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22 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 23, 1976
Philadelphia judge Walter Franklin copes with a bad case as he prepares for his first date in two years with an attractive widow.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 30, 1976
Judge Franklin discovers that hiring a law clerk can be a trying experience. Miss Reubner, his secretary, does not like her boss's favorite applicants and his scatterbrained stenographer wants to be considered for the position.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 7, 1976
Judge Walter Franklin becomes infatuated with a female judge (Diana Muldaur).
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 14, 1976
Judge Franklin is inundated with public speaking engagements after delivering a well-received speech that inflates his ego.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 21, 1976
Walter invites his secretary to his home for her birthday and when she becomes tipsy astounds everyone with her expert jitterbugging. However the next day she's back to her usual joyless self and decides to resign in shame.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 28, 1976
In court, Judge Franklin upholds the Constitutional right of a theater to show an X-rated film, but at home he refuses to permit his 18-year-old daughter go see the film.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 11, 1976
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 18, 1976
Presiding over an arson case, Judge Franklin has to deal with a defense attorney notorious for his devious tactics.
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 2, 1976
The Judge's daughter is picked up for a date by a boy named Bullet Head, who speaks in a New York accent, is bald, and says he loves to go bowling. When the judge asks, "You like to go bowling, Bullet Head?", the boy is annoyed, and says, as he leaves with the judge's daughter, "I'm leaving now. But just remember this. Bowling's fun. It's fun for the entire family!" They head out to a restaurant and the symphony. Later Bullet Head brings her home, and the Judge asks how the restaurant was. "I thought the wine had a pungent after taste," Bullet Head says. The judge asks, surprised, "You like fine wines, Bullet Head?" Bullet Head replies, "I like them better than bad wines." Judge Randall: "And the symphony?" Bullet Head: "The woodwinds were good, but the strings were a little brassy." And Bullet Head leaves.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 16, 1976
Diana Muldaur returns as Judge Eleanor Hooper and Walter's romantic interest. When the two get engaged he does not understand why his family , who think he is jumping the gun, do not show his euphoria.
Episode 11
Thu, Dec 23, 1976
In the spirit of the holidays Walter decides to invite a beer do well home for dinner. He soon realizes his mistake as the man looks to stay for an extended time.
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 30, 1976
Walter meets up with his old. Law partner and the man extends an extreme lucrative offer to return to private practice. Walter is tempted by the opportunity.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 6, 1977
Walter's romance with Judge Hooper is threatened by the arrival of his college friend, a dashing lawyer who once dated Eleanor and now finds himself falling in love with her again.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 13, 1977
The Franklin household rebels against Walter's control; Bobby demands her own apartment, Oliver refuses to change schools, and Mrs. McClellan defies her employer by getting a cat.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 20, 1977
When a bag of marijuana turns up in Walter's desk, the judge's nemesis<Mario Lanza, now working in the DA's office, charges him with possession.
Episode 16
Thu, Jan 27, 1977
Mrs. McClellan advertises for a husband to avoid deportation back to her native England and a motley crew of candidates show up on Walter's doorstep.
Episode 17
Thu, Feb 3, 1977
After reprimanding his daughter Bobby for dating a much older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.
Episode 18
Thu, Feb 10, 1977
A noted social activist requests that Walter go behind bars to investigate the conditions at a prison.
Episode 19
Thu, Feb 17, 1977
When his son Oliver starts to imitate the tough style of a pro hockey player that the judge acquitted, Walter begins to regret his decision.
Episode 20
Thu, Feb 24, 1977
Episode 21
Thu, Mar 3, 1977
Authorities learn Judge Franklin's life has been threatened and offer him security. But Walter learns his bodyguard is to be Mario from the DAs office a person he can't abide.
Episode 22
Thu, Mar 10, 197730 mins
Judge Franklin succumbs to pressure from his staff to run for Superior Court judge against Judge Ballford a doddering but beloved veteran of 32 years.