The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(457 votes)

   #1 - Santa Goes Downtown

   S1:E21/11/1984

   The season is merry as Harry deals with a man in a red suit charged with trespassing and tries to restore the faith of a pair of cynical teenage runaways.

   Directors:Gary Shimokawa, Asaad Kelada

   Writer:Reinhold Weege

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   Directors:Gary Shimokawa, Asaad Kelada

   Writer:Reinhold Weege
2. 

   7.7/10(273 votes)

   #2 - Some Like It Hot

   S1:E103/14/1984

   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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   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writers:Reinhold Weege, Chris Cluess
3. 

   7.6/10(271 votes)

   #3 - Bull's Baby

   S1:E123/28/1984

   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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   Director:Jeff Melman

   Writer:Bob Stevens
4. 

   7.5/10(460 votes)

   #4 - All You Need is Love

   S1:E11/4/1984

   Harold T. Stone becomes a night court judge and settles a dispute involving a woman threatening her husband with gunfire.

   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Reinhold Weege

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   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Reinhold Weege
5. 

   7.5/10(342 votes)

   #5 - The Former Harry Stone

   S1:E31/18/1984

   Lana learns that Harry has a criminal record when she tries to find out his age to settle a bet.

   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder

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   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder
6. 

   7.4/10(313 votes)

   #6 - Welcome Back, Momma

   S1:E42/1/1984

   A woman who claims to be Harry's long lost mother and a beauty pageant operator appear before the court.

   Director:Jeff Melman

   Writer:Reinhold Weege

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   Director:Jeff Melman

   Writer:Reinhold Weege
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7. 

   7.4/10(273 votes)

   #7 - Once In Love With Harry

   S1:E72/22/1984

   A hooker develops a crush on Harry and Dan loses a city council position to a dead man.

   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writer:Reinhold Weege

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   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writer:Reinhold Weege
8. 

   7.4/10(288 votes)

   #8 - Harry And The Rock Star

   S1:E113/21/1984

   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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   Director:Jay Sandrich

   Writer:Reinhold Weege
9. 

   7.4/10(269 votes)

   #9 - Hi Honey, I'm Home

   S1:E135/31/1984

   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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   Director:Gary Shimokawa

   Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder
10. 

    7.3/10(273 votes)

    #10 - Quadrangle Of Love

    S1:E82/29/1984

    Dan, Harry, and Bull all compete for the same pretty attorney.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Bob Colleary

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Bob Colleary
11. 

    7.3/10(280 votes)

    #11 - Wonder Drugs

    S1:E93/7/1984

    Lana disrupts the proceedings after taking a powerful cold medicine.

    Director:Asaad Kelada

    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff

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    Director:Asaad Kelada

    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff
12. 

    7.2/10(294 votes)

    #12 - The Eye Of The Beholder

    S1:E52/8/1984

    The others try to pull Bull out of the dumps when he's turned down by a charitable organization because his size and appearance are intimidating to others.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Reinhold Weege
13. 

    7.1/10(288 votes)

    #13 - Death Threat

    S1:E62/15/1984

    Things are thrown into an uproar when Harry receives a threat via a rock thrown through the window and a bomb is discovered in the courtroom.

    Director:Jay Sandrich

    Writer:Bob Stevens

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    Director:Jay Sandrich

    Writer:Bob Stevens