Episode guide
Night Court: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Sep 17, 1987
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- Episode 1: Her Honor (3) Sep 17, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 2: Her Honor (4) Sep 24, 1987 · 24m While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.
- Episode 3: Death of a Bailiff Oct 15, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 4: Ladies Night Oct 22, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 5: Safe Oct 29, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 6: Mac's Dilemma Nov 12, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 7: Who Was That Mashed Man? Nov 19, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 8: No Hard Feelings Nov 29, 1987 · 24m 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.
- Episode 9: Constitution (1) Dec 3, 1987 · 24m 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…
- Episode 10: Constitution (2) Dec 10, 1987 · 24m 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…
- Episode 11: Let It Snow Dec 17, 1987 · 24m A blizzard traps everyone inside the courthouse and cancels holiday plans, including a visit from Bull's mother, the skipper of a garbage scow.
- Episode 12: Dan, the Walking Time Bomb Jan 7, 1988 · 24m 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…
- Episode 13: Hit the Road, Jack Jan 14, 1988 · 24m Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.
- Episode 14: I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic Jan 21, 1988 · 24m 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.
- Episode 15: Chrizzi's Honor Feb 11, 1988 · 24m A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.
- Episode 16: Another Day in the Life Feb 18, 1988 · 24m 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…
- Episode 17: Heart of Stone Feb 25, 1988 · 24m An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.
- Episode 18: Russkie Business Mar 25, 1988 · 24m Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.
- Episode 19: Jung and the Restless Apr 1, 1988 · 24m 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.
- Episode 20: Top Judge Apr 8, 1988 · 24m 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…
- Episode 21: Mac's Millions May 5, 1988 · 24m Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.
- Episode 22: Danny Got His Gun (1) May 12, 1988 · 24m 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.