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The Worst Episodes of Public Defender

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The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Public Defender Season 1 Episode 13 - The Auto Accident
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Auto Accident

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 19 - Call in the Night
    5.9/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Call in the Night

    S1:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 20 - The Escape
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #3 - The Escape

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 40 - Story of Nora Fulton
    6.4/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Story of Nora Fulton

    S2:E40

    Matthews defends an ex-policeman's daughter when she is accused of murdering her boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 3 - The Big Race
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #5 - The Big Race

    S2:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 20 - Deep Ditch
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Deep Ditch

    S2:E20

    Matthews must defend a ditch-digger accused of attacking his boss. Further investigation reveals more complexity to the story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 7 - Behind Bars
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Behind Bars

    S1:E7

    No description available

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:David Dortort

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  8. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 22 - Your Witness
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Your Witness

    S2:E22

    Bart Matthews defends Karl Novak, who faces a second-degree murder charge following the grisly slaying of a storekeeper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 37 - Eight Out of a Hundred
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Eight Out of a Hundred

    S2:E37

    No description available

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 8 - Two Brothers
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Two Brothers

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 10 - Let Justice Be Done
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Let Justice Be Done

    S1:E10

    No description available

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 11 - Pauper's Gold
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Pauper's Gold

    S1:E11

    No description available

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 7 - When Credit Is Due
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #13 - When Credit Is Due

    S2:E7

    When a father of 2 is temporarily disabled in an auto accident, his wife gets a job to make ends meet. However, unscrupulous debtors begin to garnish her wages and then her boss fires her. Matthews comes to the rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 23 - The Director
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #14 - The Director

    S2:E23

    A once famous film director is now working as night-watchman at the film studio. One night he knocks down another film director, who once was his assistant director but now is the famous one, and takes 300 dollars from him. The public defender cannot understand why somebody would destroy all of his former reputation for such a small crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 12 - The Stepchild
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Stepchild

    S1:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 4 - The Arsonist
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Arsonist

    S2:E4

    A disturbed teen-aged boy begins setting fires in the neighborhood following an altercation with his father.

    Director:Paul Guilfoyle
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 25 - The Big Steel
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Big Steel

    S2:E25

    A man is accused of purposely running a co-worker down and is arrested for attempted murder. But the Public Defender is able to get him off after talking to his other co-workers. Oh, but wait, that's only half the story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Loeb

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  18. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 34 - A Pair of Gloves
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #18 - A Pair of Gloves

    S2:E34

    Flippant small time hood and three time loser Allie Kilgore claims he bought out of town a pair of gloves that are the like the pair he is accused of taking in a home burglary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 8 - Crash Out
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Crash Out

    S2:E8

    An prison inmate just 3 weeks from parole participates in a prison break. His wife cannot understand why he would do such a thing and goes to Bart Matthews for help,

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 42 - The Jockey and the Nun
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Jockey and the Nun

    S2:E42

    Joey leaves his orphanage to be a jockey when an encounter with hotel owner Mr. Barry gets him returned. But after the hotel is burned Joey is arrested. Only Sister Anthony continues to believe him during the trial.

    Director:Erle C. Kenton
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 21 - High Stakes
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #21 - High Stakes

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 15 - Open Season
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Open Season

    S2:E15

    It is the opening of deer season and the long-running feud between two old codgers has heated up again. When one is found shot in the woods, the other is of course the prime suspect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Public Defender Season 2 Episode 41 - The Bad Ones
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Bad Ones

    S2:E41

    A 'Good Kid' gets caught up with the wrong crowd and his parents seem unable to do anything About it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 5 - The Prize Fighter Story
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #24 - The Prize Fighter Story

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Budd Boetticher
    Writer:John Tucker Battle

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  25. Public Defender Season 1 Episode 23 - Baby for Sale
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Baby for Sale

    S1:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Auto Accident" is the worst rated episode of "Public Defender". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/3/1954. This episode scored 5.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Call in the Night".