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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

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Night Court" season 2 is "The Nun", rated 7.3/10 from 265 user votes. It was directed by Jeff Melman and written by Bob Stevens. "The Nun" aired on 9/27/1984 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)".

  • The Nun
    7.3/10 265 votes

    #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

  • Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)
    7.5/10 201 votes

    #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

  • Billie and the Cat
    7.1/10 204 votes

    #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

  • Pick a Number
    7.3/10 188 votes

    #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

  • The Computer Kid
    6.6/10 196 votes

    #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

  • Bull Gets a Kid
    7.4/10 226 votes

    #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

  • Harry on Trial
    7.9/10 202 votes

    #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

  • Harry and the Madam
    7.2/10 194 votes

    #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

  • Inside Harry Stone
    7.4/10 188 votes

    #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

  • The Blizzard
    7.5/10 194 votes

    #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

  • Take My Wife, Please
    7.2/10 188 votes

    #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

  • The Birthday Visitor
    7.3/10 178 votes

    #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: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

  • Dan's Parents
    8.0/10 227 votes

    #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

  • Nuts About Harry
    7.5/10 208 votes

    #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

  • An Old Flame
    7.0/10 174 votes

    #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

  • The Gypsy
    7.1/10 170 votes

    #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

  • Battling Bailiff
    7.0/10 179 votes

    #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

  • Billie's Valentine
    6.8/10 169 votes

    #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

  • Married Alive
    7.6/10 176 votes

    #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: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

  • Mac and Quon Le: Together Again
    7.2/10 162 votes

    #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

  • World War III
    7.3/10 172 votes

    #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

  • Walk, Don't Wheel
    6.9/10 179 votes

    #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