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East Side/West Side

Season 1 · 26 episodes · Sep 23, 1963

  1. Episode 1

    The Sinner

    Sep 23, 1963

    Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.

  2. Episode 2

    Age of Consent

    Sep 30, 1963

    An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.

  3. Episode 3

    You Can't Beat the System

    Oct 7, 1963

    Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.

  4. Episode 4

    Something for the Girls

    Oct 14, 1963

    A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.

  5. Episode 5

    I Before E Except After C

    Oct 21, 1963

    The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.

  6. Episode 6

    No Wings at All

    Oct 28, 1963

    A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.

  7. Episode 7

    Who Do You Kill

    Nov 4, 1963

    A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.

  8. Episode 8

    Go Fight City Hall

    Nov 11, 1963

    Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.

  9. Episode 9

    Not Bad for Openers

    Nov 18, 1963

    Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.

  10. Episode 10

    No Hiding Place

    Dec 2, 1963

    A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.

  11. Episode 11

    Where's Harry?

    Dec 9, 1963

    A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.

  12. Episode 12

    My Child on Monday Morning

    Dec 16, 1963

    Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.

  13. Episode 13

    Creeps Live Here

    Dec 23, 1963

    Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.

  14. Episode 14

    The $5.98 Dress

    Jan 13, 1964

    Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.

  15. Episode 15

    The Beatnik and the Politician

    Jan 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 against him in the next election.

  16. Episode 16

    One Drink at a Time

    Jan 27, 1964

    A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.

  17. Episode 17

    It's War, Man

    Feb 10, 1964

  18. Episode 18

    Don't Grow Old

    Feb 17, 1964

    A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.

  19. Episode 19

    The Street

    Feb 24, 1964

    After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.

  20. Episode 20

    If Your Grandmother Had Wheels

    Mar 2, 1964

    Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.

  21. Episode 21

    The Passion of the Nickel Player

    Mar 9, 1964

    Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.

  22. Episode 22

    Take Sides with the Sun

    Mar 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 people than to continue his community social services work, treating one case at a time.

  23. Episode 23

    The Name of the Game

    Mar 23, 1964

    A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.

  24. Episode 24

    Nothing But the Half Truth

    Mar 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, Brock considers quitting.

  25. Episode 25

    The Givers

    Apr 13, 1964

    Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.

  26. Episode 26

    Here Today

    Apr 27, 1964

    Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.