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Order in the court! Join us as we count down the most iconic, jaw-dropping and unforgettable moments from Judge Judy's legendary courtroom across 30 incredible years! From courtroom chaos to shocking verdicts, these cases prove truth is always stranger than fiction. Which moment had you screaming at your TV screen?
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00:00Is that what you want to do?
00:01No.
00:02Uh-uh.
00:02All right, then we're going to go back to dealing with this case my way, not your way.
00:06Yes.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, in celebration of Judge Judy's 30th anniversary,
00:12we're counting down our picks for the most iconic, jaw-dropping,
00:16and unforgettable moments from the judge's legendary courtroom.
00:19You have a child with your girlfriend.
00:22She's very pregnant again with another child.
00:24Is that right?
00:25Yes.
00:28Number 30, The Laughing Teen.
00:31Courtroom decorum is already a stretch for most people who end up on Judge Judy.
00:35But for 17-year-old Kayla, it was apparently a foreign concept entirely.
00:40Maddie brought the case, claiming Kayla had tormented and assaulted her in the park.
00:45When they came out, did they say anything to you?
00:47No, they were just walking, and they were coming at me, though.
00:51And then I started to walk away with my friends.
00:53I called my mom off one of my friend's phones.
00:55Another boy had come up to me.
00:57He was trying to get me to come back over there.
00:59Kayla denies everything, and then can't stop giggling while Maddie tells her story.
01:04Judge Judy's sharp retort slices through the laughter instantly.
01:08And when they came out of the woods, did you see?
01:10It's not funny.
01:13Not funny!
01:16Got me.
01:17Mm-hmm.
01:18But the chaos doesn't stop there.
01:20Kayla's mom and Maddie's auntie keep interrupting, earning themselves repeated shushes from the bench.
01:26How far is the Dairy Queen from your sister's house where you were trying on dresses?
01:32An hour.
01:34Her sister's house is insane.
01:36Wait, shh.
01:38When Maddie's auntie finally gets her moment to speak, Kayla is back to smirking, until Judy orders her to wipe
01:45it off her face.
01:46I remember thinking, is she ever going to stop hitting me?
01:48Just a second.
01:49Wipe the smile off your face.
01:51Lesson learned, hopefully.
01:56Few things make Judge Judy's blood boil faster than someone endangering a child, and then lying about it.
02:04And the baby was okay when she dropped the baby off.
02:06Yes, ma'am.
02:07Then I'm reading your answer, and you say that the nine-year-old was holding the baby.
02:12Correct.
02:12A mother sued the woman she paid to watch her infant after an older child in that home grabbed the
02:18baby by the legs and caused an injury.
02:21When Judy asks the defendant to explain herself, the woman essentially dismantles her own case, contradicting her written statement almost
02:29immediately.
02:30And he was twisting him back and forth throughout the living room.
02:33Okay, so what did you do?
02:35I asked him to please stop.
02:37You asked him according to you.
02:39I told him to pick up the baby and play nicely.
02:42Correct.
02:42You're an idiot.
02:43At first, Judy laughs.
02:45That signature disbelieving chuckle reserved for truly spectacular nonsense.
02:50But as the contradictions pile up, the laughter gave way to barely-contained fury.
02:55If I were running the social service department in Idaho, tomorrow, your license should be yanked.
03:03Tomorrow.
03:04They did an investigation and they came back.
03:06Tomorrow!
03:07Then the person who did an investigation had an IQ in the double digits.
03:12Judge Judy's verdict is exactly what you'd expect.
03:15She rules in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant has no one to blame but herself.
03:20We're done.
03:21I'm so upset.
03:23Anyway, judging for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000, that will cover $4,000 of your medical bills
03:28plus some.
03:29Number 28.
03:30Judge Judy phones a witness.
03:32Was your car insured?
03:34Yes.
03:34Was your car insured?
03:36No, ma'am.
03:36That's why we're here.
03:38Yes, ma'am, but the accident was my fault, so.
03:39Well, if you had insurance, the insurance company would have dealt with that.
03:43Judge Judy usually has enough information in front of her to decide a case without leaving the bench.
03:48In this case, two drivers give completely different accounts of an intersection collision.
03:53The plaintiff says she had the green light, while the defendant insists he had a green arrow.
03:58I was coming down North Druid Hills.
04:00The light was green, so as I was coming upon the intersection, I seen him turning and I said,
04:06he's not going to make it, and I just braced for impact, and that's when we collided.
04:10The plaintiff says there was an independent witness and provides their information.
04:14Judy decides to verify the story herself, goes into her office, and calls the witness.
04:20The witness confirms the plaintiff's account.
04:22And you were in the turn lane.
04:27You have made my day so much easier, Ms. Denham, and I thank you very much for being so articulate
04:33and clear.
04:34With that crucial piece of evidence settled, Judy dismisses the defendant's version of events and rules for the plaintiff.
04:41A judge personally fact-checking in real time?
04:44That's the kind of judicial efficiency the rest of the legal system could learn from.
04:48You got impatient and went around her and cut her off to make the left turn.
04:54That's why she stopped, and that's why she gave the police her name.
04:59Because you went around her car, cut her off.
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05:09clock.
05:10This is a television courtroom, so we actually have fun doing sometimes ridiculous cases,
05:16which I'm sure is the reason you came here.
05:19Number 27.
05:21A messy girls' night out.
05:22Did you have a key to the apartment?
05:24Yes, ma'am.
05:25This is a talkie, so you can answer.
05:27Yes, ma'am.
05:27He had the keys to the car and to the house, yes.
05:30Okay, so you had the key.
05:32Yes, Your Honor.
05:33And was it your intention to stay over at Ms. Warich's house?
05:37That was the original agreement.
05:38Nancy says a chaotic drunken night out with former friends, Shiva and Roya, ended with her apartment trashed.
05:45Shiva insists she was sober and had nothing to do with the trash, while Roya says she remembers virtually nothing.
05:51Went to go hand her a cup of water, happened to choose the wrong glass.
05:54I don't know if it was already pre-shattered, but I grabbed it and put water in it from underneath
05:59the cup, handed it to her,
06:01and when she grabbed the cup, it shattered in her hand.
06:03While trying to piece together the timeline, Judy asks what happened earlier that day.
06:08Nancy reveals she'd worked out with only one of the defendants and the witness,
06:12giving Judy the perfect opportunity to throw a little shade at Roya.
06:15Who worked out? Raise your hand if you worked out.
06:18The two sober ones should work out more and drink less.
06:23She was at work.
06:24Shiva's account grows increasingly unbelievable, claiming the police sent Roya home but kept her behind,
06:31with witness Derek present. Judy calls the story out immediately.
06:35She's in such bad shape and if you wanted to leave, you mean the police told you you had to
06:39stay and clean up the mess?
06:40No, no, they didn't tell me to stay and clean up the mess.
06:43So you could have gone home with your sister?
06:45One look at Derek's knowing smirk suggests her instincts were dead on.
06:50Number 26, So You Had a Bad Haircut.
06:53A lawyer, an actual practicing lawyer, walked into Judge Judy's courtroom demanding thousands of dollars because his haircut was too
07:00short.
07:01Whatever hair you have left, you want it to have cut.
07:04And she cut your hair too short, so you're suing her for $5,000.
07:09Now, that's a ridiculous lawsuit.
07:12It's a ridiculous waste of judicial time.
07:15The irony practically wrote itself, and Judy seized every bit of it.
07:19She repeatedly calls the lawsuit stupid, roasting both the flimsy claim and the sheer audacity of a legal professional wasting
07:27everyone's time over his hair.
07:29Your lawsuit's stupid, and I actually am surprised.
07:32I didn't know what you did for a living, so I'm actually surprised that you acknowledged that you were a
07:38lawyer.
07:38I would have thought that a lawyer had more respect for courts than to bring this kind of lawsuit.
07:44He even produces a photo of the offending haircut, which does him absolutely no favors.
07:49Judy, unimpressed by the exhibit and everything else about the case, awards him exactly $10, the precise amount he paid
07:57for the haircut, and dismisses everything else outright.
08:00I don't think you're cute.
08:02I'm not trying to be cute.
08:03Great.
08:03You're trying to be cute.
08:05Good.
08:05You are cute.
08:07Mr. Campos, Mr. Campos, you are absolutely correct.
08:11That's why I have the job, and you get $10, and that's the judgment of the court.
08:15Goodbye.
08:16Perhaps the most expensive lesson in self-awareness he never learned.
08:20Number 25.
08:21Flex and get a job.
08:23Patrick and Rachel had been given ample notice to vacate the room they'd rented from Romualda, four months' worth of
08:30notice, in fact, and chose to ignore it entirely.
08:33You did not pay December's rent.
08:35No.
08:35She told us that she didn't want any money from us at all.
08:37Just a second.
08:38Okay.
08:38No, she wanted you out on October 15th.
08:41We have a text message saying that she wants us out, that she doesn't want a penny for us for
08:45utilities or rent.
08:46Just a second.
08:47Patrick argues he tried paying rent after receiving the eviction notice, only for Romualda to refuse it.
08:54Judy isn't buying the victim narrative and makes clear the landlord had followed the law to the letter.
08:59You both sound ridiculous.
09:03Ridiculous.
09:04Thank God.
09:04This is a free America.
09:06If you're not getting along with a family friend, go someplace else.
09:11You look like two able-bodied people.
09:13Then Judy notices Patrick's demeanor and asks him to flex his hand.
09:18He happily does it, seemingly pleased with the sudden attention and thinking he's about to receive a compliment.
09:24Instead, Judy plainly tells him to go get a job.
09:27We had water coming through our walls.
09:29My girlfriend had bronchitis for months.
09:30We had a stink that was full of water that she would not fit.
09:32Go like this.
09:33Go like this.
09:34Go like this.
09:35Go like this.
09:36Yeah.
09:37Get a job and move.
09:38I do have a job.
09:39I do have a job.
09:40I work very hard for my job.
09:41The smile evaporates on the spot.
09:44She ultimately rules in Romwalda's favor.
09:47You go and you file for a protective order to keep her off of her property.
09:51And then when she's on her property, you call the police and you have her arrested.
09:56Well, it looks like this case is over.
09:56Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000.
09:59We're done.
09:59Number 24.
10:01Watch Your Mouth.
10:02Raven Miyamoto sues her roommate, Dasha Williams, over a loan, moving expenses, and a damaged phone.
10:08Williams disputes the loan and says Miyamoto actually broke her own phone, so she countersues.
10:15When did the two of you move in together, Ms. Williams?
10:17We moved in together February 3rd.
10:19Of this year?
10:20Yes.
10:20Did you move in at the same time?
10:22No, ma'am.
10:22You moved in later?
10:24Yes, ma'am.
10:24How many other young women were living there?
10:26There were about four of us.
10:28After hearing Williams' side, Judy turns to Raven for her response.
10:33Within seconds, Raven drops a curse word.
10:36Judy pauses and asks her to repeat herself.
10:39Instead of correcting herself, Raven uses the same curse word.
10:43And there's already tension in the house due to Dasha's attitude towards me or because
10:48you were jealous.
10:48Whatever it was, you weren't getting along.
10:50And?
10:51Bull.
10:51Okay.
10:52And, um.
10:53Just a sec.
10:54What?
10:54What did you say?
10:55I said bull.
10:56Bye.
10:57Case is dismissed.
10:58We're done.
10:59That is apparently enough.
11:00Judy has no patience for a litigant who cannot follow the most basic courtroom instruction,
11:04and she dismisses the case.
11:06You're done.
11:07If you don't know where you are, that's your problem.
11:10Goodbye.
11:11Your honor, I'm a counterfeit.
11:12Sometimes the biggest obstacle to justice is the person seeking it.
11:16Number 23.
11:18Judge Judy gets super seriously.
11:20Shaughnessy Fahey has a lot to say.
11:23But unfortunately for him, Judge Judy is also in the room, and she does not like to be interrupted.
11:28She came in with me the minute I came.
11:31The minute I showed up there, she was there.
11:34You have to get your story straight, sir.
11:36You signed a complaint.
11:37And the complaint which I have in front of me says,
11:40I was down on my luck, and he was doing me a huge favor.
11:43After falling on hard times, he moved in with a friend, then brought in his girlfriend and
11:48eventually her mother.
11:50Throughout the hearing, Fahey keeps interrupting, adding explanations and answering questions that
11:55were not directed at him.
11:56Who was on the couch?
11:57Her mother was on the couch in the front room, and she was paying this man $300 extra a month
12:02to sleep on that couch, and he was okay with that.
12:05That was a financial benefit for him.
12:07He would love that idea, obviously, or she would not have been there.
12:10Judy repeatedly tells him to stop, even teasing his girlfriend by asking whether she is with
12:15him full time.
12:16Eventually, Judy reaches the end of her patience and tells him she is done.
12:20Fahey, apparently stunned that the talking portion of the program has ended,
12:24questions Judy, and she immediately fires back.
12:28I'm glad.
12:28I'm done.
12:29You're gone.
12:31Goodbye.
12:31You take your case back to the small claims court where it came from.
12:35Do you understand?
12:35No, not seriously.
12:37Super seriously!
12:38Number 22.
12:40Two ladies fighting over a guy.
12:42What do you do for a living?
12:43I'm unemployed right now.
12:45What do you do to occupy your time?
12:47Take care of my family right now.
12:48How do you support yourself?
12:50Well, I actually worked through temp services, but I had an injury on my leg,
12:54so I'm waiting on the call right back.
12:56Destiny says her ex, Xandor, and his new girlfriend, Jasmine, assaulted her and threw
13:01a brick through her car window.
13:02The case quickly becomes less about the damaged vehicle and more about the romantic triangle.
13:07Judy learns that Xandor is unemployed, lives with his mother, has a child with Jasmine,
13:12and is expecting another.
13:14So your mother supports you?
13:15Kind of, sort of.
13:16What do you mean, kind of, sort of?
13:17Because if I don't have it, then my mom helps me.
13:20Don't you realize how ridiculous this all sounds?
13:22She also discovers that his sister, who has children of her own, is not working either.
13:28Judy cannot understand why Destiny and Jasmine are fighting over a man who has very little
13:32going for him financially.
13:33What's more ridiculous is that the two of you are fighting over him, because this is a case
13:39of an assault, as if he was some sort of a prize.
13:45The contrast between the seriousness of the alleged assault and Judy's incredulity about Xandor makes
13:52this a classic example of her blunt courtroom commentary.
13:56Your mother, the school teacher, has two children who do nothing but stay home and make children
14:02that she supports.
14:03I'm just trying to figure this out.
14:05Number 21.
14:06Marlboro Reds.
14:07Not every legendary Judge Judy moment requires a complex case or a meltdown.
14:12Sometimes, 30 seconds is all it takes.
14:15Judy asks a defendant what brand of cigarettes he had gone out to buy.
14:19He answers, and whatever comes out of his mouth is barely comprehensible to her.
14:23What kind of cigarettes did you buy?
14:25Marlboro Reds.
14:26What?
14:27Marlboro Reds.
14:28Marlboro Reds?
14:29Yep.
14:30Judy, frowning slightly, asks him to repeat himself.
14:33Still nothing comprehensible.
14:36Then, Officer Byrd, stationed loyally at his post, steps in with calm authority.
14:41Marlboro Reds.
14:43Marlboro Reds?
14:44Judy quipped that it must be either her hearing or the defendant's speech.
14:49Without missing a beat, Byrd points to the latter.
14:53It's my hearing or his speech.
14:55It's his speech.
14:56I'm not sure.
14:57Could be either one.
14:59The exchange was over in a flash, but it was the perfect moment of courtroom comedy.
15:03Number 20.
15:05eBay Scammer.
15:06This is one of the more audacious scams ever brought before Judge Judy's court.
15:10Defendant Kelly Filkins is being sued for defrauding an eBay customer.
15:15Mrs. Davenport, what did you purchase at this auction?
15:18We purchased two I-580 cell phones.
15:21For how much?
15:22One was 201.50, and one was 255.56.
15:26Filkins' ad was incredibly misleading.
15:29She was ostensibly selling two cell phones, but the plaintiff tells the judge she was sent
15:34a photo of two phones in the mail instead of the phones themselves.
15:39Once the judge finally susses out what happened here, she takes great pleasure in skewering
15:44Filkins for her ridiculous hustle.
15:46You're a thief!
15:48Outrageous!
15:49She takes the unrepentant defendant to task for everything from being a thief to setting
15:54a bad example for her children.
15:57I'm older, smarter.
15:58If you live to be 120, you're not going to be as smart as I am in one finger.
16:02Number 19.
16:04Suing a grieving mother.
16:05Wendy Moore, the plaintiff in this case, is the definition of heartless.
16:10She's suing the grieving defendant for damages to her car.
16:13These were damages sustained in the accident that killed the defendant's daughter, a teenager
16:19whom the plaintiff's son let drive the car.
16:22So your mom lets you drive the car all the time?
16:24On the property.
16:25Okay.
16:26So you thought there was no problem with that?
16:28Right.
16:28The judge listens to all the facts before unloading on Moore for her callousness and negligence.
16:34You let your 14-year-old son drive the car, he says.
16:37Only on the property.
16:38I don't care if he drives it on the property, if he drives it on Pluto!
16:42He's not permitted to be behind the wheel of a car.
16:44Moore is still unwilling to see how her own behavior led to the deadly accident,
16:49and Judge Judy does her best to illuminate the plaintiff.
16:53It doesn't work, which just makes the judge even angrier.
16:57By the end, the audience is applauding the verbal smackdown.
17:00Moore, there is something very wrong with you, because other than saying to this lady...
17:05Number 18.
17:07You sound like a fool.
17:08The best thing about a litigant who doesn't behave themselves in Judge Judy's courtroom
17:13is knowing they're just asking to be told off.
17:16I don't believe you.
17:18Nobody.
17:19Why?
17:20Yes, why?
17:20Witness Carla Sanchez Lopez sure has a lot to say about a dog attack she didn't even see.
17:26She clearly has her whole speech all planned out, too.
17:29But when she's asked some simple probing questions,
17:33she becomes smug and borderline belligerent.
17:36Instead of answering, Sanchez Lopez starts trying to double-talk the judge.
17:41That's never a smart idea.
17:42She has no picture.
17:43She has no witness.
17:44She has no witness.
17:45Listen to me.
17:45She doesn't have to have a witness.
17:47She knows what she has.
17:48She has her word against hers.
17:49I'm sorry.
17:50You sound like a fool.
17:51By the end, the witness is sputtering out,
17:54only managing schoolyard insults and childish comebacks.
17:57You sound like a fool.
17:59That's your opinion.
18:00No.
18:00My opinion's the only one that counts.
18:03Number 17.
18:04Neighborly Protest
18:05Mia Lorde is a spirited senior citizen who cites Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as her heroes.
18:12Now, Miss Lorde.
18:13Yes.
18:14I've read your answer.
18:16Yes.
18:17You don't deny that you play this noise.
18:19I do not.
18:19She's been staging a protest of her own against the loud noises coming from a neighbor's home.
18:24Unfortunately, her form of protest is a barrage of loud and high-pitched sounds
18:29that another set of neighbors are now suing her over.
18:33The only way you think that you can get Mr. V-Bot to be quiet
18:38is to make everybody else in the neighborhood suffer a little bit so that they'll all get on his back.
18:44Why?
18:45Lorde is the star of this episode.
18:47Seeing it as a chance to call national attention to her plight.
18:51This case was early in the judge's tenure.
18:53She has a lot more patience for Lorde than she would have later on in the series.
18:57And it's funny to watch how charmed she is by the woman.
19:00I haven't finished my presentation.
19:02You finished.
19:03I haven't.
19:04I haven't.
19:04It's $1,500 and you better stop playing that noise.
19:09I protest.
19:10Number 16.
19:11Moron Mom.
19:12We love Judge Scheindlin because she gets to say all the things we might like to.
19:17When you file the complaint for irreconcilable differences, you listed two children.
19:22Is that right?
19:23Yes.
19:23Two girls?
19:24Yes.
19:25In this case, she finds out that the defendant, Kathleen Kreftmeyer,
19:29decided to tell her six-year-old daughter that her father might not be her biological father.
19:34Kreftmeyer doesn't seem to register that this was stupid, cruel, and terrible parenting on her part.
19:40Why in the world would you tell a six-year-old child that somebody who she believed was her father,
19:47who it turns out is her father, might not be her father?
19:51In fact, she doesn't really seem all that fazed by the judge's disgust with her.
19:55Her dead-eyed stare as Scheindlin tells what a moron she is just makes it all the sweeter to watch
20:01her get what's coming to her.
20:02You're a moron.
20:03Number 15.
20:05Adult Novelties.
20:06There's a list of things we'd never thought we'd hear on Judge Judy.
20:10And this case includes five of them.
20:12What is adult novelty?
20:14Um, we go into homes and hold parties for adults.
20:18After hosting an adult toy party, the defendant didn't return several items she hadn't paid for.
20:24The plaintiff is suing for their return or the value of the items.
20:28She even suggests that one of these items that was returned had been used and not cleaned.
20:33Um, so that may have been used, but we would have appreciated that to have been cleaned up before she
20:37returned it to us.
20:38Judge Judy can't even get too exasperated with this case.
20:42The plaintiff here is incredibly put together, professional, and respectful.
20:46This just makes her matter-of-factly listing out the various adult novelty toys all the funnier.
20:51Order forms, the diving dolphin, good head.
20:55I don't even want to ask for that.
20:57Number 14.
20:58Truth or a Lie.
21:00You wouldn't think Judge Judy would be good with kids.
21:03In this case from the show's series premiere, she is surprisingly gentle with a child named Adam.
21:08You remember that Adam?
21:10Yes.
21:10Want to tell me about it?
21:12Come up here.
21:12The boy was bitten by the defendant's dog, and he's still clearly nervous and distressed by the event.
21:18The judge puts him at ease by testing him.
21:20Does he know the difference between the truth and a lie?
21:23A lie is a story that you make up, and the truth is what happened.
21:27When the judge asks some flattering and leading questions about herself, he picks up what she's putting down.
21:33Now, if I were to tell you that the judge in this case is a young, beautiful woman, would that
21:41be the truth or a lie?
21:43The truth?
21:44Yes.
21:45It's a perfect encapsulation of what makes her so compelling to watch.
21:50Number 13.
21:51Close your mouth, sir.
21:52The defendant can't believe what he's hearing.
21:55Okay, you hit him.
21:56There's no question you hit him.
21:58There's no question you...
21:59I thought he hit me.
22:01No.
22:01For the entire case, Reginald Burkitt's mouth hangs open in silent, offended protest.
22:07How dare anyone suggest he caused this car accident?
22:11He tries to sell a story about the plaintiff's car magically sliding sideways into him.
22:16Clearly, Judge Judy isn't buying his version of events.
22:19In fact, she's so sick of him by the end that she can't even pretend to be nice.
22:24Close your mouth, sir. Just say yes or no. This is the front of your car.
22:27Even if his story made any sense to her, she's so over his overdramatic reactions that she can't help
22:34mock him right to his face.
22:36This is damage to the front end of your car, which hit his car in the rear.
22:43Your car hit his car.
22:45Number 12.
22:47Stoned Guy in Court.
22:48If you're the type who loves smoking that Mary Jane, a courtroom is probably a pretty scary environment
22:54to be in while you're high. However, it seems like that didn't stop this guy from doing just that
22:59during his appearance on Judge Judy.
23:02What do you do for a living, Mr. Scott?
23:04Um.
23:05Um is not an answer.
23:06What do you do for a living, Mr. Scott?
23:08I actually got fired.
23:09Accused of causing damage to a woman's car,
23:12he responds to Judge Judy's interrogations rather nonchalantly,
23:15even saying he didn't understand her questions and that she was, quote,
23:20speaking too fast.
23:21Who do you live with?
23:22Huh?
23:24Who do you live with?
23:28My witness.
23:29He'd be charged $642 by the end of the hearing,
23:32but his smiling and constant laughter shows he might have burned one beforehand.
23:37There's always a place and a time to light some trees up,
23:40but this is certainly not one of them.
23:43Number 11.
23:44Twist Ending.
23:45You Can't Handle the Tooth.
23:47What starts out as a seemingly innocuous case between two dental workers
23:51turns into one of the best whodunits in Judge Judy history.
23:55Are you telling me that there was no physical contact between you and the defendant?
23:58Your Honor, there was no contact at all.
24:01The plaintiff, Kenyatta Owens, attempts to sue the defendant, Angel McDaniel,
24:06after the latter reported inappropriate pictures of the plaintiff that had been posted online.
24:11The case takes a dark turn when it is revealed
24:14that McDaniels suffered injuries after an alleged altercation with Owens.
24:18I don't believe she caused these injuries to herself.
24:21On that day, Judge.
24:22But just when things appear to be going the defendant's way,
24:25the case ends in a twist as Judge Judy realizes that McDaniels is lying.
24:30Do you have a lawsuit pending against Doctor?
24:32I do.
24:33Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000.
24:36Remember, the case isn't over until the final drop of the gavel.
24:41Number 10.
24:42Judge Judy throws a paid extra out of her fake audience.
24:45As a member of Judge Judy's studio audience, certain things are expected of you.
24:50You'll have to laugh, sneer, and occasionally even gasp.
24:54However, this paid extra took things a little too far.
24:58Out.
24:59Moments after cracking one of her signature jokes,
25:02Judge Judy found herself locked in an epic stare-down with an audience member.
25:06This bozo was apparently laughing a little too hard,
25:09and it quickly drew the ire of TV's most recognizable judge.
25:13Just go.
25:15Say nothing.
25:15The look on the man's face is priceless,
25:18as he does his best impression of a deer in headlights.
25:21Just because you're an extra doesn't mean you're safe from Judy's justice.
25:27You're welcome.
25:28Number 9.
25:28John Lydon vs. Judge Judy
25:30Not only did John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten,
25:34punk legend and former frontman of the Sex Pistols,
25:37appear on a 90s episode of Judge Judy, he won.
25:41How and why Lydon ended up on the show is a mystery,
25:44but that didn't stop him from starting his case in an orderly and professional way.
25:49He changed his mind, and he walked out on me that night.
25:54The case involved one of Lydon's former drummers
25:56suing him for breach of contract and assault and battery,
26:00charges that were ultimately dismissed.
26:02In the end, Lydon can't help but crack a joke at the plaintiff's expense
26:06after Judge Judy rules in his favor.
26:08Fairly obvious conclusion.
26:10Number 8.
26:11Sibling rivalry
26:12Can't we all just get along?
26:14These two siblings can't seem to keep their emotions in check
26:18after Judge Judy hands down her verdict.
26:20I will prepare the order.
26:22There's nothing left there.
26:23Well, if there's nothing left, then get a small container.
26:25As they begin to exit the courtroom,
26:27the sister starts hurling insults at her brother.
26:30You won't be in that house either.
26:31Watch.
26:32You won't be in that house.
26:34Whatever, Stacey.
26:35Yeah, whatever.
26:36Laying down a number of hilarious quips in her thick southern drawl,
26:39the sister is a hot mess,
26:41prattling on about Tom's tractor before threatening to bust her brother.
26:45Lost you, dude.
26:47The sister is ultimately escorted out of the room,
26:49leaving her brother and the rest of the courtroom in utter disbelief.
26:54Number 7.
26:54Drunk lady impression
26:56Okay, this one is just weird.
26:58When defendant Dr. Noel Howell is asked to present his case,
27:02he appears to be an intelligent, well-spoken individual.
27:05Her actions became so bizarre, it was hilarious at times, dangerous at times.
27:10However, when Judge Judy asks him to give her an example of the plaintiff's drunken behavior,
27:15things get a little strange.
27:17And she was like,
27:19Why?
27:19The defendant's impression is straight up insane, and begs the question,
27:24has this guy ever seen a drunk person before?
27:27Howell's bizarre impression was so crazy,
27:29we're amazed Judge Judy didn't immediately rule in favor of the plaintiff.
27:34She was?
27:35Yes.
27:35The smoking.
27:37The good antique of ganja.
27:38Number 6.
27:39Rigor mortis stew
27:40Two sisters are in court over car damages,
27:43but this isn't any old case about a car accident.
27:46The defendant, Carol Dettenheim, borrowed her sister's car without asking,
27:51and then had the misfortune to hit a deer.
27:53Now defense is, you should have had better insurance.
27:55Is that your defense?
27:57I thought she had full coverage.
27:59Instead of paying for the damage,
28:01she decided to take lemons and make lemonade.
28:04More accurately,
28:04she made venison out of dead deer.
28:07Plaintiff Eve Dettenheim refused a portion of her sister's venison stew.
28:11She was not interested in this peace offering.
28:14What she called,
28:15Rigor mortis stew.
28:16Carol's more offended by that comment than the fact that she's being sued.
28:22It remains one of the most hilarious things ever said on the show.
28:26Number 5.
28:27Rocket Science
28:28This is a perfect example of why you should never try to defend yourself in court.
28:33Okay, she was crouching down by the pool like, like this, like this.
28:37No.
28:38Yeah.
28:38Defendant Ashley Hunter is accused of pushing her friend into a pool,
28:42ruining her cell phone in the process.
28:44When asked to recount what happened from her perspective,
28:48she wastes no time accidentally admitting her own guilt in the process.
28:52I had no idea she had her iPhone.
28:54I felt awful after it happened.
28:56As if that weren't bad enough,
28:57she then goes on to answer Judge Judy's rhetorical question about rocket science,
29:02proving that she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed.
29:05What is rocket science?
29:06Rocket science is when the scientists find out things about space.
29:11It's girls like this that give blondes a bad name.
29:15Number 4.
29:15Guy with 10 kids
29:17The court finds the defendant cringeworthy.
29:20In the span of only a couple of minutes,
29:22this defendant claims to be the father to 10 children,
29:25of which he is uncertain how many mothers there are.
29:28How many?
29:29About four.
29:30About four?
29:30What do you mean about four?
29:31He then goes on to make a horribly misguided joke,
29:34implying that one of the mothers is Judge Judy's daughter.
29:37Finally, he tries to beat Judge Judy at her own game,
29:41quipping,
29:42This might be your show, but this is my episode.
29:44Talk about bold.
29:45In the end, it's Judge Judy who gets the last laugh,
29:48as she scolds the man like he's a misbehaving schoolboy.
29:52Do you understand?
29:54Kind of, yeah.
29:55Good.
29:55Well, perhaps if you stayed in school a little longer
29:58instead of staying out of the bedroom,
30:00you'd understand better.
30:01Number 3.
30:02Tupperware Lady
30:03Karina Roy deserves a special Emmy Award for this performance.
30:06She has a Tupperware cupboard
30:08and she put her arm on one end of that Tupperware cupboard
30:11and with all of her force threw it on me
30:13and I was standing behind her and it landed on me.
30:16She narrates the vicious Tupperware attack
30:18she suffered at the hands of a former roommate
30:20with so much enthusiasm that you almost forget
30:23we're talking about lightweight plastic containers.
30:26Roy, otherwise known as the Tupperware Lady,
30:28wins little favor with the judge.
30:30I go over there and I open it up
30:32and it's kind of on the ground,
30:33so I kneel down and there's my Tupperware.
30:35Either Shindlin really did have more patience back then
30:38or she just knows great TV when she sees it.
30:41Regardless, we're eternally grateful that she lets Roy go
30:44until she tires herself out.
30:47And Anna stood up and said,
30:49hey, and looking directly at me
30:51and said, hey, hey, the babies, the babies.
30:55The fact that she wins the case is kind of a miracle.
30:59Number 2.
31:00Dog in Court
31:01If you're looking for your feel-good moment of the week,
31:04this is it.
31:05This episode focuses on the quarrel
31:06between two people claiming ownership over a lost dog.
31:10I have a document from my vet
31:12and they're saying the dog's a mixed breed
31:15and he's five years old.
31:16The defendant claims to have purchased the dog
31:18from a woman on the street,
31:20while the plaintiff maintains that the dog was his
31:22and that it had simply run away a few days earlier.
31:26However, when Judge Judy demands
31:27that the dog be brought into the courtroom,
31:29it quickly becomes apparent who the real owner is.
31:35Yes, there's you!
31:37Yes, baby boy!
31:38While Judge Judy is known for handing out justice,
31:42it is rarely this satisfying or adorable.
31:45That's all.
31:46Take the dog home.
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32:14Quick, what's the defendant's job during a court case?
32:18If you answered to plead their innocence,
32:20congratulations, you're already smarter than this guy.
32:23After a teenage girl claims
32:25that the defendant stole her wallet,
32:27Judge Judy asks her to list what was inside the wallet
32:30at the time of the theft.
32:31I had gift cards in there,
32:33my earpiece, and a calculator.
32:36When she mentions that the wallet contained an earpiece,
32:38one of the defendants is quick to point out
32:41that there was no earpiece in the wallet,
32:43thus proving that he stole it.
32:45There was no earpiece in the mail.
32:47I love it.
32:48I love it.
32:49This has got to be the easiest verdict
32:51Judge Judy has ever delivered.
32:54Goodbye.
32:54Did your favorite moment make the list?
32:56Let us know in the comments.
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