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 - Harry's Fifteen Minutes
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/3/1991
Harry lets an article naming him one of New York's 10 most interesting men go to his head, and he disappoints Christine by fibbing to get out of a date. Dan tries to live up to his responsibilities as head of the Phil Foundation.
#2 - Crossroads (1)
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1990
When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives.
#3 - Wedding Bell Blues (2)
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/1990
Christine (played by Markie Post) finds out she is pregnant, and the episode deals with the fallout of that revelation.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2)
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1991
The episode juggles the interplay between Harry’s reaction to Christine and Tony’s reconciliation efforts, Christine’s feelings and decisions, and Dan’s shifting identity in his foundation role — all while maintaining the comedic courtroom backdrop that the series is known for.
#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 - 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.
#8 - Jail Bait
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1990
A street artist helps raise Christine's spirits, and Mac and Dan indulge a passion for photography.
#9 - Quadrangle of Love
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/29/1984
Dan, Harry, and Bull all compete for the same pretty attorney.
#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 - Mental Giant
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1989
Bull scores very high on an I.Q. test and is offered a cushy job at a think-tank trying to communicate mentally with test animals.
#13 - Puppy Love
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1991
Roz stuns her co-workers when her uptown husband pays a visit to secure a divorce so he can marry again.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Monkey Business
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1986
Bull tries to save a baby orangutan from animal-research experiments.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - All You Need Is Love
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1984
Harold T. Stone becomes a night court judge and settles a dispute involving a woman threatening her husband with gunfire.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Inside Harry Stone
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1984
Harry is reluctant to have surgery for his ulcer symptoms.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.