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The Doctors
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Gene Lasko
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1963)
No overview available.
68 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Whatsoever House I Enter
1963-04-01In 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: We Know Not What
1963-04-02A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: One and One Make Four
1963-04-03A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: One Too Many
1963-04-04A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Button, Button
1963-04-05A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Run With the Wind
1963-04-08A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Episode 7
1963-04-09A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
1963-04-10Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Episode 9
1963-04-11Episode 10: Little Mr. Nobody
1963-04-12An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Zip Guns Can Kill
1963-04-15Episode 12: Episode 12
1963-04-16Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Send No Flowers
1963-04-17Episode 14: The Useless Ones
1963-04-18An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: The Helping Hand
1963-04-19Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 16: Episode 16
1963-04-22Episode 17: Episode 17
1963-04-23Episode 18: Episode 18
1963-04-24Episode 19: Episode 19
1963-04-25Episode 20: Episode 20
1963-04-26Episode 21: Episode 21
1963-04-29Episode 22: Episode 22
1963-04-30Episode 23: The Last Rites
1963-05-01A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 24: At Midnight There's No Tomorrow
1963-05-02Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 25: To Love or to Dive
1963-05-03Episode 26: Little Doctor
1963-05-06Episode 27: A Beau for Mrs. Deville
1963-05-07Episode 28: Father and Son
1963-05-08Episode 29: The Doll Who Limped
1963-05-09Episode 30: Doc, What Are the Odds?
1963-05-10Episode 31: Child Wife
1963-05-13Episode 32: Breakthrough
1963-05-14A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 33: Episode 33
1963-05-15Episode 34: The Long Night
1963-05-16Episode 35: The Halloween Mask
1963-05-17Episode 36: A Heart Is a Boy's Need
1963-05-20Episode 37: The Blues Is a Riddle Song
1963-05-21Episode 38: The Young Spinning Wheels
1963-05-22Episode 39: Greater Love Hath No Man
1963-05-23Episode 40: The Forbidden Candystriper
1963-05-24Episode 41: Sick Little Rich Girl
1963-05-27A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 42: A Single Tear
1963-05-28Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 43: Hold the Lamp High for Willy
1963-05-29A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 44: Celebrity Blues
1963-05-30Episode 45: A Penny for Your Doubts
1963-05-31Nurse 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 46: The Disembodied Voice
1963-06-03Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 47: Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer
1963-06-04A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 48: A Doctor in Spite of Herself
1963-06-05An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 49: The Faint Heart Never Wins
1963-06-06Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 50: Rewards Are Only for the Living
1963-06-07A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 51: ...And Not to Be
1963-06-10Episode 52: With Strings Attached
1963-06-11Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 53: The Count of Ten
1963-06-12Episode 54: Twice Born
1963-06-13Episode 55: The Salesman
1963-06-14Episode 56: Today I Am a Man
1963-06-17A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 57: Property Unclaimed
1963-06-18Episode 58: So Far from Home
1963-06-19Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 59: The Fallen Giant
1963-06-20A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 60: A Short, Happy Life
1963-06-21Episode 61: The Bride Wore White
1963-06-24A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 62: Give and Live
1963-06-25While 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 63: A Darn Good Sport
1963-06-26A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 64: The Heart-Broken Husband
1963-06-27Episode 65: King of the Rock and Rollers
1963-06-28An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 66: The Runaway President
1963-07-01Episode 67: Woman Against Fear
1963-07-02A 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 68: Beware the Bee
1963-07-03A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 2 (1963)
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