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.
#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.
#2 - Constitution (2)
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1987
A man in the courthouse has taken an original draft of the U.S. Constitution hostage, threatening to destroy it.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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."
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.