Alex March
Director
East Side/West Side (1963)
Season 1
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".
Released Sept. 23, 1963
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.social-worker, imdb.social-worker, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.cardinal-direction-in-title, imdb.race-relations, imdb.controversy + 5 more, imdb.social-problem, imdb.social-work, imdb.urban-setting, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: United Artists Television, Talent Associates, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Sinner
Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.
Sept. 23, 1963, midnight
S1E2 - Age of Consent
An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.
Sept. 30, 1963, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 7, 1963, midnight
S1E4 - Something for the Girls
A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.
Oct. 14, 1963, midnight
S1E5 - I Before E Except After C
The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
Oct. 21, 1963, midnight
S1E6 - No Wings at All
A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.
Oct. 28, 1963, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Nov. 4, 1963, midnight
S1E8 - Go Fight City Hall
Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.
Nov. 11, 1963, midnight
S1E9 - Not Bad for Openers
Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.
Nov. 18, 1963, midnight
S1E10 - No Hiding Place
A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.
Dec. 2, 1963, midnight
S1E11 - Where's Harry?
A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.
Dec. 9, 1963, midnight
S1E12 - My Child on Monday Morning
Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
Dec. 16, 1963, midnight
S1E13 - Creeps Live Here
Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.
Dec. 23, 1963, midnight
S1E14 - The $5.98 Dress
Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.
Jan. 13, 1964, midnight
S1E15 - 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.
Jan. 20, 1964, midnight
S1E16 - One Drink at a Time
A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.
Jan. 27, 1964, midnight
S1E17 - It's War, Man
Feb. 10, 1964, midnight
S1E18 - Don't Grow Old
A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.
Feb. 17, 1964, midnight
S1E19 - The Street
After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.
Feb. 24, 1964, midnight
S1E20 - 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.
March 2, 1964, midnight
S1E21 - The Passion of the Nickel Player
Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.
March 9, 1964, midnight
S1E22 - 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.
March 16, 1964, midnight
S1E23 - The Name of the Game
A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.
March 23, 1964, midnight
S1E24 - 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.
March 30, 1964, midnight
S1E25 - The Givers
Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.
April 13, 1964, midnight
S1E26 - Here Today
Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.
April 27, 1964, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1560 min.
Released: Sept. 23, 1963
Last Air Date: April 27, 1964, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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