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The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 8

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of Night Court Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 8!

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
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  1. 8.0/10(144 votes)

    #1 - Death Takes a Halloween

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    S8:E5

    On Halloween, Harry locks up a defendant known as the Spirit of Death, and people, including next scheduled victim Dan, stop dying.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.8/10(113 votes)

    #2 - Day Court

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    S8:E8

    Roz surprises everyone by becoming unbearably perky when the staff is temporarily assigned to daytime hours, and Christine decides she must totally change her personality to hang onto Tony and her marriage.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.8/10(117 votes)

    #3 - Presumed Insolvent

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    S8:E14

    Dan looks at Phil the wino in a whole new light when the bum rescues a defendant left penniless by the S&L crisis.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.7/10(114 votes)

    #4 - To Sleep, No More

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    S8:E19

    Dan suffers all the pangs of a guilty conscience over misuse of the Phil Foundation funds. Bull tries out a toupee, the Shatner 2000.

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    Director:Jim Drake
  5. 7.5/10(104 votes)

    #5 - Crossroads (2)

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    S8:E7

    When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.5/10(122 votes)

    #6 - Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud — It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta

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    S8:E18

    An angel appears in the guise of Mel Torme to show Harry how dismal the courtroom would be if he'd never been born, especially with Dan as the corrupt judge in charge.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.5/10(105 votes)

    #7 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (1)

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    S8:E23

    Harry experiences some very mixed emotions when Tony tries to win Christine back, and the transformed Dan gets some help in running the Phil Foundation, from Phil's twin brother Will.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.4/10(106 votes)

    #8 - A Family Affair (2)

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    S8:E2

    Christine comes back from having her baby and has to deal with the shadow of her replacement, good 'ole Ted. Harry tries to avoid the tutor arranged to help him pass a crucial high school history test. Meanwhile Dan's sister comes to visit, and Dan asks Bull to take her out to see the sights of New York, unaware that his baby sister is a chip off the old Fielding block.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  10. 7.4/10(106 votes)

    #9 - Crossroads (1)

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    S8:E6

    When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  11. 7.4/10(114 votes)

    #10 - A Night Court at the Opera

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    S8:E9

    Dan tries to win over Margaret during a night at the opera and Bull acquires disciples convinced that he's their god.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  12. 7.4/10(115 votes)

    #11 - Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore

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    S8:E10

    Harry has to summon the courage to face a bully from his childhood who is brought before him in court, and Christine searches high and low for the perfect nanny.

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  13. 7.4/10(113 votes)

    #12 - Mama Was a Rollin' Stone

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    S8:E15

    Dan anticipates a windfall from Phil the wino's will but gets a surprise instead. Bull anxiously awaits a visit from his mother, an old salt due to retire from the sea and come live with sonny boy.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  14. 7.4/10(111 votes)

    #13 - Alone Again, Naturally

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    S8:E17

    Harry gets a wealth of conflicting advice when he confides in his friends that he thinks Margaret is about to propose marriage.

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  15. 7.4/10(104 votes)

    #14 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2)

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    S8:E24

    Harry experiences some very mixed emotions when Tony tries to win Christine back, and the transformed Dan gets some help in running the Phil Foundation, from Phil's twin brother Will.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  16. 7.3/10(119 votes)

    #15 - A Family Affair (1)

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    S8:E1

    Christine comes back from having her baby and has to deal with the shadow of her replacement, good 'ole Ted. Harry tries to avoid the tutor arranged to help him pass a crucial high school history test. Meanwhile Dan's sister comes to visit, and Dan asks Bull to take her out to see the sights of New York, unaware that his baby sister is a chip off the old Fielding block.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  17. 7.2/10(113 votes)

    #16 - When Harry Met Margaret

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    S8:E3

    Harry's first date with Margaret Turner, the new court reporter, turns into a disaster when he follows Dan's advice.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.2/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Can't Buy Me Love

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    S8:E4

    Dan is thrilled when he offers himself as a prize at a bachelor auction, until he sees the lecherous old woman who bids highest for him; and Christine is beginning to have doubts about her marriage to Tony.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  19. 7.2/10(110 votes)

    #18 - Attachments Included

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    S8:E16

    Christine finds herself tense over finalizing her divorce, Harry is nervous about moving in with Margaret, and Bull follows his mother's advice and looks for a wife-with the help of a matchmaker.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  20. 7.2/10(112 votes)

    #19 - Mac Takes a Vocation

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    S8:E21

    Harry gets riled when a supreme court judge woos Mac away to serve as a vote-getting token on his staff and Dan hires an English valet in an attempt to replace Phil.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.2/10(101 votes)

    #20 - Harry's Fifteen Minutes

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    S8:E22

    Harry lets an article naming him one of New York's 10 most interesting men go to his head, and he disappoints Christine by fibbing to get out of a date. Dan tries to live up to his responsibilities as head of the Phil Foundation.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  22. 7.1/10(112 votes)

    #21 - With a Little Help From My Friends

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    S8:E20

    Roz tries Christine's ""happy therapy"" and sets the group back several months and Jack's son finally admits to himself and his dad that running the newsstand isn't for him.

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  23. 6.9/10(114 votes)

    #22 - Bringing Down Baby

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    S8:E13

    Roz loses yet another battle with courtesy and tact when she tells off the mother of an obnoxious child star shooting a tv pilot in the courtroom.

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  24. 6.8/10(121 votes)

    #23 - Jail Bait

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    S8:E11

    A street artist helps raise Christine's spirits, and Mac and Dan indulge a passion for photography.

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  25. 6.1/10(131 votes)

    #24 - It's Just a Joke

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    S8:E12

    Everyone gets their two cents in when a comic's offensive routine sparks a First Amendment debate.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Lee Maddux

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Death Takes a Halloween" is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 8. It scored 8/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Jim Drake and written by N/A, it aired on 10/26/1990. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Day Court".