The Paper Chase - Season 1 Episode 9 Moot Court
This is one of the standout episodes written by the John Jay Osborn, Jr., the author of the original book and screenplay for the 1974 movie. Moot court is the chance for first year law students to compete against each other (in teams of two) in a courtroom setting in front of a distinguished panel of judges, including Kingsfield. To win is a high prestige – Kingsfield himself won this competition when he was in law school there. Teams are drawn at random and the pairings are: Hart and Logan (a pseudo romantic relationship ensues), Bell and Raymond Livingston (a new character introduced for this episode), Anderson and Gagarian (minor emphasis on this pair), and other minor pairings.
Raymond Livingston is being put through law school by the military, he is black, and from an economically challenged background. He is highly motivated to achieve in all endeavors of his life and unhappily finds himself in a team with the lazy, slovenly Bell who doesn't care to win (his main focus has al
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Houseman, James Stephens, Lainie Kazan, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Nelson, Diana Douglas
Crew: Robert C. Thompson (Executive Producer), Albert Aley (Producer), Robert Lewin (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 09, 1978
Last Air date: May 02, 1986
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 58 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 7.00 users
Popularity: 15.28
Language: English
Keyword : law school, strict teacher
Episode
The Paper Chase
The Man Who Would Be King
A Day in the Life of . . .
Great Expectations
Voices of Silence
Nancy
Da Da
The Seating Chart
Moot Court
Kingsfield's Daughter
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Bell and Love
An Act of Desperation
Losing Streak
The Man in the Chair
A Matter of Anger
The Apprentice
Once More with Feeling
The Clay Footed Idol
The Tables Down at Ernie's
A Case of Detente
Scavenger Hunt