Night Court
Bull Gets a Kid
TV Flash files “Bull Gets a Kid” as hour 19 of 193 in the TV Flash guide — Night Court (1984–1992) on NBC, season 2, episode 6, aired 1984-11-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 19 of 193 in the Night Court guide, hour 6 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1984-11-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Computer Kid” (S02E05). Next is “Harry on Trial” (S02E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Bull signs up to be a foster father to underprivileged kids, the young boy he gets assigned Billie discovers a surprising secret about him – that Andy is really a girl in disguise. Trying to impress a co-worker, Dan tells her that he can get tickets for an upcoming Jets game, and later pleads with Mac in an attempt to get his tickets so he can take her on a date.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bull Gets a Kid sit in the Night Court guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 19 of 193 — hour 6 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Night Court S02E06 air?
Bull Gets a Kid aired 1984-11-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is it a legal sitcom or vaudeville?
Vaudeville in a courtroom. Cases exist to parade eccentrics through Harry's night shift; the legal workplace is the carnival tent, not a civics lesson.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Larroquette's Fielding is a comic monsterpiece, and the ensemble farce still snaps. Harry Anderson's magic-loving judge runs Manhattan night court like a jazz set while Bull, Roz, and the after-hours weirdos process the city. Peak NBC multi-cam oddball energy on Must See's late slot. Court is adjourned; the Emmy streak remains.
Manhattan after hours, a judge who does magic, a prosecutor vacuuming Emmys like they were parking tickets. NBC's Night Court (1984–1992) put Harry Anderson's hanging-judge charm at the calm eye of a storm: John Larroquette's Dan Fielding, Richard Moll's Bull, Markie Post's Christine, later Marsha Warfield's Roz. Reinhold Weege's workplace as carnival, eccentric cases as the city's processor. **Larroquette's Fielding is a comic monsterpiece** — the heat-check, not a footnote. Nine seasons, 193 episodes, Must…
Filed against
- Harry Anderson as Judge Harry Stone
Harry Anderson's Judge Harry Stone ran Manhattan night court like a jazz set — magic tricks, after-hours weirdos, Bull and Roz, Larroquette's Fielding as a comic monsterpiece. Peak NBC multi-cam oddball on Must See's late shift. TV Flash…
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
John Larroquette’s Dan Fielding is Night Court’s comic monsterpiece — Harry Anderson’s magic-loving judge running Manhattan night court like a jazz set while Bull, Roz, and the after-hours weirdos process the city. Peak NBC multi-cam…
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
Richard Moll's Bull Shannon loomed over Night Court like Manhattan after-hours architecture — Harry Anderson's magic-loving judge running night court as a jazz set, Larroquette's Fielding a comic monsterpiece, Bull the gentle giant in the…
- Markie Post as Christine Sullivan
Markie Post objected with style as Christine Sullivan on Night Court — Harry Anderson’s magic-loving judge, Manhattan after hours as a jazz set, Larroquette’s Fielding as a comic monsterpiece, Bull and Roz processing the city. Peak NBC…
- Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell
Marsha Warfield ran the bullpen as Roz Russell on Night Court — Harry Anderson’s magic-loving judge, Manhattan after hours as a jazz set, Larroquette’s Fielding as a comic monsterpiece, Bull and the weirdos processing the city. Peak NBC…