The BEST episodes of Night Court season 4

Every episode of Night Court season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Night Court season 4!

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.

Last Updated: 12/5/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Halloween II: The Return of Leon
star
7.71
146 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Tim Steele
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New Year's Leave
star
7.68
88 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: John Larroquette
Writer: Tom Straw
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Her Honor (2)
star
7.68
88 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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A Day in the Life
star
7.50
142 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Thomas Klein
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Murder
star
7.49
140 votes

#5 - Murder

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1987

Harry has to deal with a woman who confesses to him that she killed her husband that morning, a detective who can't get used to working without his partner and a morose Dan who was rejected as a sperm bank donor.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Author, Author
star
7.43
143 votes

#6 - Author, Author

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1986

Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are a trifle strong for the editors he submits it to.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Paternity
star
7.41
133 votes

#7 - Paternity

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1987

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

Directors: Jim Drake
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The Next Voice You Hear...
star
7.40
156 votes

#8 - The Next Voice You Hear...

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1986

Harry's distracted from a courtroom full of ventriloquists and their dummies by the delivery of a letter from his mother, mailed fifteen years earlier.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
star
7.40
78 votes

#9 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1987

Quon Le plans to become a US citizen before her baby is born, but she and Mac are both rushed to the hospital with pains just as Harry begins the swearing-in ceremony.

Directors: Jim Drake
Writer: Tom Reeder
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Prince of a Guy
star
7.36
143 votes

#10 - Prince of a Guy

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1986

Harry tries to prevent the forced marriage of a Polynesian princess while her brother auctions off Christine.

Directors: Tim Steele
Writer: Tom Reeder
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Contempt of Courting
star
7.36
141 votes

#11 - Contempt of Courting

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/1986

Harry returns and finds a lovely woman substituting on the bench for him, who likes him a lot and jails Christine for mouthing off about perceived mistreatment of a client.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Tom Straw
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Baby Talk
star
7.33
141 votes

#12 - Baby Talk

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1987

Mac goes on a drunken spree in a cowboy bar after Quon Le spends them into bankruptcy and then announces her pregnancy.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Tom Reeder
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Earthquake
star
7.31
88 votes

#13 - Earthquake

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1986

Dan and Roz are trapped in an elevator with two hungry sumo wrestlers just convicted in Harry's court.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Her Honor (1)
star
7.31
88 votes

#14 - Her Honor (1)

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1987

Dan thinks he will become a new judge, but Christine is awarded the position. However, Harry discovers that his name is not on the judge reappointment list. Meanwhile the Wheelers, the hick couple from West Virginia, become the proprietors of the concession stand.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Dan's Operation (2)
star
7.24
143 votes

#15 - Dan's Operation (2)

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1986

After Dan falls into a coma, his friends maintain a bedside vigil and reminisce about the good times they've had.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bob Stevens
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Caught Red Handed
star
7.22
137 votes

#16 - Caught Red Handed

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1987

Harry helps Christine fight sexual harassment from her boss and Dan comes on to a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy.

Directors: Harry Anderson
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Dan's Operation (1)
star
7.17
141 votes

#17 - Dan's Operation (1)

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1986

Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bob Stevens
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Rabid
star
6.98
59 votes

#18 - Rabid

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1987

Harry asks Dan to care for his new dog, who saved his life from a fire, but the mutt bites Dan and raises a rabies scare that could cost him his life.

Directors: Jim Drake
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The Modest Proposal
star
6.95
59 votes

#19 - The Modest Proposal

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1987

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

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Giving Thanks
star
6.80
150 votes

#20 - Giving Thanks

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1986

Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Christine's Friend
star
6.64
136 votes

#21 - Christine's Friend

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1987

Harry's really depressed when Christine's old friend seems to prefer Dan as does his idol, Mel Torme.

Directors: Jim Drake
Writer: Bob Stevens
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The New Judge
star
6.50
114 votes

#22 - The New Judge

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1986

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.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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