8.3/1023 votes#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
- 8.2/1021 votes
#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
- 7.6/1016 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.3/1014 votes
#4 - 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
- 6.1/1015 votes
#5 - I Before E Except After C
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1963
The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.
Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: Ossie Davis
- 7.8/1014 votes
#6 - 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
- 8.0/1039 votes
#7 - 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
- 7.9/1012 votes
#8 - 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
- 6.3/1013 votes
#9 - 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
- 6.6/1023 votes
#10 - 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
- 6.9/1013 votes
#11 - 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
- 7.2/1013 votes
#12 - 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
- 6.7/1012 votes
#13 - 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
- 6.6/1013 votes
#14 - 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
- 6.8/1015 votes
#15 - 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
- 7.4/1015 votes
#16 - 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
- 6.6/1013 votes
#17 - It's War, Man
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1964
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1013 votes
#18 - 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
- 6.9/1014 votes
#19 - 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
- 7.2/1013 votes
#20 - 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
- 6.6/1012 votes
#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
- 6.6/1011 votes
#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
- 7.6/1015 votes
#23 - 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
- 6.6/1013 votes
#24 - 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
- 6.6/1012 votes
#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of East Side/West Side Season 1
Every episode of East Side/West Side Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of East Side/West Side Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Sinner" is the best rated episode of "East Side/West Side" season 1. 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 is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Age of Consent".