7.3/10269 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
7.5/10205 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
7.1/10208 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
7.3/10191 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
6.5/10199 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
7.4/10229 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
7.9/10205 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
7.2/10196 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
7.4/10190 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
7.5/10196 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
7.2/10190 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
7.3/10183 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: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
8.0/10232 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
7.5/10216 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
7.1/10178 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
7.1/10173 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
7.0/10182 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
6.8/10171 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
7.6/10178 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: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
7.2/10167 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
7.3/10174 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
6.9/10182 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
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 Nun" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 269 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)".