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