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The Best Episodes of East Side/West Side

Every episode of East Side/West Side ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of East Side/West Side!

East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"The Sinner" is the best rated episode of "East Side/West Side". It scored 8.3/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Jack Smight and written by N/A, it aired on 9/23/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Age of Consent".

  • The Sinner
    8.3/1023 votes
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    #1 - The Sinner

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1963

    Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.

    Director: Jack Smight

    Writer: N/A

  • Age of Consent
    8.2/1021 votes
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    #2 - Age of Consent

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1963

    An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Do You Kill
    8.0/1039 votes
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    #3 - Who Do You Kill

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1963

    A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.

    Director: Tom Gries

    Writer: N/A

  • Go Fight City Hall
    7.9/1012 votes
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    #4 - Go Fight City Hall

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1963

    Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Wings at All
    7.8/1014 votes
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    #5 - No Wings at All

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1963

    A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • Here Today
    7.8/1015 votes
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    #6 - Here Today

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/27/1964

    Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can't Beat the System
    7.6/1016 votes
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    #7 - You Can't Beat the System

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1963

    Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.

    Director: Jack Smight

    Writer: N/A

  • The Name of the Game
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #8 - The Name of the Game

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/1964

    A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One Drink at a Time
    7.4/1015 votes
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    #9 - One Drink at a Time

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1964

    A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.

    Director: John Berry

    Writer: N/A

  • Something for the Girls
    7.3/1014 votes
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    #10 - Something for the Girls

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1963

    A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Child on Monday Morning
    7.2/1013 votes
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    #11 - My Child on Monday Morning

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1963

    Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
    7.2/1013 votes
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    #12 - If Your Grandmother Had Wheels

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1964

    Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where's Harry?
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #13 - Where's Harry?

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1963

    A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Grow Old
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #14 - Don't Grow Old

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1964

    A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Street
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #15 - The Street

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1964

    After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beatnik and the Politician
    6.8/1015 votes
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    #16 - The Beatnik and the Politician

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1964

    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.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Robert Van Scoyk

  • Creeps Live Here
    6.7/1012 votes
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    #17 - Creeps Live Here

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1963

    Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Hiding Place
    6.6/1023 votes
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    #18 - No Hiding Place

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1963

    A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.

    Director: Herschel Daugherty

    Writer: Millard Lampell

  • The $5.98 Dress
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #19 - The $5.98 Dress

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1964

    Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's War, Man
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #20 - It's War, Man

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1964

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Passion of the Nickel Player
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #21 - The Passion of the Nickel Player

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1964

    Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Take Sides with the Sun
    6.6/1011 votes
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    #22 - Take Sides with the Sun

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1964

    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.

    Director: Alex March

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothing But the Half Truth
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #23 - Nothing But the Half Truth

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/30/1964

    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.

    Director: Alex March

    Writer: Robert Van Scoyk

  • The Givers
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #24 - The Givers

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/13/1964

    Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Not Bad for Openers
    6.3/1013 votes
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    #25 - Not Bad for Openers

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1963

    Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A