Should John Larroquette have enjoyed a better post-"Night Court" career - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-02-2015, 05:42 AM

I know that John had his own self-titled show on NBC for a while, which of course they meddled w/ in hopes of making it more "assessable" (the first season of The John Larroquette Show was pretty dark for a prime-time network sitcom in the early '90s), but it seemed like he couldn't do much more at least on TV. I don't have all of the stuff that he did post-Night Court right in front of me (I know that he briefly did an American version of Faulty Towers called Payne), but they didn't seem to make a long lasting enough of an impression. I guess it was a combination of John being older, and Dan Fielding being such a great character (he after all, won Emmy's in a row, and declined to accept nomination for a 5th) that he was more than likely never gonna top him.

billybatts · 07-05-2015, 05:45 PM

I agree, John Larroquette was the highlight of the show many times, I also liked him in Stripes and his guest spot on Threes Company.

Kind of like Larry from Threes Company or Kramer, He was "ensemble funny."

I wanted to like his sitcom but it was too melodramatic.

everybodylovesrs · 10-22-2016, 08:35 AM

I tried watching "The Librarians" but it was too silly for me. He was good on Boston Legal.

07-02-2015, 05:42 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	Should John Larroquette have enjoyed a better post-"Night Court" career I know that John had his own self-titled show on NBC for a while, which of course they meddled w/ in hopes of making it more "assessable" (the first season of The John Larroquette Show was pretty dark for a prime-time network sitcom in the early '90s), but it seemed like he couldn't do much more at least on TV. I don't have all of the stuff that he did post-Night Court right in front of me (I know that he briefly did an American version of Faulty Towers called Payne), but they didn't seem to make a long lasting enough of an impression. I guess it was a combination of John being older, and Dan Fielding being such a great character (he after all, won Emmy's in a row, and declined to accept nomination for a 5th) that he was more than likely never gonna top him.

07-05-2015, 05:45 PM	#2
billybatts Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2015 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 111	I agree, John Larroquette was the highlight of the show many times, I also liked him in Stripes and his guest spot on Threes Company. Kind of like Larry from Threes Company or Kramer, He was "ensemble funny." I wanted to like his sitcom but it was too melodramatic.
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10-22-2016, 08:35 AM	#3
everybodylovesrs Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 12, 2008 Posts: 526	I tried watching "The Librarians" but it was too silly for me. He was good on Boston Legal.