East Side/West Side

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19631h

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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".

Seasons

26 Episodes • Premiered 1963

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1. The Sinner

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

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2. Age of Consent

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

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3. You Can't Beat the System

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

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4. Something for the Girls

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

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5. I Before E Except After C

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

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6. No Wings at All

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

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7. Who Do You Kill

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

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8. Go Fight City Hall

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

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9. Not Bad for Openers

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

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10. No Hiding Place

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

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11. Where's Harry?

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

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12. My Child on Monday Morning

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

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13. Creeps Live Here

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

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14. The $5.98 Dress

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

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15. The Beatnik and the Politician

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.

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16. One Drink at a Time

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

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17. It's War, Man

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18. Don't Grow Old

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

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19. The Street

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

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20. If Your Grandmother Had Wheels

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

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21. The Passion of the Nickel Player

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

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22. Take Sides with the Sun

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.

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23. The Name of the Game

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

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24. Nothing But the Half Truth

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.

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25. The Givers

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

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26. Here Today

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

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