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The Doctors

The Doctors

1963 - 1969

Whatsoever House I Enter

1st April 1963
Episode 1
In the opening story, Dr. Scott performs a critical operation on a 7-year old girl. The child dies, and moments later, "Scotty," is called to the emergency room, where a newborn infant is close to death. Another operation, and the baby lives. The dead girl's father arrives at the hospital and hears the news. He confronts the mother of the surviving infant and presents her with the flowers he had bought someone else.

We Know Not What

2nd April 1963
Episode 2
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

One and One Make Four

3rd April 1963
Episode 3
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

One Too Many

4th April 1963
Episode 4
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

Button, Button

5th April 1963
Episode 5
A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.

Run With the Wind

8th April 1963
Episode 6
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

Episode 7

9th April 1963
Episode 7
A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.

Episode 8

10th April 1963
Episode 8
Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.

Episode 9

11th April 1963
Episode 9
No overview available.

Little Mr. Nobody

12th April 1963
Episode 10
An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."

Zip Guns Can Kill

15th April 1963
Episode 11
No overview available.

Episode 12

16th April 1963
Episode 12
Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

Send No Flowers

17th April 1963
Episode 13
No overview available.

The Useless Ones

18th April 1963
Episode 14
An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.

The Helping Hand

19th April 1963
Episode 15
Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.

Episode 16

22nd April 1963
Episode 16
No overview available.

Episode 17

23rd April 1963
Episode 17
No overview available.

Episode 18

24th April 1963
Episode 18
No overview available.

Episode 19

25th April 1963
Episode 19
No overview available.

Episode 20

26th April 1963
Episode 20
No overview available.

Episode 21

29th April 1963
Episode 21
No overview available.

Episode 22

30th April 1963
Episode 22
No overview available.

The Last Rites

1st May 1963
Episode 23
A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.

At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

2nd May 1963
Episode 24
Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.

To Love or to Dive

3rd May 1963
Episode 25
No overview available.

Little Doctor

6th May 1963
Episode 26
No overview available.

A Beau for Mrs. Deville

7th May 1963
Episode 27
No overview available.

Father and Son

8th May 1963
Episode 28
No overview available.

The Doll Who Limped

9th May 1963
Episode 29
No overview available.

Doc, What Are the Odds?

10th May 1963
Episode 30
No overview available.

Child Wife

13th May 1963
Episode 31
No overview available.

Breakthrough

14th May 1963
Episode 32
A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.

Episode 33

15th May 1963
Episode 33
No overview available.

The Long Night

16th May 1963
Episode 34
No overview available.

The Halloween Mask

17th May 1963
Episode 35
No overview available.

A Heart Is a Boy's Need

20th May 1963
Episode 36
No overview available.

The Blues Is a Riddle Song

21st May 1963
Episode 37
No overview available.

The Young Spinning Wheels

22nd May 1963
Episode 38
No overview available.

Greater Love Hath No Man

23rd May 1963
Episode 39
No overview available.

The Forbidden Candystriper

24th May 1963
Episode 40
No overview available.

Sick Little Rich Girl

27th May 1963
Episode 41
A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.

A Single Tear

28th May 1963
Episode 42
Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.

Hold the Lamp High for Willy

29th May 1963
Episode 43
A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.

Celebrity Blues

30th May 1963
Episode 44
No overview available.

A Penny for Your Doubts

31st May 1963
Episode 45
Nurse Jane Gibbs believes her malaria patient ex-serviceman Jim Burton is the killer police are looking for from a liquor store hold-up. Despite her feelings for him, she tells Chaplain Sam Shafer about her fears.

The Disembodied Voice

3rd June 1963
Episode 46
Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

4th June 1963
Episode 47
A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.

A Doctor in Spite of Herself

5th June 1963
Episode 48
An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

The Faint Heart Never Wins

6th June 1963
Episode 49
Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?

Rewards Are Only for the Living

7th June 1963
Episode 50
A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

...And Not to Be

10th June 1963
Episode 51
No overview available.

With Strings Attached

11th June 1963
Episode 52
Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.

The Count of Ten

12th June 1963
Episode 53
No overview available.

Twice Born

13th June 1963
Episode 54
No overview available.

The Salesman

14th June 1963
Episode 55
No overview available.

Today I Am a Man

17th June 1963
Episode 56
A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.

Property Unclaimed

18th June 1963
Episode 57
No overview available.

So Far from Home

19th June 1963
Episode 58
Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

The Fallen Giant

20th June 1963
Episode 59
A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

A Short, Happy Life

21st June 1963
Episode 60
No overview available.

The Bride Wore White

24th June 1963
Episode 61
A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.

Give and Live

25th June 1963
Episode 62
While Agnes Tilford dreads leaving the busy atmosphere of Hope Memorial, Myra Wood can't wait to leave. She's afraid she'll be diagnosed with cancer after her surgery.

A Darn Good Sport

26th June 1963
Episode 63
A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.

The Heart-Broken Husband

27th June 1963
Episode 64
No overview available.

King of the Rock and Rollers

28th June 1963
Episode 65
An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.

The Runaway President

1st July 1963
Episode 66
No overview available.

Woman Against Fear

2nd July 1963
Episode 67
A woman tells Chaplain Sam Shaffer she fears she is losing her mind. Investigation shows that her husband is purposely irritating her because she neglects her family.

Beware the Bee

3rd July 1963
Episode 68
A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.
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Director
Gene Lasko
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The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.

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