#1 | 09/24/1977Franklin vs. the Generation Gap
Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.
#2 | 10/01/1977The Prodigal Father Returns
Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.
#3 | 10/08/1977Walter Screws Up
Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.
#4 | 10/15/1977Philadelphia Triangle
#5 | 10/22/1977Love vs. Excitement
Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.
#6 | 10/29/1977The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3
An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.
#7 | 11/05/1977Civil Disobedience
Franklin is forced to rule against an environmental protester, and when Bobby leads a protest, he jails her for contempt of court.
#8 | 11/12/1977Skin Game
Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.
#9 | 11/26/1977New Found Franklin
When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joining clubs.
#10 | 12/10/1977Franklin vs. Casanova
Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.
#11 | 12/17/1977Bobby vs. Michael
Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.
#12 | 12/24/1977The Sylvia Needleman Experience
A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.
#13 | 01/07/1978Kids' Rights
Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.
#14 | 01/14/1978Bobby and Brian
Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.
#15 | 01/21/1978I Live to Dance
Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.
#16 | 01/28/1978Twice Is Not Enough
#17 | 02/04/1978Dream Maker
Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.
#18 | 02/11/1978Case: The Eyes of the Law
Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.
#19 | 02/18/1978The Phantom of the Poconos
Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.
#20 | 03/04/1978Adios, Mr. Chips
Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.
#21 | 03/11/1978The Way It Was
Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.
#22 | 03/25/1978Wyatt Loves Bonnie
Walter discovers that his father is in love with Mrs. McClellan.