Night Court

S01E01 All You Need is Love 1984-01-04

Harold T. Stone, newly appointed judge of a New York night court, shocks everyone with his unorthodox ways.

S01E02 Santa Goes Downtown 1984-01-11

The court deals with a psychiatric patient who is posing as Santa; a nasty shoplifter casts a cloud over the holidays.

S01E03 The Former Harry Stone 1984-01-18

After starting a pool on how old Judge Stone is, his records are searched by the staff who then discovers that the judge has a criminal record. Mean while a reporter is trying to get dirt on the court employees.

S01E04 Welcome Back, Momma 1984-02-01

Harry meets a lonely woman who seems to know the details of his life and claims to be his long-lost mother; meanwhile a sleazy beauty contest promoter and his victims appear in court.

S01E05 The Eye of the Beholder 1984-02-08

Bull sulks after a charitable organization turns down his help, claiming his size and appearance are intimidating.

S01E06 Death Threat 1984-02-15

The courtroom staff is on edge after a note threatening Harry comes through the window, and a bomb is discovered in the courtroom.

S01E07 Once in Love with Harry 1984-02-22

A prostitute mistakes Harry's kindness towards everybody he meets as a sign that he loves her. As a result, she starts following him around the courthouse. When she surprises him in his chambers wearing almost nothing more than a smile, Harry calls upon is friends for help in clearing the air with her.

S01E08 Quadrangle of Love 1984-02-29

Dan is infuriated when he discovers his attractive assistant is dating other men -- including Harry and Bull. During court, Harry has to make a hard decision about a set of fake tickets taken off a defendant.

S01E09 Wonder Drugs 1984-03-07

Lana's prescribed medication for a virus results in changed behavior -- and it is Harry who must deal with her overactive libido.

S01E10 Some Like It Hot 1984-03-14

A Soviet charged with selling stolen property would rather die in the courtroom than go to jail.

S01E11 Harry and the Rock Star 1984-03-21

Harry falls for a rock star, but soon learns that the relationship won't work.

S01E12 Bull's Baby 1984-03-28

Bull takes care of a neighbor's baby, not realizing that the mother has abandoned the child.

S01E13 Hi Honey, I'm Home 1984-05-31

Harry has to deal with a case in which a woman has to choose between her two husbands: one who she thought died while serving in Vietnam, and the man she married after former was declared dead.

S02E01 The Nun 1984-09-27

An attractive witness falls for Harry -- the only problem is that she's a nun.

S02E02 Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense) 1984-10-04

A young defense attorney's (Markie Post) court debut is marred by the presence of her disruptive father.

S02E03 Billie and the Cat 1984-10-18

Billie Young ends up in contempt of court when she refuses to tell Judge Stone the location of a cat that is involved with the current court case.

S02E04 Pick a Number 1984-10-25

The courtroom turns into chaos when a man who wins a lottery gives the ticket to Harry and asks him to choose someone worthy to give the money to.

S02E05 The Computer Kid 1984-11-01

As Dan contemplates purchasing a small California farm to use as a tax shelter, Harry and the others at court have to deal with a young computer whiz who is holding his school district's permanent records hostage while holed up in the judge's chambers.

S02E06 Bull Gets a Kid 1984-11-08

After Bull signs up to be a foster father to underprivileged kids, the young boy he gets assigned Billie discovers a surprising secret about him – that Andy is really a girl in disguise. Trying to impress a co-worker, Dan tells her that he can get tickets for an upcoming Jets game, and later pleads with Mac in an attempt to get his tickets so he can take her on a date.

S02E07 Harry on Trial 1984-11-15

Harry's antics in the courtroom finally get him called up before the judicial review board.

S02E08 Harry and the Madam 1984-11-22

Harry has to make a tough decision involving a madams diary; Bull gets upset about a turkey destined to be Mac's family's thanksgiving dinner.

S02E09 Inside Harry Stone 1984-11-29

Harry is struck down in the middle of session by crippling stomach pains, but stubbornly refuses medical treatment.

S02E10 The Blizzard 1984-12-06

A blizzard traps people in the courtroom and Dan in the elevator with a man who is attracted to him.

S02E11 Take My Wife, Please 1984-12-13

Mac marries a Vietnamese woman who has been threatened with deportation.

S02E12 The Birthday Visitor 1985-01-03

Billie helps Harry celebrate his birthday and an unexpected guest arrives in the form of a gun-toting burglar.

S02E13 Dan's Parents 1985-01-10

Dan's hick parents visit him at the courthouse after he has led everyone to believe that his parents had passed away years ago.

S02E14 Nuts About Harry 1985-01-17

The courtroom is overrun by a group of escaped mental patients from a local hospital. They then try to convince Harry that they have been mistreated at the hospital. Meanwhile, Harry tries to raise Sea Monkeys in his office.

S02E15 An Old Flame 1985-01-24

An old flame of Selma's shows up after 45 years; Harry has work to do in his office so he is replaced by a substitute judge for the night that seems to be a better judge than him.

S02E16 The Gypsy 1985-01-31

A gypsy puts a curse on the courtroom when Harry upsets her and Bull passes out.

S02E17 Battling Bailiff 1985-02-07

Bull quits his job in frustration and becomes a professional wrestler.

S02E18 Billie's Valentine 1985-02-14

On Valentines day, Billie's new heartthrob has a criminal effect on her.

S02E19 Married Alive 1985-02-21

The courthouse staff believes that Dan is golddigging when he proposes to a homely woman who is heir to 40 million dollars.

S02E20 Mac and Quon Le: Together Again 1985-02-28

Mac starts to face the responsibility of his marriage when Quon Le appears in the courtroom; Harry has to choose between Dan and Billie when it comes to giving a mayors commission recommendation.

S02E21 World War III 1985-05-02

A Russian emigre and his visiting brother, who's hoping to defect, appear in court after causing a disturbance at a circus.

S02E22 Walk, Don't Wheel 1985-05-09

Harry turns down a physically challenged woman's invitation to a graduation ball.

S03E01 Hello, Goodbye 1985-09-26

Harry holds interviews trying to find Selma's replacement, meanwhile Bull goes on a bender while mourning Selma's death.

S03E02 The Hostage 1985-10-03

A defendant claiming to be from Saturn holds Dan hostage while demanding transmitter parts so he can contact his home planet.

S03E03 Dad's First Date 1985-10-17

Christine's dad shocks her by going out on a date for the first time in 8 years, then he ends up in jail. Meanwhile, Harry and the court staff get stuck with residents of a clothing optional apartment building who show up in the courtroom and take over.

S03E04 Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations 1985-10-24

Mac's grandfather disinherits him after finding that he has married Quon Le, an Asian woman.

S03E05 Halloween, Too 1985-10-31

Harry meets and falls for a woman while preparing for his annual Halloween party. She then ends up before him in court for dancing around a bonfire in central park with a female friend. Meanwhile a tabloid reporter pops up all over the courthouse trying to get dirt on people.

S03E06 Best of Friends 1985-11-07

Dan's former college buddy (guest star Jim Bailey) has had a sex-change operation.

S03E07 Dan's Boss 1985-11-14

Dan is fired when he fails to get along with his diminutive new boss.

S03E08 Up on the Roof 1985-11-28

Harry offers  a taste of freedom to a  pampered rock star who hasn't been alone in public for more than 6 years.

S03E09 The Wheels of Justice (1) 1985-12-05

Harry feels helpless when he's forced to rule against victims of circumstance. Meanwhile, Bull gets a new tv and his problems are just beginning.

S03E10 The Wheels of Justice (2) 1985-12-12

Harry returns to his job after coping with his inability to help a destitute defendant and her son.

S03E11 Walk Away, Renee 1985-12-19

Florence discovers that Bull's latest girlfriend is a prostitute.

S03E12 Dan's Escort 1986-01-09

Desperate for money, Dan moonlights as a male escort. His second job becomes problematic when the woman he's escorting demands that he sleep with her. Meanwhile, Yakov returns to the courtroom to announce his wife is arriving in America.

S03E13 The Night Off 1986-01-16

A substitute judge arrests the staff when Harry takes a night off.

S03E14 Harry and Leon 1986-01-23

Harry becomes a foster father to the courthouse shoeshine boy.

S03E15 The Apartment 1986-01-30

Mac's in-laws arrive from Vietnam and move in with him and Quon Le, while Harry plans a surprise birthday party in Dan's honor.

S03E16 Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye 1986-02-06

Harry loses custody of Leon and bungles a chance to meet Mel Torme.

S03E17 The Mugger 1986-02-20

Florence is taken hostage by a grenade-carrying man who mugged Christine. Dan gets a hot stock tip then tries to come up with money to invest.

S03E18 Could This Be Magic? 1986-02-27

Harry tries to help a down and out magician that comes into the court room to be tried and turns out to have been his idol and inspiration. Meanwhile, Bull has issues with his paycheck when he discovers that Florence is making quite a bit more than he is.

S03E19 Monkey Business 1986-03-06

Bull puts his job on the line to help a baby orangutan when an animal research doctor comes into the courtroom with theft charges. Dan has a run-in with a female amnesia victim with completely unexpected consequences.

S03E20 Flo's Retirement 1986-03-13

The staff of the courtroom becomes upset when they discover that on Florence's birthday, she has reached the Judicial systems mandatory retirement age. They then try to figure out how to get her to be allowed to continue working at her job.

S03E21 Hurricane (1) 1986-05-01

Harry runs into weather related problems as Hurricane Mel heads for Manhattan. The decision is made to continue with court room activities to pass the time which involves a bevy of pregnant women who become trapped in the courthouse during the storm.

S03E22 Hurricane (2) 1986-05-08

Things get hectic in the courtroom as the pregnant women who are sheltering during the hurricane, have a chain reaction of starting their labor and the staff has to deliver a series of babies.

S04E01 The Next Voice You Hear... 1986-10-02

Harry receives a old letter in the mail from a missing family member and has to decide how to act on it. Meanwhile the courtroom staff has various encounters with a group of strange entertainers. With all the courtroom goings on, between new Baliff Roz, Harry meets Buddy Ryan for the first time.

S04E02 Giving Thanks 1986-10-09

After Dan saves Christine's life, he tells her that he wants to sleep with her. She then feels obligated to follow up and Harry and the others try to help her out by interfering with Dan's plans.

S04E03 Author, Author 1986-10-16

Bull gets upset when he writes a children's book for a contest entry and the publishers deem it too scary/offensive for young kids. Dan gets confused when his interactions with a plaintiff gives him mixed messages.

S04E04 Halloween II: The Return of Leon 1986-10-30

Leon, a runaway, returns just as Harry's putting the finishing touches on his annual Halloween party. Dan tries to talk the Prosecutor into inviting him to his high society Halloween party.

S04E05 Dan's Operation (1) 1986-11-06

Dan is in the hospital to have surgery on a perforated ulcer, he insists on proving he can do his duties and shows up in the courtroom. He then ends up back in the hospital waiting for surgery.

S04E06 Dan's Operation (2) 1986-11-13

Dan is in a coma, and his friends reminisce about all the good times they have had with him while maintaining a vigil at the hospital room.

S04E07 The New Judge 1986-11-20

While Harry is away, the replacement judge offers Dan a bribe.

S04E08 Contempt of Courting 1986-11-27

A substitute judge jails Christine for contempt of court, then has a fling with Harry.

S04E09 Earthquake 1986-12-04

Dan, Roz and two Sumo Wrestlers become trapped in a elevator after a earthquake hits. Harry has a experience with a little boy in the courtroom that reminds him of someone.

S04E10 Prince of a Guy 1986-12-11

A lady comes into the court charged with indecent exposure, she then turns out to be a princess and becomes accidentally engaged to Harry. Meanwhile, her brother shows up and Dan tries to sell Christine to him.

S04E11 New Year's Leave 1986-12-18

New Year's Eve in the courtroom finds the judge dealing with a diapered ``Mr. 1987'' and an escaped convict who's trying to get to Times Square.

S04E12 Murder 1987-01-08

A woman disrupts the court proceedings to confess to murdering her husband, while Dan decides to become a donor for a sperm bank.

S04E13 Baby Talk 1987-01-15

Mac goes on a drunken binge due to Quon Le's spending habits and her unexpected news.

S04E14 The Modest Proposal 1987-01-29

Christine shocks her coworkers when she announces that she is getting married.

S04E15 A Day in the Life 1987-02-05

Harry and the courtroom staff have until midnight to decide 200 cases while Dan has a hot date with a lady who is leaving town.

S04E16 Rabid 1987-02-12

Harry is helped by a stray dog that saves him when his apartment catches on fire, then Dan is bitten by the dog and may have to go through the rabies shot series.

S04E17 Christine's Friend 1987-02-19

Christine's friend Heather comes into town and Harry and Dan war against each other for Heather's attentions. Harry has a surprise visit at a social event.

S04E18 Caught Red Handed 1987-02-26

Christine has issues with a supervisor who she accuses of sexually harassing her. Meanwhile, Dan is trying to have a hot time with a woman who has retired from the wild life.

S04E19 Paternity 1987-03-18

Dan is served for fathering a child, meanwhile Bull runs for Baliff shop steward and brings another Baliff's wrath down on him.

S04E20 Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson 1987-03-25

The naturalization ceremony for Quon Lee is interrupted when both she and Mac are hospitalized for abdominal pains, causing Harry to have to halt the performance of the ceremony.

S04E21 Her Honor (1) 1987-04-29

Dan eagerly anticipates becoming a judge when everyone awaits the new judges list posting. He goes into shock when Christine Sullivan makes the list instead. Harry gets some disappointing news.

S04E22 Her Honor (2) 1987-05-06

Harry discovers who was behind his loss of position with the courts and makes a career decision. Christine is sworn in as a judge and then has a private chat with the Mayor when she sneaks into his office after the ceremony.

S05E01 Her Honor (3) 1987-09-17

With Christine having obtained Harry's job as judge back, it is now contingent on Harry having to be sworn back in before the deadline arrives. Now the entire courtroom staff are searching everywhere for a Harold Stone who can't be found.

S05E02 Her Honor (4) 1987-09-24

The staff still is unable to find Harry to be sworn in by a  judge that knows Harry. Harry is about to perform the prank of the century when he encounters a person that is about to commit suicide.

S05E03 Death of a Bailiff 1987-10-15

Bull has a near-death experience and insists God spoke to him. While Bull starts to give away all of his Earthly possessions, Mac deals with the new computer system that is driving him to the brink of insanity.

S05E04 Ladies Night 1987-10-22

After Roz and her boyfriend break up Christine decides to help Roz recover, so they go out together to one of Roz's favorite hang-outs: a male strip club.

S05E05 Safe 1987-10-29

On Halloween, Dan believes he has sold his soul to the devil, and Harry gets locked inside a safe.

S05E06 Mac's Dilemma 1987-11-12

The man who saved Mac's life in Vietnam appears in court and asks Mac to do an illegal favor for him. Bull loses the body of a elderly man who died in the courthouse.

S05E07 Who Was That Mashed Man? 1987-11-19

A veteran actor contemplates suicide when a lawsuit prevents him from portraying the Western hero that made him famous.

S05E08 No Hard Feelings 1987-11-29

Dan's world has come crashing down: he's suffering from impotence. Meanwhile, Harry is given a personal assistant, a blind woman with a terrible attitude.

S05E09 Constitution (1) 1987-12-03

Part one. Harry tangles with a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom. Meanwhile, Roz struggles with being diagnosed with diabetes.

S05E10 Constitution (2) 1987-12-10

Conclusion. The Constitution draft hostage escalates in Harry's courtroom while Dan and Christine try to save Roz after her insulin overdose leads to erratic behavior.

S05E11 Let It Snow 1987-12-17

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

S05E12 Dan, the Walking Time Bomb 1988-01-07

Dan ends up being chained to a briefcase that contains a bomb; Joy demands that Bull pay more attention to her physical needs.

S05E13 Hit the Road, Jack 1988-01-14

Christine's father comes to town, then stays with her while getting his RV worked on, becomes best buddies with Dan and basically drives her up a wall.

S05E14 I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic 1988-01-21

Dan ties up Mel Tormé so Harry can meet him, but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy and his catatonic schizophrenic friend out of the mental hospital.

S05E15 Chrizzi's Honor 1988-02-11

Christine invites a stranger to her party, not realizing he's wanted by the mob.

S05E16 Another Day in the Life 1988-02-18

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

S05E17 Heart of Stone 1988-02-25

An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married. Meanwhile, Dan bails out of bowling night with the staff so he can have sex with his latest fling, but he and Harry end up out on the ledge when Mac, Christine, Bull, and Roz go looking for them.

S05E18 Russkie Business 1988-03-25

Soviet defector Yakov Korolenko returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his sick mother, while sparks fly between Harry and a charming Soviet consul named Ludmila.

S05E19 Jung and the Restless 1988-04-01

The gang joins Roz in a therapist group she's required to attend to temper her hostile attitude at work, which turns into a police situation when a young, inexperienced gangbanger holds everyone hostage.

S05E20 Top Judge 1988-04-08

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

S05E21 Mac's Millions 1988-05-05

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

S05E22 Danny Got His Gun (1) 1988-05-12

Part one of three. 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.

S06E01 Danny Got His Gun (2) 1988-10-26

Part two of three. The court staff holds a memorial service for Dan.

S06E02 Danny Got His Gun (3) 1988-10-26

Part three of three. Dan is forced to perform an appendectomy on one of his rescuers because of an injury to the doctor's hands. The court staff, meanwhile, prepares to hold Dan's memorial service.

S06E03 Fire 1988-11-02

A courthouse fire thwarts last-minute campaigning by would-be assemblyman Dan.

S06E04 Harry and the Tramp 1988-11-09

Harry is shocked to learn that his date is a former porn star.

S06E05 Educating Rhoda 1988-11-16

A bungling bailiff trainee lets a psychotic mental patient escape.

S06E06 The Last Temptation of Mac 1988-11-23

An ill-timed clench with another woman throws Mac's Thanksgiving into chaos.

S06E07 The Law Club 1988-11-30

Dan's admission into a prestigious law club hinges on Christine's reaction to his sponsor's advances.

S06E08 Night Court of the Living Dead 1988-12-14

Christine, declared dead by a computer, is relegated to assisting her replacement.

S06E09 The Night Court Before Christmas 1988-12-21

Bull and Roz become involved in providing toys for orphan children and in the process, Roz ends up jailed because of a contempt of court charge. Meanwhile, Buddy shows up and decorates Harry's office, all the while talking about his good buddy Nick who sent presents over for Harry and all of his friends.

S06E10 Mental Giant 1989-01-11

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.

S06E11 Rock-a-Bye Baby 1989-01-18

Motherhood loses its appeal when Christine baby-sits a friend's energetic infant.

S06E12 Clip Show (1) 1989-01-25

The Courtroom staff faces a audit.

S06E13 Clip Show (2) 1989-01-25

A armed clown shows up in the middle of the courtroom audit.

S06E14 The Trouble Is Not in Your Set 1989-02-01

The staff mugs before courtroom TV cameras.

Bull is on a game show; a cantankerous judge jails Dan for contempt.

S06E16 This Old Man 1989-03-01

The staff meets Christine's elderly suitor; an amorous dowager offers Dan a campaign contribution.

S06E17 Strange Bedfellows 1989-03-08

When Harry finally meets Mel Torme, he gives his idol the flu.

S06E18 From Snoop to Nuts (1) 1989-03-15

Part one of two. Christine is suspicious when Harry secretly takes part in a government sting operation.

S06E19 From Snoop to Nuts (2) 1989-03-22

Part two of two. Harry's sting operation is successful; potential killers run loose in the courthouse. Buddy makes a startling revelation to Harry.

S06E20 Pen Pal 1989-04-12

Roz falls for Christine's convict pen pal, unaware that he escaped while on furlough.

S06E21 Not My Type 1989-04-26

Christine reluctantly agrees to be Art's date for the Buffalo Lodge Ball.

S06E22 Yet Another Day in the Life 1989-05-03

Harry and the staff must try the overflow of cases by midnight.

S07E01 Life with Buddy 1989-09-27

Harry's life is thrown into turmoil when his eccentric father moves in with him.

S07E02 If I Were a Rich Man 1989-10-11

Bull saves a rich man's life, and Dan wants a piece of the action.

S07E03 The Cop and the Lady 1989-10-18

Christine falls for an undercover officer when they are locked in the court records vault together.

S07E04 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Stephen King, Stephen King 1989-10-25

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.

S07E05 Blue Suede Bull 1989-11-01

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.

S07E06 For Love or Money 1989-11-08

Buddy meets a rich lady who does not know that he was in a mental hospital in the past and proposes marriage. Meanwhile, Dan has a homeless issue and tries to hid that he is partially living in his office at the court house.

S07E07 Auntie Maim 1989-11-15

Roz has major problems when her aunt visits from out of town and insists that she needs to get a guy and marry; Dan has a run in with a older lady who whispers something naughty to him that he almost can't believe.

S07E08 Attack of the Mac Snacks 1989-11-22

Harry and Mac decide to market one of Quon Le's snack inventions. Christine has a unexpected visitor.

S07E09 Branded (1) 1989-11-29

Part one of two. Dan gets a job offer from a prestigious lawyer who has a case he wants help with. Dan follows through then realizes he was made into a patsy and tries to do the right thing. Christine and Roz start a diet together.

S07E10 Branded (2) 1989-12-06

Part two of two. Dan faces the possibility of disbarment when he tries to set things straight about the attempt to bribe him to get the lawyer's friends son off from his criminal act. Meanwhile, Roz and Christine still have problems with their dieting.

S07E11 Passion Plundered 1989-12-20

Harry and Dan try to impress a lady who anonymously writes romance novels who has several big secrets.

S07E12 Amore or Less 1990-01-03

Christine's relationship with her detective boyfriend hits a rough spot in the road when his job interferes with a planned special date. Bull tries to come up with a act to top the completion at a Bailiff event.

S07E13 Razing Bull 1990-01-17

After it is announced that a historic theater is going to be demolished, Mac has a close encounter with some old friends and Bull chains himself to the doors of the theater.

S07E14 Futureman 1990-01-24

VHK-937 is a man from the future with a mission to save Dan from two thugs holding him hostage in the courtroom; Bull's current mission in life is to find a cure for the hiccups that are tormenting him.

S07E15 Wedding Bell Blues (1) 1990-02-07

Part one of two. 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.

S07E16 Wedding Bell Blues (2) 1990-02-14

Part two of two. Christine deals with Tony's departure and her unexpected pregnancy.

S07E17 The Talk Show 1990-02-21

Dan's girlfriend convinces him to appear as a shock-host of a talk show. Mac and Quon Le's planned vacation to Graceland encounters problems.

S07E18 Melvin and Harold 1990-02-28

Harry's lousy day gets worse when he is forced to jail Mel Torme for contempt.

S07E19 The Glasnost Menagerie 1990-03-07

Old friend of the court Yakov asks for his father's visa to be extended.

S07E20 I Said Dance! 1990-03-14

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.

S07E21 My Three Dads 1990-03-28

While attending childbirth class, Christine imagines what life would be like if Harry, Dan, or Bull stepped up to be the father of her child.

S07E22 Still Another Day in the Life 1990-04-04

In another compilation of court cases, Harry helps a young man appearing before his court stop his girlfriend's marriage to a prefab preppie, and Wile E. Coyote gets put on trial for his years of harassing the Road Runner.

S07E23 A Closer Look 1990-04-11

An episode of a news magazine show takes an inside look on Harry and the staff members of the Manhattan night court.

S07E24 The Blues of the Birth 1990-05-02

Christine goes into labor while trapped in an elevator with Harry's unstable father Buddy and a squeamish courtroom visitor.

S08E01 A Family Affair (1) 1990-09-28

Part one of two. Christine returns to the courtroom as a new mother and has problems due to the person who did her job while she was on leave; Dan starts receiving strange calls from a woman named Donna who he claims to not know; Harry receives a letter telling him he never finished school which would nullify his being able to be a practicing judge.

S08E02 A Family Affair (2) 1990-10-05

Dan learns that Bull slept with his visiting sister, and Bull decides to marry Dan's sister in order to regain his trust.

S08E03 When Harry Met Margaret 1990-10-12

Harry may lose the woman of his dreams when he starts taking Dan's advice on how to date her. Mac has a run of bad luck and Quan Lee gives him her villages remedies for it.

S08E04 Can't Buy Me Love 1990-10-19

Dan confidently struts his stuff at a charity bachelor auction with unexpected results, while Christine is a bundle of nerves over leaving her child and Tony.

S08E05 Death Takes a Halloween 1990-10-26

The Night Court group expect Harry's annual Halloween Tricks and off the wall pranks. Dan becomes scheduled to be the next victim of a defendant known as "The Spirit Of Death".

S08E06 Crossroads (1) 1990-11-02

Part one of two. When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives that led them to being hired at the night court.

S08E07 Crossroads (2) 1990-11-02

Part two of two. The turning-point stories continue.

S08E08 Day Court 1990-11-09

The Night Court crew is assigned to Day Court for a week and Roz starts acting strangely, Christine has marriage issues and tries to change herself.

S08E09 A Night Court at the Opera 1990-11-16

Dan tries to win Margaret from Harry on a night at the opera; Mac makes a startling discovery while eating lunch; Religious zealots determine that Bull is their god.

S08E10 Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore 1990-11-23

Christine loses her babysitter when the woman turns up in the courtroom and has problems finding a new nanny. Harry has a bad flashback to when he was in school when the bully who picked on him turns up in his courtroom.

S08E11 Jail Bait 1990-12-07

A street artist helps raise Christine's spirits, but his crush on her may land him jail time for repeat offenses. Meanwhile, Mac indulges a passion for photography, and so does Dan when he uses Mac's camera to take pictures of his latest sexual conquest.

S08E12 It's Just a Joke 1990-12-14

A comics off-color humor stirs up a First Amendment debate among the staffers and a man of the cloth, as well as other courtroom observers. Bull publishes a book.

S08E13 Bringing Down Baby 1991-01-04

Roz goes after the mother of a TV brat that is shooting a TV pilot in the building.

S08E14 Presumed Insolvent 1991-01-23

Dan looks at Phil the bum in a whole new light when the bum rescues a defendant who's been left penniless by the late 1980s savings and loan crisis.

S08E15 Mama Was a Rollin' Stone 1991-01-30

Dan anticipates a windfall from Phil the bum's will but gets a surprise instead. Meanwhile, Bull anxiously awaits a visit from his mother, an old salt due to retire from the sea and come live with her sonny boy.

S08E16 Attachments Included 1991-02-06

Christine finds herself tense over finalizing her divorce, Harry is nervous about moving in with Margaret, Dan is frustrated over what to do with the Phil Foundation money, and Bull follows his mother's advice and looks for a wife - with the help of a matchmaker.

S08E17 Alone Again, Naturally 1991-02-13

Harry gets a wealth of conflicting advice when he confides in his friends that he thinks Margaret is about to propose marriage, but Margaret has a bombshell that's bigger than Harry's proposal. Meanwhile, Christine has a divorce party.

S08E18 Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud-- It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta 1991-02-27

Harry loses all interest in life after Margaret leaves him. An angel (in the shape of Mel Tormé) shows him what life would be like in the court without him.

S08E19 To Sleep, No More 1991-03-06

The court staff worries that Dan's insomnia over spending all his time preparing for the Phil Foundation banquet may be affecting his sanity. Meanwhile, Bull wins a high-end toupee in a cereal contest, and his new hair attracts all the women who once thought he was weird and repulsive.

S08E20 With a Little Help from My Friends 1991-03-13

Roz tries Christine's "happy therapy" and sets the group back several months. Meanwhile, Jack's son finally admits to himself and his dad that running the newsstand isn't for him, and Dan's dealing with the Phil Foundation opens his eyes to all of society's ills.

S08E21 Mac Takes a Vocation 1991-03-20

When a State Supreme Court Justice woos Mac to clerk in his court, chaos soon follows in Harry's court. However, not long after having a conversation with the Justice, Harry begins to worry that Mac's new job has to do with the color of skin instead of with his job ability. Dan hires a valet who soon begins to drive him crazy.

S08E22 Harry's Fifteen Minutes 1991-04-03

When Harry gets placed on a list of New York's most interesting people, the fame and attention goes to his head. As a result, when he gets set up on a date with a pretty model on the same night as he made plans with Christine, he lies to get out of it, and as a result, Christine gets mad when she finds out about it.

S08E23 Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (1) 1991-05-01

Part one of two. 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.

S08E24 Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2) 1991-05-08

Part two of two. Dan has a plan to save the Phil Foundation and Harry doesn't like Christine getting close to her ex.

S09E01 A Guy Named Phantom (1) 1991-09-18

Part one of two. Harry wrestles with his feelings for Christine. Meanwhile, with Dan missing, the court hires a loud-mouthed, amoral DA named Oscar and Christine, who is also wrestling with her feelings for Harry, gets kidnapped at a costume party.

S09E02 A Guy Named Phantom (2) 1991-09-25

Part two of two. Christine finds herself in the court's sub-basement with Dan, who now goes by The Phantom of the Courthouse. Meanwhile, a detective is out to bust Dan for embezzlement, Bull keeps searching for Dan, and Oscar asks Lisette (the ditzy stenographer) out on a date.

S09E03 My Life as a Dog Lawyer 1991-10-02

Harry has to deal with an obnoxious foreign diplomat and prevent WWIII, while Dan struggles at his embarrassing new job.

S09E04 Puppy Love 1991-10-09

Roz stuns her co-workers when her uptown husband pays a visit to secure a divorce so he can marry again.

S09E05 Pop Goes the Question 1991-10-16

Wanda learns on the 6-month anniversary of their first date that Bull must perform a miracle before he can marry her.

S09E06 Guess Who's Listening to Dinner? 1991-10-30

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 where Harry Anderson does not appear.

S09E07 Looking for Mr. Shannon 1991-11-06

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.

S09E08 Teacher's Pet 1991-11-13

Christine's image of her law professor is shattered and Bull tries to regain his virginity.

S09E09 The System Works 1991-11-17

After Christine gets her children's' book accepted to be published, Dan has her artist create some sexy drawings of Christine just for him. In the process, the drawings that Dan had drawn up accidentally are switched with the ones for the children's book. Meanwhile, Harry ends up teaching a class on law after he has to commit the class's teacher to a institution with unexpected results.

S09E10 Get Me to the Roof on Time 1991-11-20

Bull flees to the courthouse roof when others take over his wedding plans; Dan has a date with triplets.

S09E11 Santa on the Lam 1991-12-11

On Christmas Eve, a bitter department store Santa holds Dan hostage.

S09E12 Shave and a Haircut 1992-01-08

Harry goes all out to get Mel Tormé to accept a man-of-the-year award unaware that it's a prank. Meanwhile, Dan and Will turn into bounty hunters.

S09E13 A New York Story 1992-01-15

A defendant comes into the court room claiming to own several New York City landmarks, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty. Mac has problems with the lunches Quan Le makes for him

S09E14 Undressed for Success 1992-01-22

Mac agrees to pose for an underwear advertisement; Dan gets caught red-handed.

S09E15 Poker? I Hardly Know Her 1992-02-05

Roz hosts a makeup/poker party while Harry redecorates his office and Dan dallies with a courtroom cutie.

S09E16 Party Girl (1) 1992-02-12

A doctor who runs a sexual surrogacy clinic is tried and Dan sees his opportunity for the ultimate job. A stranger is prowling the halls of the court asking questions about Christine.

S09E17 Party Girl (2) 1992-02-12

Christine comes to find the way her promoter is handling the election disgusting. Dan reaches the point where he hates his side job. Mac's film of Bull becomes a cult hit.

S09E18 To Sir with... Ah, What the Heck... Love 1992-02-26

Dan begins kissing up to Harry as part of his campaign to replace him 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.

S09E19 P.S. Do I Know You? 1992-03-04

Roz has to make a decision about meeting a pen pal she has been corresponding with for several years; Harry and Dan discover a hidden safe in the Judges office and try to get it open to see what valuables are inside.

S09E20 Opportunity Knock Knocks (1) 1992-05-13

Part one of two. Harry considers his future -- Columbia Law School or touring with his idol; Christine faces Election Day.

S09E21 Opportunity Knock Knocks (2) 1992-05-13

Part two of two. Christine is elected to Congress; Bull is kidnapped by aliens; Harry rejects a faculty job.

S09E22 The 1992 Boat Show 1992-05-31

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.