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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Night Court Season 4 Episode 7 - The New Judge
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    #1 - The New Judge

    S4:E7

    Dan makes a friend out of the judge substituting until he realizes the man is trying to bribe him, and his friends talk him into wearing a wire to entrap the man.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Night Court Season 4 Episode 19 - Paternity
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    #2 - Paternity

    S4:E19

    Dan is served with a paternity suit and Bull runs for union rep against a very tough lady.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Night Court Season 7 Episode 5 - Blue Suede Bull
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    #3 - Blue Suede Bull

    S7:E5

    Harry embarrasses Christine in front of a very pro-feminist judge with his trick handcuffs while Dan repays a debt to Bull by taking him out on the town for a swinging evening.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Night Court Season 7 Episode 6 - For Love or Money
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    #4 - For Love or Money

    S7:E6

    Buddy proposes to a wealthy, fun loving widow while Dan tries to hide the fact that he's been reduced to living in his office.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writers:Nancy Steen, Neil Thompson

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  5. Night Court Season 7 Episode 7 - Auntie Maim
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    #5 - 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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  6. Night Court Season 7 Episode 8 - Attack of the Mac Snacks
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    #6 - Attack of the Mac Snacks

    S7:E8

    Harry and Mac team up to market one of Quon Le's snack concoctions and Christine's stingy uncle pays her a visit.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Night Court Season 7 Episode 9 - Branded (1)
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    #7 - Branded (1)

    S7:E9

    Dan becomes the target for first a job offer, then disbarment proceedings when a wealthy lawyer seeks to get charges against his son dropped, and Christine and Roz become diet buddies.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Night Court Season 7 Episode 10 - Branded (2)
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    #8 - Branded (2)

    S7:E10

    While waiting for the outcome of his disbarment hearing, Dan tries to find something to fill his time and self-worth; he takes a job working as a waiter at a fancy French restaurant.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Night Court Season 7 Episode 11 - Passion Plundered
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    #9 - Passion Plundered

    S7:E11

    Dan and Harry each vie for the attentions of a attractive reporter doing a story on Harry's courtroom and Roz gets swept off her feet by three Boldavian brothers.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Night Court Season 7 Episode 12 - Amore or Less
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    #10 - Amore or Less

    S7:E12

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

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Night Court Season 7 Episode 13 - Razing Bull
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    #11 - Razing Bull

    S7:E13

    Bull chains himself to the entrance of an old theater scheduled to be demolished and the ensuring efforts to save the building reveals a secret life from Mac's past.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Night Court Season 7 Episode 14 - Futureman
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    #12 - Futureman

    S7:E14

    Dan is held hostage in the courtroom by two thugs but a man from the future-- VHK 937-- appears on a mission to save him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Leonard Mlodinow

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  13. Night Court Season 7 Episode 15 - Wedding Bell Blues (1)
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    #13 - Wedding Bell Blues (1)

    S7:E15

    Christine makes an impulsive decision at her farewell dinner with beau Tony, one that has severe repercussions when he leaves on an assignment he may not return from.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  14. Night Court Season 7 Episode 16 - Wedding Bell Blues (2)
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    #14 - Wedding Bell Blues (2)

    S7:E16

    Christine (played by Markie Post) finds out she is pregnant, and the episode deals with the fallout of that revelation.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  15. Night Court Season 7 Episode 18 - Melvin and Harold
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    #15 - Melvin and Harold

    S7:E18

    Plans for Mel Torme to appear at Harry's 40th birthday party are derailed when Harry puts his idol behind bars for failing to pay a parking ticket.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Night Court Season 7 Episode 19 - The Glasnost Menagerie
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    #16 - The Glasnost Menagerie

    S7:E19

    Harry helps Yakov get a visa extension for his father and Mac buys a washing machine with an attitude problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Night Court Season 7 Episode 20 - I Said Dance!
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    #17 - 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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  18. Night Court Season 7 Episode 21 - My Three Dads
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    #18 - My Three Dads

    S7:E21

    While attending childbirth class with her three coaches, Christine imagines her child as it grows up influenced by each of the eager proxy fathers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Nancy Steen, Neil Thompson

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  19. Night Court Season 7 Episode 22 - Still Another Day in the Life
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    #19 - Still Another Day in the Life

    S7:E22

    Harry helps a young man appearing before his court stop his girl friend's marriage to a prefab preppie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Night Court Season 7 Episode 23 - A Closer Look
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    #20 - A Closer Look

    S7:E23

    Harry, his court and co-workers come under the sharp journalistic eye of a TV reporter doing a story on typical night court events.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Night Court Season 7 Episode 24 - The Blues of the Birth
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    #21 - The Blues of the Birth

    S7:E24

    Christine goes into labor while trapped in an elevator with Buddy and a squeamish courtroom visitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  22. Night Court Season 8 Episode 1 - A Family Affair (1)
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    #22 - A Family Affair (1)

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Night Court Season 8 Episode 2 - A Family Affair (2)
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    #23 - A Family Affair (2)

    S8:E2

    Meanwhile, Dan is dealing with the fallout of this situation—especially given the familial ties and how it affects his relationship with his sister and with Bull. The episode plays on the awkward dynamics between friendship, family, and workplace connection, while maintaining the comedic tone the series is known for.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Night Court Season 8 Episode 3 - When Harry Met Margaret
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    #24 - When Harry Met Margaret

    S8:E3

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

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Night Court Season 8 Episode 4 - Can't Buy Me Love
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    #25 - Can't Buy Me Love

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The New Judge" is the worst rated episode of "Night Court". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/20/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Paternity".