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Ben Casey Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
31 Episodes 1964 - 1965
Episode 1
August Is the Month Before Christmas
Mon, Sep 14, 196460 mins
This episode begins the five-part story of 28-year-old Jane Hancock, who at 13 was comatose for 15 years. Each of these five episodes also features a story that concludes at the end of the program. The first complete story concerns Roy Farr, a five-year-old patient of Casey's who has Gaucher's Disease.
Episode 2
A Bird in the Solitude Singing
Mon, Sep 21, 196460 mins
Gloria Fowler, injured in a car accident, awaits plastic surgery to correct a congenital facial disfiguration. She develops a close relationship with fellow patient Eddie Boyd, unaware that his prognosis is terminal. Meanwhile, the lines between a professional and personal relationship are blurred for Casey and his beautiful coma patient Jane Hancock.
Episode 3
But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
Mon, Sep 28, 196460 mins
Paul Vrolic, a dedicated graduate student, experiences leg tremors but rejects the recommended surgery unless Casey first allows him to complete oral examinations for his Ph.D. Meanwhile, Jane Hancock's father Foster arrives with the intent of taking his daughter home.
Episode 4
Autumn Without Red Leaves
Mon, Oct 5, 196460 mins
Artist Eric Morgan learns that he suffered a stroke that left him unable see the color red. Faced with the end of his career, Morgan agrees to undergo an experimental operation that could cure him, but has an equal chance of killing him.
Episode 5
You Fish or You Cut Bait
Mon, Oct 12, 196460 mins
Casey's on-again, off-again romance with former patient Jane Hancock reaches a climax as a fellow medic enters the equation, and Foster Hancock makes Casey an irresistible offer should he agree to marry Jane. Meanwhile, Casey's patient Leonard Lonadale is reluctant to undergo minor neurosurgery.
Episode 6
For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
Mon, Oct 19, 196460 mins
A patient is brought in suffering from bubonic plague, and the hospital is put under quarantine. Caught in the middle of the crisis are ambitious doctor Jimmy Reynolds and his fiancee, nurse Anita Johnson, who may lose each other.
Episode 7
A Woods Full of Question Marks
Mon, Oct 26, 196460 mins
Dr. Casey cannot communicate with his patient, a deaf girl who does not know sign language or how to lip-read.
Episode 8
A Thousand Words Are Mute
Mon, Nov 9, 196460 mins
Young schoolteacher Janet West experiences a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Casey encourages Janet (and her loved ones) to aid in her recovery by attempting to help herself as much as possible, despite the frustrations she faces with simple, everyday tasks.
Episode 9
Money, a Horse and a Knowledge of Latin
Mon, Nov 16, 196460 mins
Dr. Arnold Swanson wrote the definitive textbook on Neurosurgery but now only writes novels. His patient Victor Lowell needs surgery, and Mrs. Lowell insists that Swanson perform it, although Swanson has not performed surgery in years. Elli Mastrangelo
Episode 10
A Disease of the Heart Called Love
Mon, Nov 23, 196460 mins
Lydia Mitchum, a middle aged nurse at County General, becomes pregnant as the result of an affair with one of the resident doctors. When she develops life threatening toxemia, Lydia refuses Casey's recommendation that she undergo a medical abortion.
Episode 11
Kill the Dream, But Spare the Dreamer
Mon, Nov 30, 196460 mins
While working temporary duty at a veteran's hospital, Casey discharges Appleton, a patient who appears to be malingering. The decision creates tension between Casey and hospital superintendent Dr. Green who appreciates the humor and positive morale Appleton brought to the ward.
Episode 12
Courage at 3:00 A.M.
Mon, Dec 7, 196460 mins
Elizabeth Willard, a biochemist in cancer research, receives the news that she too is stricken with cancer. As Casey begins to fall in love with the brave young woman, the situation becomes even more complicated by her insistence that he perform elective brain surgery to eradicate her pain.
Episode 13
This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
Mon, Dec 14, 196460 mins
Casey's patients Molly Hill and John Hanavan form an unlikely love story. She's a young woman embittered by complications from polio. He's a war veteran hiding behind puppets. When they meet in the ward at County General, they find that their lonely lives are suddenly more bearable.
Episode 14
A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door
Mon, Jan 4, 196560 mins
Injured after falling from a tree, patient Paul Crain begs Dr. Casey to perform brain surgery to cure him of cerebral palsy.
Episode 15
Where Does the Boomerang Go?
Mon, Jan 11, 196560 mins
Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.
Episode 16
Pas De Deux
Mon, Jan 18, 196560 mins
While he is in San Francisco for a medical conference, Dr. Casey meets a touring Russian ballerina, and a mutual attraction develops.
Episode 17
Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Mon, Jan 25, 196560 mins
Casey treats Trudy Mueller, a young diabetic who will not remain compliant with her medication. As a result, she risks permanent blindness. When Casey suggests an alternative experimental surgery, Trudy's father, a Nazi concentration camp survivor, refuses to give his consent as it reminds him of the atrocities performed during his captivity.
Episode 18
A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Mon, Feb 1, 196560 mins
James Tevlin, a philosophy scholar with a gift for gab, creates havoc on the ward and clashes with Casey when he begins to diagnose all of the other patients. Tevlin is often correct in his assertions; however, he fails to understand the problems in his own marriage.
Episode 19
When I Am Grown to Man's Estate
Mon, Feb 8, 196560 mins
A brilliant 12 year old boy becomes the victim of repeated grand mal seizures after being subjected to a high pitched sonic whine caused by microphone feedback in a theatre. Doctor Casey is assigned to his case to learn what is at the root of his illness, but soon discovers something far beyond that which he expected.
Episode 20
A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Mon, Feb 22, 196560 mins
Jerry Dawson is a young man who experiences frequent dizzy spells. His father feels he has become a hypochondriac as a result of an overprotective mother. Jerry's girlfriend Amy encourages him to free himself from his domineering parents, while Casey attempts to find a pathological reason for his symptoms.
Episode 21
A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Mon, Mar 1, 196560 mins
Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complicated for Casey when Boone's indomitable mother accuses her son of malingering in order to shirk family responsibilities.
Episode 22
A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Mon, Mar 8, 196560 mins
Dennis Green, a new resident at County General, constantly clowns around while on duty. Green is interested in neurosurgery, but his silly behavior quickly draws the ire of Casey, who isn't aware that the young man's humor is being used to deflect something more serious.
Episode 23
Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Mon, Mar 15, 196560 mins
Ted Hoffman's imperious new stepmother Victoria seems intent on running not only her husband's life, but Ted's as well. Victoria pushes him to give up medicine at County General for the influential country club set of private practice. Meanwhile, Ted is also concerned with patient Frank Peebles, an amputee who is regressing.
Episode 24
Eulogy in Four Flats
Mon, Mar 22, 196560 mins
There's no rest for the weary when Casey spends his day off attending to Mr. Baker, a crusty old recluse who has the other occupants at his rooming house catering to his every need. Casey suspects Baker is faking his illness, but as he investigates more closely, he finds something else is amiss.
Episode 25
Three Li'l Lambs
Mon, Mar 29, 196560 mins
Casey is tasked with the supervision of three new interns at County General: arrogant Orin Reid, plodding Charlie Troy, and ambitious Gene Schaeffer. Tina, a pretty young nurse intent on making one of the doctors her husband, provides a further distraction.
Episode 26
A Slave Is on the Throne
Mon, Apr 12, 196560 mins
Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill develops symptoms of a nervous disorder, Casey is on hand to help solve his problems.
Episode 27
Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Mon, Apr 19, 196560 mins
Casey's former college classmate Bill Jacoby cannot shake the idea that his wife's recurring headaches will eventually lead to her death. As Julie undergoes treatment, Casey attempts to assuage his friend's fears, but are those fears really unwarranted?
Episode 28
The Day They Stole County General
Mon, Apr 26, 196560 mins
Medical supplies from County General Hospital mysteriously disappear.
Episode 29
Did Your Mother Come from Ireland, Ben Casey?
Mon, May 3, 196560 mins
After undergoing surgery for appendicitis, Casey finds himself a ward patient at County General. His disparate roommates include the spirited, gabby Irishman Timothy MacMurrough and alcoholic Fred Delano, a former doctor who has hit rock bottom and given up.
Episode 30
From Sutter's Crick... And Beyond Farewell
Mon, May 10, 196560 mins
The staff at County General are unable to reach Danny, an uncommunicative teenage boy who appears to be mute. When spiritualist Duncan Bradford receives treatment at the hospital for a head injury, he manages to communicate with the boy, and the two quickly form a strong bond. Unfortunately, Bradford is wanted by the local police for fraud.
Episode 31
A Horse Named Stravinsky
Mon, May 17, 196560 mins
Danielle Taylor experiences a series of what appears to be frightening and debilitating seizures. Her husband, surgeon Joseph Taylor, offers a preliminary diagnosis of a slight glandular issue. Ben offers to help his colleague's wife, but diagnostic tests fail to present an organic cause for the problem. Ben wonders if Mrs. Taylor is concealing the true nature of her problem.