Night Court1984

Judge Harry T. Stone:
Any questions?

Dan Fielding:
Just one. How? How did you get appointed to the bench?

Judge Harry T. Stone:
You know, Dan, that's a funny story. It was the mayor's last day in office, and it was a Sunday. And my name was at the bottom of a list of a thousand candidates. So they start calling folk, starting at the top of the list, but, you see, it's Sunday so no-one's home. So they keep calling down the list, name by name; no-one answers. Finally they get down to the bottom of the list and... voila.

Court Clerk Lana Wagner:
You mean you were appointed a judge because...

Judge Harry T. Stone:
I was home.