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The Worst Episodes of Public Defender

Every episode of Public Defender ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Public Defender!

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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Episodes
69
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Worst Episodes Summary

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

  • The Auto Accident
    NaN/100 votes
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    #1 - The Auto Accident

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/3/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Call in the Night
    5.8/1015 votes
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    #2 - Call in the Night

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/12/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Race
    6.2/1015 votes
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    #3 - The Big Race

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Story of Nora Fulton
    6.4/1017 votes
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    #4 - Story of Nora Fulton

    Season 2 Episode 40 - Aired 6/2/1955

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Escape
    6.5/1013 votes
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    #5 - The Escape

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/19/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Behind Bars
    6.6/1022 votes
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    #6 - Behind Bars

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/22/1954

    No description available

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: David Dortort

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  • Let Justice Be Done
    6.7/1026 votes
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    #7 - Let Justice Be Done

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/13/1954

    No description available

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • When Credit Is Due
    6.7/1016 votes
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    #8 - When Credit Is Due

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1954

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Eight Out of a Hundred
    6.7/1018 votes
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    #9 - Eight Out of a Hundred

    Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 5/12/1955

    No description available

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • Deep Ditch
    6.8/1011 votes
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    #10 - Deep Ditch

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/13/1955

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Brothers
    6.9/1012 votes
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    #11 - Two Brothers

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/29/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Your Witness
    6.9/1011 votes
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    #12 - Your Witness

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 1/27/1955

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crash Out
    7.1/1012 votes
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    #13 - Crash Out

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/1954

    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: N/A

  • A Pair of Gloves
    7.1/1015 votes
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    #14 - A Pair of Gloves

    Season 2 Episode 34 - Aired 4/21/1955

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jockey and the Nun
    7.1/1010 votes
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    #15 - The Jockey and the Nun

    Season 2 Episode 42 - Aired 6/16/1955

    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: N/A

  • The Director
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #16 - The Director

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/3/1955

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Steel
    7.2/1012 votes
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    #17 - The Big Steel

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 2/17/1955

    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: N/A

    Writer: Lee Loeb

  • The Stepchild
    7.3/1015 votes
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    #18 - The Stepchild

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/27/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Loyalty
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #19 - Loyalty

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/1954

    Matthews takes the case of a cop killer who is depending on his little brother's false testimony to get him off. When the killer thinks Matthews is getting to friendly with his little brother, he fires Matthews.

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • Cornered
    7.3/1019 votes
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    #20 - Cornered

    Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 3/24/1955

    An upcoming prizefighter wants to turn himself into Matthews for parole violation but the threats of small time hoodlums and the actions of a clueless police officer cause things to go wrong.

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation: CLEAT
    7.3/1014 votes
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    #21 - Operation: CLEAT

    Season 2 Episode 39 - Aired 5/26/1955

    Law enforcement agencies from the U.S. and Mexico join forces after the public defenders' office uncovers a car theft ring that is connected to drug trafficking.

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Unfit Mother
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #22 - The Unfit Mother

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pauper's Gold
    7.4/108 votes
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    #23 - Pauper's Gold

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/20/1954

    No description available

    Director: Erle C. Kenton

    Writer: N/A

  • Destiny
    7.4/1012 votes
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    #24 - Destiny

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/1954

    The Public Defender's deputy almost wrecks his marriage when he insists on defending a 15-year old boy accused of assault and murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Socrates
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #25 - Socrates

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 12/16/1954

    Guy from the hood gets framed for murder. Matthews enlists the help of Socrates, who runs the hood's homeless shelter, to obtain proof of his client's innocence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A