The Home Court

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 tried to juggle her home and professional lives.

The Home Court
Created by	Sy Dukane Denise Moss
Starring	Pamela Reed Breckin Meyer Meghann Haldeman Robert Hy Gorman Phillip Van Dyke
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) – June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)

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, 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

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Andrew D. Weyman	Sy Dukane and Denise Moss	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
Sydney's son decides to quit college.
2	"The Cheesehead Stands Alone"	Noam Pitlik	Tod Himmel and Lisa K. Nelson	October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
Syndney makes a divorced football star spend a weekend in jail for not visiting his son.
3	"Sleeping Dogs Lie"	Noam Pitlik	Sy Dukane and Denise Moss	October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)
Sydney tries to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee.
4	"In Cyberspace Everyone Can Hear You Scream"	Noam Pitlik	Steve Skrovan	October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25)
Marshall releases a video on the internet of Sydney giving birth to Ellis.
5	"My Kind of Clown"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)
A clown show brings back bad memories for Greer.
6	"Time Flies"	Unknown	Unknown	December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)
Sydney becomes desperate for a romantic relationship.
7	"The Sydney That Works"	Noam Pitlik	Tom Straw	December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)
Sydney tries to get Neal into an elite private school.
8	"Dog Day Afternoon"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)
Sydney insults a new judge, so he decides to make life miserable for her.
9	"The Importance of Being Ernie"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)
Ragsdale tries to steal Ernie away from Sydney.
10	"Laborer of Love"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)
A wealthy divorcee shows an interest in Mike.
11	"Touched by an Anger"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)
Sydney gets court ordered anger management therapy when she beats up a mugger.
12	"An Exercise in Futility"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)
13	"The Great Chicago Fireman"	Unknown	Unknown	March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
Sydney starts dating the fireman who saved her from a locked bathroom.
14	"Between a Shamrock and a Hard Place"	Unknown	Unknown	March 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)
A 9-year-old wants Sydney to put a stop to Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
15	"True Lies"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)
Sydney gets Mike a job as the assistant of the courthouse maintenance man.
16	"Bad Boys"	Unknown	Unknown	March 30, 1996 (1996-03-30)
Neil wants to go out with a car thief.
17	"Mike Solomon: Unplugged"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)
Mike drops out of his band thanks to some advice from Sydney - just in time to miss their big hit.
18	"Dad"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)
Sydney's father and his fiancee comes for a visit.
19	"Love, Death & Soda"	Unknown	Unknown	April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)
Marshall makes out with a girl at a funeral.
20	"Syd and Sensibility"	Unknown	Unknown	June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)
Sydney dates a young hunk and her ex-husband

External links

• The Home Court at IMDb
• The Home Court at TV Guide
• The Home Court at epguides.com