E1 - Franklin vs. the Generation Gap

Aired: September 24, 1977

Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.

E2 - The Prodigal Father Returns

Aired: October 01, 1977

Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.

E3 - Walter Screws Up

Aired: October 08, 1977

Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.

E4 - Philadelphia Triangle

Aired: October 15, 1977

Mario mistakes Eleanor's kindness for love.

E5 - Love vs. Excitement

Aired: October 22, 1977

Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.

E6 - The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3

Aired: October 29, 1977

An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.

E7 - Civil Disobedience

Aired: 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.

E8 - Skin Game

Aired: November 12, 1977

Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.

E9 - New Found Franklin

Aired: November 26, 1977

When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joining clubs.

E10 - Franklin vs. Casanova

Aired: December 10, 1977

Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.

E11 - Bobby vs. Michael

Aired: December 17, 1977

Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.

E12 - The Sylvia Needleman Experience

Aired: December 24, 1977

A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.

E13 - Kids' Rights

Aired: January 07, 1978

Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.

E14 - Bobby and Brian

Aired: January 14, 1978

Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.

E15 - I Live to Dance

Aired: January 21, 1978

Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.

E16 - Twice Is Not Enough

Aired: January 28, 1978

Walter has to choose between Eleanor and Melissa.

E17 - Dream Maker

Aired: February 04, 1978

Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.

E18 - Case: The Eyes of the Law

Aired: February 11, 1978

Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.

E19 - The Phantom of the Poconos

Aired: February 18, 1978

Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.

E20 - Adios, Mr. Chips

Aired: March 04, 1978

Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.

E21 - The Way It Was

Aired: March 11, 1978

Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.

E22 - Wyatt Loves Bonnie

Aired: March 25, 1978

Walter discovers that his father is in love with Mrs. McClellan.