The Great Defender (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Writer: George Schenck

Air date: 1995-03-05

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Working person's lawyer Lou Frischetti takes on the case of his life when he goes against a powerful law firm headed by Jason DeWitt.

I Wuz Robbed (Episode 2)

Air date: 1995-07-10

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Lou defends a man who claims his doctor stole his kidney to sell on the black market, and sues another lawyer for copyright infringement.

The Naked Truth (Episode 3)

Air date: 1995-07-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: When Lou represents a strip club owner charged with sexual harassment, Frankie goes undercover to learn the truth.

Def Poet's Society (Episode 4)

Writer: Terence Winter

Air date: 1995-07-24

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: DeWitt defends a rap star whose lyrics might have caused a riot. Lou helps a neighborhood boy accused of murder.

Camille (Episode 5)

Air date: 1995-07-31

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A high-powered partner tries to have Lou's job terminated; Lou represents a welfare mother being mistreated by a corrupt social worker.

Holiday on Ice (Episode 6)

Writer: George Schenck

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Lou is assigned to a client who he learns has been dead for two years, but everyone is pretending otherwise.

Do You Need a Lawyer? (Episode 7)

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A thief holding hostages hires Lou during the showdown with police.

Twelve Angry Men (Episode 8)

Writer: Frank Renzulli

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Lou, jailed for contempt of court, represents an inmate in a mock trial.