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The Best Episodes of Night Court

Every episode of Night Court ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Night Court!

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An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Night Court Season 4 Episode 15 - A Day in the Life
    8.6/10(250 votes)

    S4:E15

    NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin

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  2. Night Court Season 5 Episode 7 - Who Was That Mashed Man?
    8.4/10(222 votes)

    S5:E7

    Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Night Court Season 5 Episode 16 - Another Day in the Life
    8.3/10(213 votes)

    S5:E16

    Panic grips the courtroom as the gang races to clear 207 cases in one session so a millionaire will donate money to save an orphanage and so Dan can win an office pool for the most convictions.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  4. Night Court Season 4 Episode 1 - The Next Voice You Hear...
    8.2/10(221 votes)

    S4:E1

    Harry's distracted from a courtroom full of ventriloquists and their dummies by the delivery of a letter from his mother, mailed fifteen years earlier.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  5. Night Court Season 6 Episode 22 - Yet Another Day in the Life
    8.2/10(202 votes)

    S6:E22

    The gang tries to set another record for cases adjudicated as the building slowly floods, causing prisoners to pile up in the hallways and Dan grinds his teeth to be off by midnight to catch a flight to anywhere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Nancy Steen, Neil Thompson

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  6. Night Court Season 2 Episode 13 - Dan's Parents
    8.1/10(266 votes)

    S2:E13

    Dan's past is revealed when the parents he told everyone were dead come to see their successful sonny boy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  7. Night Court Season 3 Episode 1 - Hello, Goodbye
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    S3:E1

    Everyone tries to adjust to Selma's death as Harry interviews possible replacements, but Bull goes on a drinking binge instead.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  8. Night Court Season 5 Episode 3 - Death of a Bailiff
    8.1/10(174 votes)

    S5:E3

    Bull decides to give away all his worldly goods after hearing God's voice when he's struck by lightning on the roof of the courthouse.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Night Court Season 5 Episode 14 - I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic
    8.1/10(188 votes)

    S5:E14

    Dan ties up Mel Torme so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Scott Rubenstein, Leonard Mlodinow

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  10. Night Court Season 8 Episode 5 - Death Takes a Halloween
    8.1/10(161 votes)

    S8:E5

    On Halloween, Harry locks up a defendant known as the Spirit of Death, and people, including next scheduled victim Dan, stop dying.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Night Court Season 2 Episode 7 - Harry on Trial
    8.0/10(249 votes)

    S2:E7

    Harry is called before a disciplinary board for his unorthodox courtroom behavior.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess

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  12. Night Court Season 3 Episode 9 - The Wheels of Justice (1)
    8.0/10(219 votes)

    S3:E9

    Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.

    Director:Alan Bergmann
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  13. Night Court Season 3 Episode 22 - Hurricane (2)
    8.0/10(225 votes)

    S3:E22

    The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  14. Night Court Season 3 Episode 10 - The Wheels of Justice (2)
    7.9/10(210 votes)

    S3:E10

    Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.

    Director:Alan Bergmann
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

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  15. Night Court Season 3 Episode 21 - Hurricane (1)
    7.9/10(220 votes)

    S3:E21

    The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  16. Night Court Season 4 Episode 2 - Giving Thanks
    7.9/10(217 votes)

    S4:E2

    Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Teresa O'Neill

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  17. Night Court Season 5 Episode 1 - Her Honor (3)
    7.9/10(178 votes)

    S5:E1

    Christine nervously takes the bench as Dan and Mac try to cover for the newly reinstated Harry, who's planning the greatest gag of all time.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  18. Night Court Season 5 Episode 17 - Heart of Stone
    7.9/10(164 votes)

    S5:E17

    An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Night Court Season 6 Episode 9 - The Night Court Before Christmas
    7.9/10(174 votes)

    S6:E9

    Buddy comes to visit Harry for the holidays and Roz is arrested for appropriating a sled full of toys and distributing them to needy children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Night Court Season 3 Episode 7 - Dan's Boss
    7.8/10(233 votes)

    S3:E7

    Dan's life becomes a living hell as he tries to butter his new boss; a little person with a very nasty personality.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  21. Night Court Season 3 Episode 15 - The Apartment
    7.8/10(202 votes)

    S3:E15

    Harry throws a surprise birthday for Dan whose date is extremely anxious to be home by midnight.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Teresa O'Neill

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  22. Night Court Season 4 Episode 22 - Her Honor (2)
    7.8/10(172 votes)

    S4:E22

    Upon learning that he will not be reappointed as a judge, Harry disappears to perform an outrageous stunt. But he doesn't realize that Christine, who has taken over the night court, has gotten his job back.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  23. Night Court Season 5 Episode 2 - Her Honor (4)
    7.8/10(178 votes)

    S5:E2

    While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  24. Night Court Season 5 Episode 6 - Mac's Dilemma
    7.8/10(186 votes)

    S5:E6

    An old friend asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Night Court Season 5 Episode 11 - Let It Snow
    7.8/10(185 votes)

    S5:E11

    A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Day in the Life" is the best rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 8.6/10 based on 250 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin, it aired on 2/5/1987. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Who Was That Mashed Man?".