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The Doctors

Season 1 (1963) · 68 episodes · Mar 31, 1963

  1. Episode 1

    Whatsoever House I Enter

    Apr 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.

  2. Episode 2

    We Know Not What

    Apr 2, 1963

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

  3. Episode 3

    One and One Make Four

    Apr 3, 1963

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

  4. Episode 4

    One Too Many

    Apr 4, 1963

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

  5. Episode 5

    Button, Button

    Apr 5, 1963

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

  6. Episode 6

    Run With the Wind

    Apr 8, 1963

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

  7. Episode 7

    Episode 7

    Apr 9, 1963

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

  8. Episode 8

    Episode 8

    Apr 10, 1963

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

  9. Episode 9

    Episode 9

    Apr 11, 1963

  10. Episode 10

    Little Mr. Nobody

    Apr 12, 1963

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

  11. Episode 11

    Zip Guns Can Kill

    Apr 15, 1963

  12. Episode 12

    Episode 12

    Apr 16, 1963

    Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

  13. Episode 13

    Send No Flowers

    Apr 17, 1963

  14. Episode 14

    The Useless Ones

    Apr 18, 1963

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

  15. Episode 15

    The Helping Hand

    Apr 19, 1963

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

  16. Episode 16

    Episode 16

    Apr 22, 1963

  17. Episode 17

    Episode 17

    Apr 23, 1963

  18. Episode 18

    Episode 18

    Apr 24, 1963

  19. Episode 19

    Episode 19

    Apr 25, 1963

  20. Episode 20

    Episode 20

    Apr 26, 1963

  21. Episode 21

    Episode 21

    Apr 29, 1963

  22. Episode 22

    Episode 22

    Apr 30, 1963

  23. Episode 23

    The Last Rites

    May 1, 1963

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

  24. Episode 24

    At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

    May 2, 1963

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

  25. Episode 25

    To Love or to Dive

    May 3, 1963

  26. Episode 26

    Little Doctor

    May 6, 1963

  27. Episode 27

    A Beau for Mrs. Deville

    May 7, 1963

  28. Episode 28

    Father and Son

    May 8, 1963

  29. Episode 29

    The Doll Who Limped

    May 9, 1963

  30. Episode 30

    Doc, What Are the Odds?

    May 10, 1963

  31. Episode 31

    Child Wife

    May 13, 1963

  32. Episode 32

    Breakthrough

    May 14, 1963

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

  33. Episode 33

    Episode 33

    May 15, 1963

  34. Episode 34

    The Long Night

    May 16, 1963

  35. Episode 35

    The Halloween Mask

    May 17, 1963

  36. Episode 36

    A Heart Is a Boy's Need

    May 20, 1963

  37. Episode 37

    The Blues Is a Riddle Song

    May 21, 1963

  38. Episode 38

    The Young Spinning Wheels

    May 22, 1963

  39. Episode 39

    Greater Love Hath No Man

    May 23, 1963

  40. Episode 40

    The Forbidden Candystriper

    May 24, 1963

  41. Episode 41

    Sick Little Rich Girl

    May 27, 1963

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

  42. Episode 42

    A Single Tear

    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.

  43. Episode 43

    Hold the Lamp High for Willy

    May 29, 1963

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

  44. Episode 44

    Celebrity Blues

    May 30, 1963

  45. Episode 45

    A Penny for Your Doubts

    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.

  46. Episode 46

    The Disembodied Voice

    Jun 3, 1963

    Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

  47. Episode 47

    Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

    Jun 4, 1963

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

  48. Episode 48

    A Doctor in Spite of Herself

    Jun 5, 1963

    An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

  49. Episode 49

    The Faint Heart Never Wins

    Jun 6, 1963

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

  50. Episode 50

    Rewards Are Only for the Living

    Jun 7, 1963

    A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

  51. Episode 51

    ...And Not to Be

    Jun 10, 1963

  52. Episode 52

    With Strings Attached

    Jun 11, 1963

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

  53. Episode 53

    The Count of Ten

    Jun 12, 1963

  54. Episode 54

    Twice Born

    Jun 13, 1963

  55. Episode 55

    The Salesman

    Jun 14, 1963

  56. Episode 56

    Today I Am a Man

    Jun 17, 1963

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

  57. Episode 57

    Property Unclaimed

    Jun 18, 1963

  58. Episode 58

    So Far from Home

    Jun 19, 1963

    Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

  59. Episode 59

    The Fallen Giant

    Jun 20, 1963

    A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

  60. Episode 60

    A Short, Happy Life

    Jun 21, 1963

  61. Episode 61

    The Bride Wore White

    Jun 24, 1963

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

  62. Episode 62

    Give and Live

    Jun 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.

  63. Episode 63

    A Darn Good Sport

    Jun 26, 1963

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

  64. Episode 64

    The Heart-Broken Husband

    Jun 27, 1963

  65. Episode 65

    King of the Rock and Rollers

    Jun 28, 1963

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

  66. Episode 66

    The Runaway President

    Jul 1, 1963

  67. Episode 67

    Woman Against Fear

    Jul 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.

  68. Episode 68

    Beware the Bee

    Jul 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.