Harrigan and Son

Harrigan and Son

1960 1 Seasons 34 Episodes ⭐ 10.0

Harrigan and Son is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry as Jim Harrigan, Sr., and Jim, Jr. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb as Miss Claridge. The series aired 34 episodes at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays from October 14, 1960, to September 29, 1961. It preceded ABC's cartoon series, The Flintstones. Its competition was the second half of the CBS Western, Rawhide. For the first half of the season, Harrigan and Son aired opposite the detective series Dan Raven, starring Skip Homeier. The series premiere is titled "Junior Joins the Law Firm". The finale is called "The Testimonial". Harrigan and Son was owned and produced by Desilu Production. A running gimmick in the show consisted of Harrigan, Sr., commenting on some situation in Latin, Harrigan, Jr., replying, "Which means?", and Harrigan, Sr., translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The closing of show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George M. Cohan song, "Harrigan".

Harrigan and Son is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry as Jim Harrigan, Sr., and Jim, Jr. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb as Miss Claridge. The series aired 34 episodes at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays from October 14, 1960, to September 29, 1961. It preceded ABC's cartoon series, The Flintstones. Its competition was the second half of the CBS Western, Rawhide. For the first half of the season, Harrigan and Son aired opposite the detective series Dan Raven, starring Skip Homeier. The series premiere is titled "Junior Joins the Law Firm". The finale is called "The Testimonial". Harrigan and Son was owned and produced by Desilu Production. A running gimmick in the show consisted of Harrigan, Sr., commenting on some situation in Latin, Harrigan, Jr., replying, "Which means?", and Harrigan, Sr., translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The closing of show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George M. Cohan song, "Harrigan".

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Junior Joins the Law

James Jr. prepares to fight to defend a contested will. James Sr. tries to convince him it would be wiser to settle out

EP 2

Young Man's World

The young men assuming the management of Pyramid Industries have some ideas about expansion that founder Lionel Wilton d

EP 3

Harrigan vs. Harrigan

It's Harrigan vs. Harrigan when senior discovers that junior has taken the case of a well-known accident faker named Gim

EP 4

Mother Was a Nightclub Singer

When James Jr. dates Monica Nelson, a nightclub performer, father disapproves-unaware that his son is mixing some busine

EP 5

Pay the Two Dollars

Junior thinks his case in a small New England court is all sewed up, until he finds out that the judge, the bailiff and

EP 6

A Matter of Dignity

A shabby character named Nippy is highly insulted when an artist paints him as a derelict. He implores the Harrigan firm

EP 7

Miss Claridge Finds Romance

Miss Claridge finds romance, and her daydreaming is cutting down her typing speed too much to suit Harrigan Sr. Things d

EP 8

There's No Fool Like an Old Fool

Actress Lillian Lovely's performance bowls James Sr. over (she reminds him of his late wife), but the critics don't thin

EP 9

Pipes are Pipes

Matt Collins' company is being sued. The charge: producing a defective water heater. Matt wants to make a settlement, bu

EP 10

Junior Becomes Senior

Mr. Nibley was hired to exterminate the bugs in an apartment house, but the owners have proof that the little creatures

EP 11

Non Compos Mentis

Tilly Cortland is a will-changing millionairess who dominates the first half of the show delightfully. Harrigan and son

EP 12

Junior Goes Society

An attractive member of high society named Cynthia drops in to take an old friend, Miss Claridge, out to lunch. When Jun

EP 13

Junior's Other Job

Junior's interviewed on TV after he wins an important tax case. It turns out to be good publicity.

EP 14

Poor Little Rich Guy

Grant Hazelton, playboy and college chum of Junior's, asks the latter to handle his legal affairs. Harrigan Sr. doesn't

EP 15

My Fair Lawyer

Neighbor Harold Calvin sues Harrigan Sr. for damages. Seems smoke from Harrigan's fireplace got in Calvin's eyes, nose a

EP 16

Shall We Dance?

Charlie Finley, after 20 years of marriage wants to divorce his wife. It seems she's spending too many evenings at a loc

EP 17

The Magnificient Borough

Senior's old friend Gimpy talks the lawyer into investing in his taxi. Then Gimpy has a difference of opinion with a far

EP 18

You Can Fight City Hall

The city has condemned shoemaker Silas Marner's property, and nobody wants to take the man's case.

EP 19

The Comeback

Junior visits night court to attend to a routine matter and finds a familiar face. A distinguished gentleman is charged

EP 20

The Comics

Buddy Wilson and his wife Bernice have worked up a nightclub act and want the Harrigan firm to have it copyrighted. Then

EP 21

100 Proof

Patrick O'Toole is arrested for drunken driving. But he tells Harrigan Sr. that he took the pledge a long time ago, and

EP 22

They Were All In Step But Jim

Actress Lillian Lovely, a Hungarian citizen, is facing deportation for failing to renew her visa. She wants Harrigan Sr.

EP 23

The Manly Art

A boxer named Brennan tells Harrigan Sr. that he won his last fight too easily. But there's no way to prove that the fig

EP 24

A Ticket to Albany

Junior becomes a candidate for a state Senate seat. Harrigan Sr., unaware of this, endorses the candidate of the opposit

EP 25

The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead

Robert Fenton has changed his name and leads an inconspicuous life. When a scandal sheet columnist digs up the past and

EP 26

Harrigan vs. Harvard

Junior prevails upon Harrigan Sr. to agree to address a graduating class at Harvard Law School.

EP 27

Senior Goes to Hollywood

Senior goes to Hollywood on his vacation, and visits a movie studio. He notices some errors in legal procedure on one se

EP 28

The Case of the Missing Case

Fern Williams, Junior's latest girlfriend, is quite high up on the social register. But this doesn't mean she's immune t

EP 29

Hans is Hot

EP 30

Hello-Goodbye

A series of legal setbacks convince Harrigan Sr. that it's time to retire. But the most practical place to write his mem

EP 31

The Legacy

Senior has known Rose Kowalski ever since she was a tot. Now she's a nightclub singer and wants to legally change her na

EP 32

Roommates

While Senior's apartment is being renovated, Junior invites his Dad to spend a week at his apartment. The first evening,

EP 33

On Broadway

The first of two new shows before this series leaves the air. Merrill Davis, a long time client of Harrigan Sr., is know

EP 34

The Testimonial

A group of Senior's clients (who got legal service although they couldn't afford the fee) get together to show their app

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