Production Credits
Executive Producer: Bruce Paltrow
Producers: John Masius, Tom Fontana
Associate Producer: Beth Hillshafer
Coordinating Producer: Abby Singer
Story Editors: Steve Lawson, Dennis Cooper (episodes 23-24), Steve Bello
rc: Cathy, Jackie, Lucy
A pushy, abrasive man literally drives into the E.R. to get help for his wife; Ehrlich finds an unusual girl friend at the laundromat; and Dr. Craig clashes with the newly appointed city comptroller over his proposed heart transplant for schoolteacher Eve Leighton.
b: 26 Oct 83 pc: 3301 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Bruce Paltrowrc: Axelrod, Jackie, Kiley, Lucy
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 him; and Dr. Craig enlists Dr. Caldwell's help in opposing Joan Halloran's plan to shut down an outpatient surgery clinic.
b: 2 Nov 83 pc: 3302 w: Dennis Cooper s: John Masius & Tom Fontana and Dennis Cooper d: Mark Tinkerrc: Cathy, Ellen Craig, Jackie
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; everyone opposes Joan's idea of including St. Eligius in a government nuclear disaster contingency plan; Martin gives Kochar a unique wedding present; and the transplant team goes into action.
b: 9 Nov 83 pc: 3303 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana and Garn Stephens and Emilie Small d: Mark Tinkerrc: Jackie
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.
b: 16 Nov 83 pc: 3304 w: John Tinker and Mark Tinker d: Victor Loblrc: Cathy, Jackie, Katharine Auschlander
Dr. Craig and Ehrlich both prepare turkeys for the staff forced to work the holiday; and a depressed Dr. Auschlander takes a special interest in an ailing 11-year-old.
b: 23 Nov 83 pc: 3305 w: Raymond DeLaurentis and Robert DeLaurentis d: Bruce Paltrowrc: Lizzie, Ridley
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 brings the Catholic-Protestant conflict of northern Ireland to St. Eligius.
b: 30 Nov 83 pc: 3307 w: Steve Bello s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: David Anspaughrc: Cathy, Ellen Craig, Jackie, Myra, Ridley
Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Morrison learns more about Eddie Carson and the `Troubles'.
b: 7 Dec 83 pc: 3308 w: Steve Bello s: John Masius & Tom Fontana and Steve Bello d: Mark Tinkerrc: Axelrod, Cathy, Jackie, Lizzie, Tommy, Ridley, Weiss
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.
b: 14 Dec 83 pc: 3309 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: David Anspaughrc: Ridley
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 AIDS patient.
b: 21 Dec 83 pc: 3306 w: Steve Lawson s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Victor Lobl NOTE: The series was the first television drama to deal with the subject of AIDS.rc: Jackie, Kiley, Ridley
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 against White; and Dr. Ridley and Morrison try to figure out a woman's violent mood swings and personality changes. A bored teenager wreaks havoc with the hospital's computerized records.
b: 11 Jan 84 pc: 3310 w: John Tinker and James Kahn d: Linda Dayrc: Ellen Craig, Jackie, Weiss
A blizzard causes havoc for everyone; Dr. Craig can't get to the hospital; Dr. Martin decides to seduce Dr. Ridley: Dr. Ehrlich decides to pop the question to Roberta; and the roof literally falls in on Cavanero.
b: 18 Jan 84 pc: 3311 w: Steve Lawson and Jamie Horton d: Kevin Hooks NOTE: This episode guide and several episode summaries list Cathy trying to seduce Ridley, but the story is never seen or mentioned onscreen.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 Roberta's snobbish parents.
b: 1 Feb 84 pc: 3312 w: Steve Bello s: Steve Bello and Robert Daniels d: Charles Bravermanrc: Cathy, Ellen Craig, Jackie, Ridley
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.
b: 8 Feb 84 pc: 3313 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Mark Tinkerrc: Ellen Craig, Lizzie, Ridley, Tommy
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 Dr. Craig around to film a documentary.
b: 15 Feb 84 pc: 3314 w: John Tinker s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: David Anspaughrc: Cathy, Jackie, Lucy, Weiss, Ridley
Another rape occurs, this time inside the hospital; an old love of Dr. Auschlander checks in; Roberta broadcasts her marital problems to the whole staff; and Morrison tries to treat a high-rise construction worker for dizziness who's reluctant to give a complete medical history.
b: 22 Feb 84 pc: 3315 w: Cynthia Darnell and Douglas Brooks West s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Kevin Hooksrc: Ellen Craig, Jackie, Myra
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; and the rapist strikes again.
b: 29 Feb 84 pc: 3316 w: Steve Lawson s: Steve Lawson and John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Eric Laneuvillerc: Cathy, Ellen Craig, Jackie, Kiley, Lucy, Ridley
Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.
b: 7 Mar 83 pc: 3317 w: John Tinker and Raymond DeLaurentis and Jorge Zamacona s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Mark Tinkerrc: Axelrod, Cathy, Kiley, Lucy, Ridley
White returns to work to face a hostile staff; Cavanero has to tell a college student he has testicular cancer; Chandler questions himself about why Amanda remains distant from him; and Martin decides to come forward against her rapist.
b: 14 Mar 84 pc: 3318 w: Channing Gibson and Charles H. Eglee s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: David AnspaughThree 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 nose job.
b: 28 Mar 84 pc: 3319 w: John Ford Noonan s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Bruce Paltrow NOTE: Guest star Blythe Danner is married to executive producer and director of this episode, Bruce Paltrow. Together they've had two children (Gwyneth and Jake) that have gone on to make their own marks in the entertainment business.rc: Cathy, Jackie, Lizzie, Ridley
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; and White chooses to take a polygraph test before his trial begins.
b: 2 May 84 pc: 3320 w: Steve Lawson and Steve Bello d: Tim Mathesonrc: Cathy, Jackie
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 residency program.
b: 9 May 84 pc: 3321 w: Mitchell Fink and Susan Kindner s: Steve Lawson and Steve Bello d: Eric Laneuvillerc: Axelrod, Clancy, Ellen Craig, Warren, Yee
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 little girl. Dr. Auschlander collapses in an elevator. Elliot Axelrod has an interview for a position as a resident.
b: 16 May 84 pc: 3322 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Linda Day| Back to TOP of Page |
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