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East Side/West Side

TV·1963–1964·1 season, 26 episodes·CBS·Drama·1h

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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

Season0126Episodes1963–64AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The SinnerSeptember 23, 1963Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.
  2. S01E02Age of ConsentSeptember 30, 1963An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.
  3. S01E03You Can't Beat the SystemOctober 7, 1963Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.
  4. S01E04Something for the GirlsOctober 14, 1963A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.
  5. S01E05I Before E Except After COctober 21, 1963The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
  6. S01E06No Wings at AllOctober 28, 1963A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.
  7. S01E07Who Do You KillNovember 4, 1963A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.
  8. S01E08Go Fight City HallNovember 11, 1963Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.
  9. S01E09Not Bad for OpenersNovember 18, 1963Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.
  10. S01E10No Hiding PlaceDecember 2, 1963A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.
  11. S01E11Where's Harry?December 9, 1963A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.
  12. S01E12My Child on Monday MorningDecember 16, 1963Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
  13. S01E13Creeps Live HereDecember 23, 1963Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.
  14. S01E14The $5.98 DressJanuary 13, 1964Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.
  15. S01E15The Beatnik and the PoliticianJanuary 20, 1964When 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
  16. S01E16One Drink at a TimeJanuary 27, 1964A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.
  17. S01E17It's War, ManFebruary 10, 1964
  18. S01E18Don't Grow OldFebruary 17, 1964A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.
  19. S01E19The StreetFebruary 24, 1964After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.
  20. S01E20If Your Grandmother Had WheelsMarch 2, 1964Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.
  21. S01E21The Passion of the Nickel PlayerMarch 9, 1964Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.
  22. S01E22Take Sides with the SunMarch 16, 1964Brock 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
  23. S01E23The Name of the GameMarch 23, 1964A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.
  24. S01E24Nothing But the Half TruthMarch 30, 1964When Representative Hanson gets Brock to appear on a TV discussion program about the problem of slums and then refuses to follow through, Br
  25. S01E25The GiversApril 13, 1964Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.
  26. S01E26Here TodayApril 27, 1964Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.

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