The Doctors (1963)
Synopsis
The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.
First Air Date: 1963-04-01
Last Air Date: 1969-06-17
Number of Seasons: 20
Number of Episodes: 70
Created By: Orvin Tovrov
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- James Pritchett as Dr. Matt Powers
- Carolee Campbell as Nurse Carolee Simpson
- Elizabeth Hubbard as Dr. Althea Davis
- Gerald Gordon as Dr. Nick Bellini
- Lynette Bernay as Sheila Robbins
- Jock Gaynor as Dr. William Scott
- Margot Moser as Dr. Elizabeth Hayes
- Richard Roat as Dr. Jerry Chandler
- Fred J. Scollay as Rev. Samuel Shafer
- M'el Dowd as Mrs. Tabor
Seasons
Season 1 (1963)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Whatsoever House I Enter
In the opening story, Dr. Scott performs a critical operation on a 7-year old girl. The child dies, and moments later, "Scotty," is called to the emergency room, where a newborn infant is close to death. Another operation, and the baby lives. The dead girl's father arrives at the hospital and hears the news. He confronts the mother of the surviving infant and presents her with the flowers he had bought someone else.
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Ep. 2: We Know Not What
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
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Ep. 3: One and One Make Four
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
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Ep. 4: One Too Many
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
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Ep. 5: Button, Button
A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.
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Ep. 6: Run With the Wind
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
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Ep. 7: Episode 7
A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.
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Ep. 8: Episode 8
Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.
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Ep. 9: Episode 9
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Ep. 10: Little Mr. Nobody
An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."
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Ep. 11: Zip Guns Can Kill
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Ep. 12: Episode 12
Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination
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Ep. 13: Send No Flowers
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Ep. 14: The Useless Ones
An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.
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Ep. 15: The Helping Hand
Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.
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Ep. 16: Episode 16
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Ep. 17: Episode 17
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Ep. 18: Episode 18
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Ep. 19: Episode 19
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Ep. 20: Episode 20
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Ep. 21: Episode 21
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Ep. 22: Episode 22
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Ep. 23: The Last Rites
A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.
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Ep. 24: At Midnight There's No Tomorrow
Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.
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Ep. 25: To Love or to Dive
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Ep. 26: Little Doctor
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Ep. 27: A Beau for Mrs. Deville
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Ep. 28: Father and Son
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Ep. 29: The Doll Who Limped
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Ep. 30: Doc, What Are the Odds?
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Ep. 31: Child Wife
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Ep. 32: Breakthrough
A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.
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Ep. 33: Episode 33
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Ep. 34: The Long Night
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Ep. 35: The Halloween Mask
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Ep. 36: A Heart Is a Boy's Need
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Ep. 37: The Blues Is a Riddle Song
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Ep. 38: The Young Spinning Wheels
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Ep. 39: Greater Love Hath No Man
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Ep. 40: The Forbidden Candystriper
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Ep. 41: Sick Little Rich Girl
A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.
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Ep. 42: A Single Tear
Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.
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Ep. 43: Hold the Lamp High for Willy
A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.
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Ep. 44: Celebrity Blues
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Ep. 45: A Penny for Your Doubts
Nurse Jane Gibbs believes her malaria patient ex-serviceman Jim Burton is the killer police are looking for from a liquor store hold-up. Despite her feelings for him, she tells Chaplain Sam Shafer about her fears.
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Ep. 46: The Disembodied Voice
Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.
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Ep. 47: Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer
A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.
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Ep. 48: A Doctor in Spite of Herself
An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.
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Ep. 49: The Faint Heart Never Wins
Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?
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Ep. 50: Rewards Are Only for the Living
A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.
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Ep. 51: ...And Not to Be
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Ep. 52: With Strings Attached
Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.
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Ep. 53: The Count of Ten
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Ep. 54: Twice Born
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Ep. 55: The Salesman
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Ep. 56: Today I Am a Man
A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.
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Ep. 57: Property Unclaimed
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Ep. 58: So Far from Home
Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.
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Ep. 59: The Fallen Giant
A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.
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Ep. 60: A Short, Happy Life
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Ep. 61: The Bride Wore White
A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.
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Ep. 62: Give and Live
While Agnes Tilford dreads leaving the busy atmosphere of Hope Memorial, Myra Wood can't wait to leave. She's afraid she'll be diagnosed with cancer after her surgery.
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Ep. 63: A Darn Good Sport
A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.
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Ep. 64: The Heart-Broken Husband
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Ep. 65: King of the Rock and Rollers
An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.
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Ep. 66: The Runaway President
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Ep. 67: Woman Against Fear
A woman tells Chaplain Sam Shaffer she fears she is losing her mind. Investigation shows that her husband is purposely irritating her because she neglects her family.
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Ep. 68: Beware the Bee
A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.
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