CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - US Medical Drama Series
Father
Knows Best (1954-60)
Window on
Main Street (1961-62)
Marcus Welby
MD (1969-76)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
aka 'Robert Young, Family Doctor' (syndication title)
Episode Guide - May 2006
(eps. #6.7 #6.8 #6.9 #6.10 #6.11 #6.14 #6.19 #6.20 #6.21
#6.22 #7.4 #7.5)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Shawn A. Adam, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
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Produced in co-operation with the
American Academy of Family Physicians.
Universal City Studios, Inc / an MCA company
for
ABC (Tuesdays 10:00pm)
Created by/
Executive Producer
David Victor
Produced by David J. O'Connell
US Medical Drama series 1969-76 7 seasons pilot + 169 episodes x 60 min color
+ 2 reunion tvm's
starring
Robert Young as Dr. Marcus Welby
James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley
with
Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez
Anne Baxter as Myra Sherwood (1969-1970) (season 1)
Sharon Gless as Nurse Kathleen Faverty (1974-1976) (season 6-7)
Anne Schedeen as Sandy Porter (1975-1976) (season 7)
Gavin Brendan as Phil Porter (1975-1976) (season 7)
Pamela Hensley as Janet Blake* (1975-1976) (season 7)
Premise:
Cases of a Santa Monica Family Doctor and his young partner -
Dr Marcus Welby and Dr. Steven Kiley
'Marcus Welby M.D.'
theme music by Leonard Rosenman
music supervision by Hal Mooney
Directers: (include)
Bruce Kessler, Arnold Laven, Jerry London
Hollingsworth Morse, Leo Penn
########### Marcus Welby, M. D. #############
########## typical series credits ############
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(assume these for most episodes
unless stated otherwise)
Executive Producer: David Victor
Produced By: David J. O'Connell
Created by: David Victor
Executive Story Producer - Nina Laemmle
Music - Leonard Roseman
Director Of Photography - Walter Strenge, A.S.C.
Art Director - George Patrick
Film Editor - Edward A. Berry, A.C.E.
Set Decorators - John McCarthy & George Milo
Unit Manager - William H. Sheldon
Assistant Director - Chris Christenberry
Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson
Sound - Robert Bertrano
Color Coordinator - Robert Bower
Technicolor
Titles & Optical Effects - Universal Title
Editorial Supervision - Richard Beilding
Costumes By Charles Waldo
Make-Up - Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist - Larry Germain
Marcus Welby, M.D. is produced with the cooperation of
the American Academy of General Practice
Filmed in Universal City, Calif. At Universal Studios
MCA-TV Exclusive Distributor
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0.00 [000] Marcus Welby, MD: A MATTER OF HUMANITIES (2 hour pilot)
26Mar69 on ABC
Executive Producer - David Victor
Teleplay by Don M. Mankiewicz
Story by David Victor
Directed by David Lowell Rich
guest stars
Anne Baxter - Myra Sherwood
Susan Strasberg - Tina Sawyer
Lew Ayres - Andrew Swanson M.D.
Tom Bosley - Tiny Baker
and
Peter Deuel - Lew Sawyer
co-starring
Sheila Larken - Sandy Welby
Mercer Harris - Ray Wells
Penny Santon - Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez
Richard Loo - Kenji Yamashita
with
Lawrence Linville
Ben Wright
Ron Stokes
Allison McKay
Craig Littler
Fran Ryan
Sheila Rogers
also Starring
James Brolin as Steven Kiley M.D.
Music - Leonard Rosenman
Director of Photography - Russell L. Metty A.S.C.
Assistant Director - Phil Bowles
Film Editor - Gene Palmer A.C.E.
Sound - Lyle Cain
Color Coordinator - Robert Brower
Art Director - George Patrick
Set Decorations - John McCarthy & Dick Pefferle
Unit Manager - Wes Thompson
Editorial Supervision - Richard Belding
Music Supervision - Stanley Wilson
Costumes - Charles Waldo
Makeup - Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist - Larry Germain
Dr. Welby (Robert Young) has a heart attack whilst coaching a
basketball team and must take on another doctor. His new
assistant, the young Dr. Steven Kiley (James Brolin)
need convincing by Dr Welby to keep practicing after he loses
two patients and together they help a young boy who can't
speak or write.
Following a car accident Lew Sawyer (Peter Deuel) suffers from
a medical condition that severely limits his speech patterns.
His wife (Susan Strasberg) suffers from the dilemma of deciding
to commit him to an asylum for treatment.
NOTE: The listing for this Pilot TV Movie are completely different than
those for the series.
########### Marcus Welby, M. D. #############
############# season 1 1969-70 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
1.01 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: HELLO, GOODBYE, HELLO
23Sep69 ABC Tue (rerun 31Mar70)
Written by Jerry DeBono
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Star:
Susan Clark ............ Ruth Ann Adams
With:
George O'Hanlon ........ Writer
Catherine McLeod ....... Mrs. Pate
Fredericka Myers ....... Miss Mathews
Gary Dubin ............. Peter
Michael Barbera ........ Tony
Venetta Rogers ......... Marsha
Daniel Fitzgerald ...... Billy
Margot Jane ............ Angela
Other Credits: (non-typical)
Unit Manager Joe Cavalier
Assistant Director Joe Boston
Synopsis 1:
An outgoing schoolteacher retreats into isolation after Welby tells
her she has only a few months to live. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Drama about a young teacher with terminal brain cancer. The painful
relationship between Ruth and Dr. Kiley, who is enraged by his
inability to help her. [RF]
1.02 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE FOAL
30Sep69
Teleplay by Robert Collins and Joe Gerrald & Jane Mackenzie
Story by Joe Gerrald & Jane Mackenzie
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Guest Star:
Steve Ihnat
Special Guest Star:
Lynn Carlin
Introducing:
Brian Dewey
Co-starring:
Robert Ellenstein - Dr. William Hall
Booth Coleman - Mr. Hunteman
With:
William Burns - 2nd Therapist
Penny Gaston - 1st Therapist
Michele Tobin - Judy
Count D. Mingleton - Barry
Jeremy Robert Brown - Rickie
Other Credits: (non-typical)
Assistant Director - Joe Boston
Dr. Welby tries to help an autistic child achieve a
breakthrough to reality.
1.03 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: DON'T IGNORE THE MIRACLES
7Oct69
Written by Ted Aspin
Directed by Leo Penn
Guest Starring:
Julie Adams ("Murder, She Wrote")
William Sylvester
Amy Thomson
Co-starring:
Dorothy Green - Louis Janis
With:
Sonja Dunson - Jean
Richard Dillon - Young Father
Alice Rodriguez - Nurse
Other Credits: (non-typical)
Film Editor - Richard G. Wry, A.C.E.
Unit Manager - Joe Cavalier
Pregnant for the first time at 42, a woman learns that
her husband has been seeing another woman.
1.04 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: SILKEN THREADS AND SILVER HOOKS
14Oct69 ABC Tue (rerun 05May70)
Written by John H. Bloch
Directed by John Erman
Guest Starring:
Barbara Rush ........... Nadine Cabot
Alexander Securby ...... Lucas Coleman
With:
Peter Brandon .......... Dr. Hoving
Fred Sadoff ............ Jerry Ainsworth
Charles Brewer ......... Grant
Shirley O'Hara ......... 1st Nurse
Dorothy Dells .......... 2nd Nurse
Hanna Landy ............ Renee
Synopsis 1:
A husband starts filming a documentary on his actress-wife's
recovery from a stroke, despite warnings from Dr. Welby. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
An actress suffers a massive stroke, and Dr. Welby has the thorny task of
supervising her rehabilitation while countering disagreement from his
partner, and obsessive interference from her domineering producer-husband. [RF]
1.05 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: ALL FLAGS FLYING
21Oct69
Written by Ken Trevey
Directed by Don McDougall
Guest Starring:
Henry Wilcoxon
Ruth Lee
Co-starring:
Butch Patrick ("The Munsters") - Sailor Baillenger
With:
Rita Nicole - Gunilla
Robert Rhodes - Walter Schiffrin
Napoleon Whitting - Donald
Alma Platt - Little Old Lady
Andy Johnson - Lt. J.C. Coast Guard
An aging war hero is determined to sail alone to the South
Pacific despite warnings that the voyage would prove fatal.
1.06 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: ECHO OF A BABY'S LAUGH
28Oct69
Written by Max Hodge
Directed by John Erman
Guest Starring:
Richard Thomas ("The Waltons")
Introducing Belinda Montgomery as Mary Ann Graham
With:
Nora Marlowe - Belle Newton
Peggy Rea ("Grace Under Fire") - Mrs. Baker
Amy Douglas - Grandmother
Arthur Peterson - Douglas Newton
Dennis McCarthy - Highway Patrol Officer
Shirley O'Hara - Nurse
Melanie Freeman - Girl
A young wife panics when Dr. Welby tells her that she must
inform her husband of a premarital abortion.
1.07 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE WHITE CANE
04Nov69 ABC Tue (rerun 19May70)
Written by Jerome Ross
Directed by Leo Penn
Guest Stars:
Carrie Snodgrass ....... Laura
Cliff Potter ........... Paul
Co-starring:
Lawrence Linnville ..... Dr. Beck
Dee Carroll ............ Nora Thomason
Russell Thorson ........ Dr. Smedley
Charlie Lampkin ........ Mr. Murree
Stuart Thomas .......... Jack Crain
Richard Dillon ......... Tom Ferris
Judy Jordon ............ Peggy Crain
Hope Wainwright ........ Norma Semple
Patti Heider ........... Carol
Dale Johnson ........... Bus Driver
Mille Schuber .......... Nurse
Synopsis 1:
A young man who regains his sight has second thoughts about his
engagement to a blind girl. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Welby and Kiley are faced with the plight of a sightless young
woman who suffers severely when the man she loves regains his
sight, but loses his perspective about her. [RF]
1.08 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE VRAHNAS DEMON
11Nov69 ABC Tue (rerun 02Jun70)
Written by John Vlahos
Directed by Richard Benedict
Guest Stars:
Frank Silvera .......... Nick Eugenides
Linda Marsh ............ Zoe Eugenides
With:
Michael Hardstark ...... Pedro Eugenides
Tony Patino ............ Kosta Eugenides
Edgar D. White ......... Repairman
John Verros ............ Priest
Jerry Summers .......... Diver
Synopsis 1:
An aging fisherman, stricken with emphysema, insists on entering a
deep-diving competition. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A proud Greek patriarch rules his family with a loving iron hand,
savoring his role as leader in a fishing village. Despite warnings
of emphysema, the old warrior insists on risking a diving ritual
celebrating a Greek feast. [RF]
1.09 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: MADONNA WITH KNAPSACK AND FLUTE
18Nov69 ABC Tue (rerun 23Jun70)
Script by Paul Schneider & Margaret Schneider
Directed by Philip Leacock
Guest cast:
Anne Baxter ............ Myra Sherwood
Darleen Carr ........... Tracy Clifford
Angela Greene .......... Claire Clifford
Patti Heider ........... Joyce
Marcia Ralston ......... Nurse
Bobby Gilbert .......... Maitre'd
Michael Larrain ........ David
Synopsis 1:
Myra Sherwood, with whom Dr. Welby is in love, takes an unmarried
pregnant girl into her home. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Myra's daughter is dead, so it's not surprising for her to befriend
Tracy, a hippie who is pregnant, broke and ill with mononucleosis.
But Welby is afraid that Myra is asking for heartache: Tracy's passion
for independence may outweigh her fondness for Myra. [RF]
1.10 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: HOMECOMING
25Nov69
guest star
Robert Lipton
Nehemiah Persoff
A young man returns home after a long illness and bursts into
Dr. Welby's office suffering from a violent "acid flash."
1.11 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: LET ERNEST COME OVER
09Dec69 ABC Tue (rerun 12May70)
Guest cast:
Percy Rodriguez ........ Ernest Jackson
James Doohan ........... Sergeant Brenner
Georgia Carr ........... Sophie
Synopsis 1:
A police lieutenant gives false information about his occupation
to Dr. Welby. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Ernest Jackson a black police detective, knows he is ill, but makes
it impossible for Welby to treat him. Jackson is desperate for a
promotion to detective lieutenant, and fears that news of his
health problems would end his career. [RF]
1.12 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE CHEMISTRY OF HOPE
16Dec69
Written by Jerry McNeely
Directed by Richard Benedict
Guest Starring:
Bradford Dillman
Nancy Malone
Co-starring:
Barry Wiliams ("The Brady Bunch") - Pancho McCurney
Heather Menzies ("Logan's Run") - Marge McCurney
Kevin Burchett - Skip
Michael Tanner - Bobby
Carol Anderson - Private Nurse
Barbara Morrison - Nurse
Arlene Howes - Duty Nurse
Other credits: (non-typical)
Film Editor - Michael R. McAdam, A.C.E.
A boy's parents refuse to allow Dr. Welby to tell their son
that he has leukemia.
1.13 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: NEITHER PUNCH NOR JUDY
23Dec69 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Earl Holliman .......... Father Hugh Riorden
Peter Hooten ........... Richard Ross
Ronne Troup ............ Karen
Richard Carlyle ........ Mr. Graham
Clark Howat ............ Mr. Ross
Gail Bonney ............ Mrs. Doran
Patrick Tovatt ......... Father Morley
Byron Morrow ........... Priest-Secretary
Robert Knapp ........... Dr. Benson
Peggy Webber ........... Mrs. Ross
Shirley O'Hara ......... Nurse
Synopsis:
A priest, suffering from psychosomatic asthma attacks, decides
to quit the church. [SAA/RF]
1.14 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: DIAGNOSIS: FEAR
30Dec69
Written by Margaret Arman
Directed by Chris Christenberry
Guest Star:
Ruth Roman - the faithhealer
Co-starring:
John Findlatter - Chris Chatfield
Tom Drake - Homer Chatfield
Vinton Hayworth - Marvin Stoley
With:
Vaughn Taylor - Dean Worthington
Jim S. Smith - Coach Russell
Howard Culver - Mr. Allendy
Stuart Nisset - Frank
Ida Mae McKenzie - Mrs. Bertram
Janet Wood - Nurse
Other Credits: (non-typical)
Art Director - Joseph Alles, Jr.
Film Editor - Michael R. McAdam, A.C.E.
Assistant Director - Joe Boston
A basketball player, told by Dr. Welby that he must have knee
surgery, goes to a faith healer instead.
1.15 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE SOFT PHRASE OF PEACE
6Jan70
guest stars
Richard Van Vleet
Melvin Stuart
Bob Gullaume (Benson)
Dr. Welby treats a college student injured by a policeman
during a demonstration.
1.16 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: FUN AND GAMES AND MICHAEL AMBROSE
13Jan70 ABC Tue (rerun 26May70)
Guest Cast:
John McMartin ......... John Ambrose
David Cassidy ......... Michael Ambrose
Jo Anna Camereron ..... Anne
Judy McConnell ........ Lee Simmons
Victoria Carroll ...... Lady Guest
Hank Simms ............ TV Commentator
Synopsis:
A diabetic youth stops his insulin shots to get even with
his father for years of neglect. [SAA/RF]
1.17 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LEGACY
27Jan70 ABC Tue (rerun 08Sep70)
Guest cast:
Dolores Del Rio ........ Carlotta Lopez de Guadelupe
Janet Blair ............ Ann Ferris
John Roper ............. Ricardo Guadelupe Lopez
Miguel Ángel Landa ..... Antonio Novarro Suarez
Ines Pedroza ........... Margarita de Novarro
Russell Arms ........... Dr. Buckley
Peggy Rea .............. Mrs. Barker
Helen Hall ............. Nurse Peters
Synopsis 1:
Two hospitalized women must each decide whether to risk death in
order to continue living. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A poignant story of two gravely ill women. Carlotta Lopez taps well
springs of love and faith to make the best use of the time she has
left. Anne Faris's attitude is steeped in bitterness and spite. [RF]
1.18 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: DANCE TO NO MUSIC
03Feb70 ABC Tue (rerun 15Sep70)
Guest cast:
Joseph Campanella ...... Leo Maslow
Celia Lovsky ........... Lena Perlin
Joan Darling ........... Abby Maslow
George Barrows ......... Mr. Wayne
Louise Lorimer ......... Mrs. Hearn
Fredricka Meyers ....... Fran
Johnny Silver .......... Cab Driver
Jeff Thompson .......... Simpson
Synopsis 1:
A scientist believes he has a hereditary disease that leadsto an inability
to function. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The drama focuses on Leo Maslow, happily married and a success in business.
The young man asks to be sterilized .... after finding symptoms of a hereditary
disease that causes slow death. [RF]
1.19 [019] Marcus Welby, MD: GO GET 'EM, TIGER!
10Feb70
guest stars
Jack Albertson
Barry Brown
Jeanne Bates
William Smithers
Dr. Kiley befriends a former employer who is a reformed
drug addict.
1.20 [020] Marcus Welby, MD: NOBODY WANTS A FAT JOCKEY
17Feb70
guest stars
Michael Burns
Strother Martin
Arch Johnson
Rafael Compos
A jockey collapses as a result of his desperate attempts
to lose weight before an important race
1.21 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHART
24Feb70 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Don Stroud ............. Dutch Radtke
Elizabeth Hubbard ...... Dr. Gardner
Joanna Cameron ......... Nurse MacAndrews
Whit Bissell ........... Dr. Winnick
Marcia Ralston ......... Nurse Donnelly
Synopsis 1:
An oil field worker is so fearful of surgery that he escapes
from the hospital. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Kiley, hospitalized with chicken pox, feels a deepening interest
in the case of fellow patient Dutch Radtke, Dutch, unaware of the
gravity of his symptoms, is making persistent plays for the lady
doctor on his case. [RF]
1.22 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE MERELY SYNDROME
3Mar70
guest stars
Skye Aubrey
Vera Miles
A young girl who has undergone successful heart surgery
continues to have severe heart seizures.
1.23 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: SEA OF SECURITY
10Mar70 ABC Tue
Written by Ben Masselink
Directed by Chris Christenberry
Guest Stars:
John Ericson ........... Peter Barton
Katherine Crawford ..... Carol Barton
Co-starring:
Ben Cooper ............. Larry Adams
Walter Brooke .......... Professor Staples
With:
Bret Swanson ........... Dusty Barton
Millicent Schuber ...... Jeanne Adams
Ishimoto ............... Eddie
Other Credits: (non-typical)
Unit Manager: Marty Hornstein
Assistant Director: Robert Gilmore
Synopsis 1:
An oceanography student with the bends disregards Dr. Welby's
advice and insists on one more dive. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Love of the underwater world - and of his ambitious wife - drive a
scuba diver closer and closer to decompression sickness. Dismissing
Welby's warnings of a nitrogen bubble in his spine, Peter Barton
chooses to risk death rather than lose a master's degree in marine
biology. [RF]
1.24 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE DAREDEVIL GESTURE
17Mar70 ABC Tue
directed by Steven Spielberg
Guest cast:
Frank Webb ............. Larry Bellows
Marsha Hunt ............ Mrs. Bellows
Susan Albert ........... Claudia
Peter Hobbs ............ Craddock
Ronne Troup ............ Ginny
Synopsis 1:
A hemophiliac teen-ager risks his life to rescue a companion
who has fallen down a ravine. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Story about the effects of daily frustration on a 17-year-old hemophiliac.
Sick and tired of being pampered, Larry Bellows shakes his fist at fate
and his overprotective mother, recklessly disregarding the customary
precautions taken to protect him. [RF]
1.25 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: ENID
24Mar70 ABC Tue (rerun 18Aug70)
Guest cast:
Flora Plumb ............ Enid Cooper
Ezekial Williams ....... Paul
Robert McQueeney ....... Howard Gage
Rockne Tarkington ...... Frank Davidson
Synopsis 1:
An orphanage counselor, addicted to pills, causes an automobile accident
in which one of her charges is injured. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The doctors try to save a dedicated children's counselor whose dependence
on pep pills and sedatives is jeopardizing her career, her young charges
and her life. [RF]
1.26 [--] Marcus Welby, MD: THE REBEL DOCTOR
14Apr70
guest stars
Kaz Garas
Virginia Grey
Harry Townes
Dr. Welby tries to help a young doctor fighting to keep a
clinic operating in a poor neighborhood.
########### Marcus Welby, M. D. #############
############# season 2 1970-71 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
2.01 [027] Marcus Welby, MD: A VERY SPECIAL SAILFISH
22Sep70
guest stars
Lee Purcell
Cloris Leachman
William Schallert
David Carson
After a successful diet, a teen-ager gets caught up in
the swinging set, leading to VD.
2.02 [028] Marcus Welby, MD: THE WORTH OF A MAN
29Sep70
guest stars
Gary Merrill
Kaz Garas
Beth Brickell
Carle Benson
An attorney refuses to step down from a case after Dr. Welby
tells him he has a terminal disease.
2.03 [029] Marcus Welby, MD: WARN THE WORLD ABOUT
MIKE
06Oct70 ABC Tue (rerun 07Sep71)
Guest cast:
Barry Brown ............ Mike Kiley
Rhoda Williams ......... Miss Simpson
Arlene Howes ........... Mrs. Schesgall
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Kiley's brother believes he is dying and refuses to seek help. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Kiley's kid brother Mike, a budding biochemist is secretly tape-recording
a journal about a very special subject: his ever-worsening symptoms of
Hodgkin's disease. [RF]
2.04 [030] Marcus Welby, MD: EPEDEMIC
13Oct70
guest stars
Michele Lee ......... Rowena Dancy (Knots Landing)
Hope Summers ........ Mrs Whittaker
Jeanette Nolan ......
Marlene Clark ....... Lorine
The efforts of Drs. Welby and Kiley to battle a flu epidemic
are complicated by a rich hypochondriac.
2.05 [031] Marcus Welby, MD: TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT
20Oct70
guest stars
Larry Hagman (Dallas)
Barbara Anderson (Ironside)
Anthony Eisley (Hawiian Eye)
A psychiatrist discovers he is the victim of a fatal form
of sclerosis.
2.06 [032] Marcus Welby, MD: DAISY IN THE SHADOWS
27Oct70 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Suzanne Pleshette ...... Ann Logan
David Hartman .......... Tom Logan
Michael Barbara
Carmen Zapata ....... Mrs. Delgado
Synopsis 1:
The mother of a mentally challenged child is forced to realize that
she must allow the child to live with foster parents. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Ann Logan endangers both her health and her family's happiness with
her unshakable conviction that her brain-damaged child is making
great strides under parental guidance at home. [RF]
2.07 [033] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LABYRINTH
10Nov70
guest stars
Ricardo Montalban (Fantasy Island)
Jan Shepard
Dr. Welby treats a scientist who appears to be suffering from
drug-induced symptoms.
2.08 [034] Marcus Welby, MD: THE GIRL FROM
RAINBOW BEACH
17Nov70 ABC Tue (rerun 31Aug71)
Guest cast:
Tiffany Bolling ........ Ellen Nielsen
Don Galloway ........... Bill Hull
Robert F. Simon ........ Dr. Anders
Sheila James ........... Laura Mazza
Paula Victor ........... Landlady
Carole Menacker ........ Terri
Claire de la Torre ..... Mrs. Baxter
Robert Edwards ......... Handyman
Synopsis 1:
Just before her marriage, a young woman discovers she is a victim of a
form of leprosy. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Ellen Nielsen has a non-contagious form of the disease, but her traumatic
fears threaten any possibility of a normal life. [RF]
2.09 [035] Marcus Welby, MD: AURA TO A NEW TOMORROW
24Nov70 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
John Considine ......... Stuart Cochran
Shelby Grant ........... Diana Fletcher
Hilly Hicks ............ Danny Lee
Charles Drake
Synopsis 1:
A young epileptic's efforts to hide his affliction endanger his
life. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
An autobiographical drama coauthored (John Considine) with Jeanne A. Tylor
of the Watts Writers Workshop. The story dramatizes the emotional
suffering brought on by an epileptic young man's obsessive concern with
concealing his affliction. [RF]
2.10 [036] Marcus Welby, MD: SOUNDING BRASS
1Dec70
guest stars
Michael Larrain
Pamela McMyler
A proud young father refuses to bring his supposedly mentally
challenged son to a free clinic for treatment.
2.11 [037] Marcus Welby, MD: TO CARRY THE SUN IN
A GOLDEN CUP
08Dec70 ABC Tue (rerun 22Jun71)
Guest cast:
Mariette Hartley ....... Maggie Lynch
Jo Ann Pflug ........... Paula Lynch
Shelley Morrison ....... Mrs. Florino
June Dayton ............ Mrs. Lynch
Bill Williams .......... Lynch
Marcia Ralston ......... Nurse Donnelly
Christine Belford ...... Lolly
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby suspects a young nurse is suffering from a hereditary muscular
disease. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Kiley's interest in a lovely nurse takes a clinical turn when she begins
to exhibit symptoms of a mystifying paralytic disorder. [RF]
2.12 [038] Marcus Welby, MD: ALL THE GOLDEN DANDELIONS ARE GONE
15Dec70
guest stars
Richard Thomas (The Waltons)
Belinda Montgomery
A father with mononucleosis endangers his life by not following
Dr. Welby's advice.
2.13 [039] Marcus Welby, MD: BRAVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP
22Dec70 ABC Tue (rerun 10Aug77)
Guest cast:
James Farentino ........ Clyde
Judy Blair ............. Winona
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby urges a young American Indian with emphysema to return to the
clean air of the reservation. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A Navaho tries to make good in the city as a construction worker. He is
risking emphysema attacks at dizzying heights rather than quit the smog
-infested metropolis. [RF]
2.14 [040] Marcus Welby, MD: ANOTHER BUCKLE FOR WESLEY HILL
5Jan71
guest stars
Glenn Corbett
Chill Wills
John Smith
Elaine Devry
A young rancher lapses into despondency when he becomes
dependent on a kidney machine.
2.15 [041] Marcus Welby, MD: FALSE SPRING
19Jan71
guest star
Robert Lansing
Dana Wynter
Dr. Kiley falls in love with a TB patient after her husband
shows disgust at her condition.
2.16 [042] Marcus Welby, MD: A PASSING OF TORCHES
(verified on film)
26 January 1971
Teleplay by Ken Trevey / Story by Ken Trevey & Martin Donaldson
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Guest Stars:
Pete Duel ............ Roger Nastili
Steve Frankey
Special Guest star
Walter Pidgeon ....... Professor Bayliss
with:
Marc Hannibal ........ Booking Sergeant
Tony Geary ........... Flippant Youth
Conrad Parham ........ Larry Garcia
Lynn Fields .......... Desk Nurse
Credits (non-typical)
Set Decorations - Joseph Reith
Unit Manager - Mary Hornstein
Assistant Director - Joe Boston
Film Editor - Richard C. Wray A.C.E.
Technical Consultant For Bio-Medical Equipment - Byron Bloch
Synopsis 1:
A Chiricahua Apache (Pete Duel) suffers from severe migraines following his
tribe's decision to send him to medical school.
Synopsis 2:
A dying former teacher and a confused medical student
complicate efforts to honor the educator.
2.17 [043] Marcus Welby, MD: A WOMAN'S PLACE
02Feb71 ABC Tue (rerun 17Aug71)
Guest cast:
Rachel Roberts ......... Dr. Vicky Thorson
Dana Elcar ............. Dr. McCready
Lee Montgomery ......... Billy
Ramon Bieri ............ Paul Barrett
Keye Luke .............. Dr. Braley
Bruce Kirby ............ Lou Rienzi
Allen Jenkins .......... Benji
Marcia Ralston ......... Nurse Donnelly
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby tries to help an alcoholic orthopedic surgeon. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
An orthopedic surgeon convinced that a two year drinking binge has left her
with alcoholic hepatitis - and ample justification for her self-destruction. [RF]
2.18 [044] Marcus Welby, MD: A SPANISH SAYING I MADE UP
16Feb71
guest stars
Joseph Campanella
Richard Yniguez
Barbara Sigel
Dr. Welby's nurse falls in love with a rich man with
old-fashioned principles.
2.19 [045] Marcus Welby, MD: CYNTHIA
23Feb71 ABC Tue (rerun 29Jun71)
Guest cast: [RF]
Diana Hyland ........... Cynthia Crowley
Robert Lipton .......... Ross Sutton
John Van Dreelen ....... Bramstedt
William Lundigan ....... Jack Crowley
Len Wayland ............ Manley
Jason Wingreen ......... Gargan
Marica Ralston ......... Nurse Donnelly
Russell Thorson ........ Dr. Sloan
S. John Launer ......... Dr. Ingram
Robert Rhodes .......... Dr. Sutherland
Synopsis:
Drs. Welby and Kiley are sued for malpractice by a patient who blames
them for her paralysis. [SAA]
2.20 [046] Marcus Welby, MD: DON'T KID A KIDDER
02Mar71 ABC Tue (rerun 06Jul71)
Guest cast:
Kay Medford ............ Mrs. Varni
Robert Pratt ........... Jerome Varni
Kathy Lloyd ............ Ruth
Lana Wood .............. Angie
Jack De Mave ........... Dr. Wilder
Marguerite Chapman ..... Angie's mother
Synopsis 1:
Problems occur after Dr. Welby helps a blind woman arrange plastic surgery
for her big-eared son. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The blind mother of a homely teenager who hides his sadness behind the mask of a
clown as Mrs. Varni coaxes her son into plastic surgery, unaware that his
personality could change for the worse. [RF]
2.21 [047] Marcus Welby, MD: ELEGY FOR A MAD DOG
9Mar71
guest stars
Christina Crawford
Brad David
Johnny Seven
Margarita Cordova
Dr. Welby is bitten by a rabid dog belonging to a mentally
challenged patient.
2.22 [048] Marcus Welby, MD: THE CONTRACT
16Mar71 ABC Tue (rerun 20Jul71)
Guest cast:
Geraldine Brooks ....... Elaine Rossi
Pat Harrington ......... Chris Rossi
Monica Lewis ........... Monica McKay
Mabel Albertson ........ Dr. Connery
Athena Lorde ........... Mrs. Hagen
Jean Hayworth .......... Mrs. Henderson
Dick Wilson ............ Health Faddist
John Nolan ............. Ed
Anne Garman ............ Stewardess
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby becomes involved in a strained marriage when he assists the wife
of a musician who becomes ill on a flight to Los Angeles. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Elaine Rossi's recovery from hepatitis is jeopardized by fear of losing her
husband to success: in his profession and in his battle against alcoholism.
As a drunken failure, he needed her much more. [RF]
2.23 [049] Marcus Welby, MD: THE WINDFALL
23Mar71 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Alexis Smith ........... Evie Craig
Craig Stevens .......... Jim Craig
Laurie Prange .......... Ellen
Marcia Ralston ......... Nurse Donnelly
Barbara Ruddy .......... Housekeeper
Don Wasson ............. Clerk
Synopsis 1:
A young girl develops an ulcer because she feels her rich parents
don't love her. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Completely wrapped up in each other, Jim and Evie Craig are oblivious to
the fact that their 13-year-old daughter, an only child, feels like an
intruder in her own home. [RF]
2.24 [050] Marcus Welby, MD: THE HOUSE OF ALQUIST
30Mar71 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Alexander Scourby ...... Anthony Alquist
Jessica Walter ......... Esther
Don Chastain ........... Doug Preston
Gail Bonney ............ Mrs. Billings
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby urges a young woman to break with her despotic father and
marry the man she loves. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A celebrated playwright, Anthony Alquist draws his strength and inspiration
from a daughter who feels helpless to break away and marry the man she loves. [RF]
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
3.01 [051] Marcus Welby, MD: THE TENDER COMRADE
14Sep71
guest stars
Diana Muldaur
Pernell Roberts
Clint Howard
Dawn Lyn
The marriage plans of a beautiful widow are threatened
when she undergoes a mastectomy.
3.02 [052] Marcus Welby, MD: A PORTRAIT OF DEBBIE
21Sep71
guest stars
George Grizzard
Patricia Crowley
Pamelyn Ferdin
Dr. Welby faces a puzzling diagnostic problem with a young
girl who is newly adopted.
3.03 [053] Marcus Welby, MD: IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
28Sep71
guest stars
Kathryn Hayes
Barry Brown
Alan Hale Jr.
When his father suffers a stroke, Dr. Kiley faces a
life-or-death decision.
3.04 [054] Marcus Welby, MD: I CAN HARDLY TELL YOU APART
5Oct71
guest stars
Sally Field
Russell Johnson
The relationship between identical twins is affected when
one is badly burned.
3.05 [055] Marcus Welby, MD: THIS IS MAX
12Oct71
guest stars
Tom Helmore
Vincent Van Patten
Brian Tochi
Dr. Welby helps a Japanese-American boy achieve a change
in attitude toward his father.
3.06 [056] Marcus Welby, MD: MEN WHO CARE pt.1
(Crossover Episode - pt 2 on "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" 21Oct71)
19Oct71
guest stars
Ed Nelson
Rick Ely
Belinda Montgomery
Arthur Hill ............ Owen Marshall
Part 1 19Oct71
The father of one of Dr. Welby's patients is charged with
murdering his daughter's boyfriend.
Part 2 21Oct71
Welby testifies at the murder trial of Marshall's client.
(Aired as an episode of "Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law".)
3.07 [057] Marcus Welby, MD: ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW
26Oct71
guest stars
Sharon Acker
William Windom
Dorothy Green
A neurosurgeon jeopardizes his career when he pushes himself
beyond his endurance.
3.08 [058] Marcus Welby, MD: DON'T PHASE ME OUT
2Nov71
guest stars
Joseph Campanella
Jacqueline Scott
A heart attack makes a work-oriented executive reexamine
his values.
3.09 [059] Marcus Welby, MD: ECHO FROM ANOTHER WORLD
9Nov71
guest stars
Ted Bessell
Dorothy Lamour
Laraine Stephens
The life of a patient is endangered by a young neurologist's
diagnostic error.
3.10 [060] Marcus Welby, MD: THE BEST IS YET TO BE
16Nov71
guest stars
Betty Bronson
Ruth Hussey
Patric Knowles
Robert Clarke
Romance blossoms between two elderly residents of a plush
retirement home.
3.11 [061] Marcus Welby, MD: A YELLOW BIRD
23Nov71
guest stars
Skye Aubrey
Christopher Stone
Brian Dewey
Dr. Welby's nurse wants to compensate for her lonely life
by adopting a child.
3.12 [062] Marcus Welby, MD: THEY GROW UP
30Nov71
guest stars
Fred Holliday
Sian Barbara Allen
Michael Blodgett
Dr. Welby helps a young instructor face the unconscious guilt
he feels about his mentally challenged sister.
3.13 [063] Marcus Welby, MD: OF MAGIC SHADOW SHAPES
7Dec71
guest stars
Barry Sullivan
Robert Pratt
Doris Singleton
A once-renowned film director endangers his life when given
a chance to regain his fame.
3.14 [064] Marcus Welby, MD: CROSS-MATCH
14Dec71
guest stars
Mike Warren
Johnny Whitaker
A bitter young black man gets a new idea of life when he
gives his blood to save a white boy.
3.15 [065] Marcus Welby, MD: THE BASIC MOMENT pt. 1
4Jan72
guest stars
Michele Lee (Knots Landing)
Christine Belford
Richard Van Vleet
Berkeley Harris
Dr. Welby's daughter returns from South America wishing for
an abortion because of exposure to rubella.
3.16 [066] Marcus Welby, MD: THE BASIC MOMENT pt.2
11Jan72
Complications which arise following the birth of Dr. Welby's
grandson threaten the mother's life.
3.17 [067] Marcus Welby, MD: ALL THE PRETTY
PEOPLE
25Jan72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Lindsay Wagner ......... Emily Metaxas
Nico Minardos .......... Rick Metaxas
Richard Young .......... Horst
Synopsis 1:
A pro tennis player's career is ended when he develops a
degenerative muscle disease. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A champion tennis pro is afflicted with a degenerative muscular disease. [RF]
3.18 [068] Marcus Welby, MD: I'M REALLY TRYING
01Feb72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Gary Collins ........... Major Ken McKenna
Sean Kelly ............. Johnny McKenna
Elaine Devry ........... Loretta McKenna
Scott Garrett .......... Tim McKenna
Virginia Gregg ......... Dr. Martha Heider
Synopsis 1:
The problems of a boy with minimal brain dysfunction are
aggravated by his father's refusal to accept the diagnosis. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A marginally brain-damaged child's problems in school are worsened
by a father who thinks the solution is discipline. [RF]
3.19 [069] Marcus Welby, MD:
IS IT SO SOON THAT I AM DONE FOR - I WONDER WHAT I WAS BEGUN FOR?
08Feb72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Michael Callan ......... Greg Robbins
Sallie Schockley ....... Alice Robbins
Tiger Williams ......... Brian Webster
Charles Seel
Synopsis 1:
After their infant son dies, the grief-stricken parents
take in a foster child. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Crib deaths, a drama about the unexplained phenomenon that kills
thousands of healthy babies every year. A child's epitaph gives
the drama its title: "It is So Soon that I Am Done For - I Wonder
What I Was Begun For?" [RF]
3.20 [070] Marcus Welby, MD: JUST A LITTLE COURAGE
15Feb72
guest stars
David MacCallum (The Man from UNCLE)
Leslie Charlson
Barry Higgins
Dr. Welby helps a college instructor realize that he must
return to his first love of writing.
3.21 [071] Marcus Welby, MD: DON'T TALK ABOUT DARKNESS!
22Feb72 ABC Tue (rerun 04Jul72)
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush ........... Dorothy Carpenter
Neville Brand .......... Kenny Carpenter
Don Keefer ............. Dr. Hendrix
James Doohan ........... Fred Baxter
Donald Barry ........... Al Karlovic
Allison McKay .......... Addie
Tom Pace ............... Paul Welles
Synopsis 1:
A man needing eye surgery postpones it so he may see his
first child. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The trauma of an imminent blindness is treated in "Don't Talk About
Darkness". [RF]
3.22 [072] Marcus Welby, MD: ONCE THERE WAS A BANTU PRINCE
29Feb72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Chelsea Brown .......... Tallie Hughes
Felton Perry ........... Russ Hughes
Edward J. Crawford ..... Benjy Miller
Juanita Moore .......... Mrs. Hughes
Mary Gregory
Synopsis 1:
A social worker with sickle cell anemia tries to adopt a child suffering
from the same disease. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Sickle-cell anemia, a crippling genetic disease that attacks mostly blacks,
is the subject in this episode. The victim is a 7-year-old who doesn't
talk and has been abandoned by his mother. [RF]
3.23 [073] Marcus Welby, MD: A TASTE OF SALT
7Mar72
guest stars
Anne Jackson
Nancy DeCarl
Charles Aidman
The long-time marriage of a couple is threatened when
their newborn son develops cystic fibrosis.
3.24 [074] Marcus Welby, MD: SOLOMON'S CHOICE
14Mar72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Lee Purcell ............ Carol Lockett
Randolph Mantooth ...... Alan Robb
Jack Kelly ............. Ned Lockett
John Lupton ............ V.M. Dunn
Suzanne Cohane ......... Ginnie Lockett
Brett Hadley
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby's unwed niece faces two vital decisions affecting her expected baby. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The new morality sparks an unusual conflict when Welby's niece and her
boyfriend don't want to marry, but both want custody of their unborn child. [RF]
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############# season 4 1972-73 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
4.01 [075] Marcus Welby, MD: A FRAGILE POSSESSION
12Sep72 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Beverly Garland ........ Roberta Kingsley
Joanna Cameron ......... Caroline Kingsley
Kathy Lloyd ............ Donna Sherman
Mark Travis
Synopsis 1:
The physical and emotional dangers of abortion surface when a
domineering mother forces her daughter to undergo the operation. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Abortion - physical and emotional dangers are explored in the
season 4 opener. [RF]
4.02 [076] Marcus Welby, MD: LOVE IS WHEN THEY SAY THEY NEED YOU
19Sep72
guest stars
Bruce Davidson
Mike Farrell
Peggy McCay
A mentally challenged man faces the problem of being a
transplant donor to his brother.
4.03 [077] Marcus Welby, MD: WE'LL WALK OUT OF HERE TOGETHER
26Sep72
guest stars
Jordon Rhodes
Sian Barbara Allen
Dana Elcar
An active young girl must adjust to a lifetime in a
wheelchair following a serious illness.
4.04 [078] Marcus Welby, MD: IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
3Oct72
guest stars
Heidi Vaughn
Kaz Garas
Eric Braeden
Cathy Lee Crosby
A newly separated wife contracts a venereal disease when
she has an affair.
4.05 [079] Marcus Welby, MD: HOUSE OF MIRRORS
10Oct72
guest stars
Patrick o'Neal
Steve Sherman
Brenda Vaccaro
Robert F. Simon
Just as he plans to remarry, a pathologist is told he faces
serious surgery.
4.06 [080] Marcus Welby, MD: HE COULD SELL ICEBOXES TO
THE ESKIMOS
17Oct72 ABC Tue (rerun 27Mar73)
Guest cast:
Jack Haley ............. Ned Ramsey
Agnes Moorehead ........ Mrs. Ramsey
Sharon Farrell ......... Cecile Ramsey
Synopsis 1:
An aging salesman tries to make peace with his daughter. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A stroke victims' recovery depends on the embittered daughter he left
25 years before. [RF]
4.07 [081] Marcus Welby, MD: THE WEDNESDAY GAME
24Oct72 ABC Tue
Script by Paul Petersen
Guest cast:
Katherine Justice ...... Morgan Ellis
Russell G. Wiggins ..... Terry Michaels
Radames Pera ........... Terence Ellis
Synopsis 1:
A lonely girl and her brother strike up a friendship with
a cancer-stricken athlete. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Two people are in trouble: a woman who's overprotecting her younger
brother, and a baseball player whose trip to the big leagues may be
sidetracked by disease. [RF]
4.08 [082] Marcus Welby, MD: DON AND DENISE
31Oct72
guest stars
Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman)
Rick Lenz
Dana Elcar
A young pianist-composer and his wife face an uncertain
future after she is stricken with multiple sclerosis.
4.09 [083] Marcus Welby, MD: PLEASE DON'T SELL FLOWERS
14Nov72
Guest cast:
Lawrence Pressman ...... Alex Graham
Susan Clark ............ Judy Graham
Helen Verbit ........... Katie Ryan
Clay O'Brien ........... Peter Graham
Kirby Furlong .......... Rickie Graham
Synopsis 1:
Learning that she faces a hysterectomy, a young wife attempts
suicide. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A young mother's battle with uterine cancer and fear. [RF]
4.10 [084] Marcus Welby, MD: WITH A SHOUT, NOT A WHIMPER
21Nov72
guest stars
Leif Erickson (High Chaparral)
Joel Fabiani (Department S)
Martin Brooks
An aging surgeon discovers that his life is not over even
though he can no longer practice.
4.11 [085] Marcus Welby, MD: JASON BE NIMBLE, JASON BE QUICK
28Nov72
guest stars
James Stacy
Linda Marsh
Lee Montgomery
Lois Hall
A man learns he has a responsibility to his young son who
is stricken with rheumatoid arthritis.
4.12 [086] Marcus Welby, MD: UNTO THE NEXT GENERATION
5Dec72
guest stars
Jess Walton
Harvey Fisher
Shelley Morrison
Alan Oppenheimer
Young parents are afraid to have another child after losing
their first to a rare disease.
4.13 [087] Marcus Welby, MD: HEARTBEAT FOR YESTERDAY
12Dec72
guest stars
William Shatner
Robert Rhodes
Chief Dan George
Cal Bellini
The life of a young American Indian is endangered by his
grandfather, who clings to the medicines of his ancestors.
4.14 [088] Marcus Welby, MD: DINNER OF HERBS
19Dec72
guest stars
Margaret O'Brien
Anthony Eisley (Hawiian Eye)
Vincent Van Lynn
Marjorie Arnold
Richard Derr
A problem-plagued overweight wife goes on a crash diet
to save her marriage.
4.15 [089] Marcus Welby, MD: A MORE EXCITING CASE
2Jan73
guest stars
Jessica Walter
James Callahan
Charles Drake
Robert Walker Jr.
Following a hysterectomy, a nurse returns to work and
becomes over-involved with a patient.
4.16 [090] Marcus Welby, MD: A NECESSARY END
9Jan93
guest stars
Anne Baxter
Murray Matheson
Tom Drake
Susan Howard (Petrocelli, Dallas)
A famous photographer is stricken with a fatal illness
which prompts her to complete her best work.
4.17 [091] Marcus Welby, MD: WHO ARE YOU, ARTHUR KOLINSKI?
16Jan73
guest stars
Nehemiah Persoff
Peter Mark Richman
Michael Rupert
A grandfather, his son and grandson learn to respect each
other when illness draws them together.
4.18 [092] Marcus Welby, MD: GEMINI DESCENDING
23Jan73
guest stars
James Coco
Aneta Corseaut
An aggressive salesman undergoes a personality change
caused by a rare disease.
4.19 [093] Marcus Welby, MD: THE PROBLEM WITH CHARLIE
30Jan73
guest stars
Don Stroud
Elaine Giftos
Jackie Coogan
Dr. Welby helps a law student find a new approach to the
problems causing his ulcer.
4.20 [094] Marcus Welby, MD: CATCH A RING THAT ISN'T THERE
6Feb73
guest stars
Gloria DeHaven
Jan-Michael Vincent
Norman Fell
Lane Bradford
Drs. Welby and Kiley help a teen-age alcoholic and his
parents face their problems.
4.21 [095] Marcus Welby, MD: THE WORKING HEART
13Feb73
guest stars
Joanna Barnes
Donnelly Rhodes
Kristina Holland
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Whit Bissell
A television emcee turns to pills and alcohol to keep her
job and her husband.
4.22 [096] Marcus Welby, MD: THE OTHER MARTIN LORING
20Fe73
guest stars
Mark Miller
Sharon Acker
Martha Scott
Scott Jacoby
The emotional strain of an impending divorce sends a man
into a diabetic coma.
4.23 [097] Marcus Welby, MD: THE DAY AFTER FOREVER
27Feb73
guest stars
Pernell Roberts
Sally Ann Howes
Lyle Waggoner
Maureen McCormick
Troubled by his wife's relationship with a political
candidate, a man turns to tranquilizers for help.
4.24 [098] Marcus Welby, MD: THE TORTOISE DANCE
6Mar73
guest stars
Darrel Larson
Janet Blair
Richard Bradford (Magill, Man in a Suitcase)
Darleen Carr (The Streets of San Francisco, Bret Maverick)
Anthony Eldridge
A secretly depressed high-school boy becomes suicidal
after the senseless death of a friend.
########### Marcus Welby, M. D. #############
############# season 5 1973-74 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
5.01 [099] Marcus Welby, MD: THE PANIC PATH
11Sep73
guest stars
Paul Burke
Vera Miles
Laurette Spang
Anson Williams (Happy Days)
Brooke Mills
An impotent husband tries to find an extramarital relationship. (With Vera Miles.)
5.02 [100] Marcus Welby, MD: A JOYFUL SONG
18Sep73
guest stars
Fionnuala Flanagan
Peter Kastner
Randames Pera
Greg Mullavey
A young woman dying of leukemia takes a special interest
in a blind boy who wants to be an artist.
5.03 [101] Marcus Welby, MD: FOR SERVICES RENDERED
25Sep73
guest stars
Tige Andrews
Kim Hunter
Ray Oliver
Dan Tobin
Ross Elliot
A couple's dream of owning their own home is shattered
when the husband needs an expensive heart operation.
5.04 [102] Marcus Welby, MD: BLOOD KIN
02Oct73 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Sonny Bono ............. Rico Renati
Lawrence Pressman....... Dr. Hartnett
Suzanne Charney ........ Louisa Renati
Deanna Denee Martin .... Maria Renati
Patti Cohoon ........... Girl
Meredith Duncan ........ Betty
Connie Izay ............ Anesthesiologist
Dale Johnson ........... Radiologist
Pat Li ................. Woman
Synopsis 1:
A father fears that his daughter is not strong enough to
survive an operation necessary to prolong her life. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
An immigrant father of a little girl is afflicted with a rare blood disease.
Making matters worse: his frightened wife, who's so scared of surgeons she
won't let them operate. [RF]
5.05 [103] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LIGHT AT THE THRESHOLD
9Oct73
guest stars
Audrey Landers (Dallas)
Carol Lawrence
Rodney Allen Rippy
Ryan McDonald
A blind girl refuses an operation that could restore her sight.
5.06 [104] Marcus Welby, MD: A QUESTION OF FAULT
16Oct73 ABC Tue (rerun 25Jun74)
Guest cast:
Armand Alzamora ........ Ramon
Barbara Luna ........... Serita
Lou Frizzell ........... Henry Greenway
Claudio Martinez ....... Diego
Frank Aletter .......... Avery Waters
Jed Allan .............. Dr. Edmund
Paul Picerni ........... Dr. Oliver
Kathryn Reynolds ....... Miss Carson
Lou Krugman ............ Dr. Bernstein
Synopsis 1:
When a little boy develops gangrene, his condition is blamed
on incompetent medical care. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Malpractice is the issue when a child's gangrenous arm may have to be
amputated. The boy's condition could be the result of incompetent
medical care. [RF]
5.07 [105] Marcus Welby, MD: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
23Oct73 ABC Tue (rerun 26Mar74)
Guest cast:
Frank Langella ......... Carey
Jack Kruschen .......... Arnold
Viola Harris ........... Florence
Jerry Fogel ............ David
Marguerite Ray ......... Nurse Hopkins
Gracia Lee ............. Nurse Fahey
Lynda Gold ............. Receptionist
Synopsis 1:
An actor's lie about a starring role to cheer his dying father backfires. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
AN actor's homecoming after a two-year absence is bitter medicine
for his dying father, who assumes his boy came back to comfort his
last days. But he learns that the son returned to land a movie role. [RF]
5.08 [106] Marcus Welby, MD: THE ENDLESS MOMENT
30Oct73 ABC Tue
guest star
Stefanie Powers ........ Kelly
Norman Stuart .......... Dr. Levinson
Jacki Ray .............. Model
Darlene Duralia ........ Receptionist
Sumi Haru .............. Patient
Ralph Smiley ........... Waiter
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby insists that Dr. Kiley's fiancee should be told
of her serious illness. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Personal feelings and medical ethics clash as Kiley makes plans to marry
a girl from his past. He loves her so much he cannot tell her the truth
- that the disease she has might make her an invalid. [RF]
5.09 [107] Marcus Welby, MD: THE TALL TREE
06Nov73 ABC Tue (rerun 19Mar74)
Guest cast:
Tony Musante ........... David
Susan Howard ........... Dr. Barbara Kerr
Pamelyn Ferdin ......... Amy
Sharon Gless ........... Sue
Joan Pringle ........... Karen
Venetta Rogers ......... Bertha
Dominic DeSantis ....... Mike
Paul Kent .............. McGrath
Robert Doyle ........... Dr. Berger
Synopsis 1:
A psychiatric therapist learns he has a serious illness
which will complicate his work. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
An unorthodox psychologist is accused of being too personal with
his patients, especially with those who are teenage girls. [RF]
5.10 [108] Marcus Welby, MD: THE CIRCLES OF SHAME
20Nov73
guest stars
Leslie Charleson
Barbara Baxley
Colby Chester
A woman with an ulcer history believes she is pregnant and
cancels her wedding plans.
5.11 [109] Marcus Welby, MD: NGUYEN
27Nov73 ABC Tue (rerun 11Jun74)
Guest cast:
Robert Hooks ........... Joe
Joan Pringle ........... Diana
Eric Woods ............. Terry
Michael Mastro ......... Nguyen
Juanita Moore .......... Mrs. Coleman
Jim Cox ................ Beaver
John Amour ............. Billy
Jackie Haley ........... Tony
Synopsis 1:
An ex-Marine adopts a Vietnamese orphan who becomes ill. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A Vietnamese orphan adopted by a marine brings more jealousy
than joy to his new family. His presence is turning a once-happy
home into a battlefield for his adoptive parents and brother. [RF]
5.12 [110] Marcus Welby, MD: A CRY IN THE NIGHT
11Dec73
guest stars
Dina Merrill
Claude Akins (Lobo)
A marine biologist refuses to admit she is seriously ill
until she blacks out during an underwater dive.
5.13 [111] Marcus Welby, MD: DEATH IS ONLY A SIDE
EFFECT
18Dec73 ABC Tue (rerun 07May74)
Guest cast:
Joanna Barnes .......... Noreen Saunders
Lynne Marta ............ Patricia Lowry
Robert Urich ........... Dike Lowry
Alan Bergmann .......... Dr. Manners
Norman Stuart .......... Dr. Sedley
Edward Knight .......... Dr. Mondrian
Lilyan MacBride ........ Mrs. Seeley
Barbara Flicker ........ Marilyn
Susan Foster ........... Miss Joyce
Synopsis 1:
An ailing and despondent wife takes a tranquilizer that
puts her in a coma. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A woman is on the verge of dying, apparently due to an overdose
of a new drug Dr. Kiley prescribed for her. [RF]
5.14 [112] Marcus Welby, MD: THE COMEBACK
01Jan74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Penny Fuller ........... Vicky
Ed Flanders ............ Magruder
Lee H. Montgomery ...... Billy
Robert Doyle ........... Jim Luwaine
Victor Izay ............ Dr. Reeves
Sam Chu Lin ............ Dr. Clemens
Leigh Adams ............ Sara
Phil Diskin ............ Assistant Surgeon
Connie Izay ............ Anesthesiologist
Marian McCargo ......... Nurse
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby forces a former alcoholic to fight for reinstatement as a
surgeon. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A female surgeon's attempts to return to practice are hampered by
bias against her sex, and her history of alcoholism. [RF]
5.15 [113] Marcus Welby, MD: A FULL LIFE
08Jan74 ABC Tue (rerun 23Jul74)
Guest cast:
Richard Basehart ....... Kirkcastle
Phyllis Thaxter ........ Kate Tannahill
Murray MacLeod ......... Cece
Milton Selzer .......... Dr. Mazer
Jack Hogan ............. Dr. Haskins
Betty Van Valkenburgh .. Pat Meadows
William Bronder ........ Gale
Synopsis:
A scientist is stricken with malaria and then learns that his grandson has
not chosen to follow in his footsteps. [SAA/RF]
5.16 [114] Marcus Welby, MD: NO CHARITY FOR THE MACALLISTERS
15Jan74
guest stars
Pamela McMyler
Tom Lester
R.G. Armstrong
Edd Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip)
Stacy Keach Sr.
Dr. Kiley treats a boy for a snake bite and discovers he
has a hereditary blood disease.
5.17 [115] Marcus Welby, MD: EACH DAY A MIRACLE
22Jan74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Ronne Troup ............ Nancy
Andy Robinson .......... Drew
Clark Howat ............ Father
Maidie Norman .......... Willie Norman
Adrienne Marden ........ Mrs. Bakewell
Richard Marion ......... Kirby
Rhoda Williams ......... Mrs. Forbes
Jackie Russell ......... Nurse
Jocelyn Jones .......... Student
Maurice Wells .......... Minister
Synopsis 1:
A girl, whose remission from leukemia is the longest on record, enrolls
in college against her father's wishes. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A leukemia patient enjoying a long remission fights with her father about
whether she can lead a normal life. [RF]
5.18 [116] Marcus Welby, MD: THE FEAR OF SILENCE
29Jan74 ABC Tue (rerun 06Aug74)
Guest cast:
Christopher Connelly ... Gary
Gretchen Corbett ....... Jan
Robert Ellenstein ...... Dr. Delatour
Richard Armbruster ..... Sondheim
Dori Whitaker .......... Michelle
David Knapp ............ Vern
John Elerick ........... Bill
Synopsis:
An air traffic controller is plunged into hopelessness when lesions are
discovered on his larynx. [SAA/RF]
5.19 [117] Marcus Welby, MD: ANGELA'S NIGHTMARE
5Feb74
guest stars
Mary MacDonald
James Olson
A 15-year-old girl runs away after being raped by the man
who wants to adopt her.
5.20 [118] Marcus Welby, MD: THE MUGGING
12Feb74 ABC Tue (rerun 30Jul74)
Guest cast:
Jim Hutton ............. George Wainwright
Lorraine Gary .......... Jean Wainwright
Craig Hundley .......... Ben Sabberly
John Lupton ............ Cleary
Yoneo Iguchi ........... Yoshi
Tracey Roberts ......... Lucille Sabberly
Don Keefer ............. Larry Sabberly
Synopsis 1:
A husband, fearing that his wife may be mugged again, shoots a neighbor. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The damage is more psychological than physical for the female victim
of a mugging: her initial nonchalance is giving way to constant fear. [RF]
5.21 [119] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LATCH-KEY CHILD
19Feb74
guest stars
Marcia Strassman
Tracie Savage
Brad Savage
Lois January
A 4-year-old boy, left in the care of his 9-year-old sister,
suffers from recurrent blackouts.
5.22 [120] Marcus Welby, MD: OUT OF CONTROL
26Feb74
guest stars
George Maharis (Route 66)
Barbara Anderson (Ironside)
A racing driver, preparing his car for his last big chance,
suffers from brain damage.
5.23 [121] Marcus Welby, MD: I'VE PROMISED YOU A FATHER pt.1
5May74
guest stars
Kim Darby
Lynda Day George
Arthur Hill ............ Owen Marshall
part 1 5May
A young nurse names Dr. Kiley in a paternity suit.
part 2 9May74
(continued on 'Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law' 9May74)
Dr. Welby asks Owen Marshall to defend Dr. Kiley in a
paternity suit.
5.24 [122] Marcus Welby, MD: DESIGNS
12Mar74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Jane Wyatt ............. Edwina
Mel Ferrer ............. Carlo
Tony Giorgio ........... Vito
Nadyne Turney .......... Peggy
Dorrie Thomson ......... Molly
Lilyan MacBride ........ Mrs. Flynn
Janina ................. Janine, the model
Paul Woodville ......... Walter
Synopsis:
A fashion designer, suffering from nervous fatigue, becomes
emotionally involved with Dr. Welby. [SAA/RF]
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############# season 6 1974-75 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
Joining the regular cast
Sharon Gless
as Nurse Kathleen Faverty
6.01 [123] Marcus Welby, MD: THE BRITTLE WARRIOR
10Sep74
guest stars
Forrest Tucker
Peggy McCay
Patty McCormack
Alan Fudge
Drs. Welby and Kiley take on their new posts at the Family
Practice Center.
6.02 [124] Marcus Welby, MD: THE FAITH OF CHILDISH THINGS
17Sep74 ABC Tue (rerun 18Mar75)
Guest Cast:
Sian Barbara Allen .... Carrie
Kristoffer Tabori ..... Brad
Barbara Hale .......... Marjorie
Jacques Aubuchon ...... Dr. Crayler
Bob Hastings .......... Dr. Pardan
Claudia Bryar ......... Mrs. Grande
Synopsis 1:
A diabetic expectant mother flies cross-country and falls [SAA]
into a coma.
Synopsis 2:
A pregnant diabetic insists on making a difficult journey in order
to have her baby delivered by Welby, even though she's endangering
her life and that of her unborn child. [RF]
6.03 [125] Marcus Welby, MD: LAST FLIGHT TO BABYLON
24Sep74 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Cliff DeYoung .......... Len
Greg Mullavey .......... Tom
Christine Belford ...... Phyllis
June Lockhart .......... Lila
Jim Backus ............. Bill
Anne Shedeen ........... Mariette
Jeff Donnell ........... Cleaning Woman
Dianne Harper .......... Linda
Synopsis 1:
A pilot becomes desperate and suicidal after surgery. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A young man who has been victorious in his fight against cancer is unable
to cope with an onslaught of disappointments in his personal life. [RF]
6.04 [126] Marcus Welby, MD: TO FATHER A CHILD
1Oct74
guest stars
Diane Baker
Ron Ely (Tarzan)
Paul Lambert
S. John Launer
Dr. Welby counsels a couple on the problems of impotency.
6.05 [127] Marcus Welby, MD: THE OUTRAGE
8Oct74
guest stars
Sean Kelly
Gretchen Corbett (The Rockford Files)
Patrick Wayne
Edward Power
Edward Winter
A controversial episode about a boy's homosexual
assault.
A boy is the victim of a molester and refuses to reveal
the name of the attacker.
6.06 [128] Marcus Welby, MD: THE FATAL CHALLENGE
15Oct74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Jess Walton ............ Dr. Janet Oliver
Joe Kapp ............... Frank Gonzales
Ketty Lester ........... Thelma Waters (1962 hit song 'Love Letters')
Anna Navarro ........... Evalina Gonzales
Jason Wingreen ......... Marty Ross
Gwenn Mitchell ......... Dr. Jackson
Arthur Space ........... Dr. Olson
Darel Glaser ........... Paul Ross
Judson Pratt ........... Fred Blainey
Synopsis 1:
A patient almost dies because a doctor neglects his obligations. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Kiley is in charge of an opinionated young resident whose hasty diagnoses
are upsetting her patients. [RF]
6.07 [129] Marcus Welby, MD: A FEVERED ANGEL
22Oct74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Donna Mills ............ Renee
Robert Drivas .......... Burt
Eric Braeden ........... Goodleigh
Quinn Redeker
Synopsis 1:
Because of her fanatical beliefs, a mother refuses treatment
for her young son. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A fanatical woman refuses to let her son undergo medical
treatment that could save his life. [RF]
6.08 [130] Marcus Welby, MD: FEEDBACK
29Oct74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Herbert Jefferson, Jr... Danny
Leslie Uggams .......... Laurie
Peter Brandon .......... Dr. Driskill
Norman Alden ........... Moore
Henry Beckman
Synopsis 1:
A promising boxer discovers he has epilepsy. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A boxer's biggest blow comes when he finds out that he has
epilepsy and must give up his career. [RF ]
6.09 [131] Marcus Welby, MD: NO GODS IN SIGHT
12Nov74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Carl Betz .............. Welton
Jane Actman ............ Ellen Welton
Elaine Devry ........... Sheila Bryant
Michael Richardson ..... Dickerson
Dran Hamilton .......... First Nurse
Synopsis 1:
A brilliant researcher cannot adjust to doctor-patient relationships. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A medical researcher (Carl Betz) enters family medicine, but has
difficulty making the transition from test tubes to humans. [RF]
6.10 [132] Marcus Welby, MD: HELL IS UPSTAIRS
19Nov74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Shirley Knight ......... Angie
Mike Farrell ........... Frank
Deanna Denee Martin .... Helen
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby has to win the trust of a child who must undergo surgery
while staying conscious. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Welby is puzzled by a couple who harbor bitter resentment against
the entire medical profession. [RF]
6.11 [133] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LAST RIP-OFF
26Nov74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Richard Basehart ...... Sutton
Anne Schedeen ......... Elizabeth
Jerry Fogel ........... Mike
Kasey Rogers .......... Sue Parker
Irene Tedrow
Virginia Gregg
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby exposes an unscrupulous funeral director who preys on the
relatives of the deceased. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Grief-stricken over the loss of her grandmother, a young woman falls
prey to a dishonest mortician. [RF]
6.12 [134] Marcus Welby, MD: CHILD OF SILENCE
03Dec74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Lois Nettleton ........ Mary Anderson
Dawn Lyn .............. Cara
Ruth McDevitt ......... Mrs. Davis
Tom Troupe ............ Dr. Jones
Claudia Bryar ......... Nurse Grande
Lanna Saunders ........ Nurse McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy ....... Davis
Synopsis 1:
A mother refuses surgery to cure her child's deafness and the child
almost loses her life. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Fearful of the risks of surgery, an overprotective mother refuses to
let her deaf child have an operation that might restore her hearing. [RF]
6.13 [135] Marcus Welby, MD: THE 266 DAYS
10Dec74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Gena Rowlands .......... Lorraine Denby
Jed Allen .............. Chris Denby
Stewart Moss ........... Dr. Davis
Aldine King ............ Mary Ellen Hayes
Toni Lawrence .......... Betty Pulaski
Maura Albertson ........ Pat Donahy
June Whitley Taylor .... Marjorie
Synopsis 1:
Nurse Lopez is called upon to deliver a baby under unexpected conditions. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The problems of pregnancy are the subject of this story about Consuelo's work
in a special program providing physical and emotional care for expectant
mothers. [RF]
6.14 [136] Marcus Welby, MD: THE RESIDENT
17Dec74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Cliff Potts ............ Walton
Helen Verbit ........... Nurse Lattimore
Wallace Rooney ......... Charlie Sanders
Mel Stewart ............ Chet Wiggins
Synopsis 1:
An unfeeling doctor learns a valuable lesson when he is hospitalized
following an accident. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A callous young resident treats patients like laboratory specimens. [RF]
6.15 [137] Marcus Welby, MD: DARK FURY pt. 1
7Jan75
guest stars
Lindsay Wagner
Dack Rambo
Diana Hyland
Dr. Kiley becomes emotionally involved with a patient who
is later attacked by her ex-boyfriend.
6.16 [138] Marcus Welby, MD: DARK FURY pt. 2
14Jan75
guest stars
Lindsay Wagner
Dack Rambo
Diana Hyland
Dr. Kiley is named in a malpractice suit when he treats
the man who attacked one of his former patients.
6.17 [139] Marcus Welby, MD: PUBLIC STREETS
21Jan75 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Mark Miller .......... Paul Carpenter
Logan Ramsey ......... Kane
Juliet Mills ......... Louise Carpenter
Kathryn Reynolds ..... Emily
Ketty Lester ......... Betty Fisher
William Dozier ....... Frank Alexander
Jerry Fogel .......... Avery
Kim Hamilton ......... Elsbeth
John Nolan ........... Tom Bright
Synopsis 1:
A man's extramarital affair costs him a job and his wife a heart attack. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A physical required of a job-seeker reveals that the applicant has syphilis,
a condition that if known could make him unemployable. [RF]
6.18 [140] Marcus Welby, MD: THE TIME BOMB
28Jan75
guest stars
Lucie Arnaz
Joan Hotchkis
Gavan O'Herlihy
Victor Millan
A tennis player who develops cancer blames her condition
on treatments she received from Dr. Welby as a child.
6.19 [141] Marcus Welby, MD: FOUR-PLUS HOT
04Feb75 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Ben Murphy ............. Alan Peterson
Scott Newman ........... Harry Palmer
Sidney Miller .......... Leona
Synopsis 1:
The reunion of two former high-school football teammates is
marred by death. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The bitter controversy over American involvement in Vietnam is
illustrated here between two old friends. One is a consciencious
objector (Ben Murphy) who has contracted a terminal illness.
The other is a Vietnam war veteran (Scott Newman). [SAA]
Synopsis 3:
A former high-school football hero arrives for a visit with an old
buddy, but finds him seriously ill. [RF]
6.20 [142] Marcus Welby, MD: JAKE'S OKAY
11Feb75 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Belinda J. Montgomery .. Marta
Scott Jacoby ........... Jake
Jacqueline Scott ....... Colleen
Synopsis 1:
A teen-age boy with undetected minimal brain damage does poorly in
school and in his relationships with others. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
A high-school football player with learning disabilities refuses to seek help. [RF]
6.21 [143] Marcus Welby, MD: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
18Feb75 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Pamela Hensley ......... Crystal
Elaine Giftos .......... Doris
Jordan Rhodes .......... Jon
Synopsis 1:
Two women who suspect they have breast cancer react in
contrasting ways. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Fearful of breast-cancer surgery, a prostitute flees the hospital before
her scheduled operation. [RF]
6.22 [144] Marcus Welby, MD: UNINDICTED WIFE
25Feb75 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Patty Duke Astin
John Astin ............. Martin
Matilda Calnan ......... Mrs. Booker
Paul Sorenson .......... Cass
Fred Holliday .......... Bob
Synopsis 1:
A financial scandal involving her husband threatens a wife's recuperation. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The health of a politician's wife is jeopardized by news of her husband's
involvement in illegal kickbacks. [RF]
6.23 [145] Marcus Welby, MD: DARK CORRIDORS
4Mar75
guest stars
Joanne Dru
Robin Mattson
Rosemary DeCamp
Douglas V. Foley
Shaken by the death of a friend, Dr. Welby becomes
emotionally involved with an ailing teen-ager.
6.23 [145] Marcus Welby, MD: DARK CORRIDORS
04Mar75 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Joanne Dru .......... Dorothy Brander
Robin Mattson ....... Mavis
Rosemary DeCamp ..... Mrs. Kelly
Douglas V. Foley .... Dr. Hanes
Allison McKay ....... Miss Willow
Synopsis 1:
Shaken by the death of a friend, Dr. Welby becomes emotionally
involved with an ailing teen-ager. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
On the day she's scheduled to leave the hospital, a teenage violinist
develops symptoms of a rare children's disease. [RF]
6.24 [146] Marcus Welby, MD: LOSER IN A DEAD HEAT
11Mar75 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Larry Hagman ......... Clint
Angela Hoffman ....... Holly Meade
Joan Freeman ......... Monica
Murray Matheson ...... Lucky
Shelby Leverington ... Maggie Cassell
Marcia Ralston ....... Nurse Donnelly
Synopsis 1:
Quarreling parents must face up to their daughter's serious
illness. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
The tension that has been building up between a married couple takes
its toll on their young daughter, who collapses and must be
hospitalized after her parents' latest spat. [RF]
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############# season 7 1975-76 ###############
############## (final season) ################
ABC Tuesdays 10:00pm
7.01 [147] Marcus Welby, MD: TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME
9Sep75
guest stars
Nehemiah Persoff
Jon Cypher
William Wellman Jr.
Victor Jory
James Ingersoll
Connie Isay
and
introducing a new regular cast member
Pamela Hensley ....... Janet Blake
Dr. Kiley develops a romantic interest in Janet Blake, the
hospital's new public relations director. But tragedy strikes
when Janet is thrown from her horse and paralysed.
7.02 [148] Marcus Welby, MD: THE FRUITFULNESS OF MRS. STEFFIE RHODES
16Sept75
guest stars
Julie Cobb
Michael Richardson
Dick Wesson
Warren Stevens
Kristin Larkin
Robert Foxworth (Falcon Crest)
Janet Blake must cope with quintuplets about to be born in
the hospital.
7.03 [149] Marcus Welby, MD: THE LIE
23Sep75
guest stars
Jon Cypher
Lew Brown
Scott Garrett
Brett Hadley
Richard M. Murray
Sandra Gould
Janet Blake's long-time boyfriend lies to Dr. Welby about
a recent stroke.
7.04 [150] Marcus Welby, MD: THE COVENANT
30Sep75 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Robert Lipton .......... Carter Horgan
Frank Aletter .......... Avery Waters
Peter Brown ............ Ross
Ronne Troup ............ Barbara Horgan
Susan Stafford
Robert Doyle
Ed Faulkner
Jon Cypher
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Welby is named in a malpractice suit and Janet feels
she is responsible. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Welby administers a blood transfusion to a woman whose religion forbids it. [RF]
7.05 [151] Marcus Welby, MD: DOUBLE EDGED RAZOR
07Oct74 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Kim Hamilton
Ty Henderson ........... Roy Stokes
Tina Andrews ........... Darleen
Synopsis 1:
A brother fears he will have to quit law school to pay for
his sister's operation. [SAA]
Synopsis 2:
Kiley tries to determine what made a teenage patient (Kim Hamilton) suffer
a mild stroke. [RF]
7.06 [152] Marcus Welby, MD: TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY
14Oct75
guest stars
Kathy Cronkite
Beverly Garland (Decoy, Scarecrow and Mrs. King)
Scott Jacoby
A boy's parents suffer as he undergoes another setback
in his lifelong illness.
7.07 [153] Marcus Welby, MD: AN END AND A BEGINNING
21Oct75
guest stars
Julie Adams
Jason Evers
The marriage of Dr. Kiley (James Brolin) and Janet Blake
(Pamela Hensley).
Steve and Janet upset her mother's wedding plans by deciding
to marry sooner.
7.08 [154] Marcus Welby, MD: THE TIDAL WAVE
28Oct75
guest stars
Aldo Ray
Jodean Russo
Tony Geary
Rod Golbin
Bernard Behrens
Robert B. Hays
Connie Izay
Elvin Havard
Drs. Welby and Kiley disagree about the merits of a
controversial type of brain surgery.
7.09 [155] Marcus Welby, MD: THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF PAUL KELLAND
4Nov75
guest stars
Denise Nicholas (In the heat of the night)
Lloyd Haynes
Curt Lowens
Richard Derr
Erin Fleming
Archie Johnson
Robert Redding
A husband neglects to have his wife hospitalized.
7.10 [156] Marcus Welby, MD: CALCULATED RISK
11Nov75
guest stars
Terry Kiser
Tom Troupe
John Smith
Regis Cordic
Robert Skip Burt
Peter Morrow
with regulars
Anne Schedeen ....... Sandy Porter
Gavin Brendan ....... Phil Porter
Upon returning from South America, Dr. Welby's son-in-law
shows signs of heart disease.
7.11 [157] Marcus Welby, MD: KILLER OF DREAMS
18Nov75
guest stars
Don Galloway (Ironside)
Jill Jaress
Damian London
with regulars
Anne Schedeen ....... Sandy Porter
Gavin Brendan ....... Phil Porter
A recurring illness changes the wedding plans of a young
couple.
7.12 [158] Marcus Welby, MD: THE MEDEA FACTOR
2Dec75
guest stars
Blair Brown
Howard Duff
Dimitri Arliss
Robert Foxworth (Falcon Crest)
Julie Rogers
Madelyn Cain
Sarah Lord
A troubled boy refuses to speak after he is placed with
foster parents.
7.13 [159] Marcus Welby, MD: THE ONE FACE IN THE WORLD
9Dec75
guest stars
Diane Baker
Han Larsen
Dran Hamilton
Kristin Larkin
Robert B. Hayes
Gary Crosby
Cassie Yates
A woman doctor insists on becoming involved in her father's
treatment for leukemia.
7.14 [160] Marcus Welby, MD: GO AHEAD AND CRY
16Dec75
guest stars
Don DeFore
Liz Stearns
Marianne Kasica
Mike Road
with regulars
Anne Schedeen ....... Sandy Porter
Gavin Brendan ....... Phil Porter
Consuelo undergoes major surgery and considers a marriage
proposal.
7.15 [161] Marcus Welby, MD: STRIKE II
6Jan76
guest stars
Shelley Fabares
Kent McCord
Brian Toche
Jean Allison
Charles Seel
David Young
After a reformed alcoholic secures a job as an athletic
instructor, Dr. Welby finds out he is a hepatitis carrier.
7.16 [162] Marcus Welby, MD: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT HURTS ME?
13Jan76
guest stars
Simon Oakland
Sheree North
Jackie Russell
Wallace Rooney
Chanin Hale
James O'Connell
Harold Bostwick
A showgirl collapses from infection but doesn't reveal she
has had silicone injections.
7.17 [163] Marcus Welby, MD: PRISONER OF THE ISLAND CELL : pt. I
20Jan76
produced by David O'Connell
directed by Marc Daniels
teleplay by Norman Hudis
music supervision: Hal Mooney.
guest stars
Cliff Potts
Brett Hadley
Smith Evans
Dick Sargent
Marlyn Mason
Chris Nelson
Marla Adams
Katherine Crawford
Despite the evidence, Dr. Welby believes that a young doctor
is innocent of a rape charge.
7.18 [164] Marcus Welby, MD: PRISONER OF THE ISLAND CELL : pt. II
27Jan76
produced by David O'Connell
directed by Marc Daniels
teleplay by Norman Hudis
music supervision: Hal Mooney.
guest stars
as above
Accused of rape, a young colleague of Dr. Welby is asked
to stop practicing.
7.19 [165] Marcus Welby, MD: THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN : pt. I & II (2 hours)
17Feb76
produced by David O'Connell
directed by Russ Mayberry
teleplay by Eugene Price
music supervision Hal Mooney.
guest stars
Tom Drake
Marie Windsor
Cliff Potts
Maureen Reagan
Lee Bryant
Anita Corsault
with regulars
Anne Schedeen ........ Sandy Porter
Gavin Bendan ......... Phil Porter
Dr. Kiley suffers a stroke, leaving him speechless and
paralyzed. Dr. Welby is forced to change his mind about
how to treat Dr. Kiley's stroke.
7.20 [166] Marcus Welby, MD: TO TRUMP AN ACE
24Feb76
guest stars
Scott Thomas
Beverly Kushida
Marcia Ralston
Heidi Bruhl
Fionnuala Flanagan
Tony Becker
John Kepler
A fast-liver postpones tests to determine if he has asthma
because he fears losing his pilot's license.
7.21 [167] Marcus Welby, MD: ALL PASSIONS SPENT
2Mar76
guest stars
Udana Power
Dick Gautier
Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island)
Stephen Coit
K. T. Stevens
Michael Swan
Kiley is accused of making advances to the wife of his college
room mate a heart-attack victim.
7.22 [168] Marcus Welby, MD: VANITY CASE part 1: ASPECTS OF LOVE
27Apr76
produced by David J. O'Connell
directed by Joseph Pevney
teleplay by Norman Hudis
music supervision: Hal Mooney.
guest stars
Cliff Potts
Jamie Smith Jackson
Sam Bottoms
Robert Mandan
Jo Anne Strauss
John Rayner
Mimi Doyle
with regulars
Anne Schedeen ....... Sandy Porter
Dr.Welby disapproves of Paul's wish to marry Sandy;
an unwed mother miscarries.
7.23 [169] Marcus Welby, MD: VANITY CASE part 2 (final episode)
4May76
produced by David O'Connell
directed by Leo Penn
teleplay by Norman Hudis
music supervision: Hal Mooney.
guest stars
as above
Just as Welby is accepting Paul's engagement to Sandy,
the former Mrs. Moran returns and begins suffering a loss
of vision.
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8.01 [170] Marcus Welby, MD:
Robert Young
in
THE RETURN OF MARCUS WELBY, M. D. (2 hour TV movie)
16May84
Marstar production
in association with Universal, an M C A company.
Executive Producer - Martin Strager
Produced by Dennis E. Doty
Co-Producers - Michael Braverman & Howard P. Alston
Teleplay by John McGreevey and Michael Braverman
Story by John McGreevey
Directed by Alexander Singer
Starring:
Darren McGavin ("The Night Stalker")
Morgan Stevens
Also Starring:
Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez
And:
Dennis Haysbert
Guest Stars:
Jessica Walter
Yvonne Wilder
Joanna Kerns
Katherine DeHetre
Bridgette Andersen
Special Guest Star:
Christina Raines as Nicki Hilaire
Co-Starring:
Cyndi James-Reese - Phaedora Beaumont
Milton Kogan - Perry McMastere
Robert Carnegie - Dr. Ingam
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credits unreadable at this point
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Richard Marion - Doctor # 2
Cynthia Avila - Nurse # 4
Victoria Ann-Lewis - ER Nurse # 1
Barbara Mealey - ER Nurse # 2
Kerry Nakagawa - Intern # 1
Other Credits:
Film Editor - Michael V. Lynch
Art Director - Patricia Van Ryker
Director Of Photography - Edward R. Plante
Based on the series "Marcus Welby, M.D." create by David Victor
Unit Production Manager - Joan Carson
First Assistant Director - Kate Tiley
Second Assistant Directors - Jim Beinkle & Garry Strangis
Set Decorator - Tom Bugenhagen
Sound - John K. Kean
Casting by Mark Malis, C.S.A.
Color by Technicolor
Titles & Optical Effects by Universal Title
Sound Editor - Robert Cornett
Music Editor - David Kahn
Costuming Supervisors - Charles Denuth & Carol Hybl
Medical Advisor - Joshua Trabulus, M.D.
Medical Technical Advisor - Marilyn Bradfield, M.D.
Medical Consultants - The American Academy Of Family Physicans
Make-up - James Schriber
Hairstylist - Dorothy Anore
MARSTAR Production
Dr. Welby and Consuelo try to fight Dr. Welby's being put
out to pasture.
8.02 [171] Marcus Welby, MD: MARCUS WELBY, M.D.: A HOLIDAY AFFAIR (2 hour TV movie)
19Dec88
executive producer Martin Starger
produced by Howard P. Alston and Peter-Christian Frueter
directed by Steve Gethers
guest stars
Alexis Smith .... Tessa Menard
Craig Stevens
Robert Hardy
Betsy Blair
Delphine Forest
Dr. Welby finds love on a trip to France and Switzerland.
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