| "Wonder Drugs" | |
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| Season 1, Episode 9 #9 in series (193 episodes) | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | March 7, 1984 |
| Production code | 185364 |
| Written by: | Howard Ostroff |
| Directed by: | Asaad Kelada |
| Guest stars: | Ron Feinberg Arva Holt Sandy Martin Jack Riley Lionel Mark Smith |
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Wonder Drug was the ninth episode of Night Court, also the ninth overall series episode. Written by Howard Ostroff, the episode was directed by Asaad Kelada. The episode, which aired on NBC-TV, first aired on March 7, 1984.
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Synopsis[]
Lana disrupts the proceedings after taking a powerful cold medicine.
Plot Summary[]
Court clerk Lana takes medicine for a virus and suffers the many side effects, such as bouts of depression mingled with euphoria and a startling release of her inhibitions (she lays a kiss on Harry!). She scales the library bookcase like a monkey in Harry's chambers, becomes emotionally distraught when she believes Harry "led her on" with their kiss, leads Harry throughout the courtroom, ranting and raving about being betrayed, even at one point breaking out in song! Fans of Jack Riley (of The Bob Newhart Show) should get a kick out of his jerk clown, a repulsive creep who appears before the court after several charges including disorderly conduct.
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone
- Karen Austin as Lana Wagner
- Paula Kelly as Liz Williams
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
- Selma Diamond as Selma Hacker
Guest stars/Recurring characters/cast[]
- Ron Feinberg as Man in Dress
- Arva Holt as Woman Seated in First Row of the Gallery
- Sandy Martin as Woman Seated in First Row of the Gallery
- Jack Riley as Emil Dutton
- Lionel Mark Smith as Steven Bostwick (as Lionel Smith)