Fans of The Big Bang Theory will not be disappointed with the forthcoming
episode
of
Night Court
. Before Tuesday's show,
Melissa Rauch
's
reunion
with her former Big Bang castmate
Kunal Nayyar
.
Judge Abby Stone
, played by Raunch, is having trouble finding love and confides in Donna 'Gurgs' Gurganous (Lacretta) and clerk Wyatt Shaw (Nyambi Nyambi).
"These are the day dates! "The only men free in the middle of the day are midlife crisis, divorcees, single dads, and late-in-life college students," she adds, holding a turkey leg in her hand after returning from a disappointing lunch date at Medieval Times.
"You gotta hang in there, Judge," Gurgs encourages her. "Dating in the real world is challenging. It's definitely not a fairy tale."
She admits, "I know dating now is just apps and DMs, but sometimes I wish there was a little more magic to the process."
Then, very unexpectedly, her wish comes true when a lovely man knocks on their window. He is revealed to be an A-list fashion designer on the run from the paparazzi, played by none other than Nayyar.
"With that hat, I thought you were about to dance," Abby jokes, noting his fashionable appearance. "My name is Martini, like the drink," he said. She responds, "My name's Abby, like where nuns live."
Before Martini has to flee again, Abby winks: "You know, there's something about you that weirdly feels like... have we met before?"
Rauch, 43, and Nayyar, 42, have played Bernadette and Raj on The Big Bang Theory for nine years, beginning with season three. Their reunion will be shown in this week's episode, "A Crime of Fashion."
Raunch previously told PEOPLE that the "'90s kid version" of herself would be overjoyed that she'd be leading the Night Court revival.
"So every time I sit on them or walk into the courtroom — which was an exact recreation of the plans of the original — I get a little nostalgic heart zing," she adds of filming surrounded by several of the set pieces from the original series.
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