St. Eligius Hospital is located in a low-income area of Boston. Rundown for years, the facility earned the nickname St. Elsewhere because of a reputation as a dumping ground. Under stressful conditions, the staff tries their best to sort out patients and their own busy lives.

St. Elsewhere is one of the finest television show ever produced. A mixture of laughter, tears, grit, intelligence, and realism that no other program has managed to combine. Major characters went through changes that were rooted in years of history and behavior. Some died, and not always those expected to. Veteran characters were respected, instead of being shuffled away in favor of vapid newcomers. History was used to enhance future stories; these were not heroic doctors who had no past and only the brightest future.

The guiding influences in the first year were Joshua Brand & John Falsey; they produced a diverse, fascinating cluster of episodes that stand out as some of the best the show has to offer. They left after the first year (but are given an ironic tribute in the series finale). Former scriptwriter and story editor Tom Fontana (along with John Masius) took over around season 2 or 3, mixing the most extreme aspects of humanity. Good and evil were represented in all their forms, sometimes in the same episode. A typical example would be Cheek to Cheek, with a scene of a doctor reading a tender goodbye present given to her by a cartoonist patient, immediately followed by a scene of another doctor being brutally raped. Fontana also established an actor base and wealth of in-jokes that he still uses today.

When Masius and Fontana took a lesser role in season 6, others stepped up to the plate, resulting in a few bad stories and some that were incredibly powerful. That was the miraculous thing about St. Elsewhere it never experienced the transformation from superb to wretched most long-running dramas do. When writing problems emerged, they worked themselves out. Irritating stories evolved, or simply ended. As the closing credits for the last episode rolled, most of the characters were still intact, as complex and absorbing as ever. St. Elsewhere was one of a kind. It stands out as a beacon of quality. Nearly 20 years since the pilot, and there are few signs of dating. Some of the storylines are more groundbreaking than anything on network television currently. Amazingly enough, the show never won an Emmy for Best Drama Series, but several performers did. Awards: St. Elsewhere (1982) lists many of the awards and nominations wracked up over the 6 seasons.

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  Episode #     Prod #      Air Date   Titles
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• Season 1

1      1-01      2313      26/Oct/82   Pilot 
2      1-02      2301      09/Nov/82   Bypass 
3      1-03      2304      16/Nov/82   Down's Syndrome 
4      1-04      2305      23/Nov/82   Cora and Arnie 
5      1-05      2303      30/Nov/82   Samuels and the Kid 
6      1-06      2306      07/Dec/82   Legionnaires (1) 
7      1-07      2309      14/Dec/82   Legionnaires (2) 
8      1-08      2307      21/Dec/82   Tweety and Ralph 
9      1-09      2308      04/Jan/83   Rain 
10     1-10      2310      11/Jan/83   Hearts 
11     1-11      2302      18/Jan/83   Graveyard 
12     1-12      2311      01/Feb/83   Release 
13     1-13      2312      08/Feb/83   Family History 
14     1-14      2314      22/Feb/83   Remission 
15     1-15      2315      01/Mar/83   Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day 
16     1-16      2316      08/Mar/83   The Count 
17     1-17      2317      15/Mar/83   Brothers 
18     1-18      2318      22/Mar/83   Dog Day Hospital 
19     1-19      2320      05/Apr/83   Working 
20     1-20      2321      12/Apr/83   Craig in Love 
21     1-21      2319      19/Apr/83   Baron Von Munchausen 
22     1-22      2322      03/May/83   Addiction 

• Season 2

23     2-01      3301      26/Oct/83   Ties That Bind 
24     2-02      3302      02/Nov/83   Lust Et Veritas 
25     2-03      3303      09/Nov/83   Newheart 
26     2-04      3304      16/Nov/83   Qui Transtulit Sustinet 
27     2-05      3305      23/Nov/83   A Wing and a Prayer 
28     2-06      3307      30/Nov/83   Under Pressure 
29     2-07      3308      07/Dec/83   Entrapment 
30     2-08      3309      14/Dec/83   All About Eve 
31     2-09      3306      21/Dec/83   Aids and Comfort 
32     2-10      3310      11/Jan/84   A Pig Too Far 
33     2-11      3311      18/Jan/84   Blizzard 
34     2-12      3312      01/Feb/84   Hearing 
35     2-13      3313      08/Feb/84   In Sickness and in Health 
36     2-14      3314      15/Feb/84   Drama Center 
37     2-15      3315      22/Feb/84   Attack 
38     2-16      3316      29/Feb/84   After Dark 
39     2-17      3317      07/Mar/84   Vanity 
40     2-18      3318      14/Mar/84   Equinox 
41     2-19      3319      28/Mar/84   The Women 
42     2-20      3320      02/May/84   Cramming 
43     2-21      3321      09/May/84   Rough Cut 
44     2-22      3322      16/May/84   Hello, Goodbye 

• Season 3

45     3-01      4301      19/Sep/84   Playing God (1) 
46     3-02      4302      26/Sep/84   Playing God (2) 
47     3-03      4303      03/Oct/84   Two Balls and a Strike 
48     3-04      4304      17/Oct/84   Strikeout 
49     3-05      4305      24/Oct/84   Breathless 
50     3-06      4306      31/Oct/84   My Aim is True 
51     3-07      4307      07/Nov/84   Fade to White 
52     3-08      4308      14/Nov/84   Sweet Dreams 
53     3-09      4309      21/Nov/84   Up on the Roof 
54     3-10      4310      28/Nov/84   Girls Just Want to Have Fun 
55     3-11      4311      05/Dec/84   Homecoming 
56     3-12      4312      12/Dec/84   The Children's Hour 
57     3-13      4313      19/Dec/84   Dr. Wyler, I Presume 
58     3-14      4314      02/Jan/85   Whistle, Wyler Works 
59     3-15      4315      16/Jan/85   Bye, George 
60     3-16      4316      16/Jan/85   Saving Face 
61     3-17                23/Jan/85   Give the Boy a Hand 
62     3-18      4318      30/Jan/85   Any Portrait in a Storm 
63     3-19      4319      13/Feb/85   Red, White, Black and Blue 
64     3-20                20/Feb/85   Amazing Face 
65     3-21                27/Feb/85   Murder, She Rote 
66     3-22                13/Mar/85   Tears of a Clown 
67     3-23      4324      20/Mar/85   Bang the Eardrum Slowly 
68     3-24                27/Mar/85   Cheers 

• Season 4

69     4-01                18/Sep/85   Remembrance of Things Past 
70     4-02      5302      25/Sep/85   Fathers and Sons 
71     4-03                23/Oct/85   Haunted 
72     4-04      5303      30/Oct/85   The Naked and the Dead 
73     4-05      5304      06/Nov/85   Slice O'Life 
74     4-06      5305      13/Nov/85   Lost and Found in Space 
75     4-07      5306      20/Nov/85   Close Encounters 
76     4-08      5307      27/Nov/85   Watch the Skies 
77     4-09      5308      04/Dec/85   Sanctuary 
78     4-10      5309      11/Dec/85   Loss of Power 
79     4-11      5314      18/Dec/85   Santa Claus is Dead 
80     4-12      5312      08/Jan/86   The Boom Boom Womb 
81     4-13      5313      15/Jan/86   To Tell the Truth 
82     4-14      5315      22/Jan/86   Family Ties 
83     4-15      5316      29/Jan/86   Family Feud 
84     4-16      5317      12/Feb/86   Family Affair 
85     4-17      5318      19/Feb/86   Time Heals (1) 
86     4-18      5301      20/Feb/86   Time Heals (2) 
87     4-19      5319      26/Feb/86   Out on a Limb 
88     4-20      5320      05/Mar/86   Come Home, Oh Sapien 
89     4-21      5321      12/Mar/86   Cheek to Cheek 
90     4-22      5324      19/Mar/86   Black's Magic 
91     4-23      5325      30/Apr/86   The Equalizer 
92     4-24      5326      07/May/86   E.R. 

• Season 5

93     5-01      6301      24/Sep/86   Where There's Hope, There's Crosby 
94     5-02      6302      01/Oct/86   When You Wish Upon a Scar 
95     5-03      6303      08/Oct/86   A Room With a View 
96     5-04      6304      15/Oct/86   Brand New Bag 
97     5-05      6305      29/Oct/86   You Beta Your Life 
98     5-06      6306      05/Nov/86   Not My Type 
99     5-07      6307      12/Nov/86   Up and Down 
100    5-08      6308      19/Nov/86   Nothing Up My Sleeve 
101    5-09      6309      26/Nov/86   After Life 
102    5-10      6310      03/Dec/86   Once Upon a Mattress 
103    5-11      6311      10/Dec/86   Lost Weekend 
104    5-12      6312      07/Jan/87   Cold War 
105    5-13      6313      14/Jan/87   Russian Roulette 
106    5-14      6314      21/Jan/87   Visiting Daze 
107    5-15      6315      28/Jan/87   Getting Ahead 
108    5-16      6316      04/Feb/87   Jose, Can You See? 
109    5-17      6317      11/Feb/87   Schwarzwald 
110    5-18      6318      18/Feb/87   You Again? 
111    5-19      6319      25/Feb/87   Rites of Passage 
112    5-20      6320      04/Mar/87   Women Unchained 
113    5-21      6323      13/May/87   Good Vibrations 
114    5-22      6321      20/May/87   Slip Sliding Away 
115    5-23      6322      27/May/87   Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball 

• Season 6

116    6-01      7301      16/Sep/87   Resurrection 
117    6-02      7303      23/Sep/87   The Idiot and the Odyssey 
118    6-03      7302      30/Sep/87   A Moon For the Misbegotten 
119    6-04      7304      21/Oct/87   Ewe Can't Go Home Again 
120    6-05      7305      28/Oct/87   Night of the Living Bed 
121    6-06      7306      04/Nov/87   The He-Man Woman Hater's Club 
122    6-07      7307      11/Nov/87   Handoff 
123    6-08      7308      18/Nov/87   Heart On 
124    6-09      7323      02/Dec/87   Weigh In, Way Out 
125    6-10      7310      09/Dec/87   No Chemo, Sabe? 
126    6-11      7311      16/Dec/87   A Coupla White Dummies Sitting Around Talking 
127    6-12      7312      06/Jan/88   Final Cut 
128    6-13      7313      13/Jan/88   Heaven's Skate 
129    6-14      7314      03/Feb/88   Curtains 
130    6-15      7315      10/Feb/88   Fairytale Theater 
131    6-16      7316      17/Feb/88   Down and Out On Beacon Hill 
132    6-17      7317      20/Apr/88   Their Town 
133    6-18      7318      27/Apr/88   The Naked Civil Surgeon 
134    6-19      7319      04/May/88   Requiem For a Heavyweight 
135    6-20      7320      11/May/88   Split Decision 
136    6-21      7321      18/May/88   The Abby Singer Show 
137    6-22      7322      25/May/88   The Last One
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