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The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 5

Every episode of Night Court Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 5!

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

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Her Honor (3)" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 5. It scored 7.8/10 based on 145 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Linwood Boomer, it aired on 9/17/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Her Honor (4)".

  • Her Honor (3)
    7.8/10145 votes

    #1 - Her Honor (3)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1987

    Christine nervously takes the bench as Dan and Mac try to cover for the newly reinstated Harry, who's planning the greatest gag of all time.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Linwood Boomer

  • Her Honor (4)
    7.7/10146 votes

    #2 - Her Honor (4)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1987

    While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Linwood Boomer

  • Death of a Bailiff
    8.0/10144 votes

    #3 - Death of a Bailiff

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1987

    Bull decides to give away all his worldly goods after hearing God's voice when he's struck by lightning on the roof of the courthouse.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Ladies Night
    7.6/10137 votes

    #4 - Ladies Night

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1987

    Christine and Roz visit a male strip joint to do some female bonding, but Harry and the guys show up just as the show gets going.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Safe
    7.6/10144 votes

    #5 - Safe

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1987

    Harry traps himself inside a safe while practicing a magic trick and Dan is pursued by a little devil who seems to know all about him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mac's Dilemma
    7.7/10152 votes

    #6 - Mac's Dilemma

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/1987

    An old friend asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Was That Mashed Man?
    8.2/10184 votes

    #7 - Who Was That Mashed Man?

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1987

    Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • No Hard Feelings
    7.4/10153 votes

    #8 - No Hard Feelings

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1987

    Harry hires a blind assistant whose abrasive sense of humor put everyone on edge and Dan struggles with impotence when her meets a seductive prospective employer.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Constitution (1)
    7.5/10145 votes

    #9 - Constitution (1)

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1987

    Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Constitution (2)
    7.6/10142 votes

    #10 - Constitution (2)

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1987

    Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Let It Snow
    7.7/10152 votes

    #11 - Let It Snow

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1987

    A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Dan, the Walking Time Bomb
    7.1/10138 votes

    #12 - Dan, the Walking Time Bomb

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1988

    Dan frantically tries to rid himself of a briefcase containing a timebomb that someone has handcuffed to his wrist while Joy demands that Bull treat her as he would a sighted woman. Also Dan's real name is also revealed to the staff.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gary Murphy

  • Hit the Road, Jack
    7.0/10128 votes

    #13 - Hit the Road, Jack

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1988

    Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic
    8.1/10155 votes

    #14 - I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1988

    Dan ties up Mel Torme so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Scott Rubenstein, Leonard Mlodinow

  • Chrizzi's Honor
    7.4/10136 votes

    #15 - Chrizzi's Honor

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1988

    A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Another Day in the Life
    8.3/10172 votes

    #16 - Another Day in the Life

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1988

    Panic grips the courtroom as the gang races to clear 207 cases in one session so a millionaire will donate money to save an orphanage and so Dan can win an office pool for the most convictions.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Gary Murphy

  • Heart of Stone
    7.8/10138 votes

    #17 - Heart of Stone

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1988

    An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Russkie Business
    7.3/10137 votes

    #18 - Russkie Business

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1988

    Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Jung and the Restless
    7.6/10141 votes

    #19 - Jung and the Restless

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1988

    The gang joins Roz in an encounter group she's required to attend to temper her hostile attitude at work, and they see a new side to their co-worker.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Top Judge
    7.5/10138 votes

    #20 - Top Judge

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/1988

    Harry becomes uncharacteristically glum and morose after an elderly judge dies after one of Harry's pranks, so his friends urge him to respond when a new judge lays claim to Harry's crown as the ""King of the Courtroom Cutups.""

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Mac's Millions
    7.3/10136 votes

    #21 - Mac's Millions

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1988

    Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Linwood Boomer

  • Danny Got His Gun (1)
    7.6/10143 votes

    #22 - Danny Got His Gun (1)

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1988

    Dan flip-flops on his active duty for the Army Reserve until he learns it will be in a tropical paradise with a beautiful lady officer.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Gary Murphy