
The Tony Randall Show
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
23-09-197630mWalter Franklin has to cope with a bad case of nerves as he preens for his first date with widow Linda Jenkins in almost two years.
- Ep 2
2.Case: A Question Of Qualifications
30-09-197630mWalter 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.
- Ep 3
3.Case: His Honor Vs. Her Honor
07-10-197630mWalter becomes infatuated when he meets another Judge, Eleanor Hooper, and they try to find some privacy together by meeting in Atlantic City.
- Ep 4
4.Case: The Ego Affair
14-10-197630mAfter 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...
- Ep 5
5.Case: Franklin vs. Reubner And Reubner
21-10-197630mWalter 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 fam...
- Ep 6
6.Case: The Snow White Affair
28-10-197630mAfter Walter upholds a local theater's right to show a pornographic film, he forbids his eighteen-year-old daughter to see it.
- Ep 7
7.Case: Terwilliger vs. Himself
11-11-197630mWhen Jack's normally ultra-accurate court reports deteriorate, Walter investigates his friend's problem.
- Ep 8
8.Case: The Denecki Debacle
18-11-197630mWalter 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. .
- Ep 9
9.Case: Mario Strikes Again
02-12-197630mWalter 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.
- Ep 10
10.Case: Franklin In Love
16-12-197630mWalter's family thinks his engagement to Judge Hooper is premature.
- Ep 11
11.Case: O' Come All Ye Wastrels
23-12-197630mBelieving there's no place like home for the holidays, Walter brings home a convicted criminal to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.
- Ep 12
12.Case: Money Vs. Stature
30-12-197630mWalter is tempted by a friend's offer of a law partnership.
- Ep 13
13.Case: The Hooper Affair
06-01-197730mWalter's romance with Judge Hooper is threatened by the arrival of a college buddy who once dated her.
- Ep 14
14.Case: Democracy Vs. Tyranny
13-01-197730mWalter's household rebels: Bobby wants an apartment, Brad refuses to change schools, and Mrs. McClellan buys a cat.
- Ep 15
15.Case: Whatever Happened To Mary Jane?
20-01-197730mWalter'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.
- Ep 16
16.Case: McClellan Vs. Immigration
27-01-197730mTo prevent deportation to her native England, Mrs. McClellan advertises for a husband and a motley crew of prospects show up.
- Ep 17
17.Case: May Vs December
03-02-197730mAfter reprimanding Bobby for dating an older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.
- Ep 18
18.Case: The Lawndale Report
10-02-197730mFrom 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 assig...
- Ep 19
19.Case: Violence Vs Finesse
17-02-197730mOliver 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...
- Ep 20
20.Case: Franklin Vs. McClellan
24-02-197730mWalter'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.
- Ep 21
21.Case: Facing Up Vs. Hiding Behind The Drapes
03-03-197730mMario becomes Walter's self-appointed bodyguard after the escape of a vengeful convict Walter once sent to prison.
- Ep 22
22.Case: The People Speak
10-03-197730mWalter runs for Superior Court judge against a former rival.
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