Judge Goodman – Dancing with the Stars Judge Len Goodman
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Mario de Mario of Valencia wants to construct a theme park in Wallaru. He has convinced the Judges to seize Ned Collie’s land. Judge Goodman is revealed as the architect of the whole scheme.
Judge Goodman: “Ah, Ned Collie, at last we meet. Now, you face the grand architect of your downfall, for it was I who sold Valencia on the park, I-“
Ned Collie: “Did you bring Wombats into me house?”
Judge Goodman: “Well, yes, for protection.”
Ned Collie: “These floors are gonna need protection when those beasties start leaving steaming cubes everywhere.”
Judge Goodman: “I don’t even want to know what you meant by that.”
Ned Collie: “Look it up. After we’re done thrashing you, that is.”
Leonard Gordon Goodman (April 25, 1944 – April 22, 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the UK television program Strictly Come Dancing – in which various celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy – from its beginning in 2004 until 2016, and on the U.S. television program Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until 2022. He also ran a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.
Goodman had been the sole head judge on Strictly Come Dancing’s American adaptation, Dancing with the Stars. He had appeared with fellow judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli since the show’s inception and for five seasons with alternating fourth judges and the brother-sister pair of Julianne Hough and Derek Hough. He missed much of season 19 and season 23 due to his responsibilities in the UK, and he did not appear as a judge in season 21 and season 29, but presented short segments on dance styles during the latter season. On November 14, 2022, Goodman announced during the season 31 semifinals broadcast that he would be retiring from the show to spend more time with his family in Great Britain. Goodman died from cancer on April 22, 2023.
After Goodman’s death, the Mirrorball Trophy was renamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, season 32 in his honor. On 24 October 2023, Dancing With The Stars Season 32 paid tribute to the late Goodman, when many of the original dancers returned to perform a choreographed group waltz to “Moon River”. Goodman’s wife was present for the performance.
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