Eliot's Revenge (27 Mar. 1980)

Eliot Streeter is handed a case where a newspaper reporter has printed information that the Department of Defense. It looks like he would win the case in a walk, except for a HUGE problem: ... See full summary »

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

James L. Brooks (creator), Stan Daniels (creator),

Stars:

Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Emerson Marshall
Martin Short	...	Tucker Kerwin
Alley Mills	...	Leslie Dunn
Joe Regalbuto	...	Eliot Streeter
Shelley Smith	...	Sara James
Tim Thomerson	...	Johnny Danko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raleigh Bond	...	The Judge
John Houseman	...	Professor Kingsfield

Storyline

Eliot Streeter is handed a case where a newspaper reporter has printed information that the Department of Defense. It looks like he would win the case in a walk, except for a HUGE problem: opposing counsel is Professor Charles W. Kingsfield (reprising his "Paper Chase" role and using it to generate big laughs). Kingsfield meets up with Emerson Marshall, the senior partner at the law firm, to discuss their respective careers -- and the case turns into a war of insults which Marshall wins. Meanwhile, Eliot recalls taking Kingsfield's class at Harvard and developing a stutter out of fear of the big man. In fact, the stutter was so bad that he acquired the nickname "Porky" after Porky Pig. When Kingsfield leaves the meeting with Marshall, he tosses off a "How have you been ...Porky?" to Eliot. Eliot crumples up his request to be taken off the case and vows to beat Kingsfield at his own game. In the courtroom, Kingsfield uses every trick in the book to try to win an unwinnable case (the ...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joanna Kerns made it as far as a TV Guide listing saying that she played a reporter, but she does not appear in the aired episode.

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