Night Court: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Night Court Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Her Honor (3)
Sep 17, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Her Honor (4)
Sep 24, 1987 · 24 min
While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.
Death of a Bailiff
Oct 15, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Ladies Night
Oct 22, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Safe
Oct 29, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Mac's Dilemma
Nov 12, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Who Was That Mashed Man?
Nov 19, 1987 · 24 min
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.
No Hard Feelings
Nov 29, 1987 · 24 min
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.
Constitution (1)
Dec 3, 1987 · 24 min
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 i
Constitution (2)
Dec 10, 1987 · 24 min
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 i
Let It Snow
Dec 17, 1987 · 24 min
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, the Walking Time Bomb
Jan 7, 1988 · 24 min
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
Hit the Road, Jack
Jan 14, 1988 · 24 min
Christine's father makes plans to retire to Florida, but winds up living with her and hanging out with Dan.
I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic
Jan 21, 1988 · 24 min
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.
Chrizzi's Honor
Feb 11, 1988 · 24 min
A very nice stranger on the run from the mob crashes Christine's anniversary party in honor of Charles and Diana.
Another Day in the Life
Feb 18, 1988 · 24 min
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
Heart of Stone
Feb 25, 1988 · 24 min
An old flame of Harry's drops by to renew their relationship but neglects to tell him she's married.
Russkie Business
Mar 25, 1988 · 24 min
Yakov returns for some help in getting a visa to return to Russia to visit his mother.
Jung and the Restless
Apr 1, 1988 · 24 min
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.
Top Judge
Apr 8, 1988 · 24 min
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'
Mac's Millions
May 5, 1988 · 24 min
Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.
Danny Got His Gun (1)
May 12, 1988 · 24 min
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.