| "Mac Takes a Vocation" | |
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| Season 8, Episode 21 #168 in series (193 episodes) | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | March 20, 1991 |
| Production code | 186951 |
| Written by: | Fred Rubin |
| Directed by: | Jim Drake |
| Guest stars: | S. Marc Jordan Joleen Lutz Lawrence Dobkin Nick Ullett George Petrie Kamella Tate Delia Sheppard Dorothy Andrews |
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Mac Takes a Vocation was the 21st episode of Season 8 of Night Court, the 168th overall episode in the series. Written by Fred Rubin, the episode, directed by Jim Drake, originally aired on NBC-TV on March 20, 1991.
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Synopsis[]
A Supreme Court Judge steals Mac as court clerk for appearances, as it causes Harry to get riled.
Storyline[]
Harry gets riled when a Justice Welch, a New York Supreme Court judge (Lawrence Dobkin) attempts to woo Mac away to serve on his staff as an office administrative assistant and legal aide.
What seems like such a great career opportunity soon turns sour, to Mac, as he learns that the real reason that Justice Welch is considering him for his staff was for him to be used as a vote-getting token minority on his staff, foremostly because of the ever changing demographics of the district in which he serves, as 50% of his constituents are now African-Amercan or Latino; when Mac objects to the idea, Justice Welch doesn't see it as such aproblem, as he considers Mac well qualified for the job, and he also cites "the fact that he's black doesn't hurt, either".
Mac decides to turn the job offer down as he cites that when he returns home from work at his court clerk job, his wife Quon Le and child see him as the man he is, but if he accepted this job, they'd be seeing a much different person, as he couldn't face himself in the mirror.
Meanwhile, trying to get over the death of his lackey and friend, Dan hires an English valet in an attempt to replace Phil.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
It is revealed in this episode that Mac's full first name is Macintosh.
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone
- Charles Robinson as Mac Robinson
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
- Markie Post as Christine Sullivan
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
- Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell
Recurring cast and characters/Guest stars[]
- S. Marc Jordan as Jack Griffin
- Joleen Lutz as Lisette Hocheiser
- Lawrence Dobkin as Justice Welch
- Nick Ullett as Jerome
- George Petrie as Kimmel (as George O. Petrie)
- Dorothy Andrews as Cashier (uncredited)