The BEST Episodes of Night Court
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 26, 2020
Network: NBC
Judge Harold T. Stone presides over Manhattan's Night Court, where all of the petty, silly, and dime-a-dozen crimes get sent to be tried. Invariably, the cases appearing before the court are bizarre, but that's OK because Harry Stone is not your typical judge. He's assisted by a motley crew of clerks, attorneys, and bailiffs who often create as much chaos as the criminals they bring in for trial.
#1 - Clip Show (2)
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired Jan 25, 1989
A city auditor tries to investigate some of the more bizarre expenses attributed to Harry's court (via flashbacks) but he's interrupted by a clown wielding a gun and threatening to shoot everyone.
8.51 
#2 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired May 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.
8.37 
#3 - Danny Got His Gun (3)
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 26, 1988
Dan's rescued by a group of friendly Eskimoes while his friends in New York plan a memorial service.
8.09 
#4 - Danny Got His Gun (1)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired May 12, 1988
Dan flip-flops on his active duty for the Army Reserve until he learns it will be in a tropical paradise with a beautiful lady officer.
7.91 
#5 - Teacher's Pet
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 13, 1991
Christine is disillusioned by a law professor she once idolized and Bull undergoes an unusual ceremony to regain his virginity.
7.91 
#6 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 30, 1986
Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.
7.90 
#7 - Danny Got His Gun (2)
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 26, 1988
Dan's rescued by a group of friendly Eskimoes while his friends in New York plan a memorial service.
7.86 
#8 - Dad's First Date
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 17, 1985
Christine's father has his first date in eight years and ends up before Harry, along with the tenants of a clothing-optional building.
7.83 
#9 - Puppy Love
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 9, 1991
Roz stuns her co-workers when her uptown husband pays a visit to secure a divorce so he can marry again.
7.83 
#10 - Nuts About Harry
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired Jan 17, 1985
Patients from a mental institution stage a strike to convince the court they're being mistreated at the hospital.
7.82 
#11 - The Hostage
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 3, 1985
A strange little man charged with stealing electronic parts takes Dan hostage and demands the rest of the parts he needs to communicate with his home planet of Saturn.
7.81 
#12 - Death Threat
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 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.
7.79 
#13 - Walk Away, Renee
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 19, 1985
Nobody wants to break the news to Bull that his new girl friend is a prostitute.
7.78 
#14 - Her Honor (2)
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired May 6, 1987
Upon learning that he will not be reappointed as a judge, Harry disappears to perform an outrageous stunt. But he doesn't realize that Christine, who has taken over the night court, has gotten his job back.
7.78 
#15 - Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired Feb 6, 1986
Harry's concern with Leon's imminent adoption blinds him to the presence of Mel Torme in the courthouse.
7.78 
#16 - New Year's Leave
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 18, 1986
Harry deals sympathetically with an escaped felon whose only wish is to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square to celebrate his 42nd wedding anniversary.
7.76 
#17 - Santa Goes Downtown
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 11, 1984
The season is merry as Harry deals with a man in a red suit charged with trespassing and tries to restore the faith of a pair of cynical teenage runaways.
7.70 
#18 - Wheels of Justice (1)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Dec 5, 1985
Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.
7.68 
#19 - Bull Gets a Kid
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 8, 1984
Bull finally is allowed a foster son by a volunteer-fathers organization, but he winds up with a bit of a surprise.
7.63 
#20 - Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 24, 1985
Mac tries to hide Quon Le from his prejudiced grandfather, who's trying to decide who to leave his millions of dollars.
7.62 
#21 - Constitution (2)
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 10, 1987
Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.
7.61 
#22 - Harry on Trial
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 15, 1984
Harry is called before a disciplinary board for his unorthodox courtroom behavior.
7.61 
#23 - Dan's Parents
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired Jan 10, 1985
Dan's past is revealed when the parents he told everyone were dead come to see their successful sonny boy.
7.60 
#24 - A Day in the Life
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired Feb 5, 1987
NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.
7.55 
#25 - The Night Off
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired Jan 16, 1986
A crazy judge brought in to substitute for Harry imprisons Dan and Mac for contempt and appoints Florence and Phil the wino as the defense and prosecuting attorneys.
7.54