CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - US Medical Drama Series
Medical Center
Episode Guide - March 2006
(eps #1.25)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox,
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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MEDICAL CENTER
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Alfra production
in association with MGM Television
for
CBS (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST)(1969-73)
CBS (Mondays 10:00pm EST)(1973-76)
Created by Frank Glicksman and
Al C. Ward
Executive Producer, Frank Glicksman
Produced by Al C. Ward
Sep 1969 - May 1973 CBS Wed 9:00-10:00
May 1973 - Sep 1976 CBS Mon 10:00-11:00
Starring:
Chad Everett as Dr. Joe Gannon
James Daly as Dr. Paul Lochner
Corinne Camacho ... Dr. Jeanne Bartlett (1969-71)
Daniel Silver ..... Anesthesiologist (1969-70)
Fred Holliday ..... Dr. Barnes (1970-71)
Eugene Patterson .. Dr. Weller (1970-74)
Ed Hall ........... Dr. Bricker (1970-74)
The Nurses:
Virginia Hawkins .. Nurse Canford
(1969-76)
Jayne Meadows ..... Nurse Chambers (1969-72)
Barbara Baldavin .. Nurse Holmby (1971-76)
Jane Dulo ......... Nurse Murphy (1971-72)
Louise Fitch ...... Nurse Bascomb (1971-73)
Audrey Totter ..... Nurse Wilcox (1972-76)
Chris Hutson ...... Nurse Courtland
Martin E. Brooks .. Lt. Samuels (1971-76)
theme by Lalo Schifrin
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CBS Wednesdays 9:00 pm
1.01 [--] Medical Center : THE LAST 10 YARDS
24-Sep-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 09Sep70)
Guest cast:
O.J. Simpson ........ Bru Wiley
Cicely Tyson ......... Susan Wiley
Edward Asner ......... Coach Trask
Dana Elcar ........... Mazur
Radames Pera ......... Allan
Lincoln Kilpatrick.... Jolly
Pauline Myers ........ Bru's Mother
Synopsis:
Bru Wiley, All American contender for the Heisman Trophy, is afraid of
scuttling a lucrative career, Bru refuses to find out what's been
causing his headaches, dizzy spells and nose bleeds. [RF]
1.02 [--] Medical Center: VICTIM
01-Oct-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 20May70)
Guest cast:
Robert Lansing ...... Erjn Crawford
Dyan Cannon ......... Elinor Crawford
Don Clarke .......... Jamie
Sheila Larken ....... Nurse Anne Wittley
Eldon Quick ......... Surgical Resident
Jason Wingreen ...... Dr. Howard
David M. Frank ...... Orderly
Synopsis:
The victim is 7-year-old Jamie Crawford, who has been rushed to the
hospital with extensive abdominal injuries. Jamie's father says that the
boy fell - but Dr. Gannon has his doubts and fears the child has been
beaten. [RF]
1.03 [--] Medical Center: EMERGENCY IN WARD E
08-Oct-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 13May70)
Guest cast:
Gerald S. O'Loughlin.. Buddy Pakeman
Robert Pine .......... Tod Marriott
Simon Scott .......... Carl Marriott
Joseph Buloff ........ Klesmer
Joe Higgins .......... Lambert
Ed Long .............. Lieutenant Brant
Jason Bernard ........ Emergency Resident
Maidie Norman ........ Head Nurse
Synopsis:
The psychological interplay between two patients in serious condition:
student Tod Marriott, an attempted suicide who's trying to establish
rapport with his father, and salesman Buddy Pakeman a fading swinger with
family problems of his own and possible bone cancer. [RF]
1.04 [--] Medical Center: A Life Is Waiting
15-Oct-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
John McMartin ........ Dan Caldwell
Barbara Rush ......... Nora Caldwell
David Sheiner ........ Dr. Eric Berdahl
1.05 [--] Medical Center: The Battle of Lily Wu
22-Oct-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
France Nuyen .......... Lily Wu
Harold J. Stone ....... Lombardi
1.06 [--] Medical Center: THE CROOKED CIRCLE
29-Oct-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 27May70)
Guest cast:
Tim Considine ......... Charlie Filbey
Nan Martin ........... Anne Filbey
Charlotte Stewart ..... Jane Minter
Richard Webb .......... Dallas
Synopsis:
College student Charlie Filbey is brought to Medical Center to undergo
surgery for an abdominal condition. But Charlie's problems are more
than medical; he's on methamphetamine - speed - a psychological crutch
that will complicate postoperative care. [RF]
1.07 [--] Medical Center: Thousands and Thousands of Miles
12-Nov-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Brandon .... Andy
Brooke Bundy .... Jenny Webb
Carolyn Conwell .... Doris Webb
Peter Donat .... Calvin Webb
1.08 [--] Medical Center: The Sharpest Edge
19-Nov-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lynn Carlin .... Ruth Dwyer
John Ericson .... Pete Duncan
John Marley .... Dr. Roger Farrell
1.09 [--] Medical Center: Jeopardy
26-Nov-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lloyd Bochner .... Dean Wrightman
Michael Burns .... Greg Sorenson
JoAnna Cameron .... Lainie
Lloyd Gough .... Larry Sorenson
Carl Reindel .... Dr. Hauser
1.10 [--] Medical Center: The Fallen Image
03-Dec-1969 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Arthur Adams .... Dr. Maywood
Linden Chiles .... Martin Evarts
Richard Geary .... Agent
Viveca Lindfors .... Kyri Gregaros
Walter Pidgeon .... Ambassador Evarts
Paul Stevens .... Dr. Scarpia
1.11 [--] Medical Center: THE LONER
10-Dec-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 06May70)
Guest cast:
Lee Grant ............ Karen Harper
Fabian Gregory ....... Tavo Enriquez
Paul Comi ............ Jeff McKay
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.... Torres
James Shigeta ...... Resident Doctor
Synopsis:
A 10-year-old boy, injured and orphaned in a hit-and-run accident,
helps crack the shell of a woman who withdrew from life after the death of
her husband. [RF]
1.12 [--] Medical Center: 24 HOURS
17-Dec-1969 CBS Wed (rerun 24Jun70)
Guest cast:
Belinda Montgomery.... Eunice
Bettye Ackerman .... Nurse Marsh
Tom Fielding .... Jess Yarnaby
Ned Glass .... Tulliver
Curtis Credel .... Intern Mitchell
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
Dr. Gannon goes to bat for Eunice Carston, a dedicated student nurse
who tends to overstep her bounds. His faith is put to the test when the
hospital is swamped with the victims of a bus accident. [RF]
1.13 [--] Medical Center: The Adversaries
31-Dec-1969
Boyd Berlind .... Dr. Poens
Shirley Bonne .... June
Sidney Clute .... Dr. Grover
Jack Garner .... Dr. Harrison
Rick Kelman .... Quincy Rust
Patricia Quinn .... Dr. Kenter
Christopher Stone... Dr. Seagren
Helen Westcott .... Mary Summers
1.14 [--] Medical Center: The Deceived
07-Jan-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Booth Colman .... Dr. Dersky
Pat Hingle .... Tom Hoagley
Sean Morgan .... Intern
Greg Mullavy .... Frank Alber
Carrie Snodgress.... Mim Hoagley
Inga Swenson .... Nina Hoagley
1.15 [--] Medical Center: Moment of Decision
14-Jan-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Tyne Daly .... Jennifer Lochner
Robert Gentry .... Peter Marshall
Doug Pence .... First Resident
Ronnie Region .... Technician
Percy Rodriguez .... Dr. De Haven
1.16 [--] Medical Center: Runaway
21-Jan-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Carol Booth .... Verna
Gilbert Green .... Sergeant Brook
Simon Oakland .... August Tavormina
Pamela Peters .... Maria Tavermina
James Shigeta .... Resident Doctor
Richard Thomas .... Toby Tavormina
1.17 [--] Medical Center: Fright and Flight
04-Feb-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Martine Bartlett.... Stella Hibbs
Steve Ihnat .... Zach Hibbs
Mark Jenkins .... Danny
Heidi Vaughn .... Lucy Hibbs
1.18 [--] Medical Center: A Duel with Doom
11-Feb-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Martin Sheen .... Reverend Bill Thompson
Bruce Davison .... Mickey Peters
Marj Dusay .... Dr. Pauline Michaels
Fred Sadoff .... Johns
Mark Travis .... Phil
Jana Taylor ........... Janet Johns
1.19 [--] Medical Center: A Matter of Tomorrow
25-Feb-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Suzanne Benoit .... Nancy
Joseph Breen .... Sergeant Walding
Mercedes McCambridge.. Marge
Cliff Potts .... Johnny Kane
David Saber .... Musician
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Richard Stuart .... Second Resident
1.20 [--] Medical Center: CARE IS NO CURE
04-Mar-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 05Aug70)
Guest cast:
Stephen Brooks .... Dr. George Casman
Shelby Grant .... T.J. O'Hara
Walter Matthews .... Rinaldi
Dolores Mann .... Mrs. Rinaldi
Tani Phelps .... Nurse Oberly
Julian Rivero .... Manuel
Synopsis:
Dr. Gannon's growing love for T.J. O'Hara, a victim of cancer. [RF]
1.21 [--] Medical Center: THE PROFESSIONAL
11-Mar-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Forrest Tucker .... Ollie Wayne
Jo Ann Harris .... Ellen Farley
Slim Pickens .... Smokey Bradville
Synopsis:
Former grid star Ollie Wayne has trouble with his legs and what the
ebullient Ollie needs is incentive for a corrective operation. Living a
legend, it seems, isn't living at all. [RF]
1.22 [--] Medical Center: THE COMBATANTS
18-Mar-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lonny Chapman .... Kayfman
Barbara Dana .... Esther Neily
Renne Jarrett .... Vicki
William Shatner .... Dr. Eli Neily
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
Dr. Gannon locks horns with an impatient co-worker. Dr. Eli Neily
rebels when Gannon insists on more tests before using it on a 19-year-old
suffering from cancer of the lymph nodes. [RF]
1.23 [--] Medical Center: The V.D. Story
25-Mar-1970
Carl Betz .... Jason Purcell
Wendell Burton .... Jerry
Kathy Cannon .......... Nancy
Jon Lormer .... Dr. Riedmont
Anne Seymour .... Dr. Bardman
James Shigeta .... Dr. Osaka
1.24 [--] Medical Center: HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER
01-Apr-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
David Cassidy .... Rick Lambert
Ben Murphy .... Jerry Lambert
Tim O'Connor .... Dr. Martin Lambert
Carl Reindel .... Dr. Hauser
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
Gannon has a major struggle trying to remove blinders from the eyes of
a fellow physician. Dr. Martin Lambert is so wound up over his older
son's career as a dicer thath he refuses to believe the youth suffers
from a muscular disorder. Martin is equally blind to the fact that he has
neglected his younger son. [RF]
1.25 [--] Medical Center: THE REBEL IN WHITE
08-Apr-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 19Aug70)
Guest cast:
Georg Stanford Brown .. Dr. Roy James
Will Geer ............. Jess Calhoun
David Opatoshu ........ Dr. Arthur Komer
Paula Kelly ........... Ellie James
Bart La Rue ........... Cal Gibbs
Hazel Medina .......... Hattie Simpson
Synopsis 1:
An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is
preventing him from performing surgery. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Roy James, an ambitious resident is convinced that Gannon is preventing him
from performing surgery. Nor are his frustrations eased by the attitude of his
patient, a white Southerner on welfare. [RF]
1.26 [--] Medical Center: Between Dark and Daylight
15-Apr-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lane Bradbury .... Maggie Seller
Sharon Farrell .... Linda Atwood
Walter Koenig .... Harry Seller
Tom Skerritt .... Artie Atwood
Rudy Solari .... Dr. Walters
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Summer 1970 Reruns - CBS Wednesdays
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[--] 06May70 rerun of "The Loner" (first aired 10Dec69)
[--] 13May70 rerun of "Emergency in Ward E" (first aired 08Oct69)
[--] 20May70 rerun of "Victim" (first aired 01Oct69)
[--] 27May70 rerun of "The Crooked Circle" (first aired 29Oct69)
[--] 03/10/17 Jun70 - no details
[--] 24Jun70 rerun of "24 Hours" (first aired 17Dec69)
[--] 05Aug70 rerun of "Care Is No Cure" (first aired 04Mar70)
[--] 09Sep70 rerun of "The Last 10 Yards" (first aired 24Se69)
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CBS Wednesdays 9:00 pm Eastern
2.01 [027] Brink of Doom
16-Sep-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Elizabeth Ashley ...... Anne Forley
George Grizzard ....... Dr. Tom Forley
Robert Lipton ......... Bryan Marsh
Rita Rogers ........... Elena Marsh
Synopsis:
A surgeon's career may be ended by multiple sclerosis. [RF]
2.02 [028] Undercurrent
23-Sep-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Paul Burke ........... Dr. Ben Teverley
Andrew Duggan ........ Dr. Oliver Garson
Salome Jens .......... Dr. Abby Whitten
Murray MacLeod ....... Private Burton Reeves
Pamela Murray ........ Linda Petria
Synopsis:
Intolerance is the issue as accusations of homosexuality follow a top
researcher. [RF]
2.03 [029] Junkie
30-Sep-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Phyllis Thaxter ...... Celia Jennings
Heidi Vaughn ......... Julie Jennings
Murray Hamilton ...... Robert Jennings
Glenn Allan .......... Pete
Michael Anderson Jr... Kevin
Geoffrey Binney ...... Ken
Frank Campanella ..... Sergeant Gifford
Thomas Ormeny ........ Frank
Janet Wood ........... Nadine
Synopsis:
Junkie probes the feelings of parents whose teenagers are drug addicts. [RF]
2.04 [030] Assailant
07-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Bradford Dillman ..... Inspector Fellows
Gary Lockwood ........ Dr. Carl Webson
Synopsis:
A brooding young doctor is suspected of murdering a woman on hospital
grounds. [RF]
2.05 [031] Medical Center: THE CLASH
14-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ........... Dr. Gloria Howell
Charles Aidman ....... Pete Howell
Stewart Moss ......... Greg
Patricia Stich ....... Louise
Synopsis:
Dr. Howell is a doctor battling male prejudice, her tactics: unbending
adherence to the rules, even if it means endangering a patient's
life and her own marriage bring about a big clash. [RF]
2.06 [032] Medical Center: Ghetto Clinic
21-Oct-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 31Mar71)
Guest cast:
William Devane ........ Dr. Ray Waltham
Robert F. Lyons ....... Pete
Vincent Van Patten..... Benjy
Lincoln Kirkpatrick.... Daggett
Victor Brandt ......... Tony
Al Checco ............. Gordie
Michael Clark ......... Glen
Elizabeth Ann Coffin .. Madge
Synopsis:
The maverick director of a free clinic's unconventional methods have
won the confidence of his ghetto patients - but have the authorities
threatening to close down his clinic.
2.07 [033] Medical Center: Scream of Silence
28-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lois Nettleton ........ Marian Palmer
Jason Evers ........... Ken Palmer
Mia Bendixsen ......... Jenny Palmer
Jayne Meadows ......... Nurse Chambers
Christina Crawford .... Dr. Myle
Synopsis:
Scream of silence treats the problem of the slightly retarded child.
The child is Gannon's goddaughter Jenny; the difficulty is convincing
Jenny's mother of her condition and of her need for special schooling. [RF]
2.08 [034] Death Grip
04-Nov-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Steve Forrest ........ Dr. Eric Canford
Hugh Beaumont ........ Dr. Simpson
John Breckfield ...... Dr. Wilson
Slim Gaillard ........ Piano Player
Laurie Prange ........ Emmy Cranston
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life
after serving in Vietnam. [RF]
2.09 [035] Witch Hunt
11-Nov-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Dana Wynter .......... Amanda Scott
John Abbott .......... Professor MacIntyre
Joan Delaney ......... Janice
Jeff Donnell ......... Mrs. Hersey
Dick Kallman ......... Charlie
Synopsis:
Modern medicine clashes with black magic as Gannon tries to save a girl
with a belief in Satan. [RF]
2.10 [036] Medical Center: Deadly Encounter
18-Nov-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 24Mar71)
Guest cast:
Diane Baker ........... Sandra Polk
Barry Sullivan ........ Professor Tink Polk
James Shigeta ......... Dr. Osaka
Bettye Ackerman ....... Nurse Marsh
Jeff Siggins .......... Art
Ron Castro ............ Young Man
Russ Marin ............ Pathologist
Synopsis:
Sandra Polk exacts a promise from Gannon that puts the doctor's career
on the line: to perform radical surgery if necessary but without
telling her husband. [RF]
2.11 [037] Medical Center: Trial by Terror
25-Nov-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
George Chakiris .... Dr. Christopher
Frank Converse .... Pete Barris
Elliott Montgomery
Synopsis:
Gannon is blinded in a crash caused by a would-be killer. Unaware that
mysterious attempts are still being made on his life, Gannon prepares
to talk a young doctor through open-heart surgery. [RF]
2.12 [038] Medical Center: Accused
02-Dec-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jonathan Brooks .... Alan Lacey
Belinda Montgomery.... Melanie Toland
James Olson .... Dave Toland
2.13 [039] Medical Center: Crisis
09-Dec-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Tiffany Bolling .... Helen
Walter Brooke .... Chancellor Lewis
Roy Glenn .... Inspector Holman (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
Mark Jenkins .... Phil
Roddy McDowall .... Carl Marris
Sean Morgan .... Intern
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Keenan Wynn .... Sergeant Gordon
2.14 [040] Medical Center: Man at Bay
16-Dec-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Andrew Duggan .... Dr. Garson
Dana Elcar .... General Montague
Jack Garner .... Dr. Bolton
Gary Lockwood .... Dr. Carl Webson
Stefanie Powers .... Lisa Montague
2.15 [041] Medical Center: The Savage Image
30-Dec-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Geoffrey Deuel .... Billy Sand
Eduard Franz .... Blue Eagle
Barry O'Hara .... Bartender
Joe Renteria .... Young Indian
Riza Royo Royce .... Patient
Rudy Solari .... Dr. Walters
Daniel J. Travanti.... Dr. Fredericks (as Dan Travanty)
2.16 [042] Woman in Question
06-Jan-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Brenda Scott ......... Ellen Beeker
Dennis Cole .......... Gordon
Herb Armstrong ....... Dr. Faraday
Nancy Priddy ......... Nurse Loving
Synopsis:
An intern who thinks his fiancee is wholesome doesn't know she
contracted syphilis before they met. [RF]
2.17 [043] Web of Darkness
13-Jan-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jessica Walter ....... Maggi Spencer
Roger Davis .......... Brad Carter
Janet Margolin ....... Terri Spencer
Alfred Ryder ......... Dr. Wiles
Synopsis:
A deadly story of sibling conflict.
2.18 [044] Danger Point
27-Jan-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Frank Aletter ........ Morton
Joanne Linville ...... Joan
Parley Baer .......... Elter
Brent Davis .......... Charlie
Peter DeBono ......... Webster
Don Dubbins .......... Parker
James Griffith ....... Follit
Stephen Hudis ........ Rick
Alex Miller .......... MacGill
Paul Picerni ......... Reinart
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
James A. Watson Jr.... Stan
Synopsis:
A missing radium implant could contaminate the entire hospital. [RF]
2.19 [045] Secret Heritage
03-Feb-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Pamela Franklin ...... Baby
Kim Stanley .......... Nurse Hull
Inga Swenson ......... Mrs. Amons
Karl Swenson ......... Dr. Mills
Synopsis:
A mentally retarded teenager abandoned by her mother ends up in Nurse
Hull's care. [RF]
2.20 [046] Edge of Violence
10-Feb-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jack Carter .......... Pete Olsen
Joan Van Ark ......... Deborah Walters
Liam Sullivan ........ Tyson
Brooke Tucker ........ Nurse Peerwood
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
A troubled former vaudeville star turns the hospital upside down. [RF]
2.21 [047] Medical Center: Countdown
17-Feb-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Brooke Bundy .... Julie Desmond
Frank Corsentino .... Ciavelli
Bebe Kelly .... Gloria
William Lundigan.... Willoughby
John Qualen .... Charlie
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
Peter Strauss .... Tom Desmond
Helen Westcott .... Mrs. Keller
2.22 [048] Medical Center: Perfection of Vices
24-Feb-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Dina Merrill .... Ruth Marlowe
Charlotte Stewart .... Connie Marlowe
2.23 [049] Medical Center: The Man in Hiding
03-Mar-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Georg Stanford Brown .. Dr. James
Hal England .... Dr. Kebner
Richard Kiley .... Dr. Thomas Patton
Gena Rowlands .... Frances Delaney
2.24 [050] Medical Center: Crossroads
10-Mar-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Pat Hingle .... Dr. Farring
Lynne Marta .... Libby Brent
Robert Pine .... Jimmy Cole
Jan Sterling .... Florence Brent
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CBS Wednesdays 9:00 pm Eastern
3.01 [051] Medical Center: Blood Line
15-Sep-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Carol Lawrence ....... Flora McCrae
Percy Rodriguez ...... Lieutenant Preston
Vincent Van Patten.... Jimmy
William Windom ....... Nick McCrae
3.02 [052] The Corrupted
22-Sep-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Steve Lawrence ....... Dr. Sam Havers
David Opatoshu ....... Oscar Havlicek
Eric Scott ........... Danny
Pippa Scott .......... Nancy Havers
Synopsis:
An ambitious surgeon becomes overly confident that his way is the
only way. [RF]
3.03 [053] The Imposter
29-Sep-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Kim Hunter ........... Carla Yarman
Forrest Tucker ....... Doc Yarman
Joy Bang ............. Peggy
Synopsis:
A highly respected country doctor whose long career as a bogus
physician is about to be exposed. [RF]
3.04 [054] Medical Center: Double Jeopardy
06-Oct-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Stefanie Powers ...... Marcy
Paul Stevens ......... Dr. Kentner
Jack Kruschen ........ Stavros
Scott Marlowe ........ Steve
3.05 [055] Idolmaker
13-Oct-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Roger Davis .......... Bob MacGill
Pamela Payton-Wright .. Jessie
David Roberts ........ Tim Cooper
Synopsis:
Study of two critically ill patients who are jeopardizing their
lives. [RF]
3.06 [056] Medical Center: Circle of Power
20-Oct-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Burns ........ Carl Harris
Barry Sullivan ....... Dr. Sangford
Jessica Walter ....... Dr. Carrie Benson
3.07 [057] The Shattered Man
27-Oct-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Bradford Dillman ..... John Weisley
Collin Wilcox Paxton.. Claudia
David Wayne .......... Quentin Thayer
Synopsis:
A sensitive treatment of psychological impotence is the basis for
this troubled husband. [RF]
3.08 [058] Medical Center: The Albatross
03-Nov-1971 CBS Wed (rerun 15Mar72)
Guest cast:
Michael Douglas ...... Jonathan Crowley
John Ericson ......... Steve Crowley
Anne Helm ............ Carole Sims
Pamela McMyler ....... Melody Cavandale
Jeffrey Thorpe ....... Marvin
Eugene Peterson ...... Dr. Weller
Catherine Ferrar ..... Nurse Higby
Synopsis:
Jonathan Crowley is a young man whose mental retardation is spawning a
family tragedy. [RF]
3.09 [059] The Martyr
10-Nov-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jo Van Fleet ......... Margaret
Michael Larrain ...... Frank
Paul Stewart ......... Dr. Holmby
Jess Walton .......... Nancy
Synopsis:
Margaret is determined to spend her life in a wheelchair and won't
listen to reason from anybody. [RF]
3.10 [060] Suspected
17-Nov-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Earl Holliman ........ Dr. Ian Hayton
Diana Hyland ......... Susan
Louise Latham ........ Mrs. Whitlock
Synopsis:
A surgeon's past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex
offender is now charged with child molesting. [RF]
3.11 [061] The Loser
24-Nov-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Susan Strasberg ...... Diana
Tom Ligon ............ David
Greg Mullavy ......... Dan
Martin Braddock ...... Man in Bar
Synopsis:
A nurse plagued by a bad marriage is now suffering with a respiratory
illness. [RF]
3.12 [062] The Pawn
01-Dec-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
George Maharis ....... Evan Kenbrook
Louise Sorel ......... Miriam
Charles Cioffi ....... John Glenson
Dran Hamilton ........ Mrs. Glenson
Jonathan Lippe ....... Sergeant Boyce
Synopsis:
Medical quackery is the target of a drama in which a charming fraud is
risking the life of a young patient. [RF]
3.13 [063] Conspiracy
08-Dec-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Suzanne Pleshette .... Mary
Leslie Nielsen ....... Frank
Lee Harcourt Montgomery .... Alec
Synopsis:
A lung-cancer victim is determined to keep her nightmare a secret. [RF]
3.14 [064] The Nowhere Child
15-Dec-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Ed Nelson ............ Hank
Fay Spain ............ Linda
Willie Aames ......... Eric
Diana Sands .......... Dr. Marylou Neeley
Synopsis:
An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a
mysterious illness.[RF]
3.15 [065] Medical Center: Shock!: Part 1
29-Dec-1971 CBS Wed
writer, Don Brinkley
director, Paul Stanley
director of photography, Edward R. Plante
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ........... Nora Crayton
Sheree North ......... Karen Porter
Frank Campanella ..... Lieutenant
Glenn Corbett ........ Phil Dorsey
Angus Duncan ......... Dr. Bowling
Jack Garner .......... Dr. Bert Simon
John Larch ........... Victor Crayton
Curt Lowens .......... Harry Schwinn
Robert F. Lyons ...... David Crayton
Miko Mayama .......... Sachiko Toma
Synopsis:
A change-of-pace suspense drama about Gannon’s involvement with an
ailing tycoon and his conflict-ridden household. [RF]
3.16 [066] Medical Center: Shock!: Part 2
05-Jan-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ........... Nora Crayton
Sheree North ......... Karen Porter
Frank Campanella ..... Lieutenant
Glenn Corbett ........ Phil Dorsey
Angus Duncan ......... Dr. Bowling
Jack Garner .......... Dr. Bert Simon
John Larch ........... Victor Crayton
Curt Lowens .......... Harry Schwinn
Robert F. Lyons ...... David Crayton
Miko Mayama .......... Sachiko Toma
3.17 [067] Fatal Decision
19-Jan-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Claudine Auger ....... Dr. Suzanne Millay
Wendell Burton ....... Bill Howland
Fritz Weaver ......... Dr. Matthews
Synopsis:
Gannon's romance with a woman doctor is plagued by a secret past. [RF]
3.18 [068] Medical Center: Terror
26-Jan-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Larry Blyden ......... Dr. Lieber
Kathleen Lloyd ....... Angela Corelli
Georg Stanford Brown.. Dr. James
Anthony Caruso ....... Zanarek
Jayne Meadows ........ Nurse Chambers
Tony De Costa ........ Plague Victim
Francisco Ortega ..... Dr. Rodriguez
Judy Farrell ......... Elly Kimball
Barbara Douglas ...... Sylvia
Synopsis:
Bubonic plague is the terror focused in this medical conflict over the
unidentified victim and the search for the source of infection. [RF]
3.19 [069] Medical Center: Secret
02-Feb-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Callan ....... Dr. Steve Carson
Marianne McAndrew .... Stephanie
Jeanette Nolan ....... Hallie
Barbara Baldavin ..... Nurse Holmby
Synopsis:
A doctor is faced with the tragedy; his wife is dying, and as a young
resident and reformed alcoholic his fear of losing his wife is driving
him back to the bottle. [RF]
3.20 [070] Medical Center: The Choice
09-Feb-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Monte Markham ........ Dr. Grainger
Tyne Daly ............ Barbara
Clu Gulager .......... Jack
David Huddleston ..... Sheriff
Synopsis:
A doctor's dilemma as he weighs a career in hospital administration
against a return to surgical practice. [RF]
3.21 [071] Deadlock
16-Feb-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Tolan ........ Dr. Larry Crown
Susan Howard ......... Linda Crown
Peter Brown .......... Dr. Musante
Michael Anderson Jr... Blake
David Frankham ....... Matthew
Jo Ann Harris ........ Dana
Lincoln Kilpatrick.... Sergeant
Jared Martin ......... Jason
Synopsis:
A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if
he can arrange the death of a certain patient. [RF]
3.22 [072] Medical Center: Awakening
23-Feb-1972 CBS Wed (rerun 05Jul72)
Guest cast:
Craig Stevens ........ Mac
Barbara Rush ......... Judy
Jack Ging ............ Ward
Dick Van Patten ...... Dr. Whittaker
Jane Dulo ............ Nurse Murphy
Synopsis:
Drama about an auto-wreck victim who spent three years in a coma ....
only to awake to a nightmare, the accident killed his daughter and left
him with an unforgiving wife. [RF]
3.23 [073] Medical Center: Confession
01-Mar-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Howard Duff .......... Matt McKinnon
Meg Foster ........... Carol McKinnon
Ida Lupino ........... Marion McKinnon
Shelly Novack ........ Nick Belasco
James Shigeta ........ Resident Doctor
Synopsis:
Senatorial candidate Matt McKinnon is saved by Gannon, when McKinnon's
wife mysteriously turns against him after he saved her husband. [RF]
3.24 [074] Conflict
08-Mar-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Chris Robinson ....... Ted Broder
Tisha Sterling ....... Dr. Maggie Craig
Shelly Novack ........ Bob Foster
Synopsis:
A rape-murder mystery takes a grim twist with a confession by a young
intern's fiance. [RF]
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4.01 [075] Medical Center: Wall of Silence
13-Sep-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Estelle Parsons ...... Bev
Tim O'Connor ......... Max
Kristoffer Tabori .... Kyle
Synopsis:
Deafness and family strife are the themes as this series begins a
fourth season of medical dramas long on emotional conflict. (TvGuide)
A stepmother whose husband mysteriously refuses to permit tests that
could help their deaf son begins this painful journey. [RF]
4.02 [076] Cycle of Peril
20-Sep-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Pamela Payton-Wright.. Lori
James Stacy .......... Neil
Nancy Walker ......... Mrs. Bainbridge
Michael Masters ...... Foreman
Synopsis:
A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her
pregnancy.
4.03 [077] Medical Center: Condemned
27-Sep-1972 CBS Wed
writer, Edward De Blasio
director, Paul Stanley
director of photography, Edward R. Plante
Guest cast:
Lola Albright ........ Madeline Barris
Karl Held ............ Arthur Campbell
Stephen Hudis ........ Davey Campbell
Sean Kelly ........... Jack Barris
Sarah Marshall ....... Ann Campbell
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
Sheldon Coburn, Harv Selsby, Jason Bernard, Larkin Ford
Synopsis:
Friendship in a hospital ward: the story of a growing attachment
between an injured teen-ager and his critically ill roommate. [RF]
4.04 [078] Vision of Doom
04-Oct-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Windom ....... Dr. Charles Nolan
Susan Oliver ......... Ruth
Lynn Carlin .......... Louise
Synopsis:
Dr. Nolan has a premonition that his wife will die in surgery. [RF]
4.05 [079] The Torn Man
11-Oct-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Harry Guardino ....... Dr. Rubinstein
Marcia Rodd .......... Connie
Vincent Beck ......... Lewie Tappie
Robert H. Harris ..... Gruber
Synopsis:
Tragedy for a 42-year-old intern: he's fallen in love with a critically
ill patient. [RF]
4.06 [080] Betrayed
18-Oct-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Charles Aidman ....... Ross Eckhart
Geraldine Page ....... Ellen Davis
Ayn Ruymen ........... Denny
Joyce Van Patten ..... Paula Eckhart
Paula Victor ......... Mrs. Marshall
Synopsis:
A hospital volunteer has a horrifying secret. [RF]
4.07 [081] Medical Center: Doctor and Mr. Harper
01-Nov-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Diana Muldaur ........ Dr. Harper
Paul Burke ........... Ted Harper
Darleen Carr ......... Vivian
Peter Kastner ........ Phil
Synopsis:
Its Mrs. Harper who's the doctor and the breadwinner, a situation her
ill husband intends to change even if he further endangers his health. [RF]
4.08 [082] The Fallen
01-Nov-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Peter Haskell ........ Jimmy
Lee Purcell .......... Liza
Fred Beir ............ Dr. Belfield
Joey Douglas ......... Benny/Benjy
Jim Poyner ........... Angelo
George Tobias ........ Kabakov
Frank Wilcox ......... Dan MacKenzie
Synopsis:
The ugly-duckling story is no fairy tale to a patient who thinks she's
so second-rate that she wants to die. [RF]
4.09 [083] Tico Taco, MD
08-Nov-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
George Chakiris ...... Dr. John Martins
Priscilla Garcia ..... Elisa
Gilbert Roland ....... Mondragon
Alfonso Tafoya ....... Neighbor
Rosa Turich .......... Housekeeper
Carmen Zapata ........ Senora Esquival
Synopsis:
Superstition vs. science as a critically ill woman refuses medical
help. [RF]
4.10 [084] Medical Center: The Outcast
15-Nov-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Ken Howard ........... Kevin Morgan
Kay Medford .......... Mattie
Louise Sorel ......... Louise Morgan
Dick Kallman ......... Dr. Styles
Synopsis:
The lives of a cancer patient and a brilliant researcher who is taking
great pains to conceal his past. [RF]
4.11 [085] No Sanctuary
22-Nov-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Shelby Grant ......... Sister Teresa
Simon Oakland ........ Sergeant Driscoll
Tammi Bula ........... Dorrie
Thomas A. Geas ....... Augie
John Lupton .......... Bayliss
Mary McCarty ......... Mother Superior
Synopsis:
A nun has secrets that are hindering her recovery from a beating and
rape. [RF]
4.12 [086] Gladiator
29-Dec-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Russell Wiggins ...... Don
Leslie Charleson ..... Patti
William Devane ....... Dr. Waltham
Marvin Goux .......... Assistant Coach
Joe Kapp ............. Coach Savalas
Synopsis:
Problems for a college football hero include a drug habit, a serious
illness and a disabled wife. [RF]
4.13 [087] No Way Out
06-Dec-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lois Nettleton ....... Amy Todd
Will Geer ............ Coughlin
Scott Jacoby ......... Tony
Nico Minardos ........ Rubio
Synopsis:
A doctor's puzzling spells of fatigue are hampering her work. [RF]
4.14 [088] A Game for One Player
13-Dec-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Robert Foxworth ...... Pete DeCarta
Jessica Walter ....... Susan
Norman Alden ......... Roczak
Tom Hallick .......... Ed Talley
Patricia Harty ....... Abby
Justin Tradyr ........ Beeman
Jay Varela ........... Lorimer
Sandy Ward ........... Gifford
Synopsis:
A tortured relationship evolves between a lonely widow and the
doctor who blames himself for her husband's death. [RF]
4.15 [089] Pressure Point
20-Dec-1972 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Bill Bixby ........... Dr. Hurst
Joanna Miles ......... Terry Hurst
Dianne Hull .......... Diane
Brooke Tucker ........ Nurse Peerwood
Synopsis:
The success of a new surgical procedure is threatened by the surgeon's
worry over his wife's erratic behavior. [RF]
4.16 [090] Question of Guilt
03-Jan-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Brenda Scott ......... Lyla Tillberg
Bettye Ackerman ...... Nurse Marsh
Aldine King .......... Wanda
Shelly Novack ........ J.K. Ruttman
Charlotte Stewart .... Bobbie
Synopsis:
A woman convict's bitterness is threatening her success in a medical
training program. [RF]
4.17 [091] Judgement
10-Jan-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Ruth Buzzi ........... Rose Jenkins
Tom Bosley ........... Spirling
John Karlen .......... Frank Crane
Sheila Larken ........ Holly
Peggy Rea ............ Landlady
Synopsis:
The story of a desperately lonely hospital volunteer. [RF]
4.18 [092] End of the Line
17-Jan-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lynne Marta .......... Daphne
John Ritter .......... Ronnie
Parley Baer .......... Farraday
Dean Jagger .......... Boom
Jeanette Nolan ....... Juliet
Synopsis:
A high-wire performer's illness might kill her if she continues her
career. [RF]
4.19 [093] Between Two Fires
24-Jan-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Feldon ....... Barbara Dorsey
Larry Hagman ......... Glenn Dorsey
Jason Wingreen ....... Dr. Wykoff
Synopsis:
A surgeon's new procedure might save his dying wife, if he can conquer
his drug addiction in time to operate. [RF]
4.20 [094] Night Cry
31-Jan-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Brandon Cruz ......... Mooch
Marlyn Mason ......... Victoria
Adam Roarke .......... Michael
Synopsis:
Drama about the future of an illegitimate child whose father has been
critically injured. [RF]
4.21 [095] No Margin for Error
07-Feb-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Celeste Holm ......... Dr. Linda Wilson
Wesley Addy .......... Bristol
Ramon Bieri .......... Simmons
Jack Kruschen ........ Jacobson
Ron Masak ............ Ron
Shelley Morrison ..... Rose
Synopsis:
A famous doctor's own vital surgery must be delayed to help a man with
a live bomb lodged in his chest. [RF]
4.22 [096] Impact
14-Feb-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush ......... Pauline
Earl Holliman ........ Brent
Vincent Van Patten.... Kenny
Orville Sherman ...... Neighbor
Synopsis:
An ailing boy's divorced parents can't agree whether to permit surgery. [RF]
4.23 [097] Fatal Memory
21-Feb-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Stefanie Powers ...... Aggie
Michael Parks ........ Dr. Chris Wells
Gary Merrill ......... Jason Norman
Ty Henderson ......... Michael
Mae Mercer ........... Laura Nash
Mary-Robin Redd ...... Emma
Synopsis:
A woman refuses to admit symptoms of a serious illness. [RF]
4.24 [098] Vortex
28-Feb-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Dana Wynter .......... Stacy O'Rourke
Jim Backus ........... Dr. Danvers
Fred Beir ............ Dr. Belfield
Nancy Priddy ......... Sue
Elayne Heilveil ...... Jill
Synopsis:
Dr. Lochner's one-time fiancee has a beautiful daughter who's gravely
ill. [RF]
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5.01 [099] The Guilty
10-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Belinda Montgomery ... Janet
Julie Harris ......... Helen
Stephen Brooks ....... Dan
Steve Forrest ........ Alex
Lara Parker .......... Paula
John Lupton .......... Andy
Synopsis:
A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her
mother with a lover. [RF]
5.02 [100] Time of Darkness
17-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Claude Akins ......... Williams
Jo Van Fleet ......... Leah
Pamela Franklin ...... Jessica
Martin Braddock ...... Dr. Bradford
Lonny Chapman ........ Sheriff
Sam Gilman ........... Corey
Dennis Robertson ..... Deputy Blair
Synopsis:
An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient
guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk. [RF]
5.03 [101] Broken Image
24-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Windom ....... Dr. Brandon Gillette
Laraine Day .......... Arelene Gillette
Amanda McBroom ....... Maria
Synopsis:
Bent on proving his virility, an aging surgeon becomes involved with a
young patient. [RF]
5.04 [102] Impasse
01-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lois Nettleton ....... Dr. Annie Claymor
Tim Matheson ......... Sam Miller
Nick Nolte ........... Lou
Jamie Smith-Jackson .. Tobi
Synopsis:
A lesbian psychiatrist is plagued by prejudice against her life style. [RF]
5.05 [103] Clash of Shadows
08-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Martin Sheen ......... Glen
Diane Baker .......... Sharon
Rae Allen ............ Rose
Andrew Duggan ........ Garson
Synopsis:
The horror of crib death is explored in this story about a couple who
lose their 4-month-old child. [RF]
5.06 [104] The Casualty
22-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Anderson ..... Betty
Joseph Campanella .... Duncan
Stephen Colt ......... Dr. Karp
Lawrence Levine ...... Police Officer
Michael Morgan ....... Mike
Shari Price .......... Mrs. Grady
Neil J. Schwartz ..... Dr. Cabe
Daniel Spelling ...... Taxi Driver
Synopsis:
Romance ends for Gannon when his girlfriend's husband, missing for six
years in Vietnam, comes home to reclaim his wife and son. [RF]
5.07 [105] Stranger in Two Worlds
29-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Joan Blondell ........ Doris
Lynne Marta .......... Barbara
Michael Croyden ...... Terry Spelman
Andrew Duggan ........ Garson
Gary Lockwood ........ Lorenz
Jim Drum ............. Drunk
Synopsis:
A champion diver is ignoring an illness that could end her career. [RF]
5.08 [106] Child of Violence
12-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lee H. Montgomery .... Mac
Gena Rowlands ........ Karen Coberly
Louise Fletcher ...... Nurse
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
A wounded child from war-torn Northern Ireland baffles Gannon by
showing no desire to get well. [RF]
5.09 [107] Woman for Hire
19-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jessica Walter ....... Phoebe
Barry Primus ......... Sam
Harold J. Stone ...... Ferretti
Vincent Beck ......... Sanders
Alex Gerry ........... Spielberger
Angela Greene ........ Miss Berendt
Joseph Mell .......... Kabak
Lesley Rogers ........ Della
Synopsis:
An idealistic young resident falls in love with an ailing prostitute. [RF]
5.10 [108] A Life at Stake
26-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Bradford Dillman ..... Egan
Stefanie Powers ...... Valerie
Barbara Babcock ...... Janet
Nicky Blair .......... Larry
David Opatoshu ....... Goldstein
Davis Roberts ........ Monk
E.A. Sirianni ........ Graham
Synopsis:
Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon. [RF]
5.11 [109] Nightmare
03-Dec-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Devane ....... Dr. Waltham
Perry King ........... Wilson
David Opatoshhu ...... Goldstein
Greg Mullavy ......... Mills
Janice Lynde ......... Nurse
Synopsis:
Gannon is receiving bloodcurdling murder threats that contain only one
clue: the would-be killer is someone on the hospital staff. [RF]
5.12 [110] Deadly Game
10-Dec-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Tyne Daly ............ April
Bruce Kirby .......... Henderson
Ann Loos ............. Mrs. Pine
Kay Medford .......... Meg
Synopsis:
A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board,
unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease. [RF]
5.13 [111] Web of Intrigue
07-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Brandon ...... Dr. Lensko
Meg Foster ........... Cassie
Celeste Holm ......... Geraldine Stern
Damu King ............ Dieter
Ann Loos ............. Bernice
Dale Tarter .......... Dr. Hearn
Carol Worthington .... Louise
Synopsis:
An arrogant young resident refuses to submit to authority. [RF]
5.14 [112] Trial By Knife
14-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Rosemary Murphy ...... Dr. Iris Cameron
Mark Montgomery ...... Harry
Judy Pace ............ Patti
Felton Perry ......... Jeff
Harv Selsby .......... Resident
Jacque Lynn Colton ... Nurse
Synopsis:
Sparks fly when Gannon and the newly-appointed chief of surgery begin
to clash on medical opinions. [RF]
5.15 [113] Choice of Evils
21-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush ......... Claire
Paul Burke ........... Welton
William Campbell ..... Marvin
Jill Clayburgh ....... Beverly
Bebe Kelly ........... Mona
Synopsis:
A proud man must decide whether to live with a dangerous illness, or
submit to surgery which might cause impotence. [RF]
5.16 [114] No Escape
28-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lola Albright ........ Grace
Cameron Mitchell ..... Jennings
Ayn Ruymen ........... Sharon
Barney Phillips ...... Warden
Eddie Garrett ........ Guard
Synopsis:
Gannon's patient needs a kidney transplant, and her only hope of a
compatible donor is her father — a convict who is serving time for murder. [RF]
5.17 [115] Dark Warning
11-Feb-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Ed Nelson ............ Cal
Joanna Miles ......... Janet
David Hedison ........ Dave
Eugene Peterson ...... Weller
Synopsis:
A seriously ill surgeon tries to hide his condition long enough to
perform lifesaving surgery on his ex-wife. [RF]
5.18 [116] Medical Center: Girl from Bedlam
18-Feb-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Leonard Frey .... Joshua
Murray Hamilton .... Dr. Scofield
Sandy Kevin .... Woody Ellis
Joanna Pettet .... Molly
Andre Philippe .... Auberge
Michael Stearns .... Arnie
5.19 [117] Spectre
25-Feb-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Stockard Channing .... Shirley
Dean Jones ........... Dr. Ronston
Synopsis:
Determined to save a critically ill patient, a surgeon is hiding his
own serious malady from his colleagues. [RF]
5.20 [118] The Enemies
04-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Anne Meara ........... Rose Miller
Willie Aames ......... Jeff
Sally Frei ........... Debbie
Carol Lawrence ....... Mrs. Grayson
Synopsis:
A young genius becomes the center of a custody battle between his
critically ill mother and a wealthy, would-be benefactress. [RF]
5.21 [119] The Conspirators
11-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
John David Carson .... Alex
Kay Lenz ............. Kitty
Nick Nolte ........... Tank
Joey Aresco .......... Leo
Barbara Colby ........ Mrs. Polumbo
Ian Sander ........... Ziggy
Synopsis:
An accused rapist may not live to see a fair trial. The victim's
boyfriend has already beaten him severely, and is waiting to finish the job.
5.22 [120] Medical Center: THE WORLD'S A BALLOON
25-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Beverly Garland ...... Kay
Dom DeLuise .......... Max
Norman Fell .......... Frank
Lee H. Montgomery .... Jerry
Karen Morrow ......... Norma
Anne Seymour ......... Judge
Dale Tarter .......... Dr. Wayburn
Synopsis:
An impoverished ventriloquist may lose custody of his orphaned
nephew when the boy develops a serious heart condition. [RF]
5.23 [121] Medical Center: HEXED
01-Apr-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Peter Haskell ........ Dr. Jerry Mayhill
Louise Sorel ......... Isabella
Will Geer ............ Loriss
Rosa Turich .......... Mrs. Sanchez
Synopsis:
A staff doctor thinks a patient's baffling symptoms are the
result of a voodoo curse. [RF]
5.24 [122] Medical Center: APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER
15-Apr-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Leif Erickson ....... Ben
Nancy Kelly .......... Kate
Diana Ewing .......... Colin
Synopsis:
A critically ill scientist is determined to attend an important
European conference, despite Gannon's warnings that the trip might
kill her. [RF]
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6.01 [123] Medical Center: ADULTS ONLY
09-Sep-1974 CBS Wed (rerun 28Apr75)
Guest cast:
Monte Markham ........ Scott
Joan Van Ark ......... Chris
Gale Sondergaard ..... Myra
Tony Young ........... Brian
Synopsis:
Gannon confronts a gifted surgeon who wants to leave the hospital. The doctor is
determined to start a new life after learning that his wife is a
pornographic-movie
star. [RF]
6.02 [124] Medical Center: DEMI-GOD
16-Sep-1974 CBS Mon (rerun 24Mar75)
Guest cast:
Meredith Baxter ...... Paula
Marjoe Gortner ....... David
John Marley .......... Harmon
Jacqueline Scott ..... Lorilei
Ed Hall .............. Dr. Brickner
Synopsis:
The story of a cancer patient who is torn between the promise of a cure by her
faith-healer husband, and the realization that if he fails she will die. [RF]
6.03 [125] Medical Center: THE FACES OF PERIL
23-Sep-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Andrea Marcovicci .... Evangeline
Ron Castro ........... Manuelo
John Randolph ........ Dr. Ehren Kranz
Robert Walden ........ Corelli
Eric Server .......... Ridgely
Synopsis:
Pregnant and wracked by a contagious disease, Gannon's mistrustful
patient refuses to divulge information about herself that might
prevent a deadly epidemic. [RF]
6.04 [126] Medical Center: Three-Cornered Cage
30-Sep-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Diane Baker .... Anne Martin
Dennis Cole .... Tom Martin
Diana Hyland .... Pat Londean
Kate Murtaugh .... Martha
Barney Phillips .... Dr. Carlington
6.05 [127] Medical Center: The Shattered Mask
07-Oct-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Barbara Gates .... Therapist
Cameron Mitchell.... Tom Kravitz
Deborah Winters .... Alicia
[--] 14-Oct-1974 preempted for NFL Football Game
6.06 [128] Medical Center: May God Have Mercy
21-Oct-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Rita Moreno .... Lydia
Tim O'Connor .... Barney
Vic Tayback .... Trailer
6.07 [129] Medical Center: The Prisoners
28-Oct-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Eddie Garrett .... Night Guard
Shelby Grant .... Diana
Frank Maxwell .... Warden
Dennis Robertson.... Day Guard
James Wainwright.... Wade
6.08 [130] Medical Center: THE BRIBE
04-Nov-1974 CBS Wed (rerun 30Jun75)
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ........... Eva
Pamela Franklin ...... Gwen
Peter Coffield ....... Roger Patman
Margaret Fairchild.... Sybil Lang
Harv Selsby .......... Dr. Calvert
Synopsis:
To give her dying daughter a brief spell of happiness, a socialite tries
to bribe a handsome tennis pro into romancing her. [RF]
6.09 [131] Medical Center: TAINTED LADY
11-Nov-1974 CBS Wed (rerun 01Sep75)
Guest cast:
Shirley Knight ....... Amy Calloway
Lloyd Bochner ........ Todd
David Sheiner ........ Max Prideman
Jane Actman .......... Jan
Synopsis:
A widow undergoes a successful radical mastectomy and returns to find
her boyfriend aloof, her daughter repelled and her old job filled. [RF]
6.10 [132] Medical Center: Heel of the Tyrant
18-Nov-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
John Colicos .... Weldman
Richard Gilliland.... David Weldman
James Griffith .... Sergeant Welding
Rod Haase .... Jumbo
Katherine Helmond.... Rachel
Louise Latham .... Mrs. Tully
David Macklin .... Howard Tulley
6.11 [133] Medical Center: THREE ON A TIGHTROPE
25-Nov-1974 CBS Wed (rerun 31Mar75)
Guest cast:
Kristina Holland ...... Cindy
Richard Hatch ......... Mark
Allyn Ann McLerie ..... Marion
Len Lesser ............ Sam
Sheldon Coburn ........ Anesthesiologist
Synopsis:
When a worldly heart patient falls in love with a mentally retarded
young man, her concern for their romance endangers her recovery. [RF]
6.12 [134] Medical Center: Midwife
02-Dec-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Brooke Bundy .... Terry
Pat Hingle .... Maxwell Grant
John Larch .... Dr. Cabe
Gina Alvarado .... Mrs. Torres
Natividad Vacío .... Pedro
Carmen Zapata .... Luisa
6.13 [135] Medical Center: KISS AND KILL
09-Dec-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Belinda Montgomery .... Joyce
David Soul ............ Walter
Kim Hunter ............ Marion
Paul Carr ............. Ray
Dolores Sutton ........ Bonnie
George Tobias ......... Shapiro
Caroline Kido ......... Huerta
Synopsis:
A conniving young beauty tries to drive a wedge between a wealthy
woman patient and her clinging son. [RF]
6.14 [136] Medical Center: Saturday's Child
16-Dec-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Rose Gregorio .... Emma
Paula Kelly .... Ames
Kathleen Lloyd .... Ellie
Roger Pancake .... Driver
Michael Tolan .... Julius
John Travolta .... Danny
[--] 23Dec74 - no details
6.15 [137] Medical Center: THE HOSTILE HEART
30-Dec-1974 CBS Wed (rerun 07Apr75)
Guest cast:
Rodney Allen Rippy .... Josh
Lois Nettleton ........ Katie Hoight
Peter Haskell ......... Mel Lancaster
Janet MacLachlan ...... Hannah Thompson
Thalmus Rasulala ...... Jim Thompson
Synopsis:
An orphan on the verge of adoption may need open-heart surgery, and his
social worker fears the news will frighten away the prospective parents. [RF]
6.16 [138] Medical Center: No Way Home
06-Jan-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Paul Brinegar .... Hnchoo
Joseph Campanella.... Colson
Cyd Charisse .... Valerie
Eddie Fontaine .... Jablonsky
Joe Silver .... Marty
6.17 [139] Medical Center: The Captives
13-Jan-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Laurel Barnett .... Junie
Jodie Foster .... Ivy
Robert Gibbons .... Mailman
Jerry Orbach .... Josh
Marcia Rodd .... Phyllis
[--] 20-Jan-1975 preempted for AFC-NFC Pro Bowl
[--] 27-Jan-1975 - no details
6.18 [140] Medical Center: CROWN OF THORNS
03-Feb-1975 CBS Wed (rerun 23Jun75)
Guest cast:
Suzy Kendall ......... Princess Andrea
Albert Paulsen ....... Scarpi
Eduard Franz ......... Ramon
Kirby Furlong ........ Pete
Loretta Leversee ..... Mrs. Milos
Synopsis:
A European princess set on rejecting the responsibilities of leadership
escapes her bodyguard and winds up in Gannon's arms. [RF]
6.19 [141] Medical Center: The Invisible Wife
10-Feb-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Catherine Ferrar.... Nina's Assistant
Penny Fuller .... Nina Bradshaw
Beverly Garland .... Madeline Stockwood
Lew Horn .... Reece
Ed Nelson .... Wesley Stockwood
6.20 [142] Medical Center: IF MINE EYE OFFENDS ME
24-Feb-1975 CBS Wed (rerun 04Aug75)
Guest cast:
David Birney ......... MacDonald 'Mac' Guthrie
Donna Mills .......... Donna Guthrie
Jack Hogan ........... John Porter
Joan Hotchkis ........ Mollie Porter
Brock Peters ......... James Rosemont
Synopsis:
Gannon helps a convicted child molester who has been offered parole
provided he take a libido-inhibiting drug that eventually may make
him impotent. [RF]
6.21 [143] Medical Center: SURVIVORS
03-Mar-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Peter Strauss ....... Lloyd Halloran
Darleen Carr ........ Rita Halloran
Richard Lawson ...... Andy Willis
Mimi Maynard ........ Danielle Carter
Robert Douglas ...... Miles Halloran
George Tobias
Synopsis:
Camaraderie turns to rivalry when 12 medical students learn that only
seven of them will be admitted to the hospital's intern program. [RF]
6.22 [144] Medical Center: AFTERSHOCK
10-Mar-1975 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Louise Sorel ........ Ellen
Burr DeBenning ...... Ed
Dabney Coleman ...... Brice
Jack Kruschen ....... Florea
Philip Bourneuf ..... Claymor
William Campbell .... Dr. Prideman
Vincent Beck ........ Winchell
Synopsis:
Gannon and five others are trapped in the basement operating room of a
community hospital after an explosion devastates the building. [RF]
6.23 [145] Medical Center: HALF A LIFE
17-Mar-1975 CBS Wed (rerun 18Aug75)
Guest cast:
Ken Berry ........... Allan Ronston
Sheree North ........ Sylvia Ronston
Cesare Danova ....... Milo
Synopsis 1:
While his sister is falling in love with a tour guide in Greece, an egocentric
surgeon contracts a disease requiring transfusions of her blood twice a week
for years. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A surgeon contracts a disease that requires him to receive blood transfusions
from his sister twice a week for years. The sister, however, is away in
Greece and becoming romantically involved with a tour guide. [RF]
6.24 [146] Medical Center: RIPOFF
24-Mar-1975 CBS Mon (possibly rescheduled)
Guest cast:
Desi Arnaz Jr.
James Coco
-----------------------------
Summer 1975 Reruns - CBS Mondays (24Mar75-01Sep75)
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[--] 24Mar75 - rerun of #6.02 "Demi-God" (first aired 16Sep74)
[--] 31Mar75 - rerun of #6.11 "Three on a tightrope" (first aired 25Nov74)
[--] 07Apr75 - rerun of #6.15 "The Hostile Heart" (first aired 30Dec74)
[--] 14Apr75 -
[--] 21Apr75 -
[--] 28Apr75 - rerun of #6.01 "Adults Only" (first aired 09Sep74)
[--] 23Jun75 - rerun of #6.18 "Crown of Thorns" (first aired 03Feb75)
[--] 30Jun75 - rerun of #6.08 "The Bribe" (first aired 04Nov74)
[--] 04Aug75 - rerun of #6.20 "If mine eye offends me" (first aired 24Feb75)
[--] 11Aug75 -
[--] 18Aug75 - rerun of #6.23 "Half a Life" (first aired 17Mar75)
[--] 25Aug75 -
[--] 01Sep75 - rerun of #6.09 "Tainted Lady" (first aired 11Nov74)
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############### (final season) ###############
CBS Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern
7.01 [147] Medical Center: The Fourth Sex: Part 1
08-Sep-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Dennis Cole .... Skip
Gary Frank .... Steve
Salome Jens .... Heather Caddison
Brit Lind
Nancy Morgan
Alan Oppenheimer.... Dr. Danfield
Robert Reed .... Dr. Pat Caddison
Louise Sorel .... Jessica
Michael Stearns .... Talking Orderly
7.02 [148] Medical Center: THE FOURTH SEX: Part 2
15-Sep-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Robert Reed ......... Dr. Pat Caddison
Salome Jens ......... Heather Caddison
Louise Sorel ........ Jessica
Dennis Cole ......... Skip
Gary Frank .......... Steve
Alan Oppenheimer .... Dr. Danfield
Michael Stearns ..... Talking Orderly
Brit Lind
Nancy Morgan
Synopsis:
A noted surgeon's request for a sex-change operation has been denied, and
the transsexual's hostile wife and son refuse to intervene in his behalf. [RF]
*Note: At the airing of this episode CBS aired an announcement warning
that the episode may not be suitable for all family members.
7.03 [149] Medical Center: Torment
22-Sep-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Willie Aames
Philip Abbott .... Stoddard
Florence Henderson.... Jenny Delaney
Robert Walden .... Dr. Corelli
7.04 [150] Medical Center: No Hiding Place
29-Sep-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Peter Haskell .... Dr. Courtney
John Karlen
Robbie Rist
Susan Sullivan .... Joanna
Jesse Welles .... Ellen
7.05 [151] Medical Center: THE VELVET KNIFE
06-Oct-1975 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Meredith Baxter ....... Priscilla
Steve Allen ........... Dr. Townsend
Pearl Shear ........... Mrs. Toretsky
Martin Braddock ....... Dr. Mason
Harv Selsby ........... Dr. Calvert (recurring)
Michael Callan
Synopsis:
Gannon's new girlfriend makes impossible demands on his time when
she compulsively seeks hour-by-hour proofs of his love. [RF]
[--] 13-Oct-1975 preempted for NFL Football Game
7.06 [152] Medical Center: Street Girl
20-Oct-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Jacque Lynn Colton.... Mavis
Gail Fisher .... Bonnie Horne
Linda Purl .... Leslie
Dick Van Patten .... Man at Hotel
Dana Wynter .... Emily
7.07 [153] Medical Center: The Price of a Child
29-Oct-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Shelley Fabares
Keith Gordon .... Herbie
Louise Lasser .... Esther
David Opatoshu .... Emir
Dick Shawn .... Pete
7.08 [154] Medical Center: Too Late for Tomorrow
03-Nov-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Ivan Bonar
Allyn Ann McLerie.... Jan
Patrick O'Neal .... Dr. Tarkington
Joan Van Ark .... Eileen
Keenan Wynn .... Hank
7.09 [155] Medical Center: The Last Performance
10-Nov-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
George Chakiris .... Alex Solkin
Audrey Christie .... Lydia
Roberta Peters
7.10 [156] Medical Center: Two Against Death
17-Nov-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Jack Hogan .... Dr. Gordon Blake
George Janek .... Yeddy
Melanie Mayron .... Jan Simmons
Doris Roberts .... Gladys Callahan
7.11 [157] Medical Center: One Last Rebellion
24-Nov-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Lonny Chapman .... Carter
Regis Cordic
Andrea King
Ruth McDevitt .... Alice
Belinda Montgomery.... Currie
Davis Roberts .... Chuck
Arthur Space .... Tom
Lurene Tuttle .... Kate
7.12 [158] Medical Center: The Eighth Deadly Sin
01-Dec-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Ralph Bellamy .... Dr. Bycroft
Darleen Carr .... Jenny
Tom Pace
Robert Walden .... Dr. Corelli
Jane Wyatt .... Louise
7.13 [159] Medical Center: Gift From a Killer
08-Dec-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Tyne Daly .... Liz Lathem
Herb Edelman .... Brannigan
Nora Marlowe .... Hannah
Walter McGinn .... Eddie Lathem
Shelly Novack .... Bob Foster
Karen Obediear .... Gail Foster
Harv Selsby .... Resident
7.14 [160] Medical Center: The High Cost of Winning
15-Dec-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Cesar Romero .... Packy
Erik Estrada .... Mike
Lynne Marta .... Doris
Jonathan Mumm .... Reporter #2
Tom Pace
Ed Fury
7.15 [161] Medical Center: The Silent Witness
29-Dec-1975 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Joby Baker .... Tony Tabor
Charles Cioffi .... Lew
Kate Reid .... Mary
David Sheiner .... Prideman
Ivan Bonar
Dana Brady
7.16 [162] Medical Center: A Very Private War
12-Jan-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Theodore Bikel .... Joseph Zankov
Leigh McCloskey .... Mihail Zankov
George Tobias .... Shapiro
Michael Swan
Victoria Fedorova
7.17 [163] Medical Center: You Can't Annul My Baby
19-Jan-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Kathleen Beller .... Sharon
John Colicos .... Tom Evans
Mark Hamill .... Danny
Tom Pace
Ellen Travolta
7.18 [164] Medical Center: Child of Conflict
02-Feb-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Fionnula Flanagan.... Karen
Don Galloway .... Martin
France Nuyen .... Li Kuan
Wendy Tochi .... Alice
Michael Stearns
Dana Brady
7.19 [165] Medical Center: The Stranger
09-Feb-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Julie Adams .... Ellie Wilke
Catherine Burns .... Shirley
Kathryn Walker .... Dr. Talley
Allen Williams .... Haynes
Ivan Bonar
7.20 [166] Medical Center: A Touch of Sight
16-Feb-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
David Birney .... Nick Matero
Susan Strasberg .... Marge
Vic Tayback .... Mac Atwood
Barbara Brownell
Lieux Dressler
Christian Juttner
7.21 [167] Medical Center: Life, Death and Mrs. Armbruster
23-Feb-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Arthur Adams
Stanley Adams .... Arlo McNally
Totie Fields .... Mrs. Armbruster
Ron Rifkin .... Danny Armbruster
Jeanne Sorel
Peter Tomarken
7.22 [168] Medical Center: Major Annie, MD
01-Mar-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
John Gavin .... Lieutenant Colonel Halliday
Michael V. Gazzo.... Leo Gardena
Scott Hylands .... Hoby
Lois Nettleton .... Major Annie Malone
John Randolph .... Lieutenant Colonel Mayhill
Della Reese .... Captain Sykes
7.23 [169] Medical Center: The Happy State of Depression
08-Mar-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Ruth Buzzi
Natalie Core
Don Rickles
Gary Sandy .... Feinberg
Cara Williams .... Sheila Ruskin
Alan McRae .... Maldonado
7.24 [170] Medical Center: If Wishes Were Horses (final episode)
15-Mar-1976 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
William Windom .... Crail
Scott Hylands .... Dr. Al Heeley
Mary McCarty .... Charlotte
William Redfield.... Dr. Frank Waldman
Kim Richards .... Penny
Philip Michael Thomas...Dr. Sam Karter
Eugene Roche
Percy Rodriguez
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