Night Court: Season 3

1985 · 22 episodes · ★ 10.0

What Season 3 of Night Court

The season opens with the courtroom without Selma and the team trying to adjust. Harry interviews possible replacements while Bull turns to drink. Judge Harry Stone, 33 years old, runs the night shift at a criminal court in Manhattan, handling hearings with jokes and magic tricks. Working alongside him are Dan Fielding, a narcissistic prosecutor who would do anything to get a woman into bed, and Christine Sullivan, a fiery but naive defense attorney. Bull Shannon, a huge, childlike bailiff, completes the cast. Eccentric defendants pass through the courtroom, and the team gets through urgent cases amid rivalries and antics.

22episodes

Sep 26, 1985premiered

May 8, 1986latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01
3x01 Hello, Goodbye
Sep 26, 1985 · 24 min
Everyone tries to adjust to Selma's death as Harry interviews possible replacements, but Bull goes on a drinking binge instead.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Reinhold Weege · Starring: Lana Clarkson, Cynthia Steele, William Utay, Ron Ross
3x02
3x02 The Hostage
Oct 3, 1985 · 24 min
A strange little man charged with stealing electronic parts takes Dan hostage and demands the rest of the parts he needs to communicate with his home planet of Saturn.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Bob Stevens · Starring: Lyman Ward, Joy Garrett, Leslie Bevis, Ralph Manza
3x03
3x03 Dad's First Date
Oct 17, 1985 · 24 min
Christine's father has his first date in eight years and ends up before Harry, along with the tenants of a clothing-optional building.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Reinhold Weege · Starring: Estelle Harris, Charles Fleischer, Brianne Leary, Jay Gerber
3x04
3x04 Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations
Oct 24, 1985 · 24 min
Mac tries to hide Quon Le from his prejudiced grandfather, who's trying to decide who to leave his millions of dollars.
Directing: Alan Bergmann · Writing: Reinhold Weege, Teresa O'Neill · Starring: Frank Bonner, Bumper Robinson, Mark Bringelson, Anthony Charnota
3x05
3x05 Halloween, Too
Oct 31, 1985 · 24 min
Harry falls hook, line and sinker for a beautiful woman.
Directing: Alan Bergmann · Writing: Reinhold Weege, Teresa O'Neill · Starring: Anne Ramsey, George Murdock, Mary-Margaret Humes, Mario Roccuzzo
3x06
3x06 Best of Friends
Nov 7, 1985 · 24 min
Dan has a real problem when his high school buddy comes to visit as a decidedly changed man.
Directing: Reinhold Weege · Writing: Reinhold Weege, Howard Ostroff · Starring: Jim Bailey, John Braden, William Utay, Kenneth J. Scherr
3x07
3x07 Dan's Boss
Nov 14, 1985 · 24 min
Dan's life becomes a living hell as he tries to butter his new boss; a little person with a very nasty personality.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Bob Stevens · Starring: Robert Englund, Ritch Brinkley, Martin Garner, Chino 'Fats' Williams
3x08
3x08 Up On the Roof
Nov 28, 1985 · 24 min
Harry tries to free a rock star literally imprisoned by his overly solicitous entourage.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Reinhold Weege, Jeffrey Davis, Julie Fleischer · Starring: Stuart Pankin, Michael A. Ross, Denise Gallup, Dian Gallup
3x09
3x09 The Wheels of Justice (1)
Dec 5, 1985 · 24 min
Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.
Directing: Alan Bergmann · Writing: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno · Starring: Susan Ruttan, Harold Pruett, Charles Bouvier, Laura Jacoby
3x10
3x10 The Wheels of Justice (2)
Dec 12, 1985 · 24 min
Everyone is in a financial crisis when the city can't pay its employees, Harry has to evict a woman and son, and a homeless couple from West Virginia tells their tale of woe.
Directing: Alan Bergmann · Writing: Nat Mauldin · Starring: Ritch Brinkley, Robert V. Barron, Bill Kirchenbauer, Frank Birney
3x11
3x11 Walk Away, Renee
Dec 19, 1985 · 24 min
Nobody wants to break the news to Bull that his new girl friend is a prostitute.
Directing: Jim Drake · Writing: Teresa O'Neill · Starring: Randee Heller, Leslie Bevis, William Utay
3x12
3x12 Dan's Escort
Jan 9, 1986 · 24 min
Dan takes a job as a paid escort for a wealthy, lonely woman who expects a lot for her money, and Yakov appeals to Harry for help when his wife is arrested on a visit to the US.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Bob Stevens · Starring: Hal Smith, Barbara Cason, Diana Brookes, Harry Pugh
3x13
3x13 The Night Off
Jan 16, 1986 · 24 min
A crazy judge brought in to substitute for Harry imprisons Dan and Mac for contempt and appoints Florence and Phil the wino as the defense and prosecuting attorneys.
Directing: Jim Drake · Writing: Reinhold Weege, Nat Mauldin · Starring: Michael Jeter, Jeff Corey, Mark L. Taylor, William Utay
3x14
3x14 Harry and Leon
Jan 23, 1986 · 24 min
Harry takes pity on the building shoeshine boy, who seeks refuge from a social worker trying to place him in another foster home.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Nat Mauldin · Starring: Peter Renaday, Bumper Robinson, Lorry Goldman, Suzanne LaRusch
3x15
3x15 The Apartment
Jan 30, 1986 · 24 min
Harry throws a surprise birthday for Dan whose date is extremely anxious to be home by midnight.
Directing: Jim Drake · Writing: Teresa O'Neill · Starring: Judy Landers, Keye Luke, Bumper Robinson, K.T. Sullivan
3x16
3x16 Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye
Feb 6, 1986 · 24 min
Harry's concern with Leon's imminent adoption blinds him to the presence of Mel Torme in the courthouse.
Directing: John Larroquette · Writing: Bob Stevens · Starring: Lisle Wilson, Bumper Robinson, Iona Morris, Margot Rose
3x17
3x17 The Mugger
Feb 20, 1986 · 24 min
Christine decides to quit after she's mugged in the cafeteria, but a man takes her hostage in the courtroom before she can leave.
Directing: Jim Drake · Writing: Gene Braunstein · Starring: Chick Vennera, J.J. Barry, Jack Wells, Mark Schriver
3x18
3x18 Could This Be Magic?
Feb 27, 1986 · 24 min
Harry decides to help his idol, a down-and-out magician, who goes on to help himself to Harry's possessions.
Directing: Jim Drake · Writing: Jack Carrerow, Lisa A. Bannick · Starring: Carl Ballantine, Fred Applegate, Joe Alfasa, Joyce Mandel
3x19
3x19 Monkey Business
Mar 6, 1986 · 24 min
Bull tries to save a baby orangutan from animal-research experiments.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Nat Mauldin · Starring: Alex Henteloff, Rebecca Holden, Patty Freedman
3x20
3x20 Flo's Retirement
Mar 13, 1986 · 24 min
The staff tries everything they can think of to postpone Flo's mandatory retirement.
Directing: Tim Steele · Writing: Nat Mauldin · Starring: Estelle Harris, Fred Applegate, Ron Ross
3x21
3x21 Hurricane (1)
May 1, 1986 · 24 min
The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Reinhold Weege · Starring: James Widdoes, Brent Spiner, Pam Grier, Dick Butkus
3x22
3x22 Hurricane (2) Season Finale
May 8, 1986 · 24 min
The courtroom becomes a delivery room when Hurricane Mel traps four pregnant women.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Reinhold Weege · Starring: James Widdoes, Brent Spiner, Pam Grier, Dick Butkus