As mentioned, in the pilot episode of the rebooted “Night Court,” Judge Abby Stone makes a surprise visit to former prosecutor and womanizer Dan Fielding’s apartment. It is immediately apparent that Fielding wasn’t expecting anybody, and his apartment is littered with boxes of take-out. Fielding then offers condolences to Abby on account of the passing of her father Harry. Abby asks him to come back to work, though this time on the other side of legal proceedings. Although Fielding is immediately surprised at the request, he eventually relents after some soul-searching, which provides yet another tether between both versions of “Night Court.”
Pointed out over on Reddit by an aptly named user, u/nola5lim noticed that the apartment number for Fielding’s domicile is 504, which is an area code represented in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Laroquette was born. Another denizen of Reddit, u/MrPNGuin also mentioned that Harry Anderson also had a real-life magic shop and club in the same area, which highlights the double reference made by the previous apartment number.
Still, to have Fielding living in an apartment that pays homage to the actor’s real life is pretty sly because Larroquette has made his love for his home city well known, as reported by NOLA. Let’s just hope that “Night Court” continues to pack its episodes with plenty of references to the previous show and the lives of the actors who make it possible.
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