‘Big Bang’ Universe Collides As Simon Helberg & Raegan Revord Join Melissa Rauch On NBC’s ‘Night Court’
EXCLUSIVE…has set up a colliding of the “Big Bang” Universe as…(Big Bang Theory, Poker Face) and… (Young Sheldon) are set to guest star in the Season 3 finale airing May 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Night Court star and executive producer…played Helberg’s wife on the CBS smash ‘The Big Bang Theory, created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. Although who Helberg will play in the season finale is under wraps, his character is set for a game-changing cameo that could really shake things up for Abby (Rauch).
Revord will play Shelby, a teenage runaway inclined to marry her soulmate, in an homage to the Michael J. Fox episode from the original series.
Fox appeared in the second episode of the original series titled “Santa Goes Downtown,” which aired on January 11, 1984, in the role of Eddie Simms. Eddie and his girlfriend Mary (Olivia Barash) are runaway teens determined to get married, who end up in night court on shoplifting charges. The pair meet a mysterious man who claims he’s Santa Claus, or at least that’s who he claims to be, altering their lives forever. When Fox shot the guest appearance, he was a series regular on the NBC sitcom Family Ties, a few years before he would break out as Marty McFly in Back to the Future.
Additionally, Marsha Warfield will return in her iconic role as Roz from the original series. Other guest stars include Michael Urie and Ryan Hansen.
The back-to-back episodes and what to expect can be found below.
“Funnest Judge in the City” (May 6, 8 p.m. ET/PT)
Abby suspects the courthouse’s new “fun judge” ( Urie) may not be as fun as he seems. Gurgs (Lacretta) must regain control when her new courthouse welcome video, starring Roz (Warfield), takes on a life of its own.
“A Decent Proposal” (May 6, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Abby finds herself in charge of two runaway teens who are determined to be married. Dan (John Larroquette) and Julianne (Wendie Malick) balk at the idea that they’ve become friends. A surprise appearance by a mysterious stranger turns Abby’s world upside down.
The series also stars Nyambi Nyambi as Wyatt Shaw.
Dan Rubin serves as showrunner and executive producer of Night Court, along with Rauch, Winston Rauch, Larroquette, Mat Harawitz, Lon Zimmet, Lindsey Shockley and Mona Garcea. The series is produced by Warner Bros Television in association with After January Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Helberg played Howard Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2007-2019. He won a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his appearance in Florence Foster Jenkins. He returns for Season 2 of Peacock’s Poker Face opposite Natasha Lyonne and is currently in production on Jonathan Glatzer’s The Audacity for AMC opposite Billy Magnussen and Zach Galifianakis. Helberg is repped by UTA, Range Media Partners and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.
Revord is best known for her role as Sheldon’s twin sister Missy Cooper on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon, a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory. She has also appeared in other TV series including ABC’s Modern Family and Netflix’s Grace and Frankie. Revord is repped by Innovative Artists, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and JR McGinnis at Felker, Toczek, Suddleson, McGinnis Ryan LLP.