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Kicking A Guy To the Curb

Spoiling A Guy's Day

A Film-Flam Pool Man

Room Rental With Fringe Benefits

Stop! Thief!

Kicking Up A Dust Storm

Keeping It All

Caught Stealing From a Friend

Rotten Returning

Skipping Out In The Middle Of The Night

Letting One Get Away

Wedding Dress Rental Ruckus

Leading A Guy On

Low-Blow-Tow

Failing To Pay A Fee

A Fast Loan Fiasco

Being A One Night Stand

Selling A Sick Kitty

U-Haulin' It Into court

Lover Loan Crisis

Ruining A Beautiful Friendship

Taking It Out On A TV

Shuffle Off To Buffalo

Classmates Become Courtmates

Home Unhappy Home

Being Sticky Fingered

Letting A Long Time Friend Down

A Cheating Spouse Takes His Ex to Court!

Having The Worst Behavior

Talking Way Too Much

Breaking A Buyers Heart

Concert Ticket Castastrophe

A Denati Dilemma

Not Getting The Job Done

Driving A Woman Mad

Denial Disaster

My Poor Dog Cody Is Gone

Waiting Too Long

Being A Real Phony-Baloney

You Killed My Dog on Christmas Eve

Kicking A Tenant To The Curb

Shirting The Issue

Crummy Chroming

You Have a Terrible Temper, Now Get Out of My House!

Leading A Guy Astray

Not Fixing It Right

Grinding To A Halt

Online Dating Disaster

Dinging & Dashing

You Owe...It's Off To Court You Go!

Showing No Green

Hit and Run Dilemma

Tossing A Guy's Stuff

Being A Little Too Green

Not Getting It Right

Landlord/Tenant Confrontation

Not Getting The Picture

Not Going Tow To Tow

Unloading A Crummy Car

My Wedding Videographer Missed the Ceremony!

Blowing An Engine

A Subpar Tar

Standing His Ground

Boat Repair Botch-Up

Not Treating A Woman Right

Stop Stealing!

Being Full Of Static

Dumped After 19 Years!

Singing The Blues

Rotten Rooming

Giving A Customer The Cold Shoulder

Concert Loan Catastrophe

Not Cleaning Up

Asking For Money & More Money

Compromising A Cooktop

Cleaning Disaster

Take Back That Crummy Car

That's One Dangerous Neighborhood

Not Computing

Car Loan Mess

Wigging Out A Customer

Banging Up A Guy's Truck

Not Being Chipper Over The Chipper

Cancer Patient Wig Debacle

Saying One Thing & Doing Another

Going Down Too Fast

Burning A Customer

Lifetime Membership Mayhem

Tapping A Nephew The Wrong Way

Control Your Dog

Decking A Woman

Family Drama Over a Crashed Motorcycle

An H20 Cover Up

Bailing On A Bonneville

Let Me In Or Else

Air Conditioning Disaster

Leading A Lady On

Taking Off With A Guy's Dough

Jumping Through Hoops

Scorned Lover Looking for Payback

Unloading A Piece Of Junk

Rotten Renting

Holding On Tight

Car Sale Catastrophe

Fouling Up A Friendship

Running Out On Rent

Fouling Up A Friendship

College Prank Gone Too Far

Spreading Lies

Cracking A Woman Up

Letting A Roommate Down

Contractor Gets Stiffed and the Cops Are Called

Shortchanging A Club Member

Being Dim-Witted

Fouling Up A Friendship

You're Not Welcome Here Anymore!

You Ruined My Birthday

Being All Wet

Swinging It

Party Nightmare

Making His Mark

Dissing The Music Man

It Does Note Compute

You Vandalized My Car!

Dodging A Daughter

Having No Horse Sense

Family Drama When a Daughter Sues Her Mother

Stinging A Neighbor

Being A Boob Over The Tube

Trucking It Up

Bee Rampage Kills a Beloved Dog

Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth

Not Seeing Too Clearly

Causing Doggie Damage

A Scorned Woman Squares Off Against Her Ex

Firing Up An Ex

A Terrible Tow

Illegally Sneaking In Another Tenant

Engagement Ring Scam

A Phony-Baloney Phone Caper

Being Sticky-Fingered

Burning Up A Customer

Teens in Trouble

Diamond's Are Not A Guy's Best Friend

Being Creaky

Being A Real Phony

Diamond Ring Disaster

Being A Party Crasher

Faking It

Not Seeing Things Too Clearly

Birthday Party Catastrophe

Doggy Dilemma

Acting Squirrely Over A Bill

Letting It Fly

A Doggone Doggie Dilemma

Disappearing In The Middle Of The Night

Taking His Sweet Time

Being A Lazy Boy

Waging War Over Lack of Water

Giving A Friend A Rubber Check

Jailbirds

Backing Up And Cracking Up

Caught Cashing Stolen Checks!

Backing Out Into A Lawsuit

Sticking It To An Ex

Causing A Lot Of Stress

Phony Car Crash Witness

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

You Ruined My Name Over Social Media

Painting Himself Into A Corner

Smacking Down A Car

You Painted the Wrong House!

Causing A Fender Bender

Not Paying His Dues

Bothering A Boater

Parking Lot Crash

Making A Mess Of Things

Banging A Guy In The Rear

Holding On Tight

A Soiled Sofa Ruined Our Friendship

My Ex Is A Jerk

Misrepresenting

Rubbing A Friend The Wrong Way

Ex Loan Fiasco

Renting A Rotten Car

Pulling Out Too Soon

Boxing In An Ex

Car Rental Ruckus

Refusing A Return

Lying About A Car

Holding On Tight

Sax Return Chaos

Cracking Up

Being A Boat Thief

Collecting Twice

Car Crash Catastrophe

Stiffing An Ex

Pulling A Fast One

Bad-Brokering

Stiffing an Ex

Banging In A Boat

Selling A Musty Couch

Cutting Ties

Jet Skiing Jerk!

Denying Everything

Breaking A Bride's Heart

Laying Low With The Lawn Guy

Leaving A Bride High & Dry

Sinking A Guy's Income

Fix It Forever & Ever

Friendship Destroyed After a Wedding Disaster

You Broke My Heart When You Stole My Dog

Lackadaisical Landlording

Wilting A Wedding

Panting Over A Pair Of Pants

Renter Scam Revealed

Causing Rough Seas

Not Getting It To Compute

Being All Wet

Cruise Crisis

Faking Out A Customer

Monkeying Around

Being A Hot Landlord

Auction Con Artist

Making Too Much Noise

Selling A Poor Poor Puppy

Delivering A Few Lemons

Worst Tenant Ever

Not Landing The Eagle

Going Doggone Crazy

Of Moving It Along

Car Paint Catastrophe

Horsing Around

A Camaro Con

Not Delivering

Horse Stable Scandal

Going Poof & Disappearing

Holding On Very Tight

Magician Mishap

Hotting A Lady & Running

Pulling A Switcheroo

Electrifying A Fence

Fender Bender Fiasco

Causing A Doggone Confrontation

Renting A Crummy Cottage

Being Cagey About Cabinets

You Beat My Dog With a Machete

Bilking A Guy Out Of A Bike

Being A Nasty Neighbor

Being Full Of Soot

Motorcycle Sale Scam Exposes a Liar

Causing A Fight

Watch Where You're Going

Move It Man!

Dog Run Debacle

Nasty Neighbors Battle It Out

Letting His Lady Friend Down

Running Out

Ripping Off His Ex-Mother-In-Law To Be

Exes Square Off in Court

Taking Advantage Of A Friend

Cracking Up A Neighbor

Copping Out On A Cousin

Business Deal Disaster

Clipping A Former Boss

Lackadaisical Landlording

Botching Up A Book

Pet Groomer Accused of Stealing Clients

A Commotion Over A Commode

Creating A Crummy Cake

Rubbing A Tenant The Wrong Way

Flooding Fiasco

Wrecking The Joint

Letting A Life Long Friend Down

Shooting A Foul

Messy Tenant Mayhem

Cutting It Up

Hitting It In The Rear

Running Out On The Rent

Nasty Neighbors

Creating A Doggone Loss

Blowing Hot Air

A Rotten Repair

Dog Stud Service Disaster

Scratching It Up

Being Too Persnickety

Keep Your Pitbull On A Leash

Daycare Dilemma

Skipping Out

Painting Yourself Into A Corner

Doing No Work

Lusty Landlord

You Are One Phoney Baloney

Being Heavy-Handed

You Are A Notpicker

Shady Fundraiser

Bugging His Tenants

Not Phoning It In

Crushing On An Ex

Bedbug Infestation

Not Being A Model Designer

Getting Rid Of Scraps

Not Getting The Picture

Fashion Fiasco

Ticking Off A Tenant

Messing Up A Move

Unloading A Lemon

Roommate Rule Ruckus

Dissing An Ex-Sister In Law

Pulling A Woody

Overheating A Customer

Ex-Sister-in-Law Overstayed Her Welcome

Dissing An Ex

Tooling Around

Trashing A Tennant

The Only Thing You Ever Gave Me Was Your Abusive Son!

Trashing The Joint

Holding A Horse Hostage

Nice Guys Finish Last

Ceiling Crisis

Being Lax On A Loan

Getting Painted Into A Corner

Haulin' It

Living Large Loan

Crowd Suring Your Way Into Court

Uncle Sam Always Wins

Running A Shoddy Laundromat

Concert Crowd Surfing Chaos

Not Making It Up

Jailbird Jewelry Heist

Fouling Up On a Fix Up

Wedding Style Mess

Being A Sucker Puncher

Messing With A Musician

Being Full Of Soot

You Punched My Car and Dented It

Making An Illegal Dump

Flushing Away A Payment

A Testy Test Drive

Dumping Disaster

Stealing From An Ex

Being A Little Dinghy

Disposing Of Personal Property

Bankruptcy Scam

Selling A Bad Bulldog

Caving In On A Tenant

Riding Off Into The Sunset

Pet Sale Ends in Tragedy

Who was really driving?

Being A Deadbeat Designer

Going Poof In The Middle Of The Night

Drunk Driving Dilemma

Causing Doggie Damages

Strumming A Woman Along

Copping An Attitude

Pooch Problems

Getting Nasty With A Neighbor

Turning On A Twin

Nasty Neighbor

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.

All Episodes of The People's Court

Browse all episodes of The People's Court

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Season 1

Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/1981