
The Tony Randall Show
1976–1978 · CBS · 30 min · 2 seasons
S02E22 · Wyatt Loves Bonnie
Sun, 19 Mar, 12:30 pm
About
Tony Randall plays a newly-elected Philadelphia municipal judge named Walter Franklin in The Tony Randall Show, which premiered in the Bicentennial Year of 1976.
The Tony Randall Show is a half-hour comedy series starring Emmy Award-winner Tony Randall as Judge Walter' Franklin, a contemporary courtroom judge in Philadelphia who has as many trials and vexations off the bench as on, it debuted Thursday, Sept. 30, 1976 on ABC-TV. A widower, Franklin lives with his two children, Roberta (Devon Scott), 18, and Oliver Wendell Franklin, 11, along with their housekeeper, Mrs. McClellan (Rachel Roberts). At the courthouse, -he is assisted by his court reporter and confidant, Jack Terwilliger (Barney Martin) and his sharp-tongued, sardonic, secretary, Miss Reubner (Allyn Ann McLerie).
Episodes
- E01
Franklin vs. The Generation Gap
Sun, 25 Sept· 30 minBobby, Franklin's daughter, who has been away at school, decides to come back to Philadelphia to go to college. Return: Judge Walter Franklin (Tony Randall) begins a second season with a change of venue (CBS) and a change of cast (Penny Peyser now plays Bobby Franklin). But some things stay the same, including daughter Bobby's uncanny ability to outrage daddy, this time by dropping out of college and moving in with her boyfriend.
- E02
The Prodigal Father Returns
Sun, 2 Oct· 30 min - E03
Walter Screws Up
Sun, 9 Oct· 30 min - E04
Dream Maker
Sun, 16 Oct· 30 minThe Franklins are fascinated with globe-trotting tales of a photographer.
- E05
Skin Game
Sun, 23 Oct· 30 min - E06
The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3
Sun, 30 Oct· 30 minCleavon Little plays an escaped prisoner who invades Walter's chambers, takes Miss Reubner hostage and demands a getaway plane to a foreign country.
- E07
Civil Disobedience
Sun, 6 Nov· 30 min - E08
New Found Franklin
Sun, 13 Nov· 30 min - E09
Love vs. Excitement
Sun, 20 Nov· 30 min - E10
Franklin vs. Casanova
Sun, 27 Nov· 30 minJudge Walter makes numerous frustrating attempts to save Miss Reubner from the clutches of Charlie Finmore, a handsome lawyer, whom he had known for years to be a casanova. Miss Reubner sees love, but all Walter can see is heartbreak ahead and his failure to convince her that Charlie is a gigolo.
- E11
Bobby vs. Michael
Sun, 11 Dec· 30 min - E12
The Sylvia Needleman Experience
Sun, 25 Dec· 30 min - E13
Kids' Rights
Sun, 8 Jan· 30 minMario represents a teenage who is suing her parents.
- E14
Bobby and Brian
Sun, 15 Jan· 30 min - E15
I Live to Dance
Sun, 22 Jan· 30 minMis Reubner accepts Jack's invitation to attend a ballroom. Competitive dancer Jack Terwilliger is down on his luck. His wife and dance partner, Tanya, is sidelined with a foot injury and unable to compete in the Intercity tournament. This leaves Jack with little chance of winning the $1,000 prize he had hoped to use to pay off debts. Judge Franklin saves the day by securing Miss Reubner as Jack's replacement, despite her initial dislike for him. But new problems arise...
- E16
Philadelphia Triangle
Sun, 29 Jan· 30 min - E17
Twice is Not Enough
Sun, 5 Feb· 30 min - E18
Eyes of the Law
Sun, 12 Feb· 30 min - E19
Phantom of the Poconos
Sun, 19 Feb· 30 min - E20
Adios, Mr. Chips
Sun, 26 Feb· 30 min - E21
The Way It Was
Sun, 12 Mar· 30 minSome memorable moments of Walter's first days as a judge are relived when the Franklin family gives Walter a surprise anniversary party honoring his three years on the bench.
- E22
Wyatt Loves Bonnie
Sun, 19 Mar· 30 min
Cast

Tony Randall
Judge Walter Franklin

Barney Martin
Jack Terwillinger

Rachael Roberts
Mrs. Bonnie McClellan

Brad Savage
Oliver Wendell Franklin

Allyn Ann McLerie
Miss Janet Reubner

Zane Lasky
Mario Lanza

Devon Scott
Roberta "Bobby" Franklin #1 (season 1)



