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The Worst Episodes of Night Court

Every episode of Night Court ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Night Court!

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

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Night Court" is "It's Just a Joke", rated 6.1/10 from 117 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Lee Maddux. "It's Just a Joke" aired on 12/14/1990 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Computer Kid".

  • It's Just a Joke
    6.1/10 117 votes

    #1 - It's Just a Joke

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • The Computer Kid
    6.6/10 196 votes

    #2 - The Computer Kid

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1984

    A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: Bob Stevens

  • The Modest Proposal
    6.7/10 140 votes

    #3 - The Modest Proposal

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1987

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

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)
    6.7/10 112 votes

    #4 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1992

    Harry contemplates a variety of job offers, Dan anticipates life on easy street with a wealthy bride, Bull deals with some really out-of-town visitors, and Christine contemplates the agony of defeat.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Billie's Valentine
    6.8/10 169 votes

    #5 - Billie's Valentine

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1985

    Billie's new boyfriend turns out to be a professional problem for her, despite his romantic accomplishments.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Bob Stevens

  • Baby Talk
    6.8/10 139 votes

    #6 - Baby Talk

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1987

    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: N/A

  • Bringing Down Baby
    6.8/10 99 votes

    #7 - Bringing Down Baby

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1991

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pop Goes the Question
    6.8/10 96 votes

    #8 - Pop Goes the Question

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1991

    Wanda learns on the anniversary of their first date that Bull must perform a miracle before he can marry her.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Shave and a Haircut
    6.8/10 96 votes

    #9 - Shave and a Haircut

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1992

    Harry goes all out to get Mel Torme to accept a man-of-the-year award unaware that it's all a prank and Dan and Will turn into bounty hunters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)
    6.8/10 105 votes

    #10 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/1992

    Harry contemplates a variety of job offers, Dan anticipates life on easy street with a wealthy bride, Bull deals with some really out-of-town visitors, and Christine contemplates the agony of defeat.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • The 1992 Boat Show
    6.8/10 130 votes

    #11 - The 1992 Boat Show

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/31/1992

    Roz steals the show and Dan's spot with the in-crowd when a gossip columnist discovers her and Lisette tries to deal with her erotic dreams about Harry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walk, Don't Wheel
    6.9/10 179 votes

    #12 - Walk, Don't Wheel

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/1985

    A disabled law student takes Harry's refusal of her prom invitation as a slap against her handicap.

    Director: Reinhold Weege

    Writer: Reinhold Weege

  • Could This Be Magic?
    6.9/10 148 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    6.9/10 144 votes

    #14 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1986

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

    Director: Tim Steele

    Writer: Linwood Boomer

  • Teacher's Pet
    6.9/10 94 votes

    #15 - Teacher's Pet

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1991

    Christine is disillusioned by a law professor she once idolized and Bull undergoes an unusual ceremony to regain his virginity.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • The System Works
    6.9/10 94 votes

    #16 - The System Works

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1991

    Harry has his hands full when he agrees to teach a law course with a eclectic group of students and Dan hires an artist to do some very special sketches of Christine.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • Undressed For Success
    6.9/10 92 votes

    #17 - Undressed For Success

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1992

    Mac considers doing an underwear commercial for some quick cash and Roz entrusts some personal treasures to Dan.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Poker? I Hardly Know Her
    6.9/10 88 votes

    #18 - Poker? I Hardly Know Her

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1992

    Roz hosts a makeup-poker party while Harry redecorates his office and Dan dallies with a courtroom cutie.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Party Girl (1)
    6.9/10 102 votes

    #19 - Party Girl (1)

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1992

    A political consultant persuades Christine to run for Congress, Dan becomes a sexual surrogate, and Mac's video of Bull's wedding achieves a certain distinction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Sir With ... Ah, What the Heck ... Love
    6.9/10 95 votes

    #20 - To Sir With ... Ah, What the Heck ... Love

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1992

    Dan begins kissing up to Harry as part of his campaign to replace Harry on the bench when he becomes a full time law professor and Art the handyman becomes a surrogate dad to Bull when he starts dating Bull's mama.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Threat
    7.0/10 220 votes

    #21 - Death Threat

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1984

    Things are thrown into an uproar when Harry receives a threat via a rock thrown through the window and a bomb is discovered in the courtroom.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Bob Stevens

  • An Old Flame
    7.0/10 174 votes

    #22 - An Old Flame

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1985

    Selma's old beau wants to rekindle their romance and a substitute judge makes a mockery of the judicial system.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Nat Mauldin

  • Battling Bailiff
    7.0/10 179 votes

    #23 - Battling Bailiff

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1985

    Bull quits his job in frustration and becomes a professional wrestler.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: N/A

  • Hit the Road, Jack
    7.0/10 127 votes

    #24 - 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

  • Amore or Less
    7.0/10 106 votes

    #25 - Amore or Less

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1990

    Christine finds everyone too busy to help her our with her new romance so she turns to two feuding advice columnists.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A