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Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists.
Episode 22 : Case: The People Speak
March. 10,1977
Walter runs for Superior Court judge against a former rival.
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Episode 21 : Case: Facing Up Vs. Hiding Behind The Drapes
March. 03,1977
Mario becomes Walter's self-appointed bodyguard after the escape of a vengeful convict Walter once sent to prison.
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Episode 20 : Case: Franklin Vs. McClellan
February. 24,1977
Walter's household rises up against him, Brad is not willing to change schools, Bobby expresses her liking to live in an apartment and Mrs. McClellan would love to have a cat.
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Episode 19 : Case: Violence Vs Finesse
February. 17,1977
Oliver cuts school and learns a lesson when he comes to his father's courtroom to see his hero Wild Doug Mclntire, the toughest hockey player in the league to testify. Then the boy tries to emulate his hero's hockey style.
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Episode 18 : Case: The Lawndale Report
February. 10,1977
From a beach at Acapulco to a minimum security prison is quite a contrast for Walter, who sought the former for two weeks but has to settle for the latter instead. He got the assignment as part of a judicial investigation on the institution's conditions.
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Episode 17 : Case: May Vs December
February. 03,1977
After reprimanding Bobby for dating an older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.
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Episode 16 : Case: McClellan Vs. Immigration
January. 27,1977
To prevent deportation to her native England, Mrs. McClellan advertises for a husband and a motley crew of prospects show up.
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Episode 15 : Case: Whatever Happened To Mary Jane?
January. 20,1977
Walter's eagerness to help his loyal friend and court reporter Jack backfires when an overzealous city attorney Mario Lanza busts the judge on a marijuana charge.
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Episode 14 : Case: Democracy Vs. Tyranny
January. 13,1977
Walter's household rebels: Bobby wants an apartment, Brad refuses to change schools, and Mrs. McClellan buys a cat.
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Episode 13 : Case: The Hooper Affair
January. 06,1977
Walter's romance with Judge Hooper is threatened by the arrival of a college buddy who once dated her.
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Episode 12 : Case: Money Vs. Stature
December. 30,1976
Walter is tempted by a friend's offer of a law partnership.
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Episode 11 : Case: O' Come All Ye Wastrels
December. 23,1976
Believing there's no place like home for the holidays, Walter brings home a convicted criminal to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.
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Episode 10 : Case: Franklin In Love
December. 16,1976
Walter's family thinks his engagement to Judge Hooper is premature.
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Episode 9 : Case: Mario Strikes Again
December. 02,1976
Walter loses his cool in the courtroom when a new law clerk keeps interrupting him, and the issue of his emotional sickness is taken up by the judicial review board.
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Episode 8 : Case: The Denecki Debacle
November. 18,1976
Walter gets more than he bargained for on the bench when he replaces another jurist and has to deal with an attorney notorious for his devious tactics. .
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Episode 7 : Case: Terwilliger vs. Himself
November. 11,1976
When Jack's normally ultra-accurate court reports deteriorate, Walter investigates his friend's problem.
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Episode 6 : Case: The Snow White Affair
October. 28,1976
After Walter upholds a local theater's right to show a pornographic film, he forbids his eighteen-year-old daughter to see it.
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Episode 5 : Case: Franklin vs. Reubner And Reubner
October. 21,1976
Walter finds out that his tone-faced, sharp-tongued secretary, Miss Reubner, has another side to her personality when he asks her to his home to celebrate her birthday with his family. Ashamed of getting tight at her birthday party, Miss Reubner resigns.
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Episode 4 : Case: The Ego Affair
October. 14,1976
After delivering a well-received speech, Walter is inundated with public-speaking requests that send his ego sailing. He gets too big for his judicial robe when he accepts too many speaking engagements and starts believing his own publicity.
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Episode 3 : Case: His Honor Vs. Her Honor
October. 07,1976
Walter becomes infatuated when he meets another Judge, Eleanor Hooper, and they try to find some privacy together by meeting in Atlantic City.
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Episode 2 : Case: A Question Of Qualifications
September. 30,1976
Walter finds that hiring a new clerk can be a trying experience. He interviews an odd-lot assortment of law-clerk applicants and surprise everyone with his final choice.
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