Episode
Night Court: It's Just a Joke
Overview
Everyone gets their two cents in when a comic's offensive routine sparks a First Amendment debate.
Details
- Series
- Night Court
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1990-12-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
It's Just a Joke is Episode 12 in Season 8 of Night Court. It aired on 1990-12-14. The runtime is 24 min.
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