Judging Amy - Season 3 - Eps 6: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Family
Amy must decide whether to modify a custody agreement and allow a woman to take her daughter to Paris for two years against the wishes of the girl's father; back to work at the DCF, Maxine takes on the case of ""Bubble Man"", a homeless man who is about to be arrested for blowing bubbles in the park without a permit, and shows Robert some tricks of the trade to save an abused boy; Bruce works with a mother who is about to lose custody of her son for not meeting the conditions of his probation because she is in denial about the emotional toll her son's disability has taken on her; Maxine brokers a peace settlement and gets Amy and Vincent speaking again by suggesting that Amy review Vincent's contract with the studio that has optioned his novel; Carole's condition worsens unexpectedly, and Vincent leaves hurriedly, amid many tears and in possession of the family's good luck totem, the ""surfing monkey"".
About Judging Amy
Title: Judging Amy
First Air Date: 1999-09-19
Last Air Date: 2005-05-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.494/10 (from 82 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.
Cast
Amy Brenneman
Amy Gray
Richard T. Jones
Bruce Van Exel
Dan Futterman
Vincent Gray
Jessica Tuck
Gillian Gray
Marcus Giamatti
Peter Gray
Karle Warren
Lauren Cassidy
Jillian Armenante
Donna Kozlowski
Timothy Omundson
Sean Potter
Tyne Daly
Maxine Gray