Night Court is an American television situation comedy with e setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court, presided over by a young, unorthodox judge. In the opening of season 7, Buddy is being released from the mental hospital, and Harry invites him to live with him, unintentionally letting himself in for a world of aggravation. Dan hovers over a rent-controlled Park Avenue apartment, waiting eagerly for its elderly owner to pass on.