Night Court, Season 1

Night Court (1984-1992) was an American TV series, airing on NBC, about the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. more »

Dan:
How did you get appointed to the bench?

Harry:
You know Dan, that's a funny story. It was the mayor's last day in office and it was a Sunday and my name was at the bottom of the list of a 1,000 candidates. So they start calling folks starting at the top of the list. You see it's Sunday and no one's home. So they keep calling down the list, name by name. No one answers. Finally they get down to the bottom of the list and voila.

Lana:
You mean you were appointed a judge because…

Harry:
I was home.

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