Night Court
Night Court: Season 8

Air Date

September 28, 1990

Episodes

24 episodes

Night Court

Season 8

Episodes

A Family Affair (1)

1. A Family Affair (1)

September 28, 1990
24 min

Christine comes back from having her baby and has to deal with the shadow of her replacement, good 'ole Ted. Harry tries to avoid the tutor arranged to help him pass a crucial high school history test. Meanwhile Dan's sister comes to visit, and Dan asks Bull to take her out to see the sights of New York, unaware that his baby sister is a chip off the old Fielding block.

A Family Affair (2)

2. A Family Affair (2)

October 5, 1990
24 min

Christine comes back from having her baby and has to deal with the shadow of her replacement, good 'ole Ted. Harry tries to avoid the tutor arranged to help him pass a crucial high school history test. Meanwhile Dan's sister comes to visit, and Dan asks Bull to take her out to see the sights of New York, unaware that his baby sister is a chip off the old Fielding block.

When Harry Met Margaret

3. When Harry Met Margaret

October 12, 1990
24 min

Harry's first date with Margaret Turner, the new court reporter, turns into a disaster when he follows Dan's advice.

Can't Buy Me Love

4. Can't Buy Me Love

October 19, 1990
24 min

Dan is thrilled when he offers himself as a prize at a bachelor auction, until he sees the lecherous old woman who bids highest for him; and Christine is beginning to have doubts about her marriage to Tony.

Death Takes a Halloween

5. Death Takes a Halloween

October 26, 1990
24 min

On Halloween, Harry locks up a defendant known as the Spirit of Death, and people, including next scheduled victim Dan, stop dying.

Crossroads (1)

6. Crossroads (1)

November 2, 1990
24 min

When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives.

Crossroads (2)

7. Crossroads (2)

November 2, 1990
24 min

When the staff is quarantined for the night, they spend the hours reminiscing about turning points in their lives.

Day Court

8. Day Court

November 9, 1990
24 min

Roz surprises everyone by becoming unbearably perky when the staff is temporarily assigned to daytime hours, and Christine decides she must totally change her personality to hang onto Tony and her marriage.

A Night Court at the Opera

9. A Night Court at the Opera

November 16, 1990
24 min

Dan tries to win over Margaret during a night at the opera and Bull acquires disciples convinced that he's their god.

Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore

10. Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore

November 23, 1990
24 min

Harry has to summon the courage to face a bully from his childhood who is brought before him in court, and Christine searches high and low for the perfect nanny.

Jail Bait

11. Jail Bait

December 7, 1990
24 min

A street artist helps raise Christine's spirits, and Mac and Dan indulge a passion for photography.

It's Just a Joke

12. It's Just a Joke

December 14, 1990
24 min

Everyone gets their two cents in when a comic's offensive routine sparks a First Amendment debate.

Bringing Down Baby

13. Bringing Down Baby

January 4, 1991
24 min

Roz loses yet another battle with courtesy and tact when she tells off the mother of an obnoxious child star shooting a tv pilot in the courtroom.

Presumed Insolvent

14. Presumed Insolvent

January 23, 1991
24 min

Dan looks at Phil the wino in a whole new light when the bum rescues a defendant left penniless by the S&L crisis.

Mama Was a Rollin' Stone

15. Mama Was a Rollin' Stone

January 30, 1991
24 min

Dan anticipates a windfall from Phil the wino's will but gets a surprise instead. Bull anxiously awaits a visit from his mother, an old salt due to retire from the sea and come live with sonny boy.

Attachments Included

16. Attachments Included

February 6, 1991
24 min

Christine finds herself tense over finalizing her divorce, Harry is nervous about moving in with Margaret, and Bull follows his mother's advice and looks for a wife-with the help of a matchmaker.

Alone Again, Naturally

17. Alone Again, Naturally

February 13, 1991
24 min

Harry gets a wealth of conflicting advice when he confides in his friends that he thinks Margaret is about to propose marriage.

Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud — It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta

18. Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud — It is a Wonderful Life ... Sorta

February 27, 1991
24 min

An angel appears in the guise of Mel Torme to show Harry how dismal the courtroom would be if he'd never been born, especially with Dan as the corrupt judge in charge.

To Sleep, No More

19. To Sleep, No More

March 6, 1991
24 min

Dan suffers all the pangs of a guilty conscience over misuse of the Phil Foundation funds. Bull tries out a toupee, the Shatner 2000.

With a Little Help From My Friends

20. With a Little Help From My Friends

March 13, 1991
24 min

Roz tries Christine's ""happy therapy"" and sets the group back several months and Jack's son finally admits to himself and his dad that running the newsstand isn't for him.

Mac Takes a Vocation

21. Mac Takes a Vocation

March 20, 1991
24 min

Harry gets riled when a supreme court judge woos Mac away to serve as a vote-getting token on his staff and Dan hires an English valet in an attempt to replace Phil.

Harry's Fifteen Minutes

22. Harry's Fifteen Minutes

April 3, 1991
24 min

Harry lets an article naming him one of New York's 10 most interesting men go to his head, and he disappoints Christine by fibbing to get out of a date. Dan tries to live up to his responsibilities as head of the Phil Foundation.

Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (1)

23. Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (1)

May 1, 1991
24 min

Harry experiences some very mixed emotions when Tony tries to win Christine back, and the transformed Dan gets some help in running the Phil Foundation, from Phil's twin brother Will.

Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2)

24. Where There's a Will, There's a Tony (2)

May 8, 1991
24 min

Harry experiences some very mixed emotions when Tony tries to win Christine back, and the transformed Dan gets some help in running the Phil Foundation, from Phil's twin brother Will.