Melissa Rauch says it was "such a dream" to reunite with her 'Big Bang Theory' co-star Simon Helberg on 'Night Court'

By Sophia Soto | Last updated May 7, 2025 3:30 PM ET

Since Night Court has started, we've gotten some fun The Big Bang Theory reunions, including Mayim Bialik and Kunal Nayyar. However, in the second part of the season three finale, Melissa Rauch gave us the ultimate reunion with her on-screen husband, Simon Helberg.

“It was just such a dream to get to do this with him," the creator and star told TV Insider. "Since the show started, I’ve wanted to bring him onto the show, but I wanted to make sure that it was the perfect role for him, and then once we cracked what we wanted to do for the season finale, it was just the dream to have Simon in this. I called him and he was so wonderful and was like, 'I'm totally there.' And he was just wonderful as he always is. It was very much like, OK, once we knew what the storyline was, the melding of [Spencer] with Simon was just the perfect synchronization."

So what was the role? Well, as Abby’s husband, Spencer, of course! He even has a wedding ring. Long live Bernadette and Howard!

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Rauch said it was "so incredibly special," to have her former co-star on set, adding, "We’re of course very close and he’s family to me, so we’re very much in touch, but we hadn’t been on set together since Big Bang Theory ended, and to be back at Warner Brothers together on that stage, it was emotional. I was very excited that he was there, but there was also just this sense of like, 'Oh, wow, we’re getting to do this again and getting to be together.' And he’s such an intuitive, right-there-in-the-moment-with-you actor, and it just felt like going home, getting to work with him again."

This launches a "spectacular plan" that is in place for a potential fourth season that would include Helberg returning. "We really want [Night Court] to [continue] because I feel like there’s so many more stories to tell, and especially the story in this season finale," Rauch expressed. "There’s a major story there that we want to continue to tell."

The episode also featured Young Sheldon's Raegan Revord. Night Court is streaming on Peacock.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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