"Divorce Court" (1986)TV series 1986-1990

Directors:

Rick Davis
Michael de Simone

Writers:

Joan McCall (25 episodes)
Betty G. Birney (writer)
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Seasons:

3 | 5 | unknown

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An early successor to "The People's Court" (1981) and precursor to later 'reality-based' shock-TV shows...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Aug. 21	10:00 AM	MyNetwork
Thur. Aug. 21	10:30 AM	MyNetwork

Cast

Kelly McCracken	...	D.A. Steven Coen (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jack Forbes	...	Attorney for Mr. Tucker / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1989)
Dan Roth	...	Bernard Lynch / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Layla Bias Galloway	...	Defendant (2 episodes, 1986)
William B. Keene	...	Judge / ... (2 episodes, 1988-1990)
Karen LaVoie	...	Mrs. Wilde / ... (2 episodes, 1990)

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Series Directed by
Esquire Jauchem		(1 episode, 1984)
Randy Cohen		(1 episode, 1988)
S.J. Milrod		(1 episode, 1990)
Rick Davis		(unknown episodes)
Michael de Simone		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Judy Rothman Rofé		(2 episodes, 1990)
Betty G. Birney		(unknown episodes)
Joan McCall		(unknown episodes)
Dean Stefan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jonathan Debin	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 1988)
Steven Glantz	....	co-producer (1 episode, 1988)
Donald Kushner	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1988)
Peter Locke	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1988)
Richard Glanter	....	co-producer (1 episode, 1990)
Bruce McKay	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1990)
Karol Pozniak	....	co-producer (1 episode, 1990)
Richard Glatzer	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Mary Gwynn	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Esquire Jauchem	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bruce Kernohan		(unknown episodes)
Paul Zaza		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Ruth Conforte		(unknown episodes)
Rachelle Farberman		(unknown episodes)
Myrna Meth		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jimmy Cuomo		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Perry L. Krauss	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
J. Mark King	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gary W. Shaw	....	grip (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Casting Department
Shannon Thomas	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
George Escalera	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Sharon Simon	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Kushner-Locke Company, The

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Television (1996-)
• Blair Entertainment (1987) (USA) (TV)
• Blair Entertainment (1988) (USA) (TV)
• Genesis Entertainment (1993-1996)
• New World International

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

the verdict: big laughs!

Oh, man, I haven't thought of this one in years. When court shows were court shows. Not like today's version of this show, and the innumerable "People's Court" imitations of half-brained geeks standing behind podiums to some sassy judge. This was a dramatization of an actual case with the biggest belly laugh inducing actors carrying it all out and the whispering Jim Peck crouching behind the partition detailing the obvious. Real life judge William Keene watched over everything with some of the funniest facial reactions ever. I used to watch this everyday after school in 6th grade, cackling at all the dopey adult content. "Hadn't he found you and a co-worker on a copy machine, removing her blouse and bra?!" "Didn't he hear you say, 'Pluve pluvo moseire', faster, harder my dear!'?" We were watching a female leapord give birth and that's all!" Hopefully someday Court TV might by the rights to this (wherever they may be) and air this in the middle of the nights.