Court Is Back in Session and Judge Harry T. Stone Is Presiding!

Court Is Back in Session and Judge Harry T. Stone Is Presiding!

TV Land Reveals Verdict That Night Court Launches With 48-Hour Marathon Beginning August 13th

NEW YORK, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Order in the court! TV Land pleads guilty as charged as the network launches the hilarious comedy Night Court with a 48-hour marathon beginning Saturday, August 13 at 6 a.m. (ET/PT). Starring Harry Anderson as Judge Harold T. Stone, this sitcom made its mark on television as one of the most memorable slapstick comedies of its era. Night Court will air in its regularly scheduled timeslot of 11:30 P.M. every night beginning Monday, August 15.

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"Night Court's unconventional style and unforgettable courtroom antics will forever be imitated, but never duplicated," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "Its memorable cast of characters was a remarkable assembly of talent."

A staple in NBC's "Must-See TV" line-up of the '80s, the series premiered on January 4, 1984. The show centers around a Manhattan Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Harold T. Stone, (Harry Anderson) a very unique magistrate with an unorthodox style. Unlike other judges, Harry's motley crew of clerks, District Attorneys, magic tricks and bad jokes tend to follow him to the bench. He is joined by Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the prosecuting attorney with an amazing conviction record and a sex life to match; Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), the 6' 8", bald bailiff whose bark was worse than his bite, but not by much, Mac Robinson (Charles Robinson), the sensible court clerk and Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond), the short, elderly, raspy-voiced bailiff with a dry sense of humor. After the passing of Selma Diamond in real life, the show added the character of Roz Russell (Marsha Warfield) as the manipulative bailiff who never hesitated to express her opinion and public defendant Christine Sullivan (Markie Post) as Harry's on-again, off-again love interest.

The following is the schedule for the Night Court marathon (all times ET/PT):

** For episode descriptions please contact TV Land press **

Saturday, August 13th

6:00am #004 - Welcome Back, Momma 6:30am #005 - The Eye of the Beholder 7:00am #012 - Bull's Baby 7:30am #015 - Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense) 8:00am #017 - Pick a Number 8:30am #018 - The Computer Kid 9:00am #020 - Harry on Trial 9:30am #021 - Harry and the Madam 10:00am #023 - Blizzard 10:30am #025 - The Birthday Visitor 11:00am #026 - Dan's Parents 11:30am #027 - Nuts About Harry 12:00pm #028 - An Old Flame 12:30pm #032 - Married Alive 1:00pm #036 - Hello and Goodbye 1:30pm #038 - Dad's First Date

Saturday, August 13th

2:00pm #039 - Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations 2:30pm #042 - Dan's New Boss 3:00pm #048 - The Night Off 3:30pm #049 - Harry and Leon 4:00pm #051 - Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye 4:30pm #053 - Could This Be Magic? 5:00pm #054 - Monkey Business 5:30pm #058 - The Next Voice You Hear... 6:00pm #061 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon 6:30pm #066 - Earthquake 7:00pm #068 - New Year's Leave 7:30pm #070 - Baby Talk 8:00pm #001 - All You Need Is Love 8:30pm #002 - Santa Goes Downtown 9:00pm #024 - Take My Wife, Please 9:30pm #030 - Battling Bailiff 10:00pm #086 - Who Was That Mashed Man? 10:30pm #060 - Author, Author 11:00pm #074 - Christine's Friend 11:30pm #093 - I'm OK, You're Schizophrenic

Sunday, August 14th

12:00am #071 - The Modest Proposal 12:30am #072 - A Day in the Life 1:00am #077 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson 1:30am #082 - Death of a Bailiff 2:00am #078 - Her Honor, Part 1 of 4 2:30am #079 - Her Honor, Part 2 of 4 3:00am #080 - Her Honor, Part 3 of 4 3:30am #081 - Her Honor, Part 4 of 4 4:00am #084 - Safe 4:30am #087 - No Hard Feelings 5:00am #090 - Let It Snow 5:30am #092 - Hit the Road, Jack 6:00am #095 - Another Day in the Life 6:30am #100 - Mac's Millions 7:00am #104 - Fire 7:30am #106 - Educating Rhoda 8:00am #110 - The Night Court Before Christmas 8:30am #111 - Mental Giant 9:00am #113 - Clip Show, Part 1 of 2 9:30am #114 - Clip Show, Part 2 of 2 10:00am #112 - Rock-a-Bye Baby 10:30am #116 - The Game Show 11:00am #117 - This Old Man 11:30am #118 - Strange Bedfellows 12:00pm #119 - From Snoop to Nuts, Part 1 of 2

Sunday, August 14th

12:30pm #120 - From Snoop to Nuts, Part 2 of 2 1:00pm #122 - Not My Type 1:30pm #123 - Yet Another Day in the Life 2:00pm #126 - The Cop and the Lady 2:30pm #136 - Razing Bull 3:00pm #138 - Wedding Bell Blues, Part 1 of 2 3:30pm #139 - Wedding Bell Blues, Part 2 of 2 4:00pm #141 - Melvin and Harold 4:30pm #145 - Still Another Day in the Life 5:00pm #147 - The Blues of the Birth 5:30pm #150 - When Harry Met Margaret 6:00pm #153 - Crossroads, Part 1 of 2 6:30pm #154 - Crossroads, Part 2 of 2 7:00pm #155 - Day Court 7:30pm #161 - Presumed Insolvent 8:00pm #097 - Russkie Business 8:30pm #098 - Jung and the Restless 9:00pm #115 - The Trouble is Not in Your Set 9:30pm #130 - Auntie Maim 10:00pm #144 - My Three Dads 10:30pm #165 - Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud -- It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta 11:00pm #192 - Opportunity Knock Knocks, Part 1 of 2 11:30pm #193 - Opportunity Knock Knocks, Part 2 of 2

Monday, August 14th

12:00am #162 - Mama Was a Rollin' Stone 12:30am #163 - Attachments Included 1:00am #164 - Alone Again, Naturally 1:30am #166 - To Sleep, No More 2:00am #170 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony, Part 1 of 2 2:30am #171 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony, Part 2 of 2 3:00am #172 - A Guy Named Phantom, Part 1 of 2 3:30am #173 - A Guy Named Phantom, Part 2 of 2 4:00am #175 - Puppy Love 4:30am #176 - Pop Goes the Question 5:00am #178 - Looking for Mr. Shannon 5:30am #181 - Get Me to the Roof on Time

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