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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Here Comes the Judge
75 posted on 11/11/2018 9:32:34 PM PST by Baynative (their degree in economics)
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To: Baynative; BikerTrash
Yes, I now recall that skit on Laugh-In.

You can hear some of the famous Laugh-In lines on the recording linked by Baynative. The YouTube page has some good background:

"This 45 was one of many family records that I studied as a kid. I love this song! While researching this record, I discovered that there were quite a few "Here Come The Judge" records, not one of them being remotely similar to the other! This one, by the Magistrates, is novelty version based on the Laugh-In TV series judge skits, which were probably inspired by the earlier "Judge" records (talk about trends creating trends!)."

I'd never heard this "Magistrates" song before.

Here is Sammy Davis Jr. doing Here come da judge on Laugh-In.

I still don't get it. It's amazing that this became a nationwide riff in '68 or thereabouts and a car was named after it.

Of course, that was a lot more innocent and harmless than the crap going on in 2018 with politics suffused into every aspect of daily life. The U.S. sorely, desperately needs another "Laugh-In" to stop the obsession with politics. Maybe Laugh-In was what was needed at the time to take the nation's mind off Vietnam.

78 posted on 11/11/2018 9:54:47 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Baynative; BikerTrash
Found this on Wiki:

"The Judge", originally portrayed by British comic Roddy Maude-Roxby, was a stuffy magistrate with a black robe and oversized judge's wig. Each sketch featured the unnamed judge bantering with a defendant brought before the court. For a time guest star Flip Wilson would introduce the sketch saying "Here come da judge!", which was a venerable catchphrase by nightclub comedian Pigmeat Markham. Surprised that his trademark had been appropriated, Markham asked producer George Schlatter to let him play the Judge himself; Schlatter agreed and Markham presided for one season. After Markham left, the sketch was briefly retired until Sammy Davis Jr. donned the judicial robe and wig during his guest appearances, introducing each sketch with a rap that always finished with "Here come da judge, here come da judge..".
I found the original --> Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge

That's a great version!

79 posted on 11/11/2018 10:31:07 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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