| "Death Takes a Halloween" | |
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| Season 8, Episode 5 #152 in series (193 episodes) | |
| Series: | Night Court |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV / United States |
| Air date | October 26, 1990 |
| Production code | 186936 |
| Written by: | Harry Anderson |
| Directed by: | Jim Drake |
| Guest stars: | S. Marc Jordan Joleen Lutz Stephen Root Mike Finneran Blanche Rubin Raf Mauro Doug MacHugh Melba Englander Dorothy Andrews |
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Death Takes a Halloween was the fifth episode of Season 8 of Night Court, the 152nd overall episode in the series. Written by Harry Anderson, the episode, directed Jim Drake, originallly aired on NBC-TV on October 26, 1990.
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Synopsis[]
On Halloween, Harry locks up a defendant known as the Spirit of Death (Stephen Root), and people, including next scheduled victim Dan, stop dying.
Storyline[]
A defendant pulled in on a minor charge claims to be the Angel of Death, and says that Harry has to release him. Harry jails him for contempt of court, but begins to feel uncertain as reports come in of people miraculously surviving fatal accidents all over the city. Even more worried is Dan, who own obituary has appeared in the paper.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
- The title came from the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday.
Connections[]
- References
- Death Takes a Holiday (1934 film) - Title reference
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Harry Anderson as Harold T. Stone
- Charles Robinson as Mac Robinson
- John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
- Markie Post as Christine Sullivan
- Richard Moll as Bull Shannon
- Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell
Recurring cast and characters/Guest stars[]
- S. Marc Jordan as Jack Griffin
- Stephen Root as The Spirit of Death
- Mike Finneran as Art Fensterman
- Joleen Lutz as Lisette Hochetser
- Blanche Rubin as Muriel Brown
- Raf Mauro as Bum
- Doug MacHugh as Dracula
- Melba Englander as Hooker
- Dorothy Andrews as Cashier (uncredited)