Do you remember The Paper Chase? There was a movie as well as the TV series. It was about a class of law students, with John Houseman excellently playing the part of the law professor. Both the movie and the series are available by streaming, I think. I know I watched them fairly recently, but it may have been on DVD, since I am on the 4-DVD plan through Netflix. Great show.
I remember Paper Chase and I really liked it. I remember these 2 characters well. image from http://friday87central.wordpress.com/category/cbs/the-paper-chase.
Oh, yes. I remember them and I remember how popular they were at the time. I still remember the name John Houseman very well.