The Home Court

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| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = Paramount Television

| creator = Sy Dukane
Denise Moss

| producer =

| camera = Multi-camera

| starring = Pamela Reed
Breckin Meyer
Meghann Haldeman
Robert Hy Gorman
Phillip Van Dyke

| composer = Bruce Miller

| narrated =

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = NBC

| first_aired = {{start date|1995|9|30}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1996|6|22}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 20

| list_episodes = The Home Court#Episodes

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The Home Court is an American sitcom that aired from September 30, 1995, to June 22, 1996, on NBC. The series starred Pamela Reed as a judge and mother who attempts to juggle her home and professional lives.

The Home Court was a production of Paramount Network Television.

Premise

Sydney J. Solomon is a family-court judge who is also a divorced mother of four:{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url= http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-home-court/202052|title=The Home Court Episodes |publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2012-09-13}} 19-year-old Mike, 16-year-old Neal, 13-year-old Marshall, and 11-year-old Ellis.

Cast

Pamela Reed as Sydney J. Solomon
Meagen Fay as Greer
Breckin Meyer as Mike Solomon, Sydney's son
Meghann Haldeman as Neal Solomon, Sydney's daughter
Robert Hy Gorman as Marshall Solomon, Sydney's son
Phillip Van Dyke as Ellis Solomon, Sydney's son
Keith Diamond as Ernie
Charles Rocket as Judge Gil Fitzpatrick

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|Title=Pilot

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|9|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=1

|DirectedBy= Andrew D. Weyman

|WrittenBy= Sy Dukane and Denise Moss

|ShortSummary= Sydney's son decides to quit college.

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{{Episode list

|Title=The Cheesehead Stands Alone

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|7}}

|EpisodeNumber=2

|DirectedBy= Noam Pitlik

|WrittenBy= Tod Himmel and Lisa K. Nelson

|ShortSummary= Sydney makes a divorced football star spend a weekend in jail for not visiting his son.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Sleeping Dogs Lie

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|21}}

|EpisodeNumber=3

|DirectedBy= Noam Pitlik

|WrittenBy= Sy Dukane and Denise Moss

|ShortSummary= Sydney tries to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee.

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{{Episode list

|Title=In Cyberspace Everyone Can Hear You Scream

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|25}}

|EpisodeNumber=4

|DirectedBy= Noam Pitlik

|WrittenBy= Steve Skrovan

|ShortSummary= Marshall releases a video on the internet of Sydney giving birth to Ellis.

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{{Episode list

|Title=My Kind of Clown

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|4}}

|EpisodeNumber=5

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= A clown show brings back bad memories for Greer.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Time Flies

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|12|2}}

|EpisodeNumber=6

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney becomes desperate for a romantic relationship.

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{{Episode list

|Title=The Sydney That Works

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|12|9}}

|EpisodeNumber=7

|DirectedBy= Noam Pitlik

|WrittenBy= Tom Straw

|ShortSummary= Sydney tries to get Neal into an elite private school.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Dog Day Afternoon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|6}}

|EpisodeNumber=8

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney insults a new judge, so he decides to make life miserable for her.

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{{Episode list

|Title=The Importance of Being Ernie

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|13}}

|EpisodeNumber=9

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Ragsdale tries to steal Ernie away from Sydney.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Laborer of Love

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|20}}

|EpisodeNumber=10

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= A wealthy divorcee shows an interest in Mike.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Touched by an Anger

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|3}}

|EpisodeNumber=11

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney gets court ordered anger management therapy when she beats up a mugger.

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{{Episode list

|Title=An Exercise in Futility

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|10}}

|EpisodeNumber=12

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|Title=The Great Chicago Fireman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|2}}

|EpisodeNumber=13

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney starts dating the fireman who saved her from a locked bathroom.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Between a Shamrock and a Hard Place

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|16}}

|EpisodeNumber=14

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= A 9-year-old wants Sydney to put a stop to Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade.

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{{Episode list

|Title=True Lies

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|23}}

|EpisodeNumber=15

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney gets Mike a job as the assistant of the courthouse maintenance man.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Bad Boys

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=16

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Neil wants to go out with a car thief.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Mike Solomon: Unplugged

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|6}}

|EpisodeNumber=17

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Mike drops out of his band thanks to some advice from Sydney - just in time to miss their big hit.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Dad

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|13}}

|EpisodeNumber=18

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney's father and his fiancee comes for a visit.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Love, Death & Soda

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|20}}

|EpisodeNumber=19

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Marshall makes out with a girl at a funeral.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Syd and Sensibility

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|6|22}}

|EpisodeNumber=20

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=

|ShortSummary= Sydney dates a young hunk and her ex-husband

|LineColor=FF640A

}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|112005}}
{{TV Guide show|202052}}
{{epguides|HomeCourt}}

Category:1995 American television series debuts

Category:1996 American television series endings

Category:1990s American multi-camera sitcoms

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Television shows set in Chicago

Category:Television series by CBS Studios

Category:NBC sitcoms