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.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Night Court" season 3 is "Hello, Goodbye", rated 8/10 from 207 user votes. It was directed by Jeff Melman and written by Reinhold Weege. "Hello, Goodbye" aired on 9/26/1985 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Hostage".
8.0/10 207 votes#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
7.2/10 171 votes#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
7.2/10 166 votes#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
7.3/10 167 votes#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
7.4/10 196 votes#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
7.3/10 213 votes#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
7.7/10 194 votes#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
7.2/10 176 votes#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
7.9/10 180 votes#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: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno
7.8/10 166 votes#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
7.3/10 167 votes#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
7.2/10 162 votes#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
7.3/10 166 votes#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
7.3/10 163 votes#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
7.6/10 162 votes#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
7.5/10 168 votes#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
7.2/10 154 votes#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
6.9/10 148 votes#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
7.1/10 156 votes#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
7.4/10 148 votes#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
7.6/10 178 votes#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
7.9/10 181 votes#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