The WORST episodes of Night Court
Every episode of Night Court ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Night Court!
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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2)
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1991
#4 - Quadrangle of Love
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/29/1984
Dan, Harry, and Bull all compete for the same pretty attorney.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud — It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/1991
An angel appears in the guise of Mel Torme to show Harry how dismal the courtroom would be if he'd never been born, especially with Dan as the corrupt judge in charge.
#7 - Educating Rhoda
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1988
Bull falls for a sweet, but inept bailiff trainee who allows a psychotic prisoner to steal her gun, who promptly makes a date with Dan.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Alone Again, Naturally
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1991
Harry gets a wealth of conflicting advice when he confides in his friends that he thinks Margaret is about to propose marriage.
#10 - Bull's Baby
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/1984
The courtroom crew try to help Bull when a neighbor leaves her baby with him.
#11 - It's Just a Joke
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1990
Everyone gets their two cents in when a comic's offensive routine sparks a First Amendment debate.
#12 - Monkey Business
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1986
Bull tries to save a baby orangutan from animal-research experiments.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - The Trouble is Not in Your Set
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1989
A woman who can't tell where her life begins and television ends interrupts the proceedings brandishing a gun and demanding that her husband be released from prison and given a pardon.
#17 - The Computer Kid
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1984
A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records.
#18 - Inside Harry Stone
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1984
Harry is reluctant to have surgery for his ulcer symptoms.
#19 - Once in Love With Harry
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/1984
A hooker develops a crush on Harry and Dan loses a city council position to a dead man.
#20 - Harry and the Tramp
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/1988
Harry learns in his courtroom that his date for a big social event is a porno movie star.
#21 - Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1991
Wanda learns on the anniversary of their first date that Bull must perform a miracle before he can marry her.
#22 - I Said Dance!
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1990
Roz faces a lawsuit and no job after Bull borrows her gun and shoots himself in the foot, thanks to his sue-happy lawyer cousin.
#23 - Attachments Included
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1991
Christine finds herself tense over finalizing her divorce, Harry is nervous about moving in with Margaret, and Bull follows his mother's advice and looks for a wife-with the help of a matchmaker.
#24 - Crossroads (2)
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1990
#25 - The Apartment
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/1986
Harry throws a surprise birthday for Dan whose date is extremely anxious to be home by midnight.