Harrigan and Son - Season 1

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Junior Joins the Law

1 - Junior Joins the Law

Air Date: October 14, 1960

James Jr. prepares to fight to defend a contested will. James Sr. tries to convince him it would be wiser to settle out of court.

Young Man's World

2 - Young Man's World

Air Date: October 21, 1960

The young men assuming the management of Pyramid Industries have some ideas about expansion that founder Lionel Wilton doesn't like.

Harrigan vs. Harrigan

3 - Harrigan vs. Harrigan

Air Date: October 28, 1960

It's Harrigan vs. Harrigan when senior discovers that junior has taken the case of a well-known accident faker named Gimpy.

Mother Was a Nightclub Singer

4 - Mother Was a Nightclub Singer

Air Date: November 4, 1960

When James Jr. dates Monica Nelson, a nightclub performer, father disapproves-unaware that his son is mixing some business with his pleasure.

Pay the Two Dollars

5 - Pay the Two Dollars

Air Date: November 11, 1960

Junior thinks his case in a small New England court is all sewed up, until he finds out that the judge, the bailiff and the defendant are all cousins.

A Matter of Dignity

6 - A Matter of Dignity

Air Date: November 18, 1960

A shabby character named Nippy is highly insulted when an artist paints him as a derelict. He implores the Harrigan firm to take legal steps to have the painting removed from an exhibition.

Miss Claridge Finds Romance

7 - Miss Claridge Finds Romance

Air Date: December 2, 1960

Miss Claridge finds romance, and her daydreaming is cutting down her typing speed too much to suit Harrigan Sr. Things don't get any better when her dream man, Tracy Oakhurst, is suspected of being a swindler.

There's No Fool Like an Old Fool

8 - There's No Fool Like an Old Fool

Air Date: December 9, 1960

Actress Lillian Lovely's performance bowls James Sr. over (she reminds him of his late wife), but the critics don't think much of Lillian's acting. So Senior comes to her defense-with a libel suit.

Pipes are Pipes

9 - Pipes are Pipes

Air Date: December 16, 1960

Matt Collins' company is being sued. The charge: producing a defective water heater. Matt wants to make a settlement, but Harrigan believes he's got nothing to fear in court.

Junior Becomes Senior

10 - Junior Becomes Senior

Air Date: December 23, 1960

Mr. Nibley was hired to exterminate the bugs in an apartment house, but the owners have proof that the little creatures are still there. For reasons of his own, Harrigan lets Junior take the case.

Non Compos Mentis

11 - Non Compos Mentis

Air Date: December 30, 1960

Tilly Cortland is a will-changing millionairess who dominates the first half of the show delightfully. Harrigan and son busily try to settle the estate in the second half, and mediate between a dog and a cat over a $10,000 legacy.

Junior Goes Society

12 - Junior Goes Society

Air Date: January 6, 1961

An attractive member of high society named Cynthia drops in to take an old friend, Miss Claridge, out to lunch. When Junior see Cynthia, he's smitten.

Junior's Other Job

13 - Junior's Other Job

Air Date: January 13, 1961

Junior's interviewed on TV after he wins an important tax case. It turns out to be good publicity.

Poor Little Rich Guy

14 - Poor Little Rich Guy

Air Date: January 20, 1961

Grant Hazelton, playboy and college chum of Junior's, asks the latter to handle his legal affairs. Harrigan Sr. doesn't like Hazelton much, and likes him even less when he starts dating Gypsy.

My Fair Lawyer

15 - My Fair Lawyer

Air Date: January 27, 1961

Neighbor Harold Calvin sues Harrigan Sr. for damages. Seems smoke from Harrigan's fireplace got in Calvin's eyes, nose and throat.

Shall We Dance?

16 - Shall We Dance?

Air Date: February 3, 1961

Charlie Finley, after 20 years of marriage wants to divorce his wife. It seems she's spending too many evenings at a local dancing school.

The Magnificient Borough

17 - The Magnificient Borough

Air Date: February 10, 1961

Senior's old friend Gimpy talks the lawyer into investing in his taxi. Then Gimpy has a difference of opinion with a fare, one Bruce Langley, and blackens the man's eye. Langley is Harrigan's client!

You Can Fight City Hall

18 - You Can Fight City Hall

Air Date: February 17, 1961

The city has condemned shoemaker Silas Marner's property, and nobody wants to take the man's case.

The Comeback

19 - The Comeback

Air Date: February 27, 1961

Junior visits night court to attend to a routine matter and finds a familiar face. A distinguished gentleman is charged with being drunk and disorderly-none other than Junior's old law teacher, Professor Walter Grant.

The Comics

20 - The Comics

Air Date: March 3, 1961

Buddy Wilson and his wife Bernice have worked up a nightclub act and want the Harrigan firm to have it copyrighted. Then Buddy's father shows up and tells Harrigan Sr. that he used all the material years ago in vaudeville.

100 Proof

21 - 100 Proof

Air Date: March 10, 1961

Patrick O'Toole is arrested for drunken driving. But he tells Harrigan Sr. that he took the pledge a long time ago, and hasn't fallen off the wagon since.

They Were All In Step But Jim

22 - They Were All In Step But Jim

Air Date: March 17, 1961

Actress Lillian Lovely, a Hungarian citizen, is facing deportation for failing to renew her visa. She wants Harrigan Sr. to help her right away, but senior has plans for the St. Patrick's Day parade that afternoon.

The Manly Art

23 - The Manly Art

Air Date: March 24, 1961

A boxer named Brennan tells Harrigan Sr. that he won his last fight too easily. But there's no way to prove that the fight was fixed. Junior comes up with the idea of posing as a fighter.

A Ticket to Albany

24 - A Ticket to Albany

Air Date: March 31, 1961

Junior becomes a candidate for a state Senate seat. Harrigan Sr., unaware of this, endorses the candidate of the opposition party.

The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead

25 - The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead

Air Date: April 7, 1961

Robert Fenton has changed his name and leads an inconspicuous life. When a scandal sheet columnist digs up the past and prints it, Fenton threatens the man with violence. This doesn't help Fenton's case much when the journalist is found dead.

Harrigan vs. Harvard

26 - Harrigan vs. Harvard

Air Date: April 14, 1961

Junior prevails upon Harrigan Sr. to agree to address a graduating class at Harvard Law School.

Senior Goes to Hollywood

27 - Senior Goes to Hollywood

Air Date: April 21, 1961

Senior goes to Hollywood on his vacation, and visits a movie studio. He notices some errors in legal procedure on one set where they're filming a courtroom drama-so he decides to offer some advice.

The Case of the Missing Case

28 - The Case of the Missing Case

Air Date: April 28, 1961

Fern Williams, Junior's latest girlfriend, is quite high up on the social register. But this doesn't mean she's immune to an anti-social compulsion -kleptomania.

Hans is Hot

29 - Hans is Hot

Air Date: May 5, 1961

Hello-Goodbye

30 - Hello-Goodbye

Air Date: May 12, 1961

A series of legal setbacks convince Harrigan Sr. that it's time to retire. But the most practical place to write his memoirs seems to be right in the office-with his old staff.

The Legacy

31 - The Legacy

Air Date: May 19, 1961

Senior has known Rose Kowalski ever since she was a tot. Now she's a nightclub singer and wants to legally change her name to Renee Collins. Mrs. Kowalski asks Harrigan to persuade her daughter to change her mind.

Roommates

32 - Roommates

Air Date: May 26, 1961

While Senior's apartment is being renovated, Junior invites his Dad to spend a week at his apartment. The first evening, Junior and his girlfriend Gail are thinking romance-while Senior recites "Casey at the Bat."

On Broadway

33 - On Broadway

Air Date: September 22, 1961

The first of two new shows before this series leaves the air. Merrill Davis, a long time client of Harrigan Sr., is known for his miserly ways.

The Testimonial

34 - The Testimonial

Air Date: September 29, 1961

A group of Senior's clients (who got legal service although they couldn't afford the fee) get together to show their appreciation by arranging a dinner for him.