A Date with Judy (film) to his handsome nephew Stephen I. Andrews (Robert Stack), who volunteers to take Judy to the dance, even though he's considerably older. Judy finds him dreamy, and having Stephen as her date definitely makes Oogie jealous. Stephen, however, falls for the beautiful Carol instead. This is annoying to Judy, as is her discovery that her dad is seeing Rosita behind her mother's back, presumably carrying on a romantic affair. Misunderstandings abound, including Rosita trying to explain the situation to her boyfriend, Cugat. During the dance scene in which Mrs. Foster dances with Xavier Cugat, the song is the instrumental version
Judge Judy mid-rank of the 159 syndicated shows on the air. At that time, it was never expected that the show's ratings would ever compete with highly successful daytime TV shows of the time, such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and "The Jerry Springer Show". According to "Biography"s documentary film on Sheindlin, "Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment" (aired February 21, 2000), producers of "Judge Judy" were disappointed that the show was barely making it on the radar. However, it did not take long for the court show to pick up momentum as "Judge Judy" rose to a 2.1