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
Christine nervously takes the bench as Dan and Mac try to cover for the newly reinstated Harry, who's planning the greatest gag of all time.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Bill Applebaum, Howard Honig, Richard Frank, Jake Dengel, Donna Ponterotto, Michael Michaud
Episode 2
While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Richard Frank, Kenneth Tigar, Alan Oppenheimer
Episode 3
Bull decides to give away all his worldly goods after hearing God's voice when he's struck by lightning on the roof of the courthouse.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Ron Fassler, Carol Swarbrick, Harry Frazier, Simmy Bow, Courtenay McWhinney, Mike Finneran
Episode 4
Christine and Roz visit a male strip joint to do some female bonding, but Harry and the guys show up just as the show gets going.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Paul RaleyGuest stars DeeDee Rescher, John Del Regno, Dee Booher, Harry Hart-Browne
Episode 5
Harry traps himself inside a safe while practicing a magic trick and Dan is pursued by a little devil who seems to know all about him.
Guest stars Dirk Blocker, Ellen Crawford, Zale Kessler, Nick Toth, Tom Allard, Mike Finneran
Episode 6
An old friend asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars David Graf, Keye Luke, Richard Brestoff, Mitch Kreindel, Helen Duffy, Cynthia Targosz, Rif Hutton, Richard Merson
Episode 7
Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Robert V. Barron, Teri Hatcher, Daniel Frishman, Mitchell Laurance, Jan Rabson, Hope North, Mike Finneran
Episode 8
Harry hires a blind assistant whose abrasive sense of humor put everyone on edge and Dan struggles with impotence when her meets a seductive prospective employer.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Janice Lynde, Alan Haufrect, Laura Bassett, Arlan Feiles, Elayne Boosler
Episode 9
Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Isabella Hofmann, Richard Gilliland, Darwyn Carson, Wayne Grace, Doug Hale, Erik Howell, Deanna Oliver, Jeremy Lawrence
Episode 10
Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Isabella Hofmann, Michael D. Roberts, Jeremy Lawrence, Mark Neely
Episode 11
A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Robert Costanzo, Mike Finneran, Diane Robin, Tricia McFarlin, Channing Chase, Ben Ryan Ganger, Troy Evans, Madlyn Cates
Episode 12
Dan frantically tries to rid himself of a briefcase containing a timebomb that someone has handcuffed to his wrist while Joy demands that Bull treat her as he would a sighted woman. Also Dan's real name is also revealed to the staff.
Written by Gary MurphyGuest stars Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Elayne Boosler, Charles Cyphers
Episode 13
Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Eugene Roche, Beverly Sanders, Tommy Madden, Frank Collison, B.J. Turner, Teresa Frost, Tona Dodd
Episode 14
Dan ties up Mel Torme so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital.
Written by Scott Rubenstein, Leonard MlodinowGuest stars John Astin, Shelley Berman, Alex Henteloff, Kenneth Tobey, Raymond Singer, Mel Tormé
Episode 15
A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars George DelHoyo, Dick O'Neill, Mimi Lieber, Don Stark, Charles Woolf
Episode 16
Panic grips the courtroom as the gang races to clear 207 cases in one session so a millionaire will donate money to save an orphanage and so Dan can win an office pool for the most convictions.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Gary MurphyGuest stars Marcia Wallace, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Pat Corley, Molly David, Boyd Bodwell, Dennis A. Pratt, Sandy Martin, Cathy Cahn
Episode 17
An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.
Guest stars Jude Mussetter, Catherine Carlen, Beau Starr, Phil Rubenstein, Ron Boussom
Episode 18
Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Yakov Smirnoff, Irena Ferris, Barbara Schillaci, Allan Kolman, Kary Lynn Vail, Johnny Carson
Episode 19
The gang joins Roz in an encounter group she's required to attend to temper her hostile attitude at work, and they see a new side to their co-worker.
Guest stars Raye Birk, Don Cheadle, Whitney Reis, Bruce M. Fischer, Lawrence Wolf, Bruce Gray
Episode 20
Harry becomes uncharacteristically glum and morose after an elderly judge dies after one of Harry's pranks, so his friends urge him to respond when a new judge lays claim to Harry's crown as the ""King of the Courtroom Cutups.""
Directed by Jeff MelmanGuest stars Parley Baer, Gary Kroeger, Albert T. Berry, Elisabeth Talbot-Martin
Episode 21
Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.
Written by Linwood BoomerGuest stars Keene Curtis, Jack McGee, Harvey Jason, Lisa Pescia, Kenneth Lloyd, Denice Kumagai
Episode 22
Dan flip-flops on his active duty for the Army Reserve until he learns it will be in a tropical paradise with a beautiful lady officer.
Directed by Jeff MelmanWritten by Gary MurphyGuest stars George Murdock, William Utay, Anne Bloom, Judy Landers, James Hendo, Brian Fessenden
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
