You Can't Beat the System
East Side/West Side - S1 - E3
Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.
East Side/West Side: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - The Sinner
September 23, 1963
Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.
1x2 - Age of Consent
September 30, 1963
An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.
1x3 - You Can't Beat the System
October 7, 1963
Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.
1x4 - Something for the Girls
October 14, 1963
A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.
1x5 - I Before E Except After C
October 21, 1963
The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
1x6 - No Wings at All
October 28, 1963
A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.
1x7 - Who Do You Kill
November 4, 1963
A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.
1x8 - Go Fight City Hall
November 11, 1963
Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.
1x9 - Not Bad for Openers
November 18, 1963
Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.
1x10 - No Hiding Place
December 2, 1963
A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.
1x11 - Where's Harry?
December 9, 1963
A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.
1x12 - My Child on Monday Morning
December 16, 1963
Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
1x13 - Creeps Live Here
December 23, 1963
Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.
1x14 - The .98 Dress
January 13, 1964
Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.
1x15 - The Beatnik and the Politician
January 20, 1964
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.
1x16 - One Drink at a Time
January 27, 1964
A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.
1x17 - It's War, Man
February 10, 1964
1x18 - Don't Grow Old
February 17, 1964
A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.
1x19 - The Street
February 24, 1964
After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.
1x20 - If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
March 2, 1964
Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.
1x21 - The Passion of the Nickel Player
March 9, 1964
Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.
1x22 - Take Sides with the Sun
March 16, 1964
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.
1x23 - The Name of the Game
March 23, 1964
A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.
1x24 - Nothing But the Half Truth
March 30, 1964
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.
1x25 - The Givers
April 13, 1964
Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.
1x26 - Here Today
April 27, 1964
Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.