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COLLECTION · Series · 1982

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

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* 5.7 (92)DramaUnited States
Creators
Joshua Brand · John Falsey · John Masius · Mark Tinker
Countries
United States
Studios
NBC · 20th Century Fox Television · MTM Enterprises
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
26/10/1982
Score
5.7 / 10 (92)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
22 episodes · 1982
Pilot
Episode 1. Pilot
1982-10-26 · 60 min

In this intro to the series, Dr. Jack Morrison treats a young girl with dysentary; Dr. Annie Cavanero searches for a missing patient -- who happens to be a large, permanent resident of a local mental institution; Dr. Ben Samuels tries to…

Bypass
Episode 2. Bypass
1982-11-09 · 60 min

Morrison treats the obnoxious bank bomber; Mr. MacAllister arrives to find his wife in a coma; Dr. Craig holds a news conference and badgers a patient into a surgical consent; and Dr. Samuels tries to teach Dr. Beale how to swim.

Down's Syndrome
Episode 3. Down's Syndrome
1982-11-16 · 60 min

Cavanero tries to counsel a couple expecting a Down's syndrome child; White makes a near-tragic mistake in the E.R.; Martin and Fiscus are caught in a stalled elevator; Morrison learns his wife is pregnant; and Dr. Beale visits the bomber.

Cora and Arnie
Episode 4. Cora and Arnie
1982-11-23 · 60 min

Morrison tries to help a bag woman and her husband; Fiscus admits a relatively healthy woman who had fainted for some very expensive tests; V.J. feels homesick; and the bomber and his victim both leave the hospital.

Samuels and the Kid
Episode 5. Samuels and the Kid
1982-11-30 · 60 min

Dr. Samuels becomes attached to a boy in for leg surgery; Fiscus surprises Martin with a romantic gesture; Chandler challenges a veteran nurse's competency; Dr. Craig receives his coveted `Surgeon of the Year' award; and Cavanero's…

Legionnaires (1)
Episode 6. Legionnaires (1)
1982-12-07 · 60 min

While coping with a fussy new administrator, Dr. Westphall investigates suspicious deaths in Ward Five; Martin shocks Fiscus by breaking off their affair; Cavanero has to deal with a very hostile nurse; and White goes to desperate lengths…

Legionnaires (2)
Episode 7. Legionnaires (2)
1982-12-14 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall risks his job by creating an isolation floor to stem the spread of the suspected Legionnaire's Disease (and the PR fiasco causes administrator Cummings to fall on his sword to save the hospital); Dr. Beale learns that Tweety…

Tweety and Ralph
Episode 8. Tweety and Ralph
1982-12-21 · 60 min

The search continues for the source of the Legionnaire's Disease; Cavanero befriends a young woman facing a hysterectomy; Tweety makes a decision about her future; and Ellen Craig deals with the elusive Dr. Barnum.

Rain
Episode 9. Rain
1983-01-04 · 60 min

Morrison regrets making a couple of house calls for an insistent old man; Fiscus has another run-in with a gang member; Ralph takes up eating garbage; White's daughter eats some mothballs; and Dr. Craig bawls Ehrlich out for spraining his…

Hearts
Episode 10. Hearts
1983-01-11 · 60 min

Ralph masquerades as a doctor; an obese woman gives birth unexpectedly; an old friend of Dr. Samuels joins the staff; and Ehrlich faints during surgery.

Graveyard
Episode 11. Graveyard
1983-01-18 · 60 min

Dr. Samuels breaks up a late night poker game to perform emergency surgery on a gunshot victim; Morrison lets a Chinese couple perform a folk healing ritual on their dying son; and Ralph's manic stage reaches a crescendo.

Release
Episode 12. Release
1983-02-01 · 60 min

A sadistic doctor orders White to get his first autopsy consent; an old friend of Dr. Craig's checks in a sex-change operation; Chandler takes over the case of the John Doe gunshot victim; and Drs. Samuels and Paxton argue over the care…

Family History
Episode 13. Family History
1983-02-08 · 60 min

Craig continues to regret his friend's sex-change operation; John Doe #12 becomes sullen and uncooperative when his real parents arrive to take him home; White's reconciliation falls through; and Armstrong delves deeply into a man's…

Remission
Episode 14. Remission
1983-02-22 · 60 min

A lady flasher enlivens the halls and rooms of St. Eligius; Fiscus moves in with Ehrlich; Cavanero faces a difficult choice about a fellowship; Dr. Auschlander's cancer remission appears to be ending; Morrison and Chandler try to help a…

Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day
Episode 15. Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day
1983-03-01 · 60 min

Samuels operates on a hooker, who invites all her friends to visit her; Myra White gives her estranged husband some news; the racial tensions reach a climax when the truth about O'Connor's beating surfaces; and Ehrlich makes a fool of…

The Count
Episode 16. The Count
1983-03-08 · 60 min

Cavanero helps hide her patient, a porno movie star, from a process server; Armstrong worries about the ethics of a surgeon who does unnecessary heart surgery for kickbacks; Ehrlich and Fiscus nearly come to blows over their living…

Brothers
Episode 17. Brothers
1983-03-15 · 60 min

A fisherman lobbies Dr. Westphall to let his brother die in peace and dignity; Fiscus substitutes for Ehrlich on a date with Shirley Daniels; and Helen's stress mounts as the hospital suffers computer glitches and she faces a radical…

Dog Day Hospital
Episode 18. Dog Day Hospital
1983-03-22 · 60 min

Helen returns to work following her mastectomy; Fiscus and Daniels visit his aunt Sirca; a pregnant woman invades the OR and holds Ehrlich and Dr. Craig hostage while demanding to see the doctor who performed her husband's vasectomy.

Working
Episode 19. Working
1983-04-05 · 60 min

Morrison tries to reason with a patient determined to drink himself to death; Chandler faces a malpractice suit after a patient dies unexpectedly in an elevator; White goes crazy with jealousy; and Dr. Craig enjoys the company of a…

Craig in Love
Episode 20. Craig in Love
1983-04-12 · 60 min

Dr. Craig continues to enjoy Dr. Anya's companionship; Morrison worries over White's erratic behavior; and Chandler becomes upset over the casual attitude everyone seems to taking towards his malpractice suit.

Baron Von Munchausen
Episode 21. Baron Von Munchausen
1983-04-19 · 60 min

White attends a drug rehabilitation program; Morrison becomes suspicious that his patient may be a surgery addict; Dr. Craig grapples with an inner-city medical scholarship group; Cathy tries to arrange a double date with Daniels and…

Addiction
Episode 22. Addiction
1983-05-03 · 60 min

Morrison's wife goes into labor; White loses a girlfriend and gains a wife, while falling under suspicion when drugs are stolen; Dr. Craig's son Steven arrives for a period of observation and cause problems for Ehrlich; Martin casts her…

Season 2
Season 2
22 episodes · 1983
Ties That Bind
Episode 1. Ties That Bind
1983-10-26 · 60 min

A pushy, abrasive man literally drives into the E.R. to get help for his wife; Ehrlich finds an unusual girlfriend at the laundromat; Fiscus loses both Cathy and Shirley; Dr. Craig clashes with the newly appointed city comptroller, Joan…

Lust Et Veritas
Episode 2. Lust Et Veritas
1983-11-02 · 60 min

Medical student Elliot Axelrod and plastic surgeon Dr. Bobby Caldwell join the staff; Eve Leighton's sister expresses reservations about the planned transplant; a resident dropped from the hospital program badgers Cavanero to reevaluate…

Newheart
Episode 3. Newheart
1983-11-09 · 60 min

The men attend a rather staid bachelor party for Kochar; White learns about the dangers of nuclear medicine; Fran Singleton refuses to see her husband, but later walks out of the hospital by his side; everyone opposes Joan's idea of…

Qui Transtulit Sustinet
Episode 4. Qui Transtulit Sustinet
1983-11-16 · 60 min

Dr. Craig performs the transplant amidst a publicity barrage; Morrison tries to adjust to his loss; Luther and Fiscus split an investment in silver futures; and Rosenthal counsels a group on breast cancer.

A Wing and a Prayer
Episode 5. A Wing and a Prayer
1983-11-23 · 60 min

Dr. Craig and Ehrlich both prepare turkeys for the staff forced to work the holiday; injuries from the Thanksgiving Day parade pour into the ER; and a depressed Dr. Auschlander takes a special interest in an ailing 11-year-old.

Under Pressure
Episode 6. Under Pressure
1983-11-30 · 60 min

Rosenthal gets arrested just before her scheduled breast reconstruction; Mr. Entertainment sets up in a hospital elevator and meets Dr. Ridley, the new psychiatrist; and Morrison worries over an Irish teenager whose near-fatal beating…

Entrapment
Episode 7. Entrapment
1983-12-07 · 60 min

Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Eve's sense of cabin fever and anger is calmed by a visit from her students; Morrison learns more about Eddie…

All About Eve
Episode 8. All About Eve
1983-12-14 · 60 min

Dr. Caldwell suffers for his work on Eddie Carson; Joan reveals a secret in the E.R.; Ehrlich meets a brand-new Roberta; Dr. Westphall's housekeeper announces she's returning to Italy; Eve Leighton takes a turn for the worse.

Aids and Comfort
Episode 9. Aids and Comfort
1983-12-21 · 60 min

White diagnoses a case of AIDS in a Boston city councilman; Dr. Ridley tries to help a tennis prodigy deal with pressure from her ambitious father; and Daniels and Ehrlich try to run a blood drive amidst a blizzard and rumors about the…

A Pig Too Far
Episode 10. A Pig Too Far
1984-01-11 · 60 min

The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta; Daniels is tied to the drug abuse charges…

Blizzard
Episode 11. Blizzard
1984-01-18 · 60 min

A blizzard causes havoc for everyone; Dr. Craig can't get to the hospital and has to depend on Kochar for survival; Dr. Ehrlich decides to pop the question to Roberta; and the roof literally falls in on Cavanero.

Hearing
Episode 12. Hearing
1984-02-01 · 60 min

Dr. Auschlander asks Fiscus and Luther to help him get some marijuana to relieve his pain; White and Daniels face the medical board hearing; Dr. Westphall defends a deaf employee against his impatient supervisor; and Ehrlich meets…

In Sickness and in Health
Episode 13. In Sickness and in Health
1984-02-08 · 60 min

Joan's father enters the hospital unexpectedly; Chandler takes a practice run for the Boston Marathon that proves dangerous; and the Craigs host Ehrlich's wedding with guests such as Mrs. Craig's mother and Ehrlich's alcoholic aunt Charice.

Drama Center
Episode 14. Drama Center
1984-02-15 · 60 min

A rape occurs in the hospital parking lot; White has trouble adjusting to his restricted status as does Tommy Westphall to the loss of his housekeeper; Cavanero must decide between the man in her life and her career; and a TV crew follows…

Attack
Episode 15. Attack
1984-02-22 · 60 min

The women of St. Eligius take rape prevention classes, but can't prevent the occurence of another rape, this time inside the hospital; an old love of Dr. Auschlander checks in; Cavanero dumps her boyfriend when he can't take no for an…

After Dark
Episode 16. After Dark
1984-02-29 · 60 min

Morrison learns a lesson from another doctor who makes the diagnosis of Mr. Keuhnelian; Dr. Craig prepares to accept his anticipated `Doctor of the Year' award; Dr. Caldwell and Ehrlich both make decisions about their romantic futures;…

Vanity
Episode 17. Vanity
1984-03-07 · 60 min

Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.

Equinox
Episode 18. Equinox
1984-03-14 · 60 min

White returns to work to face a hostile staff; Axelrod accidentally destroys Fiscus' beloved Boston Red Sox baseball cap; Cavanero has to tell a college student he has testicular cancer; Chandler questions himself about why Amanda remains…

The Women
Episode 19. The Women
1984-03-28 · 60 min

Three women in a room become close despite their differences; an old woman facing the loss of her independence; a mother trying to deal with violent surges of erratic behavior; and a bland young woman searching for 'character' through a…

Cramming
Episode 20. Cramming
1984-05-02 · 60 min

Ehrlich tries to deal with his Aunt Charice and her romantic designs on Dr. Westphall as he crams for the National Boards; a stressed-out Armstrong makes a tragic misdiagnosis; White chooses to take a polygraph test before his trial…

Rough Cut
Episode 21. Rough Cut
1984-05-09 · 60 min

Fiscus poses in provocative attire for a newspaper feature; Dr. Caldwell and Joan try to take a spontaneous trip to Paris; Armstrong reacts to the pressures she faces; and everyone waits to hear about who will be dropped from the…

Hello, Goodbye
Episode 22. Hello, Goodbye
1984-05-16 · 60 min

The residents scatter as vacation begins; Morrison meets a charming young woman; the E.R. faces major structural repairs; Steven Craig returns home after licking his drug problem; and Luther tries to find a Cheshire cat for a skeptical…

Season 3
Season 3
24 episodes · 1984
Playing God (1)
Episode 1. Playing God (1)
1984-09-19 · 60 min

Morrison and Clancy argue over what to do about her unexpected pregnancy; Rosenthal and Dr. Auschlander fail to agree about anything as a nurses' strike looms; the emergency room receives three seriously burned firefighters; and Dr.…

Playing God (2)
Episode 2. Playing God (2)
1984-09-26 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall bans Sister Dominica from the hospital; the firefighters try to adjust to their injuries; Fiscus meets a fairy godmother; White returns to work; Clancy takes matters concerning her pregnancy into her own hands; and a Federal…

Two Balls and a Strike
Episode 3. Two Balls and a Strike
1984-10-03 · 60 min

The rapist returns to St. Eligius; Daniels stays on the job as Rosenthal leads most of the other nurses out on strike; Ellen persuades Dr. Craig to go to a therapist about their marital problems; Luther learns one of the firefighters is…

Strikeout
Episode 4. Strikeout
1984-10-17 · 60 min

Luther and Warren do some plumbing for Dr. Craig during their temporary layoff; Papandrao leaves the picket line to help Ehrlich in an emergency operation; Dr. Caldwell tries to find new ways for the firefighters to deal with their…

Breathless
Episode 5. Breathless
1984-10-24 · 60 min

Breathless (1984) Anonymous Auschlander feels negligent when a long-term maintenance worker develops asbestosis. White attempts to locate his children. A mental health patient admits to the hospital rapes. One of the firefighters…

My Aim is True
Episode 6. My Aim is True
1984-10-31 · 60 min

Dr. Caldwell performs plastic surgery on Manny while Jerry fights off cabin fever; Dr. Auschlander hires Joan Halloran as his new assistant; Axelrod becomes a hypochondriac; White reunites with his family; and a disturbed Daniels decides…

Fade to White
Episode 7. Fade to White
1984-11-07 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall finds himself a suspect in the Peter White shooting; Morrison finds a psychological cause for a boy's asthma attacks; many of the residents interview for a TV job; and the city honors the surviving firefighters.

Sweet Dreams
Episode 8. Sweet Dreams
1984-11-14 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall suffers sleepless nights; a young man from the Philippines is apparently frightened to death by his dreams; Luther dreams of sweet revenge with the help of some `ZZ Top' impersonators; Ehrlich dreams of being washed up on an…

Up on the Roof
Episode 9. Up on the Roof
1984-11-21 · 60 min

A bone-marrow specialist arrives to perform a transplant between two feuding brothers and quickly befriends Annie; the last firefighter gives Caldwell a parting gift; Morrison's next door neighbor experiences a tragedy while baby-sitting…

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Episode 10. Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1984-11-28 · 60 min

Dr. Auschlander suggests a controversial liver dialysis procedure for Wegener's little girl, using her father's liver to do the work; Cavanero is stung by the same rumor she started about Dr. Holtz; and Chandler reports an old voodoo…

Homecoming
Episode 11. Homecoming
1984-12-05 · 60 min

Mrs. Wegener returns to find both her ex-husband and her daughter near death; Clancy moves in with Morrison after a burglary; Martin gives Fiscus a letter concerning Daniels; and Lizzie returns from Vassar with a boyfriend.

The Children's Hour
Episode 12. The Children's Hour
1984-12-12 · 60 min

Fiscus pressures Martin into taking a step outside the psychiatric ward; Judge Farnham questions Dr. Auschlander about the ethics of Mr. Wegener's role in his daughter's treatment while Mrs. Wegener decides to take the child back to…

Dr. Wyler, I Presume
Episode 13. Dr. Wyler, I Presume
1984-12-19 · 60 min

An old friend of Dr. Auschlander returns from Africa to locate a kidney donor for a young African; Helen celebrates her birthday; removing a bullet in E.R. proves risky to both the patient and the doctor; and Mrs. Hufnagle returns to the…

Whistle, Wyler Works
Episode 14. Whistle, Wyler Works
1985-01-02 · 60 min

A donor is found for Tshalla but Ehrlich misses out on the operation; Chandler tries to juggle the multiple wives of a bigamist patient; and Morrison faces a personal problem when Luther is recruited by a Caribbean medical school with…

Bye, George
Episode 15. Bye, George
1985-01-09 · 60 min

Dr. Wyler puts Dr. Auschlander onto a new way of life; Halloran interviews Morrison's co-workers in an effort to build a case for him; Ehrlich takes the Craigs out for a disastrous dinner; and Mrs. Hufnagle loses a chance at a new life.

Saving Face
Episode 16. Saving Face
1985-01-16 · 60 min

Westphall places a new doctor in charge of the E.R., and she immediately clashes with Fiscus; Axelrod's visit to Mrs. Hufnagel's apartment sends her back to the hospital; Rosenthal and Clarendon reconcile; Dr. Craig celebrates his 30th…

Give the Boy a Hand
Episode 17. Give the Boy a Hand
1985-01-23 · 60 min

Dr. Woodley tries to help Maddy decide what to do after her baby is born while Dean sets up a disastrous drug deal; Ehrlich offends a disabled cafeteria worker with his `Health Spot' segment; and Lizzie runs away from pressures at college…

Any Portrait in a Storm
Episode 18. Any Portrait in a Storm
1985-01-30 · 60 min

Dean takes off for Florida, leaving Maddy alone to face the future; Myra gives birth to a son, Peter; Hufnagel haggles over her latest bill; Rosenthal struggles with life in the ER; the phone repairman is electrocuted; Dr. Auschlander,…

Red, White, Black and Blue
Episode 19. Red, White, Black and Blue
1985-02-13 · 60 min

Westphall's old friend, Capt. Gloria Neal, arrives to make sure everything is prepared for an emergency as the First Lady passes through the area; Ehrlich creates anguish for a mother and child when he casually reports suspected child…

Amazing Face
Episode 20. Amazing Face
1985-02-20 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall decides to sell his house; Andrea Fordham sees her new face for the first time; Shirley returns to the morgue where she shot Peter White; Rosenthal believes she's pregnant again; and Mrs. Hufnagle faces surgery.

Murder, She Rote
Episode 21. Murder, She Rote
1985-02-27 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall decides to sell his house; Andrea Fordham sees her new face for the first time; Shirley returns to the morgue where she shot Peter White; Rosenthal believes she's pregnant again; and Mrs. Hufnagle faces surgery.

Tears of a Clown
Episode 22. Tears of a Clown
1985-03-13 · 60 min

A young woman's multiple sclerosis worsens, threatening her life as a circus clown; Dr. Craig helps Dr. Westphall look for a condo; and Morrison feels the pressures of his responsibilities as a doctor and father.

Bang the Eardrum Slowly
Episode 23. Bang the Eardrum Slowly
1985-03-20 · 60 min

Luther loses his hearing in an explosion; Morrison finds an explanation for his poorer than usual performance; and Axelrod learns that he is Mrs. Hufnagle's beneficiary and meets her son.

Cheers
Episode 24. Cheers
1985-03-27 · 60 min

Mrs. Auschlander faces major heart surgery; Dr. Craig is disturbed to see the ravages of time on his mentor, Dr. David Domedion; Ehrlich searches for a religion; the messiah shows up for a Celtics game; and Dr. Westphall announces his…

Season 4
Season 4
24 episodes · 1985
Remembrance of Things Past
Episode 1. Remembrance of Things Past
1985-09-18 · 60 min

The hospital review board acquires a new member from the psychiatric floor; Chandler experiences long-suppressed resentments when he treats a Vietnamese patient; and Dr. Turner counsels an upwardly mobile couple who can't conceive a child.

Fathers and Sons
Episode 2. Fathers and Sons
1985-09-25 · 60 min

The Craigs meet their pregnant daughter-in-law, Yvonne; the Valeres continue to explore ways of having a child; Westphall's new policies irritate the residents and Auschlander; and Luther rides with a paramedic team preoccupied with their…

Haunted
Episode 3. Haunted
1985-10-23 · 60 min

The Craigs face a tremendous loss as their first grandchild is born; a newly inspired Dr. Westphall returns to work full of ideas; and Fiscus invites himself up to Dr. Caldwell's Cape Cod retreat, where he sees a different side to the…

The Naked and the Dead
Episode 4. The Naked and the Dead
1985-10-30 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall tries to deal with his critical sister-in-law and a reluctant hospital board; Luther becomes Axelrod's personal trainer; Roxanne asks Chandler to her recital; Rosenthal worries over the threats of an assaulted teenager; Dr.…

Slice O'Life
Episode 5. Slice O'Life
1985-11-06 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall drives himself too hard and is hospitalized; Yvonne's parents arrive to see their daughter and to claim their grandchild; Terri has in-vitro fertilization; Fiscus makes a donation; and Dr. Caldwell picks up the wrong woman.…

Lost and Found in Space
Episode 6. Lost and Found in Space
1985-11-13 · 60 min

An astronaut lecturing in Boston collapses and is brought to St. Eligius; Papandrao and Rosenthal continue to clash; Axelrod loses both Marcy and his battle with the bulge; Dr. Craig impatiently assumes the responsibility of explaining…

Close Encounters
Episode 7. Close Encounters
1985-11-20 · 60 min

Dr. Craig arranges to take Yvonne home to her parents; Ehrlich advises a plastic surgery patient behind Dr.Caldwell's back; Capt. Neal arrives to evaluate the astronaut's condition and to supervise his transfer to Walter Reed, despite…

Watch the Skies
Episode 8. Watch the Skies
1985-11-27 · 60 min

Mr. Galecki brings Barbara back to the Craigs; Dr. Turner leaves unexpectedly for her sleepy hometown down South; Rosenthal slaps Lucy; Jack takes his remedial exam and Colonel Cochrane reconciles himself with God.

Sanctuary
Episode 9. Sanctuary
1985-12-04 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall learns that his new housekeeper is an illegal immigrant who was tortured by the death squads in El Salvador; a nervous Ehrlich tries to get out of his OB-GYN rotation, and later delivers a baby; crackdowns on the homeless…

Loss of Power
Episode 10. Loss of Power
1985-12-11 · 60 min

Life goes on as the generator fails during a city-wide blackout; Caldwell takes leave to visit a dying friend; Westphall shares a stuck elevator with an Irishman; Dr. Craig and Wade perform emergency surgery; Pru returns to the hospital,…

Santa Claus is Dead
Episode 11. Santa Claus is Dead
1985-12-18 · 60 min

Axelrod tries to keep Santa Claus alive after he collapses at a children's party; Ehrlich tries to brighten the holiday for his only obstetrical patient; Lizzie's boy friend finds the Westphalls' Christmas depressing; and Dr. Craig…

The Boom Boom Womb
Episode 12. The Boom Boom Womb
1986-01-08 · 60 min

An anti-abortionist targets the hospital for bomb threats and Chandler is involved in trouble at the Boston Women's Clinic; Rosenthal decides what she must do with her youngest son; Luther loses his favorite racing pigeon, whom he left in…

To Tell the Truth
Episode 13. To Tell the Truth
1986-01-15 · 60 min

Fiscus reluctantly does his outreach work with a couple of feisty old people; Chandler is near yet another explosion; John Doe #6 is claimed by a couple who seem as wacky as he is; Rosenthal and Papandrao settle out of court; and the…

Family Ties
Episode 14. Family Ties
1986-01-22 · 60 min

Dr. Auschlander resents the wealth and influence of the matriarch of an old Massachusetts family admitted for tests; Morrison feels his impending knee surgery; Axelrod tries to get to know an animal researcher; the Valeres make a decision…

Family Feud
Episode 15. Family Feud
1986-01-29 · 60 min

The Endicotts learn that their family's medical problems are hereditary; Dr. Caldwell prepares for surgery to eliminate his facial scar, but learns that he carries a more permanent reminder of his carelessness; and Fiscus and Morrison…

Family Affair
Episode 16. Family Affair
1986-02-12 · 60 min

The Endicotts try to adjust to losing a family member but gain good news about another; Dr. Caldwell's diagnosis of AIDS causes concern for his friends and a cooling in Fiscus and Clancy's relationship; and Ehrlich's outreach assignment…

Time Heals (1)
Episode 17. Time Heals (1)
1986-02-19 · 60 min

St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: it's opening in 1935 under the leadership of Father Joseph McCabe, the arrival of recently emigrated Helen Rosenthal and Mark's return as chief of surgery, Mark's bypass on Patrick…

Time Heals (2)
Episode 18. Time Heals (2)
1986-02-20 · 60 min

St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: the growing up of Donald Westphall, the arrival of young Daniel Auschlander and his first meeting with Katharine, a drunken and embittered Father McCabe's departure, and the…

Out on a Limb
Episode 19. Out on a Limb
1986-02-26 · 60 min

A former nurse returns to St. Eligius as a medical student; a jock desperate to prolong his mediocre career learns the steroids he's using are killing him; Morrison has difficulty telling a young boy he will lose an arm to cancer; Fiscus…

Come Home, Oh Sapien
Episode 20. Come Home, Oh Sapien
1986-03-05 · 60 min

Chandler does his outreach work at a crisis hotline, where he draws a suicide on his first night; Ehrlich earns Dr. Craig's approval after he performs well during an emergency; and Carol Novino renews her friendship with Dr. Westphall and…

Cheek to Cheek
Episode 21. Cheek to Cheek
1986-03-12 · 60 min

Novino treats a famous cartoonist whose hands are being crippled by arthritis; Ehrlich ends his OB-GYN stint by examining Mrs. Craig; and Morrison's outreach work at a state prison ends tragically with a riot.

Black's Magic
Episode 22. Black's Magic
1986-03-19 · 60 min

Dr. Turner returns to St. Eligius in time to deliver the baby of an old patient; Chandler has very bad luck as he searches for her all day; and Dr. Auschlander is trapped in a crack house that has been bequeathed to the hospital.

The Equalizer
Episode 23. The Equalizer
1986-04-30 · 60 min

Rosenthal's first husband and youngest son both return to her life; Chandler comes under fire for his activism against apartheid; Dr. Turner finds it hard to let go of the Ettings' baby; The Valeres' wish is finally granted, and everyone…

E.R.
Episode 24. E.R.
1986-05-07 · 60 min

The residents worry over who will be asked to return next year; the Craigs worry over the ""Doctor of the Year"" award dinner; Fiscus grows obsessed with opening a locked door; Martin drops by with a new look; Dr. Auschlander fears death…

Season 5
Season 5
23 episodes · 1986
Where There's Hope, There's Crosby
Episode 1. Where There's Hope, There's Crosby
1986-09-24 · 60 min

A depressed Father Joseph McCabe returns to St. Eligius; Morrison receives a visitor from Seattle; Dr. Craig seeks help for his injured hand from an old classmate; one of Axelrod's patients awakens in the morgue; and Luther plays musical…

When You Wish Upon a Scar
Episode 2. When You Wish Upon a Scar
1986-10-01 · 60 min

Wade tries to get a grip on her marital problems; Fiscus throws an engagement party for Morrison; Rosenthal figures out the self-serving Griffin; and John Doe #6 returns.

A Room With a View
Episode 3. A Room With a View
1986-10-08 · 60 min

Dr. Craig behaves boorishly to his replacement, Dr. Paulette Kiem; Birch finds a radioactive patient; Papandrao claims Ehrlich as an escort to a family birthday party; a friend of Fiscus' is admitted with a major stroke; and a hospital…

Brand New Bag
Episode 4. Brand New Bag
1986-10-15 · 60 min

The Craigs try out yet another new maid; fellow employees stab Luther in the back; Axelrod is embarrassed and rude about a patient's colostomy; and Fiscus helps Mr. Ewell's daughter take him home to die.

You Beta Your Life
Episode 5. You Beta Your Life
1986-10-29 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall helps a terminally ill teenager reach his parents; Griffin plays Birch and Novino off against each other to escape blame in a patient's death; Morrison calls Chandler on it when Dr. Turner gets involved in a dispute…

Not My Type
Episode 6. Not My Type
1986-11-05 · 60 min

Dr. Turner faces a dilemma as she performs surgery on a Jehovah's Witness, who has forbidden any blood transfusions; Griffin takes positive steps to blame Birch for the patient's death; Ehrlich announces his night with Papandrao; and Dr.…

Up and Down
Episode 7. Up and Down
1986-11-12 · 60 min

Lizzie gets involved with Griffin; a man falls while trying to scale the hospital; Luther befriends a bag lady with Tourette's Syndrome; and John Doe #6 disappears with Dr. Craig's book.

Nothing Up My Sleeve
Episode 8. Nothing Up My Sleeve
1986-11-19 · 60 min

Mandatory drug testing causes a deep division of opinion; Morrison is haunted by his day at the prison; Axelrod is assigned to guide a 14-year-old medical student around; Griffin gets a warning from Dr. Westphall about hurting Lizzie; and…

After Life
Episode 9. After Life
1986-11-26 · 60 min

Dr. Fiscus is shot. Afterwards, he experiences the afterlife and meets some old friends. Such people include old patients who died in the hospital, a few in limbo and a couple in heaven. However, he is condemed to hades and finds Dr.…

Once Upon a Mattress
Episode 10. Once Upon a Mattress
1986-12-03 · 60 min

Fiscus awakens but is deeply depressed, despite a visit from his father; Dr. Craig returns to work and his office, disregarding Dr. Kiem's feelings; Dr. Westphall decides to stop seeing Novino and his moving man comes in for a penile…

Lost Weekend
Episode 11. Lost Weekend
1986-12-10 · 60 min

Dr. Westphall tries to help an alcoholic poet he once admired; Dr. Craig puts his usual worst foot forward as he tries to persuade the Soviets to release Masha's husband; Rosenthal confronts McPhail about her drug problem; and Ehrlich…

Cold War
Episode 12. Cold War
1987-01-07 · 60 min

Dr. Turner finds her confidence shaken when she learns her new patient, about to undergo a risky transfusion procedure, has a malpractice suit pending at another hospital; Dr. Peltrovich arrives but has trouble getting licensed to…

Russian Roulette
Episode 13. Russian Roulette
1987-01-14 · 60 min

Dr. Craig becomes jealous when Dr. Peltrovich is finally allowed to pursue his work with lasers; Fiscus experiences an emotional rollercoaster as he returns to work with a critical leukemia patient; and Ehrlich hits highs and lows as he…

Visiting Daze
Episode 14. Visiting Daze
1987-01-21 · 60 min

Axelrod allows Novino and Griffin to override his judgement; Dr. Kiem worries about her long distance marriage as she tries to help an inseparable couple make a final farewell; Luther tries to help Polly make it through a day without her…

Getting Ahead
Episode 15. Getting Ahead
1987-01-28 · 60 min

Novino uncovers a pathologist selling body parts when one of her patients dies; Dr. Westphall learns that Lizzie is pregnant; Chandler and a visiting private practitioner learn something from each other, and John Doe #6 surfaces again,…

Jose, Can You See?
Episode 16. Jose, Can You See?
1987-02-04 · 60 min

Novino tangles again with Chandler about admitting a blind street person who's not really sick; Dr. Auschlander learns he has a son he never knew; the Craigs face their grief all over again when Ellen offers Griffin a place to stay; and…

Schwarzwald
Episode 17. Schwarzwald
1987-02-11 · 60 min

Rosenthal tries to help her obese daughter cope with her problems; Axelrod's father brings a dog to the hospital for chemotherapy; Dr. Turner reluctantly reveals the ultrasound results to a couple looking for the perfect baby; and Dr.…

You Again?
Episode 18. You Again?
1987-02-18 · 60 min

Morrison testifies at Nick Moat's parole hearing; Dr. Kiem buries herself in work when she learns her son has taken off from home and is missing; Fiscus diagnoses multiple sclerosis in an old college friend; and the rumors fly that St.…

Rites of Passage
Episode 19. Rites of Passage
1987-02-25 · 60 min

Fiscus waits for a woman artificially inseminated with his sperm to give birth; three young men explore life and the hospital to relieve the boredom of their stay; Dr. Westphall relives part of his past when a childhood friend reminds him…

Women Unchained
Episode 20. Women Unchained
1987-03-04 · 60 min

Shirley Daniels returns to the hospital as a patient; Mrs. Craig offers Griffin a place to stay; Chandler and Novino compete to see who can correctly diagnose a difficult patient; and Ehrlich and Papandrao face wedding rumors when they…

Good Vibrations
Episode 21. Good Vibrations
1987-05-13 · 60 min

The representative of a foreign medical group interested in the hospital visits to absorb the psychic `aura' of the place (via flashbacks) but collapses from a heart attack before he can recommend the sale.

Slip Sliding Away
Episode 22. Slip Sliding Away
1987-05-20 · 60 min

Luther turns sleuth to find out who is responsible for the mercy-killings; Dr. Turner takes a chance doing experimental fetal heart surgery; Axelrod gets back at Novino and Griffin; Morrison buys a gun to protect his family; Yvonne…

Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball
Episode 23. Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball
1987-05-27 · 60 min

Auschlander tries to stop the demolition of St. Eligius.

Season 6
Season 6
22 episodes · 1987
Resurrection
Episode 1. Resurrection
1987-09-16 · 60 min

One month after St. Eligius was shut down, it is reopened by The Ecumena Corporation and its head of medicine Dr. John Gideon. Meanwhile, Dr. Craig is offered the opportunity to design an artificial heart, which the younger doctors…

The Idiot and the Odyssey
Episode 2. The Idiot and the Odyssey
1987-09-23 · 60 min

Gideon and Westphall argue over an AIDS clinic, Ehrlich looks for a mysterious woman on his wedding day, Kiem experiments with hypnosis, and Joanne blames Boomer for letting her kids go back to Seattle with her ex-husband.

A Moon For the Misbegotten
Episode 3. A Moon For the Misbegotten
1987-09-30 · 60 min

The AIDS clinic becomes a showdown between Dr. Westphall and Dr. Gideon; Griffin tries to avoid his AIDS patient's homosexual lover; Fiscus' mother drops by for a visit; and Luther tries to help a man who insists he's pregnant and about…

Ewe Can't Go Home Again
Episode 4. Ewe Can't Go Home Again
1987-10-21 · 60 min

The orderlies ask Auschlander to talk with Gideon about their grievances, Wade puts up with temporary lodgers, Rosenthal confronts an epileptic nursing student, and Craig gives Ehrlich marriage tips while they start work on a sheep's heart.

Night of the Living Bed
Episode 5. Night of the Living Bed
1987-10-28 · 60 min

It's Halloween at the new and improved St. Eligius, and the craft-matic bed where Mrs. Hufnagel was crushed to death is apparently haunted. Meanwhile, Wade, Craig, and Ehrlich look for a heart transplant recipient and Chandler sucks up to…

The He-Man Woman Hater's Club
Episode 6. The He-Man Woman Hater's Club
1987-11-04 · 60 min

Dr. Craig and Ehrlich attend a meeting of the Cushing Society, an all male medical society; Wade gets herself into more surgery than she bargained for; Novino takes a special interest in two lonely children; Dr. Gideon offers Ellen a new…

Handoff
Episode 7. Handoff
1987-11-11 · 60 min

Dr. Craig and Ehrlich attend a meeting of the Cushing Society, an all male medical society; Wade gets herself into more surgery than she bargained for; Novino takes a special interest in two lonely children; Dr. Gideon offers Ellen a new…

Heart On
Episode 8. Heart On
1987-11-18 · 60 min

Craig proceeds with his artificial heart implant despite some questions about his choice of candidates; Morrison tries to deal with the departure of Joanne for Seattle and Dr. Craig becomes suspicious about the relationship between Ellen…

Weigh In, Way Out
Episode 9. Weigh In, Way Out
1987-12-02 · 60 min

Fiscus pulls one last prank on Gideon before turning thirty; Morrison and Novino compete to deliver the 100,000th baby at St. Eligius; Dr. Craig puts on the boxing gloves again; and Lucy walks the Freedom Trail with a dying man.

No Chemo, Sabe?
Episode 10. No Chemo, Sabe?
1987-12-09 · 60 min

Axelrod's cousin Pee-Wee checks in and checks out Novino; Fiscus tries to help his father deal with his stroke; Mr. Spooner takes his first post surgery steps with the media in full attendance; and Dr. Auschlander considers his future…

A Coupla White Dummies Sitting Around Talking
Episode 11. A Coupla White Dummies Sitting Around Talking
1987-12-16 · 60 min

A man claiming to be the true inventor of the Craig 9000 kidnaps Ehrlich; AIDS patient Brett Johnston's rib injuries have led to pneumonia and he is now determined to break with his lover; Dr. Kiem helps Amy Jeffries, a lonely St. Eligius…

Final Cut
Episode 12. Final Cut
1988-01-06 · 60 min

Mr. Bevine returns for foreskin reconstruction; Dr. Auschlander seeks an alternative for a fellow cancer patient; Novino frets over Pee-Wee and tests Lucy, who has trouble telling Victor the news; Fiscus returns to work. but has trouble…

Heaven's Skate
Episode 13. Heaven's Skate
1988-01-13 · 60 min

Judge Farnham checks into the hospital with an inoperable cancer (and asking for Floyd the Barber); Rosenthal takes Bobby Caldwell's death very hard; Dr. Craig searches for a date for a skating rink opening; Dr. Kiem is in the middle when…

Curtains
Episode 14. Curtains
1988-02-03 · 60 min

Morrison counsels a family about genetic testing and Huntington's disease; Rosenthal's drug problem causes a death; artist Alex Corey does a shocking piece of performance art; the Craigs proceed with their divorce and the hospital…

Fairytale Theater
Episode 15. Fairytale Theater
1988-02-10 · 60 min

Phil returns from a training course at the Weigert home office; someone takes a shot at Dr. Gideon; Dr. Craig loses Flash during a rescue attempt by animal activists; the new security cameras upset Rosenthal, who continues to lose…

Down and Out On Beacon Hill
Episode 16. Down and Out On Beacon Hill
1988-02-17 · 60 min

Fiscus can't understand his nihilistic cystic fibrosis patient or her punk friends; Dr. Gideon suspends Dr. Craig because of the Spooner malpractice suit; Ehrlich and Lucy are unable to console each other when she miscarries; and…

Their Town
Episode 17. Their Town
1988-04-20 · 60 min

Dr. Craig, Ellen, Lizzie and Novino drive to Peterborough, New Hampshire to visit Dr. Westphall on his birthday; Ellen tries to deal with changes to her hometown; Novino stirs up a lady carpenter; Lizzie finally expresses her resentment;…

The Naked Civil Surgeon
Episode 18. The Naked Civil Surgeon
1988-04-27 · 60 min

Wade and Kiley liberate their psyches during a study of OR infection vectors; Dr. Auschlander meets the son he never knew; Morrison and Novino grow closer as they work in the ICU; and Rosenthal adjusts to life in the chemical dependency…

Requiem For a Heavyweight
Episode 19. Requiem For a Heavyweight
1988-05-04 · 60 min

Ehrlich stands up to Dr. Craig's verbal missiles; Griffin fails in an attempt to pass along spiritual support; Axelrod faces emergency heart surgery as a patient; Rosenthal finds it hard to face her children during family therapy; and…

Split Decision
Episode 20. Split Decision
1988-05-11 · 60 min

Brett Johnston's parents come to visit; even in death Axelrod doesn't get any respect; Rosenthal waits for her release while her roommate runs away; Luther proposes to Penny; and Dr. Craig returns to St. Eligius to do a multiple transplant.

The Abby Singer Show
Episode 21. The Abby Singer Show
1988-05-18 · 60 min

An ebullient Novino pursues Morrison; Fiscus tries to revitalize his mother's life; Rosenthal returns to duty; Wade tries to help a dying child deal with her bitterly divided parents; Griffin tests positive for AIDS; Dr. Turner returns…

The Last One
Episode 22. The Last One
1988-05-25 · 60 min

The Craigs' reconciliation faces its first test; Drs. Auschlander and Gideon struggle together to save St. Eligius when Weigert decides to get out; Novino pushes Morrison to decide between her and Joanne; Griffin places his future in…

Cast by season
William Daniels
William Daniels
Mark Craig
G.W. Bailey
G.W. Bailey
Hugh Beale
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr.
Victor Ehrlich
Terence Knox
Terence Knox
Peter White
Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Wayne Fiscus
David Morse
David Morse
Jack Morrison
Ed Flanders
Ed Flanders
Donald Westphall
Christina Pickles
Christina Pickles
Helen Rosenthal
David Birney
David Birney
Ben Samuels
Kavi Raz
Kavi Raz
Vijay Kochar
Cynthia Sikes
Cynthia Sikes
Annie Cavanero
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Philip Chandler
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