night court
(US, criminal justice) A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.
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Because we had a Betamax growing up, we had a ton of Sony L-750 tapes. They were mostly used to record Cheers and Night Court.
now playing on uncertain.fm » Night Court, "Happy Birthday"
News drop: Judge John Hodgman: NIGHT COURT is coming to LOS ANGELES in only TEN DAYS! There will be games and jokes and all kinds of bullshit. Also some swears. Get your tickets and don't be a chump who misses the s…
UP NEXT: PART AND PARCEL #84 with @zaxxon25.bsky.social first aired tue may 5 2026 • featuring Night Court, Golomb, Rebecca Schiffman, TWINS, Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno, and True Primitives listen now on uncertain.fm
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(US, criminal justice) A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.
“Because we had a Betamax growing up, we had a ton of Sony L-750 tapes. They were mostly used to record Cheers and Night Court.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“now playing on uncertain.fm » Night Court, "Happy Birthday"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“News drop: Judge John Hodgman: NIGHT COURT is coming to LOS ANGELES in only TEN DAYS! There will be games and jokes and all kinds of bullshit. Also some swears. Get your tickets and don't be a chump who misses the show. www.squadup.com/events/judge...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“UP NEXT: PART AND PARCEL #84 with @zaxxon25.bsky.social first aired tue may 5 2026 • featuring Night Court, Golomb, Rebecca Schiffman, TWINS, Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno, and True Primitives listen now on uncertain.fm”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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