There have been loads of office comedies in tv historical past, however none have been sillier, extra off-the-wall, or extra downright lovable than Night time Court docket. Although it by no means really dominated the scores after premiering in 1984, the traditional sitcom earned sufficient of a following to maintain it on the air for 9 seasons and 193 hilarious episodes, and even spent a couple of years amongst America’s prime 10 most-watched exhibits.
A automobile for comic Harry Anderson, Night time Court docket instructed the story of Harry T. Stone, a younger-than-usual decide whose unorthodox strategies, dedication to serving to others, and unlikely passions for magic and Mel Torme made him the proper oddball to take a seat on the bench and attend to the day by day circus that was a Municipal Night time Court docket in New York Metropolis. The wacky solid of would-be criminals who cycled out and in of the courtroom have been matched solely by Stone’s fellow workers, such because the sweet-yet-ogre-like “Bull” Shannon (performed by Richard Moll), the willful Christine Sullivan (Markie Put up), and the conniving prosecutor Dan Fielding (performed with award-winning glee by John Larroquette).