Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
Walter Franklin has to cope with a bad case of nerves as he preens for his first date with widow Linda Jenkins in almos
Case: A Question Of Qualifications
Walter finds that hiring a new clerk can be a trying experience. He interviews an odd-lot assortment of law-clerk applic
Case: His Honor Vs. Her Honor
Walter becomes infatuated when he meets another Judge, Eleanor Hooper, and they try to find some privacy together by mee
Case: The Ego Affair
After delivering a well-received speech, Walter is inundated with public-speaking requests that send his ego sailing. He
Case: Franklin vs. Reubner And Reubner
Walter finds out that his tone-faced, sharp-tongued secretary, Miss Reubner, has another side to her personality when he
Case: The Snow White Affair
After Walter upholds a local theater's right to show a pornographic film, he forbids his eighteen-year-old daughter to s
Case: Terwilliger vs. Himself
When Jack's normally ultra-accurate court reports deteriorate, Walter investigates his friend's problem.
Case: The Denecki Debacle
Walter gets more than he bargained for on the bench when he replaces another jurist and has to deal with an attorney not
Case: Mario Strikes Again
Walter loses his cool in the courtroom when a new law clerk keeps interrupting him, and the issue of his emotional sickn
Case: Franklin In Love
Walter's family thinks his engagement to Judge Hooper is premature.
Case: O' Come All Ye Wastrels
Believing there's no place like home for the holidays, Walter brings home a convicted criminal to spend the Christmas ho
Case: Money Vs. Stature
Walter is tempted by a friend's offer of a law partnership.
Case: The Hooper Affair
Walter's romance with Judge Hooper is threatened by the arrival of a college buddy who once dated her.
Case: Democracy Vs. Tyranny
Walter's household rebels: Bobby wants an apartment, Brad refuses to change schools, and Mrs. McClellan buys a cat.
Case: Whatever Happened To Mary Jane?
Walter's eagerness to help his loyal friend and court reporter Jack backfires when an overzealous city attorney Mario La
Case: McClellan Vs. Immigration
To prevent deportation to her native England, Mrs. McClellan advertises for a husband and a motley crew of prospects sho
Case: May Vs December
After reprimanding Bobby for dating an older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.
Case: The Lawndale Report
From a beach at Acapulco to a minimum security prison is quite a contrast for Walter, who sought the former for two week
Case: Violence Vs Finesse
Oliver cuts school and learns a lesson when he comes to his father's courtroom to see his hero Wild Doug Mclntire, the t
Case: Franklin Vs. McClellan
Walter's household rises up against him, Brad is not willing to change schools, Bobby expresses her liking to live in an
Case: Facing Up Vs. Hiding Behind The Drapes
Mario becomes Walter's self-appointed bodyguard after the escape of a vengeful convict Walter once sent to prison.
Case: The People Speak
Walter runs for Superior Court judge against a former rival.
Franklin vs. the Generation Gap
Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.
The Prodigal Father Returns
Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.
Walter Screws Up
Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.
Philadelphia Triangle
Mario mistakes Eleanor's kindness for love.
Love vs. Excitement
Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.
The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3
An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.
Civil Disobedience
Franklin is forced to rule against an environmental protester, and when Bobby leads a protest, he jails her for contempt
Skin Game
Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.
New Found Franklin
When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joini
Franklin vs. Casanova
Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.
Bobby vs. Michael
Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.
The Sylvia Needleman Experience
A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.
Kids' Rights
Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.
Bobby and Brian
Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.
I Live to Dance
Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.
Twice Is Not Enough
Walter has to choose between Eleanor and Melissa.
Dream Maker
Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.
Case: The Eyes of the Law
Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.
The Phantom of the Poconos
Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.
Adios, Mr. Chips
Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.
The Way It Was
Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.
Wyatt Loves Bonnie
Walter discovers that his father is in love with Mrs. McClellan.
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