Night Court

Season 5 1987 - 1988

  • 1987-09-18T00:30:00Z on NBC
  • 24m
  • 8h 48m (22 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.

22 episodes

Season Premiere

1987-09-18T00:30:00Z

5x01 Her Honor (3)

Season Premiere

5x01 Her Honor (3)

  • 1987-09-18T00:30:00Z24m

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.

1987-09-25T00:30:00Z

5x02 Her Honor (4)

5x02 Her Honor (4)

  • 1987-09-25T00:30:00Z24m

While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.

1987-10-16T00:30:00Z

5x03 Death of a Bailiff

5x03 Death of a Bailiff

  • 1987-10-16T00:30:00Z24m

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.

1987-10-23T00:30:00Z

5x04 Ladies Night

5x04 Ladies Night

  • 1987-10-23T00:30:00Z24m

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.

1987-10-30T01:30:00Z

5x05 Safe

5x05 Safe

  • 1987-10-30T01:30:00Z24m

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.

1987-11-13T01:30:00Z

5x06 Mac's Dilemma

5x06 Mac's Dilemma

  • 1987-11-13T01:30:00Z24m

An old friend asks Mac to lose his court records and a Japanese man about to be honored by the governor dies while in custody.

1987-11-20T01:30:00Z

5x07 Who Was That Mashed Man?

Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.

1987-11-30T01:30:00Z

5x08 No Hard Feelings

5x08 No Hard Feelings

  • 1987-11-30T01:30:00Z24m

Harry hires a blind assistant whose abrasive sense of humor put everyone on edge and Dan struggles with impotence when her meets a seductive prospective employer.

1987-12-04T01:30:00Z

5x09 Constitution (1)

5x09 Constitution (1)

  • 1987-12-04T01:30:00Z24m

Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.

1987-12-11T01:30:00Z

5x10 Constitution (2)

5x10 Constitution (2)

  • 1987-12-11T01:30:00Z24m

Harry tries to talk sense to Roz, a recently diagnosed diabetic whose convinced her life is over, and handle a desperate man holding an original draft of the Constitution hostage in the courtroom.

1987-12-18T01:30:00Z

5x11 Let It Snow

5x11 Let It Snow

  • 1987-12-18T01:30:00Z24m

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

Dan frantically tries to rid himself of a briefcase containing a timebomb 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 also revealed to the staff.

1988-01-15T01:30:00Z

5x13 Hit the Road, Jack

5x13 Hit the Road, Jack

  • 1988-01-15T01:30:00Z24m

Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.

Dan ties up Mel Torme so Harry can meet him but the judge is preoccupied with trying to keep his stepfather Buddy out of a mental hospital.

1988-02-12T01:30:00Z

5x15 Chrizzi's Honor

5x15 Chrizzi's Honor

  • 1988-02-12T01:30:00Z24m

A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.

1988-02-19T01:30:00Z

5x16 Another Day in the Life

5x16 Another Day in the Life

  • 1988-02-19T01:30:00Z24m

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.

1988-02-26T01:30:00Z

5x17 Heart of Stone

5x17 Heart of Stone

  • 1988-02-26T01:30:00Z24m

An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.

1988-03-26T01:30:00Z

5x18 Russkie Business

5x18 Russkie Business

  • 1988-03-26T01:30:00Z24m

Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.

1988-04-02T01:30:00Z

5x19 Jung and the Restless

5x19 Jung and the Restless

  • 1988-04-02T01:30:00Z24m

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.

1988-04-09T00:30:00Z

5x20 Top Judge

5x20 Top Judge

  • 1988-04-09T00:30:00Z24m

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.""

1988-05-06T00:30:00Z

5x21 Mac's Millions

5x21 Mac's Millions

  • 1988-05-06T00:30:00Z24m

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

Season Finale

1988-05-13T00:30:00Z

5x22 Danny Got His Gun (1)

Season Finale

5x22 Danny Got His Gun (1)

  • 1988-05-13T00:30:00Z24m

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.

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