Judge Judi – Judge Judy, the syndicated show starring Judge Judy Sheindlin
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The Judges are trying to kick the Collie family off the land they’ve homesteaded for generations. The Judges have reached an agreement with Valencia for the Collies’ land. They have brought Combat Wombats with them to drive the Collies out of their home.
Luke Collie’s suggestion of turning the land into hokey dude ranches and amusement parks gets Judge Decker’s attention. Judge Judi will not agree to the compromise. She will not reward Ned for attacking civilians and destroying homes. She will agree to the compromise if Ned stands trial for his crimes and releases the hostages.
Judge Judi: “And here is: the man of the hour, the wee little house pup that thinks he’s a Drover.”
Ned Collie: “Drove out all your Judge mates, must not be that far off.”
Judge Judi: “I don’t give a Wombat’s cube what you think. I am the law in these parts. What I say goes. And I say you’re done. Both of you.”
Judge Judi is a cheating boss. She announces her cheats with the following phrases: “No more witnesses!” “Speed it up!” “Be direct!” and “Pipe down!”
Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. Prior to the proceedings, all involved parties signed arbitration contracts agreeing to Sheindlin’s ruling. The show aired in first-run syndication. As it was during its active years in production, it continues to be distributed by CBS Media Ventures in syndication, now in reruns that still draw notably high ratings. The series premiered on September 16, 1996, and concluded on July 23, 2021 when the court show ended with its 25th season.
Judge Judy had an impact on courtroom programming, reviving the genre as a whole. It was the highest Nielsen-rated court show for the entirety of its 25-year run in original episodes, also frequently ranking as highest-rated television broadcast in daytime television and syndication. Of the court shows with a single series run (without on-and-off production from cancellation turned series revivals/recasting), Judge Judy had the most seasons. The series also won three Emmy Awards; earned Sheindlin a Guinness World Records recognition for longest serving television arbitrator.
Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.
After Joseph Wapner was released from The People’s Court on May 21, 1993, Sheindlin called up the program’s producers, Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions and Warner Bros. Television, and offered to do the show in his place. The receptionist who answered the phone responded “Are you crazy, lady?” before directly hanging up on Sheindlin. Earlier that same year in February 1993, a Los Angeles Times article on Sheindlin’s reputation as one of the toughest family court judges in the country, written by Josh Getlin (inspired by his wife, Heidi, both of whom Sheindlin credits with her stardom) caught the attention of 60 Minutes, which aired a segment on her on October 24, 1993. The segment brought her national recognition, and days later from its airing, led to Sheindlin receiving an offer from a literary agent to write her first book. Sheindlin accepted the offer, writing Don’t Pee On My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining, published on February 7, 1996. Its publisher, HarperCollins, expressed disapproval of her book title, claiming no one would promote it under that kind of name. Sheindlin stood her ground on the use of the title and ended up selling 216,709 copies.
This national recognition lead Big Ticket Productions and CBS Television Studios to offer Sheindlin the chance to preside over her own courtroom series.
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