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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!

The Worst Episodes of Night Court

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 It's Just a Joke
    6.2/10(136 votes)

    #1 - It's Just a Joke

    S8:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Maddux
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  2. Background image for The Computer Kid
    6.6/10(218 votes)

    #2 - The Computer Kid

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Jim Drake
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  3. Background image for Bringing Down Baby
    6.7/10(119 votes)

    #3 - Bringing Down Baby

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Billie's Valentine
    6.8/10(190 votes)

    #4 - Billie's Valentine

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Jeff Melman
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  5. Background image for The Modest Proposal
    6.8/10(159 votes)

    #5 - The Modest Proposal

    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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  6. Background image for Rock-a-Bye Baby
    6.8/10(133 votes)

    #6 - Rock-a-Bye Baby

    S6:E11

    Christine wears herself to a frazzle watching a neighbor's baby while the others monopolize her television watching a lacrosse game.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Pop Goes the Question
    6.8/10(112 votes)

    #7 - Pop Goes the Question

    S9:E5

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

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Santa on the Lam
    6.8/10(121 votes)

    #8 - Santa on the Lam

    S9:E11

    On Christmas Eve Dan tries to show a disillusioned Santa that the holiday spirit still exists as Harry tries to get away from a depressing lonely soul he's befriended.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Maddux
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  10. Background image for Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)
    6.8/10(123 votes)

    #9 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)

    S9:E20

    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:Unknown
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    6.8/10(131 votes)

    #10 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)

    S9:E21

    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:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The 1992 Boat Show
    6.8/10(147 votes)

    #11 - The 1992 Boat Show

    S9:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Walk, Don't Wheel
    6.9/10(206 votes)

    #12 - Walk, Don't Wheel

    S2:E22

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

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  14. Background image for Could This Be Magic?
    6.9/10(173 votes)

    #13 - Could This Be Magic?

    S3:E18

    Harry decides to help his idol, a down-and-out magician, who goes on to help himself to Harry's possessions.

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  15. Background image for Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    6.9/10(167 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Tim Steele
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  16. Background image for Baby Talk
    6.9/10(160 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for This Old Man
    6.9/10(128 votes)

    #16 - This Old Man

    S6:E16

    Harry and the gang refuse to take Christine and her new beau seriously: he's old enough to be her father.

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  18. Background image for Not My Type
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    #17 - Not My Type

    S6:E21

    Christine accepts a date with Art the handyman, then regrets it, meanwhile Mac's children's story is lost in the courthouse computer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Auntie Maim
    6.9/10(139 votes)

    #18 - Auntie Maim

    S7:E7

    Roz drafts Mac to pose as her fiancé when her overbearing auntie comes to visit and Dan meets an aging actress who teaches him some new tricks in an elevator.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Jail Bait
    6.9/10(125 votes)

    #19 - Jail Bait

    S8:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The System Works
    6.9/10(112 votes)

    #20 - The System Works

    S9:E9

    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
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  22. Background image for Shave and a Haircut
    6.9/10(113 votes)

    #21 - Shave and a Haircut

    S9:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Poker? I Hardly Know Her
    6.9/10(104 votes)

    #22 - Poker? I Hardly Know Her

    S9:E15

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

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for To Sir With ... Ah, What the Heck ... Love
    6.9/10(108 votes)

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

    S9:E18

    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:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Death Threat
    7.0/10(257 votes)

    #24 - Death Threat

    S1:E6

    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
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  26. Background image for Battling Bailiff
    7.0/10(201 votes)

    #25 - Battling Bailiff

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"It's Just a Joke" is the worst rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 6.2/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Lee Maddux, it aired on 12/14/1990. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Computer Kid".