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Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.

Drama

2.8 / 5

2nd October 1961 - 21st March 1966
Producer
Jack Laird
Top Cast
Vince EdwardsSam JaffeFranchot Tone
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To the Pure Still
To the Pure
2nd October 1961

Episode 1

Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board to approve neurosurgery on nine-year-old Pete Salazar. After the first of three operations on the boy, Casey is accidentally jabbed with a needle while administering a rabies test to a female patient. During his thirty-day wait for a life-or-death prognosis, he is given permission to resume the surgery.

But Linda Only Smiled Still
But Linda Only Smiled
9th October 1961

Episode 2

Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood transfusion, but her mother won't consent.

The Insolent Heart Still
The Insolent Heart
16th October 1961

Episode 3

Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardiovascular ailment diagnosed as fatal. Casey and Zorba want to try a new surgery on him, but the medical board is opposed.

I Remember a Lemon Tree Still
I Remember a Lemon Tree
23rd October 1961

Episode 4

Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his own—he's addicted to morphine, and suffers from leukemia.

An Expensive Glass of Water Still
An Expensive Glass of Water
30th October 1961

Episode 5

Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossible by ordering him about. Zorba and Dr. Jensen try to dissuade him from withdrawing, because his patient is a big donor to the hospital.

The Sound of Laughter Still
The Sound of Laughter
6th November 1961

Episode 6

Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.

A Few Brief Lines for Dave Still
A Few Brief Lines for Dave
13th November 1961

Episode 7

Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of competition, and also treats a woman's hypochondria.

Pavane for a Gentle Lady Still
Pavane for a Gentle Lady
20th November 1961

Episode 8

By degrees to the bare facts.

My Good Friend Krikor Still
My Good Friend Krikor
27th November 1961

Episode 9

Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neurosurgery.

The Sweet Kiss of Madness Still
The Sweet Kiss of Madness
4th December 1961

Episode 10

Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy. Dr. Casey forestalls an unnecessary operation, and tries to persuade Dr. Reynolds to receive treatment.

A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness Still
A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness
11th December 1961

Episode 11

Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject to chronic seizures, and these, not the accident, are responsible for the loss of her baby.

A Dark Night for Billy Harris Still
A Dark Night for Billy Harris
18th December 1961

Episode 12

Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.

And If I Die Still
And If I Die
1st January 1962

Episode 13

""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)

A Memory of Candy Stripes Still
A Memory of Candy Stripes
8th January 1962

Episode 14

Recollections.

Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor Still
Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor
15th January 1962

Episode 15

A clean, well-lighted place.

A Story to Be Softly Told Still
A Story to Be Softly Told
22nd January 1962

Episode 16

Between you, me and the nurse's station.

The Big Trouble with Charlie Still
The Big Trouble with Charlie
29th January 1962

Episode 17

He's not quite himself, or is he?

Give My Hands an Epitaph Still
Give My Hands an Epitaph
5th February 1962

Episode 18

Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.

Victory Wears a Cruel Smile Still
Victory Wears a Cruel Smile
12th February 1962

Episode 19

From another point of view.

Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase Still
Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase
19th February 1962

Episode 20

A piece of baggage.

Behold a Pale Horse Still
Behold a Pale Horse
26th February 1962

Episode 21

""And his name that sat on him was Death.""

For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses Still
For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses
5th March 1962

Episode 22

A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.

To a Grand and Natural Finale Still
To a Grand and Natural Finale
12th March 1962

Episode 23

A consummation devoutly to be wished.

Monument to an Aged Hunter Still
Monument to an Aged Hunter
19th March 1962

Episode 24

Souvenirs and trophies.

All the Clocks are Ticking Still
All the Clocks are Ticking
26th March 1962

Episode 25

As time goes by.

Among Others a Girl Named Abilene Still
Among Others a Girl Named Abilene
2nd April 1962

Episode 26

A Texas rose.

A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes Still
A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes
16th April 1962

Episode 27

A vision of loveliness.

And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears Still
And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears
23rd April 1962

Episode 28

Sorrow and pity.

Preferably, the Less-Used Arm Still
Preferably, the Less-Used Arm
30th April 1962

Episode 29

Might and main.

An Uncommonly Innocent Killing Still
An Uncommonly Innocent Killing
7th May 1962

Episode 30

Qualifications for the deed.

So Oft It Chances in Particular Men Still
So Oft It Chances in Particular Men
21st May 1962

Episode 31

So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose his origin) By the o'ergrowth of some complexion, Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, Or by some habit, that too much o'erleavens The form of plausive manners—that (these men, Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, Being nature's livery, or fortune's star) Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo, Shall in the general censure take corruption From that particular fault. The dram of evil Doth all the noble substance of a doubt, To his own scandal. Hamlet

When You See an Evil Man Still
When You See an Evil Man
28th May 1962

Episode 32

The patient and the ill.