Night Court
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| Night Court | |
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| Premiere | January 4, 1984 |
| Finale | May 31, 1992 |
| Airs | Saturdays at 1:30PM (TV Land) |
| Creator | Reinhold Weege |
| Network | NBC |
| Style | 30 minute comedy |
| Company | Starry Night Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Episodes | 193 |
| Seasons | 9 |
| Origin | USA |
Night Court was a 30-minute sitcom that aired on NBC from January of 1984 until May of 1992. The show focused on a Manhattan arraignment courtoom presided over by Judge Harold T. Stone (Harry Anderson) and his crew of lunatic courtroom personnel, including massive bailiff "Bull" Shannon and crazy Assistant DA Dan Fielding. The show was created by Rheinhold Weege (Barney Miller).
TV Land picked up the reruns of Night Court in August 2005, kicking the show's tenure off with a 48-hour marathon. The show currently runs at 11:30 PM every day of the week, with a two-hour block of episodes every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||||||||||
| Harry Anderson | Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Richard Moll | Baliff Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| John Larroquette | Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Karen Austin | Court Clerk Lana Wagner | 1 | ||||||||
| Selma Diamond | Selma Hacker | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Paula Kelly | Liz Williams | 1 | ||||||||
| Charles Robinson | Court Clerk MacIntosh "Mac" Robinson | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Ellen Foley | Billie Young | 2 | ||||||||
| Markie Post | Christine Sullivan | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Florence Halop | Florence Kleiner | 3 | ||||||||
| Marsha Warfield | Rosalind Jane "Roz" Russell | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| S. Marc Jordan | Jack Griffin | 8 | ||||||||
| Joleen Lutz | Lisette Hocheiser | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | ||||||||||
| Denice Kumagai | Quon Lee Robinson | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Mike Finneran | Art Fensterman | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| William Utay | Phil Sanders | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Will Sanders | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | |||
| Season One | January 4, 1984 | May 31, 1984 | 13 |
| Season Two | September 27, 1984 | May 9, 1985 | 22 |
| Season Three | September 26, 1985 | May 8, 1986 | 22 |
| Season Four | October 2, 1986 | May 6, 1987 | 22 |
| Season Five | September 17, 1987 | May 12, 1988 | 22 |
| Season Six | October 26, 1988 | May 3, 1989 | 22 |
| Season Seven | September 27, 1989 | May 2, 1990 | 24 |
| Season Eight | September 28, 1990 | May 8, 1991 | 24 |
| Season Nine | September 18, 1991 | May 31, 1992 | 22 |
[edit] In-Depth
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| Night Court: The Complete First Season | February 8, 2005 | 2 | |
[edit] External Sites
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