List of Night Court episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the NBC sitcom Night Court. The series aired from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992 during 9 seasons with 193 episodes produced.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | Tied with | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| 1 | 13 | January 4, 1984 | May 31, 1984 | 41 | 12.7 | N/A | ||
| 2 | 22 | September 27, 1984 | May 9, 1985 | 20 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
| 3 | 22 | September 26, 1985 | May 8, 1986 | 11 | 20.9 | N/A | ||
| 4 | 22 | October 2, 1986 | May 6, 1987 | 7 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
| 5 | 22 | September 17, 1987 | May 12, 1988 | 7 | 20.8 | N/A | ||
| 6 | 22 | October 26, 1988 | May 3, 1989 | 21 | 16.9 | N/A | ||
| 7 | 24 | September 27, 1989 | May 2, 1990 | 28 | 14.5 | The Simpsons Doogie Howser, M.D. | ||
| 8 | 24 | September 28, 1990 | May 8, 1991 | 22 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
| 9 | 22 | September 18, 1991 | May 31, 1992 | 60 | 10.7 | N/A | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1984)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "All You Need is Love" | James Burrows | Reinhold Weege | January 4, 1984 | 206719 |
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Harold T. Stone (Harry Anderson) becomes a night court judge in New York City; working with him are court clerk Lana Wagner (Karen Austin), prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), public defender Sheila Gardner (Gail Strickland), and bailiffs Bull Shannon (Richard Moll) and Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond). In his first case, he has to settle a dispute involving a woman threatening her husband with gunfire, while at the same time try to earn the trust of his staff, who are skeptical about his unorthodox judicial methods. Note: This is Gail Strickland's only episode as a cast member. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Santa Goes Downtown" | Asaad Kelada | Reinhold Weege | January 11, 1984 | 185365 |
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The season is merry as Harry deals with a man in a red suit charged with trespassing, and tries to restore the faith of a pair of cynical teenage runaways (Michael J. Fox and Olivia Barash). Note: Paula Kelly joins the cast as public defender Liz Williams, replacing Gail Strickland from the first episode. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Former Harry Stone" | Jay Sandrich | Tom Reeder | January 18, 1984 | 185362 |
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Lana learns that Harry has a criminal record when she tries to find out his age to settle a bet. Note: Terry Kiser makes his first appearance as sleazy reporter Al Craven. Barney Martin also appears in this episode. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Welcome Back, Momma" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | February 1, 1984 | 185366 |
| A woman who claims to be Harry's long lost mother (Janis Paige) and a beauty pageant operator appear before the court. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Eye of the Beholder" | Jeff Melman | Larry Balmagia | February 8, 1984 | 185363 |
| The others try to pull Bull out of the dumps when he's turned down by a charitable organization because his size and appearance are intimidating to others. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Death Threat" | Jay Sandrich | Bob Stevens | February 15, 1984 | 185367 |
| Things are thrown into an uproar when Harry receives a threat via a rock thrown through the window and a bomb is discovered in the courtroom. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Once in Love With Harry" | Jay Sandrich | Reinhold Weege | February 22, 1984 | 185361 |
| A hooker develops a crush on Harry and Dan loses a city council position to a dead man. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Quadrangle of Love" | Jeff Melman | Story by : R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary, Chris Cluess and Stuart Kreisman | February 29, 1984 | 185369 |
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Dan, Harry, and Bull all compete for the same pretty attorney; Harry tries to get tickets to see Mel Tormé. Note: The end credits have a different background for this episode. Instead of the court, they show Harry and his little homemade Mel Tormé concert. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Wonder Drugs" | Asaad Kelada | Howard Ostroff | March 7, 1984 | 185364 |
| Lana disrupts the proceedings after taking a powerful cold medicine. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Some Like It Hot" | Jay Sandrich | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | March 14, 1984 | 185368 |
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Russian Yakov Korolenko (Yakov Smirnoff), who is charged with selling stolen property, would rather burn down the courtroom and everyone in it than go to jail. Note: First appearance of Mike Finneran as courthouse handyman Art Fensterman. This is Karen Austin's final appearance on the show, though she will continue to be listed in the opening credits through the end of the season. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Harry and the Rock Star" | Jay Sandrich | Reinhold Weege | March 21, 1984 | 185360 |
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Fans and reporters disrupt court proceedings when Harry dates a rock star (Kristine DeBell), and tries to cope with a new court clerk. Note: Karen Austin does not appear in this episode. This is the first episode to have an evil laugh on Starry Night Productions logo. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Bull's Baby" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | March 28, 1984 | 185362 |
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The courtroom crew try to help Bull when a neighbor leaves her baby with him. Note: Karen Austin does not appear in this episode. D.D. Howard appears as court clerk Charley Tracy. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Hi Honey, I'm Home" | Gary Shimokawa | Tom Reeder | May 31, 1984 | 185361 |
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Harry has to settle the legal status of a woman (Marcia Rodd) who remarried after her first husband was mistakenly declared dead, and who wants her back. Note: Karen Austin does not appear in this episode. D.D. Howard appears as court clerk Charley Tracy. This is Paula Kelly's last episode as a cast member. | ||||||
Season 2 (1984–85)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Nun" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | September 27, 1984 | 185602 |
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An impressionable young nun (Dinah Manoff) decides to leave her order after meeting Harry; Dan tries to hit on a temporary public defender. Note: Charles Robinson joins the cast as court clerk Mac Robinson. The unnamed temporary public defender (played by Sharon Barr) is not seen again. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Daddy for the Defense" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | October 4, 1984 | 185601 |
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A brand new public defender has a rough first day in court, thanks to Harry and her over-protective father (Eugene Roche); Selma returns to work delirious after surgery. Note: Markie Post appears in a one-episode guest stint as public defender Christine Sullivan; she would join the cast permanently at the beginning of the third season. This episode was originally recorded with Shelley Hack as the new public defender. It was decided she was not right for the part and it was re-recorded with Markie Post. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Billie and the Cat" | Lee Bernhardi | Zachary D. Wechsler | October 18, 1984 | 185604 |
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Harry sends public defender Billie Young (Ellen Foley) to jail for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of a cat her client is accused of kidnapping. Note: Ellen Foley joins the cast as Billie Young. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Pick a Number" | Jeff Melman | Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno | October 25, 1984 | 185605 |
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The courtroom becomes a circus when a meek little fellow chooses Harry to decide what worthy person will receive the money from his winning lottery ticket. Note: William Utay, who would eventually play the recurring character of Phil Sanders, an ostensible eccentric bum, first appears in this episode. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "The Computer Kid" | Jim Drake | Bob Stevens | November 1, 1984 | 185607 |
| A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Bull Gets a Kid" | Jeff Melman | Nat Mauldin | November 8, 1984 | 185608 |
| Bull finally is allowed a foster son by a volunteer-fathers organization, but he winds up with a bit of a surprise when he learns the kid is really a girl (Pamela Adlon). | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Harry on Trial" | Jeff Melman | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | November 15, 1984 | 185609 |
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Harry is called before a disciplinary board for his unorthodox courtroom behavior at the instigation of another judge (Jason Bernard). Note: Ray Walston guest stars. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Harry and the Madam" | Noam Pitlik | Tony Sheehan | November 22, 1984 | 185610 |
| Harry feels a lot of official pressure when a notorious madame with a hot diary comes before his bench; Bull tries to save Mac's turkey from getting killed for Thanksgiving. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Inside Harry Stone" | Jeff Melman | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | November 29, 1984 | 185606 |
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Harry is reluctant to undergo tests for his ulcer symptoms, until Billie confesses her true feelings for him. Note: John Astin guest stars as a hospital patient named Kenny; he would later have a recurring role as Harry's father Buddy Ryan. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Blizzard" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | December 6, 1984 | 185611 |
| A blizzard traps everyone in the courthouse and Dan in an elevator with a gay man (Jack Riley). | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Take My Wife, Please" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | December 13, 1984 | 185612 |
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Mac marries Quon Le Duc (Denice Kumagai), a girl he knew in Vietnam, in order for her to stay in the country; Harry conducts court despite temporary blindness. Note: Michael Richards appears in this episode as man who believes he is invisible. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "The Birthday Visitor" | Gary Shimokawa | Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno | January 3, 1985 | 185613 |
| When Billie takes Harry back to her place after celebrating his birthday, the duo's plans for romance are disrupted by an insecure intruder. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Dan's Parents" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | January 10, 1985 | 185614 |
| Dan's past is revealed when the parents (John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan, married actors in real life) he told everyone were dead come from Louisiana to visit their successful "sonny boy". | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Nuts About Harry" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | January 17, 1985 | 185603 |
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Patients from a mental institution stage a strike to convince the court they're being mistreated at the hospital. Note: This was initially scheduled to be the second episode of the season, but was postponed and was instead aired well out of sequence. Ellen Foley does not appear in this episode and is also missing from the opening credits; her character of Billie is not mentioned, and no explanation is given for her absence. Deborah Harmon appears as overeager idealistic newly-assigned public defender Sue Harper. James Cromwell and Kevin Peter Hall guest star as two members of a group of escapees from a mental home who wind up in court for not paying their taxi fare. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "An Old Flame" | Jeff Melman | Nat Mauldin | January 24, 1985 | 185615 |
| Selma's old beau (Jack Gilford) wants to rekindle their romance and take care of her, and a substitute judge (Phil Leeds) isn't what he's cracked up to be. | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | "The Gypsy" | Alan Bergmann | Howard Ostroff | January 31, 1985 | 185616 |
| Harry uses a little hocus-pocus to convince Bull he's cured of a curse on the court made by a disgruntled plaintiff, a powerful gypsy (Erica Yohn). | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Battling Bailiff" | Jeff Melman | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | February 7, 1985 | 185617 |
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Bull quits his job in frustration and becomes a professional wrestler. Note: Lou Ferrigno guest stars. | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | "Billie's Valentine" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | February 14, 1985 | 185618 |
| Billie's new boyfriend turns out to be a professional problem for her, despite his romantic accomplishments. | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | "Married Alive" | Jeff Melman | Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno | February 21, 1985 | 185619 |
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His friends believe the worst when Dan starts dating an awkward and plain young woman (Mimi Kennedy) who happens to be the daughter of a multimillionaire. Note: William Utay's first appearance as Phil Sanders the bum. | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | "Mac and Quon Le: Together Again" | Alan Bergmann | Tom Reeder | February 28, 1985 | 185620 |
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Quon Le appears before the court for prostitution, and Harry has to choose between Billie and Dan for the mayoral commission. Note: Selma Diamond does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | "World War III" | Alan Bergmann | Nat Mauldin | May 2, 1985 | 185621 |
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Harry searches for Yakov's brother, a Russian circus defector. Meanwhile, Soviet and American agents (Leonard Stone, Gordon Jump) negotiate an arms agreement. Note: This is the final appearance of Selma Diamond on the show before her death on May 13, 1985. | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | "Walk, Don't Wheel" | Reinhold Weege | Reinhold Weege | May 9, 1985 | 185622 |
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A disabled law student takes Harry's refusal of her prom invitation as a slap against her handicap. Note: Selma Diamond does not appear in this episode. This is the final appearance of Ellen Foley on the show. | ||||||
Season 3 (1985–86)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 36 | 1 | "Hello, Goodbye" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | September 26, 1985 | 185711 |
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Everyone tries to adjust to Selma's death as Harry interviews possible replacements, but Bull goes on a drinking binge instead; public defender Christine Sullivan is permanently assigned to the court, to the delight of both Harry and Dan. Note: Markie Post and Florence Halop join the cast as Christine Sullivan and bailiff Florence Kleiner, respectively. The episode ends with a brief tribute to Selma Diamond. | ||||||
| 37 | 2 | "The Hostage" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | October 3, 1985 | 185713 |
| A man charged with stealing electronic parts takes Dan hostage and demands the rest of the parts he needs to communicate with his home planet of Saturn. | ||||||
| 38 | 3 | "Dad's First Date" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | October 17, 1985 | 185716 |
| Christine's father (Eugene Roche) has his first date in eight years and ends up in court, charged with soliciting a prostitute (Estelle Harris); Harry also must deal with the tenants of a clothing-optional building. | ||||||
| 39 | 4 | "Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations" | Alan Bergmann | Teresa O'Neill | October 24, 1985 | 185712 |
| Mac tries to hide Quon Le from his prejudiced grandfather, who's going to loan Mac the money he needs to open a restaurant. | ||||||
| 40 | 5 | "Halloween, Too" | Alan Bergmann | Teresa O'Neill | October 31, 1985 | 185719 |
| Harry falls hook, line and sinker for a beautiful woman, (Mary Margaret Humes) who turns out to be a real witch. Anne Ramsey, best known for her role in the film Throw Momma from the Train, appears as another member of the coven. | ||||||
| 41 | 6 | "Best of Friends" | Reinhold Weege | Howard Ostroff | November 7, 1985 | 185718 |
| Dan has a real problem when his high school buddy comes to visit as a decidedly changed man. | ||||||
| 42 | 7 | "Dan's Boss" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | November 14, 1985 | 185720 |
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Dan's life becomes a living hell as he tries to butter up his new boss: a little person, Vincent Daniels, whose permanent enmity Dan has earned by making fun of him when Daniels asked for directions, not knowing who he really was. Note: First appearance by Daniel Frishman as Vincent Daniels. | ||||||
| 43 | 8 | "Up On the Roof" | Jeff Melman | Jeffrey Davis & Julie Fleischer | November 28, 1985 | 185717 |
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Harry tries to free a rock star literally imprisoned by his overly solicitous entourage. Note: Markie Post's real-life husband, Michael A. Ross, portrays Eddie Devon in this episode. | ||||||
| 44 | 9 | "The Wheels of Justice (Part 1)" | Alan Bergmann | Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn | December 5, 1985 | 185714 |
| Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son from a sleazy hotel, and a homeless couple from West Virginia (the picaresque Wheelers, played by Brent Spiner and Annie O'Donnell) tells their tale of woe. The Wheelers appear in several future episodes. | ||||||
| 45 | 10 | "The Wheels of Justice (Part 2)" | Alan Bergmann | Nat Mauldin | December 12, 1985 | 185715 |
| Things go from bad to worse, when Harry learns that the son from the previous case was shot in a robbery, and he resigns as judge. | ||||||
| 46 | 11 | "Walk Away, Renee" | Jim Drake | Teresa O'Neill | December 19, 1985 | 185723 |
| Nobody wants to break the news to Bull that his new girlfriend is a prostitute. | ||||||
| 47 | 12 | "Dan's Escort" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | January 9, 1986 | 185724 |
| Dan takes a job as a paid escort for a wealthy, lonely woman (Barbara Cason) who expects a lot for her money, and Yakov appeals to Harry for help when his wife is arrested on a visit to the U.S. | ||||||
| 48 | 13 | "The Night Off" | Jim Drake | Nat Mauldin and Reinhold Weege | January 16, 1986 | 185725 |
| A burned-out older judge (Jeff Corey) brought in to substitute for Harry exhibits bizarre behavior: he issues a bench arrest for the Rockettes, imprisons Dan and Mac for contempt, and appoints Florence and Phil (Will Utay) as the defending and prosecuting attorneys. | ||||||
| 49 | 14 | "Harry and Leon" | Jeff Melman | Nat Mauldin | January 23, 1986 | 185727 |
| Harry takes pity on the building shoeshine boy, who seeks refuge from a social worker trying to place him in another foster home. | ||||||
| 50 | 15 | "The Apartment" | Jim Drake | Teresa O'Neill | January 30, 1986 | 185728 |
| Harry throws a surprise birthday for Dan whose date is extremely anxious to be home by midnight. | ||||||
| 51 | 16 | "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye" | John Larroquette | Bob Stevens | February 6, 1986 | 185729 |
| Harry's concern with Leon's imminent adoption blinds him to the presence of Mel Tormé in the courthouse. | ||||||
| 52 | 17 | "The Mugger" | Jim Drake | Robert Perlow & Gene Braunstein | February 20, 1986 | 185726 |
| Christine decides to quit after she's mugged in the cafeteria, but the mugger takes her hostage in the courtroom before she can leave. | ||||||
| 53 | 18 | "Could This Be Magic?" | Jim Drake | Jack Carrerow & Lisa A. Bannick | February 27, 1986 | 185725 |
| Harry decides to help his idol, a down-and-out magician, who goes on to help himself to Harry's possessions. | ||||||
| 54 | 19 | "Monkey Business" | Jeff Melman | Nat Mauldin | March 6, 1986 | 185721 |
| Bull tries to save a baby orangutan from animal-research experiments. | ||||||
| 55 | 20 | "Flo's Retirement" | Tim Steele | Nat Mauldin | March 13, 1986 | 185730 |
| The staff tries everything they can think of to postpone Florence's involuntary but mandatory retirement. | ||||||
| 56 | 21 | "Hurricane (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | May 1, 1986 | 185731 |
| The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women. Dick Butkus, Alix Elias, and Pam Grier appear. | ||||||
| 57 | 22 | "Hurricane (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | May 8, 1986 | 185732 |
| The four pregnant defendants give birth as the hurricane continues. Dick Butkus, Alix Elias, and Pam Grier appear. | ||||||
Season 4 (1986–87)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 58 | 1 | "The Next Voice You Hear..." | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | October 2, 1986 | 185931 |
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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. Note: John Astin makes his first appearance as Buddy Ryan, who was married to Harry's late mother. Roz Russell (Marsha Warfield) becomes the court's new bailiff after Flo's death, which Harry briefly references. | ||||||
| 59 | 2 | "Giving Thanks" | Jeff Melman | Teresa O'Neill | October 9, 1986 | 185935 |
| Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver. | ||||||
| 60 | 3 | "Author, Author" | Jeff Melman | Dennis Koenig | October 16, 1986 | 185933 |
| Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are disturbing and disastrous. | ||||||
| 61 | 4 | "Halloween II: The Return of Leon" | Tim Steele | Linwood Boomer | October 30, 1986 | 185934 |
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Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party. Night Court was preempted by the fifth game of the 1986 World Series on October 23, 1986. | ||||||
| 62 | 5 | "Dan's Operation (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | November 6, 1986 | 185936 |
| Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma. | ||||||
| 63 | 6 | "Dan's Operation (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Bob Stevens | November 13, 1986 | 185937 |
| After Dan falls into a coma, his friends maintain a bedside vigil and reminisce about the good times they've had. | ||||||
| 64 | 7 | "The New Judge" | Jeff Melman | Linwood Boomer | November 20, 1986 | 185939 |
| Dan makes a friend out of a substituting judge until he realizes the man is trying to bribe him, and his friends talk him into wearing a wire to entrap the man. | ||||||
| 65 | 8 | "Contempt of Courting" | Jeff Melman | Tom Straw | November 27, 1986 | 185938 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 66 | 9 | "Earthquake" | Jeff Melman | Dennis Koenig | December 4, 1986 | 185940 |
| A mild earthquake traps Dan and Roz and two wrestlers in an elevator. Meanwhile Harry has to deal with three kids who are spitting images for Dan, Christine, and Harry himself. | ||||||
| 67 | 10 | "Prince of a Guy" | Tim Steele | Tom Reeder | December 11, 1986 | 185941 |
| Harry tries to prevent the forced marriage of a Polynesian princess while her brother auctions off Christine. | ||||||
| 68 | 11 | "New Year's Leave" | John Larroquette | Tom Straw | December 18, 1986 | 185942 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 69 | 12 | "Murder" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | January 8, 1987 | 185943 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 70 | 13 | "Baby Talk" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | January 15, 1987 | 185932 |
| Mac goes on a drunken spree in a cowboy bar after Quon Le spends them into bankruptcy and then announces her pregnancy. | ||||||
| 71 | 14 | "The Modest Proposal" | Jeff Melman | Howard Ostroff | January 29, 1987 | 185944 |
| Harry scoffs when Christine announces her engagement. | ||||||
| 72 | 15 | "A Day in the Life" | Thomas Klein | Nat Mauldin, Teresa O'Neill and Bob Stevens | February 5, 1987 | 185945 |
| Harry must judge all his cases by midnight. | ||||||
| 73 | 16 | "Rabid" | Jim Drake | Dennis Koenig | February 12, 1987 | 185946 |
| The gang searches for a dog that saved Harry from a fire but has bitten Dan and may have given him rabies. | ||||||
| 74 | 17 | "Christine's Friend" | Jim Drake | Bob Stevens | February 19, 1987 | 185947 |
| Harry and Dan compete to take Christine's hot friend away to a romantic weekend getaway. | ||||||
| 75 | 18 | "Caught Red Handed" | Harry Anderson and Howard Ritter | Harry Anderson | February 26, 1987 | 185948 |
| Christine's new boss (Michael Gross) sexually harasses her. Meanwhile, Dan meets his match in a woman (Teresa Ganzel) who has sworn herself to celibacy. | ||||||
| 76 | 19 | "Paternity" | Jim Drake | Teresa O'Neill | March 18, 1987 | 185950 |
| After a smart-mouthed kid claims to be his son, Dan is served with a paternity suit. | ||||||
| 77 | 20 | "Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson" | Jim Drake | Tom Reeder | March 25, 1987 | 185949 |
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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. Note: Conchata Ferrell appears in this episode. | ||||||
| 78 | 21 | "Her Honor (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Linwood Boomer | April 29, 1987 | 185951 |
| 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 Yugoslavia, become the proprietors of the concession stand. | ||||||
| 79 | 22 | "Her Honor (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Linwood Boomer | May 6, 1987 | 185952 |
| 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. | ||||||
Season 5 (1987–88)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 80 | 1 | "Her Honor (Part 3)" | Jeff Melman | Linwood Boomer | September 17, 1987 | 186201 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 81 | 2 | "Her Honor (Part 4)" | Jeff Melman | Linwood Boomer | September 24, 1987 | 186203 |
| While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man. | ||||||
| 82 | 3 | "Death of a Bailiff" | Jeff Melman | Bob Underwood | October 15, 1987 | 186202 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 83 | 4 | "Ladies Night" | Jeff Melman | Paul J. Raley | October 22, 1987 | 186207 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 84 | 5 | "Safe" | Tim Steele | Tom Reeder | October 29, 1987 | 186206 |
| On Halloween, 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. | ||||||
| 85 | 6 | "Mac's Dilemma" | Jeff Melman | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | November 12, 1987 | 186205 |
| An old friend who saved his life in Vietnam (David Graf) asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man (Keye Luke) about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody. | ||||||
| 86 | 7 | "Who Was That Mashed Man?" | Jeff Melman | Story by : Tom Straw & R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : Tom Straw | November 19, 1987 | 186211 |
| Dan's boss, Vincent Daniels, orders Dan to look out for Daniels' very sexy visiting niece, Kitty (Teri Hatcher) while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself. | ||||||
| 87 | 8 | "No Hard Feelings" | Jeff Melman | Tom Straw | November 26, 1987 | 186204 |
| Harry hires a blind assistant (Elayne Boosler) whose abrasive sense of humor puts everyone on edge and Dan struggles with impotence when he meets a seductive prospective employer. | ||||||
| 88 | 9 | "Constitution (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Rich Reinhart | December 3, 1987 | 186209 |
| Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic who's convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom. | ||||||
| 89 | 10 | "Constitution (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Rich Reinhart | December 10, 1987 | 186210 |
| A man threatens to burn a draft of the Constitution and Roz wanders the building after overdosing on insulin. | ||||||
| 90 | 11 | "Let It Snow" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | December 17, 1987 | 186213 |
| A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow. | ||||||
| 91 | 12 | "Dan, the Walking Time Bomb" | Tim Steele | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | January 7, 1988 | 186212 |
| Dan frantically tries to rid himself of a briefcase containing a time bomb 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 revealed to the staff. | ||||||
| 92 | 13 | "Hit the Road, Jack" | Jeff Melman | Dennis Koenig | January 14, 1988 | 186208 |
| Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan. | ||||||
| 93 | 14 | "I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic" | Jeff Melman | Reinhold Weege | January 21, 1988 | 186215 |
| Dan ties up Mel Tormé so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital. | ||||||
| 94 | 15 | "Chrizzi's Honor" | Jeff Melman | James Gates | February 11, 1988 | 186216 |
| A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana. | ||||||
| 95 | 16 | "Another Day in the Life" | Jeff Melman | Larry Strawther & Gary Murphy | February 18, 1988 | 186217 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 96 | 17 | "Heart of Stone" | Tim Steele | Bob Underwood | February 25, 1988 | 186214 |
| An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married. | ||||||
| 97 | 18 | "Russkie Business" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | March 25, 1988 | 186221 |
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Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother. Note: Johnny Carson appears as himself. | ||||||
| 98 | 19 | "Jung and the Restless" | Tim Steele | Tom Straw | April 1, 1988 | 186220 |
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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. Note: Guest stars a young Don Cheadle as Jack. | ||||||
| 99 | 20 | "Top Judge" | Jeff Melman | Dennis Koenig | April 8, 1988 | 186219 |
| 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." | ||||||
| 100 | 21 | "Mac's Millions" | Tim Steele | Linwood Boomer | May 5, 1988 | 186218 |
| Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York. | ||||||
| 101 | 22 | "Danny Got His Gun (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | May 12, 1988 | 186222 |
| 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. | ||||||
Season 6 (1988–89)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 102 103 | 1 2 | "Danny Got His Gun (Part 2)" "Danny Got His Gun (Part 3)" | Jeff Melman | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | October 26, 1988 | 186461 186462 |
| Dan's rescued by a group of friendly Eskimos while his friends in New York plan a memorial service. | ||||||
| 104 | 3 | "Fire" | Jeff Melman | Bob Underwood | November 2, 1988 | 186463 |
| A fire breaks out in the building so everyone is forced to retreat to the morgue for safety, but this doesn't stop Dan from watching the election results for his race for the state assembly. | ||||||
| 105 | 4 | "Harry and the Tramp" | Jeff Melman | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | November 9, 1988 | 186464 |
| Harry learns in his courtroom that his date for a big social event is a porno movie star. | ||||||
| 106 | 5 | "Educating Rhoda" | Jeff Melman | Harold Kimmel | November 16, 1988 | 186465 |
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Bull falls for a sweet, but inept bailiff trainee (Denny Dillon) who allows a psychotic woman (Nana Visitor), who constantly re-enacts famous scenes from movies, to escape and end up as Dan's latest hook-up during a lunch break stay at a motel. Note: At one point Dan turns on the motel tv and an ad for 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' plays (the opening of the movie was in fact narrated by John Larroquette). | ||||||
| 107 | 6 | "The Last Temptation of Mac" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | November 23, 1988 | 186466 |
| Christine wears herself out planning a Thanksgiving feast for the courthouse regulars and Mac faces the seduction of an attractive classmate. | ||||||
| 108 | 7 | "The Law Club" | Tim Steele | Alison Rosenfeld | November 30, 1988 | 186467 |
| Dan has to choose between Christine and membership in an exclusive law club when his sponsor demands his silence about his plans to seduce her to win a bet. | ||||||
| 109 | 8 | "Night Court of the Living Dead" | Tim Steele | Paul J. Raley | December 14, 1988 | 186468 |
| An inventor runs away from court to avoid being committed to Bellevue, a man just out of a 20 year coma appears before the bench, and Christine fences with her replacement when a computer error declares her dead. | ||||||
| 110 | 9 | "The Night Court Before Christmas" | Tim Steele | Bob Underwood | December 21, 1988 | 186469 |
| Buddy comes to visit Harry for the holidays and Roz is arrested for appropriating a sled full of toys and distributing them to needy children. | ||||||
| 111 | 10 | "Mental Giant" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | January 11, 1989 | 186470 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 112 | 11 | "Rock-a-Bye Baby" | Jeff Melman | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | January 18, 1989 | 186473 |
| Christine wears herself to a frazzle watching a neighbor's baby while the others monopolize her television watching a lacrosse game. | ||||||
| 113 114 | 12 13 | "Clip Show" | Jeff Melman | Larry Strawther & Gary Murphy | January 25, 1989 | 186471 186472 |
| A city auditor (Richard Sanders) tries to investigate some of the more bizarre expenses attributed to Harry's court (via flashbacks) but he's interrupted by a clown (Jack Riley) wielding a gun and threatening to shoot everyone. | ||||||
| 115 | 14 | "The Trouble is Not in Your Set" | Jeff Melman | Mike Imfeld | February 1, 1989 | 186474 |
| A woman (Marion Ross) who can't tell where her life begins and television ends interrupts the proceedings brandishing a grenade and demanding that her husband be released from prison and given a pardon. | ||||||
| 116 | 15 | "The Game Show" | Jeff Melman | Bob Underwood | February 15, 1989 | 186475 |
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Bull goes on a game show to raise money for a rec center, but the gang has to hypnotize him so that he is not too nervous to go on. Note: Florence Stanley appears on this show as Judge Margaret Wilbur, her character from My Two Dads. | ||||||
| 117 | 16 | "This Old Man" | Jeff Melman | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | March 1, 1989 | 186476 |
| Harry and the gang refuse to take Christine and her new beau seriously: he's old enough to be her father. | ||||||
| 118 | 17 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Jeff Melman | Tom Reeder | March 8, 1989 | 186477 |
| Dan finally meets his opponent for the state assembly seat on election day and sparks fly; Harry gives his cold to Mel Tormé in exchange for two concert tickets. | ||||||
| 119 | 18 | "From Snoop to Nuts (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Harry Anderson | March 15, 1989 | 186478 |
| Harry works undercover to get the goods on a mobster and earns a contract on his life when Buddy spills the beans about it and about Harry's real father. | ||||||
| 120 | 19 | "From Snoop to Nuts (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Story by : Larry Strawther, Gary Murphy and Harry Anderson Teleplay by : Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | March 22, 1989 | 186479 |
| Harry deals with an identity crisis as a mobster comes after him following a sting operation. | ||||||
| 121 | 20 | "Pen Pals" | Jeff Melman | Bob Underwood | April 12, 1989 | 186480 |
| Roz falls in love with Christine's prison pen pal (Dennis Haysbert), who has escaped from prison; Dan flirts with a law student. | ||||||
| 122 | 21 | "Not My Type" | Tim Steele | James Gates | April 26, 1989 | 186481 |
| Christine accepts a date with Art the handyman, then regrets it; meanwhile Mac's children's story is lost in the courthouse computer. | ||||||
| 123 | 22 | "Yet Another Day in the Life" | Jeff Melman | Neil Thompson & Nancy Steen | May 3, 1989 | 186482 |
| The gang tries to set another record for cases adjudicated as the building slowly floods, causing prisoners to pile up in the hallways and Dan grinds his teeth to be off by midnight to catch a flight to anywhere. | ||||||
Season 7 (1989–90)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 124 | 1 | "Life With Buddy" | Jim Drake | Bob Underwood | September 27, 1989 | 186331 |
| Buddy leaves the institution and moves in with Harry while Dan and his real estate agent scheme to take over a dying man's Park Avenue apartment. | ||||||
| 125 | 2 | "If I Were a Rich Man" | Jim Drake | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | October 11, 1989 | 186333 |
| Dan plans to swindle a billionaire land developer and Mac agrees to host a cosmetics party for Quon Le. | ||||||
| 126 | 3 | "The Cop and the Lady" | Jim Drake | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | October 18, 1989 | 186332 |
| Christine falls for the officer assigned to protect Dan when the sleazy DA receives several death threats. | ||||||
| 127 | 4 | "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Stephen King, Stephen King" | Tim Steele | Fred Rubin | October 25, 1989 | 186334 |
| On Halloween night, Harry loses his new bat, Tito, and an exorcist's curse resurrects the unquiet spirit of a defendant from fifty years earlier. | ||||||
| 128 | 5 | "Blue Suede Bull" | Jim Drake | Bill Bryan | November 1, 1989 | 186335 |
| Harry embarrasses Christine in front of a very pro-feminist judge with his trick handcuffs while Dan repays a debt to Bull by taking him out on the town for a swinging evening. | ||||||
| 129 | 6 | "For Love or Money" | Jim Drake | Neil Thompson & Nancy Steen | November 8, 1989 | 186336 |
| Buddy proposes to a wealthy, fun loving widow while Dan tries to hide the fact that he's been reduced to living in his office. | ||||||
| 130 | 7 | "Auntie Maim" | Jim Drake | Bob Underwood | November 15, 1989 | 186338 |
| Roz drafts Mac to pose as her fiancé when her overbearing aunt (Della Reese) comes to visit; Dan meets a much older wealthy socialite (Magda Harout) who teaches him some new tricks in an elevator. | ||||||
| 131 | 8 | "Attack of the Mac Snacks" | Jim Drake | Harry Anderson & Turk Pipkin | November 22, 1989 | 186337 |
| Harry and Mac team up to market one of Quon Le's snack concoctions, Christine's stingy uncle pays her a visit, and Dan tries to pretend he's in touch with his feminine side in order to seduce a co-worker. | ||||||
| 132 | 9 | "Branded (Part 1)" | Jim Drake | Bill Bryan | November 29, 1989 | 186341 |
| Dan becomes the target for first a job offer, then disbarment proceedings when a wealthy lawyer seeks to get charges against his son dropped, and Christine and Roz become diet buddies. | ||||||
| 133 | 10 | "Branded (Part 2)" | Jim Drake | Bill Bryan | December 6, 1989 | 186342 |
| Dan takes a job at a French restaurant as he awaits his disbarment hearing. | ||||||
| 134 | 11 | "Passion Plundered" | Jim Drake | Gail Rock | December 20, 1989 | 186343 |
| Dan and Harry each vie for the attentions of an attractive reporter doing a story on Harry's courtroom and three Boldavian brothers try to kidnap Roz. | ||||||
| 135 | 12 | "Amore or Less" | Jim Drake | Fred Rubin | January 3, 1990 | 186339 |
| Christine finds everyone too busy to help her out with her new romance so she turns to two feuding sisters who happen to be competing advice columnists. | ||||||
| 136 | 13 | "Razing Bull" | Jim Drake | Fred Rubin | January 17, 1990 | 186344 |
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Bull chains himself to the entrance of an old theater scheduled to be demolished and the ensuring efforts to save the building reveals a secret life from Mac's past. Eric Christmas appears as an addled, elderly aficionado of the theater in question. Note: Special appearance by The Rivingtons. | ||||||
| 137 | 14 | "Futureman" | Tim Steele | Leonard Mlodinow & Scott Rubenstein | January 24, 1990 | 186340 |
| Dan is held hostage in the courtroom by two thugs but a man from the future — VHK 937 — appears on a mission to save him. | ||||||
| 138 | 15 | "Wedding Bell Blues (Part 1)" | Jim Drake | Larry Strawther & Gary Murphy | February 7, 1990 | 186346 |
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Christine makes an impulsive decision at her farewell dinner with beau Tony, one that has severe repercussions when he leaves on an assignment he may not return from. Note: James Avery appears in this episode. | ||||||
| 139 | 16 | "Wedding Bell Blues (Part 2)" | Jim Drake | Gary Murphy & Larry Strawther | February 14, 1990 | 186347 |
| Christine deals with Tony's departure and her unexpected pregnancy. | ||||||
| 140 | 17 | "The Talk Show" | Jim Drake | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | February 21, 1990 | 186345 |
| Dan finds a new niche in life as the host of a shock-TV show and Mac and Quon Le may lose out on their Graceland vacation. | ||||||
| 141 | 18 | "Melvin and Harold" | Jim Drake | Bob Underwood | February 28, 1990 | 186348 |
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Plans for Mel Tormé to appear at Harry's 40th birthday party are derailed when Harry puts his idol behind bars for failing to pay a parking ticket. Note: In the last scene of this episode, Harry starts wearing glasses for the rest of the series. | ||||||
| 142 | 19 | "The Glasnost Menagerie" | Tim Steele | Fred Rubin | March 7, 1990 | 186349 |
| Harry helps Yakov get a visa extension for his father (Arte Johnson) and Mac buys a washing machine with an attitude problem. | ||||||
| 143 | 20 | "I Said Dance!" | Jim Drake | Bill Bryan | March 14, 1990 | 186350 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 144 | 21 | "My Three Dads" | Charles Robinson and Howard Ritter | Neil Thompson & Nancy Steen | March 28, 1990 | 186351 |
| While attending childbirth class with her three coaches, Christine imagines her child as it grows up influenced by each of the eager proxy fathers. | ||||||
| 145 | 22 | "Still Another Day in the Life" | Tim Steele | Bob Underwood | April 4, 1990 | 186352 |
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Harry helps a young man appearing before his court stop his girlfriend's marriage to a prefab preppie. Note: The animated Warner Bros. character Wile E. Coyote appears as a defendant, with Judge Stone scolding Coyote for continually harassing the Road Runner and fining him. | ||||||
| 146 | 23 | "A Closer Look" | Harry Anderson and Howard Ritter | Bill Bryan, Fred Rubin, and Bob Underwood | April 11, 1990 | 186353 |
| Harry, his court, and his co-workers come under the sharp journalistic eye of a TV reporter doing a story on typical night court events. | ||||||
| 147 | 24 | "The Blues of the Birth" | Tim Steele | Larry Strawther & Gary Murphy | May 2, 1990 | 186354 |
| Christine goes into labor while trapped in an elevator with Buddy and a squeamish courtroom visitor (Stephen Furst). | ||||||
Season 8 (1990–91)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 148 | 1 | "A Family Affair (Part 1)" | Jim Drake | Chris Cluess & Stuart Kreisman | September 28, 1990 | 186931 |
| Christine comes back from having her baby and has to deal with the shadow of her replacement, good 'ole Ted. Harry tries to avoid the tutor arranged to help him pass a crucial high school history test. Meanwhile Dan's sister (Susan Diol) comes to visit, and Dan asks Bull to take her out to see the sights of New York, unaware that his baby sister is a chip off the old Fielding block. | ||||||
| 149 | 2 | "A Family Affair (Part 2)" | Jim Drake | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | October 5, 1990 | 186932 |
| Dan learns that Bull slept with his visiting sister. | ||||||
| 150 | 3 | "When Harry Met Margaret" | Jim Drake | Benjy Compson | October 12, 1990 | 186933 |
| Harry's first date with Margaret Turner (Mary Cadorette), the new court reporter, turns into a disaster when he follows Dan's advice. | ||||||
| 151 | 4 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | Jim Drake | Elaine Aronson | October 19, 1990 | 186934 |
| Dan is thrilled when he offers himself as a prize at a bachelor auction, until he sees the lecherous old woman who bids highest for him; and Christine is beginning to have doubts about her marriage to Tony. | ||||||
| 152 | 5 | "Death Takes a Halloween" | Jim Drake | Harry Anderson | October 26, 1990 | 186936 |
| On Halloween, Harry locks up a defendant known as the Spirit of Death (Stephen Root), and people, including next scheduled victim Dan, stop dying. | ||||||
| 153 154 | 6 7 | "Crossroads" | Jim Drake | Bob Underwood | November 2, 1990 | 186937 186938 |
| When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives. | ||||||
| 155 | 8 | "Day Court" | Jim Drake | Kevin Kelton | November 9, 1990 | 186935 |
| Roz surprises everyone by becoming unbearably perky when the staff is temporarily assigned to daytime hours, and Christine decides she must totally change her personality to hang onto Tony and her marriage. | ||||||
| 156 | 9 | "A Night Court at the Opera" | Jim Drake | Jim Pond & Bill Fuller | November 16, 1990 | 186940 |
| Dan tries to win over Margaret during a night at the opera and Bull acquires disciples convinced that he's their god. | ||||||
| 157 | 10 | "Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore" | Hoard Ritter | Fred Rubin | November 23, 1990 | 186939 |
| Harry has to summon the courage to face a bully from his childhood who is brought before him in court, and Christine searches high and low for the perfect nanny. | ||||||
| 158 | 11 | "Jail Bait" | Christine Ballard | Nancylee Myatt | December 7, 1990 | 186941 |
| A street artist helps raise Christine's spirits, and Mac and Dan indulge a passion for photography. | ||||||
| 159 | 12 | "It's Just a Joke" | Howard Ritter | Lee Maddux | December 14, 1990 | 186942 |
| Everyone gets their two cents in when a comic's offensive routine sparks a First Amendment debate. | ||||||
| 160 | 13 | "Bringing Down Baby" | Charles Robinson and Howard Ritter | Elaine Aronson | January 4, 1991 | 186943 |
| Roz loses yet another battle with courtesy and tact when she tells off the mother of an obnoxious child star shooting a TV pilot in the courtroom. | ||||||
| 161 | 14 | "Presumed Insolvent" | Jim Drake | Kevin Kelton | January 23, 1991 | 186944 |
| Dan looks at Phil the wino in a whole new light when the bum rescues a defendant left penniless by the S&L crisis. | ||||||
| 162 | 15 | "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" | Jim Drake | Bill Fuller & Jim Pond | January 30, 1991 | 186945 |
| Dan anticipates a windfall from Phil the wino's will but gets a surprise instead. Bull anxiously awaits a visit from his mother, an old salt due to retire from the sea and come live with sonny boy. | ||||||
| 163 | 16 | "Attachments Included" | Jim Drake | Fred Rubin | February 6, 1991 | 186946 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 164 | 17 | "Alone Again, Naturally" | Tim Steele | Alison Rosenfeld-Desmarais | February 13, 1991 | 186947 |
| Harry gets a wealth of conflicting advice when he confides in his friends that he thinks Margaret is about to propose marriage. | ||||||
| 165 | 18 | "Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud — It is a Wonderful Life... Sorta" | Jim Drake | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | February 27, 1991 | 186948 |
| An angel appears in the guise of Mel Tormé to show Harry how dismal the courtroom would be if he'd never been born, especially with Dan as the corrupt judge in charge. | ||||||
| 166 | 19 | "To Sleep, No More" | Jim Drake | Story by : Tom Abraham & Mike Underwood Teleplay by : Bob Underwood | March 6, 1991 | 186947 |
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Dan suffers all the pangs of a guilty conscience over misuse of the Phil Foundation funds. Bull tries out a toupee, the Shatner 2000. Note: Bert Parks appears as himself. | ||||||
| 167 | 20 | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | Kevin Sullivan | Nancylee Myatt | March 13, 1991 | 186949 |
| Roz tries Christine's "happy therapy" and sets the group back several months and Jack's son finally admits to himself and his dad that running the newsstand isn't for him. | ||||||
| 168 | 21 | "Mac Takes a Vocation" | Jim Drake | Fred Rubin | March 20, 1991 | 186950 |
| Harry gets riled when a Supreme Court judge woos Mac away to serve as a vote-getting token on his staff and Dan hires an English valet in an attempt to replace Phil. | ||||||
| 169 | 22 | "Harry's Fifteen Minutes" | Jim Drake | Bill Fuller & Jim Pond | April 3, 1991 | 186951 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 170 | 23 | "Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (Part 1)" | Jim Drake | Elaine Aronson | May 1, 1991 | 186952 |
| Harry experiences some very mixed emotions when Tony tries to win Christine back, and the transformed Dan gets some help in running the Phil Foundation, from Phil's twin brother Will. | ||||||
| 171 | 24 | "Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (Part 2)" | Jim Drake | Kevin Kelton | May 8, 1991 | 186953 |
| Dan has a plan to save the Phil Foundation and Harry doesn't like Christine getting close to her ex. | ||||||
Season 9 (1991–92)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 172 | 1 | "A Guy Named Phantom (Part 1)" | Jim Drake | Chris Cluess & Stuart Kreisman | September 18, 1991 | 187231 |
| Harry and Christine are both confused over their feelings for each other, but before they can work them out, the deranged Dan kidnaps Christine at a courthouse costume party. | ||||||
| 173 | 2 | "A Guy Named Phantom (Part 2)" | Jim Drake | Stuart Kreisman & Chris Cluess | September 25, 1991 | 187232 |
| The search is on for Christine and her kidnapper - Dan. | ||||||
| 174 | 3 | "My Life as a Dog Lawyer" | Jim Drake | Nancylee Myatt | October 2, 1991 | 187233 |
| Harry has to deal with an obnoxious foreign diplomat and prevent WWIII, while Dan struggles at his embarrassing new job. | ||||||
| 175 | 4 | "Puppy Love" | Jim Drake | Kevin Kelton | October 9, 1991 | 187234 |
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Roz stuns her co-workers when her uptown husband pays a visit to secure a divorce so he can marry again. Note: Bull recites the Opening Speech from Days of Our Lives just before the Theme Song plays. | ||||||
| 176 | 5 | "Pop Goes the Question" | Jim Drake | Elaine Aronson | October 16, 1991 | 187235 |
| Wanda learns on the anniversary of their first date that Bull must perform a miracle before he can marry her. | ||||||
| 177 | 6 | "Guess Who's Listening to Dinner?" | Jim Drake | Jim Pond & Bill Fuller | October 30, 1991 | 187237 |
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Dan tries to break up with the daughter of a crime boss, who insists Dan reconsider over dinner — and that he bring along Christine. Note: This is the only episode that Harry Anderson does not appear in. | ||||||
| 178 | 7 | "Looking for Mr. Shannon" | Jim Drake | Ben Montanio & Vince Cheung | November 6, 1991 | 187238 |
| Bull's bachelor party turns into a disaster when the guys are stranded at a motel with no money and no transportation, and where Bull is kidnapped. | ||||||
| 179 | 8 | "Teacher's Pet" | Jim Drake | Alison Rosenfeld Desmarais | November 13, 1991 | 187239 |
| Christine is disillusioned by a law professor she once idolized and Bull undergoes an unusual ceremony to regain his virginity. | ||||||
| 180 | 9 | "The System Works" | Jim Drake | Lee Maddux | November 17, 1991 | 187236 |
| Harry has his hands full when he agrees to teach a law course with an eclectic group of students and Dan hires an artist to do some very special sketches of Christine. | ||||||
| 181 | 10 | "Get Me to the Roof on Time" | Jim Drake | Bill Fuller & Jim Pond | November 20, 1991 | 187240 |
| Bull's wedding day threatens to fall apart when bride Wanda refuses to wear Mother Hank's wedding gown, Harry and Art quarrel over being best man and Christine over-organizes everything. | ||||||
| 182 | 11 | "Santa on the Lam" | Howard Ritter | Lee Maddux | December 11, 1991 | 187242 |
| On Christmas Eve Dan tries to show a disillusioned Santa that the holiday spirit still exists as Harry tries to get away from a depressing lonely soul he's befriended. | ||||||
| 183 | 12 | "Shave and a Haircut" | Tim Steele | Kevin Kelton | January 8, 1992 | 187243 |
| Harry goes all out to get Mel Tormé to accept a man-of-the-year award unaware that it's all a prank and Dan and Will turn into bounty hunters. | ||||||
| 184 | 13 | "A New York Story" | Jim Drake | Fred Graver | January 15, 1992 | 187244 |
| Harry uncovers a city financial snafu when a defendant (Stephen Root) proves he owns several prominent landmarks and Dan enjoys being a beauty pageant judge. | ||||||
| 185 | 14 | "Undressed For Success" | Jim Drake | Mike Imfeld | January 22, 1992 | 187241 |
| Mac considers doing an underwear commercial for some quick cash and Roz entrusts some personal treasures to Dan. | ||||||
| 186 | 15 | "Poker? I Hardly Know Her" | Jim Drake | Nancylee Myatt | February 5, 1992 | 187245 |
| Roz hosts a makeup-poker party while Harry redecorates his office and Dan dallies with a courtroom cutie. | ||||||
| 187 188 | 16 17 | "Party Girl" | Kevin Sullivan Jim Drake | Elaine Aronson Alison Rosenfeld-Desmarais | February 12, 1992 | 187246 187247 |
| A political consultant persuades Christine to run for Congress, Dan becomes a sexual surrogate, and Mac's video of Bull's wedding achieves a certain distinction. | ||||||
| 189 | 18 | "To Sir With... Ah, What the Heck... Love" | Jim Drake | Jim Pond & Bill Fuller | February 26, 1992 | 187249 |
| Dan begins kissing up to Harry as part of his campaign to replace Harry on the bench when he becomes a full time law professor and Art the handyman becomes a surrogate dad to Bull when he starts dating Bull's mama. | ||||||
| 190 | 19 | "P.S. Do I Know You?" | Jim Drake | Nancylee Myatt and Karen Heckler | March 4, 1992 | 187250 |
| Roz dreads meeting a male pen pal who's expecting someone just a little different from the real Roz. | ||||||
| 191 192 | 20 21 | "Opportunity Knock Knocks" | Jim Drake | Elaine Aronson Nancylee Myatt | May 13, 1992 | 187251 187252 |
| Harry contemplates a variety of job offers, Dan anticipates life on easy street with a wealthy bride, Bull deals with some really out-of-town visitors, and Christine contemplates the agony of defeat. | ||||||
| 193 | 22 | "The 1992 Boat Show" | Charles Robinson | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | May 31, 1992 | 187248 |
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Roz steals the show and Dan's spot with the in-crowd when a gossip columnist discovers her and Lisette tries to deal with her erotic dreams about Harry. Note: This episode was originally scheduled for May 6, 1992 but instead aired after the series finale. | ||||||
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