Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season 4

Air Date

September 12, 1972

Episodes

24 episodes

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Season 4

Episodes

A Fragile Possession

1. A Fragile Possession

September 12, 1972
60 min

2. Love Is When They Say They Need You

September 19, 1972
60 min

3. We'll Walk Out of Here Together

September 26, 1972
60 min

4. In Sickness and In Health

October 3, 1972
60 min

5. House of Mirrors

October 10, 1972
60 min

Ever since a car accident killed his wife and crippled his son, Dr. Val Peterson's life has centered on his work and surgeries to get his son walking again. His engagement to Marilyn Hoffman is not for love and the question becomes why.

6. He Could Sell Iceboxes To Eskimos

October 17, 1972
60 min

7. The Wednesday Game

October 24, 1972
60 min

8. Don and Denise

October 31, 1972
60 min

9. Please Don't Send Flowers

November 14, 1972
60 min

10. With A Shout, Not A Whimper

November 21, 1972
60 min

11. Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick

November 28, 1972
60 min

12. Unto the Next Generation

December 5, 1972
60 min

13. Heartbeat For Yesterday

December 12, 1972
60 min

Dr. Welby, called by flying physician Jerome Billings, an orthopedic surgeon, for help finds young Carlos in a diabetic coma. Carlos' grandfather, Charlie, convinced his grandson will die, objects to Welby's treating him but accompanies Carlos when Welby insists on flying the ailing youth to a hospital. Weather forces the plane into an emergency landing in which Charlie is injured, giving Welby two emergencies to handle.

14. Dinner of Herbs

December 19, 1972
60 min

15. A More Exciting Case

January 2, 1973
60 min

16. A Necessary End

January 9, 1973
60 min

When Julie Langley Kirk's illness is diagnosed by Dr. Welby as serious heart damage, she refuses to accept it at first. Convinced finally by Dr. Welby that she must continue her work, she works on, with the help of her assistant, Greta, finishing a moving photographic essay on the end of life.

17. Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?

January 16, 1973
60 min

18. Gemini Descending

January 23, 1973
60 min

19. The Problem With Charlie

January 30, 1973
60 min

20. Catch A Ring That Isn't There

February 6, 1973
60 min

When 17-year-old gymnastic champion Rickie Manning falls off the rings in gym, he is examined by Dr. Kiley who suspects the boy has been drinking. He and Dr. Welby want the boy to get help from a group at Comeback House. Richie's parents resist at first, but come to face the fact they have helped create their son's problems by pressures on him following the death of their other son.

21. The Working Heart

February 13, 1973
60 min

Laura Daniels develops a serious heart problem as the result of rheumatic fever. Although she accepts Dr. Welby's order to give up her TV interview show, she is convinced that her husband Paul loves her only as a successful career woman. She returns to work, getting pills from her assistant, Jan, and these, combined with liquor, cause her to collapse, making heart surgery mandatory.

22. The Other Martin Loring

February 20, 1973
60 min

"The Other Martin Loring" is a 1973 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., an American medical drama that aired on ABC. It tells the story of a middle-aged man facing several health issues, which seem to stem from his repression of his homosexuality. The episode aired on February 20, 1973, and was met with concern and protests from LGBT rights activists for its equating of homosexuality and illness.

23. The Day After Forever

February 27, 1973
60 min

Troubled by his wife's relationship with a charming young political candidate, a successful architect-builder turns to tranquilizers and is seriously injured at a construction site.

The Tortoise Dance

24. The Tortoise Dance

March 6, 1973
60 min