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The Best Episodes of Night Court

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Night Court Season 1 Episode 9 - Wonder Drugs
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Wonder Drugs

    S1:E9

    Lana disrupts the proceedings after taking a powerful cold medicine.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff

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  2. Night Court Season 1 Episode 10 - Some Like It Hot
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Some Like It Hot

    S1:E10

    A Russian that is charged with selling stolen property would rather burn down the courtroom and everyone in it than go to jail.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess

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  3. Night Court Season 1 Episode 11 - Harry And The Rock Star
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Harry And The Rock Star

    S1:E11

    Fans and reporters disrupt court proceedings when Harry dates a rock star, and tries to cope with a new court clerk.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  4. Night Court Season 1 Episode 12 - Bull's Baby
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Bull's Baby

    S1:E12

    The courtroom crew try to help Bull when a neighbor leaves her baby with him.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  5. Night Court Season 1 Episode 13 - Hi Honey, I'm Home
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Hi Honey, I'm Home

    S1:E13

    Harry has to settle the legal status of a woman who remarried after her first husband was mistakenly declared dead, and who wants her back.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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  6. Night Court Season 2 Episode 1 - The Nun
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Nun

    S2:E1

    An impressionable young nun decides to leave her order after meeting Harry.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  7. Night Court Season 2 Episode 2 - Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)

    S2:E2

    Bright young public defender Christine Sullivan finds out she still has a lot to learn after her first day in Harry's court, while Harry ends up throwing her overprotective father in jail for insulting him.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  8. Night Court Season 2 Episode 3 - Billie and the Cat
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Billie and the Cat

    S2:E3

    Harry sends public defender Billie Young to jail for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of a cat her client is accused of kidnapping.

    Director:Lee Bernhardi
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Zachary D. Wechsler

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  9. Night Court Season 2 Episode 4 - Pick a Number
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Pick a Number

    S2:E4

    The courtroom becomes a circus when a meek little fellow chooses Harry to decide what worthy person will receive the money from his winning lottery ticket.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  10. Night Court Season 2 Episode 5 - The Computer Kid
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Computer Kid

    S2:E5

    A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  11. Night Court Season 2 Episode 6 - Bull Gets a Kid
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Bull Gets a Kid

    S2:E6

    Bull finally is allowed a foster son by a volunteer-fathers organization, but he winds up with a bit of a surprise.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

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  12. Night Court Season 2 Episode 7 - Harry on Trial
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Harry on Trial

    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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  13. Night Court Season 2 Episode 8 - Harry and the Madam
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Harry and the Madam

    S2:E8

    Harry feels a lot of official pressure when a notorious madame with a hot diary comes before his bench.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tony Sheehan

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  14. Night Court Season 2 Episode 9 - Inside Harry Stone
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Inside Harry Stone

    S2:E9

    Harry is reluctant to have surgery for his ulcer symptoms.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess

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  15. Night Court Season 2 Episode 10 - The Blizzard
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Blizzard

    S2:E10

    A blizzard traps everyone in the courthouse and Dan in an elevator with a man who's attracted to him.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  16. Night Court Season 2 Episode 11 - Take My Wife, Please
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Take My Wife, Please

    S2:E11

    Mac marries Quon Le, a girl he knew in Vietnam, and Harry conducts court despite temporary blindness.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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  17. Night Court Season 2 Episode 12 - The Birthday Visitor
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Birthday Visitor

    S2:E12

    Billie's birthday dinner for Harry is disrupted by an insecure intruder.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  18. Night Court Season 2 Episode 13 - Dan's Parents
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Dan's Parents

    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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  19. Night Court Season 2 Episode 15 - An Old Flame
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - An Old Flame

    S2:E15

    Selma's old beau wants to rekindle their romance and a substitute judge makes a mockery of the judicial system.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

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  20. Night Court Season 2 Episode 16 - The Gypsy
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Gypsy

    S2:E16

    Harry uses a little hocus pocus to convince Bull he's cured of a gypsy curse.

    Director:Alan Bergmann
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff

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  21. Night Court Season 2 Episode 17 - Battling Bailiff
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Battling Bailiff

    S2:E17

    Bull quits his job in frustration and becomes a professional wrestler.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Night Court Season 2 Episode 18 - Billie's Valentine
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Billie's Valentine

    S2:E18

    Billie's new boyfriend turns out to be a professional problem for her, despite his romantic accomplishments.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  23. Night Court Season 2 Episode 19 - Married Alive
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Married Alive

    S2:E19

    His friends believe the worst when Dan starts dating a homely, gauche woman who's heir to $40 million.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  24. Night Court Season 2 Episode 20 - Mac and Quon Le: Together Again
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Mac and Quon Le: Together Again

    S2:E20

    Quon Le appears before the court for prostitution and Harry has to choose between Billie and Dan for the mayoral commission.

    Director:Alan Bergmann
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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  25. Night Court Season 2 Episode 21 - World War III
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - World War III

    S2:E21

    Harry searches for Yakov's brother, a Russian circus defector. Meanwhile, Soviet and American agents negotiate an arms agreement.

    Director:Alan Bergmann
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

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Best Episodes Summary

"Wonder Drugs" is the best rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 10/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff, it aired on 3/7/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Some Like It Hot".