The BEST episodes of Night Court
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
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 1/25/1989
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.
#2 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1992
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.
#3 - Danny Got His Gun (3)
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/1988
Dan's rescued by a group of friendly Eskimoes while his friends in New York plan a memorial service.
#4 - Danny Got His Gun (1)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1988
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.
#5 - Danny Got His Gun (2)
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/1988
Dan's rescued by a group of friendly Eskimoes while his friends in New York plan a memorial service.
#6 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1986
Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.
#7 - Dad's First Date
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1985
Christine's father has his first date in eight years and ends up before Harry, along with the tenants of a clothing-optional building.
#8 - Nuts About Harry
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1985
Patients from a mental institution stage a strike to convince the court they're being mistreated at the hospital.
#10 - Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1986
Harry's concern with Leon's imminent adoption blinds him to the presence of Mel Torme in the courthouse.
#11 - The Hostage
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1985
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.
#12 - Her Honor (2)
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1987
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.
#13 - Death Threat
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1984
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.
#14 - New Year's Leave
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1986
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.
#16 - Santa Goes Downtown
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1984
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.
#17 - Wheels of Justice (1)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1985
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.
#18 - Harry on Trial
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1984
Harry is called before a disciplinary board for his unorthodox courtroom behavior.
#19 - Bull Gets a Kid
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1984
Bull finally is allowed a foster son by a volunteer-fathers organization, but he winds up with a bit of a surprise.
#20 - Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1985
Mac tries to hide Quon Le from his prejudiced grandfather, who's trying to decide who to leave his millions of dollars.
#21 - Dan's Parents
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1985
Dan's past is revealed when the parents he told everyone were dead come to see their successful sonny boy.
#22 - A Day in the Life
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1987
NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.
#23 - Constitution (2)
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1987
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.
