The half-hour program mixed courtroom drama, science experiments, and humor to teach fundamental concepts in elementary and middle school science such as the
water cycle, work, matter, gravity, flight, and energy. As each case unfolded, the characters in the trial used humor to highlight scientific misconceptions and model good scientific practice. The primary characters of
Science Court were the trial lawyers Alison Krempel and Doug Savage. Alison Krempel, voiced by Paula Plum, was modest, intelligent and kind. Her logical and articulate arguments always lead to the explanations of the scientific points. Doug Savage, voiced by
Bill Braudis, was ignorant, arrogant and unscrupulous. Both Doug and Allison called on a variety of expert witnesses to prove their case. Doug, often to his detriment, called upon child academics Dr. Julie Bean and Dr. Henry Fullerghast to testify. Their scientific testimony usually disproved Doug’s case. Professor Nick Parsons, voiced by
H. Jon Benjamin served as an expert for Alison Krempel. He used science to successfully refute Doug Savage's usually ludicrous and ill-informed claims while also frequently cracking off jokes, often to Krempel's and sometimes even Stone's annoyance. Often Micaela and Tim, Savage and Krempel's child assistants respectively, helped to break down scientific concepts and occasionally ask questions of the stand. Comedians
Paula Poundstone and
Fred Stoller rounded out the cast playing Judge Stone and court stenographer Fred respectively. • Paula Plum as Alison Krempel •
Bill Braudis as Doug Savage •
H. Jon Benjamin as Prof. Nick Parsons •
Paula Poundstone as Judge Stone •
Fred Stoller as Stenographer Fred == Episodes ==