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Night Court

Night Court

Chaos in the Courtroom!

19847.39 Seasons193 EpisodesEnded

Overview

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

Created by Reinhold Weege
Produced by Jeff Melman, Linwood Boomer, Tom Straw
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Harry Anderson

Harry Anderson

Harry T. Stone

Markie Post

Markie Post

Christine Sullivan

John Larroquette

John Larroquette

Dan Fielding

Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

Mac Robinson

Richard Moll

Richard Moll

Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon

Marsha Warfield

Marsha Warfield

Rosalind 'Roz' Russell

Joleen Lutz

Joleen Lutz

Lisette Hocheiser

Themes & Keywords

night shiftcourtroommanhattan, new york citysitcom

About Night Court

Night Court is a comedy series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of night shift, courtroom, manhattan, new york city, sitcom. Created by Reinhold Weege, it stars Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette. An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

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