Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jacob W. "Jake" Erlich, who served as technical consultant for the series.
Sam Benedict (Season 1)
Hannigan (Episode 1)
Air date: 1962-09-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One of the survivors is the deceased's playboy brother James.
A Split Week in San Quentin (Episode 2)
Air date: 1962-09-22
Runtime: 60 min
Nor Practice Makes Perfect (Episode 3)
Air date: 1962-09-29
Runtime: 60 min
Nothing Equals Nothing (Episode 4)
Air date: 1962-10-06
Runtime: 60 min
Tears for a Nobody Doll (Episode 5)
Air date: 1962-10-13
Runtime: 60 min
Twenty Aching Years (Episode 6)
Air date: 1962-10-20
Runtime: 60 min
Maddon's Folly (Episode 7)
Air date: 1962-10-27
Runtime: 60 min
Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells (Episode 8)
Air date: 1962-11-03
Runtime: 60 min
Life is a Lie, Love is a Cheat (Episode 9)
Air date: 1962-11-10
Runtime: 60 min
The Bird of Warning (Episode 10)
Air date: 1962-11-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Diana Hyland plays a rich girl who has been arrested for drunk driving. Turns out she is an ex-fiancee of Hank Tabor, Sam Benedict's assistant, played by Richard Rust. He takes her in hand, for old time's sake, and suffers the consequences, though he ends up figuring out what her problem is and it isn't really drinking, it's a chemical imbalance. Nice scenes with those two. Another story involves the guest star George Tobias as a Hungarian who owns an ethnic restaurant. He's 80, married to a 42 year old and they want to divorce, but of course, Sam saves their marriage!
The View from an Ivory Tower (Episode 11)
Air date: 1962-11-24
Runtime: 60 min
Everyone's Playing Polo (Episode 12)
Air date: 1962-12-14
Runtime: 60 min
Too Many Strangers (Episode 13)
Air date: 1962-12-08
Runtime: 60 min
So Various, So Beautiful (Episode 14)
Air date: 1962-12-15
Runtime: 60 min
Where There's a Will (Episode 15)
Air date: 1962-12-22
Runtime: 60 min
The Target Over the Hill (Episode 16)
Air date: 1962-12-29
Runtime: 60 min
Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep (Episode 17)
Air date: 1963-01-05
Runtime: 60 min
The Boiling Point (Episode 18)
Air date: 1963-01-12
Runtime: 60 min
Green Room, Grey Morning (Episode 19)
Air date: 1963-01-19
Runtime: 60 min
Run Softly, Oh Softly (Episode 20)
Air date: 1963-01-26
Runtime: 60 min
Sugar and Spice and Everything.... (Episode 21)
Air date: 1963-02-06
Runtime: 60 min
Some Fires Die Slowly (Episode 22)
Air date: 1963-02-16
Runtime: 60 min
Image of a Toad (Episode 23)
Air date: 1963-02-23
Runtime: 60 min
Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie (Episode 24)
Air date: 1963-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Accomplice (Episode 25)
Air date: 1963-03-09
Runtime: 60 min
Read No Evil (Episode 26)
Air date: 1963-03-16
Runtime: 60 min
Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (Episode 27)
Air date: 1963-03-23
Runtime: 60 min
Season For Vengeance (Episode 28)
Writer: Franklin Barton
Air date: 1963-03-30
Runtime: 60 min

Seasons
Episodes 28