- 7.3/10274 votes7.3/10(274)
#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
- 7.5/10209 votes7.5/10(209)
#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
- 7.1/10212 votes7.1/10(212)
#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
- 7.3/10196 votes7.3/10(196)
#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
- 6.6/10202 votes6.6/10(202)
#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
- 7.5/10233 votes7.5/10(233)
#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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- 7.9/10208 votes7.9/10(208)
#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
- 7.2/10200 votes7.2/10(200)
#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
- 7.4/10193 votes7.4/10(193)
#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
- 7.5/10199 votes7.5/10(199)
#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
- 7.2/10193 votes7.2/10(193)
#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
- 7.3/10185 votes7.3/10(185)
#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
- 8.0/10235 votes8.0/10(235)
#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
- 7.5/10219 votes7.5/10(219)
#14 - Nuts About Harry
Season 2 Episode 14
Aired 1/17/1985
Patients from a mental institution stage a strike to convince the court they're being mistreated at the hospital.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Tom Reeder
- 7.1/10181 votes7.1/10(181)
#15 - 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
- 7.1/10176 votes7.1/10(176)
#16 - 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
- 7.0/10186 votes7.0/10(186)
#17 - 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
- 6.8/10174 votes6.8/10(174)
#18 - 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
- 7.6/10181 votes7.6/10(181)
#19 - 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
- 7.2/10170 votes7.2/10(170)
#20 - 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
- 7.3/10177 votes7.3/10(177)
#21 - 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
- 6.9/10185 votes6.9/10(185)
#22 - 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
The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 2
Every episode of Night Court Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 2!
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
7.3
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S4
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Nun" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 274 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Bob Stevens, it aired on 9/27/1984. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)".