Night Court
An Easter testicle in theNight Courtrevival made reference to several sequence of the classic serial publication where the courtroom was besieged . This was a change of pace for the collide with NBC serial publication , which mostly avoided direct references to the show that inspired it after the pilot episode . Night Courtseason 1 , episode 6 , " Justice Buddies " broke with this drift give several nods to the classicNight Court .
The action of theNight Courtrevival episode " Justice Buddies " saw the courtroom of Judge Abby Stone become ground zero for a educatee protest . When Abby quetch that defense attorney Dan Fielding did n’t seem to be taking the incident seriously , he say that tween activists charter over the courtroom was far from the unearthly affair he ’d ever had to dole out with forge with Abby ’s father . Fielding elaborated on this point , explicate that " … there are no bomb , there are no surety … no disgruntled warlocks ! " Of course , this was no exaggeration .
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Season 1’s Death Threat
The first dud to endanger the court come early in the career of Judge Abby Stone ’s father , shortly after his appointment to the judiciary . Night Courtseason 1 , sequence 6 , " Death Threat , " presentednewbie New York City Judge Harry Stoneas the target of the titular destruction threat , which was hand over via a sway in brief before a ticktack fourth dimension bomb calorimeter was retrieve in his electric chair . The culprit was ultimately revealed to be Anthony Rodriguez , a skid - effulgence boy in the courthouse , whose sire had authorize through the royal court facing burglary kick . The issue was finalize peacefully after Harry reveal he had recommended lenience for Anthony ’s father .
Season 2’s Madame Loretta
Judge Harry Stone was an amateur stage magician , but one character inNight Courtseason 2 seemed to have real magic powers . Madame Loretta was an " sovereign religious coordinator " who passed through the court after the husband of one of her clients smashed the front windowpane of her parlor . When Harry proved less than ruthless in doom the hubby , Madame Loretta lie down a powerful jinx after repeatedly spitting on the court storey and her slip file cabinet . Nobody use up the curse seriously , untilthe unfortunate Dan Fieldinglearned that his comptroller had exit while in the middle of defending his revenue enhancement proceeds to the IRS .
Season 3’s The Hostage
The story of theNight Courtseason 3 episode " The Hostage " center around an accused burglar who stole thousands of dollars of electronic element . Calling himself Plotkin , the man claimed to be an stranger from Saturn trying to establish a communicator , so that ( much like E.T. The Extra Terrestrial ) he could phone home for a drive before Earth ’s toxic standard pressure killed him . Despite his claims of coming from a Utopian society that had decimate all war and conflict , Plotkin quickly wrick to violence and exact Dan Fielding hostage to grease one’s palms the time needed to complete his interstellar communication equipment .
Season 3’s The Mugger
An entirely unlike sort of hostage situation broke out in theNight Courtseason 3 episode " The Mugger , " which founddefense attorney Christine Sullivanfighting a crisis of faith after a unrelenting looting go forth her wondering if she could retain to act as an advocate for criminals like the one who attack her . Coincidentally , the mugger was later cornered in the courthouse cafeteria , where he take bailiff Florence Kleiner hostage while wielding a grenade . Despite her scandalization over what befall to her , Christine ultimately show the compassion that defined her fictional character and talked the mugger into surrendering peacefully .
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Season 5’s Constitution, Parts 1 & 2
The two - partNight Courtseason 5 plot line " Constitution , Part 1 " and " Constitution , Part 2 " found Judge Harry Stone juggling multiple crises . The master interruption involve a man named Nesbitt Sherman ( aka Doctor Flame ) who had stolen a priceless original transcript of the United States Constitution from the circle of a tacky goggle box special celebrating the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution . At the same meter , the cast was abrade the courthouse forthe delusional Roz Russell , who had started hallucinating after going into diabetic jar . Ironically the biggest threat to the order of the courtyard was a team of gun trigger - happy Secret Service agents .
Season 5’s Dan, The Walking Time Bomb
Dan Fielding was postulate hostage once again in theNight Courtseason 5 episode " Dan , The Walking Time Bomb . " This time , however , the bomber had a specific grudge against Dan , being a childhood classmate , Ernest " Stinky " Carter , who blamed the adjunct district lawyer for ruining his spirit by circumstantially destroying his high school science fair project . This reportedly cost Stinky a college scholarship and reprobate him to a biography as a infected tank cleaner . gratefully , Harry Stone was able to talk Stinky into surrendering after convincing him that becoming a murderer would make him no good thanthe elusive lineament of Dan Fielding .
Season 6’s Clip Show, Parts 1 & 2
TheNight Courtseason 6 two - part storyline " Clip Show " found Judge Stone and his court being taken surety by a dissatisfied buffoon diagnose Beepo while in the midst of an audit by an officious bureaucrat . The chief reason Beepo was disgruntled was " I ’m a 48 - class - old man diagnose Beepo . " aggravate by the lack of respect he get and the ill chance that eclipse his life , Beepo finally surrendered after hearing several stories regarding the shenanigans that ensue in Judge Stone ’s tribunal . drive home through multiple flashback , the stories allow Beepo to bring in there were multitude who had it much bad than him , referencing several classicNight Courtepisodes .
Season 7’s Futureman
Dan Fielding was take hostage yet again in theNight Courtseason 7 episode " Futureman . " This clock time , however , the defendants who pulled a knife on the tinny prosecute attorney rapidly became surety themselves , thanks to the sentence - traveling vigilante VHK-937 . Armed with a working optical maser pistol , the nominal " Futureman " VHK-937 lay claim to have derive to the past times to fight law-breaking by using his advanced technology to eliminate the felonious element by any mean necessary . VHK-937 was later on confirmed to be a gifted modern - mean solar day artificer who had a mental breakdown and originate his VHK-937 personality after being mugged .
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Season 7’s Still Another Day In The Life
The " Day In The Life " episodes of theoriginalNight Courtserieswere an annual tradition , where the court was force to rush through hundreds of cases in one night . However , theNight Courtseason 7 sequence " Still Another Day In The life history " featured one of the most unusual cases ever , with Judge Stone being asked to rule on a case of sexual rape at a psychics ' convening . The defendant was accused of using his psychokinesis to " nail a feel,“resulting in a genuine engagement of the judgment as the plaintiff ’s husband support his wife ’s honor by using his own psychokinesis to pummel the misrepresented oracle on the courtroom floor .
Season 8’s Crossroads, Parts 1 & 2
Flashbacks figured prominently in theNight Courtseason 8 plot line " Crossroads , " which found the court crew looking back on defining moments of their life while being halt hostage by a scientist armed with what he claimed was a viral weapon . For instance , thefate of Judge Harry Stonewas revealed to have been change by the sudden death of the one agent who liked his wizardly human action , force Harry to go to law school . ThisNight Courtepisode was strange because the flashback were all original segments rather than clips reprocess from former episodes . The intimate hostage plot line , however , was shameless recycled once again .
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