Starring: John Larroquette, Harry Anderson, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Genres: Comedy
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end of the episode when Harry says "there will be a 10 minute recess" a boom mic is visible.
Continuity mistake: In the first courtroom scene, Hacksaw is standing up twice.
Continuity mistake: In the first courtroom scene Sheila's briefcase opens and closes a couple of times between shots.
Bull Shannon: All rise. Criminal court part two is now in session. The honorable Harold T. Stone presiding.
The Trouble is Not in Your Set - S6-E14
Trivia: Marion Ross guest stars as a woman who watches a lot of TV, but believes the characters are real people. In one scene she references the following show by naming people/characters: Oprah, Donahue, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Cosby Show, Dynasty, M.A.S.H., Dallas, Leave it to Beaver. The last character she names is "The Fonz", from Happy Days, which Ross also starred in as Mrs. Cunningham.
Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore - S8-E10
Question: Harry recognizes one of the defendants who used to bully him when they were both children. Harry says that he can't participate in the case because of this, and also because that would make it a conflict of interest. Wouldn't any cases where his father was brought before him also be considered a conflict of interest, and why would Harry be allowed to preside over his father's cases?
Answer: Harry recuses himself from the case because of his own conflict of interest, however, his father is usually brought in for simple public disturbances and with his mental health record, gets remanded to a mental facility for examination. In cases like those, the judge's task is little more than signing a form, so there's not really a question of impartiality to be considered.
Answer: Harry's father only came to his court as a defendant once (about trying to start a mutiny on the ferry). Harry said he was going to recuse himself when Christine said the Dept. Of Transportation had already dropped the charges, so it was a moot point.
Brian Katcher
This might be spoilerriffic; however, I think they're talking about Harry's real father, Buddy.
Captain Defenestrator
So am I. Harry's stepfather died when he was a teenager.
Brian Katcher