Dr. Kildare - Season 1

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Twenty-Four Hours

1 - Twenty-Four Hours

Air Date: September 28, 1961

Immunity

2 - Immunity

Air Date: October 5, 1961

Shining Image

3 - Shining Image

Air Date: October 12, 1961

Julie Lawler, a beautiful and fun-loving young woman, suffers a sudden respiratory attack and is brought to Blair Hospital.

Winter Harvest

4 - Winter Harvest

Air Date: October 19, 1961

The Million Dollar Property

5 - The Million Dollar Property

Air Date: October 26, 1961

Anne Francis plays the part of a famous actress BUT everywhere she goes her cool cat friends follow. All they care about is partying. They give Kildare a very hard time. She is emotionally drained and in the hospital. Her friends led by Jan Murray try to keep up the partying even in her room but eventually Anne calls it quits. Gillespe arranges for Kildare to go on a romantic weekend with Anne. He finally convinces her that she doesnt need these friends and can go on with her acting career with confidence. Jan Murray plays a very sarcastic role. Anne highlights that beauty mark on her face like never before. Good episode.

Admitting Service

6 - Admitting Service

Air Date: November 2, 1961

The Lonely Ones

7 - The Lonely Ones

Air Date: November 9, 1961

Holiday Weekend

8 - Holiday Weekend

Air Date: November 16, 1961

The Patient

9 - The Patient

Air Date: November 23, 1961

Dr. Kildare trips over a cart while looking at a cute nurses aide and hurts his back. He gets hospitalized in Blair in a ward with several different characters. He slowly becomes friends with them all and ends up liking them and givies advise on their problems. Very good episode.

For the Living

10 - For the Living

Air Date: November 30, 1961

Second Chance

11 - Second Chance

Air Date: December 7, 1961

Hit and Run

12 - Hit and Run

Air Date: December 14, 1961

Season to Be Jolly

13 - Season to Be Jolly

Air Date: December 21, 1961

Johnny Temple

14 - Johnny Temple

Air Date: December 28, 1961

My Brother, the Doctor

15 - My Brother, the Doctor

Air Date: January 4, 1962

The Adminstartor

16 - The Adminstartor

Air Date: January 11, 1962

Oh My Daughter

17 - Oh My Daughter

Air Date: January 25, 1962

The Search

18 - The Search

Air Date: February 1, 1962

The Glory Hunter

19 - The Glory Hunter

Air Date: February 8, 1962

The Dragon

20 - The Dragon

Air Date: February 15, 1962

The Stepping Stone

21 - The Stepping Stone

Air Date: February 22, 1962

The Bronc Buster

22 - The Bronc Buster

Air Date: March 1, 1962

The Witch Doctor

23 - The Witch Doctor

Air Date: March 8, 1962

The Roaring Boy-O

24 - The Roaring Boy-O

Air Date: March 15, 1962

Solomon's Choice

25 - Solomon's Choice

Air Date: March 29, 1962

A Very Present Help

26 - A Very Present Help

Air Date: April 5, 1962

Glynis Johns plays a nun who gets admitted to Blair because she has gallstones and needs an operation. She gets involved in some of the patient's lives and problems, tries to help and is scolded by Kildare before he apologizes and realizes how good she really is. The episode is too long and deep to explain in words, BUT, it is one of the very best that they ever produced. An A plus for this show.

One for the Road

27 - One for the Road

Air Date: April 12, 1962

The Horn of Plenty

28 - The Horn of Plenty

Air Date: April 19, 1962

The Chemistry of Anger

29 - The Chemistry of Anger

Air Date: April 26, 1962

Something of Importance

30 - Something of Importance

Air Date: May 3, 1962

A Distant Thunder

31 - A Distant Thunder

Air Date: May 10, 1962

Elderly war hero, Lt Gen John Sparrow is admitted for malnutrition. A very potient story of mistreatment of the elderly.

The Road to the Heart

32 - The Road to the Heart

Air Date: May 17, 1962

Operation Lazarus

33 - Operation Lazarus

Air Date: May 24, 1962