It seems with any long running sit-com, a character or characters end up in court for one reason or another, at some point.

I Love Lucy - The Ricardos and The Mertzes end up in the courtroom over a television set.

Roger on Whats Happening went to court after, as Rerun said, was creamed by a driver coming out of an alley. lol

There was an episode of The Brady Bunch where they get sued after they are in a fender-bender.

I recall an episode of The Partridge Family in which they got sued as well.

on Happy Days the Fonz and Howard Cunningham ended up in court twice - once on the jury and once as plaintiffs against each other when the roof over the garage collapsed either due to the weight of Fonzie's bird house, or the combination of snow and the state of poor repair that Howard had let it get to.

also on Happy Days, Marion had to go to court after her car smashed through the wall at Arnold's - she couldn't pay the fine so she opted to go to jail.

"Diff'rent Strokes" with Arnold taking a toy shop owner to small-claims court over failure to refund a broken train engine.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air- Uncle Phil takes Will and Carlton to court over rent issues.

Sanford and Son- Lamont goes to traffic court to dispute a traffic ticket.

The Golden Girls- Stan and Dorothy go to court for being "slumlords."

Mr. Belvedere had one where Mr. B almost got deported permanently, because he wasn't a U.S. citizen. He had no green card.

The Facts of Life: Blair takes Jo to Court over a watch that J broke.
Meet the Browns: I think it is Cora or Edna that takes Brown to court.
Wings: Joe takes Helen to court for damaging his place of business by running though it with her jeep.

Bewitched - Darrin was on trial, accused of being a witch, in seventeenth-century Salem, when Aunt Clara zaps everybody back in time.

The Beverly Hillbillies - The Clampetts go to court when a couple fakes injuries supposedly caused by them, when the old truck comes into contact with their car. And in a later episode, Mr. Drysdale lands in court in Hooterville after driving the truck with a drunken bear...!

The Dick Van Dyke Show - In one episode, the Petries take a pillow manufacturer to court. In another, Rob is on jury duty.

on Too Close for Comfort , Henry (Ted Knight) is on the jury and falls asleep during the middle of testimony - when the jury is passing around a note as evidence of what the defendant said or did to the victim Henry thinks its from the person on the jury next to him, hijinks ensue.

On the Andy Griffith show, Aunt Bee is selected for jury duty and saves a man who was accused of breaking into a store, and stealing a tv and several other things.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air- Uncle Phil takes Will and Carlton to court over rent issues.

Sanford and Son- Lamont goes to traffic court to dispute a traffic ticket.

The Golden Girls- Stan and Dorothy go to court for being "slumlords."
That Sanford episode is one of my top 10 favorite episodes of any sitcom ever.

On Petticoat Junction, Kate Bradley has jury duty, and Uncle Joe slips a paper note into her hamburger...! In another episode, the Shady Rest Hotel becomes the temporary home to a big group jurors, all of whom enjoy the great food there.

Soap - Jessica Tate was on trial for the murder of Peter Campbell.

on THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR once, in a crossover episode with the Williams family from THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW (which ironically had taken over the I LOVE LUCY slot of Mondays at 9) the Ricardos take the WILLIAMS' to court-I forget what for.

On THE ODD COUPLE once, Oscar and Felix went to court once when they were arrested for ticket scalping.

On MY NAME IS EARL once, Joy went to court for stealing a truck.

Green Acres: Fred & Doris Ziffel take Eustice Haney to court, with Oliver Douglas as attorney for the plaintiffs. Oliver has other court-related episodes as well.

Fred hardly wants to give Oliver $4 for his services; Oliver had asked for a very reasonable $25 or so.

i think that almost every sitcom had a "court" episode! On Mama's Family Mama and Naomi had a battle over a broken vacuum cleaner.

George Lopez- Benny goes to court and we finally get to see her mother.

"Kenan & Kel" with them taking a tuna fish company to court over Kenan choking on a screw in his tuna sandwich.

Turns out that Kel was the one who accidentally put the screw there. "IIIII dropped the screeeewwwww in the tuuuuunnnaaaaaaa!!!"

"Kenan & Kel" with them taking a tuna fish company to court over Kenan choking on a screw in his tuna sandwich.

Turns out that Kel was the one who accidentally put the screw there. "IIIII dropped the screeeewwwww in the tuuuuunnnaaaaaaa!!!"
never heard of that show

there was an I LOVE LUCY episode where the Ricardos took the Mertzes to court over a new TV that the Mertzes had given them and then (I think) Fred broke it. No, that's right-Fred broke their current TV.

Perfect Strangers - Larry testified against Vince, a criminal who had escaped prison in Joliet (south of Chicago).

Plus, the cousins had jury duty in another episode.

The Golden Girls - At a "save the dolphins" rally, the girls are part of a group, arrested for trespassing. In court, its up to Dorothy's boyfriend, a lawyer,who moonlights as a clown, to come to the rescue.

also on The Golden Girls, the neighbors go to court over Mrs. Claxton's tree, and wheather or not it should be cut down.

never heard of that show

Guess you weren't a 90s kid growing up w/ Nickelodeon. :lol:


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Guess you weren't a 90s kid growing up w/ Nickelodeon. :lol:


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I guess not everyone's as lucky, right? ;)
I loved being a 90s kid and I loved Nickelodeon and I loved Kenan and Kel!! I remember the episode you are talking about :)
The current state of Nickelodeon is a shame. :( But the one bright spot is watching "The 90s Are All That" on Teen Nick!!! Takes me back!!! :p ;) I just wish they'd make that segment on Teen Nick an entire separate network already!! I would probably never leave the house!!! ;) :lol:

Hazel - Hazel ends up in court for defacing public property. What she actually did was, take it upon herself to paint a crosswalk at a busy intersection, because the city wouldn't do it.

Seinfeld - In the final episode, Jerry & the gang witness a mugging and are arrested for doing nothing about it. At trial, a whole slew of memorable character witnesses testify against Jerry, George, Elaine & Kramer.