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East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS.
TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The SinnerSeptember 23, 1963—Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.
- S01E02Age of ConsentSeptember 30, 1963—An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.
- S01E03You Can't Beat the SystemOctober 7, 1963—Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.
- S01E04Something for the GirlsOctober 14, 1963—A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.
- S01E05I Before E Except After COctober 21, 1963—The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
- S01E06No Wings at AllOctober 28, 1963—A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.
- S01E07Who Do You KillNovember 4, 1963—A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.
- S01E08Go Fight City HallNovember 11, 1963—Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.
- S01E09Not Bad for OpenersNovember 18, 1963—Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.
- S01E10No Hiding PlaceDecember 2, 1963—A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.
- S01E11Where's Harry?December 9, 1963—A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.
- S01E12My Child on Monday MorningDecember 16, 1963—Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
- S01E13Creeps Live HereDecember 23, 1963—Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.
- S01E14The $5.98 DressJanuary 13, 1964—Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.
- S01E15The Beatnik and the PoliticianJanuary 20, 1964—When a politician tells a beatnik that the people don't want ""his kind"" in the area, Brock advises the beatnik to fight back by running ag
- S01E16One Drink at a TimeJanuary 27, 1964—A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.
- S01E17It's War, ManFebruary 10, 1964—
- S01E18Don't Grow OldFebruary 17, 1964—A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.
- S01E19The StreetFebruary 24, 1964—After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.
- S01E20If Your Grandmother Had WheelsMarch 2, 1964—Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.
- S01E21The Passion of the Nickel PlayerMarch 9, 1964—Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.
- S01E22Take Sides with the SunMarch 16, 1964—Brock is offered a job as legislative consultant for an ambitious U.S. Congressman, and must decide if this is a better way for him to help
- S01E23The Name of the GameMarch 23, 1964—A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.
- S01E24Nothing But the Half TruthMarch 30, 1964—When Representative Hanson gets Brock to appear on a TV discussion program about the problem of slums and then refuses to follow through, Br
- S01E25The GiversApril 13, 1964—Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.
- S01E26Here TodayApril 27, 1964—Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.
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