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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Night Court Season 8 Episode 12 - It's Just a Joke
    6.3/10(157 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. Night Court Season 2 Episode 5 - The Computer Kid
    6.7/10(243 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
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  3. Night Court Season 9 Episode 9 - The System Works
    6.7/10(129 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Night Court Season 8 Episode 13 - Bringing Down Baby
    6.8/10(138 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Night Court Season 9 Episode 20 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)
    6.8/10(140 votes)

    #5 - 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. Night Court Season 9 Episode 21 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)
    6.8/10(149 votes)

    #6 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)

    S9:E21

    In this penultimate episode of the series, Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) attempts to secure an interview with a high-society newspaper columnist to boost his social standing. However, his plan backfires when the columnist becomes more interested in Roz Russell (Marsha Warfield) instead.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Night Court Season 2 Episode 18 - Billie's Valentine
    6.9/10(215 votes)

    #7 - 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
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  8. Night Court Season 4 Episode 14 - The Modest Proposal
    6.9/10(176 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Night Court Season 6 Episode 11 - Rock-a-Bye Baby
    6.9/10(146 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Night Court Season 6 Episode 21 - Not My Type
    6.9/10(149 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Night Court Season 7 Episode 20 - I Said Dance!
    6.9/10(134 votes)

    #11 - I Said Dance!

    S7:E20

    Roz faces a lawsuit and no job after Bull borrows her gun and shoots himself in the foot, thanks to his sue-happy lawyer cousin.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Night Court Season 8 Episode 20 - With a Little Help From My Friends
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    #12 - With a Little Help From My Friends

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Night Court Season 9 Episode 5 - Pop Goes the Question
    6.9/10(130 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Night Court Season 9 Episode 12 - Shave and a Haircut
    6.9/10(130 votes)

    #14 - 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:Tim Steele
    Writer:Kevin Kelton

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  15. Night Court Season 9 Episode 15 - Poker? I Hardly Know Her
    6.9/10(120 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Night Court Season 9 Episode 16 - Party Girl (1)
    6.9/10(133 votes)

    #16 - Party Girl (1)

    S9:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Night Court Season 9 Episode 18 - To Sir With ... Ah, What the Heck ... Love
    6.9/10(125 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Night Court Season 9 Episode 22 - The 1992 Boat Show
    6.9/10(156 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Night Court Season 2 Episode 22 - Walk, Don't Wheel
    7.0/10(228 votes)

    #19 - Walk, Don't Wheel

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Reinhold Weege
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  20. Night Court Season 3 Episode 18 - Could This Be Magic?
    7.0/10(186 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Jack Carrerow, Lisa A. Bannick

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  21. Night Court Season 4 Episode 4 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    7.0/10(181 votes)

    #21 - 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
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  22. Night Court Season 4 Episode 13 - Baby Talk
    7.0/10(178 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Night Court Season 6 Episode 16 - This Old Man
    7.0/10(142 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Nancy Steen, Neil Thompson

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  24. Night Court Season 7 Episode 7 - Auntie Maim
    7.0/10(157 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Night Court Season 8 Episode 11 - Jail Bait
    7.0/10(143 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"It's Just a Joke" is the worst rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 6.3/10 based on 157 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".