The BEST episodes of Night Court season 5

Every episode of Night Court season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Night Court season 5!

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.

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Danny Got His Gun (1)
star
7.84
130 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Constitution (2)
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7.59
131 votes

#2 - Constitution (2)

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1987

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Another Day in the Life
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7.48
136 votes

#3 - Another Day in the Life

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1988

Panic grips the courtroom as the gang races to clear 207 cases in one session so a millionaire will donate money to save an orphanage and so Dan can win an office pool for the most convictions.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Who Was That Mashed Man?
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7.45
131 votes

#4 - Who Was That Mashed Man?

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1987

Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic
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7.42
133 votes

#5 - I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1988

Dan ties up Mel Torme so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital.

Directors: Tim Steele
Her Honor (3)
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7.39
137 votes

#6 - Her Honor (3)

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1987

Christine nervously takes the bench as Dan and Mac try to cover for the newly reinstated Harry, who's planning the greatest gag of all time.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Her Honor (4)
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7.39
135 votes

#7 - Her Honor (4)

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1987

While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Let It Snow
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7.37
134 votes

#8 - Let It Snow

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1987

A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Tom Reeder
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No Hard Feelings
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7.35
135 votes

#9 - No Hard Feelings

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1987

Harry hires a blind assistant whose abrasive sense of humor put everyone on edge and Dan struggles with impotence when her meets a seductive prospective employer.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Tom Straw
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Constitution (1)
star
7.34
132 votes

#10 - Constitution (1)

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1987

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.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Heart of Stone
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7.34
133 votes

#11 - Heart of Stone

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1988

An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.

Directors: Tim Steele
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Russkie Business
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7.31
130 votes

#12 - Russkie Business

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1988

Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Tom Reeder
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Ladies Night
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7.30
135 votes

#13 - Ladies Night

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1987

Christine and Roz visit a male strip joint to do some female bonding, but Harry and the guys show up just as the show gets going.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Death of a Bailiff
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7.29
139 votes

#14 - Death of a Bailiff

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1987

Bull decides to give away all his worldly goods after hearing God's voice when he's struck by lightning on the roof of the courthouse.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Jung and the Restless
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7.24
130 votes

#15 - Jung and the Restless

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1988

The gang joins Roz in an encounter group she's required to attend to temper her hostile attitude at work, and they see a new side to their co-worker.

Directors: Tim Steele
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Top Judge
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7.15
131 votes

#16 - Top Judge

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/1988

Harry becomes uncharacteristically glum and morose after an elderly judge dies after one of Harry's pranks, so his friends urge him to respond when a new judge lays claim to Harry's crown as the "King of the Courtroom Cutups."

Directors: Jeff Melman
Dan, the Walking Time Bomb
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7.15
134 votes

#17 - Dan, the Walking Time Bomb

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1988

Dan frantically tries to rid himself of a briefcase containing a timebomb that someone has handcuffed to his wrist while Joy demands that Bull treat her as he would a sighted woman. Also Dan's real name is also revealed to the staff.

Directors: Tim Steele
Mac's Millions
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7.08
128 votes

#18 - Mac's Millions

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1988

Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.

Directors: Tim Steele
Mac's Dilemma
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7.01
107 votes

#19 - Mac's Dilemma

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/1987

An old friend asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Hit the Road, Jack
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6.86
99 votes

#20 - Hit the Road, Jack

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1988

Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Chrizzi's Honor
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6.61
135 votes

#21 - Chrizzi's Honor

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1988

A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: James Gates
Safe
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6.42
133 votes

#22 - Safe

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1987

Harry traps himself inside a safe while practicing a magic trick and Dan is pursued by a little devil who seems to know all about him.

Directors: Tim Steele
Writer: Tom Reeder