The Doctors
The Doctors: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

April 1, 1963

Episodes

68 episodes

The Doctors

Season 1

Episodes

1. Whatsoever House I Enter

April 1, 1963
30 min

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.

2. We Know Not What

April 2, 1963
30 min

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

3. One and One Make Four

April 3, 1963
30 min

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

4. One Too Many

April 4, 1963
30 min

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

5. Button, Button

April 5, 1963
30 min

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

6. Run With the Wind

April 8, 1963
30 min

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

7. Episode 7

April 9, 1963
30 min

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

8. Episode 8

April 10, 1963
30 min

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

9. Episode 9

April 11, 1963
30 min

10. Little Mr. Nobody

April 12, 1963
30 min

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

11. Zip Guns Can Kill

April 15, 1963
30 min

12. Episode 12

April 16, 1963
30 min

Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

13. Send No Flowers

April 17, 1963
30 min

14. The Useless Ones

April 18, 1963
30 min

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

15. The Helping Hand

April 19, 1963
30 min

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

16. Episode 16

April 22, 1963
30 min

17. Episode 17

April 23, 1963
30 min

18. Episode 18

April 24, 1963
30 min

19. Episode 19

April 25, 1963
30 min

20. Episode 20

April 26, 1963
30 min

21. Episode 21

April 29, 1963
30 min

22. Episode 22

April 30, 1963
30 min

23. The Last Rites

May 1, 1963
30 min

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

24. At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

May 2, 1963
30 min

Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.

25. To Love or to Dive

May 3, 1963
30 min

26. Little Doctor

May 6, 1963
30 min

27. A Beau for Mrs. Deville

May 7, 1963
30 min

28. Father and Son

May 8, 1963
30 min

29. The Doll Who Limped

May 9, 1963
30 min

30. Doc, What Are the Odds?

May 10, 1963
30 min

31. Child Wife

May 13, 1963
30 min

32. Breakthrough

May 14, 1963
30 min

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

33. Episode 33

May 15, 1963
30 min

34. The Long Night

May 16, 1963
30 min

35. The Halloween Mask

May 17, 1963
30 min

36. A Heart Is a Boy's Need

May 20, 1963
30 min

37. The Blues Is a Riddle Song

May 21, 1963
30 min

38. The Young Spinning Wheels

May 22, 1963
30 min

39. Greater Love Hath No Man

May 23, 1963
30 min

40. The Forbidden Candystriper

May 24, 1963
30 min

41. Sick Little Rich Girl

May 27, 1963
30 min

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

42. A Single Tear

May 28, 1963
30 min

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

43. Hold the Lamp High for Willy

May 29, 1963
30 min

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

44. Celebrity Blues

May 30, 1963
30 min

45. A Penny for Your Doubts

May 31, 1963
30 min

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.

46. The Disembodied Voice

June 3, 1963
30 min

Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

47. Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

June 4, 1963
30 min

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

48. A Doctor in Spite of Herself

June 5, 1963
30 min

An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

49. The Faint Heart Never Wins

June 6, 1963
30 min

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

50. Rewards Are Only for the Living

June 7, 1963
30 min

A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

51. ...And Not to Be

June 10, 1963
30 min

52. With Strings Attached

June 11, 1963
30 min

Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.

53. The Count of Ten

June 12, 1963
30 min

54. Twice Born

June 13, 1963
30 min

55. The Salesman

June 14, 1963
30 min

56. Today I Am a Man

June 17, 1963
30 min

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

57. Property Unclaimed

June 18, 1963
30 min

58. So Far from Home

June 19, 1963
30 min

Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

59. The Fallen Giant

June 20, 1963
30 min

A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

60. A Short, Happy Life

June 21, 1963
30 min

61. The Bride Wore White

June 24, 1963
30 min

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

62. Give and Live

June 25, 1963
30 min

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.

63. A Darn Good Sport

June 26, 1963
30 min

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

64. The Heart-Broken Husband

June 27, 1963
30 min

65. King of the Rock and Rollers

June 28, 1963
30 min

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

66. The Runaway President

July 1, 1963
30 min

67. Woman Against Fear

July 2, 1963
30 min

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.

68. Beware the Bee

July 3, 1963
30 min

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.