Scripted series · NBC
Night Court
Chaos in the Courtroom!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Harry Anderson
Harry T. Stone
193 eps
Markie Post
Christine Sullivan
159 eps
Karen Austin
Lana Wagner
13 eps
Ellen Foley
Billie Young
22 eps
John Larroquette
Dan Fielding
193 eps
Charles Robinson
Mac Robinson
180 eps
Paula Kelly
Liz Williams
13 eps
Richard Moll
Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon
193 eps
Marsha Warfield
Rosalind 'Roz' Russell
136 eps
Selma Diamond
Selma Hacker
35 eps
Florence Halop
Florence Kleiner
22 eps
Joleen Lutz
Lisette Hocheiser
23 eps
S. Marc Jordan
Jack Griffin
24 eps
Estelle Harris
Easy Mary
3 eps
Todd Susman
Mr. Rodgers
3 eps
Leslie Bevis
Sheila
4 eps
Bumper Robinson
Leon
5 eps
George Murdock
Detective Griffin
4 eps
Cal Gibson
Morgue Attendant
3 eps
Ralph Manza
Angelo
5 eps
Patrick Cranshaw
Mr. Shelton
3 eps
Rita Taggart
Carla B.
4 eps
Judy Landers
Roberta Savage
3 eps
Terry Kiser
Al Craven
4 eps
Angela Aames
Angela
4 eps
Molly David
Vannie / Martha
3 eps
Matt Landers
Courier
3 eps
John Scott Clough
Tommy Connors
3 eps
Wil Albert
Mr. Grinsky
3 eps
Martin Garner
Bernie
5 eps
Fred Applegate
Ted Boswell
5 eps
Brent Spiner
Bob Wheeler
6 eps
Stanley Brock
Vincent Frago
4 eps
Margot Rose
Charlotte Lund
4 eps
John Dullaghan
Man in Courtroom
4 eps
Jack Riley
Dr. Flick
7 eps
John Astin
Buddy Ryan
11 eps
Gary Grossman
1987
7 eps
Annie O'Donnell
June Wheeler
6 eps
Alex Henteloff
Guy T. Reynolds
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Night Court actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Night Court reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 193 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
1 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198413 episodes
9.5IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Wonder Drugs
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198422 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198522 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198622 episodes
9.8IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198722 episodes
9.2IMDbBest episode · S05E06 Mac's Dilemma
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
198822 episodes
9.8IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
198924 episodes
9.2IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
199024 episodes
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
199122 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
The Former Harry Stone
Lana learns that Harry has a criminal record when she tries to find out his age to settle a bet.
- Directed by Jay Sandrich
- Written by Tom Reeder, Reinhold Weege
S01E01
All You Need is Love
Harold T. Stone becomes a night court judge and settles a dispute involving a woman threatening her husband with gunfire.
- Directed by James Burrows
- Written by Reinhold Weege
S01E02
Santa Goes Downtown
The season is merry as Harry deals with a man in a red suit charged with trespassing and tries to restore the faith of a pair of cynical teenage runaways.
- Directed by Gary Shimokawa, Asaad Kelada
- Written by Reinhold Weege
S01E06
Death Threat
Things are thrown into an uproar when Harry receives a threat via a rock thrown through the window and a bomb is discovered in the courtroom.
- Directed by Jay Sandrich
- Written by Bob Stevens
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Reinhold Weege
Showrunner
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Julie Fleischer
Writer
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Kevin Kelton
Writer
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Leonard Mlodinow
Writer
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Ron Osborn
Writer
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Neil Thompson
Writer
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Zachary D. Wechsler
Writer
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Paul Raley
Writer
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Teresa O'Neill
Writer
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Chris Cluess
Writer
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Nancy Steen
Writer
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Lee Maddux
Writer
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Mike Underwood
Writer
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Bob Stevens
Writer
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Jeff Reno
Writer
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Reinhold Weege
Writer
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Tom Reeder
Writer
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Jack Carrerow
Writer
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Nat Mauldin
Writer
Linwood Boomer
Writer
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Jeffrey Davis
Writer
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Bob Colleary
Writer
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Howard Ostroff
Writer
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Lisa A. Bannick
Writer
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Gene Braunstein
Writer
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Scott Rubenstein
Writer
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Tom Straw
Writer
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Tony Sheehan
Writer
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Gary Murphy
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Reinhold WeegeCreator
Executive production
- Bob StevensProducer
- Linwood BoomerProducer
- Reinhold WeegeExecutive Producer
- Timothy SteeleProducer
- Jeff MelmanProducer
- Tom StrawProducer
Writing
- Julie FleischerWriter
- Kevin KeltonWriter
- Leonard MlodinowWriter
- Ron OsbornWriter
- Neil ThompsonWriter
- Zachary D. WechslerWriter
Direction
- Alan BergmannDirector
- Noam PitlikDirector
- Tim SteeleDirector
- Gary ShimokawaDirector
- Jim DrakeDirector
- Asaad KeladaDirector
Cinematography
- Robert BerryDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
Night Court · Night Court
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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