Night Court

On the day a new co-bailiff is to be named, Bull (RICHARD MOLL) arrives for work drunk and disorderly; meanwhile, a new Legal Aid attorney is assigned to the courtroom of Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON).

Assistant District Attorney Dan Fielding (JOHN LARROQUETTE) is taken hostage in the courtroom when a wacky defendant (KENNETH TIGAR), claiming he is from the planet Saturn, seizes a gun from the evidence table.

Explanations are in order before Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) when Christine Sullivan's father (EUGENE ROCHE) goes on his first date in years and winds up the morning after charged with soliciting a prostitute.

Failure of court clerk Mac (CHARLES ROBINSON) to tell his grandfather of his marriage to Quon Le (DENICE KUMAGAI) creates a family crisis, resolved only when Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) arranges for the grandfather to be left alone with Quon Le to discover her warmth and charm.

Witches are traditional on Halloween, but Harry (HARRY ANDERSON) faces a real-life dilemma when he finds himself falling head-over-heels in love with luscious Kim (MARY-MARGARET HUMES), who claims she is a genuine witch.

The courtroom of Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) is in shock when Dan Fielding (JOHN LARROQUETTE), awaiting a visit from his college buddy, Chip (JIM BAILEY), is confronted with alluring Charlene--his college chum after a sex change.

Dan (JOHN LARROQUETTE) is fired by his new boss (DANIEL FRISHMAN) when his attitude problem can't be cut down to size; and Florence (FLORENCE HALOP) schemes to cool the ardor of a woman-chaser (MARTIN GARNER) who is pursuing her.

Dispensing plain old common sense, Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) helps rock star Eddie Devon (MICHAEL ROSS) discover that his psychiatrist, Dr. Melnick (STUART PANKIN), isn't really interested in his well-being, only his money.

Sworn to uphold the strict dictates of the law, Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) is torn by inner conflict when he finds he must rule against defendants he feels are unfortunate victims of circumstance.

Feeling guilty because the strict dictates of the law prevented him from helping a downtrodden mother and son--with dire results--Harry walks out of the courtroom and seemingly vanishes. Harry's caring associates refuse to let him pull a disappearing act and launch a search.

Bailiff Bull (RICHARD MOLL) falls head-over-heels in love with Renee (RANDEE HELLER), unaware she is a prostitute. Who is going to break the bad news to him? Meanwhile, Dan (JOHN LARROQUETTE) has a hot date lined up, but is he going to make it?

Moonlighting as a paid escort, Assistant District Attorney Dan Fielding (JOHN LARROQUETTE) doesn't know what to do when a client, a woman in her later years, wants him to go to bed with her.

Chaos reigns in Harry's (HARRY ANDERSON) courtroom when he is temporarily supplanted on the bench by Judge Robert Hirsch (JEFF COREY), a veteran jurist suffering from burnout.

Life-long bachelor Harry (HARRY ANDERSON) finds himself in the unfamiliar role of a father when he volunteers to serve temporarily as a foster parent for a 12-year-old orphan boy.

Harry's (HARRY ANDERSON) eligibility to retain custody of a 12-year-old orphan boy, for whom he is serving as a foster parent, is threatened when a social worker unexpectedly arrives during an adult party Harry is throwing for ladies' man Dan Fielding (JOHN LARROQUETTE).

Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) realizes just how attached he's become to Leon (BUMPER ROBINSON), the foster child he's been caring for, when would-be adoptive parents show up to claim him; and Dan (JOHN LARROQUETTE) sees a way to curry Harry's favor when the judge's long-time idol, Mel Torme (HIMSELF), shows up in the courthouse.

Distraught after a mugging, Legal Aid counsel Christine (MARKIE POST) walks out on her job; Dan (JOHN LARROQUETTE), who has a hot tip on the stock market, seeks a loan from his coworkers.

Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) is in for a real surprise when all his belongings disappear after he attempts to help the Fabulous Falcone (CARL BALLANTINE), a magician and Harry's childhood hero.

Bull (RICHARD MOLL) could be held in contempt of court after he befriends an orangutan introduced as evidence in a case. Dan (JOHN LARROQUETTE) charms a young woman (REBECCA HOLDEN) who has amnesia. But will she find him so charming when her memory returns?

Flo (FLORENCE HALOP) reaches mandatory retirement age, and Harry (HARRY ANDERSON) and the gang must figure out a way to turn back time in order for her to keep her job.

Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON), who's courtroom normally resembles a mental ward, is about to open a maternity ward after a hurricane prevents medical help from arriving for four pregnant women, all of whom are in labor.

The courtroom madness continues as Judge Harry Stone (HARRY ANDERSON) and his night court staff help four women deliver their babies after a hurricane prevents medical assistance from arriving in time.