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The Former Harry Stone: Directed by Jay Sandrich. With Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly. An office bet over what Harry's true age is leads to the discovery that he has a criminal record.
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- Jay Sandrich
- 1984-01-18
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The Former Harry Stone was the third episode of Night Court, also the third overall series episode. Written by series creator and executive producer Reinhold Weege, the episode was directed by Jay Sandrich, who was also well known for his work on the ABC-TV sitcoms SOAP, Benson, and, later, two other successful NBC shows, The Golden Girls and Empty...
An office bet over what Harry's true age is leads to the discovery that he has a criminal record.
Lana learns that Harry has a criminal record when she tries to find out his age to settle a bet. Barney Martin appears in this episode. Terry Kiser makes his first appearance as hotshot newspaper reporter Al Craven, who tries hard to find the criminal file on Judge Stone, which Lana stumbled upon while routinely going through the court files, who was once arrested for running into a liquor store with a '64 Cadillac years earlier as a teenager taking a joyride in his dad's car; the charge and the story, if released to the public media, could be devastating to his judicial career.
Harry winds up admitting this to the reporter, as he admits he spent time in a reformatory tor the offense, which drove a further wedge between he and his dad, who died soon thereafter. Meanwhile, a man, Ronald McKenzie (Joey Aresco) is brought before Harry for disorderly conduct after starting a brawl at his wedding ceremony after learning his bride-to-be, Vickie Guyer (Judy Landers) was once a nude centerfold in a men's magazine. Harry rules against Ronald, but manages to get the couple to reconcile as he then marries the two in his chambers, with both attorneys, Liz and Dan, and Lana, and the bailiffs as witnesses, which brings home the message that there are some things we do which we later regret that we cannot change, but which we would like to, that we have to move on from. Incidentally, Craven decides not to print the story, not seeing anything interesting in
Starring
•Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone •Karen Austin as Lana Wagner •John Larroquette as Dan Fielding •Paula Kelly as Liz Williams •Richard Moll as Bull Shannon •Selma Diamond as Selma Hacker
Guest stars/Recurring charactes/cast
•Barney Martin as Bum •Terry Kiser as Al Craven •Judy Landers as Vickie Guyer-McKenzie •Joey Aresco as Ronald McKenzie •Richard Stahl as Doctor Peter Green •George Wallace as Doctor (as George D. Wallace)
Harold T. "Harry" Stone is a presiding judge for night court at Manhattan criminal court on the NBC comedy series Night Court. The part of Judge Stone is played by Harry Anderson. Harry is basically a young, good-humored judge and amateur magician whose parents were former mental patients.
Mar 30, 2023 · In the new Night Court's first episode (Season 1, Episode 1), it's revealed that Judge Harry T. Stone has passed away. “I was sorry to hear about your father. We lost touch over the...
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"Night Court" The Former Harry Stone (TV Episode 1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992). He later played Dave Barry on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–1997).
