"Parasites," "vermin," "rats." These descriptions have been used a lot lately by someone in the news.

I remember the Prosecution Attorney best from his later role as the Governor on "Benson" years later during the late 70's, early 80's.

My mother had thin blood and they tested her for that before operating on her.

Just think of the trillions of dollars and millions of lives that wd be SAVED if people were not born to horrible homes, not born to people not fit to raise rodents; if we only STOPPED all the “mitigating circumstances” well before people were murdered 🤔 “Some people become white collar workers… some become blue collar workers, some go to college, others turn to crime”-we DO know why: parenting or lack thereof.

The best performance I've ever seen from James Coburn. this was a great TV series better than Perry Mason. I'm hooked just saw 3 episodes back to back.

I never seen Jack Gilford as a serious dramatic actor. When I see his face I think of all the Crackerjack commercials he did. "When it comes to crackerjacks some kids never grow up". I was a kid in the '60's, this show was just as good as Perry Mason.

This show was noted for its willingness to tackle controversial subjects.

40:00 In real life, the lawyer would have gone over the question, with the defendant before. He wouldn't be surprised like this.

James Coburn, Great Texas country boy act.

Odd, the way memory works. I had forgotten all of this, except the Jabberwocky bit.

LOL

The Defenders scripts > Law and Order scripts of the last 15 years. Easily.

Charles Durning! Gene Hackman! This series had the most consistently high-caliber list of guest actors in the history of network broadcasting.

This was Gene Hackman’s second appearance in “The Defenders.” He appeared in the very first episode of the series, “The Quality of Mercy,” which featured a wonderful performance by Jack Klugman as the Assistant DA.

Today most people remember Larry Blyden as a game show host. This is an example of what a remarkable actor he was. He was also superb in the television adaptation of “What Makes Sammy Run?”.

One of the best TV series of all time. What's absolutely WEIRD is why no video re-release of FULL series. Just that Season 1 box. No S2-4. Maybe the Cosmos wants it that way? Yeah, sure -- Dream on!

Superb. Thanks Ruby Pearl💚

What a cast: Robert Duvall, Estelle Parsons, William Redfield & Ossie Davis! They don’t make great television like this anymore.

11:05 what a sanctimonious scumbag. Imagine telling the widow of a murdered husband that you can’t possibly imagine wanting the murderer to be executed lol. Idiotic show.

Always liked Olson… he was especially good in ‘The Andromeda Strain’

April 29, 1965.

George is Mr.Roper Lol 😂

These are so excellent I have bing-watched these for the past week. Then I watch the news and think "Its Déjà vu all over again."

James Coburn resembles Conrad Veidt in "The Man Who Laughs."

Thank you for posting this. Yours is the only one available with no paywall. It's timely as our reality is being inverted as we inch towards ec0-c0mmunism.

A POLITICIAN is born!!

1962

For the too young to remember, Earl eventually became a Barry Goldwater presidential election committee dirty tricks operative. Earl "Im No Red Pinko" Chafee was determined to defeat Lyndon B. Johnson who Earl knew was a Commie fellow traveler and Bolshevik stooge. Alas, good old Earl joined the John Birch Society and , along with the Society, entered the annals of pathetic obscurity. Nonetheless, rumors fly that Earl has resurfaced and is now chairman of the righter than right wing faction of the Baked Bean, Texas GOP. Fellow Texans to this day consider Earl the most intelligent citizen the Lone Star state has ever sired.

~True . . .

The stories in this series are pretty good. Shame that the picture reception is so poor

Wow -- this may be the best episode of the series that I've seen. Was there another episode about a senior physician who was drinking on the job?

~Robert DUVALL / REED / MARSHALL / CHAPMAN ``wwwwWOW``. . . . . An We Got That On TAPE/nice!

This episode aired just a few months after James Coburn played a similar Texan character, Tex Panthollow, in "Charade" (1963).

"Milton Berle, the thief of bad gags"

Carrol O'Conner ("Archie Bunker") as a doctor. Another one of the doctors was Haywood Hale Bruin, who was later a sports commentator. They made it sound like the doctor would be paying the settlement out of his own pocket. There was no mention of malpractice insurance. Didn't they have it in those days?

Is that a very young Diana Muldar ?

SCOTUS should see this. Might change their minds about Roe.

2023 and this socialism commy ideology is a threat again and young ppl erase history . What is Canada coming too ? 3 wars against Gods ppl in the world , one on 7 fronts . Today propalestinians blocked the busiest street protesting . the AUDACITY supporting baby beheading and gang rape and putting old ppl and children in cages as hostages burning babys alive in ovens . thats what these ppl support !!!! IF sh aria law comes here they wont be allowed to say anything cuz they will be infid els

Yes we all need someone to tell us our sin when we wont deal with it . Bib. Bible says its best to get corrected by someone who cares about u .

Now our young ppl do not want to know history cancel both wars and why they died and fought = against communism and dictatorship . But now they want socialism and sha ria law

Never thought I would see the Cracker Jack guy in a dramatic role.

Robert Reed was always great in this series.

Drs are not God . a dr told my friend he would die in a few yrs . and wont reduce his depression meds when they r making him too tired to do anything . Its our body we should be empowered !!

I am reminded of MAGA and Christian Nationalism while hearing this gentleman speaking of communism. 😂😂once again Klugman nails a role

Absolutely brilliant.

Excellent. Great script I really enjoy this series though some episodes are not as convincing as this one,

Awesome performance by Milton Berle! Top notch!

Appreciate the effort, however the quality is so bad it’s virtually unwatchable.

whoawhoa holdup a second mr bevalaqua???????????seinfelds gym teacher??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Postcards from Buster” is next, on the CBS Television Network.