The Doctors - Season 1

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Whatsoever House I Enter

1 - Whatsoever House I Enter

Air Date: April 1, 1963

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

2 - We Know Not What

Air Date: April 2, 1963

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

One and One Make Four

3 - One and One Make Four

Air Date: April 3, 1963

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

One Too Many

4 - One Too Many

Air Date: April 4, 1963

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

Button, Button

5 - Button, Button

Air Date: April 5, 1963

A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.

Run With the Wind

6 - Run With the Wind

Air Date: April 8, 1963

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

Episode 7

7 - Episode 7

Air Date: April 9, 1963

A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.

Episode 8

8 - Episode 8

Air Date: April 10, 1963

Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.

Episode 9

9 - Episode 9

Air Date: April 11, 1963

Little Mr. Nobody

10 - Little Mr. Nobody

Air Date: April 12, 1963

An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."

Zip Guns Can Kill

11 - Zip Guns Can Kill

Air Date: April 15, 1963

Episode 12

12 - Episode 12

Air Date: April 16, 1963

Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

Send No Flowers

13 - Send No Flowers

Air Date: April 17, 1963

The Useless Ones

14 - The Useless Ones

Air Date: April 18, 1963

An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.

The Helping Hand

15 - The Helping Hand

Air Date: April 19, 1963

Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.

Episode 16

16 - Episode 16

Air Date: April 22, 1963

Episode 17

17 - Episode 17

Air Date: April 23, 1963

Episode 18

18 - Episode 18

Air Date: April 24, 1963

Episode 19

19 - Episode 19

Air Date: April 25, 1963

Episode 20

20 - Episode 20

Air Date: April 26, 1963

Episode 21

21 - Episode 21

Air Date: April 29, 1963

Episode 22

22 - Episode 22

Air Date: April 30, 1963

The Last Rites

23 - The Last Rites

Air Date: May 1, 1963

A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.

At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

24 - At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

Air Date: May 2, 1963

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

25 - To Love or to Dive

Air Date: May 3, 1963

Little Doctor

26 - Little Doctor

Air Date: May 6, 1963

A Beau for Mrs. Deville

27 - A Beau for Mrs. Deville

Air Date: May 7, 1963

Father and Son

28 - Father and Son

Air Date: May 8, 1963

The Doll Who Limped

29 - The Doll Who Limped

Air Date: May 9, 1963

Doc, What Are the Odds?

30 - Doc, What Are the Odds?

Air Date: May 10, 1963

Child Wife

31 - Child Wife

Air Date: May 13, 1963

Breakthrough

32 - Breakthrough

Air Date: May 14, 1963

A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.

Episode 33

33 - Episode 33

Air Date: May 15, 1963

The Long Night

34 - The Long Night

Air Date: May 16, 1963

The Halloween Mask

35 - The Halloween Mask

Air Date: May 17, 1963

A Heart Is a Boy's Need

36 - A Heart Is a Boy's Need

Air Date: May 20, 1963

The Blues Is a Riddle Song

37 - The Blues Is a Riddle Song

Air Date: May 21, 1963

The Young Spinning Wheels

38 - The Young Spinning Wheels

Air Date: May 22, 1963

Greater Love Hath No Man

39 - Greater Love Hath No Man

Air Date: May 23, 1963

The Forbidden Candystriper

40 - The Forbidden Candystriper

Air Date: May 24, 1963

Sick Little Rich Girl

41 - Sick Little Rich Girl

Air Date: May 27, 1963

A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.

A Single Tear

42 - A Single Tear

Air Date: May 28, 1963

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

43 - Hold the Lamp High for Willy

Air Date: May 29, 1963

A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.

Celebrity Blues

44 - Celebrity Blues

Air Date: May 30, 1963

A Penny for Your Doubts

45 - A Penny for Your Doubts

Air Date: May 31, 1963

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

46 - The Disembodied Voice

Air Date: June 3, 1963

Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

47 - Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

Air Date: June 4, 1963

A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.

A Doctor in Spite of Herself

48 - A Doctor in Spite of Herself

Air Date: June 5, 1963

An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

The Faint Heart Never Wins

49 - The Faint Heart Never Wins

Air Date: June 6, 1963

Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?

Rewards Are Only for the Living

50 - Rewards Are Only for the Living

Air Date: June 7, 1963

A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

...And Not to Be

51 - ...And Not to Be

Air Date: June 10, 1963

With Strings Attached

52 - With Strings Attached

Air Date: June 11, 1963

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

53 - The Count of Ten

Air Date: June 12, 1963

Twice Born

54 - Twice Born

Air Date: June 13, 1963

The Salesman

55 - The Salesman

Air Date: June 14, 1963

Today I Am a Man

56 - Today I Am a Man

Air Date: June 17, 1963

A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.

Property Unclaimed

57 - Property Unclaimed

Air Date: June 18, 1963

So Far from Home

58 - So Far from Home

Air Date: June 19, 1963

Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

The Fallen Giant

59 - The Fallen Giant

Air Date: June 20, 1963

A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

A Short, Happy Life

60 - A Short, Happy Life

Air Date: June 21, 1963

The Bride Wore White

61 - The Bride Wore White

Air Date: June 24, 1963

A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.

Give and Live

62 - Give and Live

Air Date: June 25, 1963

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

63 - A Darn Good Sport

Air Date: June 26, 1963

A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.

The Heart-Broken Husband

64 - The Heart-Broken Husband

Air Date: June 27, 1963

King of the Rock and Rollers

65 - King of the Rock and Rollers

Air Date: June 28, 1963

An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.

The Runaway President

66 - The Runaway President

Air Date: July 1, 1963

Woman Against Fear

67 - Woman Against Fear

Air Date: July 2, 1963

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

68 - Beware the Bee

Air Date: July 3, 1963

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.