| "A Day in the Life" | |
|---|---|
| Season 4, Episode 15 #72 in series (193 episodes) | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | February 5, 1987 |
| Production code | 185945 |
| Written by: | Nat Mauldin, Teresa O'Neill & Bob Stevens |
| Directed by: | Thomas Klein |
| Guest stars: | Fred Applegate Dannel Arnold Norman Bartold Leslie Bevis Raye Birk Phil Leeds Mark Blankfield Jim Doughan John Dullaghan Gary Grossman Raymond Singer Brandon Tartikoff Jeanette Nolan Jack Dodson(Uncredited) Bevis Faversham (Uncredited) |
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A Day in the Life was the 15th episode of Season 4 of Night Court, also the 72nd overall series episode. Written by Nat Mauldin, Teresa O'Neill, and Bob Stevens, and directed by Thomas Klein, the episode, which aired on NBC-TV, first aired on February 5, 1987.
Synopsis
Harry must judge all his cases by midnight.
Storyline
In the first of several "day in the life" episodes, the court has to process an unusually large docket (200 cases) before midnight - in this episode, to head off a federal judge's general amnesty setting free all defendants not arraigned by then.
Plot Summary
This is the first of four "Day in the Life" episodes, in which Harry (Harry Anderson) must judge a huge number of cases before a predetermined deadline. In this instance, Harry wants to dispense justice to 200 defendants in order to beat a midnight "general amnesty" ordered by a retiring federal judge. Among those appearing before Harry is NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff, who pleads on behalf of a Nielsen family that doesn't want to go to jail before they get a chance to watch Misfits of Science!
Guest stars/Recurring characters/cast
- Fred Applegate as Ted Boswell
- Alix Elias as Sue Boswell
- Dannel Arnold as Delivery Guy
- Norman Bartold as Mr. Reynolds
- Leslie Bevis as Sheila
- Raye Birk as God #1
- Phil Leeds as God #2
- Mark Blankfield as Magician
- Jim Doughan as Jason the Pleading Man
- John Dullaghan as Mr. Tuttle
- Gary Grossman as Man in Dryer
- Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Smith
- Raymond Singer as The Monk
- Brandon Tartikoff as Himself (as B. Donald Tartikoff)
- Jack Dodson (uncredited)
- Bevis Faversham as Oliver Hardy (Uncredited)