Tournament Round One: The Munsters vs. Night Court (1984) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 11-09-2021, 05:22 PM

This spooky family's TV show aired at the same time period as The Addams Family, two seasons from 1964-1966 on CBS. Fred Gwynne stars as giant Herman Munster, with Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily. Al Lewis was Grandpa, Butch Patrick was Eddie, and Marilyn was their normal looking niece who they thought was an ugly duckling. Beverly Owen first played Marilyn, then Pat Priest. Spot was their pet dragon.

Night Court aired 8 seasons on NBC from 1984-1992. Harry Anderson (Judge Harry Stone), Richard Moll (giant bailiff Bull Shannon), and John Laroquette (sleazebag prosecutor Dan Fielding) are the only regulars who were in every season. Starting out as bailiff was Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond). Selma died at the end of season 2, so she was replaced with Florence Kleiner (Florence Halop). Florence also died at the end of season 3, so the replacement bailifff was a lot younger. Marsha Warfield played Roz Russell for the rest of the series. Lana Wagner (Karen Austin) was Harry's clerk in season 1, She was replaced with Mac Robinson (Charles Robinson), who was there for 8 seasons. Liz Williams (Paula Kelly) was the defense attorney in season 1, and Billie Young (Ellen Foley) was her replacement in season 2. Markie Post had guest starred as Christine Sullivan. When her contract with The Fall Guy ended, Markie was free to join Night Court full time and was there for 7 seasons. Denice Kumagai recurred as Mac's wife Quon Le, the marriage had started out just to save her from deportation but became a real marriage. Yakov Smirnoff made several guest appearances as Russian immigrant Yakov Korolenko. In later seasons John Astin recurred as Harry's father Buddy.

Heenan Fan · 11-10-2021, 06:03 AM

I love Fred Ward, Grandpa, Car 54 folks, but I voted Night Court.

Adamantium · 11-10-2021, 08:50 AM

I love both shows. Both are in my top 25, but I went with Night Court.

AB · 11-11-2021, 10:44 PM

I like both too but I picked The Munsters.

Bonniegirl · 11-11-2021, 10:47 PM

My vote !!

MikeLutton · 11-13-2021, 03:13 PM

Night Court ido love the Munsters as well

James28 · 11-15-2021, 02:56 PM

The Munsters is winning this round 10-7. What makes Night Court so bad that it deserves to be beaten by a short-runner? I hate when short-running shows try to prove that they're better than long-runners. I can't just pretend that the long-runners that lost advanced to the second round instead of the short-runners that actually won.

icecream · 11-15-2021, 03:13 PM

Why do you hate short lived shows so much? Just because they weren't long running doesn't make them poor quality shows. The Munsters is highly regarded by many.

icecream · 11-15-2021, 05:26 PM

The Munsters defeats Night Court 10-7 and will advance to the 2nd round.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
The Munsters	10	58.82%
Night Court (1984)	7	41.18%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

11-09-2021, 05:22 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,691	Tournament Round One: The Munsters vs. Night Court (1984) This spooky family's TV show aired at the same time period as The Addams Family, two seasons from 1964-1966 on CBS. Fred Gwynne stars as giant Herman Munster, with Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily. Al Lewis was Grandpa, Butch Patrick was Eddie, and Marilyn was their normal looking niece who they thought was an ugly duckling. Beverly Owen first played Marilyn, then Pat Priest. Spot was their pet dragon. Night Court aired 8 seasons on NBC from 1984-1992. Harry Anderson (Judge Harry Stone), Richard Moll (giant bailiff Bull Shannon), and John Laroquette (sleazebag prosecutor Dan Fielding) are the only regulars who were in every season. Starting out as bailiff was Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond). Selma died at the end of season 2, so she was replaced with Florence Kleiner (Florence Halop). Florence also died at the end of season 3, so the replacement bailifff was a lot younger. Marsha Warfield played Roz Russell for the rest of the series. Lana Wagner (Karen Austin) was Harry's clerk in season 1, She was replaced with Mac Robinson (Charles Robinson), who was there for 8 seasons. Liz Williams (Paula Kelly) was the defense attorney in season 1, and Billie Young (Ellen Foley) was her replacement in season 2. Markie Post had guest starred as Christine Sullivan. When her contract with The Fall Guy ended, Markie was free to join Night Court full time and was there for 7 seasons. Denice Kumagai recurred as Mac's wife Quon Le, the marriage had started out just to save her from deportation but became a real marriage. Yakov Smirnoff made several guest appearances as Russian immigrant Yakov Korolenko. In later seasons John Astin recurred as Harry's father Buddy.
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11-13-2021, 03:13 PM	#6
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,881	Night Court ido love the Munsters as well
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11-15-2021, 02:56 PM	#7
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,976	The Munsters is winning this round 10-7. What makes Night Court so bad that it deserves to be beaten by a short-runner? I hate when short-running shows try to prove that they're better than long-runners. I can't just pretend that the long-runners that lost advanced to the second round instead of the short-runners that actually won.
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11-10-2021, 06:03 AM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	I love Fred Ward, Grandpa, Car 54 folks, but I voted Night Court.

11-10-2021, 08:50 AM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,826	I love both shows. Both are in my top 25, but I went with Night Court.

11-11-2021, 10:44 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I like both too but I picked The Munsters.

11-11-2021, 10:47 PM	#5
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,602	My vote !!

11-15-2021, 03:13 PM	#8
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,691	Why do you hate short lived shows so much? Just because they weren't long running doesn't make them poor quality shows. The Munsters is highly regarded by many.

11-15-2021, 05:26 PM	#9
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,691	The Munsters defeats Night Court 10-7 and will advance to the 2nd round.