"Hello, Goodbye" | |
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Season 3, Episode 1 #36 in series (193 episodes) | |
Series: | Night Court |
Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
Air date | September 26, 1985 |
Production code | 185711 |
Written by: | Reinhold Weege |
Directed by: | Jeff Melman |
Guest stars: | William Utay Ron Ross Lana Clarkson Cynthia Steele Ford Austin Charlotte Portney |
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Hello, Goodbye was the series opening episode of Season 3 of Night Court, also the 36th overall series episode. Written by series creator Reinhold Weege, and directed by Jeff Melman, the episode, which aired on NBC-TV, first aired on September 26, 1985.
Synopsis[]
Everyone tries to adjust to Selma's death as Harry interviews possible replacements, but Bull goes on a drinking binge instead. Florence Halop joins the cast as new court bailiff Florence Kleiner. Markie Post joins the cast permanently as Christine Sullivan.
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Storyline[]
Christine Sullivan is permanently assigned as the court's public defender in place of the departed Billie Young, much to the delight of both Harry and Dan; meanwhile, in grief over Selma's death, Bull goes on an all-night bender with a group of circus performers and shows up the next day drunk-and-disorderly. Meanwhile, after a search for a new female bailiff, Harry finds an almost carbon copy of the deceased Selma Hacker in the equally feisty, acerbic, diminuitive Florence Kleiner (Florence Halop).
Plot Summary[]
Night Court begins its third season as Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) and his staff resign themselves to the death of caustic, chain-smoking courtroom matron Selma Hacker (actress Selma Diamond had passed away a few months after shooting wrapped on Season Two). Taking things hardest is bailiff Bull (Richard Moll), who goes out on a drunken bender--only to be hauled back into court with a batch of bibulous circus performers. This episode marks the first appearance of Florence Halop as Selma's equally cranky replacement Florence Kleiner; as a bonus, Markie Post joins the cast in the previously recurring role of public defender Christine Sullivan, replacing Ellen Foley as Billie Young.
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone
- Charles Robinson as Mac Robinson
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
- Markie Post as Christine Sullivan
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
- Florence Halop as Florence Kleiner
Guest stars/Recurring characters/cast[]
- William Utay as Phil Sanders
- Ron Ross as Dirk
- Lana Clarkson as Miss Corland
- Cynthia Steele as Roberta
- Charlotte Portney as Court Stenograper (Uncredited)
- Ford Austin as Baliff Steve Klesmer (uncredited)
- Selma Diamond as Selma Hacker (voice only, archived footage) (uncredited)