat" having seen Anderson on ''Cheers'' and did specifically request him to audition for the role, but that the role wasn't created specifically for Anderson.

** Creator/HarryAnderson did numerous magic tricks during his time on the show, which, considering that he was a REAL amateur magician isn't that surprising.
** Creator/JohnLarroquette also showed off in three episodes. Once, his ability as a MotorMouth of a [[RattlingOffLegal description of the charges against a defendant]] in the episode "A Day In The Life", his skill as a pianist in the episode "Christine's Friend", and as an accordion player on Part 1 of the episode "A Guy Named Phantom", that was a homage to "The Phantom of the Opera".

** The 2023 sequel series revealed Harry Stone had passed away sometime prior, as Harry Anderson died in 2018.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: This show is Laff TV's favorite series, as it gets the most daily airings on the channel of the six shows currently in rotation on the network. They'll also frequently run marathons of it for various reasons, mostly holidays.

*** The aversion of the trope on Laff has gone full circle; by 2023, "Night Court" is no longer on the channel. The fact that the reboot season on NBC premiered the same month is (possibly) coincidental.

** The last time it aired on cable in the United States was on TV Land on 2008, and the show left Laff in 2023.

** The last time it aired on cable the United States was on TV Land on 2008. As of 2024, the show's only linear TV availability is on sitcom over-the-air sub-channel network Laff, which has its own dedicated channel space on [=DirecTV=] and Dish Network.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Warner began issuing [=DVDs=] of the show in 2005. It took eight years for them to release the entire series and even then most of the seasons are only available as [[VanillaEdition no-frills]], "manufactured-on-demand" releases available only online. Shameful considering ''Night Court'' was part of NBC's vaunted '80s Thursday Night Line-Up, along with ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', ''Series/FamilyTies'', ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Series/{{Wings}}'', ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', and ''Series/LALaw''.
** However, 'Night Court' finally got the all-in-one DVD box set in 2023, possibly to coincide the [[Series/NightCourt2023 revival]].
** The last time Night Court aired on TV is in TV Land on 2008. The only way to watch this show today (if you don't wanna watch on any streaming service or you prefer cable/satellite TV) is LAFF TV, and luckily, it's the network's most-aired show. If you have Dish or [=DirecTV=], you're lucky since Laff TV is included on both of these TV providers.
** Unfortunately, ''Night Court'' isn't on Netflix or Hulu so if you wanna watch the show online, Google Play Movie & TV, Website/YouTube (which you can pay for it to watch), Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and iTunes, all of which you can pay for it.
*** Freevee now has the entire series run available to stream for free.

** As the show went along, Creator/JohnLarroquette and Creator/RichardMoll grew to despise one another. Moll also couldn't get along with Harry Anderson after awhile because Anderson was close with Larroquette. Reasons for the feud tend to boil down to both sides claiming the other was jealous over who was the true "star" of the show. It kept Moll from participating in the ''Series/ThirtyRock'' reunion (Larroquette had a filming commitment with ''Series/BostonLegal'' at the time the show was taped).

** Like ''Series/BarneyMiller'' before it, the show had a number of actors who appeared on the show in different roles (many of whom also appeared on BM, such as Stanley Brock, John Dullaghan, George Murdock, and Alex Hentlehoff). See the main page for more details.

* CreatorBacklash: Richard Moll has had a love/hate relationship with the show in later years. He's stated publicly that he would never appear in any reboot or sequel and would, "...run in the other direction," if asked. "I love show business, it's the people in it I can't stand." He does, however, appreciate the fans and is typically very gracious when meeting them. When the 2023 sequel series was announced, Moll stated very early and very clearly that he wouldn't appear on it.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/RichardMoll shaved his head to play Bull, leading the actor to joke that it was a relief to see it grow back during hiatuses. Until his death in October 2023, he still has a full head of hair.

** In Season 2, Dan's parents were played by real-life married couple John [=McIntire=] and Jeanette Nolan. Amusingly, the two also appeared together in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''.

** After Selma Diamond and Florence Halop passed away, Marsha Warfield was hired because she was much younger, so this could be prevented from happening a third time[[note]]although she gave the producers a scare when she lit up a cigarette during an early meeting as both of her predecessors had died of lung cancer[[/note]]. She is, in fact, one of the few long-lasting cast members from the series who is still alive, along with John Larroquette and Richard Moll.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/RichardMoll shaved his head to play Bull, leading the actor to joke that it was a relief to see it grow back during hiatuses. As of 2023, at 80, he still has a full head of hair.

* RealLifeRelative: In Season 2, Dan's parents were played by real-life married couple John [=McIntire=] and Jeanette Nolan. Amusingly, the two also appeared together in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''.

** Subverted by NBC. Despite getting respectable ratings throughout most of the series and a ton of Emmy nominations, they never got the respect from the network that ''Cheers'' or ''The Cosby Show'' did. On their last day of filming, each member of the cast were given a memo to clear their things out by the weekend or they will be disposed of.

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* TheWikiRule: [[http://nightcourt.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Court_Wiki The Night Court Wiki]].

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/RichardMoll shaved his head to play Bull, leading the actor to joke that it was a relief to see that he could grow a full head of hair during hiatuses. As of 2023, at 80, he still has a full head of hair.