TV series
Chaos in the Courtroom!
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
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Episode 1
Harry's distracted from a courtroom full of ventriloquists and their dummies by the delivery of a letter from his mother, mailed fifteen years earlier.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Ronn Lucas, Rickie Layne, Gail Wenos, John Astin
Episode 2
Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Teresa O'NeillGuest stars Sandy Helberg, Walter Olkewicz, Gino Conforti, Raymond Singer, Carmine Caridi, William Utay, George Pentecost, William Utay
Episode 3
Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are a trifle strong for the editors he submits it to.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Joe Alaskey, Peggy Pope, Fran Drescher, Jay Gerber, Matthew Brooks
Episode 4
Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.
Directed by Tim SteeleWritten by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Estelle Harris, Bumper Robinson, Margot Rose, Daniel Frishman
Episode 5
Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Bob StevensGuest stars Todd Susman, Leslie Bevis, Jack Riley, Gary Grossman, Cal Gibson, Nicholas Worth, John Dullaghan, Nancy Parsons
Episode 6
Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Bob StevensGuest stars Todd Susman, Jack Riley, Gary Grossman, Cal Gibson, William Utay, Melody Rogers
Episode 7
Dan makes a friend out of the judge substituting until he realizes the man is trying to bribe him, and his friends talk him into wearing a wire to entrap the man.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Dirk Blocker, Jeff Altman, Patrick Cranshaw, Joe Regalbuto, Dolores Albin, Patrick Cranshaw
Episode 8
Harry returns and finds a lovely woman substituting on the bench for him, who likes him a lot and jails Christine for mouthing off about perceived mistreatment of a client.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Ann Turkel, Marianne Muellerleile, Edgar Justice, Sumant, Julie Paris, Nedra Volz, Blackie Dammett, Diane Adair
Episode 9
Dan and Roz are trapped in an elevator with two hungry sumo wrestlers just convicted in Harry's court.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Charles Bouvier, Sebastian Massa, Reid Asato, Susan Cash, Tessa Richarde, Douglas Emerson, Nicole Rosselle, Jason Horst
Episode 10
Harry tries to prevent the forced marriage of a Polynesian princess while her brother auctions off Christine.
Guest stars Frank Bonner, Tim Dang, Jeanne Mori, Joey Shea
Episode 11
Harry deals sympathetically with an escaped felon whose only wish is to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square to celebrate his 42nd wedding anniversary.
Directed by John LarroquetteGuest stars Harold Gould, Stanley Brock, Gary Grossman
Episode 12
Harry has to deal with a woman who confesses to him that she killed her husband that morning, a detective who can't get used to working without his partner and a morose Dan who was rejected as a sperm bank donor.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Alice Drummond, Bruce Kirby, Florence Stanley, Jon Menick, Matt Landers
Episode 13
Mac goes on a drunken spree in a cowboy bar after Quon Le spends them into bankruptcy and then announces her pregnancy.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Candice Azzara, Dori Brenner, Micole Mercurio, Gary Grossman, Dee Cooper, Mike Finneran, Denice Kumagai
Episode 14
Harry is depressed and unhappy when Christine announces that she plans to marry a nice, dull guy.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Timothy Stack
Episode 15
NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.
Written by Bob Stevens, Nat MauldinGuest stars Fred Applegate, Leslie Bevis, Norman Bartold, Raye Birk, Mark Blankfield, Jim Doughan, John Dullaghan, Alix Elias
Episode 16
Harry asks Dan to care for his new dog, who saved his life from a fire, but the mutt bites Dan and raises a rabies scare that could cost him his life.
Directed by Jim DrakeGuest stars Angela Aames, Allan Rich, Lena Pousette, Victoria Carroll
Episode 17
Harry's really depressed when Christine's old friend seems to prefer Dan as does his idol, Mel Torme.
Directed by Jim DrakeWritten by Bob StevensGuest stars Sela Ward, Jay Robinson, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Linda Hoy, Mel Tormé, Larry Gelman
Episode 18
Harry helps Christine fight sexual harassment from her boss and Dan comes on to a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy.
Guest stars Teresa Ganzel, Michael Gross, Turk Pipkin
Episode 19
Dan is served with a paternity suit and Bull runs for union rep against a very tough lady.
Directed by Jim DrakeGuest stars Matt Shakman, Katherine Moffat, John Calvin, Fran Ryan
Episode 20
Quon Le plans to become a US citizen before her baby is born, but she and Mac are both rushed to the hospital with pains just as Harry begins the swearing-in ceremony.
Directed by Jim DrakeGuest stars Roger Aaron Brown, Gino Conforti, Stuart Pankin, Conchata Ferrell, Greg Lewis, Gerald Castillo, David Kaufman, Denice Kumagai
Episode 21
Dan thinks he will become a new judge, but Christine is awarded the position. However, Harry discovers that his name is not on the judge reappointment list. Meanwhile the Wheelers, the hick couple from West Virginia, become the proprietors of the concession stand.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Lee Wilkof, Brent Spiner, Wil Albert, Sebastian Massa, Suzanne LaRusch, Annie O'Donnell
Episode 22
Upon learning that he will not be reappointed as a judge, Harry disappears to perform an outrageous stunt. But he doesn't realize that Christine, who has taken over the night court, has gotten his job back.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Al Ruscio, K Callan, Craig Richard Nelson, Brent Spiner, Annie O'Donnell
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Harry AndersonHarry T. Stone
Markie PostChristine Sullivan
Karen AustinLana Wagner
Ellen FoleyBillie Young
John LarroquetteDan Fielding
Charles RobinsonMac Robinson
Paula KellyLiz Williams
Richard MollNostradamus 'Bull' Shannon
NBCUnited States
Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
