This episode's title lets you know that its 2 plots spoof either Dark Knight or Night Court. While I don't remember too much of the Night Court plot, there was still a few good jokes that I remember. I definitely found the Dark Knight plot to be a lot better and it was also even funnier than the Night Court plot. It was also a really good episode because Bart and Mr. Burns had more to their character in this episode than just being a prankster or cruel old boss man. After Mr. Burns regrets turning down Lisa's help, he eventually steps in to defeat the real culprit who framed Bart. It was also really cool to see Mr. Burns want to be a hero for once instead of being the villain all the time, and he even surprised himself by doing this thing.
So if you've been feeling sour from really bad episodes lately like Postcards from the Wedge or Love is a Many Strangled Thing or Lisa Goes Gaga, be glad that The Simpsons can still have really good episodes afterwards that are as good as the earlier seasons and in this case, even provide something new and beneficial in writing characters. I would love to see more episodes with Fruit Bat Man and The Dependables and I should probably write episodes like that to get The Simpsons to 700 episodes. This episode's proudest crowning achievement was how both plots managed to reverse flanderization for Bart and Mr. Burns, by showing us a more moral side to the anti-hero protagonists of each plot without ditching their original personality entirely. This imdb review is dedicated to the loving memory of Janet Reno. Kudos to her George W. Bush joke after Skinner made Ralph think of a field day.