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The Paper Chase: Season 1

22 episodes · first aired Sep 9, 1978

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1 The Paper Chase Sep 9, 1978 James Hart (James Stephens), a farmboy from Minnesota, starts his first year of law school. Being unprepared for his first day of ""Contracts"" he is 'shrouded' by Professor Charles W…
2 The Man Who Would Be King Sep 19, 1978 Anderson pushes Hart to run for the first-year slot on the Law School Council. Elsewhere, Ford's father and sister come for a visit. Ford's father is an alumnus of the school, and his very…
3 A Day in the Life of . . . Sep 26, 1978 Hart asks Kingsfield to answer a question before he thoroughly researched the case himself. As a penalty, Kingsfield gives Hart additional research that is due the following morning. Hart…
4 Great Expectations Oct 3, 1978 The study group plans a weekend getaway picnic to blow off steam, but Professor Kingsfield assigns a lot of work at the last minute, causing the group to drop the getaway and just have an…
5 Voices of Silence Oct 10, 1978 As part of Prof. Rolf's prison internship program for first year students, Logan is assigned to help in a hearing of a political activist, Eric Ryerson, who was put in solitary confinement…
6 Nancy Oct 17, 1978 Hart has a girlfriend with whom he is very close and share's his deep love of the law. Together they uncover a ""secret"" repository of all of the collected books, articles, and even class…
7 Da Da Oct 31, 1978 This episode focuses on Tom Clayton, the guy with the ""photographic memory"" in the study group. Early in the episode Kingsfield intimidates Tom to the point he is incapable of speaking…
8 The Seating Chart Nov 14, 1978 The ""Paper Chase"" meets ""I love Lucy:"" as the weekend approaches, Hart gets a special, paying assignment to index Kingsfield's new book of essays, due Monday â€“ an impossibly…
9 Moot Court Nov 21, 1978 This is one of the standout episodes written by the John Jay Osborn, Jr., the author of the original book and screenplay for the 1974 movie. Moot court is the chance for first year law…
10 Kingsfield's Daughter Nov 28, 1978 Hart falls for a woman who turns out to be Kingsfield's daughter - Susan Fields.
11 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Dec 5, 1978 This episode features Elizabeth Logan. Supreme Court Justice Reynolds pays a visit to campus to commemorate a milestone anniversary of women being admitted to the law school. During a…
12 Bell and Love Dec 12, 1978 A female friend from Hart's hometown comes to visit Hart while trying to sort out her struggling marriage. As usual, Hart is swamped, so he asks Bell to keep her company for a few days…
13 An Act of Desperation Dec 19, 1978 A struggling Jonathan is so desperate to pass Kingsfield's midterm, he hires someone to steal a copy of the test. He tricks the rest of his study group into believing that it is an old…
14 Losing Streak Jan 19, 1979 Anderson, who has been making a small killing at poker amonst his friends, sees a lovely 3L (3rd year law student), Chris Carlyle (Christine Belford), and wants to get to know her better…
15 The Man in the Chair Feb 6, 1979 A new student, Paul Chandler, joins the class mid semester. He is wheelchair bound yet athletic and handsome. The study group welcomes him in and in their interactions we gradually see…
16 A Matter of Anger Feb 13, 1979 A black woman has an inferiority complex because she was accepted to law school through the Affirmative Action program. At Kingsfield's request, Hart reluctantly becomes the angry woman's…
17 The Apprentice Feb 20, 1979 Kingsfield hires Hart to help his assistant on an important appellate case, an unprecedented distinction for a first year student. The assistant, much sought after and soon to graduate…
18 Once More with Feeling Feb 27, 1979 When Logan spurns a respected law professor who makes improper advances toward her, she is surprised to see the result is a low grade. However, Kingsfield, head of the disciplinary…
19 The Clay Footed Idol Mar 20, 1979 Kingsfield has his students form groups to argue both sides of a case of their choice. When Hart's study group selects a case that the professor lost early in his career, they start to…
20 The Tables Down at Ernie's Mar 27, 1979 This episode further develops Kingsfield's character and fleshes-out his past. It begins with the news that Ernie's bar, a favorite campus hangout for generations, will be closed along…
21 A Case of Detente Apr 17, 1979 Although this was not the last episode shown, as the production numbers tell, it was the last one produced. I remember that the last episode was about Hart falling in love with a Russian…
22 Scavenger Hunt Apr 24, 1979 The main story concerns a ""scavenger hunt"" assignment that Prof. Kingsfield gives the students. They must get at least 70 questions correct out of 100 concerning various aspects of…