John Masterson
Director
The People's Court (1997)
Season 18
The People's Court is an American arbitration-based reality court show currently presided over by retired Florida State Circuit Court Judge Marilyn Milian. Milian, the show's longest-reigning arbiter, handles small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. The People's Court is the first court show to use binding arbitration, introducing the format into the genre in 1981. The system has been duplicated by most of the show's successors in the judicial genre. Moreover, The People's Court is the first popular, long-running reality in the judicial genre. It was preceded only by a few short-lived realities in the genre; these short-lived predecessors were only loosely related to judicial proceedings, except for one: Parole took footage from real-life courtrooms holding legal proceedings. Prior to The People's Court, the vast majority of TV courtroom shows used actors, and recreated or fictional cases. Among examples of these types of court shows include Famous Jury Trials and Your Witness. The People's Court has had two contrasting lives. The show's first life was presided over solely by former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner. His tenure lasted from the show's debut on September 14, 1981, until May 21, 1993, when the show was cancelled due to low ratings. This left the show with a total of 2,484 ½-hour episodes and 12 seasons. The show was taped in Los Angeles during its first life. After being cancelled, reruns aired until September 9, 1994.
Released Sept. 8, 1997
Episode 44 min
10+
Genres: Crime, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.court, tmdb.court-show, imdb.syndicated-program, imdb.emmy-award, imdb.emmy-award-winner, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.award-winner + 12 more, imdb.gavel, imdb.red-hair, imdb.reality-court-show, imdb.punctuation-in-title, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.judge, imdb.female-judge, imdb.trial, imdb.law, imdb.court-show, imdb.courtroom
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Ralph Edwards-Stu Billet Productions
Network: Syndication
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S18E10 - Room Rental With Fringe Benefits
Kicking A Guy To the Curb
Spoiling A Guy's Day
A Film-Flam Pool Man
Sept. 19, 2014, midnight
S18E11 - Caught Stealing From a Friend
Stop! Thief!
Kicking Up A Dust Storm
Keeping It All
Sept. 22, 2014, midnight
S18E12 - Wedding Dress Rental Ruckus
Rotten Returning
Skipping Out In The Middle Of The Night
Letting One Get Away
Sept. 23, 2014, midnight
S18E13 - A Fast Loan Fiasco
Leading A Guy On
Low-Blow-Tow
Failing To Pay A Fee
Sept. 24, 2014, midnight
S18E14 - Lover Loan Crisis
Being A One Night Stand
Selling A Sick Kitty
U-Haulin' It Into court
Sept. 25, 2014, midnight
S18E15 - Classmates Become Courtmates
Ruining A Beautiful Friendship
Taking It Out On A TV
Shuffle Off To Buffalo
Sept. 26, 2014, midnight
S18E16 - A Cheating Spouse Takes His Ex to Court!
Home Unhappy Home
Being Sticky Fingered
Letting A Long Time Friend Down
Sept. 29, 2014, midnight
S18E17 - Concert Ticket Castastrophe
Having The Worst Behavior
Talking Way Too Much
Breaking A Buyers Heart
Sept. 30, 2014, midnight
S18E18 - Denial Disaster
A Denati Dilemma
Not Getting The Job Done
Driving A Woman Mad
Oct. 1, 2014, midnight
S18E19 - You Killed My Dog on Christmas Eve
My Poor Dog Cody Is Gone
Waiting Too Long
Being A Real Phony-Baloney
Oct. 2, 2014, midnight
S18E20 - You Have a Terrible Temper, Now Get Out of My House!
Kicking A Tenant To The Curb
Shirting The Issue
Crummy Chroming
Oct. 3, 2014, midnight
S18E21 - Online Dating Disaster
Leading A Guy Astray
Not Fixing It Right
Grinding To A Halt
Oct. 6, 2014, midnight
S18E22 - Hit and Run Dilemma
Dinging & Dashing
You Owe...It's Off To Court You Go!
Showing No Green
Oct. 7, 2014, midnight
S18E23 - Landlord/Tenant Confrontation
Tossing A Guy's Stuff
Being A Little Too Green
Not Getting It Right
Oct. 8, 2014, midnight
S18E24 - My Wedding Videographer Missed the Ceremony!
Not Getting The Picture
Not Going Tow To Tow
Unloading A Crummy Car
Oct. 9, 2014, midnight
S18E25 - Boat Repair Botch-Up
Blowing An Engine
A Subpar Tar
Standing His Ground
Oct. 10, 2014, midnight
S18E26 - Dumped After 19 Years!
Not Treating A Woman Right
Stop Stealing!
Being Full Of Static
Oct. 13, 2014, midnight
S18E27 - Concert Loan Catastrophe
Singing The Blues
Rotten Rooming
Giving A Customer The Cold Shoulder
Oct. 14, 2014, midnight
S18E28 - Cleaning Disaster
Not Cleaning Up
Asking For Money & More Money
Compromising A Cooktop
Oct. 15, 2014, midnight
S18E29 - Car Loan Mess
Take Back That Crummy Car
That's One Dangerous Neighborhood
Not Computing
Oct. 16, 2014, midnight
S18E30 - Cancer Patient Wig Debacle
Wigging Out A Customer
Banging Up A Guy's Truck
Not Being Chipper Over The Chipper
Oct. 17, 2014, midnight
S18E31 - Lifetime Membership Mayhem
Saying One Thing & Doing Another
Going Down Too Fast
Burning A Customer
Oct. 27, 2014, midnight
S18E32 - Family Drama Over a Crashed Motorcycle
Tapping A Nephew The Wrong Way
Control Your Dog
Decking A Woman
Oct. 28, 2014, midnight
S18E33 - Air Conditioning Disaster
An H20 Cover Up
Bailing On A Bonneville
Let Me In Or Else
Oct. 29, 2014, midnight
S18E34 - Scorned Lover Looking for Payback
Leading A Lady On
Taking Off With A Guy's Dough
Jumping Through Hoops
Oct. 30, 2014, midnight
S18E35 - Car Sale Catastrophe
Unloading A Piece Of Junk
Rotten Renting
Holding On Tight
Oct. 31, 2014, midnight
S18E36 - College Prank Gone Too Far
Fouling Up A Friendship
Running Out On Rent
Fouling Up A Friendship
Nov. 3, 2014, midnight
S18E37 - Contractor Gets Stiffed and the Cops Are Called
Spreading Lies
Cracking A Woman Up
Letting A Roommate Down
Nov. 4, 2014, midnight
S18E38 - You're Not Welcome Here Anymore!
Shortchanging A Club Member
Being Dim-Witted
Fouling Up A Friendship
Nov. 5, 2014, midnight
S18E39 - Party Nightmare
You Ruined My Birthday
Being All Wet
Swinging It
Nov. 6, 2014, midnight
S18E40 - You Vandalized My Car!
Making His Mark
Dissing The Music Man
It Does Note Compute
Nov. 7, 2014, midnight
S18E41 - Family Drama When a Daughter Sues Her Mother
Dodging A Daughter
Having No Horse Sense
Nov. 10, 2014, midnight
S18E42 - Bee Rampage Kills a Beloved Dog
Stinging A Neighbor
Being A Boob Over The Tube
Trucking It Up
Nov. 11, 2014, midnight
S18E43 - A Scorned Woman Squares Off Against Her Ex
Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth
Not Seeing Too Clearly
Causing Doggie Damage
Nov. 12, 2014, midnight
S18E44 - Engagement Ring Scam
Firing Up An Ex
A Terrible Tow
Illegally Sneaking In Another Tenant
Nov. 13, 2014, midnight
S18E45 - Teens in Trouble
A Phony-Baloney Phone Caper
Being Sticky-Fingered
Burning Up A Customer
Nov. 14, 2014, midnight
S18E46 - Diamond Ring Disaster
Diamond's Are Not A Guy's Best Friend
Being Creaky
Being A Real Phony
Nov. 17, 2014, midnight
S18E47 - Birthday Party Catastrophe
Being A Party Crasher
Faking It
Not Seeing Things Too Clearly
Nov. 18, 2014, midnight
S18E48 - A Doggone Doggie Dilemma
Doggy Dilemma
Acting Squirrely Over A Bill
Letting It Fly
Nov. 19, 2014, midnight
S18E49 - Waging War Over Lack of Water
Disappearing In The Middle Of The Night
Taking His Sweet Time
Being A Lazy Boy
Nov. 20, 2014, midnight
S18E50 - Caught Cashing Stolen Checks!
Giving A Friend A Rubber Check
Jailbirds
Backing Up And Cracking Up
Nov. 21, 2014, midnight
S18E51 - Phony Car Crash Witness
Backing Out Into A Lawsuit
Sticking It To An Ex
Causing A Lot Of Stress
Nov. 24, 2014, midnight
S18E52 - You Ruined My Name Over Social Media
Being A Defamatory Guy - A person takes their friend to court for dragging their name through the mud on a social media website.
Robbing A Guy Blind
Sick As A Dog
Nov. 25, 2014, midnight
S18E53 - You Painted the Wrong House!
Painting Himself Into A Corner
Smacking Down A Car
Nov. 26, 2014, midnight
S18E54 - Parking Lot Crash
Causing A Fender Bender
Not Paying His Dues
Bothering A Boater
Nov. 27, 2014, midnight
S18E55 - A Soiled Sofa Ruined Our Friendship
Making A Mess Of Things
Banging A Guy In The Rear
Holding On Tight
Nov. 28, 2014, midnight
S18E66 - Ex Loan Fiasco
My Ex Is A Jerk
Misrepresenting
Rubbing A Friend The Wrong Way
Jan. 26, 2015, midnight
S18E67 - Car Rental Ruckus
Renting A Rotten Car
Pulling Out Too Soon
Boxing In An Ex
Jan. 27, 2015, midnight
S18E68 - Sax Return Chaos
Refusing A Return
Lying About A Car
Holding On Tight
Jan. 28, 2015, midnight
S18E69 - Car Crash Catastrophe
Cracking Up
Being A Boat Thief
Collecting Twice
Jan. 29, 2015, midnight
S18E70 - Stiffing an Ex
Stiffing An Ex
Pulling A Fast One
Bad-Brokering
Jan. 30, 2015, midnight
S18E71 - Jet Skiing Jerk!
Banging In A Boat
Selling A Musty Couch
Cutting Ties
Feb. 2, 2015, midnight
S18E72 - Car Crash Catastrophe
Denying Everything
Breaking A Bride's Heart
Laying Low With The Lawn Guy
Feb. 3, 2015, midnight
S18E73 - Friendship Destroyed After a Wedding Disaster
Leaving A Bride High & Dry
Sinking A Guy's Income
Fix It Forever & Ever
Feb. 4, 2015, midnight
S18E74 - You Broke My Heart When You Stole My Dog
Kidnapping Kobi.
Phoning It In.
Feb. 5, 2015, midnight
S18E75 - Renter Scam Revealed
Lackadaisical Landlording
Wilting A Wedding
Panting Over A Pair Of Pants
Feb. 6, 2015, midnight
S18E76 - Cruise Crisis
Causing Rough Seas
Not Getting It To Compute
Being All Wet
Feb. 9, 2015, midnight
S18E77 - Auction Con Artist
Faking Out A Customer
Monkeying Around
Being A Hot Landlord
Feb. 10, 2015, midnight
S18E78 - Worst Tenant Ever
Making Too Much Noise
Selling A Poor Poor Puppy
Delivering A Few Lemons
Feb. 11, 2015, midnight
S18E79 - Car Paint Catastrophe
Not Landing The Eagle
Going Doggone Crazy
Of Moving It Along
Feb. 12, 2015, midnight
S18E80 - Horse Stable Scandal
Horsing Around
A Camaro Con
Not Delivering
Feb. 13, 2015, midnight
S18E81 - Magician Mishap
Going Poof & Disappearing
Holding On Very Tight
Feb. 16, 2015, midnight
S18E82 - Fender Bender Fiasco
Hotting A Lady & Running
Pulling A Switcheroo
Electrifying A Fence
Feb. 17, 2015, midnight
S18E83 - You Beat My Dog With a Machete
Causing A Doggone Confrontation
Renting A Crummy Cottage
Being Cagey About Cabinets
Feb. 18, 2015, midnight
S18E84 - Motorcycle Sale Scam Exposes a Liar
Bilking A Guy Out Of A Bike
Being A Nasty Neighbor
Being Full Of Soot
Feb. 19, 2015, midnight
S18E85 - Dog Run Debacle
Causing A Fight
Watch Where You're Going
Move It Man!
Feb. 20, 2015, midnight
S18E86 - Nasty Neighbors Battle It Out
Nasty Neighbors
Family Feud
Feb. 23, 2015, midnight
S18E92 - Exes Square Off in Court
Letting His Lady Friend Down
Running Out
Ripping Off His Ex-Mother-In-Law To Be
March 3, 2015, midnight
S18E93 - Business Deal Disaster
Taking Advantage Of A Friend
Cracking Up A Neighbor
Copping Out On A Cousin
March 4, 2015, midnight
S18E94 - Pet Groomer Accused of Stealing Clients
Clipping A Former Boss
Lackadaisical Landlording
Botching Up A Book
March 5, 2015, midnight
S18E95 - Flooding Fiasco
A Commotion Over A Commode
Creating A Crummy Cake
Rubbing A Tenant The Wrong Way
March 6, 2015, midnight
S18E96 - Messy Tenant Mayhem
Wrecking The Joint
Letting A Life Long Friend Down
Shooting A Foul
March 16, 2015, midnight
S18E97 - Nasty Neighbors
Cutting It Up
Hitting It In The Rear
Running Out On The Rent
March 17, 2015, midnight
S18E98 - Dog Stud Service Disaster
Creating A Doggone Loss
Blowing Hot Air
A Rotten Repair
March 18, 2015, midnight
S18E99 - Daycare Dilemma
Scratching It Up
Being Too Persnickety
Keep Your Pitbull On A Leash
March 19, 2015, midnight
S18E100 - Lusty Landlord
Skipping Out
Painting Yourself Into A Corner
Doing No Work
March 20, 2015, midnight
S18E101 - Shady Fundraiser
You Are One Phoney Baloney
Being Heavy-Handed
You Are A Notpicker
April 13, 2015, midnight
S18E102 - Bedbug Infestation
Bugging His Tenants
Not Phoning It In
Crushing On An Ex
April 14, 2015, midnight
S18E103 - Fashion Fiasco
Not Being A Model Designer
Getting Rid Of Scraps
Not Getting The Picture
April 15, 2015, midnight
S18E104 - Roommate Rule Ruckus
Ticking Off A Tenant
Messing Up A Move
Unloading A Lemon
April 16, 2015, midnight
S18E105 - Ex-Sister-in-Law Overstayed Her Welcome
Dissing An Ex-Sister In Law
Pulling A Woody
Overheating A Customer
April 17, 2015, midnight
S18E106 - The Only Thing You Ever Gave Me Was Your Abusive Son!
Dissing An Ex
Tooling Around
Trashing A Tennant
April 20, 2015, midnight
S18E107 - Ceiling Crisis
Trashing The Joint
Holding A Horse Hostage
Nice Guys Finish Last
April 21, 2015, midnight
S18E108 - Living Large Loan
Being Lax On A Loan
Getting Painted Into A Corner
Haulin' It
April 22, 2015, midnight
S18E109 - Concert Crowd Surfing Chaos
Crowd Suring Your Way Into Court
Uncle Sam Always Wins
Running A Shoddy Laundromat
April 23, 2015, midnight
S18E110 - Wedding Style Mess
Not Making It Up
Jailbird Jewelry Heist
Fouling Up On a Fix Up
April 24, 2015, midnight
S18E111 - You Punched My Car and Dented It
Being A Sucker Puncher
Messing With A Musician
Being Full Of Soot
April 27, 2015, midnight
S18E112 - Dumping Disaster
Making An Illegal Dump
Flushing Away A Payment
A Testy Test Drive
April 28, 2015, midnight
S18E113 - Bankruptcy Scam
Stealing From An Ex
Being A Little Dinghy
Disposing Of Personal Property
April 29, 2015, midnight
S18E114 - Pet Sale Ends in Tragedy
Selling A Bad Bulldog
Caving In On A Tenant
Riding Off Into The Sunset
April 30, 2015, midnight
S18E115 - Drunk Driving Dilemma
Who was really driving?
Being A Deadbeat Designer
Going Poof In The Middle Of The Night
May 1, 2015, midnight
S18E116 - Pooch Problems
Causing Doggie Damages
Strumming A Woman Along
Copping An Attitude
May 4, 2015, midnight
S18E117 - Nasty Neighbor
Getting Nasty With A Neighbor
Turning On A Twin
May 5, 2015, midnight
S18E118 - Roadside Wreck Leads to a Racist Rant
Ceering off Course
Exasperating An Ex
Pooping Out On A Refund
May 6, 2015, midnight
S18E119 - Who's Crazy: The Landlord or the Tenant?
Get Out Of My House
Ending Things Early
A Pea Coat Problem
May 7, 2015, midnight
S18E120 - College Coeds Clash
Freezing Out A Roommate
Making His Ex Very Mad
Flooring A Customer
May 8, 2015, midnight
S18E121 - TBA
Two-Timing
Running Out On A Wedding
May 11, 2015, midnight
S18E122 - TBA
Being Cheap Over A Jeep
Being A Randy Roofer
You Dognapper You
May 12, 2015, midnight
S18E123 - TBA
Unloading A Crummy Buggy
Control That Dang Dawg
Not Treating A Tenant Right
May 13, 2015, midnight
S18E124 - TBA
Wigging Out At A Wedding
Ignoring A Tenant
Ticking Off A Friend
May 14, 2015, midnight
S18E125 - TBA
Poor Chooch
Letting A Lady Friend Down
Smelting A Guy's Heart
May 15, 2015, midnight
S18E126 - TBA
Leaving An Ex In The Lurch
Leaving A Girl High & Dry
Sending A Son On His Merry Way
May 18, 2015, midnight
S18E127 - TBA
Making Mom Mad
Driving A Neighbor Nuts
Sticking It To An Ex
May 19, 2015, midnight
S18E128 - TBA
Being Lax On A Loan
Not Seeing Things Clearly
Refusing A Refund
May 20, 2015, midnight
S18E129 - TBA
Going On A Demolition Derby
A Crummy Car Repair
Being A Money Moocher
May 21, 2015, midnight
S18E130 - TBA
Flaming Out
Taking, But Not Giving
Changing His Mind
May 22, 2015, midnight
S18E131 - TBA
Dissing Her Ex-Husband
Trucking It Up
Taunting A Tenant
May 25, 2015, midnight
S18E132 - TBA
Being Doggone Careless
Walking Out
Take Back Your Water Soaked Hunk O' Junk
May 26, 2015, midnight
S18E133 - TBA
Stiffing His Employee
Taking Terrible Advantage Of A Tenant
A Snow Job
May 27, 2015, midnight
S18E134 - TBA
Running Out On A Bill
Backing Out
Keeping The Cash
May 28, 2015, midnight
S18E135 - TBA
Not Returning Five Large
Taking Advantage Of A Tenant
The Day The Music Died
May 29, 2015, midnight
S18E136 - TBA
Having Vicious Propensities
Being Nosy Landlords
Botching Up A Book
June 8, 2015, midnight
S18E137 - TBA
Mauling A Guy Over A Mower
Freezing A Tenant's Money
Getting Painted Into A Corner
June 9, 2015, midnight
S18E138 - TBA
Fanning The Flames
Carting The Issue
Ski Dooin' A Customer
June 10, 2015, midnight
S18E139 - TBA
Being A Sap
Manhandling A Tenant
Trucking A Guy Up
June 11, 2015, midnight
S18E140 - TBA
Skipping A Few Years
Towing The Line
Hitting A Sour Note
June 12, 2015, midnight
S18E141 - TBA
Denying A Brother
Not Phoning A Friend
A Wheely Big Problem
June 15, 2015, midnight
S18E142 - TBA
Losing It With A Ex
Failing The Family
Being A Real Busy Body
June 16, 2015, midnight
S18E143 - TBA
Licking A Mom To The Curb
Staining His Reputation
Lousy Laundering
June 17, 2015, midnight
S18E144 - TBA
Being A Spoil Sport
Being Rock Solid
Hair, Hair Everywhere
June 18, 2015, midnight
S18E145 - TBA
Departing Daycare
Leaving Too Soon
Causing A Fight
June 19, 2015, midnight
S18E146 - TBA
Double-Timing
Banging It, But Good
Finishing A Job
June 22, 2015, midnight
S18E147 - TBA
Un-Friending A Friend
Ruining A Rental
Elevating A Customer's Blood Pressure
June 23, 2015, midnight
S18E148 - TBA
Getting Into Deep Water With An Ex
Being A Real Two-Timer
Water-Water Everywhere
June 24, 2015, midnight
S18E149 - TBA
Giving An Ex The Ring Around
Generating A Big Lawsuit
Upsetting An Uncle
June 25, 2015, midnight
S18E150 - TBA
Conning A Cousin
Tranny Troubles
Failing A Friend
June 26, 2015, midnight
Network: Syndication
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 55220 min.
Released: Sept. 8, 1997
Last Air Date: July 21, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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