Breaking Point
Season 1
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Network: ABC
Season aired: 1963-09-16
Episodes · 30
Solo for B-Flat Clarinet
Dr. Mac treats a disturbed young man and an unhappy actress.
Last Summer We Didn't Go Away
High school teacher tries to hide the fact that he was once a mental patient.
Fire and Ice
Wife loves every man but her husband.
Bird and Snake
Bully disrupts group therapy sessions.
There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square
Distraught beatnik tries to complete the suicide pact that killed her boyfriend.
The Bull Roarer
Young man frets because he's not like his ultra-macho older brother.
Crack in an Image
Wife of U.S. Senate candidate can't distinguish if she's married to a husband or an image.
Pelican in the Wilderness
Rabbi loses faith in God.
And James Was a Very Small Snail
Autistic boy learns to relate to his family.
Whatsoever Things I Hear
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.
Who is Mimi, What is She?
Mousy woman is obsessed with flamboyant movie queen.
Millions of Faces
Hospital attendant masquerades as a psychiatrist.
The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct
Elderly actress refuses to accept her husband's death.
Heart of Marble, Body of Stone
Model is dominated by her father.
Don't Cry Baby, Don't Cry
Women prison inmates care for special-needs children.
A Little Anger is a Good Thing
Depressed senior citizen meets lonely widow and learns to enjoy life again.
And If Thy Hand Offends Thee
Man's guilt paralyzes his hand.
Better Than a Dead Lion
Famous author becomes self-destructive.
A Land More Cruel
Fashion designer drifts from man to man.
No Squares in My Family Circle
Criminal family ties cause a guilt-ridden man's headaches and endanger his girlfriend.
So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time
Married publisher kisses the girls and makes his wife cry.
A Child of the Center Ring
Trapeze artist is paralyzed by her father's death.
Tides of Darkness
Teenage girl becomes withdrawn after being assaulted.
The Summer House
Expectant mother withdraws into a schizophrenic state.
Shadow of a Starless Night
Young doctor must learn to cope with sudden blindness.
Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals
Never Trouble Trouble, 'Til Trouble Troubles You
Boxer is accused of throwing a fight.
Confounding Her Astronomers
Gifted orphan has behavioral problems which keep her from being adopted.
I, the Dancer
Newlywed dancer's career is jeopardized by fits of hysteria, which are triggered by her choreographer husband's bizarre view of marriage.
My Hands Are Clean
Loan shark develops stigmata on his hands.
