"Judge Judy" is out of order in the best way possible. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the funniest, most entertaining, and most unforgettable cases from “Judge Judy’s” 25-year run.
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00:00I disagree with your...
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00:03Welcome to MsMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest,
00:08most entertaining and most unforgettable cases from Judge Judy's 25-year run.
00:13So then I got up and I'm just like backing away.
00:16I'm like backing away. I'm walking out of the kitchen, you know.
00:20Number 20.
00:21eBay Scammer.
00:23This is one of the more audacious scams ever brought before Judge Judy's court.
00:27Defendant Kelly Filkins is being sued for defrauding an eBay customer.
00:32Mrs. Davenport, what did you purchase at this auction?
00:35We purchased two i580 cell phones.
00:38For how much?
00:39One was $201.50 and one was $255.56.
00:43Filkins' ad was incredibly misleading. She was ostensibly selling two cell phones,
00:49but the plaintiff tells the judge she was sent a photo of two phones in the mail
00:53instead of the phones themselves.
00:55Once the judge finally susses out what happened here,
00:59she takes great pleasure in skewering Filkins for her ridiculous hustle.
01:03You're a thief! Outrageous!
01:06She takes the unrepentant defendant to task for everything from being a thief
01:11to setting a bad example for her children.
01:14I'm older, smarter. If you live to be 120,
01:17you're not going to be as smart as I am in one finger.
01:19Number 19.
01:21Suing a Grieving Mother.
01:22Wendy Moore, the plaintiff in this case, is the definition of heartless.
01:27She's suing the grieving defendant for damages to her car.
01:31These were damages sustained in the accident that killed the defendant's daughter,
01:35a teenager whom the plaintiff's son let drive the car.
01:39So your mom lets you drive the car all the time on the property, okay?
01:43So you thought there was no problem with that?
01:45Right.
01:45The judge listens to all the facts before unloading on Moore
01:49for her callousness and negligence.
01:51And you let your 14-year-old son drive the car, he says.
01:54Only on the property.
01:55I don't care if he drives on the property, if he drives it on Pluto!
01:59He's not permitted to be behind the wheel of a car.
02:01Moore is still unwilling to see how her own behavior led to the deadly accident,
02:06and Judge Judy does her best to illuminate the plaintiff.
02:10It doesn't work, which just makes the judge even angrier.
02:14By the end, the audience is applauding the verbal smackdown.
02:17Miss Moore, there is something very wrong with you,
02:20because other than saying to this lady...
02:23Number 18.
02:24You sound like a fool.
02:26The best thing about a litigant who doesn't behave themselves in Judge Judy's courtroom
02:30is knowing they're just asking to be told off.
02:33I don't believe you.
02:35Nobody.
02:36Why?
02:37Yes, why?
02:37Witness Carla Sanchez-Lopez sure has a lot to say about a dog attack she didn't even see.
02:43She clearly has her whole speech all planned out, too.
02:46But when she's asked some simple probing questions,
02:50she becomes smug and borderline belligerent.
02:53Instead of answering, Sanchez-Lopez starts trying to double-talk the judge.
02:57That's never a smart idea.
02:59She has no picture.
03:00She has no picture.
03:01She has no witness.
03:02Listen to me.
03:02She doesn't have to have a witness.
03:04She has her word against hers.
03:06I'm sorry.
03:07You sound like a fool.
03:08By the end, the witness is sputtering out,
03:10only managing schoolyard insults and childish comebacks.
03:14You sound like a fool.
03:16That's your opinion.
03:17No.
03:18My opinion's the only one that counts.
03:20Number 17.
03:21Neighborly protest.
03:22Mia Lord is a spirited senior citizen who cites Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as her heroes.
03:29Now, Miss Lord.
03:30Yes.
03:31I've read your answer.
03:33Yes.
03:34You don't deny that you play this noise.
03:36I do not.
03:36She's been staging a protest of her own against the loud noises coming from a neighbor's home.
03:41Unfortunately, her form of protest is a barrage of loud and high-pitched sounds
03:46that another set of neighbors are now suing her over.
03:50The only way you think that you can get Mr. V-Bot
03:54to be quiet is to make everybody else in the neighborhood
03:58suffer a little bit so that they'll all get on his back.
04:01Why?
04:02Lord is the star of this episode,
04:04seeing it as a chance to call national attention to her plight.
04:08This case was early in the judge's tenure.
04:10She has a lot more patience for Lord than she would have later on in the series,
04:14and it's funny to watch how charmed she is by the woman.
04:17I haven't finished my presentation.
04:19You finished.
04:20Because I finished.
04:21It's $1,500 and you better stop playing that noise.
04:26I protest.
04:26Case is over.
04:27Number 16.
04:28Moron mom.
04:29We love Judge Scheindlin because she gets to say all the things we might like to.
04:34When you filed the complaint for irreconcilable differences,
04:37you listed two children.
04:39Is that right?
04:39Yes.
04:40Two girls?
04:41Yes.
04:42In this case, she finds out that the defendant, Kathleen Kreftmeyer,
04:46decided to tell her six-year-old daughter that her father might not be her biological father.
04:51Kreftmeyer doesn't seem to register that this was stupid,
04:54cruel, and terrible parenting on her part.
04:57Why in the world would you tell a six-year-old child
05:01that somebody who she believed was her father,
05:04who it turns out is her father, might not be her father?
05:07In fact, she doesn't really seem all that fazed by the judges discussed with her.
05:12Her dead-eyed stare as Scheindlin tells what a moron she is
05:16just makes it all the sweeter to watch her get what's coming to her.
05:19You're a moron.
05:20Number 15.
05:21Adult novelties.
05:23There's a list of things we'd never thought we'd hear on Judge Judy,
05:27and this case includes five of them.
05:29What is adult novelty?
05:31We go into homes and hold parties for adults.
05:35After hosting an adult toy party,
05:37the defendant didn't return several items she hadn't paid for.
05:41The plaintiff is suing for their return or the value of the items.
05:45She even suggests that one of these items that was returned had been used and not cleaned.
05:51So that may have been used,
05:52but we would have appreciated that to have been cleaned up before she returned it to us.
05:55Judge Judy can't even get too exasperated with this case.
05:58The plaintiff here is incredibly put together, professional, and respectful.
06:03This just makes her matter-of-factly listing out the various adult novelty toys all the funnier.
06:08Order forms, the diving dolphin, good head.
06:12I don't even want to ask for that.
06:14Number 14.
06:15Truth or a lie.
06:17You wouldn't think Judge Judy would be good with kids.
06:20In this case from the show's series premiere,
06:22she is surprisingly gentle with a child named Adam.
06:25You remember that Adam?
06:27Yes.
06:27Want to tell me about it?
06:28I'm up here.
06:29The boy was bitten by the defendant's dog,
06:32and he's still clearly nervous and distressed by the event.
06:35The judge puts him at ease by testing him.
06:37Does he know the difference between the truth and a lie?
06:40A lie is a story that you make up, and the truth is what happened.
06:44When the judge asks some flattering and leading questions about herself,
06:48he picks up what she's putting down.
06:50Now if I were to tell you that the judge in this case is a young, beautiful woman,
06:58would that be the truth or a lie?
07:00The truth.
07:02It's a perfect encapsulation of what makes her so compelling to watch.
07:07Number 13.
07:08Close your mouth, sir.
07:09The defendant can't believe what he's hearing.
07:12Okay, you hit him.
07:13There's no question you hit him.
07:15There's no question you-
07:16I thought he hit me.
07:18No.
07:18For the entire case, Reginald Burkett's mouth hangs open in silent, offended protest.
07:24How dare anyone suggest he caused this car accident?
07:28He tries to sell a story about the plaintiff's car magically sliding sideways into him.
07:33Clearly, Judge Judy isn't buying his version of events.
07:36In fact, she's so sick of him by the end that she can't even pretend to be nice.
07:41Close your mouth, sir.
07:42Just say yes or no.
07:43This is the front of your car.
07:44Even if his story made any sense to her,
07:47she's so over his overdramatic reactions that she can't help but mock him right to his face.
07:53This is damage to the front end of your car, which hit his car in the rear.
08:00Your car hit his car.
08:02Number 12.
08:03Stoned guy in court.
08:05If you're the type who loves smoking that Mary Jane,
08:08a courtroom is probably a pretty scary environment to be in while you're high.
08:12However, it seems like that didn't stop this guy from doing just that
08:16during his appearance on Judge Judy.
08:19What do you do for a living, Mr. Scott?
08:21Um, it's not an answer.
08:23What do you do for a living, Mr. Scott?
08:25I actually got fired.
08:26Accused of causing damage to a woman's car,
08:29he responds to Judge Judy's interrogations rather nonchalantly,
08:33even saying he didn't understand her questions and that she was, quote, speaking too fast.
08:38Who do you live with?
08:41Who do you live with?
08:45My witness.
08:46He'd be charged $642 by the end of the hearing,
08:50but his smiling and constant laughter shows he might have burned one beforehand.
08:54There's always a place and a time to light some trees up,
08:57but this is certainly not one of them.
09:00Number 11.
09:01Twist ending.
09:02You can't handle the tooth.
09:04What starts out as a seemingly innocuous case between two dental workers
09:08turns into one of the best whodunnits in Judge Judy history.
09:12Are you telling me that there was no physical contact between you and the defendant?
09:15Your Honor, there was no contact at all.
09:18The plaintiff, Kenyatta Owens, attempts to sue the defendant, Angel McDaniel,
09:24after the latter reported inappropriate pictures of the plaintiff that had been posted online.
09:29The case takes a dark turn when it is revealed that McDaniel suffered
09:32injuries after an alleged altercation with Owens.
09:35I don't believe she caused these injuries to herself.
09:38On that day, Judge.
09:39But just when things appear to be going the defendant's way,
09:42the case ends in a twist as Judge Judy realizes that McDaniel's is lying.
09:47Do you have a lawsuit pending against Doctor?
09:49I do.
09:50Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000.
09:53Remember, the case isn't over until the final drop of the gavel.
09:58Number 10.
09:58Judge Judy throws a paid extra out of her fake audience.
10:02As a member of Judge Judy's studio audience, certain things are expected of you.
10:07You'll have to laugh, sneer, and occasionally even gasp.
10:11However, this paid extra took things a little too far.
10:15Out.
10:16Moments after cracking one of her signature jokes,
10:18Judge Judy found herself locked in an epic stare down with an audience member.
10:23This bozo was apparently laughing a little too hard,
10:26and it quickly drew the ire of TV's most recognizable judge.
10:30Just go.
10:32Say nothing.
10:33The look on the man's face is priceless,
10:35as he does his best impression of a deer in headlights.
10:38Just because you're an extra doesn't mean you're safe from Judy's justice.
10:44You're welcome.
10:44Number 9.
10:45John Lydon vs Judge Judy.
10:48Not only did John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten,
10:51punk legend and former frontman of the Sex Pistols,
10:54appear on a 90s episode of Judge Judy, he won.
10:58How and why Lydon ended up on the show is a mystery,
11:01but that didn't stop him from starting his case in an orderly and professional way.
11:06He changed his mind, and he walked out on me that night.
11:11The case involved one of Lydon's former drummers suing him for breach of contract
11:15and assault and battery, charges that were ultimately dismissed.
11:19In the end, Lydon can't help but crack a joke at the plaintiff's expense
11:23after Judge Judy rules in his favor.
11:25Fairly obvious conclusion.
11:27Number 8.
11:28Sibling rivalry.
11:30Can't we all just get along?
11:31These two siblings can't seem to keep their emotions in check
11:35after Judge Judy hands down her verdict.
11:37I will prepare the order.
11:39There's nothing left there.
11:40Well, if there's nothing left, then get a small container.
11:42As they begin to exit the courtroom,
11:44the sister starts hurling insults at her brother.
11:47You won't be in that house either.
11:48Why?
11:49You won't be in that house.
11:50Trust me.
11:53Laying down a number of hilarious quips in her thick southern drawl,
11:56the sister is a hot mess,
11:58prattling on about Tom's tractor before threatening to bust her brother.
12:03Bust you, dude.
12:04The sister is ultimately escorted out of the room,
12:06leaving her brother and the rest of the courtroom in utter disbelief.
12:10Number 7.
12:12Drunk lady impression.
12:13Okay, this one is just weird.
12:15When defendant Dr. Noel Howell is asked to present his case,
12:19he appears to be an intelligent, well-spoken individual.
12:23Her actions became so bizarre.
12:25It was hilarious at times, dangerous at times.
12:27However, when Judge Judy asks him to give her an example of the plaintiff's drunken behavior,
12:32things get a little strange.
12:34And she was like, why?
12:36The defendant's impression is straight up insane and begs the question,
12:41has this guy ever seen a drunk person before?
12:44Howell's bizarre impression was so crazy,
12:46we're amazed Judge Judy didn't immediately rule in favor of the plaintiff.
12:51You see this?
12:52Yes.
12:52The smoking.
12:55Number 6.
12:56Rigor mortis stew.
12:58Two sisters are in court over car damages,
13:00but this isn't any old case about a car accident.
13:03The defendant, Carol Dettenheim,
13:05borrowed her sister's car without asking,
13:08and then had the misfortune to hit a deer.
13:10Defense is, you should have had better insurance.
13:12Is that your defense?
13:14I thought she had full coverage.
13:16Instead of paying for the damage,
13:18she decided to take lemons and make lemonade.
13:21More accurately, she made venison out of dead deer.
13:24Plaintiff Eve Dettenheim refused a portion of her sister's venison stew.
13:28She was not interested in this peace offering,
13:31which she called,
13:32Rigor mortis stew.
13:33Carol's more offended by that comment than the fact that she's being sued.
13:37Not have rigor mortis on it, babe.
13:39It remains one of the most hilarious things ever said on the show.
13:43Number 5.
13:44Rocket science.
13:46This is a perfect example of why you should never try to defend yourself in court.
13:50Okay, she was crouching down by the pool like, like this, like this.
13:53No.
13:55Yeah.
13:55Defendant Ashley Hunter is accused of pushing her friend into a pool,
13:59ruining her cell phone in the process.
14:01When asked to recount what happened from her perspective,
14:04she wastes no time accidentally admitting her own guilt in the process.
14:13As if that weren't bad enough,
14:14she then goes on to answer Judge Judy's rhetorical question about rocket science,
14:19proving that she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed.
14:22What is rocket science?
14:23Rocket science is when the scientists find out things about space.
14:28It's girls like this that give blondes a bad name.
14:31Number 4.
14:32Guy with 10 kids.
14:34The court finds the defendant cringeworthy.
14:37In the span of only a couple of minutes,
14:39this defendant claims to be the father to 10 children,
14:42of which he is uncertain how many mothers there are.
14:45How many?
14:46About four.
14:47About four?
14:47What do you mean about four?
14:48He then goes on to make a horribly misguided joke,
14:51implying that one of the mothers is Judge Judy's daughter.
14:55Finally, he tries to beat Judge Judy at her own game, quipping,
14:59This might be your show, but this is my episode.
15:01Talk about bold.
15:02In the end, it's Judge Judy who gets the last laugh,
15:05as she scolds the man like he's a misbehaving schoolboy.
15:09Do you understand?
15:11Kind of, yeah.
15:11Good.
15:13Perhaps if you stayed in school a little longer,
15:15instead of staying out of the bedroom, you'd understand better.
15:17Number 3.
15:18Tupperware Lady.
15:20Karina Roy deserves a special Emmy Award for this performance.
15:24She has a Tupperware cupboard,
15:25and she put her arm on one end of that Tupperware cupboard,
15:28and with all of her force, threw it on me,
15:30and I was standing behind her, and it landed on me.
15:33She narrates the vicious Tupperware attack
15:35she suffered at the hands of a former roommate,
15:37with so much enthusiasm that you almost forget
15:40we're talking about lightweight plastic containers.
15:42Roy, otherwise known as the Tupperware Lady,
15:45wins little favor with the judge.
15:47I go over there, and I open it up, and it's kind of on the ground,
15:50so I kneel down, and there's my Tupperware.
15:52Either Scheindlin really did have more patience back then,
15:55or she just knows great TV when she sees it.
15:58Regardless, we're eternally grateful that she lets Roy go
16:01until she tires herself out.
16:04And Anna stood up, and said,
16:06Hey!
16:06And looking directly at me, and said,
16:08Hey! Hey! The babies! The babies!
16:12The fact that she wins the case is kind of a miracle.
16:16Number 2.
16:17Dog in Court.
16:18If you're looking for your feel-good moment of the week, this is it.
16:22This episode focuses on the quarrel between two people
16:24claiming ownership over a lost dog.
16:27I have a document from my vet,
16:30and they're saying the dog's a mixed breed, and he's five years old.
16:33The defendant claims to have purchased the dog from a woman on the street,
16:37while the plaintiff maintains that the dog was his,
16:40and that it had simply run away a few days earlier.
16:42However, when Judge Judy demands that the dog be brought into the courtroom,
16:46it quickly becomes apparent who the real owner is.
16:50While Judge Judy is known for handing out justice,
16:53it is rarely this satisfying, or adorable.
16:56That's all. Take the dog home.
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17:19Number one, the worst plea ever.
17:22Quick, what's the defendant's job during a court case?
17:25If you answered to plead their innocence,
17:28congratulations, you're already smarter than this guy.
17:31After a teenage girl claims that the defendant stole her wallet,
17:34Judge Judy asks her to list what was inside the wallet at the time of the theft.
17:39I had gift cards in there, my earpiece, and a calculator.
17:43When she mentions that the wallet contained an earpiece,
17:46one of the defendants is quick to point out that there was no earpiece in the wallet,
17:50thus proving that he stole it.
17:52There was no earpiece in the mail.
17:55I love it.
17:57This has got to be the easiest verdict Judge Judy has ever delivered.
18:01Goodbye.
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18:05I'll holler at you later.
18:07I'll holler at you later.
18:10Could you translate that for me?
18:13He said, I'll call you later.
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