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S1 • E1
Philadelphia judge Walter Franklin copes with a bad case as he prepares for his first date in two years with an attractive widow.

S1 • E2
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.

S1 • E3
Judge Walter Franklin becomes infatuated with a female judge (Diana Muldaur).

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Judge Franklin is inundated with public speaking engagements after delivering a well-received speech that inflates his ego.

S1 • E5
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.

S1 • E6
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.

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S1 • E8
Presiding over an arson case, Judge Franklin has to deal with a defense attorney notorious for his devious tactics.

S1 • E9
The Judge's daughter is picked up for a date by Bullet Head, who's bald, speaks in a NY accent, and love bowling. The judge asks, "You like to go bowling?" The boy is annoyed and says, "Bowling's fun. It's fun for the entire family!"

S1 • E10
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.

S1 • E11
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.

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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.

S1 • E13
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.

S1 • E14
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.

S1 • E15
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.

S1 • E16
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.

S1 • E17
After reprimanding his daughter Bobby for dating a much older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.

S1 • E18
A noted social activist requests that Walter go behind bars to investigate the conditions at a prison.

S1 • E19
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.

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S1 • E21
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.

S1 • E22
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.

Judge Walter Franklin

Miss Janet Reubner

Jack Terwilliger

Oliver Wendell Franklin

Mrs. Bonnie McClellen
Roberta Franklin

Mario Lanza

Roberta Franklin

Wyatt Franklin

Judge Eleanor Hooper