Breaking Point
Breaking Point: Season 1

Air Date

September 16, 1963

Episodes

30 episodes

Breaking Point

Season 1

Episodes

1. Solo for B-Flat Clarinet

September 16, 1963
60 min

Dr. Mac treats a disturbed young man and an unhappy actress.

2. Last Summer We Didn't Go Away

September 23, 1963
60 min

High school teacher tries to hide the fact that he was once a mental patient.

3. Fire and Ice

September 30, 1963
60 min

Wife loves every man but her husband.

4. Bird and Snake

October 7, 1963
60 min

Bully disrupts group therapy sessions.

5. There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square

October 14, 1963
60 min

Distraught beatnik tries to complete the suicide pact that killed her boyfriend.

6. The Bull Roarer

October 21, 1963
60 min

Young man frets because he's not like his ultra-macho older brother.

7. Crack in an Image

October 28, 1963
60 min

Wife of U.S. Senate candidate can't distinguish if she's married to a husband or an image.

8. Pelican in the Wilderness

November 4, 1963
60 min

Rabbi loses faith in God.

9. And James Was a Very Small Snail

November 11, 1963
60 min

Autistic boy learns to relate to his family.

10. Whatsoever Things I Hear

November 18, 1963
60 min

When his patient is tried for assault, Dr. Thompson refuses to reveal the man's case history in court because it would violate the Hippocratic Oath.

11. Who is Mimi, What is She?

December 2, 1963
60 min

Mousy woman is obsessed with flamboyant movie queen.

12. Millions of Faces

December 9, 1963
60 min

Hospital attendant masquerades as a psychiatrist.

13. The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct

December 16, 1963
60 min

Elderly actress refuses to accept her husband's death.

14. Heart of Marble, Body of Stone

December 23, 1963
60 min

Model is dominated by her father.

15. Don't Cry Baby, Don't Cry

December 30, 1963
60 min

Women prison inmates care for special-needs children.

16. A Little Anger is a Good Thing

January 6, 1964
60 min

Depressed senior citizen meets lonely widow and learns to enjoy life again.

17. And If Thy Hand Offends Thee

January 13, 1964
60 min

Man's guilt paralyzes his hand.

18. Better Than a Dead Lion

January 20, 1964
60 min

Famous author becomes self-destructive.

19. A Land More Cruel

January 27, 1964
60 min

Fashion designer drifts from man to man.

20. No Squares in My Family Circle

February 10, 1964
60 min

Criminal family ties cause a guilt-ridden man's headaches and endanger his girlfriend.

21. So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time

February 17, 1964
60 min

Married publisher kisses the girls and makes his wife cry.

22. A Child of the Center Ring

February 24, 1964
60 min

Trapeze artist is paralyzed by her father's death.

23. Tides of Darkness

March 2, 1964
60 min

Teenage girl becomes withdrawn after being assaulted.

24. The Summer House

March 9, 1964
60 min

Expectant mother withdraws into a schizophrenic state.

25. Shadow of a Starless Night

March 16, 1964
60 min

Young doctor must learn to cope with sudden blindness.

26. Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals

March 23, 1964
60 min

27. Never Trouble Trouble, 'Til Trouble Troubles You

March 30, 1964
60 min

Boxer is accused of throwing a fight.

28. Confounding Her Astronomers

April 6, 1964
60 min

Gifted orphan has behavioral problems which keep her from being adopted.

29. I, the Dancer

April 20, 1964
60 min

Newlywed dancer's career is jeopardized by fits of hysteria, which are triggered by her choreographer husband's bizarre view of marriage.

30. My Hands Are Clean

April 27, 1964
60 min

Loan shark develops stigmata on his hands.