Mock Trial
The gang holds a makeshift trial outside of a court of law.
Diff'rent Strokes
Appearances
- Gilligan's Island: Season 1, episode 16, "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" (1965). The Professor leads the castaways in holding a trial to determine whether Gilligan or Mr. Howell can claim a treasure chest Gilligan found digging a barbecue pit for Mr. Howell.
- Welcome Back, Kotter: Season 2, episode 2, "Inherit the Halibut" (1976). Mr. Kotter presides over a trial to determine if Freddie is guilty of stealing the class fund they had saved inside a rubber fish.
- Diff'rent Strokes: Season 1, episode 7, "The Trial" (1978). When Mr. Drummond finds Arnold's goldfish, Abraham, in his hot tub (unharmed), he accuses Arnold of putting him in there, but Willis, who has been reading about the law, demands that Arnold be given a fair trial, so the family holds a trial with Mrs. Garrett as the judge.
- Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Season 1, episode 10, "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Delivery" (1998). Pete and Berg are arguing about who gets to make deliveries to a beautiful regular customer, so they ask Sharon to be the judge in a trial to determine who gets handle her pizza.
- Community: Season 3, episode 17, "Basic Lupine Urology" (2012). When the gang's biology project is found destroyed, it kicks off a Law & Order-themed episode that culminates in a mock trial in the biology classroom.
- The Grinder: Episode 13, "Grinder v Grinder" (2015). Timothy Olyphant has been spending more time at the office, visiting Claire, and Dean feels threatened, so they decide to hold a mock trial to determine who is closer to being a real lawyer, and whoever loses can't come to the office anymore.