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The Best Episodes of Night Court

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

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

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

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/27/1984

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Bob Stevens

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

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/4/1984

    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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  • Billie and the Cat
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    #3 - Billie and the Cat

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/18/1984

    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

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Zachary D. Wechsler

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  • Pick a Number
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    #4 - Pick a Number

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/25/1984

    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

    Writer: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  • The Computer Kid
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    #5 - The Computer Kid

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 11/1/1984

    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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  • Bull Gets a Kid
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    #6 - Bull Gets a Kid

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/8/1984

    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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  • Harry on Trial
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    #7 - Harry on Trial

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/15/1984

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess

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  • Harry and the Madam
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    #8 - Harry and the Madam

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/22/1984

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Tony Sheehan

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  • Inside Harry Stone
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    #9 - Inside Harry Stone

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/29/1984

    Harry is reluctant to have surgery for his ulcer symptoms.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess

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  • The Blizzard
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    #10 - The Blizzard

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 12/6/1984

    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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  • Take My Wife, Please
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    #11 - Take My Wife, Please

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 12/13/1984

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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  • The Birthday Visitor
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    #12 - The Birthday Visitor

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 1/3/1985

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

    Director: Gary Shimokawa

    Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn

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  • Dan's Parents
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    #13 - Dan's Parents

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/10/1985

    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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  • An Old Flame
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    #14 - An Old Flame

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/24/1985

    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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  • The Gypsy
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    #15 - The Gypsy

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/31/1985

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

    Director: Alan Bergmann

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff

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  • Battling Bailiff
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    #16 - Battling Bailiff

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/7/1985

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Billie's Valentine
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    #17 - Billie's Valentine

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/14/1985

    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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  • Married Alive
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    #18 - Married Alive

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 2/21/1985

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn

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  • Mac and Quon Le: Together Again
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    #19 - Mac and Quon Le: Together Again

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 2/28/1985

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

    Director: Alan Bergmann

    Writer: Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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  • World War III
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    #20 - World War III

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 5/2/1985

    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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  • Walk, Don't Wheel
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    #21 - Walk, Don't Wheel

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 5/9/1985

    A disabled law student takes Harry's refusal of her prom invitation as a slap against her handicap.

    Director: Reinhold Weege

    Writer: Reinhold Weege

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  • The Next Voice You Hear...
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    #22 - The Next Voice You Hear...

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 10/2/1986

    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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  • Author, Author
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    #23 - Author, Author

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/16/1986

    Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are a trifle strong for the editors he submits it to.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Halloween II: The Return of Leon
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    #24 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/30/1986

    Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.

    Director: Tim Steele

    Writer: Linwood Boomer

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  • Dan's Operation (1)
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    #25 - Dan's Operation (1)

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 11/6/1986

    Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Bob Stevens

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Nun" is the best rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Bob Stevens, it aired on 9/27/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)".