- 8.0/10213 votes8.0/10(213)
#1 - Hello, Goodbye
Season 3 Episode 1
Aired 9/26/1985
Everyone tries to adjust to Selma's death as Harry interviews possible replacements, but Bull goes on a drinking binge instead.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege
- 7.3/10177 votes7.3/10(177)
#2 - The Hostage
Season 3 Episode 2
Aired 10/3/1985
A strange little man charged with stealing electronic parts takes Dan hostage and demands the rest of the parts he needs to communicate with his home planet of Saturn.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bob Stevens
- 7.2/10172 votes7.2/10(172)
#3 - Dad's First Date
Season 3 Episode 3
Aired 10/17/1985
Christine's father has his first date in eight years and ends up before Harry, along with the tenants of a clothing-optional building.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege
- 7.3/10171 votes7.3/10(171)
#4 - Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations
Season 3 Episode 4
Aired 10/24/1985
Mac tries to hide Quon Le from his prejudiced grandfather, who's trying to decide who to leave his millions of dollars.
Director: Alan Bergmann
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Teresa O'Neill
- 7.3/10202 votes7.3/10(202)
#5 - Halloween, Too
Season 3 Episode 5
Aired 10/31/1985
Harry falls hook, line and sinker for a beautiful woman.
Director: Alan Bergmann
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Teresa O'Neill
- 7.3/10217 votes7.3/10(217)
#6 - Best of Friends
Season 3 Episode 6
Aired 11/7/1985
Dan has a real problem when his high school buddy comes to visit as a decidedly changed man.
Director: Reinhold Weege
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff
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- 7.7/10199 votes7.7/10(199)
#7 - Dan's Boss
Season 3 Episode 7
Aired 11/14/1985
Dan's life becomes a living hell as he tries to butter his new boss; a little person with a very nasty personality.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bob Stevens
- 7.2/10180 votes7.2/10(180)
#8 - Up On the Roof
Season 3 Episode 8
Aired 11/28/1985
Harry tries to free a rock star literally imprisoned by his overly solicitous entourage.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Jeffrey Davis, Julie Fleischer
- 7.9/10185 votes7.9/10(185)
#9 - The Wheels of Justice (1)
Season 3 Episode 9
Aired 12/5/1985
Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.
Director: Alan Bergmann
Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
- 7.8/10173 votes7.8/10(173)
#10 - The Wheels of Justice (2)
Season 3 Episode 10
Aired 12/12/1985
Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.
Director: Alan Bergmann
Writer: Nat Mauldin
- 7.3/10174 votes7.3/10(174)
#11 - Walk Away, Renee
Season 3 Episode 11
Aired 12/19/1985
Nobody wants to break the news to Bull that his new girl friend is a prostitute.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Teresa O'Neill
- 7.2/10166 votes7.2/10(166)
#12 - Dan's Escort
Season 3 Episode 12
Aired 1/9/1986
Dan takes a job as a paid escort for a wealthy, lonely woman who expects a lot for her money, and Yakov appeals to Harry for help when his wife is arrested on a visit to the US.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bob Stevens
- 7.3/10171 votes7.3/10(171)
#13 - The Night Off
Season 3 Episode 13
Aired 1/16/1986
A crazy judge brought in to substitute for Harry imprisons Dan and Mac for contempt and appoints Florence and Phil the wino as the defense and prosecuting attorneys.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Reinhold Weege, Nat Mauldin
- 7.2/10167 votes7.2/10(167)
#14 - Harry and Leon
Season 3 Episode 14
Aired 1/23/1986
Harry takes pity on the building shoeshine boy, who seeks refuge from a social worker trying to place him in another foster home.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Nat Mauldin
- 7.6/10170 votes7.6/10(170)
#15 - The Apartment
Season 3 Episode 15
Aired 1/30/1986
Harry throws a surprise birthday for Dan whose date is extremely anxious to be home by midnight.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Teresa O'Neill
- 7.5/10175 votes7.5/10(175)
#16 - Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 3 Episode 16
Aired 2/6/1986
Harry's concern with Leon's imminent adoption blinds him to the presence of Mel Torme in the courthouse.
Director: John Larroquette
Writer: Bob Stevens
- 7.1/10161 votes7.1/10(161)
#17 - The Mugger
Season 3 Episode 17
Aired 2/20/1986
Christine decides to quit after she's mugged in the cafeteria, but a man takes her hostage in the courtroom before she can leave.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Gene Braunstein
- 6.9/10157 votes6.9/10(157)
#18 - Could This Be Magic?
Season 3 Episode 18
Aired 2/27/1986
Harry decides to help his idol, a down-and-out magician, who goes on to help himself to Harry's possessions.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Jack Carrerow
- 7.1/10164 votes7.1/10(164)
#19 - Monkey Business
Season 3 Episode 19
Aired 3/6/1986
Bull tries to save a baby orangutan from animal-research experiments.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Nat Mauldin
- 7.4/10156 votes7.4/10(156)
#20 - Flo's Retirement
Season 3 Episode 20
Aired 3/13/1986
The staff tries everything they can think of to postpone Flo's mandatory retirement.
Director: Tim Steele
Writer: Nat Mauldin
- 7.7/10188 votes7.7/10(188)
#21 - Hurricane (1)
Season 3 Episode 21
Aired 5/1/1986
The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege
- 7.8/10190 votes7.8/10(190)
#22 - Hurricane (2)
Season 3 Episode 22
Aired 5/8/1986
The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Reinhold Weege
The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 3
Every episode of Night Court Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 3!
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
7.4
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.0
7.3
7.2
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Hello, Goodbye" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 213 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Reinhold Weege, it aired on 9/26/1985. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Hostage".