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The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 4

Every episode of Night Court Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 4!

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An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Night Court Season 4 Episode 15 - A Day in the Life
    8.6/10(250 votes)

    S4:E15

    NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin

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  2. Night Court Season 4 Episode 1 - The Next Voice You Hear...
    8.2/10(221 votes)

    S4:E1

    Harry's distracted from a courtroom full of ventriloquists and their dummies by the delivery of a letter from his mother, mailed fifteen years earlier.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  3. Night Court Season 4 Episode 2 - Giving Thanks
    7.9/10(217 votes)

    S4:E2

    Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Teresa O'Neill

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  4. Night Court Season 4 Episode 22 - Her Honor (2)
    7.8/10(172 votes)

    S4:E22

    Upon learning that he will not be reappointed as a judge, Harry disappears to perform an outrageous stunt. But he doesn't realize that Christine, who has taken over the night court, has gotten his job back.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  5. Night Court Season 4 Episode 6 - Dan's Operation (2)
    7.7/10(193 votes)

    S4:E6

    Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  6. Night Court Season 4 Episode 12 - Murder
    7.7/10(191 votes)

    S4:E12

    Harry has to deal with a woman who confesses to him that she killed her husband that morning, a detective who can't get used to working without his partner and a morose Dan who was rejected as a sperm bank donor.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  7. Night Court Season 4 Episode 19 - Paternity
    7.7/10(175 votes)

    S4:E19

    Dan is served with a paternity suit and Bull runs for union rep against a very tough lady.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Night Court Season 4 Episode 21 - Her Honor (1)
    7.7/10(178 votes)

    S4:E21

    Dan thinks he will become a new judge, but Christine is awarded the position. However, Harry discovers that his name is not on the judge reappointment list. Meanwhile the Wheelers, the hick couple from West Virginia, become the proprietors of the concession stand.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  9. Night Court Season 4 Episode 9 - Earthquake
    7.6/10(192 votes)

    S4:E9

    Dan and Roz are trapped in an elevator with two hungry sumo wrestlers just convicted in Harry's court.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Night Court Season 4 Episode 5 - Dan's Operation (1)
    7.5/10(195 votes)

    S4:E5

    Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  11. Night Court Season 4 Episode 11 - New Year's Leave
    7.5/10(190 votes)

    S4:E11

    Harry deals sympathetically with an escaped felon whose only wish is to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square to celebrate his 42nd wedding anniversary.

    Director:John Larroquette
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Night Court Season 4 Episode 17 - Christine's Friend
    7.4/10(183 votes)

    S4:E17

    Harry's really depressed when Christine's old friend seems to prefer Dan as does his idol, Mel Torme.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  13. Night Court Season 4 Episode 18 - Caught Red Handed
    7.4/10(179 votes)

    S4:E18

    Harry helps Christine fight sexual harassment from her boss and Dan comes on to a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Night Court Season 4 Episode 3 - Author, Author
    7.3/10(191 votes)

    S4:E3

    Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are a trifle strong for the editors he submits it to.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Night Court Season 4 Episode 7 - The New Judge
    7.3/10(186 votes)

    S4:E7

    Dan makes a friend out of the judge substituting until he realizes the man is trying to bribe him, and his friends talk him into wearing a wire to entrap the man.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Night Court Season 4 Episode 8 - Contempt of Courting
    7.3/10(196 votes)

    S4:E8

    Harry returns and finds a lovely woman substituting on the bench for him, who likes him a lot and jails Christine for mouthing off about perceived mistreatment of a client.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Night Court Season 4 Episode 16 - Rabid
    7.3/10(175 votes)

    S4:E16

    Harry asks Dan to care for his new dog, who saved his life from a fire, but the mutt bites Dan and raises a rabies scare that could cost him his life.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Night Court Season 4 Episode 20 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    7.3/10(181 votes)

    S4:E20

    Quon Le plans to become a US citizen before her baby is born, but she and Mac are both rushed to the hospital with pains just as Harry begins the swearing-in ceremony.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Night Court Season 4 Episode 10 - Prince of a Guy
    7.2/10(205 votes)

    S4:E10

    Harry tries to prevent the forced marriage of a Polynesian princess while her brother auctions off Christine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Night Court Season 4 Episode 4 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    7.0/10(182 votes)

    S4:E4

    Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.

    Director:Tim Steele
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  21. Night Court Season 4 Episode 13 - Baby Talk
    7.0/10(178 votes)

    S4:E13

    Mac goes on a drunken spree in a cowboy bar after Quon Le spends them into bankruptcy and then announces her pregnancy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Night Court Season 4 Episode 14 - The Modest Proposal
    6.9/10(176 votes)

    S4:E14

    Harry is depressed and unhappy when Christine announces that she plans to marry a nice, dull guy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"A Day in the Life" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 250 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin, it aired on 2/5/1987. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Next Voice You Hear...".