Night Court
Shave and a Haircut
TV Flash files “Shave and a Haircut” as hour 183 of 193 in the TV Flash guide — Night Court (1984–1992) on NBC, season 9, episode 12, aired 1992-01-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E12: listed hour 183 of 193 in the Night Court guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 9. It aired 1992-01-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Santa on the Lam” (S09E11). Next is “A New York Story” (S09E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Harry goes all out to get Mel Tormé to accept a man-of-the-year award unaware that it's a prank. Meanwhile, Dan and Will turn into bounty hunters.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shave and a Haircut sit in the Night Court guide?
S09E12 is listed hour 183 of 193 — hour 12 of 22 in season 9, season 9 episode 12.
When did Night Court S09E12 air?
Shave and a Haircut aired 1992-01-08 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…