r/NightCourt

watching the 1985 episode "Up on the Roof" (S3 E8) Nov 28.1985 when Judge Stone asks Eddie Devon what year he thinks it is his response is "it's 80 something" Stone answers back with "It's 1985 Reagan is president" with Eddie's response "The actor?" a nice nod to Back to the Future when Doc Brown's response to Marty telling him Ronald Reagen was president was "Ronald Reagan? The Actor?!?!"

Back to the future was released on July 3, 1985 so the writers had seen the movie and added that nice quote likely the first time a BTTF quote was used.

I was born in 1984 so I was a bit too young to have seen the first airing and I have started watching OG Night Court after watching the re-boot so this was the first time I noticed the quote.

Note, never watch this show while eating because you might choke while laughing, but while later seasons hit the stratosphere, season 1 is not without its style, charm, or laughter-inducing greats, and I mean loud guffaws and not cutesie chuckles. It's refreshing to see how the group started out and, yeah, Lana and Liz are pretty solid too - even if it's Christine and Roz that are the cherries on top.

"To Sleep, No More" (s8e19)