Judging Amy - Season 1 - Eps 12: Spoil the Child

Name: Eps 12: Spoil the Child
Released: 2000-01-11
Rating: 3.8

2000-01-11 • 60 min • ⭐ 7.5/10

Amy threatens to remove a young boy from the custody of a father who asserts his right to beat his son regularly with a belt, leaving welts; Maxine becomes frustrated by her ever-increasing case load and a system that doesn't seem to care about the children it should be serving as she struggles to get placements for two orphaned and mentally ill siblings; Gillian and Peter begin the adoptive process; Vincent and Donna work out some roommate issues; Amy's assertiveness in dealing with a judge who disrupts her courtroom lands her a job offer; Donna turns to a reluctant Vincent for advice after her conjugal visit with Oscar goes badly; Lauren goes into a full-tilt brat meltdown when the dancing supply store runs out of her recital costume after Amy waits too long to order it; Amy stays up all night to make the costume after spurning Maxine's offer to help.

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About Judging Amy

Title: Judging Amy

First Air Date: 1999-09-19

Last Air Date: 2005-05-03

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 77 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 138

Network: CBS

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.