On Night Court Season 1 Episode 7, Gurgs (Lacretta) has a plan and Neil (Kapil Talwalkar) and Judge Flobert (Gary Anthony Williams) are just witnesses.
Dan: We don’t need Neil. He’s just a sentient clipboard anyway. I can call the case. Gurgs: I wish that were true, Your Honor, but it’s like the regular judge says, ‘You can’t work without a clerk.’ Flobert: Well, that does rhyme.