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Harrigan and Son

1960 - 1961

Junior Joins the Law

14th October 1960
Episode 1
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

21st October 1960
Episode 2
The young men assuming the management of Pyramid Industries have some ideas about expansion that founder Lionel Wilton doesn't like.

Harrigan vs. Harrigan

28th October 1960
Episode 3
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

4th November 1960
Episode 4
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

11th November 1960
Episode 5
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

18th November 1960
Episode 6
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

2nd December 1960
Episode 7
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

9th December 1960
Episode 8
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

16th December 1960
Episode 9
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

23rd December 1960
Episode 10
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

30th December 1960
Episode 11
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

6th January 1961
Episode 12
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

13th January 1961
Episode 13
Junior's interviewed on TV after he wins an important tax case. It turns out to be good publicity.

Poor Little Rich Guy

20th January 1961
Episode 14
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

27th January 1961
Episode 15
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?

3rd February 1961
Episode 16
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

10th February 1961
Episode 17
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

17th February 1961
Episode 18
The city has condemned shoemaker Silas Marner's property, and nobody wants to take the man's case.

The Comeback

27th February 1961
Episode 19
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

3rd March 1961
Episode 20
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

10th March 1961
Episode 21
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

17th March 1961
Episode 22
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

24th March 1961
Episode 23
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

31st March 1961
Episode 24
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

7th April 1961
Episode 25
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

14th April 1961
Episode 26
Junior prevails upon Harrigan Sr. to agree to address a graduating class at Harvard Law School.

Senior Goes to Hollywood

21st April 1961
Episode 27
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

28th April 1961
Episode 28
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

5th May 1961
Episode 29
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Hello-Goodbye

12th May 1961
Episode 30
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

19th May 1961
Episode 31
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

26th May 1961
Episode 32
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

22nd September 1961
Episode 33
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

29th September 1961
Episode 34
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.
Top Cast

Harrigan and Son is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry as Jim Harrigan, Sr., and Jim, Jr. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb as Miss Claridge. The series aired 34 episodes at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays from October 14, 1960, to September 29, 1961. It preceded ABC's cartoon series, The Flintstones. Its competition was the second half of the CBS Western, Rawhide. For the first half of the season, Harrigan and Son aired opposite the detective series Dan Raven, starring Skip Homeier. The series premiere is titled "Junior Joins the Law Firm". The finale is called "The Testimonial". Harrigan and Son was owned and produced by Desilu Production. A running gimmick in the show consisted of Harrigan, Sr., commenting on some situation in Latin, Harrigan, Jr., replying, "Which means?", and Harrigan, Sr., translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The closing of show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George M. Cohan song, "Harrigan".

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