Synopsis
Includes:
Night Court: Inside Harry Stone (1984)
Night Court: The Blizzard (1984)
Night Court: Harry on Trial (1984)
Night Court: Take My Wife, Please (1984)
Night Court: Christine and Mac (1984)
Night Court: Billie and the Cat (1984)
Night Court: Pick a Number (1984)
Night Court: The Computer Kid (1984)
Night Court: Bull Gets a Kid (1984)
Night Court: Harry and the Madam (1984)
Night Court: Billie's Valentine (1985)
Night Court: Battling Bailiff (1985)
Night Court: Married Alive (1985)
Night Court: An Old Flame (1985)
Night Court: Nuts About Harry (1985)
Night Court: Walk, Don't Wheel (1985)
Night Court: World War III (1985)
Night Court: The Gypsy (1985)
Night Court: Mac and Quon Le: Together Again (1985)
Night Court: The Birthday Visitor (1985)
Night Court: Dan's Parents (1985)
Night Court: Inside Harry Stone
The pressures of his job have caused Harry (Harry Anderson) to come down with a bad case of ulcers. But when exploratory surgery is suggested, Harry balks, insisting that he'd rather endure the pain than go under the knife--or at least, that's what he's insisting at the BEGINNING of the episode. John Astin, who would later show up intermittently on Night Court as Harry's self-proclaimed "long lost father" Buddy Ryan, is here seen as Kenny. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: The Blizzard
A blizzard traps everyone in the courtroom without electricity or supplies. Well, almost everyone: Harry (Harry Anderson) is stuck in an elevator with a gentleman named Warren Wilson, who turns out to be gay--and who is also very, VERY attracted to the nonplussed judge. Former Bob Newhart Show costar Jack Riley is atypically cast as the love-smitten Mr. Wilson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Harry on Trial
Thanks to the machinations of his nemesis Judge Willard (Jason Bernard), Harry (Harry Anderson) is summoned before a judicial review board. Led by the decidedly off-base Judge Landis (Ray Walton) the board must decide if Harry's bizarre and flippant courtroom behavior constitutes sufficient grounds for dismissal. Episode highlights include the G. Gordon Liddy-ish character testimony provided by overzealous Night Court bailiff Bull (Richard Moll). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Take My Wife, Please
Denice Kumagai makes her first appearance as Quon Le, a sweet and incredibly naïve young woman whom Army veteran Max (Charlie Robinson) had helped during the Vietnam war. Showing up in New York, Quon Le makes a beeline to Max--who takes it upon himself to do "the right thing" once more, this time in spectacularly conclusive fashion! Future Seinfeld costar Michael Richards is cast as a man who is convinced that he is invisible. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Christine and Mac
Markie Post makes her first appearance as idealistic--and extremely sexy--young defense attorney Christine Sullivan. Making her initial court appearance before Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), Christine has a very difficult time doing her job, what with the hectoring of Harry on one side and the well-meaning interference of her overprotective father Jack (Eugene Roche) on the other. Ultimately, Jack is thrown in the slammer by Harry, making Christine wonder if she's chosen the right profession. Reportedly, the Night Court producers had wanted to add Markie Post to the regular cast immediately after her debut appearance, but she was still contracted to another series, Fall Guy, and wouldn't be free until the 1985-86 season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Billie and the Cat
With this episode, Ellen Foley joins the cast as no-nonsense public defender Billie Young. Immediately upon arrival, Billie runs afoul of zany night-court judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), refusing to reveal the whereabouts of a cat "kidnapped" by her client during a most unusual custody battle with a large and powerful corporation. Needless to say, Billie ends up behind bars--and Harry is instantly smitten by her wrathful beauty! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Pick a Number
This week's trouble begins when a mild-mannered fellow named Leo (Sidney Lassick) entrusts Judge Harry (Harry Anderson) with a winning lottery ticket. It now falls to Harry to select the "worthy individual" who will receive the three-million dollar prize. Meanwhile, bailiff Bull (Richard Moll) wrestles with the problem of working the word "Pentimento" into a sentence. William Utay, soon to become a recurring character as philosophical derelict Phil Sanders, is here seen as Ivan Brewster. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: The Computer Kid
Child actor Christian Brackett-Zika appears as Jeremy, a preteen computer whiz who locks himself in Harry's chambers after an argument with his school principal. Unless Harry (Harry Anderson) can get through to Jeremy, the kid will use his computer knowhow to complete wipe out the school's "permanent" records--and possibly everything on record throughout New York City! This episode was of course taped long before the "young computer geek" became a standard sitcom character along with the "evil land developer" and "oversexed housewife". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Bull Gets a Kid
After years on the waiting list, Bull (Richard Moll) is delighted to learn that a volunteer-fathers organization has found an underprivedged boy for whom he can act as surrogate daddy. While escorting young "Andy" around the courtroom, Bull gets the shock of his life when the "boy" reveals himself to be a girl named Stella (played by Pamela Segall, who as Pamela S. Adlon would two decades later costar on the cutting-edge HBO sitcom Lucky Louie). Meanwhile, Judge Harry (Harry Anderson) determines the fate of a robbery victim (Philip Bruns) charged with mugging a group of Japanese tourists, and Dan (John Larroquette) adopts an elaborate strategy to snag a sexy woman (Peggy Pope) who loves sports. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Harry and the Madam
Stella Stevens guest stars as Irene Danbury, New York City's oldest and most notorious madam. When Irene is brought into Night Court for prosecution, Harry (Harry Anderson) must decide whether or not to enter into evidence her diary--which lists the names of virtually every political higher-up in the city! Meanwhile, the sensitive Bull (Richard Bull) is aghast to learn of a family Thanksgiving ritual favored by court clerk Mac (Charlie Robinson). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Billie's Valentine
Public defender Billie (Ellen Foley) is head over heels in love with her latest beau David Towers (Geoffrey Scott). But Billie's ardor may prove detrimental to her career when David is hauled into court on a pickpocketing charge. And what would a "very special" Valentine's Day episode be without a human Singing Heart (Larry Gelman)? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Battling Bailiff
Suffering from an identity crisis--or rather, yet another identity crisis--Bull (Richard Bull) is receptive when a sports promoter gives him the opportunity to fulfill his "lifelong dream" by becoming a professional wrestler. The Night Court gang bands together to convince Bull to change his mind and return to his old job. Former "Incredible Hulk" Lou Ferrigno appears as The Klondike Butcher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Married Alive
Everyone jumps to the obvious conclusion when inveterate lothario and infamous opportunist Dan (John Larroquette) begins dating Patty Douglas (Mimi Kennedy), an unattractive woman who is primed to inherit a fortune. But Dan indignantly insists that he's genuinely in love--and that he'd be genuinely in love even if Patty weren't worth forty million bucks! This episode marks the first appearance of William Utay in the role of philosophical derelict Phil Sanders. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: An Old Flame
Jack Gilford) guest stars as Marty Ratner, an old flame of caustic, chain-smoking court matron Selma (Selma Diamond). Marty wants to make up for lost time and whisk Selma off to Florida, but she's heard that song before. Meanwhile, in Harry's absence, the courtroom is presided over by Judge Arnold Koppelson (Phil Leeds), who proves to be an excellent replacement in every respect save one: He's not really a judge! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Nuts About Harry
A group of mental patients use the courtroom to rebel against the shoddy treatment afforded them by their nursing-home staff. Things get a tad out of hand when one of the patients, a mute, locks herself in the chambers of Judge Harry (Harry Anderson), armed with a revolver. This episode was originally slated to air on October 24, 1984, then on December 13 of that same year. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Walk, Don't Wheel
Wheelchair-bound law student Kristen (Barbara C. Adside), a protégée of Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), asks Harry to escort her to her graduate prom. When Harry balks (as he has always previously balked whenever she'd invited him anywhere), Kristen accuses him of being prejudiced against the handicapped -- and he begins to brood over the possibility that she might be right. Selma Diamond makes her last appearance as court matron Selma Hacker in this, the final episode of Night Court's second season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: World War III
Harry's courtroom becomes Ground Zero for several Cold War crises between the US and the former Soviet Union. It all begins when Harry (Harry Anderson) launches a search for the brother of Russian émigré Yakov (Yakov Smirnoff), a circus performer who has decided to defect. Before long, Night Court is swarming with clowns and jugglers, KGB and CIA agents, and even a pair of contentious arms negotiators! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: The Gypsy
It seems terribly funny when gypsy fortuneteller Madame Loretta (Erica Yohn), cited for ontempt of court, places a curse on everyone in the courtroom. But no one is laughing when Bull (Richard Bull) suddenly becomes paralyzed and Dan's accountant (Herb Gilpin) abruptly drops dead during a tax audit. Judge Harry (Harry Anderson) must revert to his street-entertainer days and come up with some magic of his own to lift the curse. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Mac and Quon Le: Together Again
Mac (Charlie Robinson) endures a life crisis when his wife-in-name-only Quon Le (Denice Kumagai) is hauled into court after being arrested in an apartment full of prostitutes. Quon Le is innocent of any wrongdoing, of course, but it becomes clear that Mac hasn't been much of a guiding hand since her arrival in the States--and that it's about time he assume the full responsibilities of matrimony. Elsewhere, Billie (Ellen Foley) is outraged when Harry passes her over to give Dan (John Larroquette) his recommendation for a mayoral post. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: The Birthday Visitor
Feeling sorry for Harry (Harry Anderson) on his birthday, Billie (Ellen Foley) invites him up to her apartment for a drink. Almost immediately, this cozy tete-a-tete is interrupted by nerdish burglar Nick Wilson (Oliver Clark). The rest of the episode details the drawbacks of togetherness, as an embarrassed Harry and a disgruntled Billie struggle to free themselves from the ropes which bind them face-to-face! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Night Court: Dan's Parents
Much to the surprise of the Night Court staff, Dan Fielding's parents, whom he insisted were dead, show up in New York City, fresh from Paris, Texas. It quickly becomes obvious why Dan (John Larroquette) had tried to obliterate his parents' existence: Not only are they "trailer trash", but they're also Democrats! Cast as the elder Elmores (not "Fieldings", but "Elmores"--and Dan isn't really "Dan" either!) are real-life husband and wife John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
