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- Todays theme is The Bronze Locust.
- 1962–19641h9.0 (8)TV EpisodeTo root out the causes of a deeply troubled teenager's frustrations, Graham has the boy's entire family---mother, father, brother, and sister---join him in family therapy. He soon sees that the entire family is highly dysfunctional and needs help.
- Graham treats a young architect who is plagued by bouts of nerves and recurring dreams of hanging on to woman while holding on to the high ledge of a building with one hand. His wife is also in need of psychiatric help, as she constantly berates and humiliates her husband in public only to apologize afterward and beg forgiveness, which he always gives.
- 1962–19641h8.8 (10)TV EpisodeAn FBI agent calls on Dr. Bassett to uncover the reason why a former Communist agent, living in sanctuary in the US, seeks to return to the Soviet Union to live.
- Bassett is ordered by the court to examine a woman who has been arrested several times for violent behavior. He learns that she has been seeing a therapist who has never been licensed to practice, and believes his treatment may be a major part of her problem.
- A man cold-bloodedly kills the pusher who was supplying his teenage son with drugs, but insists on going to trial for first degree murder totally defending his action and refusing to accept a lesser plea. His lawyer asks Graham to examine him, but he appears to be totally sane.
- Dr. Graham conducts a group therapy experiment with five different people of diverse lifestyles and personal problems. The first step, he believes, is getting them to make contact and freely discuss their troubles with each other, but that's not as easy as it may seem.
- A little girl shows up at Graham's office, claiming to have been abandoned, and exhibiting obvious signs of delusion and schizophrenia. Bassett has her placed in a child psychiatric ward while he searches for her parents. But will finding them improve her situation or only make it worse?
- A young mother's postpartum depression progresses to a total psychotic breakdown, and Bassett and Graham try to discover the roots of it.
- After an accident from his machine injures a coworker, a skilled machinist with a flawless record for 23 years seeks out Graham's help as he experiences sudden headaches and losses of balance. Is it physical or psychological?
- Mark Tyner has been brought back to America seventeen years after deserting in the closing days of the war in Germany. Bassett and Graham try to determine if he was sane at the time he deserted. To do this, they have Tyner and his German wife re-enact just what happened at the time, though this may bring out unpleasant truths.
- 1962–19641h8.6 (7)TV EpisodeA college sophomore attempts suicide due to his feeling that he is not living up to his parents' expectations. Bassett works with the student while Graham works with the parents in order to resolve the escalating crisis.
- 1962–19641h8.5 (11)TV EpisodeAnn Costigan, accused of murdering her husband, is remanded to Dr. Bassett for evaluating the legitimacy of her insanity plea.
- A young man is found at the scene of a teenage girl's murder, but protests his innocence. Graham is called by the defense to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of the youth. In response, the prosecution calls in another psychiatrist for a second opinion, Bassett. Graham feels that the young man is incapable of violence, but Bassett notices disturbing signs.
- A man seeks psychiatric treatment for his ex-wife, who has custody of their daughter and is engaged to another man. He fears she is showing signs of being suicidal.
- An up-and-coming playwright asks Graham to help his sister, an actress whom he believes is suffering emotional problems. It doesn't take long for Graham to see that the problem lies in the highly symbiotic relationship the two have developed.
- Dr. Bassett may be in a conflict of interest, as he is unaware that the married man one of his young patients is seeing is a longtime friend of his, who he has been trying to encourage to start counseling as his life's pressures mount.
- 1962–19641h8.2 (8)TV EpisodeThe father of an actress Bassett was once in love with invites him and Graham to visit them at his house, ostensibly to see his new hospital but also to test whether the romance can be rekindled with his daughter. Bassett does feel attracted to her once again, but he learns things he wishes he hadn't.
- A popular singer/actress is found dead in her home from an overdose, and Dr. Graham is asked to perform a psychological post-mortem on her to help determine if her death was a suicide or accident, or perhaps even murder.
- A mentally retarded teenager is evaluated by Bassett and Graham to determine if he needs to be placed in an institution. They and a judge conclude he does not, but the boy's neighbors feel differently due to his unusual habits.
- 1962–19641h7.9 (9)TV EpisodeLaura Hunter, a 15-year-old girl, is pregnant. The school refers her to Dr. Bassett to evaluate if she is psychologically capable of carrying the child, and if not, she could have the child aborted. Bassett's opinion is that the parents are excessively permissive. Laura's mother is determined to see that Laura gets an abortion, despite Bassett's opinion that Laura is emotionally mature enough to have the child, and Laura wants to have the baby.
- Two teenagers elope and get married without telling their parents, and the parents of the girl ask Bassett and Graham to examine her. The teens are determined to go ahead, even by leaving town and starting from scratch, but they soon find out it will not be as easy as they think.
- A woman runs out on her appointment with Bassett, and is later found dazed in the night on a park bench. Despite the fact that she shows signs of severe psychological disturbance, her husband demands that Bassett stop treating her, because of his hatred of psychiatrists. The woman claims that she is responsible for a man's death, and Bassett tries to find out if there is any truth to her claim.
- Rita Hall has been totally dependent on her husband ever since their marriage. When he asks her for a divorce, she has no sense of how to adjust and finds that the easiest way of handling it is through denial, insisting that her husband will return to her. Bassett tries to help her take steps to start her life anew.
- A woman claims to have killed her husband, then is discovered to have been covering for the real killer. Graham tries to determine if she is legally sane.
- A disfigured man who was once handsome gives up on life.
- 1962–19641h7.2 (8)TV EpisodeA millionaire railroad magnate leaves most of his entire fortune to his eldest son, a man who long ago turned away from the business world in favor of an eccentric bohemian lifestyle. Dr. Bassett is called in by the man's younger brother in the hope of proving him mentally incompetent.
- Two men wind up in the same psychiatric ward: an apparently paranoid murderer and former organizer whose sanity Bassett is to evaluate; and a veteran city editor whose newspaper just went under before he attempted suicide. The murderer blames the editor for crusading to have him convicted and executed.
- A teenage couple attempt to cope with an unplanned pregnancy and hysterical parents.
- After wanton woman Carol Devon encourages her fifteen year old daughter Jackie to date a variety of older men, Carol finds herself jailed as an unfit mother. Meanwhile, Dr. Starke recommends a foster home for the wayward Jackie who is sent to live with Cabellos family.
- In this seriocomic tale, a relaxing convention in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn for Dr. Starke when he decides to visit Madelyn, the daughter of an old colleague. His quest involves him with an assortment of odd characters including an eccentric landlady, three lushes, and Madelyn herself, a kooky artist who's high on LSD. Meanwhile, Dr. Graham receives notice from the police that Starke has been jailed following a fracas.
- Pious Reverend Hank McKenzie, at odds with his wife Liz, gives comfort to Jane Wells, a lonely young parishioner whose husband recently died. Later an upset McKenzie seeks counsel from Dr. Starke to help him overcome feelings of guilt about his marital infidelity.
- Phil Warman, a sincere but over-eager school teacher consults with Dr. Graham about one of his students, rebellious teenager Leonard McCarty. Graham attempts to help the boy and isolate the source of the conflict between teacher and student.
- Dr. Graham is joined by elder psychiatrist Dr. L. Richard Starke. Dr. Starke treats housewife Lillian Marnell who has discovered her husband's affair after a hotel returns a compact to her left behind on a trip she didn't take. When Lillian develops sudden pains, she's referred to Dr. Starke for treatment of psychosomatic illness, and he attempts to uncover the root of her problem, which begins with Lillian's frigidity.
- In the first of a two-part story, neglected teenager Gina Fields gets into trouble at school and is sent to talk with Paul Graham. Later, Gina's pretentious, social climbing mother Caro accuses Graham of engaging in sexually explicit conversations with the school youths, which places his career as a counselor in serious jeopardy.
- Social climber Caro Fields revels in the attention her accusations against Paul Graham are bringing her, and she receives another convert to her cause when nosy neighbor Mrs. Bredan joins the crusade against the counselor. Meanwhile, Graham's problems escalate when an alienated Gina loses control of a wild party thrown in rebellion, and Caro makes another accusation in the dramatic conclusion of a two-part story.
- Senility and the plight of elderly patients are the subject of Fear begins at 40.
- On his wedding night, Brad Hamilton's bride Carol is left perplexed when he becomes oddly emotional and expresses a strong desire to cry. Dr. Starke is consulted and attempts to unravel Hamilton's unhealthy attachment to his widowed mother Billie.
- Beloved clown Go-Go Garrity is hospitalized with a serious heart condition. There he meets Barry Stewart, a sick little boy whose life is threatened by a desire to join his recently deceased father who he believes is waiting for him in the afterlife on the planet Mars. In an attempt to give the child a will to live, Garrity assumes the role of a Martian and places his own health in jeopardy.
- Young mother Valerie Walker abandons her nine month old baby in a park. Later, after falling down a flight stairs, she awakens with amnesia and denies having a child. Psychiatric tests indicate mental illness, and Dr. Starke suspects the key to her problems lies in her own childhood experiences.
- An Indian regarded as a healer by his tribe is arrested while trying to heal a young boy according to tribal customs. Released on condition that he enroll in college, he finds himself torn between his traditions and his effort to succeed in the white man's world. But his community still wants him as a healer.
- After years of living under the influence of her overprotective mother, withdrawn Alicia Carter is confronted with stark reality following her mother's death. When their apartment building is subsequently condemned, Alicia refuses to leave the security of her home. Dr. Graham counsels her, but in solving her problem he inadvertently creates another one.
- Inveterate pickpocket Steve Kowlowski attempts to keep parole and build a life for himself after being released from prison. When he calls in love with Ruth, he conceals his criminal past, but returns to a life of crime in order to lavish her with gifts he can't afford on a dishwasher's salary. He seeks counseling from Dr. Starke before he destroys his future.
- Bassett's nephew, a hospital intern, is showing signs of a mental breakdown and has himself committed to an institution. While there, he meets another patient, a girl who is regressing to a childlike state.
- Child piano prodigy Steven Baker is plagued by sudden bouts of deafness and an inability to play his instrument. Dr. Starke suspects Steven's symptoms are the result of too many pressures including his demanding, overbearing parents who treat the boy more like an adult than a child.
- When Cody and Ruth Evans divorce, Cody is devastated by the court's decision to limit his visits with seven year old son Barry to Sundays only. Unable to accept the situation, Cody's mental health begins to decline, while Barry too suffers the negative consequences of his parents' separation.
- Middle-aged Agatha Miller faces humiliation when she's left waiting at the altar by her fiancé. Unable to deal with the embarrassment and rejection, she hallucinates a ceremony and later clings to her denial by insisting to perplexed family and friends that she's actually wed.
- Buck Denholt seeks help from Dr. Starke for mysterious headaches, blackouts, and nosebleeds which seem to not have an organic cause. Starke begins to believe that the unusual symptoms are a physical manifestation of Denholt's subconscious doubts about his affiliation with a communist organization.
- An old friend of Graham's hopes that he can somehow help her husband overcome his compulsive gambling and job hopping.
- Esther and Ken Miller's marriage is coming apart due to Esther's inability to have children, though her doctor can find no physiological reason for it. Esther decides to see Dr. Bassett to find out if he can discover a psychological reason.
- 1962–19641hTV EpisodeAn impostor's lies become problematic for the family that befriends him.
- Repressed Eddie Sanderson can't escape the emotional hold his domineering mother has over him. When she's suddenly called away to care for an ailing relative, Eddie takes advantage of his freedom and spends the day with Melanie, a beautiful friend. However, Eddie's joy is short-lived. He learns that his mother's plane has crashed, and it takes Dr. Graham and Dr. Stark to assuage his inevitable guilt.
- Brilliant atomic scientist Howard Ellendale jeopardizes a potential government position when he declines to answer questions for a Senate inquiry committee regarding his late wife's psychiatric treatment. Dr. Starke is engaged to help decide Ellendale's suitability for government clearance.
- 1962–19641hTV EpisodeUnder pressure and taken advantage of by her demanding family, Bea Miller experiences dizzy spells and other physical manifestations that he doctor speculates are psychological. He sends her for a consultation with Dr. Graham, who uncovers a martyr complex.
- Brilliant scientist Kenneth Newell resists treatment for a potentially fatal illness when he's on the brink of a scientific breakthrough and wants to continue. His pregnant wife Mary can't cope with the possibility of losing her husband and will do anything to make him undergo immediate surgery.
- Dire finances lead a desperate Walter Farnham to commit suicide in order to ensure his family's stability through an insurance payout. Farnham's death has a particularly traumatic effect on his adult son David, who at first angrily blames Dr. Starke for his father's death, then begins to exhibit suicidal tendencies of his own.
- Dr. Starke (Ralph Bellamy) treats an unstable actress, Hallie Lambert (Kathryn Hays), whose lesbian tendencies are caused by her overbearing mother (Doris Dowling).
- Bassett is asked by a judge to sit on a panel to determine whether a young man, institutionalized since a vicious assault several years ago, is now competent enough to be released. Complicating matters is the man's overprotective and possessive mother, whose behavior toward her son borders on seductiveness.
- The governor asks Bassett to determine if a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed soon has exhibited any signs of rehabilitation, but Bassett finds it hard to get the man to cooperate.
- Hoppy Hopp is a colorful politician who's country ways appeal to voters. He usually goes along with his brother Calvin's political wises until he sees a massive scandal about to happen.
- Sarah Packsey, a personnel director for a large business, quarrels constantly with her husband Dennis over the issue of integration. Sarah feels that integration works; however, Dennis, a militant black writer, defiantly opposes it. Marital conflict over the issue becomes so problematic for Sarah that she seeks therapy from Dr. Starke.
- Todays question is You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good?