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The Worst Episodes of Night Court

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The Worst Episodes of Night Court

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  1. Background image for It's Just a Joke
    6.1/10(132 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Maddux
  2. Background image for The Computer Kid
    6.6/10(211 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
  3. Background image for The Modest Proposal
    6.7/10(149 votes)

    #3 - The Modest Proposal

    S4:E14

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Pop Goes the Question
    6.7/10(109 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Opportunity Knock Knocks (1)
    6.7/10(119 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Billie's Valentine
    6.8/10(182 votes)

    #6 - Billie's Valentine

    S2:E18

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
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  8. Background image for Baby Talk
    6.8/10(151 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Rock-a-Bye Baby
    6.8/10(127 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Not My Type
    6.8/10(129 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Jail Bait
    6.8/10(121 votes)

    #10 - Jail Bait

    S8:E11

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)
    6.8/10(127 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The 1992 Boat Show
    6.8/10(143 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Walk, Don't Wheel
    6.9/10(196 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Could This Be Magic?
    6.9/10(164 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    6.9/10(158 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Tim Steele
  17. Background image for This Old Man
    6.9/10(123 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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    6.9/10(132 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Bringing Down Baby
    6.9/10(116 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Teacher's Pet
    6.9/10(107 votes)

    #19 - Teacher's Pet

    S9:E8

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

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The System Works
    6.9/10(109 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Lee Maddux
  22. Background image for Shave and a Haircut
    6.9/10(110 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Poker? I Hardly Know Her
    6.9/10(101 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Party Girl (1)
    6.9/10(114 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for To Sir With ... Ah, What the Heck ... Love
    6.9/10(105 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Death Threat
    7.0/10(247 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich

Worst Episodes Summary

"It's Just a Joke" is the worst rated episode of "Night Court". It scored 6.1/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Lee Maddux, it aired on 12/14/1990. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Computer Kid".