Channing
Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a novel about his experiences. They are frequently involved in the student's lives.
- 1963-1964
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama
Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a novel about his experiences. They are frequently involved in the student's lives.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
Message from the Tin Room
Wed, Sep 18, 1963 60 mins
Professor Howe discovers a manuscript by a death-row inmate which he considers to be brilliant. He tries to intervene in the man's execution so that the book can be completed.
Episode 2
Exercise in a Shark Tank
Wed, Sep 25, 1963 60 mins
Episode 3
An Obelisk for Benny
Wed, Oct 2, 1963 60 mins
A freshman who is better at partying and flirting with trouble takes a job to help a wheelchair bound paraplegic. It's a definite mismatch as he is sullen and diffident. The two over time learn from each other.
Episode 4
No Wild Games for Sophie
Wed, Oct 9, 1963 60 mins
Episode 5
Dragon in the Den
Wed, Oct 23, 1963 60 mins
A Channing alumnus, running for State's Attorney on a "throw the rascals out" platform, discover his campaign manager is using dirty tricks to get him elected.
Episode 6
The Potato Bash World
Wed, Oct 30, 1963 60 mins
Episode 7
Collision Course
Wed, Nov 6, 1963 60 mins
Episode 8
A Patron Saint for the Cargo Cult
Wed, Nov 13, 1963 60 mins
Episode 9
A Window on the War
Wed, Nov 27, 1963 60 mins
Episode 10
A Doll's House with Pompoms and Trophies
Wed, Dec 4, 1963 60 mins
One of Channing's oldest students is Don Burroughs, who's nearly thirty and never graduates. He and his wife and child live on her salary as the Dean's secretary, but he can't keep a job either. He seems like a charming eternal boy, always forgiven, but deep inside, he resents it.
Episode 11
Beyond His Reach
Wed, Dec 11, 1963 60 mins
Episode 12
The Last Testament of Buddy Crown
Wed, Dec 18, 1963 60 mins
Episode 13
A Hall Full of Strangers
Wed, Dec 25, 1963 60 mins
Episode 14
Memory of a Firing Squad
Wed, Jan 1, 1964 60 mins
Episode 15
A Rich, Famous, Glamorous Folk Singer Like Me
Wed, Jan 8, 1964 60 mins
Episode 16
Swing for the Moon
Wed, Jan 15, 1964 60 mins
Episode 17
Another Kind of Music
Wed, Jan 22, 1964 60 mins
Episode 18
Où sont les neiges?
Wed, Feb 12, 1964 60 mins
Episode 19
The Face in the Sun
Wed, Feb 19, 1964 60 mins
Episode 20
A Claim to Immortality
Wed, Feb 26, 1964 60 mins
Professor Paul Atherton surprises almost all when he turns down the chance to head the Institute of Foreign Policy. Howe is curious as to why and finds out the man is keeping something hidden from his past.
Episode 21
Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot
Wed, Mar 4, 1964 60 mins
Episode 22
The Trouble with Girls
Wed, Mar 11, 1964 60 mins
Larry Franklin is a shy freshman while roommate Mark Selby is more worldly. They both fall under the the spell of attractive Lynn Walton. But only Mark knows how to handle her devious ways as Larry heads for a nervous breakdown.
Episode 23
Wave Goodbye to Our Fair-Haired Boy
Wed, Mar 18, 1964 60 mins
Episode 24
A Bang and a Whimper
Wed, Mar 25, 1964 60 mins
Episode 25
Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan
Wed, Apr 1, 1964 60 mins
Dean Baker takes in a homeless man for Christmas, a decision which has life changing consequences for both men.
Episode 26
My Son, the All-American
Wed, Apr 8, 1964 60 mins