About this season
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".
Episodes (26)
1. The Sinner
Aired 23 September 1963 • 60 min
Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.
2. Age of Consent
Aired 30 September 1963 • 60 min
An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.
3. You Can't Beat the System
Aired 7 October 1963 • 60 min
Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.
4. Something for the Girls
Aired 14 October 1963 • 60 min
A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.
5. I Before E Except After C
Aired 21 October 1963 • 60 min
The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
6. No Wings at All
Aired 28 October 1963 • 60 min
A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.
7. Who Do You Kill
Aired 4 November 1963 • 60 min
A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.
8. Go Fight City Hall
Aired 11 November 1963 • 60 min
Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.
9. Not Bad for Openers
Aired 18 November 1963 • 60 min
Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.
10. No Hiding Place
Aired 2 December 1963 • 60 min
A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.
11. Where's Harry?
Aired 9 December 1963 • 60 min
A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.
12. My Child on Monday Morning
Aired 16 December 1963 • 60 min
Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
13. Creeps Live Here
Aired 23 December 1963 • 60 min
Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.
14. The $5.98 Dress
Aired 13 January 1964 • 60 min
Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.
15. The Beatnik and the Politician
Aired 20 January 1964 • 60 min
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. One Drink at a Time
Aired 27 January 1964 • 60 min
A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.
17. It's War, Man
Aired 10 February 1964 • 60 min
18. Don't Grow Old
Aired 17 February 1964 • 60 min
A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.
19. The Street
Aired 24 February 1964 • 60 min
After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.
20. If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
Aired 2 March 1964 • 60 min
Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.
21. The Passion of the Nickel Player
Aired 9 March 1964 • 60 min
Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.
22. Take Sides with the Sun
Aired 16 March 1964 • 60 min
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. The Name of the Game
Aired 23 March 1964 • 60 min
A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.
24. Nothing But the Half Truth
Aired 30 March 1964 • 60 min
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. The Givers
Aired 13 April 1964 • 60 min
Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.
26. Here Today
Aired 27 April 1964 • 60 min
Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.