Season 2

Night Court: Season 2
"Night Court" Season 2 DVD cover.
Program information
Episodes aired:
22
Dates aired:
September 27, 1984 - May 9, 1985
Network/Country:
NBC-TV / United States
Previous Season:
Season 1
Next Season:
Season 3

Night Court: Season 2

Season 2 of Night Court premiered on NBC-TV September 27, 1984. A total of 22 episodes were aired that season, which concluded on May 9, 1985.

Description

Get ready for laughs, because court is in session — Night Court, that is! In this season, Harry experiences an unusual chemistry with a charismatic madam named Irene Danbury, played by Stella Stevens, who appears before his courtroom after brothel has been raided in the episode "Harry and the Madam"; Charles Robinson joins the cast as new court reporter Lana Wagner, who was played by Karen Austin in Season 1.

In the episode "Take My Wife, Please", Mac marries Quon Le (Denice Kumagai), a girl he knew in Vietnam, and Harry conducts court despite temporary blindness. Michael Richards, later of NBC-TV's Seinfeld, and formerly of the ABC-TV late night series Fridays fame, guest appears in the episode. Also, in the episode "An Old Flame, Selma's old beau (Jack Gilford) wants to rekindle their romance. Also, Ellen Foley joins the cast as new Public Defender Billie Young, who replaced the departed Paula Kelly, who played former defender Liz Williams.

Season 2 (1984-85)

Image	No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
	1	14	"The Nun"	Jeff Melman	Bob Stevens	September 27, 1984	185602
An impressionable young nun decides to leave her order after meeting Harry. Note: Dinah Manoff, later of Empty Nest TV series fame, guest stars.
	2	15	"Christine and Mac (a.k.a. Daddy for the Defense)"	Jeff Melman	Bob Stevens	October 4, 1984	185601
A brand new public defender has a rough first day in court, thanks to Harry and her over-protective father. One-episode guest stint by future cast member Markie Post as Christine Sullivan; Eugene Roche also guest stars.
	3	16	"Billie and the Cat"	Lee Bernhardi	Zachary D. Wechsler	October 18, 1984	185604
Harry sends new public defender Billie Young (Ellen Foley) to jail for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of a cat her client is accused of kidnapping.
	4	17	"Pick a Number"	Jeff Melman	Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno	October 25, 1984	185605
The courtroom becomes a circus when a meek little fellow chooses Harry to decide what worthy person will receive the money from his winning lottery ticket.
	5	18	"The Computer Kid"	Jim Drake	Bob Stevens	November 1, 1984	185607
A precocious computer whiz barricades himself in Harry's office and threatens to wipe out all his school's records.
	6	19	"Bull Gets a Kid"	Jeff Melman	Nat Mauldin	November 8, 1984	185608
Bull finally is allowed a foster son by a volunteer-fathers organization, but he winds up with a bit of a surprise.
	7	20	"Harry on Trial"	Jeff Melman	Chris Cluess & Stu Kreisman	November 15, 1984	185609
Harry is called before a disciplinary board for his unorthodox courtroom behavior.
	8	21	"Harry and the Madam"	Noam Pitlik	Tom Sheehan	November 22, 1984	185610
Harry feels a lot of official pressure when a notorious madame with a hot diary comes before his bench.
	9	22	"Inside Harry Stone"	Jeff Melman	Chris Cluess & Stu Kreisman	November 29, 1984	185606
Harry is reluctant to have surgery for his ulcer symptoms. John Astin appears as a hospital patient named Kenny.
	10	23	"The Blizzard"	Jeff Melman	Reinhold Weege	December 6, 1984	185611
A blizzard traps everyone in the courthouse and Dan in an elevator with a man who's attracted to him.
	11	24	"Take My Wife, Please"	Jeff Melman	Tom Reeder	December 13, 1984	185612
Mac marries Quon Le, a girl he knew in Vietnam, and Harry conducts court despite temporary blindness. Michael Richards appears in this episode.
	12	25	"The Birthday Visitor"	Gary Shimokawa	Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno	January 3, 1985	185613
Billie's birthday dinner for Harry is disrupted by an insecure intruder.
	13	26	"Dan's Parents"	Jeff Melman	Reinhold Weege	January 10, 1985	185614
Dan's past is revealed when the parents he told everyone were dead come to see their successful sonny boy.
	14	27	"Nuts About Harry"	Jeff Melman	Tom Reeder	January 17, 1985	185603
Patients from a mental institution stage a strike to convince the court they're being mistreated at the hospital.
	15	28	"An Old Flame"	Jeff Melman	Nat Maudlin	January 24, 1985	185615
Selma's old beau wants to rekindle their romance and a substitute judge isn't what he's cracked up to be.
	16	29	"The Gypsy"	Alan Bergmann	Howard Ostroff	January 31, 1985	185616
Harry uses a little hocus-pocus to convince Bull he's cured of a gypsy curse.
	17	30	"Battling Bailiff"	Jeff Melman	Chris Cluess & Stu Kreisman	February 7, 1985	185617
Bull quits his job in frustration and becomes a professional wrestler.
	18	31	"Billie's Valentine"	Jeff Melman	Bob Stevens	February 14, 1985	185618
Billie's new boyfriend turns out to be a professional problem for her, despite his romantic accomplishments.
	19	32	"Married Alive"	Jeff Melman	Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno	February 21, 1985	185619
His friends believe the worst when Dan starts dating a homely, gauche woman who's heir to $40 million.
	20	33	"Mac and Quon Le: Together Again"	Alan Bergmann	Tom Reeder	February 28, 1985	185620
Quon Le appears before the court for prostitution and Harry has to choose between Billie and Dan for the mayoral commission.
	21	34	"World War III"	Alan Bergmann	Nat Mauldin	May 2, 1985	185621
Harry searches for Yakov's brother, a Russian circus defector. Meanwhile, Soviet and American agents (Leonard Stone, Gordon Jump) negotiate an arms agreement.
	22	35	"Walk, Don't Wheel"	Reinhold Weege	Reinhold Weege	May 9, 1985	185622
A disabled law student takes Harry's refusal of her prom invitation as a slap against her handicap.