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The Classic TV Archive - US Legal Drama Series
Episode Guide - July 2006
(  )
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

Source: DVD Avenue (Box Set - all 58 episodes)
The Paper Chase: (original series)(1978-79)
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
CBS (Tuesdays 8:00 pm ET)
Executive producer Robert C. Thompson
Based on the novel by John Jay Osborn Jr and on
the 1973 film of the same name also starring John Houseman
Developed for Television by James Bridges

US legal drama series 1978-79 pilot + 21 episodes x 60 min color
19Sept78-17July79
starring
John Houseman as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr
James Stephens as James T. Hart
Tom Fitzsimmons as Franklin Ford III
co-starring
Robert Ginty as Thomas Craig Anderson
James Keane as Willis Bell
Jonathan Segal as Jonathan Brooks (1978)
Francine Tacker as Elizabeth Logan
Deka Beaudine as Asheley Brooks (1978)
Charles Hallahan as Ernie
Carole Goldman as Carol
Betty Harford as Mrs. Nottingham
Jack Manning as Dean Rutherford
Jessica Salem as Mallison
Stanley De Santis as Gagarian
Michael Tucci as Gerald Golden

Notable Guest Appearances
David Drucker .... Alvin 1978
David Drucker .... Crazy Law Student 1979

Premise:
 TV Series about a class of Law students, at a prestigious Eastern
American Law School, their everyday lives and their effort to make it
through Law School. Hart, Ford, Bell and the rest of them have to face
Kingsfield, the most feared of professors but they are determined to
study hard and eventually get their diploma...

A fine series.

Showtime Cable Channel revived the series 1983-89 but not up to the
quality of these original episodes. (Details at the bottom of this guide)

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########## THE PAPER CHASE: The pilot ##########
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0.00 [--] THE PAPER CHASE (60 min pilot)
TCF prod. no. X-910 (copyright date 7Sep78)
09Sep78 CBS Sat
Produced by Robert C. Thompson
Written by James Bridges
Directed by Joseph Hardy
director of photography: Charles Wheeler
music: Stephen Seretan
Guest cast:
Marilu Henner ...... Susu
Lewis Charles ...... Trelli
Peter Fitzsimmons .. Toombs
Synopsis:
Professor Kingsfield is revered by his students for his brilliance
and fear him for his classroom tyranny, except for James T. Hart, an
earnest, likable fellow who walks into his first class totally
unprepared for the Big K. [RF]

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## THE PAPER CHASE: THE FIRST YEAR (1978-79) ###
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CBS Tuesdays 8:00 PM Eastern
(19Sept78-17July79)

1.01 [--] The Paper Chase: GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Prod. no. T-701 (copyright date 12Sep78)
19Sep78 CBS Tue
produced by Robert Lewin
written by Ellison Carroll
directed by Harvey Laidman
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Stephen Seretan

1.02 [--] The Paper Chase: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...
Prod. no. T-702 (copyright date 19Sep78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Philip Leacock
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Charles Fox.

1.03 [--] The Paper Chase: THE MAN WHO COULD BE KING
Prod. no. T-704 (copyright date 26Sep78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Gwen Arner
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Charles Fox.

1.04 [--] The Paper Chase: VOICES OF SILENCE
Prod. no. T-705 (copyright date 10Oct78)
produced by Robert Lewin
directed by Alex March
written by Stephen Kandel
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Richard Shores

1.05 [--] The Paper Chase: NANCY (a.k.a. The Consiglieri's Daughter)
Prod. no. T-703 (copyright date 17Oct78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by T. S. Cook
directed by William Hale
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Stephen Seretan.

1.06 [--] The Paper Chase: DA DA
Prod. no. T-707 (copyright date 31Oct78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by Gordon Hoban
directed by Philip Leacock
director of photography: John Elsenbach;
music: Richard Shores.

1.07 [--] The Paper Chase: THE SEATING CHART
Prod. no. T-706 (copyright date 14Nov78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by James Bridges
directed by Robert C. Thompson
director of photography: Alfred Taylor
music: Stephen Seretan.

1.08 [--] The Paper Chase: MOOT COURT
Prod. no. T-709 (copyright date 21Nov78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Seymour Robbie
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Stephen Seretan.

1.09 [--] The Paper Chase: KINGSFIELD'S DAUGHTER
Prod. no. T-711 (copyright date 28Nov78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by Gordon Hoban
directed by Alex March
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Richard Shores

1.10 [--] The Paper Chase: THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Prod. no. T-708 (copyright date 5Dec78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by John Jay Osborn, Jr. & Leigh Curran
directed by Larry Elikann
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Stephen Seretan

1.11 [--] The Paper Chase: BELL AND LOVE
Prod. no. T-710 (copyright date 12Dec78)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by Richard Kramer
directed by Peter Levin
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Richard Shores

1.12 [--] The Paper Chase: AN ACT OF DESPERATION
Prod. no. T-712 (copyright date 9Jan79)
produced by Robert Lewin
written by James Menzies & Marvin Kupfer
directed by Carl Kugel
director of photography:John Elsenbach
film editor: Art Seid.
music Stephen Secretan

1.13 [--] The Paper Chase: LOSING STREAK
Prod. no. T-714 (copyright date 16Jan79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by Shimon Wincelberg
directed by Alex March
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music supervision: Lionel Newman.

1.14 [--] The Paper Chase: THE MAN IN THE CHAIR
Prod. no. T-715 (copyright date 6Feb79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by Jerome Ross
directed by Robert C. Thompson
director of photography John Elsenbach
music: Stephen Seretan.

1.15 [--] The Paper Chase: A MATTER OF HONOR
Prod. no. T-716 (copyright date 13Feb79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by Marvin Kupfer & Albert Aley
directed by Seymour Robblie
director of photography: John Elsenbach
film editor: Axel Hubert.
music: Stephen Seretan

1.16 [--] The Paper Chase: THE APPRENTICE
Prod. no. T-717 (copyright date 20Feb79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by William Carlisle Hopkins
directed by Kenneth Gilbert
director of photography: John Elsenbach
film editor: Michael Eliot.
music: Stephen Seretan

1.17 [--] The Paper Chase: ONCE MORE WITH FEELING
Prod. no. T-718 (copyright date 27Feb79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by William Froug
directed by Marvin Kupfer
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music by Stephen Seretan.

1.18 [--] The Paper Chase: CLAY FOOTED IDOL
Prod. no. T-719 (copyright date 20Mar79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by David P. Harmon
directed by Larry Elikann
director of photography: John Elsenbach
film editor: Axel Hubert.
music: Stephen Seretan

1.19 [--] The Paper Chase: THE TABLES DOWN AT ERNIE'S
Prod. no. T-713 (copyright date 27Mar79)
produced by Albert Aley
teleplay by Worley Thorne
story by Worley Thorne, Jack Bender, Max Eisenberg
directed by Philip Leacock
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Stephen Seretan

1.20 [--] The Paper Chase: A CASE OF DETENTE
Prod. no. T-721 (copyright date 17Apr79)
produced by Albert Aley
teleplay by David P. Harmon
story by David P. Harmon & Daniel Benton
directed by Robert C. Thompson
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Thomas Newman.

1.21 [--] The Paper Chase: SCAVENGER HUNT
(final episode of the original series)
Prod. no. T-720 (copyright date 15May79)
produced by Albert Aley
written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Jack Bender.
director of photography: John Elsenbach
music: Stephen Seretan

 The Paper Chase: (The Second Year)(1983-84)
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
Showtime (Cable Channel)
Based upon the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.

US Legal Drama series 1983-84 19 episodes listed x 60 min color

starring
John Houseman as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr
James Stephens as James T. Hart
Tom FitzSimmons as Franklin Ford III

Jane Kaczmarek as Connie Lehman (1983)
Michael Tucci as Gerald Golden (1983-1986)
Clare Kirkconnell as Rita Harriman(1984-1986)
Andra Millian as Laura (1984-1986)
Penny Johnson as Vivian (1984-1986)

Premise: Life at a prestigious eastern Americal Law School

Episodes Listed in Production No. Order

2.01 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: BIRTHDAY PARTY
22Feb83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C01
produced by Remi Aubuchon and Cornell Christianson
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan

2.02 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
25Feb83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C02
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan

2.03 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: OUTLINE FEVER
3Feb83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C03
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan

2.04 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: COMMITMENTS
4Mar83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C04
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by Joe S. Landon
directed by Nick Havinga
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan

2.05 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: SPREADING IT THIN
11Mar83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C05
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by Lee Kalcheim
directed by Corey Allen
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan

2.06 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: SNOW
18Mar83 copyright date
RTE Ireland airdate 17July84
prod. no. 8-C06
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan
cast
James Keane ............. Willis Bell
Jane Kaczmarek .......... Connie Lehman
Wortham Krimmer ......... Zeis
When Hart loses Professor Kingsfield's brief in a computer bank,
he finds himself in a tight spot. The solution - kidnap a nurdish
computer whiz kid named Herman to retrieve it. But Herman will
only agree to do it on one rather unusual condition

2.07 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: CINDERELLA
1Apr83 copyright date
prod. no. 8-C07
produced by Cleve Landsberg
Written by David Sontag
directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Art Seid
music: Stephen Seretan.

2.08 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: LABOR OF LOVE
1Mar84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V01
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Axel Hubert
music: Stephen Seretan

2.09 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: MRS. HART
24Feb84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V02
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Corey Allen
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Rod Stephens
music: Stephen Seretan

2.10 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: THE ADVOCATES
9Apr84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V03 (prod. no. duplicated - possibly should be 2V06)
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Jack Bender
directed by Jack Bender
Screenplay by Marshall Gopldberg
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Axel Hubert
music: Stephen Seretan.

2.11 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: TEMPEST IN A POTHOLE
9Apr84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V03 (prod. no. duplicated - possibly should be 2V06)
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Peter Dixon
directed by Mark Cullingham
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Rod Stephens
music: Stephen Seretan.

2.12 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: MY DINNER WITH KINGSFIELD
15May84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V04
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Lee Kalcheim
directed by Corey Allen
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Rod Stephens
music: Stephen Seretan

2.13 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: LIMITS
13Apr84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V05
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Robert Lewin
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Axel Hubert
music: Stephen Seretan

2.14 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: BURDEN OF PROOF
17Apr84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V07
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Paul L. Ehrmann
directed by Corey Allen
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Axel Hubert
music: Stephen Seretan.

2.15 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: HART GOES HOME
3May84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V08
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Joe S. Landon
directed by Jack Bender
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Rod Stephens
music: Stephen Seretan

2.16 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: WAR OF THE WONKS (a.k.a. MACHINE)
29Apr84
no. 2V09
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
director of photography: Gene Talvin
editor: Axel Hubert
music: Stephen Seretan

2.17 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: JUDGMENT DAY (a.k.a. TENURE)
25Apr84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V10
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Teleplay by Paul L. Ehrmann
story by Marshall Goldberg & Paul L. Ehrmann
directed by Nick Havinga
director of photography: Gene Talvin
music: Stephen Seretan

2.18 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: BILLY PIERCE
15Jun84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V11
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Teleplay by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
story by Max Eisenberg
directed by Corey Allen
director of photography: Gene Talvin
music: Stephen Seretan

2.19 [--] Paper Chase: The 2nd Yr: NOT PRINCE HAMLET (a.k.a. RASHOMON)
(final episode of The Paper Chase: The Second Year)
15May84 copyright date
prod. no. 2V12
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Lee Kalcheim
directed by Lynn Roth
director of photography: Al Taylor
editor: Rod Stephens
music: Stephen Seretan.

The Paper Chase: (The Third Year)(1985)
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
Showtime (Cable Channel)
Based upon the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Produced by Ernest A. Losso

US Legal Drama series 1985   12 episodes x 60 min color

starring
John Houseman as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr
James Stephens as James T. Hart
Tom Fitzsimmons as Franklin Ford III

Lainie Kazan as Rose Samuels (1985-1986)
Peter Nelson as Tom Ford (1985-1986)
Diana Douglas as Professor Tyler (1985-1986)

Episodes Listed in Production No. Order

3.01 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: THE CHOICE
19Apr85
prod. no. 3MO1
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writers: Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers
directed by Ralph Senensky

3.02 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: THE SOURCE
19Apr85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO2
produced by Ernest A. Lasso
Writer: Paul L. Ehrmann
directed by Georg Stanford Brown
music: Steven Sevetan

3.03 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: PRESSURE
19Apr85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO3
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: Irv Pearlberg
directed by Alf Kjellin
music: Stephen Seretan

3.04 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: LAURA'S STRUGGLE
28May85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO4
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Joe S. Landon
directed by Sharron Miller
music: Stephen Seretan

3.05-3.06 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: DECISIONS (2 parts)
19Apr85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO5 & 3M06
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: John J. Osborn, Jr.
directed by Ralph Senensky
music: Stephen Seretan

3.07 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: FREE ADVICE
4Jun85 copyright date
prod. no. 3M07
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Stephen Schneck & Marley Sims.
directed by Gilbert Moses
music: Stephen Seretan

3.08 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: THE DAY KINGSFIELD MISSED CLASS
28May85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO8
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writers: Max Eisenberg & Bruce Franklin Singer.
directed by Ralph Senensky

3.09 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: LASTING IMPRESSIONS
28May85 copyright date
prod. no. 3MO9
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: Mann Rubin
directed by John Herzfeld
music: Stephen Seretan

3.10 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: IT'S ONLY A SHOW
10Jun85 copyright date
prod. no. 3M10
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Lee Kalcheim.
directed by Lynn Roth
music: Stephen Seretan

3.11 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: THE BIG D
10Jun85 copyright date
prod. no. 3M11
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: Susan Miller.
directed by Ralph Senensky
music: Stephen Seretan

3.12 [--] Paper Chase: The 3rd Yr: SECURITY
14May85 copyright date
prod. no. 3M12
produced and directed by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: Marshall Goldberg.
music: Stephen Seretan

The Paper Chase: (The Graduation Year)(1986)
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
Showtime (Cable Channel)
Based upon the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Produced by Ernest A. Losso

US Legal Drama series 1986    6 episodes x 60 min color

Episodes Listed in Production No. Order

4.01 [--] Paper Chase: Graduation Yr: A WOUNDED HART
1Feb86 copyright date
prod. no. 4M01
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Eric Cohen
directed by Ralph Senensky

4.02 [--] Paper Chase: Graduation Yr: MISTAKEN IDENTITY
28Mar86 copyright date
prod. no. 4M02
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Writer: Stephen Schneck.
directed by James Stephens

4.03 [--] Paper Chase: Graduation Yr: SUPPRESSED DESIRES
25Apr86 copyright date
prod. no. 4M03
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Teleplay by Lynne Kelsey
story by B. E. Johnson. (Mark Johnson)
directed by Lynn Roth
music: Stephen Seretan

4.04 [--] Paper Chase: Graduation Yr: HONOR
28Mar86 copyright date
prod. no. 4M04
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
directed by John Herzfeld

4.05-4.06 [--] Paper Chase: Graduation Yr: GRADUATION
(2hr. slot /97 min actual run time)
(final episode)
2May86 copyright date
prod. no. 4M05/6
produced by Ernest A. Losso
Written by Joe S. Landon.
directed by Ralph Senensky

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