Night Court
Night Court (English: Night Court ) is an American comedy series that was produced from 1984 to 1992.
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Surprise at the Manhattan Criminal Court - with such a judge has no one expected. Harold "Harry" T. Stone is very young, silly and playful. And as he says, he was on the list for the appointment of new judges at the bottom. But just the Super Bowl was played, he was the only one that could be reached by telephone.
The Manhattan Criminal Court, the judge presiding Stone, meets usually at night and is concerned primarily with petty crimes, such as minor assault or prostitution. To life and death, it is rare, and if so, for other reasons.
Judge Stones sessions generally run from rather unconventional, what is true in part to strong criticism of colleagues who view this type behavior as harmful. As a big fan of magic tricks of all kinds you may actually already happened once that Judge Stone conjures a dove out of the hat. However, that does not change his competence, and his staff go for it even through the fire.
There is also the Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding. An arrogant snob who only has money and especially women in the head, which he recreates in every suitable and unsuitable occasion, usually with success. However, he is not only competent but deep inside - even if he himself would never admit it - a good man.
The mandatory defense was initially perceived by Liz Williams, but which was replaced after a short period of Billie Young. But it remained only a year, until finally Christine Sullivan came. She is an uptight person who has a lot of problems with the male gender. Christine raises frequently the moral high ground and is the Contra Part of the " depraved " Dan Fielding. For her clients she is one with all their skill.
Good soul of the company court, trying to bring order to chaos and also to keep track of is the grumpy, sometimes brummelige court clerk Mac Robinson. He is a Vietnam veteran and married to a Vietnamese woman. He learned Quon Lee as a young soldier in Vietnam know. Later she followed him to the United States because she had fallen in love. Of course it is Harry who dares the two.
Backbone of the court, the court usher. Always aboard the gigantic Bull Shannon, who appears stupid or even naive at first glance. But it's got much more than what you guessed at first, and he has a very big heart. On the position of bailiff there were two rapid change, as the first two women - Selma Hacker, a notorious smoker and Florence Kleiner, a kratzbürstiges beings - rather quickly died because of her advanced age. With Roz Russell a court servant was obliged to appears repellent and prickly outside, but this has built at least up to a certain point only as a facade.
Frequent guests are a bit overzealous caretaker type, Harry's late father found Buddy, who has spent most of his life in mental hospitals and the singer Mel Tormé, of which Harry is a big fan. In addition, Dan Fielding employs the homeless Phil as a kind of assistant and takes from him where it gets. Phil, however, sees Dan a benefactor.
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First series creator Reinhold Weege developed the concept that a judge should be the focus, with an interest in magic and the Mel Tormé loves. Ironically, was occupied by Harry Anderson man for the role, which was professional magician and Mel Tormé loves.
In the first year, the team had to cope with a large fluctuation. The role of the public defender was occupied four times. Markie Post, who then held the role until the end, was at the beginning of the first choice, but did not come out of her contract with the Serie A Fall Guy out. The cast of the first two court servants, Selma Diamond and Florence Halop died in real life. Also on the position of the court secretary there was a change, as Karen Austin strove for a film career. So it was that of the original cast only Harry Anderson, John Larroquette and Richard Moll were always there.
Attorney Dan Fielding wears, how one learns more than once, actually a different name. Not Dan, but Reinhold is his birth name. Here, the authors allowed a little joke and played with it on the creator of the series, Reinhold Weege.
In the American television series 30 Rock, an alternate ending to the original actors was in Season 3, Episode 3, produced, where it should come to the wedding between Harry and Christine.
Awards
The series was for two Golden Globes ( both times John Larroquette ) and 31 Emmy Awards nominations, of which 7 were also obtained, four alone by John Larroquette.