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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!

The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 4

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

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  1. Background image for A Day in the Life
    8.5/10(233 votes)

    #1 - A Day in the Life

    S4:E15

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

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    Director:N/A
  2. Background image for The Next Voice You Hear...
    8.0/10(195 votes)

    #2 - The Next Voice You Hear...

    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.

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  3. Background image for Giving Thanks
    7.8/10(192 votes)

    #3 - Giving Thanks

    S4:E2

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

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  4. Background image for Her Honor (2)
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #4 - Her Honor (2)

    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.

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    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #5 - Dan's Operation (2)

    S4:E6

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  6. Background image for Earthquake
    7.5/10(168 votes)

    #6 - Earthquake

    S4:E9

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
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    7.5/10(167 votes)

    #7 - Murder

    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.

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    7.5/10(151 votes)

    #8 - Paternity

    S4:E19

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

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  10. Background image for Her Honor (1)
    7.5/10(157 votes)

    #9 - Her Honor (1)

    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.

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    7.4/10(171 votes)

    #10 - Dan's Operation (1)

    S4:E5

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  12. Background image for New Year's Leave
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    #11 - New Year's Leave

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  13. Background image for Christine's Friend
    7.3/10(157 votes)

    #12 - Christine's Friend

    S4:E17

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

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    Director:Jim Drake
  14. Background image for Caught Red Handed
    7.3/10(158 votes)

    #13 - Caught Red Handed

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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    7.2/10(170 votes)

    #14 - Author, Author

    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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  16. Background image for The New Judge
    7.2/10(164 votes)

    #15 - The New Judge

    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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  17. Background image for Rabid
    7.2/10(151 votes)

    #16 - Rabid

    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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  18. Background image for Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    7.2/10(159 votes)

    #17 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

    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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  19. Background image for Contempt of Courting
    7.1/10(169 votes)

    #18 - Contempt of Courting

    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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  20. Background image for Prince of a Guy
    7.1/10(179 votes)

    #19 - Prince of a Guy

    S4:E10

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

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    Director:N/A
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  21. Background image for Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    6.9/10(158 votes)

    #20 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon

    S4:E4

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

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    Director:Tim Steele
  22. Background image for Baby Talk
    6.8/10(151 votes)

    #21 - Baby Talk

    S4:E13

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  23. Background image for The Modest Proposal
    6.7/10(149 votes)

    #22 - The Modest Proposal

    S4:E14

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"A Day in the Life" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 233 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin, it aired on 2/5/1987. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Next Voice You Hear...".