History Main / CourtroomEpisode

** The "Two Worlds" arc turns into one of these; Max has to defend a {{Juggalo}} in Clown Court after she's accused of throwing a pie with a rock inside of it at one of the other clowns. It quickly becomes a clown pun-themed parody of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, during which the actual culprit is revealed to be "prosechuckler" Boingo Peabody thanks to a INeverSaidItWasPoison moment.

[[caption-width-right:300:'''[[Franchise/AceAttorney OBJECTION!]]''' I intend to prove his innocence beyond [[JustForPun a shadow of a Dot!]]]]

** ''[[CourtroomEpisode/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]''

** ''[[CourtroomEpisode/FamilyGuy Family Guy]]''

** This is what kicks off the plot for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. Mario's vacation to Isle Delfino is messed up both literally and figuratively when he is [[FrameUp framed]] for polluting the island by a [[EvilKnockoff shadowy figure]] [[CriminalDoppelganger that looks like him]], [[spoiler:who is later revealed to be [[BigBad Bowser's]] son in disguise,]] and as quickly convicted in a KangarooCourt. Tasked with cleaning up the island as per the court order, Mario sets out to [[ClearMyName find and capture]] [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty the imposter.]]

** This is what kicks off the plot for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. Mario's vacation to Isle Delfino is messed up both literally and figuratively when he is [[FrameUp framed]] for polluting the island by a [[Evil Knockoff shadowy figure]] [[CriminalDoppelganger that looks like him]], [[spoiler:who is later revealed to be [[BigBad Bowser's]] son in disguise,]] and as quickly convicted in a KangarooCourt. Tasked with cleaning up the island as per the court order, Mario sets out to [[ClearMyName find and capture]] [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty the imposter.]]

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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': "Trial by Jury" sees Miss Brooks defend herself in court for "speeding, going through a red light, reckless driving, driving on the sidewalk and hitting a fruit stand." The episode was a remake of "Reckless Driving" which played on the radio.
* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' had the episode "The Addams Family in Court", where Grandmama is taken to court for illegally telling people's fortunes.
* ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'' has one when Wolf is accused of killing livestock and murdering shepherdess Sally Peep, with Virginia attempting to act as his defence [[spoiler:until Tony finds evidence that proves Sally was really killed by her grandfather]].
* An episode of ''Series/TwentyFour'' from late in the second season, [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming 4:00am to 5:00am]], has [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure President Palmer]]'s cabinet vote on whether to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment. It takes place in a conference room, rather than a courtroom, but they call {{surprise witness}}es, debate the spirit versus the letter of the law, and have impassioned closing arguments. The President himself even declares it "the trial of David Palmer."
* Both ''Series/Adam12'' and ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'' have had courtroom-based episodes, featuring on the roles police officers play in the judicial process and problems that invariably arise. For instance, the ''Adam-12'' episode "Courtroom" centered around the importance of obtaining a search warrant when the defendant (standing trial on drug charges) claims that Reed had failed to obtain one. Another was a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a show about the DA's office...good luck finding that show's pilot to see the conclusion.
* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' and ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace'': The long-running sitcom featuring Archie Bunker as the central character had courtroom episodes which bookended the series:
** The ninth episode in the first season of ''All in the Family'' was "Edith Has Jury Duty". This RogueJuror story sees Edith hold out for a Hispanic man's innocence in a capital murder trial, wearing on everyone's patience -- Edith's roommate as the jury is sequestered (due to racial sensitivities and extensive media interest), and at home ... a lazy Archie. At home, [[UngratefulBastard Archie isn't even that grateful]] for his wife's sacrifice.
** The ''Archie Bunker's Place'' show was "Small Claims Court," the second-to-last originally aired episode. Here, Archie's longtime friendship with best bud Barney Hefner is on the line when he blames him for damaging a television set during its installation at the bar.
* In the rebooted ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'':
** Most of "Crossroads" (the season 3 finale) is taken up by Baltar's trial for treason. Apollo ends up playing lawyer; Adama is randomly selected to be one of the judges.
** The first season episode "Litmus" revolves heavily around a military tribunal created in the wake of a suicide bombing.
** The [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Original Series]] had an episode where Starbuck is on trial for murdering another pilot.
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': The episode "The Excelsior Acquisition" has Sheldon going to court to fight [[TheTroubleWithTickets a red light camera ticket]] from when he drove an injured Penny to the hospital [[ContinuityNod in a previous episode]] on the same day he is supposed to meet Creator/StanLee, only to commit contempt of court and is [[PrisonEpisode sent to jail for one hour]] until he apologizes to the judge.
* ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'':
** In "[[Recap/BlackadderS1E5WitchsmellerPursuivant Witchsmeller Pursuivant]]", Edmund, Percy, and Baldrick enduring a KangarooCourt of a WitchTrial with the hammiest prosecutor in history.
** There's a rather memorable one in "[[Recap/BlackadderS4E2CorporalPunishment Corporal Punishment]]", when General Melchett hosts a court-martial against Captain Blackadder for murdering his prized pigeon (and disobeying some orders). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BxFlmb6S6E What ensues is quite possibly the best courtroom scene in sitcom history]].
* Episodes of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' usually end with apprehending the killer, but occasionally the court case is included as well. Also, sometimes the killer is already in custody and the episode centers around finding evidence and presenting it in court.
* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': The 1972 episode "[[Recap/TheBradyBunchS3E23TheFenderBenders The Fender Benders]]", where a money-seeking man named Harry Duggan (Jackie Coogan) files a lawsuit against Carol by claiming their minor, non-injury fender-bender in a parking lot resulted in [[ObfuscatingDisability severe whiplash]]. Carol disputes the charges and just when it appears that the judge will rule in favor of Mr. Duggan Mike exposes Duggan as a fraud.
* The episode "Testimony of a Traitor" in ''Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury'' has Buck accused of treason.
* ''[[Series/AfterschoolSpecial CBS Schoolbreak Special]]'': The 1985 episode "Student Court" focused on the workings of a high school student court students who assist the administration with conflict resolution and interpretation of school policy. This student court takes on another dimension: determining what punishment, if any, a teenage girl accused of shoplifting should face.
* The ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' episode "Crimes and Witch-Demeanors" has the Charmed Ones arguing for Darryl's life before a tribunal that's charged to keep magic secret, and has manipulated reality to frame him for murder in order to do so.
* The final episode in ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' is the trial of Bryukhanov, Dyatlov, and Fomin, where the lead-up to the explosion (and the critical error in the RMBK design that allowed it to happen) is finally discussed and shown.
* ''Series/{{Chespirito}}'' did a few of these in several of his programs, the most memorable being one in ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'', where the cast holds a trial in Quico and Doña Florinda's house against El Chavo for killing Quico's cat with a bicycle. Profesor Jirafales was the judge, Don Ramón the defense attorney and Doña Florinda the prosecutor. In the end [[spoiler: el Chavo is declared Not Guilty when he explains that he ran over the cat to avoid hitting a man who was [[DistractedByTheSexy "standing like an idiot in the middle of the street watching a pretty lady"]]. That man was Profesor Jirafales himself.]]
** This was remade in a skit starring el Dr. Chapatín, the main changes were that it happened in an actual courtroom, he ran over a lady's dog with his car, and instead of [[spoiler:[[DistractedByTheSexy the judge looking at a pretty woman,]] he was [[TheAlcoholic jay walking while drunk.]]]]
* The ''Series/CityGuys'' episode "Presumed Innocent" has this as a plot device by way of the school starting an "Introduction to Law" class. Jamal accuses a student named Lewis Brown of being a skinhead (based on his shaved head, tattoos and style of dress similar to those of the white supremacist group). After getting into a fight with each other after Jamal's locker is defaced with the word "jerk" in spray paint, the issue is taken into a court case as part of the class class and leads to the revelation that Louis is not a skinhead but suffers from cancer.
* While ''Series/{{Community}}'' loves to [[GenreShift gleefully jump into whatever genre catches its fancy]], having an ex-lawyer as the main character means that this comes up rather often. Considering one took place in a pool, another was about a squashed yam and the last had a main character being possessed by an evil self from an alternate universe (or just having a mental breakdown), none were exactly "normal".
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': "Tabula Rasa," in which a killer previously tracked down by the BAU is put on trial after awakening from a coma...with total retrograde amnesia.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': "Invisible Evidence," where the court threw out evidence due to a warrant problem and 'Eleven Angry Jurors,' which crossed this trope with ForensicDrama when a juror died.
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' had "Comes Around," where Mac had to prove he didn't kill Clay Dobson when Dobson jumped off a roof in handcuffs.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Season 23 of the classic series, ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet The Trial]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp of a]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E3TerrorOfTheVervoids Time]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe Lord]]'', was all about the Doctor facing a KangarooCourt.
** Even earlier than that, Part 5 of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E5TheKeysOfMarinus The Keys of Marinus]]'' ("Sentence of Death"), all the way back in Season One, featured Ian being charged with murder where the verdict is GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty, with the Doctor as his barrister.
* ''Series/DoogieHowserMD'' had "Eleven Angry People…and Vinnie" where in a take on ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', the defendant is a young man accused of assaulting his employer. Vinnie's not convinced of his guilt.
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': "Honor Council" has Drake being framed for somehow getting the English teacher, Mrs. Hayfer's car inside her classroom. So Josh defends Drake and have him attend an honor council in order to exonerate the latter. However, Mindy Crenshaw, Josh's rival, becomes the opponent to find whatever dirt she could use to convince the jury that Drake is guilty. She almost wins, [[spoiler:until Josh shows her a copy of her report card showing that she got a B in Mrs. Hayfer's class, [[DisproportionateRetribution thus causing Mindy to retaliate by putting Mrs. Hayfer's car in the classroom and framing Drake for the crime, all for terminating her perfect 4.0 grade point average.]]]]
* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'': "Coltrane vs. Duke" saw Rosco, frustrated after years of being the Wile E. Coyote in his usual cat-and-mouse game with the Duke boys, stepping things up another notch by faking serious injuries and suing the Dukes for $50,000, the amount of their mortgage. Boss and Rosco rehearse the case, with Boss calling on his corrupt friend Dr. Crandall to testify as to the extent of Rosco's "injuries." Of course, in the end, Rosco is exposed and his case is thrown out of court but not after plenty of CourtroomAntics, Rosco calling on Boss to be his butler (including a hilarious reading of Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk) and some high drama as -- when the case appears lost -- Jesse has his niece and nephews pack up the furniture and he sadly concedes defeat to his longtime enemy.
* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' episode ''Tremors'' centers around Joan and Sherlock's hearing about their credibility as consultants for the NYPD and after a series of events [[spoiler: that lead to Marcus to get shot due to Sherlock's abrasiveness.]]
* ''Face The Facts'', a short-lived CBS game show from 1961, had two actors, respectively playing plaintiff and defendant, re-enacting small claims court cases. Four contestants wager points on who they think will win the case.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'':
** In Season 3's "Citizen's Court": When Carl squashes Urkel's rare Peruvian beetle and after Urkel complains reasons that "it was just a stupid beetle," the nerd becomes determined to see if a judge agrees, going to the local TV courtroom show "Citizens Court" (an obvious parody of [[Series/ThePeoplesCourt that show]]). The usual hijinks ensue, with Waldo admitting that Urkel coached him on his testimony and Eddie claiming that his father is an ill-tempered madman (and Urkel trying to get Harriette to admit the same), before Urkel and Carl agree to settle. The opening of the show is directly copied from ''The People's Court'', and takes a humorous dig at litigants of shows similar to Wapner's courtroom show: "These are ticked off people who are unable to settle the cases themselves!"
** Season 5's "Presumed Urkel," where Urkel is accused of causing an explosion in a chemistry classroom at Vanderbilt High while working on his science project. Laura who was at this point in the series still annoyed by the nerd's plays for love [[ClearTheirName agrees to defend Urkel's honor]] when she senses that an academic rival named Dexter Thornhill seems very eager to have him expelled. The matter is held in Vanderbilt's student court. [[spoiler:In the end, Laura exposes Thornhill as the real culprit using a blacklight to determine that he tampered with Urkel's science project with explosive chemicals; when exposed, Thornhill admits that he did it because he believed that Urkel didn't deserve to win first prize at the science fair. Steve is cleared of all charges and Thornhill instead gets expelled.]]
** Season 8's "The Jury," where Urkel and Carl ended up [[JuryDuty serving on the same jury]] for David Hayes, a janitor at a jewelry store accused of stealing the store's merchandise. It seems the video footage has Hayes dead to rights and everyone seems to think he is guilty, but [[RogueJuror Urkel believes he is innocent]] and helps reveal the real criminal[[spoiler:: the jewelry store's head of security, Joey Bozelli, [[FrameUp who doctored and edited the footage to make it look like Hayes committed the crime]], but didn't count on anyone taking a closer look at the footage, which shows his reflection in a mirror]].
* The ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' episode "Dream A Little Dream" has Zhaan framed for murder on a planet whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is that 90% of them are lawyers. Rygel and Chiana have to defend her.
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' has the episode "Crane Vs. Crane," where Frasier and Niles are expert witnesses on opposite sides of a court case.
* ''Series/GetSmart'': "The Day Smart Turned Chicken." Smart is a witness in the court against KAOS, and they decide to frame him. Then he calls additional witnesses in his defense.
* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' had a couple...one had Dorothy caught up in allegations about an apartment building Stan owned.
* An episode of ''Series/HappyDays'' had Howard suing Fonzie for damage to his roof after putting a birdhouse up on it.
* ''Series/ILoveLucy'': One of the earliest courtroom-based episodes sees the Ricardos and Mertzes feud over a damaged television set. The Ricardos had purchased a TV set for the Mertzes, but when the picture tube blows out, Fred claiming that Ricky knowingly gave him a defective set goes to the Ricardos' apartment and kicks their TV. Both are even-steven after a judge hears the bickering couples fight it out. At the end, the Judge manages to blow out his own TV and then kick in the screen.
* The first season of ''Series/{{JAG}}'' featured onscreen courtroom scenes (as in American UCMJ proceedings) in only one episode: "Defensive Action." Onscreen courtroom scenes became much more frequent in the seasons that would follow.
* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' has two of these:
** In "The Juror #5 Job," Parker is a juror in a wrongful-death suit, and Hardison has to pretend to be a high-powered lawyer in order to stall the case until the rest of the team can finish the con.
** In "The Lost Heir Job," the team takes on a client who's entangled in a probate case; Nate ends up playing a LargeHam shyster from Vegas.
* ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' had two. The first was "Barn Burner," where town bigot Mr. Larabee is accused of burning down the Garvey Barn. The second is "Blind Justice," where a man is put on trial after being accused of swindling the citizens of Walnut Grove in a land scandal.
* The flashforwards in the ''Series/{{Lost}}'' episode "Eggtown."
* ''Series/MacGyver1985'': "The Spoilers" spends much time on [=MacGyver=] and the Phoenix Foundation building a case against the villains.
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' has a few examples.
** In one, Al/Peggy/Steve/Marcy sue a motel for videotaping their exploits.
** The Bundys also went to court because of a car crash. They thought they'd win because Marcy was testifying for them but it turned out she was biased against anyone who owned Mercedes cars because her ex-husband had one.
** Another happens when Bud is caught "relieving some tension" at the school library.
** At one point Al is sued by the guy that tried to rob him.
* Courts-martial (or preliminary hearings for them, at least) figure in several ''Series/{{MASH}}'' episodes:
** In "The Trial of Henry Blake", the titular C.O. is accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy after Majors Burns and Houlihan file a complaint about the lack of discipline under his command.
** In "The Novocaine Mutiny," Hawkeye is tried for mutiny after temporary commander Major Burns is accidentally knocked unconscious during an argument between the two men in the O.R. This leads to the two men providing [[TheRashomon widely conflicting versions of the same events]] in their testimony.
** In "Snappier Judgment," the second installment in a two-part episode, Klinger is tried after circumstantial evidence pins him to a rash of thefts at the 4077th.
* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': Much of "Last Year's Model," takes place in a courtroom during the trial of woman who was arrested for murder the year before, as Barnaby starts to have serious doubts regarding her guilt.
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' had one where Jessica was called as a witness (amusingly, this one actually lampshades her status as a MysteryMagnet, as a cross-examining lawyer casts aspersions on her and her family for being involved in so many murder cases) and another one where she had JuryDuty and realized that a different man than the accused killed the victim.
* The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode featuring ''Film/AgentForHARM'' has Mike Nelson being put on trial [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds destroying three planets]]. CourtroomAntics and HilarityEnsues.
* '' Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'' has an episode where Angus placed in a trial for a crime he was framed, he has to defend himself while taking advice from a fairy who is secretly acting as his lawyer. Thing clear out when Ivar brings in the real culprit and Angus is let off.
* ''Series/MythQuest'': Episode 11, "Blodeuwedd," has Cleo on trial as Blodeuwedd for supposedly murdering her husband, the king. An odd example, in that it takes place in pre-Arthurian Wales.
* ''Series/TheOddCouple1970'' did a number of these:
** In "The Dog Story," Felix is arrested for kidnapping a performing dog mistreated by its agent. He insists on defending himself in court, in his hilariously pompous and arrogant LargeHam manner.
** "[[Recap/TheOddCouple1970S2E6MurrayTheFink Murray the Fink]]": Oscar rides Murray about being a bad cop to the point where Murray raids the weekly poker game. Oscar tries to accuse Murray; Felix tries to defend him, and chaos ensues.
** A WholeEpisodeFlashback episode in which Felix refuses to let Hugh Hefner publish a nude photo he took of his girlfriend Gloria.
** One of the show's many origin episodes explaining how Felix and Oscar first met, in this case as jurors on a murder trial.
** And perhaps the most famous one -- Felix is accused of trying to scalp an extra theater ticket.
-->'''Felix''': ...when we ''ASSUME'' --- we make an ''ASS'' out of ''U'' and ''ME''!
* ''Series/PairOfKings'': Brady and Boomer were taken to court for blowing up the royal castle. ([[spoiler:They were [[NotMeThisTime innocent]].]])
* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' has a comedic version of this in "The Trial of Leslie Knope," where Leslie is put through an ethics hearing by Chris and must prove that her relationship with Ben never presented any conflicts of interest.
* ''Series/PrivatePractice'' had "War," in which Violet and Pete go head-to-head for custody of their son Lucas. The episode is extremely divisive episode among fans, with some finding it a breath of fresh air for the lackluster third season, but others finding it just as bleak and mean-spirited as all the other episodes for which the season was being criticized. Either way, it was a one-time deal, with the anticipated episode about [[spoiler: Pete's trial]] never happening due to [[spoiler: his death]].
* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. In "The Rack", a court of enquiry is held when a suspect dies in [=CI5=] custody after being punched by Doyle. A firebrand civil rights lawyer uses the opportunity to hold a trial-by-media over the existence of what is a SecretPolice in all but name.
* The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIVJustice Justice]]" puts Rimmer on trial for the murder of the ''Red Dwarf'' crew.
* Several ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episodes, most notably the finale.
* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' had an episode "Twelve Angry People," where Rev. Camden is (in an inversion of the usual) the lone juror for a guilty verdict.
* ''Series/SisterSister'': When Tia accuses twin sister Tamera of distributing copies of her diary to fellow classmates, she takes her to Student Court. But the episode soon focuses on two yuksters who fail to take the concept seriously and turn the matter into one big joke. It isn't long before those two students are exposed as the culprits ... and the principal has a long, stern talk with them about the judicial process and why matters heard in Student Court aren't fun and games.
* The ''Series/SmartGuy'' episode "Trial & Error" has Mo involved in a mock court case held at T.J.'s (who serves as Mo's "attorney") insistence to Principal Whitfield, to clear Mo's name when he's blamed for a fire in the chemistry lab taught by his nemesis teacher Mr. Bringleman (it also serves as an audition for T.J. to prove he's fit to play in the school's production of ''Theatre/InheritTheWind''). When the testimony of Marcus, Vice Principal Militich and Bringleman practically incriminates Mo, T.J. decides to break into the school to do a chemical runthrough of the basketball playbook Mo left in the classroom, which reveals that Bringleman falsely accused Mo to cover up the fact that he accidentally started the fire by leaving a still-lit cigarette that he smoked lying in the chemistry lab.
* ''Series/TheSociety'': Episode five has Dewey tried for murder.
* The Franchise/StargateVerse has had several:
** ''Series/StargateSG1'':
*** "Cor-Ai" has Teal'c being put on trial for a murder he committed before his HeelFaceTurn, and Jack (primarily, but the others do help) has to defend him. The twist is that, according to the rules of the Cor-Ai, the accuser is also the judge. Jack finds the idea ridiculous, although Daniel finds historical precedent and points out that, in a certain way, it makes sense. [[spoiler:While the son of the victim ends up finding Teal'c guilty and sentences him to die at midday, a Goa'uld attack and Teal'c heroism in defending the villagers convinces the guy that Teal'c is a different person now, and that [[ThatManIsDead the man who murdered his father is dead]]]].
*** "Pretense" consists of a trial (well, a "triad") to determine whether Skaara or the Goa'uld [[PuppeteerParasite inhabiting his body]] has a right to it. Daniel and Jack share lawyering duty. This is the first an only time we see a Goa'uld acting as a defense attorney... and doing a decent job of it, despite his Polynesian outfit.
*** Vala is put on trial by a planet of people she ruled over while host to the Goa'uld Qetesh in "The Powers That Be." Initially, the villagers wanted to execute her immediately when she confessed to not actually being a god, but her teammates convinced them to give her a trial. She was then sentenced to life imprisonment, but this was changed when she saved the lives of several of the villagers.
*** Another case ''almost'' happens in "Collateral Damage" when Mitchell is apparently responsible for killing someone, but avoids an actual court case since the charges were quickly glossed over under the pretense of Mitchell having diplomatic immunity. Instead the point of the episode is to prove Mitchell's innocence. [[spoiler:The murderer used a memory-transference machine to convince Mitchell that he is the killer, but a detailed analysis spotted "artifacts" in the false memory]].
** The ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode "Inquisition", which doubles as a ClipShow and features a JokerJury, has the main Atlantis team put on trial by the Coalition of Planets (which consists of the various weakling civilizations in Pegasus who were brutalized by the Wraith) for their numerous NiceJobBreakingItHero moments throughout the series. The episode ended with them bribing one of the judges to vote in their favor, his vote being the swing vote.
** The ''Series/StargateUniverse'' episode "Justice" is centered around an investigation and informal trial about [[spoiler: the death--eventually shown to be suicide--of Sergeant Spencer]].
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' does this quite a bit:
** In ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
*** "The Menagerie" prominently features Spock being court-martialed for stealing the ''Enterprise''. He did it, but apparently he has HeroInsurance.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E20CourtMartial Court Martial]]": Captain Kirk is accused of negligently causing the death of a crewman and perjury.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E14WolfInTheFold Wolf in the Fold]]." Scotty is accused of multiple acts of murder and Captain Kirk effectively acts as his defense attorney. The start of [[Series/BostonLegal Denny Crane]]'s career, no doubt.
*** And the first half of the second act of ''Film/{{Star Trek VI|The Undiscovered Country}}'' happens in a Klingon courtroom.
** In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
*** Already in the pilot the crew of the ''Enterprise'' stands trial on behalf of all of humanity. And the final episode makes it clear that this trial is never over.
*** In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan The Measure of a Man]]", Picard tries to establish the precedent that Data is legally human, with Riker forced by the Starfleet legal system into arguing against him.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E17SinsOfTheFather Sins of the Father]]" is a Klingon version of this, as Worf learns that his deceased father Mogh is being falsely accused of treason and fights to clear Mogh's name and restore his house's honor.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E21TheDrumhead The Drumhead]]" is centered around a court-martial about sabotage aboard the ''Enterprise'', eventually devolving to a witch-hunt for supposed traitors (while the "sabotage" was merely faulty equipment).
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E13DevilsDue Devil's Due]]." Picard must prove that an alien being is not the Devil. Data acts as the arbitrator in charge of hearing the case.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E14AMatterOfPerspective A Matter of Perspective]]." Riker is accused of murdering an alien scientist. His trial includes holographic re-creations of events based on witness testimony.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E19TheFirstDuty The First Duty]]" centers around an investigative hearing into the death of a Starfleet Academy cadet while training as a member of the academy's precision flying team. The team leader attempts to cover up the circumstances of his death, leaving Wesley, who is also on the team, forced to choose between his loyalty to his teammates and his responsibility to the truth.
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E08Dax Dax]]" looks like it's going to center around the question of whether Jadzia and Curzon [[TheNthDoctor Dax]] are considered the same person under Bajoran law, much as "The Measure of a Man" centers around the question of whether Data is considered human under Federation law. [[spoiler:In the end, Curzon [[ClearTheirName gets exonerated]], so it doesn't matter.]]
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E25Tribunal Tribunal]]", in which [[TheChewToy O'Brien]] is tried as a terrorist on Cardassia, is more of a {{Kangaroo Court}}room Episode.
*** "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E18RulesOfEngagement Rules of Engagement]]" is about an attempt to extradite Worf to the Klingon empire; Sisko defends him.
** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E18DeathWish Death Wish]]" focuses on a trial deciding whether to grant asylum to a member of the Q Continuum.
** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS02E19Judgment Judgment]]" is about a trial featuring a RashomonStyle retelling of a battle between ''Enterprise'' and a Klingon battlecruiser.
* ''Series/TheSteveHarveyShow'' had two:
** The first one had Lovita suing Steve after the TV she bought from him stopped working and he refused to give Lovita her money back. Lovita even tried to sway the jury by using the closing argument speech from ''Film/ATimeToKill''. The judge turned out to be [[spoiler: a woman who was a backup dancer during Steve's Hi-Top days]].
** The second one had Lydia, Romeo, and Bullethead suing Steve and Regina on the real-life court show ''Judge Mathis'' over a confiscated thingamigjig that got broken. Steve and Regina lost the case when it was revealed that [[spoiler: Regina broke the kids' computer/pager/PDA/whatever by putting Lovita's awful casserole (that bubbled while COLD) on top of it]].
* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' had "Sensitive Dick", where Dick gets put on "university court" after several student complaints of insensitivity. All the witnesses are people Dick had made {{Butt Monkeys}} throughout the series. HilarityEnsues.
* ''Series/TheWayansBros'' had one where Marlon sued Shawn because he broke his leg and missed out on a dance competition due to slipping on some coffee that Shawn spilled. Much HilarityEnsues.
* In ''Series/{{Workaholics}}'', the guys buy a hovercraft from Montez and use it in their swimming pool. Not unexpectedly, it bounces out of the pool and charges at their neighbour's, breaking it and the fence. When their neighbour asks for compensation, they decide to try getting the money back by suing Montez in small claims court. They have petty squabbles, use rhetoric heard in movies and in one scene, Blake throws a dead dog at the ceiling fan then blood sprays everywhere.
* The series finale of ''Series/TheXFiles'', "The Truth", was literally an instance of putting the truth on trial. Mulder was already found guilty on a murder charge before the trial began.
* The Series/{{Arrowverse}}:
** ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' has "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E10TheTrialOfTheFlash The Trial of the Flash]]", where Barry is accused of murdering [[spoiler:the season's BigBad Clifford [=DeVoe=]]].
** The ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' episode "[[Recap/ArrowS6E21DocketNoElevenNineteenFortyOneSeventyThree Docket No. 11-19-41-73]]" has Oliver on trial for being the Green Arrow, with the caveat that the judge and, likely, the jury have been bought by the BigBad.
* The second series of ''Series/HoratioHornblower'', titled "Mutiny" and Retribution", is told as a series of flashbacks intercut with Horatio and the other lieutenants of HMS ''Renown'' being court-martialed for removing the mentally unstable Captain Sawyer from command. The flashbacks occur as various characters are called to testify and we are repeatedly reminded that the penalty for mutiny is hanging. (This is an expansion from the book, where they only faced a board of inquiry--a preliminary hearing to determine if the full trial was needed--which was largely an excuse to brush the whole matter of Sawyer's insanity under the rug.)
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'':
** While the original 1964 version of "I, Robot" involves a robot named Adam being tried for the murder of his creator Dr. Link, the 1995 remake involves a capacity hearing to determine whether Adam deserves a trial or should be simply dismantled.
** The Season Three episode "Bodies of Evidence" takes place in 2037 and involves Captain William Clark being put on trial for the murder of three other members of the crew of the space station ''Meridian''. He is defended by his ex-wife Robin Dysart.
** The Season Six finale "Final Appeal" (which was originally intended as the SeriesFinale) takes place in 2076 in a world that has banned technology in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war in June 2059 which killed 80% of the world's population (6.8 billion people). It features Dr. Theresa Givens (a returning character from Season Two's "A Stitch in Time") appealing her death sentence for using her time machine before the United States Supreme Court.
** The Season Seven episode "Rule of Law" involves Judge Joshua Finch, newly arrived on the colony planet Daedalus, presiding over the trial of a Medusan who is accused of the murder of three humans.
* ''Series/WelcomeFreshmen'': "The People Vs. Walter", Walter is accused by Principal Lippman of vandalizing the portrait of him. He holds a trial with the other students serving as the various roles with Walter's LoveInterest Erin as his defense attorney. Through her efforts, she not only proves Walter innocent, but also proves he was one of the few people not involved as Principal Lippman is so hated that almost the entire student body and faculty took part in vandalizing the portrait.
* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' has "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS3E1TheTrial The Trial]]". Said episode has Gordon Brittas put on trial for the procession of drugs, the murder of seven gangsters, and the grievous bodily harm of three old women, with flashbacks being used to show HowWeGotHere.
* ''Series/OddSquad'':
** The Season 1 episode "Disorder in the Court" revolves around Olive being falsely accused of committing the odd crime of shrinking the town museum by Odd Todd, with her fighting to prove her innocence and prevent her from being fired from Odd Squad.
** Downplayed in the first part of the Season 2 finale, "Who is Agent Otis?" At the climax of the episode, Otis is put on trial due to the fact that the X's believe that [[spoiler: he is still a villain.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': "Twelve Angry Pups"
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "[[Series/LaLaw La La Law]]", where Dr. Scratchandsniff ''wants'' to just pay a parking ticket and get it over with, but the Warners insist on fighting the injustice.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' has "The People vs. Martin Sugar" in which Stan goes to jury duty to witness the prosecutor being one of Roger's personas being accused of running an illegal counterfeit handbag manufacturing service.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'':
** The episode, "[[SickEpisode Sick As a Dog]]" features a trial in Arthur's tree house when Arthur accuses D.W. of making Pal sick. [[note]] It was really him who made Pal sick by feeding him foods dogs shouldn't eat. [[/note]] The Brain is the judge, and Francine is D.W.'s lawyer. Since [[KangarooCourt the jury consists of both Arthur and Buster]], D.W. is found guilty despite her lack of evidence, though Arthur does apologize to her at the end of the episode.
** In the episode, "Read and Flumberghast", D.W. pretends to be a lawyer after David makes an office for her out of [[KidsPreferBoxes the box the Read Family's new refrigerator was shipped in]]. Her first case occurs when Bud accuses the Tibble Twins of eating his cupcake. Ladonna shows them a ''Leagle Beagle'' comic, which inspires D.W. to convince Arthur to stage a trial in his backyard. In this trial, Buster is the judge, Binky is the Baliff, Arthur and his friends are the jury, Bud is the plaintiff, and the Tibble Twins are the defendants.
* Episode "Between Friends" of ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'' has Celeste and Zephir suing each other after a car accident and both faking their injuries in order to win the case. With Babar as the judge, Cornelius as Celeste's lawyer and Pompadour as Zephir's.
* ''WesternAnimation/BadDog'' has two courtroom episodes.
** "Burden Of The Woof" is about Lester Johnson having Berkeley prosecuted for harassing him and his cat.
** "Dog House Arrest" is about Berkeley being placed under house arrest after injuring a woman at a supermarket. [[spoiler:However, the woman was actually faking her injury to squeeze as much money as she could out of the Potanskis.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' has the fittingly named [[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE3Trial "Trial"]], where the inmates of Arkham Asylum capture both Batman and new district attorney Janet van Dorn and put the former on trial ([[JokerJury with The Joker as judge]]), with the latter acting as defense. Ms. van Dorn was an outspoken critic of the Dark Knight, being prevented from putting inmates in prison for life due to their being apprehended by a vigilante, and had made claims that [[CreateYourOwnVillain Batman was directly responsible for creating all the supervillain scum of Gotham]] -- now, in the KangarooCourt set up at Arkham, she is tasked with defending Batman from those very claims. [[spoiler:She succeeds in proving that each and every villain would've become who they were even without Batman's existence, both changing her tune on the Caped Crusader's role in society and actually convincing the inmates to find him Not Guilty. Unfortunately, being that they ''are'' such crooks, they don't want to pass up the opportunity to off them anyway -- but since Ms. van Dorn did her job, it becomes time for Batman to do ''his''...]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'': "The Trial," "Sexual Harassment," "Snitchers"
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': "A Few 'Gurt Men" starts out with Tina, Gene and Louise doing a mock-trial based on the fairy tale "Snow White" before it turns into a real trial when Mr. Frond is accused of stealing Mr. Ambrose's yogurt from the teacher's lounge.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "[[Recap/TheBoondocksS1E2TheTrialOfRKelly The Trial of R. Kelly]]", which satirized Music/RKelly's acquittal from statutory rape charges.
* ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters'' had one episode where two characters were taken to the cockroaches' courtroom. [[HilarityEnsues One of the defendants complained about being treated like a human being]].
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'':
** "Jail House Flock" sees the heroes [[PrisonEpisode arrested under false pretenses]] after foiling one of Hoggish Greedly's plans. The Planeteers manage to escape from their jail time to get the evidence needed to [[EngineeredPublicConfession expose Greedly's plans]] and clear theirs and Captain Planet's names.
** The HumanityOnTrial episode "Twelve Angry Animals."
* One of the classic shorts of ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'' has him standing trial from the ghosts for not scaring people. The judge condemn him to lose his ghostly powers until he scares someone which is a problem as, at that point, Casper is well loved by most humans but his lack of powers cause him to fail in helping others. At the end [[spoiler:Casper manages to scare other ghost be impersonating a ghost exterminator, getting his powers back.]]
* Episode 4 of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' revolved around Jay pursuing a FrivolousLawsuit against Dante for slipping on a puddle of spilled soda.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' has the episode "Sensible Flats". After Hacker is arrested for renting out a bigger parcel of land than Judge Trudy, the land's resident ruler, he is put on trial and the kids show that his land is actually the same size as that of the Judge. His land was just in an odd shape instead of a perfect quadrilateral.
* The ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode "Dan vs Jury Duty". Antics include Chris being mistaken for an expert witness, Dan being disappointed that courtroom cases aren't as exciting as they are on TV, and Dan trying to prove the defendant's innocence after siding with him. [[spoiler: It turns out that ''Dan'' is the one who committed the crime the defendant was accused of, although Dan didn't remember that because his memory was erased by aliens.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' episode, "Trial and Error", Margaret accuses Ruff of chewing her diary, but Dennis doesn't believe he did it, so he holds a trial in his backyard. Jay is the judge, Margaret is the plaintiff, and Dennis is the defendant. In the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:a bulldog named Spike was the one who chewed up Margaret's diary and framed Ruff]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheDickTracyShow'': In "Court Jester," Stooge Viller and Mumbles are on trial for forgery, but Stooge has taken it on the lam. Without Stooge to translate Mumbles' mumbling, the prosecution can't get a conviction because [[ChewbaccaDefense nobody else can tell if he's pleading guilty or not.]] Tracy sends Go-Go Gomez to recapture Stooge and bring him to court.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'': In "The Scales of Justice", the Tyrannos try to convince a judge to deport the Dinosaucers back to their home planet.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' episode "The Trial of Duck Dodgers"
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' special "Timmy's Secret Wish!" has Timmy put on trial for being the worst godkid ever. This eventually leads to the revelation that [[spoiler: Timmy made a secret wish fifty years ago that everyone would stop aging so his fairies would never have to leave him.]]
* Several ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes, as well as a significant part of the last movie.
-->'''Bender''': Court's kind of fun when it's not ''my'' ass on the line.
* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' episodes: "Binky Goes Bad", "Trial & Error"
* The non-canon ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' episode "And Justice For All" sees Goliath being framed for a jewelry heist and then willingly undergoing the judicial process in order to set a precedent for gargoyles being accepted as equals under human law. What follows is him [[{{Hypocrite}} engaging in unlawful antics]] that would see his case being damaged even further in real life. Notably, series creator Greg Wesiman originally intended for the episode to be centered on the Manhattan Clan being tried on the basis of their very sentience, but when Disney took control for season 3, it was slashed and chopped into the mockery that eventually aired.
* The second part of the GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', "Weirdmageddon Part 2 - Escape from Reality", has it's climax happening on a courtroom.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Keeper of the Reaper." [[EnsembleDarkhorse Fred Fredburger, yes!]]
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' had "False Alarm" where Eugene was on trial for pulling the fire alarm. The episode contained several references to ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', including [[RogueJuror Arnold]] stabbing a pencil into the table. [[spoiler:Curly confesses he is the real culprit, having [[FrameUp framed]] Eugene. His motive? Revenge after Eugene borrowed his Wanky Land pencil, chewed on it and sharpened it down to the eraser.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' had several:
** In "The Day the Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much", Johnny is put on trial for numerous petty crimes during a period of {{Contrived Coincidence}}s where he believed [[TimeStandsStill time stood still]], and no time would mean no rules, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking from stealing candy to eating at a restaurant without paying to scoring a free hotel room]]. The judge lets Johnny off the hook after he explains he thought he was in a time freeze himself, as well.
** "Jailbird Johnny" also serves as a PrisonEpisode, where Johnny is sentenced to [[LongerThanLifeSentence 86 years]] for littering and mistakenly sent to a women's prison, and as expected, [[ItMakesSenseInContext he doesn't want to leave]]. At the end of the episode, Little Suzy and Bunny [[ClearTheirName manage to prove he is innocent]], thanks to an ATM camera.
** "Shnook of the North" sees Johnny being brought to family court and placed with a foster family after getting separated from his mother at the mall.
** In "One Angry Bravo", Johnny is picked for JuryDuty over a parking ticket, only to find the defendant was a hot babe, making him stall the trial for eight months and refuse to convict until the judge finally stripped the sequestered jurors of some privilege, after which he promptly convicted her of the offense. The defendant got an $80 fine, but Johnny's behavior in court finally got ''him'' sent to jail.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' has one episode where Franchise/GreenLantern stands trial for blowing up a planet. Flash is his lawyer. HilarityEnsues.
-->'''Flash''': If the ring wasn't lit, you must acquit!
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'':
** The episode "Let's Play Courtroom Drama", where [[AxCrazy Mr. Cat]] is taken to court for attacking [[NighInvulnerable Quack Quack]] with a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]]. Kaeloo acts as Quack Quack's lawyer, and Stumpy is the judge. [[spoiler: [[BitchInSheepsClothing Kaeloo]] pulls off a WoundedGazelleGambit to get Mr. Cat to confess that it was him.]]
** Episode 113 has Kaeloo take Stumpy to court for "mistreating" objects, with Quack Quack as the judge and Mr. Cat as Stumpy's lawyer. [[spoiler: Mr. Cat [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoists Kaeloo by her own petard]] and Stumpy wins.]]
** In Episode 179, a pair of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] {{Amoral Attorney}}s convince Quack Quack and Stumpy to sue Kaeloo for "mistreating" them, which is really just her doing innocuous things like telling Quack Quack to put trash in the trashcan instead of leaving it on the floor, and threaten to have her sent to prison if she doesn't give them 2 billion bucks. This time, Mr. Cat acts as Kaeloo's lawyer and convinces Stumpy and Quack Quack to drop their lawsuit against Kaeloo.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'' had the episode "Gets Swamped". In this episode Ms. Frizzle's class are among the members on a city council deciding whether or not to build a mall on the site of a wetland on the outskirts of the city. Sure enough, Arnold's cousin Janet is the one arguing in favor of the mall, and the class must find several reasons why the yucky swamp should remain in place.
* ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' had the episode "Martha the Witness", where [[TalkingAnimal Martha]] the dog is taken to court because [[GrumpyOldMan Mrs. Demson]] needs a witness after her lawn furniture is wrecked in a car crash.
* The ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' episode "Soda Genie" revolves around KO, Rad, and Enid being put on trial in Magic Court after a genie trapped in a soda bottle tricks them into breaking their friendship apart.
* There's an episode of ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates'' wherein Peter sneaks on board the Jolly Roger to play with Captain Hook's harpsichord. When the pirates capture him, Wendy convinces Captain Hook to give Peter a trial. [[KangarooCourt Hijinks]] [[CourtroomAntics ensue]].
* "Assault and Flattery," a 1950s ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' cartoon has Bluto taking Popeye to court for assault and battery charges. (Of course, Bluto is faking his injuries).
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'' episode "The Pupple's Court", where Lucky is put on trial by Miss Stiffwhiskers for not following procedure while matching dogs with their owners. It's up to Niblet, Strudel, Cookie, and Squirt to defend their friend and keep him from getting kicked out of the Pound Puppies.
* WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw once had to protect a key witness (Baba Looey) for a trial.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': "The Trial" is the best example, but other episodes include "The Story of Whomps" and "The Biggest Trouble Ever".
* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' had two:
** The first of which was "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS4E2TheHighFiveOfDoomFlyBurgers Fly Burgers]]". Rocko tries to cook some burgers, which attract a hungry fly named Flecko. When Rocko tries to shoo Flecko away, Flecko [[ObfuscatingDisability feigns an injury]] and sues Rocko, resulting in Judge Sockner sentencing Rocko to 30 days as a fly as punishment. While Flecko is dining at a restaurant after the lawsuit, Sockner happens to be dining at the same restaurant with a friend and discovers that Flecko faked his injuries, at which point he finds Rocko and reverses the spell[[spoiler:, minus the removal of his fly wings]].
** The second one occurs in "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS4E11DumbellsRugBirds Dumbells]]", when a [[DingDongDitchDistraction ding-dong-ditch pranking spree]] lands Rocko in hot water along with Gladys the Hippo Lady. The original perpetrators, Heffer and Filburt, learn their friend is about to take the blame for their wrongdoing and confess, clearing Rocko and Gladys of all charges[[spoiler:, later to take up [[HereWeGoAgain another prank]]: [[PrankCall prank phone calling]], even roping the judge into it]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''
** Happens in the episode "The Trial" when the babies do this to find out who broke Tommy's favorite clown lamp with Tommy being the judge and Angelica being the persecutor (prosecutor). They soon realize it was Angelica who broke the lamp and she even admits it, because she hated it and [[EngineeredPublicConfession gloats loud enough that the adults hear her]].
** In another episode "Pickles vs. Pickles", Angelica sues her parents for divorce after they force her to eat broccoli. The whole court is on Angelica's side and [[KangarooCourt the judge even allows her to bring up her toys as witnesses.]] Luckily for Drew, it turns out it was AllJustADream.
** "Tricycle Thief" presents a trial of sorts, as Angelica is suspected of stealing Susie's tricycle. Angelica's doll Cynthia is tied to Susie's mylar balloon while testimony is presented. While Angelica claims she was innocent, evidence seem to be against her (literally caught redhanded[[note]]Susie's bike was inside the shed that was just painted red[[/note]] and Chuckie overhearing Angelica quietly telling Susie she'll be sorry).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin'': One of the plots of "Uncle Grubby" was Tweeg being taken to M.A.V.O. court to answer for his failures.
* Several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''; among them are "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E10BartGetsHitByACar Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E20TheBoyWhoKnewTooMuch The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]", and "The D'Oh-cial Network."
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "The Smurfy Verdict" has Clumsy put on trail for his supposed negligence of watching over Baby Smurf.
* [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Snagglepuss]] becomes the fill-in judge in a court case on an outlaw. When he accidentally tells the outlaw to leave his court for disrupting it, Snagglepuss has to act as both judge and defendant and gives himself 99 years in jail.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "[[Recap/SonicBoomS1E17DontJudgeMe Don't Judge Me]]", Dr. Eggman attempts to sue Sonic over an (obviously fake) injury. To make sure [[KangarooCourt everything goes in his favor]], Burnbot is the judge, T.W. Barker is Dr. Eggman's lawyer, and Dr. Eggman shows a sepiatone film of him playing with Orbot and Cubot in [[PaperThinDisguise unconvincing disguises]] in an attempt to show his softer side.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': "Krabs vs. Plankton."
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': "The Trial" is about Steven being put on trial [[spoiler:by Homeworld for shattering Pink Diamond]]. Technically it's his mother Rose that's on trial, but as he has her gemstone and is her {{reincarnation}}, most gems perceive them as the same person. Complicating matters is that Steven thinks he's guilty (so to speak), but can't give an actual account of things because he wasn't there. He's also given a lawyer who's motivated to help him [[PunchClockHero because she'll be killed if he's found guilty]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode, "A Farce", Brother Blood and The Brain take the Titans to court for their [[DesignatedHero careless and reckless destruction of Jump City]], with [[HangingJudge the sentence being execution if the Titans are found guilty]]. The Titans are indeed found guilty at the end of the episode.
* "Sidewalk Soiler" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' has Chode going under trial in a planet where the smallest form of polluting is punished by death. The episode also serves as a parody of ''Series/JudgeJudy'', PoliceProcedural dramas and GameShows.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'' episode "Kitty Court" features Master Frown, injured from being hit by Unikitty's car, taking the princess to court. However, since the accident was in the Unikingdom, it involves the wacky justice system of the kingdom, which treats it like a party, with literal recess on a playground, fruit smoothies, and a roulette wheel to choose the judge (which ends up [[TheDitz Puppycorn]] for that trial). Brock was supposed to be Master Frown's lawyer, but he gave up to play video games, so Unikitty stepped in to defend Master Frown and persecute...herself. It's only when [[spoiler:Master Frown outs himself as having planned to get hit just to make Unikitty miserable that he is declared guilty]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' episode "Trial of the Monarch" has the Monarch as the defendant, acting as his own lawyer. He doesn't care for having the jury described as his "peers."
* A good deal of ''WesternAnimation/WildWestCowboysOfMooMesa'' episode "Bulls of a Feather" was about Sheriff Terribull being taken to courtroom to be tried for the crimes of his criminal alter ego The Masked Bull.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Zeroman}}'' episode, "Disorder In The Court", Mayor Todd [=McWadd=] is put on trial for the murder of his opponent in the mayoral election. It turns out that [[spoiler:he was actually set up by the judge in a bid for the judge to become the next mayor]].

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* The ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' side story "Turnabout Desserts" centers around Ingrid being forced into the role of a defense attorney in an Ace Attorney style court case in order to get Sylvain acquitted of... stealing and eating Lysithea's cake.

** "Jailbird Johnny" also serves as a PrisonEpisode, where Johnny is put on trial for littering and mistakenly sent to a women's prison, and as expected, during his time in lockup, [[ItMakesSenseInContext he doesn't want to leave]]. At the end of the episode, Little Suzy and Bunny [[ClearTheirName manage to prove he is innocent]], thanks to an ATM camera.

* ''WebVideo/SMPEarth'' has the Saint-Malo Trials, which take place as a result of Technoblade exploiting the faction plugin in order to TakeOverTheWorld by claiming the whole map. Wilbur Soot acts as the judge, and several players volunteer for JuryDuty.
* In ''WebVideo/SMPLive'', Connor sues Schlatt after he scams him out of his diamonds, in a court case known as People of [=SMPLive=] vs. Schlattcoin. He wins, though the judge (Ted Nivison) decides that Schlatt can overturn this in a show of physical strength. Schlatt promptly kills Connor.

* In ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'', Connor sues Schlatt after he scams him out of his diamonds, in a court case known as People of [=SMPLive=] vs. Schlattcoin. He wins, though the judge (Ted Nivison) decides that Schlatt can overturn this in a show of physical strength. Schlatt promptly kills Connor.

* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'' has the episode "[[PunnyName Court in the Act]]", in which Corazón and Dob are hurled into a KangarooCourt after being framed as high-ranking Mafiosos. Their public defender is [[ChildProdigy an admittedly gifted ten-year-old]]. The eventual ''trial'' includes Dob mooning the courtroom to show off his new unicorn tramp stamp, the judge being murdered by the Mob when he suggests acquitting, and an escape predicated on replacing the ropes for the hanging with udon noodles.

* Both ''Series/AdamTwelve'' and ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'' have had courtroom-based episodes, featuring on the roles police officers play in the judicial process and problems that invariably arise. For instance, the ''Adam-12'' episode "Courtroom" centered around the importance of obtaining a search warrant when the defendant (standing trial on drug charges) claims that Reed had failed to obtain one. Another was a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a show about the DA's office...good luck finding that show's pilot to see the conclusion.

You should also expect a boatload of {{Courtroom Antic}}s, for reasons reminiscent of the SecondLawOfMetafictionalThermodynamics: since the writers don't normally have the opportunity to write such things, they'll feel obligated to cram in all their favorite ones.

* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Chapter 25 of the sequel ''Picking Up the Pieces'' revolves around the trial/hearing of Captain-General Gentle Step after Internal Affairs' Commissioner has brought charges against her. It quickly descends into {{Courtroom Antic}}s when the claimant starts demanding they ignore evidence and just charge her.

* The WebVideo/ShipwreckedComedy[=/=]WebVideo/TinCanBros crossover event ended with the two sides in an arbitration. Even though it wasn't an actual trial, everyone except the arbitrator treated it as a dramatic Courtroom Episode, invoking every CourtroomAntic they could think of.

-->'''Prudence:''' [[CourtroomAntic We put the whole damn system on trial.]] That's plan 1. Whole damn system on trial. Plan 2, [[WeNeedADistraction we sabotage the gallows]] and [[StuffBlowingUp escape in the explosive chaos]].

** "Jailbird Johnny" also serves as a PrisonEpisode, where Johnny is put on trial for littering and mistakenly sent to a women's prison, and as expected, during his time in lockup, he doesn't want to leave. At the end of the episode, Little Suzy and Bunny [[ClearTheirName manage to prove he is innocent]], thanks to an ATM camera.

** "Jailbird Johnny" also serves as a PrisonEpisode, where Johnny is put on trial for littering and mistakenly sent to a women's prison, until Little Suzy and Bunny [[ClearTheirName manage to prove he is innocent]], thanks to an ATM camera.

** In "The Day the Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much", Johnny is put on trial for numerous petty crimes during a period of {{Contrived Coincidence}}s where he believed [[TimeStandsStill time stood still]], and no time would mean no rules, from stealing candy to eating at a restaurant without paying to scoring a free hotel room. The judge lets Johnny off the hook after he explains he thought he was in a time freeze himself, as well.

** In "The Day the Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much", Johnny is put on trial for numerous petty crimes during a period of [[ContrivedCoincidence Contrived Coincidences]] where he believed [[TimeStandsStill time stood still]], and no time would mean no rules, from stealing candy to eating at a restaurant without paying to scoring a free hotel room. The judge lets Johnny off the hook after he explains he thought he was in a time freeze himself, as well.