Denice Kumagai Movies

To briefly forget their troubles, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) make an excursion to the mall. But trouble continues dogging their heels, as the two Gilmores are swept into a profligate shopping spree conducted by Lorelai's mom Emily (Kelly Bishop). In other developments, Rory learns the hard way about the friction between Dean (Jared Padalecki) and his new wife Lindsay (Arielle Kebbel); Lane (Keiko Agena) and her band move into a single apartment; and Luke (Scott Patterson) puts aside his strained relationship with Lorelai to help finance the Dragonfly's restoration. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The title of the CBS doctor drama referred to the fictional Presidio Medical Group of San Francisco. Distinguishing this effort from all other forcep-and-scalpel weeklies was the fact that the staff of Presidio Med was virtually all-female, save for a brace of "token" handsome hunks. Still, in standard TV fashion, the doctors became emotionally (and sometimes intimately) involved in the welfare of their patients. The main characters included OB-GYN specialist Harriet Lanning (Blythe Danner), oncologist Rae Brennan (Dana Delany), cardiologist Letty Jordan (Anna Deavere Smith), plastic surgeon Jackie Collette (Sasha Alexander), pediatrician Jules Keating (Julianne Nicholson), and, from the male contingent, internist Matt Slingerland (Paul Blackthorne) and Greek-born surgeon Nicholas Kokoris (Oded Fehr). Created by former ER producers Lydia Woodward and John Wells, Presidio Med debuted Tuesday, September 24, 2002, before settling into its usual Wednesday-night time slot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Mac (Charlie Robinson) wants to purchase a suburban home for wife Quon Le (Denice Kumagai), but he's a little short of cash (well, more than a little, truth to tell!) With this in mind, Mac is receptive to an offer to appear in an underwear commercial. Elsewhere, Dan (John Larroquette) is entrusted with the safekeeping of Roz's most precious valuables--and Roz (Marsha Warfield) isn't the sort of person to accept a loss gracefully. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

For various reasons, some of them legitimate, Frank (Joe Regalbuto) and Jim (Charles Kimbrough) turn down the opportunity to be Murphy's Lamaze class partner, while Murphy (Candice Bergen) herself turns down Corky's offer to help out (the fact Corky [Faith Ford once assisted in a calf's birth does not qualify her as an expert). Thus it is that Eldin (Robert Pastorelli) shows up to assist Murphy in preparation for natural birth. However, the prospect terrifies them both--especially Murphy, who pays next to no attention to the instructor--and to top it off, the rest of the class is fed up with our heroine's imbecilic wisecracks! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Harry (Harry Anderson) stuns his staff when he announces his intention to marry Margaret Turner (Mary Cadorette). Actually, he's waiting for Margaret to pop the question--it sure seems like that's what she's planning--but the basic outcome is the same, isn't it? The rest of the episode is given over to the staffers, who offer Harry an abundance of advice--most of it contradictory, and a lot of it downright silly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In a takeoff of once-popular radio "shock jock" Morton Downey Jr., Dan (John Larroquette) is offered the opportunity to host an in-your-face talk show, where controversy and confrontation is a way of life. Dan soon discovers that he's in way over his head, thanks to the Machiavellian manipulations of the show's producer, Margo Hunter (Susan Anton). Meanwhile, Mac (Charlie Robinson) and Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) encounter innumerable obstacles in their efforts to visit Graceland. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

After saving the life of billionaire real estate mogul Jordan King (Dan Gerrity), court bailiff Bull (Richard Moll) is offered a cushy job on King's staff. Dan (John Larroquette) hopes to use Bull's influence to dump some New Jersey swampland on the billionaire. Meanwhile, an embarrassed Mac (Charlie Robinson) is stuck with hosting a "makeup party" to save his ailing wife Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) from losing her new job of selling cosmetics. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The marriage between court clerk Mac (Charlie Robinson) and his Vietnamese bride Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) is bedeviled by yet another crisis. Usually the trouble is sparked by the naivete of Quon Le, but on this occasion it is Mac who foments the problem when he studies for his adult-education classes with a sexy and seductive classmate (Renee Jones). Meanwhile, Christine (Markie Post) knocks herself out to make a "perfect" Thanksgiving dinner for her coworkers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

More a series of ragged comic anecdotes than a unified whole, the made-for-TV The Room Upstairs top-bills Stockard Channing as a Boston teacher of the hearing-impaired. Strapped for cash, Ms. Channing converts her family home into a boarding house. Six tenants with varying degrees of eccentricities and personal hang-ups take up residence, including soft spoken cellist Sam Waterston. Various crises involving her boarders inspire Ms. Channing to come out of her own emotional shell--she even stops her chain-smoking. Based on a novel by Norma Levinson and originally telecast as a Hallmark Hall of Fame special, The Room Upstairs was filmed on location in Boston and Vancouver. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Mac (Charlie Robinson) endures a life crisis when his wife-in-name-only Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) is hauled into court after being arrested in an apartment full of prostitutes. Quon Le is innocent of any wrongdoing, of course, but it becomes clear that Mac hasn't been much of a guiding hand since her arrival in the States--and that it's about time he assume the full responsibilities of matrimony. Elsewhere, Billie (Ellen Foley) is outraged when Harry passes her over to give Dan (John Larroquette) his recommendation for a mayoral post. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) hopes that her marriage to big-hearted Mac (Charlie Robinson) will enable her to finance a Vietnamese restaurant. But things turn sour when Mac's bigoted millionaire grandfather (Charles Lampkin) cuts him off without a cent. Bumper Robinson makes his first appearance as courtroom shoeshine specialist Leon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Introduced to NBC's Wednesday-night schedule as a mid-season replacement on January 4, 1984, the weekly 30-minute sitcom Night Court quickly built a large and appreciative audience, enabling the series to remain on the network for nine seasons. Harry Anderson, a comedian who had established his reputation as a smooth-talking, nimble-fingered street magician and self-styled con artist, was perfectly cast as affable, irreverent Manhattan night-court judge Harry T. Stone. Although he came across as an iconoclastic jokester who held standard legal procedure in contempt (in one episode, his verdict was based on the flip of a coin), Harry was a highly successful jurist with a well-honed sense of fair play, whose handling of the oddballs that paraded in and out of his court resulted in a gratifyingly low "return" rate and quite a few reformations. Even those who'd never stood before Judge Stone in court were familiar with his lovable eccentricities, including his fondness for faded blue jeans and his adoration of singer Mel Tormé. The supporting cast included John Larroquette as Assistant DA Dan Fielding, who spent as much time trying to score with the ladies in night court as he did trying to secure convictions, and Richard Moll as bald-headed bailiff "Bull" Shannon (Richard Moll), whose bark was worse than his bite, but not by much.

During the series' first season, Paula Kelly was seen as legal-aid defense lawyer Liz Williams, who was alternately appalled and fascinated by Harry's unorthodox tactics; Karen Austin also appeared as court clerk Lana Wagner, who harbored a not-so-secret crush on Harry. In subsequent seasons, Liz was replaced by Billie Young (Ellen Foley), who in turn was replaced by Christine Sullivan (Markie Post); as for Lana, her replacement was Mac Robinson (Charles Robinson). Both Christine and Mac remained for the rest of the series; not so with Selma Diamond as abrasive jail matron Selma Hacker, a character who lasted only until Diamond's death. The actress' replacement, Florence Halop as Florence Kleiner, likewise passed away after only a short time on the series; she in turn was replaced by Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell, a character who stayed in place until the series' own demise. The on-again, off-again romance between Harry Stone and Christine Sullivan was definitely "off" during seasons seven and eight, when Christine was wed to undercover cop Tony Guillano (Ray Abruzzo), a union which produced a baby. After Christine divorced Tony, her relationship with Harry heated up considerably, but before long the ardor had cooled. Eventually, Christine was elected to congress, whereupon she was pursued not by Harry but by the ever-libidinous Dan Fielding. The final episode of Night Court, which set something of a record for the number of bizarre, surrealistic incidents occurring within a single half-hour, was broadcast on July 1, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi