R.I.P. Judge Wapner "The People's Court" (1 Viewer)

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Just saw in CNN Joseph Wapner better known as Judge Wapner from "The People's Court" passed away. He was 97
 
Judge Wapner was a bona fide pioneer of the reality show, for good and ill. He brought glamour to the thankless post of small claims judge--OK, not really, but on the odd occasion when I found myself, as a "volunteer," running a small claims court for the day, I did imagine myself in Wapner's spot.

And there's this unsettling reminder from his Wikipedia bio:

He appeared in the second episode of Sliders as himself, in an alternate world where the Soviet Union has conquered the USA. The People's Court is instead a criminal court that hands out long prison sentences, and he is referred as "Commissar Wapner" rather than judge.
 
"I wouldn't believe you if your tongue came notarized."
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