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The Best Episodes of Night Court Season 4

Every episode of Night Court Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Night Court Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Night Court Season 4 Episode 1 - The Next Voice You Hear...
    10.0/10(213 votes)

    #1 - The Next Voice You Hear...

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  2. Night Court Season 4 Episode 2 - Giving Thanks
    9.5/10(211 votes)

    #2 - Giving Thanks

    S4:E2

    Dan demands that Christine sleep with him after he saves her life with the Heimlich maneuver.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Teresa O'Neill

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  3. Night Court Season 4 Episode 3 - Author, Author
    10.0/10(185 votes)

    #3 - Author, Author

    S4:E3

    Bull tries his hand at writing a children's story; however, the results are a trifle strong for the editors he submits it to.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Night Court Season 4 Episode 4 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon
    10.0/10(176 votes)

    #4 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon

    S4:E4

    Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.

    Director:Tim Steele
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  5. Night Court Season 4 Episode 5 - Dan's Operation (1)
    10.0/10(187 votes)

    #5 - Dan's Operation (1)

    S4:E5

    Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  6. Night Court Season 4 Episode 6 - Dan's Operation (2)
    10.0/10(186 votes)

    #6 - Dan's Operation (2)

    S4:E6

    Dan refuses to admit his surgery has weakened him and he overexerts himself into a coma.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  7. Night Court Season 4 Episode 7 - The New Judge
    0.0/10(179 votes)

    #7 - The New Judge

    S4:E7

    Dan makes a friend out of the judge substituting until he realizes the man is trying to bribe him, and his friends talk him into wearing a wire to entrap the man.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Night Court Season 4 Episode 8 - Contempt of Courting
    10.0/10(189 votes)

    #8 - Contempt of Courting

    S4:E8

    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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Night Court Season 4 Episode 9 - Earthquake
    10.0/10(185 votes)

    #9 - Earthquake

    S4:E9

    Dan and Roz are trapped in an elevator with two hungry sumo wrestlers just convicted in Harry's court.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Night Court Season 4 Episode 10 - Prince of a Guy
    10.0/10(198 votes)

    #10 - Prince of a Guy

    S4:E10

    Harry tries to prevent the forced marriage of a Polynesian princess while her brother auctions off Christine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Night Court Season 4 Episode 11 - New Year's Leave
    10.0/10(183 votes)

    #11 - New Year's Leave

    S4:E11

    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.

    Director:John Larroquette
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Night Court Season 4 Episode 12 - Murder
    10.0/10(186 votes)

    #12 - Murder

    S4:E12

    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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  13. Night Court Season 4 Episode 13 - Baby Talk
    10.0/10(171 votes)

    #13 - Baby Talk

    S4:E13

    Mac goes on a drunken spree in a cowboy bar after Quon Le spends them into bankruptcy and then announces her pregnancy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Night Court Season 4 Episode 14 - The Modest Proposal
    7.5/10(171 votes)

    #14 - The Modest Proposal

    S4:E14

    Harry is depressed and unhappy when Christine announces that she plans to marry a nice, dull guy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Night Court Season 4 Episode 15 - A Day in the Life
    10.0/10(250 votes)

    #15 - A Day in the Life

    S4:E15

    NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Stevens, Nat Mauldin

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  16. Night Court Season 4 Episode 16 - Rabid
    10.0/10(169 votes)

    #16 - Rabid

    S4:E16

    Harry asks Dan to care for his new dog, who saved his life from a fire, but the mutt bites Dan and raises a rabies scare that could cost him his life.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Night Court Season 4 Episode 17 - Christine's Friend
    9.0/10(177 votes)

    #17 - Christine's Friend

    S4:E17

    Harry's really depressed when Christine's old friend seems to prefer Dan as does his idol, Mel Torme.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  18. Night Court Season 4 Episode 18 - Caught Red Handed
    10.0/10(173 votes)

    #18 - Caught Red Handed

    S4:E18

    Harry helps Christine fight sexual harassment from her boss and Dan comes on to a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Night Court Season 4 Episode 19 - Paternity
    0.0/10(170 votes)

    #19 - Paternity

    S4:E19

    Dan is served with a paternity suit and Bull runs for union rep against a very tough lady.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Night Court Season 4 Episode 20 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    10.0/10(176 votes)

    #20 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

    S4:E20

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Night Court Season 4 Episode 21 - Her Honor (1)
    10.0/10(173 votes)

    #21 - Her Honor (1)

    S4:E21

    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 West Virginia, become the proprietors of the concession stand.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  22. Night Court Season 4 Episode 22 - Her Honor (2)
    10.0/10(167 votes)

    #22 - Her Honor (2)

    S4:E22

    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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Next Voice You Hear..." is the best rated episode of "Night Court" season 4. It scored 10/10 based on 213 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Reinhold Weege, it aired on 10/2/1986. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Giving Thanks".