I never liked the show, so I never watched it. Surprised so many FReepers liked it.
Night Court is among my all time favorites. It was very fresh, irreverent, and original. John Laroquette stole the show but everybody was great in it. I was hooked, right from the 1st episode when it was a summer replacement show. True, the characters got more outrageous, but that is the way comedy shows go.
Nice broad comedy, plus the attractive broad Markie Post. She later paid the bucks to the Clinton grifters to allow her to stay overnight in the Lincoln bedroom, if memory serves.