Hardcastle and McCormick

Season 1

TV-PG

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Milton C. Hardcastle was a Judge in Los Angeles County. Mark McCormick, a racing motorist, convicted for robbery, was Hardcastles last case. McCormick was placed under supervision of Hardcastle, and they start to inspect 200 cases that were never closed totally during Milton's judgeship.

Where to Watch Season 1

23 Episodes

Rolling Thunder (1)
E1
Rolling Thunder (1)As the series begins, ex-race car driver Mark McCormick accepts a job driving the Coyote X, an experimental car designed by a friend of his named Flip Johnson. Mark loses his job, however, after Flip is killed in a car accident and ownership of the car is granted to industrialist Martin Cody. Eventually, Mark is brought before Hardcastle, who is presiding over his last case, Mark is given a choice: help the judge round-up two hundred men who walked out of the judge's courtroom on technicalities or go back to prison.
Rolling Thunder (2)
E2
Rolling Thunder (2)See Part One
Man in a Glass House
E3
Man in a Glass HouseHardcastle is quite upset when he is criticized in “Without Sin,” the autobiography of retired mobster Joseph Cadillac. Figuring that the mob, also the subject of Cadillac's criticism, will be angered as well, Hardcastle has Mark follow the author. Later, Hardcastle is surprised when Cadillac comes to him for help.
The Crystal Duck
E4
The Crystal DuckTeddy, McCormick's cellmate in prison, is out on parole. He has been staying with Mark in the guesthouse, without Hardcastle's knowledge or permission. Now, his parole officer, Quinlan, informs him that due to a minor infraction, he has the power to send him back to prison, unless he pays him a thousand dollars a week.
Goin' Nowhere Fast
E5
Goin' Nowhere FastA convict who has been having an affair with the warden's wife, escapes with her help. He then calls Hardcastle, which agitates him. He and McCormick go out to find him. Eventually, it's revealed that before Hardcastle chose McCormick, he gave this guy a try—and he proved Hardcastle wrong.
The Black Widow
E6
The Black WidowHardcastle wants to investigate a woman named Tina Grey. When Hardcastle goes to the police for info, a Captain Filapiano, who doesn't like Hardcastle, asks him to leave. Hardcastle then tells McCormick to get close to her. As they get closer, a gangster named Joe Beiber, whom she has been seeing, and who is insanely jealous abducts them.
The Boxer
E7
The BoxerA boxer whom McCormick knows, is training for the Olympics. But a criminal is pressuring him to turn pro which would make him ineligible for the Olympics. So along with Hardcastle they try to help him.
Once Again with Vigorish
E8
Once Again with VigorishHardcastle & McCormick set out to assist a lawyer, who is an old friend of Hardcastle's, convict a mobster who is running stolen property in semi-trucks.
Killer B's
E9
Killer B'sHardcastle persuades an old friend, played by Buddy Ebsen, to obtain a role in a movie in which the movie producer is using his films to cover up his drug smuggling operation.
The Prince of Fat City
E10
The Prince of Fat CityA gang member is remanded into the judge's custody only to stay in the guest house with Mark, while the judge and Mark go after a psychiatrist who has been taping private sessions with clients revealing vital damaging information.
Hotshoes
E11
HotshoesMark is thrilled when he gets a shot at racing in big leagues—only to learn that his sponsor's auto parts business gets their inventory from stolen cars.
Flying Down to Rio
E12
Flying Down to RioHardcastle and McCormick follow a gun-runner named Avery down to San Rio Blanco. When their investigation into Avery gets too close, the man uses his connections to get Hardcastle thrown in jail on a drug charge.
Just Another Round of That Old Song
E13
Just Another Round of That Old SongKeenan Wynn guest stars as an old bank robber, just released from prison, who attempts to locate the cash stored in an armored car that he robbed in the '40s.
Third Down and Twenty Years to Life
E14
Third Down and Twenty Years to LifeA law student at a local college claims that her brother, who was sent to prison for 20 years by Judge Hardcastle, was framed for murder. He ignores her, but when someone tries to kidnap her, he reviews the case and sends Mark on an undercover investigation to the school as a football player.
Whistler's Pride
E15
Whistler's PrideThe judge inherits a rather short race horse.
Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington
E16
Mr. Hardcastle Goes to WashingtonHardcastle is up for a spot on the Supreme Court bench but some people don't want him to be chosen.
School for Scandal
E17
School for ScandalRobert Culp guest stars as Arthur Farnel, an ex-con who runs a school leading and teaching their students how to break the law. Mark decides to go undercover in order to gather enough evidence to put him away.
The Georgia Street Motors
E18
The Georgia Street MotorsA group of retired judges decide to take the law into their own hands by delivering their own verdicts to criminals who slipped through the system or were given lesser sentences based on technicalities or lack of evidence.
The Homecoming (1)
E19
The Homecoming (1)Hardcastle returns to his hometown in Arkansas for a high school reunion, only to learn from an old friend that people are being swindled out of their farms. After the friend is murdered, and his daughter asks the judge for help, Hardcastle enlists McCormick to burglarize the local land office.
The Homecoming (2)
E20
The Homecoming (2)Hardcastle hides out with another old friend, recovering from his injuries, while he tries to figure out how to retrieve the evidence against the town officials. Meanwhile, Mark and Christy take refuge in an abandoned cabin.
Did You See the One That Got Away?
E21
Did You See the One That Got Away?Hardcastle visits a man he sent to prison for life only to find that the man never made it there.
Really Neat Cars and Guys with a Sense of Humor
E22
Really Neat Cars and Guys with a Sense of HumorHardcastle & McCormick go undercover at a computerized dating service in order to find out why wealthy clients are turning up dead.
Scared Stiff
E23
Scared StiffMark and Hardcastle take a group of misfit kids to a local prison in order to scare them straight; but while they are there, they are taken hostages by prisoners who are frustrated because of the repeated abuse from the guards and the warden.