Episodes List
Ep.1 Franklin vs. the Generation Gap
Air Date: 1977-09-24
Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.
Ep.2 The Prodigal Father Returns
Air Date: 1977-10-01
Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.
Ep.3 Walter Screws Up
Air Date: 1977-10-08
Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.
Ep.4 Philadelphia Triangle
Air Date: 1977-10-15
Mario mistakes Eleanor's kindness for love.
Ep.5 Love vs. Excitement
Air Date: 1977-10-22
Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.
Ep.6 The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3
Air Date: 1977-10-29
An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.
Ep.7 Civil Disobedience
Air Date: 1977-11-05
Franklin is forced to rule against an environmental protester, and when Bobby leads a protest, he jails her for contempt of court.
Ep.8 Skin Game
Air Date: 1977-11-12
Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.
Ep.9 New Found Franklin
Air Date: 1977-11-26
When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joining clubs.
Ep.10 Franklin vs. Casanova
Air Date: 1977-12-10
Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.
Ep.11 Bobby vs. Michael
Air Date: 1977-12-17
Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.
Ep.12 The Sylvia Needleman Experience
Air Date: 1977-12-24
A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.
Ep.13 Kids' Rights
Air Date: 1978-01-07
Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.
Ep.14 Bobby and Brian
Air Date: 1978-01-14
Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.
Ep.15 I Live to Dance
Air Date: 1978-01-21
Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.
Ep.16 Twice Is Not Enough
Air Date: 1978-01-28
Walter has to choose between Eleanor and Melissa.
Ep.17 Dream Maker
Air Date: 1978-02-04
Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.
Ep.18 Case: The Eyes of the Law
Air Date: 1978-02-11
Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.
Ep.19 The Phantom of the Poconos
Air Date: 1978-02-18
Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.
Ep.20 Adios, Mr. Chips
Air Date: 1978-03-04
Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.
Ep.21 The Way It Was
Air Date: 1978-03-11
Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.
Ep.22 Wyatt Loves Bonnie
Air Date: 1978-03-25
Walter discovers that his father is in love with Mrs. McClellan.
