Night Court (1984–1992)

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

Creator:

Reinhold Weege

Stars:

Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Harry Anderson	...	Judge Harry T. Stone (193 episodes, 1984-1992)
John Larroquette	...	Dan Fielding (193 episodes, 1984-1992)
Richard Moll	...	Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon (193 episodes, 1984-1992)
Charles Robinson	...	Mac Robinson (182 episodes, 1984-1992)
Markie Post	...	Christine Sullivan (157 episodes, 1984-1992)
Marsha Warfield	...	Rosalind 'Roz' Russell (136 episodes, 1986-1992)

Storyline

Judge Harold T. Stone presides over "Night Court", a court which deals with petty crimes which can be dealt with in a dime-a-dozen manner. Invariably, the cases appearing before the court are bizarre, but that's ok because Judge Stone is not your regular judge. He's assisted by a motley crew of clerks and District Attorneys who often create as much chaos as the criminals they bring in for trial.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | night court | attorney | clerk | criminal | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

TV Land

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Harry Anderson Show

Filming Locations:

Stage 9, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starry Night Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (193 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Klein was offered the role of Harry Stone but the salary negotiations fell through.

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Quotes

Phil Sanders: That's the kind of failure I can only dream about.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz (2005)

User Reviews

Sleaze done correctly. Great show.

Night Court was one of a series of great sitcoms that aired during NBC's dominance in the late 80's. The ongoing careers and lives of a judge, his lawyers, and other officials was probably the best sitcom in the line-up along with The Golden Girls.

Unlike today's sitcoms where everyone portrays Woody Allen and has "sex on the brain", only one man, ONE MAN, in the cast was thinking non-stop about sexing. John Laroquette, as Dan Fielding; Assistant DA of New York, was brilliant in portraying the sleazy, sexually-addicted hunk. He won 4 Emmys for his portrayal (more then anyone else currently in T.V. comedy will ever hope to win). There were episodes where he alone made the show a gas. But you also have Harry Anderson's Judge Harold T. Stone; who's flair for magic and Mel Torme made him a much-loved star and 6'9 bailiff Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon helped make a name for Richard Moll as he played the simple-minded Forrest Gump-type lug that people would want to know. The other cast members were superb as well, especially as soon as they brought in Markie Post as the permanent Public Defender and deadpan comic Marsha Warfield as Bailiff Roz Russell in 1986. The cast stayed together until 1992 and it gelled beautifully.

With great stories and lots of hilarity, the show ruled, and although it was adult in nature because of Larroquette's character, it did it in a classy way. You couldn't hate Dan, he just had charm and flair, and wasn't something from "Friends". I believe this show is still running on A&E so if you've never seen this classic sit-com, give it a try and see what a sit-com is supposed to be like.