Seasons & Episodes
The Paper Chase
James Hart (James Stephens), a farmboy from Minnesota, starts his first year of law school. Being unprepared for his fir
The Man Who Would Be King
Anderson pushes Hart to run for the first-year slot on the Law School Council. Elsewhere, Ford's father and sister come
A Day in the Life of . . .
Hart asks Kingsfield to answer a question before he thoroughly researched the case himself. As a penalty, Kingsfield giv
Great Expectations
The study group plans a weekend getaway picnic to blow off steam, but Professor Kingsfield assigns a lot of work at the
Voices of Silence
As part of Prof. Rolf's prison internship program for first year students, Logan is assigned to help in a hearing of a p
Nancy
Hart has a girlfriend with whom he is very close and share's his deep love of the law. Together they uncover a ""secret"
Da Da
This episode focuses on Tom Clayton, the guy with the ""photographic memory"" in the study group. Early in the episode
The Seating Chart
The ""Paper Chase"" meets ""I love Lucy:"" as the weekend approaches, Hart gets a special, paying assignment to index Ki
Moot Court
This is one of the standout episodes written by the John Jay Osborn, Jr., the author of the original book and screenplay
Kingsfield's Daughter
Hart falls for a woman who turns out to be Kingsfield's daughter - Susan Fields.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
This episode features Elizabeth Logan. Supreme Court Justice Reynolds pays a visit to campus to commemorate a milestone
Bell and Love
A female friend from Hart's hometown comes to visit Hart while trying to sort out her struggling marriage. As usual, Har
An Act of Desperation
A struggling Jonathan is so desperate to pass Kingsfield's midterm, he hires someone to steal a copy of the test. He tri
Losing Streak
Anderson, who has been making a small killing at poker amonst his friends, sees a lovely 3L (3rd year law student), Chri
The Man in the Chair
A new student, Paul Chandler, joins the class mid semester. He is wheelchair bound yet athletic and handsome. The stud
A Matter of Anger
A black woman has an inferiority complex because she was accepted to law school through the Affirmative Action program.
The Apprentice
Kingsfield hires Hart to help his assistant on an important appellate case, an unprecedented distinction for a first yea
Once More with Feeling
When Logan spurns a respected law professor who makes improper advances toward her, she is surprised to see the result i
The Clay Footed Idol
Kingsfield has his students form groups to argue both sides of a case of their choice. When Hart's study group selects a
The Tables Down at Ernie's
This episode further develops Kingsfield's character and fleshes-out his past. It begins with the news that Ernie's bar
A Case of Detente
Although this was not the last episode shown, as the production numbers tell, it was the last one produced. I remember
Scavenger Hunt
The main story concerns a ""scavenger hunt"" assignment that Prof. Kingsfield gives the students. They must get at least
Outline Fever
The second year begins with Hart and Ford moving to an off-campus apartment, while Bell is still at the dorm as the advi
Birthday Party
Kingsfield's friend and former student, now the Attorney General of the United States, asks him if he would accept a nom
Spreading It Thin
Hart has a feeling that a popular law professor has plagiarized an article for Law Review, and tries to prove it, to the
Cinderella
Connie attempts to help a returning student, now a single mother with no child care, and recruits Hart and Bell for assi
Commitments
Hart fails to appreciate Connie's heavy workload and turns to another woman for comfort. Bell attempts to help a first-y
Plague of Locusts
Hart has a tough choice when multiple firms offer him internships, while Bell is anxious because all his interviews go b
Snow
As usual, the Law Review is behind schedule, but this time Golden is sidelined with pneumonia. Second-in-command Shaw se
Mrs. Hart
Hart is given a run of the Review for the night when Golden meets a woman who is demanding of his time and attention. Fo
Tempest in a Pothole
Hart's girlfriend receives a scholarship offer in England. Hart tries to presuade her to stay with him, she suggests he
Labor of Love
Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian stru
Burden of Proof
Bell sues the city for damages and lost wages when he rides over a pothole and breaks his arm. Kingsfield has difficulty
War of the Wonks (a.k.a.) Machine
A minor incident between Golden and an engineering student about a parking space causes hostilities between the law stud
Limits
Ford reaches out to Kingsfield for help when his fellow students seek to force a teacher they suspect is senile in retir
Hart Goes Home
Working in the public defender's office, Hart has to defend the perpetrator who assaulted and robbed Kingsfield. The vio
Judgement Day
The students fear they will lose a popular professor when he becomes eligible for tenure but lacks significant publicati
My Dinner With Kingsfield
A snowstorm strands Kingsfield, forcing him to spend the evening with Hart while Ford and Bell get to know Nottingham in
The Advocates
Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian stru
Not Prince Hamlet
A grieving father struggles to understand why his son committed suicide.
Billy Pierce
Stressed-out first-year students prepare for Kingsfield's final. When the final exam is stolen, Bell is charged with fin
Decisions (1)
Decisions (2)
Free Advice
Laura's Struggle
Pressure
Tom Ford defends a student who assaulted a teacher. Rose goes on a date.
The Big D
The Day Kingsfield Missed Class
The Source
The Choice
It's Only a Show
Security
Lasting Impressions
A Wounded Hart
Mistaken Identity
Suppressed Desires
Honor
Graduation
The episode which brings it together. We learn of the future plans of the characters. Enjoyed Ford's talk with Hart be
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