Night Court

Night Court was a situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. The show focused on the nutty antics during the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment courtoom, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. Stone (as played by Harry Anderson) and his cast of loonies.

Trivia

• Richard Moll had originally shaved his head for a role in the 1983 science fiction B-movie '. Producers liked the look for Bull, so he continued shaving his head for Night Court.
• John Larroquette's character was called "Dan Fielding" almost exclusively, although his full name was quite different. When his parents came to visit, they mentioned that his last name was "Elmor" and his middle name was "Fielding". In a different episode, to Dan's embarrassment, a childhood friend revealed that his first name was "Reinhold". This last bit was a nod to the unusual first name of the show's creator, Reinhold Weege. Another episode, featuring a Lamaze breathing class suddenly going into labor revealed him of being named "Ivanhoe".
• The first few seasons of Night Court had an unusually large number of cast changes for such a long-running series. The only actors to appear consistently throughout the show's run were Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, and Richard Moll. Selma Diamond and Florence Halop both played bailiffs alongside Moll; Diamond passed away after two seasons and Halop after one.
• Larroquette won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Dan Fielding for four years consecutively between 1985 and 1988. He subsequently removed himself from competition. Harry Anderson was nominated for his role on the show but never won.
• Although often portrayed as a simpleton, character Bull Shannon had a tested I.Q. of 181.
• Harold T. Stone was the youngest judge appointed to the bench in New York. According to Stone, he was selected because the Mayor was filling all open seats, and he was the only nominee on the list at home to answer his phone (it was a Sunday). Some trivia pages list this as being Super Bowl Sunday, but that was never stated, and would not coincide with when the Mayor of New York's term would end.
• Judge Stone's most frequent sentencing was "$50 and time served."