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>>> WE ARE BACK ACCOUNT 8:47.
JUDGE JUDY SCHEINDLIN NEEDS NO
INTRODUCTION.
THE NEXT SEASON OF HER POPULAR
SHOW IS IN IT'S 18th SEASON.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> IS THAT CORRECT.
DON'T GIVE ME A BUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE A COUNTER CLAIM
AND SO FAR YOU'RE NOT LOSING SO
WHY DON'T YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH
SHUT.
>> AND SHE IS OUT WITH A BOOK
CALLED WHAT WOULD JUDY SAY.
A GROWN UP GUIDE TO LIVING
TOGETHER WITH BENEFITS.
THIS SOUNDS INTERESTING.
>> 18 SEASONS.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT.
>> WHO BELIEVES THAT?
>> HAS IT JUST FLOWN BY?
>> IT HAS JUST FLOWN BY AND WHEN
YOU CAN MEMORIALIZE 18 YEARS AND
I LOOK AT THE BAD HAIR DAY AND
THE GOOD HAIR DAY AND -- YOU
LOOK BACK AT 18 YEARS AND YOU
SAY TO YOURSELF, THAT'S A
LIFETIME.
OUR CREW, WHO, YOU KNOW, USUALLY
LEAVES SHOWS AFTER A YEAR OR
TWO, THINGS COME AND GO AND THEY
EBB AND FLOW.
I HAVE SEEN BABIES GROWN.
KIDS GETTING MARRIED AND
RETIRING AND GETTING SOCIAL
SECURITY.
IT'S AMAZING.
>> THE FULL CIRCLE OF LIFE.
I WAS CURIOUS, 18 YEARS AGO WERE
THE LITIGANTS THAT CAME INTO
YOUR COURTROOM DIFFERENT OR THE
SAME?
HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF BEHAVIOR HAS
CHANGED.
THE LOOK HAS CHANGED.
THE DRESS HAS CHANGED.
THE PIERCINGS HAVE CHANGED.
THE TATTOOS HAVE CHANGED.
WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE IN HAS
CHANGED.
I DON'T THINK 20 YEARS AGO YOU
WOULD COME TO COURT WITH JEANS
WITH HOLES IN THEM OR SHORTS AND
FLIP FLOPS.
I THINK THAT SOCIETY SORT OF
SOFTENED UP OVER THE LAST 18
YEARS BUT THE PROBLEMS REMAIN
THE SAME.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY CELEBRATED
YOUR 18 YEARS WITH A FLASH MOB.
I THINK WE CAN SHOW SOME VIDEO.
THIS IS YOUR CREW AND SOME
PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH ALL DRESSED
IN JUDGE JUDY REGALIA.
>> I LOOKED CLOSELY AND I DIDN'T
SEE YOU.
CARE TO EXPLAIN?
>> THEY DIDN'T INVITE ME.
>> WELL, THERE THEY ARE.
THEIR TRADEMARK JUDGE JUDY
ROBES.
HAVE YOU TRIED TO HE SOLVE THE
SHOW?
OR IS IT WHY MESS WITH WHAT
ISN'T BROKEN?
>> EVERYONE YEAR SOMEBODY SAYS
TO ME WHAT'S GOING TO CHANGE
THIS YEAR AND I LISTEN TO EVERY
OTHER PROGRAM, TRY TO ADD
SOMETHING FRESH AND TO KEEP IT
ALIVE.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO.
AND WHY WOULD YOU?
YOU KNOW, IF IT AIN'T BROKE,
DON'T FIX IT.
IT SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE AND WE
JUST KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
>> YOU HAVE A LONG RUNNING SHOW
AND LONGER RUNNING MARRIAGE.
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET TO COUPLES?
>> I DON'T HAVE A SECRET,
ACTUALLY.
I THINK IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH
TO HAVE THAT THING THAT YOU
CAN'T QUITE PUT YOUR FINGER ON,
I LIKE TO CALL IT A MOJO.
IF YOU HAVE THAT GOOD FEELING,
YOU CAN TOLERATE ALL THE BAD
STUFF.
YOU KNOW, YOU REALIZE THAT
YOU'RE BETTER OFF AS A COUPLE
THAN YOU ARE AS A SINGLE.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF KIDS AND 12
GRANDKIDS AND YOU OFFICIATED
YOUR GRANDCHILD'S WEDDING?
>> YES, FIRST GRANDSON GOT
MARRIED TWO WEEKS AGO AT OUR
HOME IN CONNECTICUT.
AND ASKED US TO OFFICIATE AT THE
WEDDING.
SO IT WAS A REAL KICK.
THEY MARRIED ALL OF OUR
CHILDREN, OFFICIATED THE WEDDING
FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND THIS
WAS THE FIRST GRANDCHILD.
YOU TALK ABOUT 18 YEARS, I
REMEMBER THE MOMENT WHEN HE WAS
BORN.
I REMEMBER THE MOMENT THAT HE
WAS WHEELED IN FRONT OF US AT
THE HOSPITAL, LOOKING AT HIM AND
SAYING TO OURSELVES, HOW COULD
YOU BE A GRANDMOTHER.
>> WELL, IT'S AMAZING AND HE
DIDN'T WEAR ANY CUTOFF JEANS AND
TATTOOS, RIGHT?
>> HE DIDN'T AND HE DOESN'T.
HAS SCRUFF OCCASIONALLY.
>> IT'S THE STYLE.
>> IT'S THE STYLE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON SEASON 18.