| "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" | |
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| Season 8, Episode 15 #162 in series (193 episodes) | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | January 30, 1991 |
| Production code | 186945 |
| Written by: | Bill Fuller & Jim Pond |
| Directed by: | Jim Drake |
| Guest stars: | S. Marc Jordan Joleen Lutz<brNicholas Worth Paddi Edwards Biff Manard Edward Winter Walter Olkewicz Dorothy Andrews |
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Synopsis
Dan anticipates a windfall from Phil the wino's will but gets a surprise instead. Bull anxiously awaits a visit from his mother, an old salt due to retire from the sea and come live with sonny boy..
Storyline
Bull's mother, Henrietta "Hank" Shannon, (Paddi Edwards) pulls into port to meet the gang. After being told that he's the only person named in Phil's will, and therefore expecting a huge payout, Dan starts freely spending large amounts of money. However, in a cruelly ironic twist it seems that he's been named as the trustee of the Phil Foundation and, rather than recieving any money, would be required to give away $8.1 million.
Did You Know?
Trivia
- Bull's real first name "Nostradamus" is mentioned for the first time.
- The episode title came from the 1972 Temptations hit song "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", which was written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
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
- Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell
Recurring cast and characters/Guest stars
- S. Marc Jordan as Jack Griffin
- Joleen Lutz as Lisette Hocheiser
- Nicholas Worth as Mr. Birnbach
- Paddi Edwards as Hank Shannon, Bull's mother
- Biff Manard as Mr. Dane
- Edward Winter as Clarence Egan
- Walter Olkewicz as Mr. Doyle
- Dorothy Andrews as Cashier (uncredited
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