| "The Computer Kid" | |
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| Season 2, Episode 5 #18 in series (193 episodes) | |
 Harry is saddled with areal dilemma when a precocious computer whiz barricades himself in his office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records in "The Computer Kid" in Season 2 (ep.#5). | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | November 1, 1984 |
| Production code | 185607 |
| Written by: | Bob Stevens & Stu Kreisman (story editor) |
| Directed by: | Jim Drake |
| Guest stars: | Miriam Flynn Matthew Faison Anthony Holland Blackie Dammett |
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The Computer Kid was the fifth episode of Season 2 of Night Court, also the 18th overall series episode. Written by Bob Stevens, the episode was directed by Jim Drake The episode, which aired on NBC-TV, first aired on November 1, 1984.
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Synopsis[]
A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records.
Storyline[]
A school-aged computer whiz hacks into the school district's database and takes their permanent records hostage.
Plot Summary[]
Child actor Christian Brackett-Zika appears as Jeremy, a preteen computer whiz who locks himself in Harry's chambers after an argument with his school principal. Unless Harry (Harry Anderson) can get through to Jeremy, the kid will use his computer knowhow to complete wipe out the school's "permanent" records--and possibly everything on record throughout New York City!
Trivia[]
- This episode was of course taped long before the "young computer geek" became a standard sitcom character along with the "evil land developer" and "oversexed housewife".
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone
- Charles Robinson as Mac Robinson
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
- Ellen Foley Billie Young
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
- Selma Diamond as Selma Hacker
Guest stars/Recurring characters/cast[]
- Miriam Flynn as Phyllis Simon
- Matthew Faison as Alan Simon
- Anthony Holland as Ralph Kremski
- Blackie Dammett as Derrell Wainwright
- Richard Mehana as Anthony Porcaro
- Fred Applegate as Mr. Platt
- Christian Brackett-Zika as Jeremy Simon
- Charlotte Portney as court Stenographer (uncredited)