5th Season 1986

  1. "Where There's Hope, There's Crosby"
    gs: Edward Hermann [ Father Jospeh McCabe ], Joseph Running Fox [ Proud Eagle ], Dakin Matthews [ Unknown ], Bruce Solomon [ Unknown ], Patricia Wettig [ Joanne ], Marc Poppel [ Richard Jenkins ], Julian Deyer [ Man in Car ], James Gallery [ Justice of the Peace ]

    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 air conditioners.

    b: 24 Sep 86 pc: 6301 w: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Bruce Paltrow
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Scar"
    gs: Patricia Wettig [ Joanne ], Paula Hoffman [ Caitlin McFadden ], Oliver Clark [ John Doe #6 ], Jamie Rose [ Dr. Birch ], Ray Girardin [ Unknown ], Curt Lowens [ Unknown ], Stephen Shortridge [ Unknown ], Brandon Call [ Christopher McFadden ]

    rc: Dr. Wade

    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.

    b: 1 Oct 86 pc: 6302 w: John Tinker s: John Masius & Tom Fontana and John Tinker d: Mark Tinker
  3. "A Room With a View"
    gs: Jamie Rose [ Dr. Birch ], Rosemary DeCamp [ Amy Jeffries ], Kathleen Lloyd [ Unknown ], Christine Healy [ Katie Ewell ], Helen Page Camp [ Unknown ], Reuven Bar-Yotam [ Nikos Papandrao ], George O. Petrie [ Mr. Ewell ], Paul Linke [ Unknown ], Stephen Shortridge [ Unknown ]

    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 neighbor becomes very upset when she observes Dr. Craig's imminent departure.

    b: 8 Oct 86 pc: 6303 w: Channing Gibson s: Channing Gibson and John Masius & Tom Fontana d: Eric Laneuville
  4. "Brand New Bag"
    gs: Christine Healy [ Katie Ewell ], George O. Petrie [ Mr. Ewell ], Corrine Bohrer [ Suzanna Connell ], Saundra Sharp [ Nurse Peggy Shotwell ], Elke Sommer [ Natasha ], Susan Cash [ Jogger ], Steven Eckholdt [ Dino Perelli ], Sasha Mitchell [ Southie ], Bernard Kuby [ Unknown ], Clare Nono [ Unknown ]

    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.

    b: 15 Oct 86 pc: 6304 w: Eric Overmyer s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer d: Beth Hillshafer
  5. "You Beta Your Life"
    gs: Jason Bateman [ Tim Moynihan ], Julie Cobb [ Unknown ], Jamie Rose [ Dr. Birch ], Jessica Puscas [ Kathleen Moynihan ], Gerrod Miskovsky [ Michael Moynihan ], H. Richard Greene [ Unknown ]

    rc: Tommy

    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 involving a sick child; and Dr. Craig tries to start his memoirs.

    b: 29 Oct 86 pc: 6305 w: Mark Tinker, John Masius, Tom Fontana d: Mark Tinker
  6. "Not My Type"
    gs: Jamie Rose [ Dr. Birch ], Rosalind Chao [ Mary Wilson ], Jim Dratfield [ Paramedic Bud Keiser ], Jim Warren [ Blood Bank Technician ], Oliver Clark [ John Doe #6 ]

    rc: Dr. Kochar

    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. Craig's new typist encourages him to use his imagination.

    b: 5 Nov 86 pc: 6306 w: Ann Reckling s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, John Tinker d: Allan Arkush
  7. "Up and Down"
    gs: Oliver Clark [ John Doe #6 ], Kathy Blake [ Polly ], Fredd Wayne [ Pat McGroyn ], Jeff McCracken [ Mr. Stritch ], Eliza Garrett [ Nurse Nanette Satis ], Julian Deyer [ Unknown ]

    rc: Lizzie, Warren

    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.

    b: 12 Nov 86 pc: 6307 w: Johnny Dawkins s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Channing Gibson d: Mark Tinker
  8. _"Nothing Up My Sleeve"
    gs: Wil Wheaton [ Unknown ], Melinda Culea [ McPhail ], Lois Foraker [ Masha ], Bibi Osterwald [ Unknown ], John Dennis Johnston [ Nick Moats ], Patricia Wettig [ Joanne ], Mary Woronov [ Unknown ], Paula Hoffman [ Unknown ]

    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 Dr. Craig tries to perform magic tricks for some young patients and his housekeeper.

    b: 19 Nov 86 pc: 6308 w: Norma Safford Vela s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer d: Allan Arkush
  9. _"After Life"
    gs: Marian Mercer [ Eve Leighton ], Murray Rubin [ Unknown ], Richard Marcus [ Ralph ], Arlen Dean Snyder [ Unknown ], Terrence Knox [ Dr. Peter White ]

    Fiscus is shot in the E.R. and experiences Heaven, Hell and Limbo as his colleagues' battle to keep him alive.

    b: 26 Nov 86 pc: 6309 w: John Tinker and John Masius & Tom Fontana d: ______________
  10. _"Once Upon a Mattress"
    gs: Bill Dana [ Mr. Fiscus ], Todd Sussman [ Victor Bevine ], Milton Seltzer [ Unknown ], Melinda Culea [ McPhail ], Rhoda Gemignani [ Unknown ]

    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 implant.

    b: 3 Dec 86 pc: 6310 w: ______________ d: ______________
  11. _"Lost Weekend"
    gs: Milo O'Shea [ Unknown ], Gregory Itzin [ Unknown ], Lois Foraker [ Masha ], Melinda Culea [ McPhail ], Dana Halstead [ Unknown ], Ted Sorel [ Unknown ], Merrit Olsen [ Unknown ], Bettye Ackerman [ Unknown ], Frank Schuyler [ Unknown ], George C. Grant [ Unknown ], Jim Dratfield [ Unknown ], Roderick Spencer [ Unknown ], Joe Seely [ Unknown ]

    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 makes friends with Papandrao's new boyfriend.

    b: 10 Dec 86 pc: 6311 w: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer d: Eric Laneuville
  12. _"Cold War"
    gs: Elya Baskin [ Dr. Peltrovich ], Gerrit Graham [ Unknown ], Gayle Harbor [ Unknown ], Lois Foraker [ Masha ], Dennis Redfield [ Unknown ], Richard Green [ Unknown ], Eric Poppick [ Unknown ], Ward Emling [ Unknown ], Michael Saccente [ Unknown ], J. Mark Donaldson [ Unknown ], Lyndsey Fields [ Unknown ]

    rc: Richard Clarendon

    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 practice medicine; and Morrison explodes during a mock war with paint guns.

    b: 7 Jan 87 pc: 6312 w: Chris Whitesell s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Channing Gibson d: Peter Medak
  13. _"Russian Roulette"
    gs: Elya Baskin [ Dr. Peltrovich ], Lois Foraker [ Masha ], Elizabeth Norment [ Unknown ], Karla Montana [ Unknown ], Rebecca Staples [ Unknown ], Mary McCusker [ Unknown ], Jean Sincere [ Unknown ], Steve Allen [ Lev Oseransky ], Jayne Meadows [ Mrs. Olga Oseransky ]

    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 accepts his "Orphan of the Year" award.

    b: 14 Jan 87 pc: 6313 w: ______________ d: ______________
  14. _"Visiting Daze"
    gs: Steve Allen [ Lev Oseransky ], Jayne Meadows [ Mrs. Olga Oseransky ], Don Defore [ Unknown ], Barbara Townsend [ Unknown ], John Astin [ Kevin ], Kathy Bates [ Polly ], Ron Fassler [ Larry Darnell ], John Jacobs [ Unknown ]

    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 medication; and Ehrlich goes to great lengths to confirm the Oseranskys' story.

    b: 21 Jan 87 pc: 6314 w: D. Keith Mano s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Channing Gibson d: Eric Laneuville
  15. _"Getting Ahead"
    gs: Dierk Torsek [ Unknown ], Ray Walston [ Unknown ], Caitlin O'Heaney [ Unknown ], Shelley Berman [ Unknown ], Joanna Miles [ Unknown ], Oliver Clark [ John Doe #6 ], Christie Houser [ Unknown ], Stephen Gregory [ Unknown ], Gerald Hiken [ Unknown ], Jack Dodson [ Judge Farnham ], Robb Weller [ Himself ]

    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, along with Craig's novel.

    b: 28 Jan 87 pc: 6315 w: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer d: Allan Arkush
  16. _"Jose, Can You See?"
    gs: Robert Symonds [ Unknown ], Justin Lord [ Unknown ], Ray Charles [ Arthur Tibbits ], Geraldine Fitzgerald [ Unknown ], Ji-Tu Cumbuka [ Unknown ], Christina Kokubo [ Unknown ]

    rc: Katherine Auschlander

    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 Wade fears for her future when she learns she needs glasses.

    b: 4 Feb 87 pc: 6316 w: John Tinker s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, John Tinker d: Eric Laneuville
  17. _"Schwarzwald"
    gs: Louis Nye [ Dr. Axelrod ], Cyril O'Reilly [ Unknown ], Harry Groener [ Unknown ], Jane Daly [ Unknown ], Tony Goldwyn [ Unknown ]

    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. Westphall continues to try and find a way to keep the hospital open.

    b: 11 Feb 87 pc: 6317 w: ______________ d: ______________
  18. _"You Again?"
    gs: Charlotte Rae [ Unknown ], Patricia Wettig [ Joanne ], Jessica James [ Unknown ], Zeljko Ivanek [ Unknown ], Ben Piazza [ Unknown ], Paula Hoffman [ Unknown ], William Frankfather [ Unknown ], Ken Jezek [ Unknown ], Daniel Ziskie [ Unknown ], John Dennis Johnston [ Nick Moats ]

    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. Eligius is about to become a billing center for Boston General.

    b: 18 Feb 87 pc: 6318 w: Susan Kander s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, John Tinker d: Ron Abbott
  19. _"Rites of Passage"
    gs: Mitchell Ryan [ Unknown ], Ian Giatti [ Unknown ], Thomas Wilson Brown [ Unknown ], Christian Hoff [ Unknown ]

    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 of an old pact; and Drs. Craig and Auschlander continue to search for hospital financing.

    b: 25 Feb 87 pc: 6319 w: ______________ d: ______________
  20. _"Women Unchained"
    gs: Ellen Bry [ Shirley Daniels ], Gerald Hiken [ Unknown ], Victor Arnold [ Unknown ], Bobbi Jo Lathan [ Unknown ], Michael Russo [ Unknown ]

    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 return from Mexico.

    b: 4 Mar 87 pc: 6320 w: Russ Woody s: John Masius, Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer d: Michael Fresco
  21. _"Good Vibrations"
    gs: Tim Thomerson [ Ebenezer Wright ], Lotus Weinstock [ Marley Wright ]

    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.

    b: 13 May 87 pc: 6323 w: John Masius, Tom Fontana, John Tinker, Channing Gibson d: Bruce Paltrow
  22. _"Slip Sliding Away"
    gs: Ramon Bieri [ Mr. Galecki ], Suzanne Lederer [ Yvonne ], Melinda Culea [ McPhail ], Gerald Hiken [ Unknown ], Peter Brocco [ Unknown ], Irene Tedrow [ Unknown ], Michael Russo [ Unknown ], Mimi Cozzens [ Unknown ], Melody Ryane [ Unknown ], Rob Monroe [ Unknown ], James DiStefano [ Unknown ], Chris McCarty [ Unknown ]

    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 Galecki Craig comes to claim her daughter, and Ehrlich and Papandrao have second thoughts about marriage when the new owners fire everyone in the hospital.

    b: 20 May 87 pc: 6321 w: John Tinker, Channing Gibson, Eric Overmyer s: John Masius & Tom Fontana d: John Heath
  23. _"Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball"
    gs: John Dennis Johnston [ Nick Moats ], Gerald Hiken [ Unknown ], Bryan Clark [ Unknown ], Patricia Wettig [ Joanne ], Robert Clohessy [ Unknown ]

    Things are chaotic as patients are transferred and the staff all scramble to find new positions; Morrison and Nick Moats have a final tragic meeting; Ellen Craig reaches her final limits with her husband; and Dr. Auschlander collapses as the final destruction of St. Eligius looms near.

    b: 27 May 87 pc: 6322 w: ______________ d: ______________

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