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Art Fensterman is a fictional character portrayed by Mike Finneran in the TV series Night Court.
They appear in 37 episodes out of a total of 193 aired

Art Fensterman

by Mike Finneran

character

Episodes37

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    Some Like It Hot
    episode S1.E10 march 1984
    A Russian immigrant threatens to set himself, and the courtroom, on fire.
  • 7.5
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    The Blizzard
    episode S2.E10 december 1984
    A blizzard traps the gang inside the courthouse without supplies, and an electrical failure traps Dan in an elevator with a gay man who finds him very attractive.
  • 7.1
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    The Gypsy
    episode S2.E16 january 1985
    A spiritual medium responds to Harry's contempt of court sentence by placing a curse on the courtroom. Harry thinks she's a phony, but Bull collapses, paralyzed, while Dan's accountant drops dead during an audit.
  • 7.2
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    Up on the Roof
    episode S3.E8 november 1985
    A rock star wanders around the courtroom, trying to escape his crazed fans, his solicitous entourage, and his greedy psychiatrist.
  • 7.2
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    Harry and Leon
    episode S3.E14 january 1986
    The staff are surprised to discover that Leon, the shoe shine boy, is actually an orphan living in the courthouse. Rather than let him be sent to juvenile hall, Harry asks for custody of him.
  • 7.6
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    Hurricane: Part 1
    episode S3.E21 may 1986
    Hurricane Mel hits New York, trapping the staff inside the courthouse with four women in labor.
  • 7.8
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    Hurricane: Part 2
    episode S3.E22 may 1986
    Hurricane Mel hits New York, trapping the staff inside the courthouse with four women in labor.
  • 7.5
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    Earthquake
    episode S4.E9 december 1986
    Dan quickly goes to pieces when an earthquake traps him in an elevator with Roz and a pair of sumo wrestlers.
  • 6.8
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    Baby Talk
    episode S4.E13 january 1987
    Mac goes over the edge when Quon Le spends all their money and then announces that they are having a baby.
  • 8
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    Death of a Bailiff
    episode S5.E3 october 1987
    Bull is struck by lightning, and is clinically dead for a few minutes. After recovering, he says God has told him to give away everything he owns to the poor.
  • 7.6
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    Safe
    episode S5.E5 october 1987
    While practicing an escape act for his Halloween party, Harry accidentally locks himself inside a safe and nearly suffocates to death; Dan thinks it's a joke when a man in a devil costume gives him $100 in exchange for his soul, but becomes afraid when the man seems to know everything about his past life.
  • 8.3
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    Who Was That Mashed Man?
    episode S5.E7 november 1987
    An aged actor famous for his Lone Ranger-type character refuses to take off his mask, even after his studio obtains a court order barring him from appearing as the character in public. He threatens to commit suicide by dropping a two-ton air conditioner on himself. Dan is tortured by the closeness of District Attorney Daniels's very sexy, very willing, and very off-limits niece, Kitty.
  • 7.7
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    Let It Snow
    episode S5.E11 december 1987
    A blizzard outside and a broken boiler inside puts the court staff and all the defendants in danger of freezing to death.
  • 7.2
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    Fire
    episode S6.E3 november 1988
    On election night, Dan is running as a candidate for the state assembly. Christine is furious to learn that Harry has voted for him, touching off a fierce argument between them about what she sees as sexism. Then a fire consumes an upper floor of the courthouse, driving the staff to the basement morgue.
  • 7.5
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    Pen Pal
    episode S6.E20 april 1989
    Christine has a prison pen pal who escapes and Roz falls for him.
  • 7.2
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    Not My Type
    episode S6.E21 april 1989
    Mac loses his story in the justice computer and Christine accepts then rejects a date from the janitor.
  • 8.2
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    Yet Another Day in the Life
    episode S6.E22 may 1989
    Dan hopes to catch the last plane out of town on a day when the courtroom is flooded with cases, and with water.
  • 7.6
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    Come Back to the Five and Dime, Stephen King, Stephen King
    episode S7.E4 october 1989
    On Halloween, Mac finds a decades-old file stuck behind his desk drawer, on a case that was never finished because the defendant dropped dead in the middle of his trial. Soon, a series of poltergeist-style events convinces Harry that the man's ghost is haunting the courtroom. With the help of a medium, Harry and the staff hold a trial for a spirit.
  • 7
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    Wedding Bell Blues: Part 1
    episode S7.E15 february 1990
    Tony announces that he is taking a job with the DEA and leaving for South America; on the spur of the moment, he proposes to Christine over dinner, and they are married in the restaurant. Meanwhile, Art is forced to leave his job during a dispute between the union and the city. In the hands of his pencil-pushing replacement, the courthouse quickly goes to pieces.
  • 7.5
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    Wedding Bell Blues: Part 2
    episode S7.E16 february 1990
    Trying to deal with Tony's absence, Christine discovers she is pregnant.
  • 8
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    Death Takes a Halloween
    episode S8.E5 october 1990
    A defendant pulled in on a minor charge claims to be the Angel of Death, and says that Harry has to release him. Harry jails him for contempt of court, but begins to feel uncertain as reports come in of people miraculously surviving fatal accidents all over the city. Even more worried is Dan, whose own obituary has appeared in the paper.
  • 7.4
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    A Night Court at the Opera
    episode S8.E9 november 1990
    Dan has a date at the opera and some weirdos think that Bull is their god.
  • 6.2
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    It's Just a Joke
    episode S8.E12 december 1990
    The First Admendment gets tested with the offensive material of a stand up comic.
  • 7.8
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    Presumed Insolvent
    episode S8.E14 january 1991
    Phil the wino saves someone left penniless from the S&L scandals.
  • 7.7
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    Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud--It Is a Wonderful Life... Sorta
    episode S8.E18 february 1991
    Harry loses all interest in life after Margaret leaves him. An angel (in the shape of Mel Torme) shows him what life would be like in the court without him: Dan is a rich and corrupt judge, Bull is his stooge candidate for mayor, Mac and Christine are the beaten-down court attorneys, and Roz goes to prison for resisting one of Dan's business enterprises. When Harry sees Dan seduce Christine, he chooses to live again, and the angel sends him on his way with a rousing performance of "Start All Over Again."
  • 7.7
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    To Sleep, No More
    episode S8.E19 march 1991
    Dan suffers major guilt pains over how he is using the money in the Phil Foundation.
  • 7.3
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    Harry's Fifteen Minutes
    episode S8.E22 april 1991
    After being placed on a list of interesting New York City men, conceited Harry lies to get out of a date with Christine.
  • 7.3
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    A Guy Named Phantom: Part 1
    episode S9.E1 september 1991
    While Harry and Christine try to sort out their feelings, Dan kidnaps her.
  • 7.5
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    Puppy Love
    episode S9.E4 october 1991
    Roz's husband shows up looking for a divorce.
  • 6.8
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    Pop Goes the Question
    episode S9.E5 october 1991
    Bull feels that he must perform a miracle before he marries Wanda.
  • 7.1
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    Looking for Mr. Shannon
    episode S9.E7 november 1991
    Bull's bachelor party includes no money, no transportation and no Bull.
  • 7.6
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    Get Me to the Roof on Time
    episode S9.E10 november 1991
    At Bull and Wanda's wedding, Wanda refuses to wear Bull's mother's wedding dress, there's a fight over best man, and Christine over-organizes everything.
  • 7.1
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    Santa on the Lam
    episode S9.E11 december 1991
    Mr. Billachi, an elderly former department store Santa, is brought into court for attacking the robot that replaced him. Disheartened by the commercialism of Christmas, he announces his intention to commit suicide, and Dan is the unlikely person who has to convince him that Christmas is still a time of giving and goodwill. His task is made harder by the fact that his normally cheerful co-workers are all complaining loudly about the mess-ups in their holiday plans.
  • 6.9
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    Poker? I Hardly Know Her
    episode S9.E15 february 1992
    Roz has a poker and makeup party, and Dan goes after a new courtroom employee.
  • 6.9
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    To Sir with... Ah, What the Heck... Love
    episode S9.E18 february 1992
    Dan starts to brown-nose Harry to get a judgeship when Harry decides to teach full-time. Meanwhile, Art has asked Bull's mother to marry him.
  • 6.8
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    Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 1
    episode S9.E20 may 1992
    Harry considers his future - Columbia Law School or touring with his idol, Mel Torme. Christine faces Election Day. Bull is being followed.
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    Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2
    episode S9.E21 may 1992
    Christine is elected to Congress; Bull sets a trap for the aliens following him; Harry turns down the education job offer.