Night Court — Season 5

Sept 198724m

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.

Sept 198724m

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

Oct 198724m

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.

Oct 198724m

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.

Oct 198724m

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.

Nov 198724m

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.

Nov 198724m

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.

Nov 198724m

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.

Dec 198724m

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.

Dec 198724m

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.

Dec 198724m

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

Jan 198824m

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.

Jan 198824m

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

Jan 198824m

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.

Feb 198824m

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

Feb 198824m

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.

Feb 198824m

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

Mar 198824m

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

Apr 198824m

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.

Apr 198824m

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.""

May 198824m

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

May 198824m

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.