John Larroquette & Melissa Rauch Talk Complex Father-Daughter Relationship On ‘Night Court’; How Markie Post Felt About Revival
25.01.2023 - 06:55
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SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals spoilers for tonight’s episode of NBC’s Night Court Titled, “Just Tuesday.”
It’s been more than three decades since lothario Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) was on the prowl, but on tonight’s episode of NBC’s Night Court, he gets to experience what it was like to be on the receiving end of his sexy propositions.
When we first reunite with Dan, we learn that the now reformed ladies’ man met a woman who changed his life. Her name is Sarah and she is no longer a part of his life. It is unknown if she died or if they are no longer together, but he always speaks of her fondly. In “Just Tuesday,” Dan can’t keep track of the number of women looking for a private “night court” session of their own.
While Larroquette says though there won’t be much more revealed about Sarah this season, she will be mentioned when Dan remembers her.
“She brought him life, one that he didn’t think was possible for him to have,” he told Deadline of Dan’s relationship with Sarah. “So, once that ended, in my mind, that put the end to all of that looking because he had it,” he continued. “He found somebody who loved him, who he also loved. They had a real relationship and a real life together. And once that ended, that’s fine. I had that and that’s all I need.”
With a single Dan back on his old stomping ground surrounded by women who can’t resist him, Larroquette jokes that Dan getting back into the dating scene “is like using a basset hound to pole vault.”
“The man is 75 years old, nobody wants to see that and I certainly don’t want to play that,” he shared. “So whatever we’ll do in the future about that will always be glancing blows to that sort of homage. We’ve got some young people in this cast who all the