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Markie Post makes her first appearance as idealistic--and extremely sexy--young defense attorney Christine Sullivan. Making her initial court appearance before Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), Christine has a very difficult time doing her job, what with the hectoring of Harry on one side and the well-meaning interference of her overprotective father Jack (Eugene Roche) on the other. Ultimately, Jack is thrown in the slammer by Harry, making Christine wonder if she's chosen the right profession. Reportedly, the Night Court producers had wanted to add Markie Post to the regular cast immediately after her debut appearance, but she was still contracted to another series, Fall Guy, and wouldn't be free until the 1985-86 season.