Sirota's Court
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{{Infobox television
|image=Sirota's Court cast 1976.jpg
|caption=
|creator=
|genre=Sitcom
|starring=Michael Constantine
Cynthia Harris
Fred Willard
|country=United States
|language=English
|num_seasons=1
|num_episodes=13 (3 unaired)
|runtime=30 minutes
|network=NBC
|company=Universal Television
|first_aired={{start date|1976|12|1}}
|last_aired={{end date|1977|4|13}}
}}
Sirota's Court is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC on Wednesday nights from December 1, 1976 to April 13, 1977.{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present|date=2003 |publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1078}}
Premise
The series centered on Matthew J. Sirota, a night court judge in a large metropolitan city. Others shown were court clerk Maureen O'Connor (with whom Sirota had an on-again-off-again affair), public defender Gail Goodman, District Attorney Bud Nugent, attorney Sawyer Dabney, and Bailiff John Bellson.
Cast
- Michael Constantine as Judge Matthew J. Sirota
- Cynthia Harris as Maureen O'Connor
- Kathleen Miller as Gail Goodman
- Fred Willard as D.A. Bud Nugent
- Ted Ross as Sawyer Dabney
- Owen Bush as Bailiff John Bellson
Episodes
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See also
References
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External links
{{Wikiquote}}
- {{IMDb title|0074056|Sirota's Court}}
Category:1976 American television series debuts
Category:1977 American television series endings
Category:1970s American sitcoms
Category:1970s American legal television series
Category:1970s American workplace comedy television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Universal Television