The Home Court
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The Home Court

1995
1 season
20 episodes
Comedy

Sydney J. Solomon is a family-court judge and a divorced mother of four who tries to juggle her home and professional lives.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    30-09-199530m

    Sydney's oldest son quits college.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Cheesehead Stands Alone

    07-10-199530m

    Sydney sentences a divorced football star to a weekend in jail for not visiting his son, but it soon appears she may have made a bad call.

  • Ep 3

    3.Sleeping Dogs Lie

    21-10-199530m

    Sydney peeks at an FBI file to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee—and finds out something startling about Neal.

  • Ep 4

    4.In Cyberspace Everyone Can Hear You Scream

    25-10-199530m

    Sydney confiscates Marshall's computer after she discovers he released onto the Internet a video of her giving birth to Ellis.

  • Ep 5

    5.My Kind of Clown

    04-11-199530m

    A Bozo the Clown show brings back a not-so-happy childhood memory for Greer involving a shiny new bike that Sydney proudly won on the show as a kid.

  • Ep 6

    6.Time Flies

    02-12-199530m

    With the minutes of her life ""ticking away."" Sydney grows desperate for a romantic relationship.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Sydney That Works

    09-12-199530m

    Neal is itching to get into an elite private school, but when she's put on the waiting list, Sydney has to start scratching a lot of backs to get her in.

  • Ep 8

    8.Dog Day Afternoon

    06-01-199630m

    The hapless new presiding judge, Walter Ragsdale, decides to make Sydney's life miserable after she insults him, and he reassigns her from family court to more onerous duties.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Importance of Being Ernie

    13-01-199630m

    Judge Ragsdale wants to steal Ernie away from Sydney; and, given the way Sydney treats him, Ernie's tempted to make the move.

  • Ep 10

    10.Laborer of Love

    20-01-199630m

    A wealthy and attractive divorcee gives Mia a gig as her gofer, but Sydney fears he's just going to be a gigolo.

  • Ep 11

    11.Touched by an Anger

    03-02-199630m

    Sydney roughs up a mugger during an attempted purse snatching, and the court orders her to attend an anger-management workshop, where she finds the sources of her displaced hostili...

  • Ep 12

    12.An Exercise in Fertility

    10-02-199630m
  • Ep 13

    13.The Great Chicago Fireman

    02-03-199630m

    Sydney may have found the perfect man when she begins dating a hunky fireman who rescued her from a locked bathroom, but his penchant for gourmet cooking, meticulous housekeeping -...

  • Ep 14

    14.Between a Shamrock and a Hard Place

    16-03-199630m

    St. Patrick's Day gets a wee bit out of hand for Sydney, who's held hostage in her courtroom by 9-year-old Patrick who wants her to stop Chicago's annual parade because he is asham...

  • Ep 15

    15.True Lies

    23-03-199630m

    Sydney gets Mike a job working with Leo, the courthouse maintenance man who has a thing for Sydney.

  • Ep 16

    16.Bad Boys

    30-03-199630m

    When Neal wants to date a young car thief she meets, Sydney is reminded of her own youthful fling with a bad boy who stole her heart.

  • Ep 17

    17.Mike Solomon: Unplugged

    06-04-199630m

    Mike takes Sydney's advice and bails out on his floundering rock band -- just before they finally hit the big time.

  • Ep 18

    18.Dad

    13-04-199630m

    Sydney's widowed dad Karl arrives in Chicago with a fiancé, and he can't wait to consummate their marriage; but his bride-to-be can wait -- forever.

  • Ep 19

    19.Love, Death & Soda

    20-04-199630m

    Marshall is stricken with guilt after he makes out with a girl during a relative's funeral.

  • Ep 20

    20.Syd and Sensibility

    22-06-199630m

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