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Night Court

1984–1992 · 9 seasons

A breezy, joke-dense sitcom that feels like hanging out with a lovable bunch of oddballs in a chaotic nighttime courtroom.

Created by: Reinhold Weege
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, Karen Austin

Tagline: Chaos in the Courtroom!
Overview: An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

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Created by: Reinhold Weege
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, Karen Austin

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
friendship
justice
work
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Reinhold Weege
Written by: Ron Osborn, Nancy Steen, Scott Rubenstein, Leonard Mlodinow
Starring: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, Karen Austin, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Paula Kelly, Richard Moll
Cinematography: Robert Berry
Length: 9 seasons, 193 episodes, 24 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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