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Death Takes a Halloween

  • Episode aired Oct 26, 1990
  • TV-PG
  • 24m
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Stephen Root in Night Court (1984)
Comedy

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 report... Read allA 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 wo... Read allA 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, whose own obituary has appeared in the paper.

  • Director
    • Jim Drake
  • Writers
    • Harry Anderson
    • Reinhold Weege
  • Stars
    • Harry Anderson
    • Markie Post
    • John Larroquette
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Drake
    • Writers
      • Harry Anderson
      • Reinhold Weege
    • Stars
      • Harry Anderson
      • Markie Post
      • John Larroquette
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    Harry Anderson
    Harry Anderson
    • Judge Harry T. Stone
    Markie Post
    Markie Post
    • Christine Sullivan
    John Larroquette
    John Larroquette
    • Dan Fielding
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • Mac Robinson
    Richard Moll
    Richard Moll
    • Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon
    Marsha Warfield
    Marsha Warfield
    • Rosalind 'Roz' Russell
    Joleen Lutz
    Joleen Lutz
    • Lisette Hocheiser
    S. Marc Jordan
    • Jack Griffin
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Spirit of Death
    Mike Finneran
    Mike Finneran
    • Art Fensterman
    Blanche Rubin
    • Muriel Brown
    Raf Mauro
    Raf Mauro
    • Bum
    Doug MacHugh
    • Dracula
    Melba Englander
    • Hooker
    Dorothy Andrews
    • Cashier
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    • Director
      • Jim Drake
    • Writers
      • Harry Anderson
      • Reinhold Weege
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    • Trivia
      Death is the third spiritual being to manifest in human form, to appear on this show. He follows Santa and God.
    • Quotes

      Judge Harry T. Stone: Hey, Mac. Call the next case, huh?

      Mac Robinson: Right. The charge is assault. People versus... The Spirit of Death?

      Judge Harry T. Stone: Death? As in... Death?

      Dan Fielding: Yes, sir. You know, the Dean of Departure, the Prince of Passing, the Goodbye Guy.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Xena: Warrior Princess: Death in Chains (1995)

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Starry Night Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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