22. Case: The People Speak
Walter runs for Superior Court judge against a former rival.
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The Tony Randall Show is a comedy TV series that premiered on ABC on September 23, 1976. It has 2 seasons and 44 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 22 "Wyatt Loves Bonnie", aired on March 25, 1978.
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists.
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44 episodes · 2 seasons
1976 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago
Walter runs for Superior Court judge against a former rival.
Mario becomes Walter's self-appointed bodyguard after the escape of a vengeful convict Walter once sent to prison.
Walter'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.
Oliver 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 tries to emulate his hero's hockey style.
From 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 assignment as part of a judicial investigation on the institution's conditions.
After reprimanding Bobby for dating an older man, Walter finds himself attracted to a younger woman.
To prevent deportation to her native England, Mrs. McClellan advertises for a husband and a motley crew of prospects show up.
Walter'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.
Walter's household rebels: Bobby wants an apartment, Brad refuses to change schools, and Mrs. McClellan buys a cat.
Walter's romance with Judge Hooper is threatened by the arrival of a college buddy who once dated her.
Walter is tempted by a friend's offer of a law partnership.
Believing there's no place like home for the holidays, Walter brings home a convicted criminal to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.
Walter's family thinks his engagement to Judge Hooper is premature.
Walter 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.
Walter 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. .
When Jack's normally ultra-accurate court reports deteriorate, Walter investigates his friend's problem.
After Walter upholds a local theater's right to show a pornographic film, he forbids his eighteen-year-old daughter to see it.
Walter 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 family. Ashamed of getting tight at her birthday party, Miss Reubner resigns.
After 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 speaking engagements and starts believing his own publicity.
Walter becomes infatuated when he meets another Judge, Eleanor Hooper, and they try to find some privacy together by meeting in Atlantic City.
Walter 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.
Walter 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.
1977 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 48 years ago
Walter discovers that his father is in love with Mrs. McClellan.
Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.
Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.
Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.
Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.
Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.
Walter has to choose between Eleanor and Melissa.
Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.
Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.
Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.
A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.
Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.
Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.
When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joining clubs.
Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.
Franklin is forced to rule against an environmental protester, and when Bobby leads a protest, he jails her for contempt of court.
An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.
Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.
Mario mistakes Eleanor's kindness for love.
Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.
Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.
Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.
Created by Jay Tarses
The Tony Randall Show has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 25, 1978.
The most recent episode of The Tony Randall Show, Season 2 Episode 22 "Wyatt Loves Bonnie", aired on March 25, 1978.
The Tony Randall Show has 2 seasons with 44 episodes in total.
The Tony Randall Show first aired on ABC on September 23, 1976.
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