Neil Thompson Movies

This animated NBC show's humor is centered around the eternal battle between God and Satan. In this incarnation, God is depicted as a laid-back aging hippie type (voice of James Garner) while Satan (voice of Alan Cumming) is slick, effete, and British. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Pregnant Christine (Markie Post) enlists Harry (Harry Anderson), Bull (Richard Moll) and Dan (John Larroquette) as her Lamaze-class coaches, only to realize that she might have been better off with Moe, Larry, and Curley. The bulk of this episode is devoted to a series of fantasy sequences, wherein each of the male coaches imagines the influence they will have on Markie's child. But their imaginings are trumped by a fourth fantasy, this one conjured up by Christine herself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Season Six of Night Court ends with the third of the series' "Day in the Life" episodes, in which the court staff is compelled to process a huge number of cases before a midnight deadline. On this go-round, the time limit is imposed when a water pipe bursts in the building's holding cells, forcing the handcuffed inmates to crowd into the courtroom. As the water rises and midnight approaches, Judge Harry (Harry Anderson) must convict as many inmates as humanly possible--a task made doubly difficult when several of the more dangerous criminals escape! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Harry's daffy dad Buddy (John Astin) begins dating Amanda Caldwell (Karen Morrow), a fun-loving millionaire's widow. As Buddy and Amanda dance several nights away, Harry (Harry Anderson) wonders if he should inform the widow about his father's history as a mental patient--if she doesn't know already, that is! Meanwhile, Dan (John Larroquette) has lost his money, his home and his Mercedes, and is reduced to living in his increasingly gamy-looking office. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Christine (Markie Post) doesn't realize what's in store for her when she agrees to babysits for the weekend. To begin with, the childs needs constant attention, and screams at full volume when attention isn't immediately forthcoming. For another, Christine's Night Court colleagues have chosen this weekend to descend upon her apartment to watch a televised college LaCrosse game, upon which all of them have wagered heavily at the urging of Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Vicki Lawrence returns in the role of bombastic WAC sergeant Alvinia T. Plout. Now extremely pregnant, Sgt. Plout hopes to win a lucrative expectant-mothers contest, and strongarms her former "grunt" Laverne (Penny Marshall) into helping her. As often happens, one thing leads to another, culminating in a typically wacky finale wherein Sgt. Plout goes into labor during the funeral services for one of Frank's (Phil Foster) old pals. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi