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Marcus Welby, M.D. Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Tender Comrade
Tue, Sep 14, 1971 60 mins
A woman (Diana Muldaur) refuses to see her fiancé (Pernell Roberts) following her mastectomy. Kimmy: Clint Howard. Andrea: Dawn Lyn. Consuelo: Elena Verdugo. Kiley: James Brolin.
Episode 2
The Portrait of Debbie
Tue, Sep 21, 1971 60 mins
Dr. Welby (Robert Young) treats a recently adopted girl (Pamelyn Ferdin) who suffers unexplained attacks. Carol: Patricia Crowley. George: George Grizzard. Kiley: James Brolin. Consuelo: Elena Verdugo. Dr. David Yen: Keye Luke. Alfred Gage: Lou Frizzell. Nicole: Kathleen Richards.
Episode 3
In My Father's House
Tue, Sep 28, 1971 60 mins
Dr. Kiley's father (Alan Hale), a former alcoholic, is hospitalized after he suffers a stroke. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Ellen: Kathryn Hays. Mike: Barry Brown. Dr. Kingman: Norman Stuart.
Episode 4
I Can Hardly Tell You Apart
Tue, Oct 5, 1971 60 mins
Sally Field plays twins in a story about deep hostilities in lookalikes robbed of their identities. Dr. Colman: Russell Johnson. Kiley: James Brolin. Lecturer: Jeane Byron. Welby: Robert Young. Bernie: Wayne Heffley. Consuelo: Elena Verdugo.
Episode 5
This Is Max
Tue, Oct 12, 1971 60 mins
Welby helps a Japanese-American boy (Brian Tochi) with rheumatic fever overcome his hatred for his father (Tom Helmore). Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Philip: Vincent Van Patten. Leona: Claire Brennen. Ralphie: Joel Lawrence.
Episode 6
The Men Who Care
Tue, Oct 19, 1971 60 mins
The overprotective father (Ed Nelson) of one of Welby's patients is accused of murdering his daughter's boy friend. Part 1 of two parts. Robert Young. Susan: Belinda Montgomery. Owen Marshall: Arthur Hill. Terry Kalscheur: Rick Ely.
Episode 7
The Men Who Care
Thu, Oct 21, 1971 60 mins
Conclusion.Welby (Robert Young) testifies against a congressman (Ed Nelson) charged with murdering his daughter's boy friend. Marshall: Arthur Hill. Susan Christman: Belinda Montgomery. Jess: Lee Majors. Melissa: Christine Matchett.
Episode 8
Ask Me Again Tomorrow
Tue, Oct 26, 1971 60 mins
William Windom plays a neurosurgeon jeopardizing his life with self-prescribed amphetamines. Nancy Mason: Sharon Acker. Ruthie: Dorothy Green. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin.
Episode 9
Don't Phase Me Out!
Tue, Nov 2, 1971 60 mins
A heart attack makes a work-oriented executive (Joseph Campanella) reexamine his values. Miriam: Jacqueline Scott. Kiley: James Brolin. Rick: Darrell Larson. Ed Jamison: Russ McCubbin.
Episode 10
Echo from Another World
Tue, Nov 9, 1971 60 mins
Dorothy Lamour plays a patient jeopardized by the diagnostic error of a self-assured young doctor (Ted Bessell). Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Kay Powers: Laraine Stephens. Rita Tobin: Linda Meiklejohn.
Episode 11
The Best Is Yet to Be
Tue, Nov 16, 1971 60 mins
Romance blossoms between two elderly residents of a plush retirement home. Welby: Robert Young. Otis Carstairs: Patric Knowles. Laura Benson: Ruth Hussey. Grace Ashley: Myra Fahey. Cameo appearances by Betty Bronson, Barbara Luddy, Louise Truax and Belle Mitchell.
Episode 12
A Yellow Bird
Tue, Nov 23, 1971 60 mins
Consuelo (Elena Verdugo) wants to adopt a young boy after his divorced mother dies. Paul: Brian Dewey. Laura: Skye Aubrey. Welby: Robert Young. Scott: Christopher Stone. Kiley: James Brolin.
Episode 13
They Grow Up
Tue, Nov 30, 1971 60 mins
A young instructor (Fred Holliday) is outraged when one of his students falls in love with his mentally disabled sister (Sian Barbara Allen). Vince Kolski: Michael Blodgett. Kiley: James Brolin.
Episode 14
Of Magic Shadow-Shapes
Tue, Dec 7, 1971 60 mins
An ailing film director (Barry Sullivan) jeopardizes his health by agreeing to do a project with a graduate student (Robert Pratt). Welby: Robert Young. Evelyn: Doris Singleton.
Episode 15
Cross-Match
Tue, Dec 14, 1971 60 mins
A freedom-loving Vietnam veteran's blood is needed to keep a critically ill boy alive. Jason Greer: Michael Warren. Ricky: Johnny Whitaker. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Dr. Stoddard: Murray Matheson. Joe Perino: Lonny Chapman. Elaine Perino: Leslie Parrish.
Episode 16
The Basic Moment
Tue, Jan 4, 1972 60 mins
Part 1 of two. Welby's daughter (Christine Belford) fears her baby will be deformed by rubella. Welby: Robert Young. Ray: Richard Van Vleet. Katie: Michele Lee. Weckner: Sherry Bain. Kiley: James Brolin.
Episode 17
The Basic Moment
Tue, Jan 11, 1972 60 mins
Conclusion. Congenital birth defects are at issue with the birth of Welby's grandchild. Sandy: Christine Belford. Welby: Robert Young. Ray: Richard Van Vleet. Katie: Michele Lee. Glen Weckner: Berkeley Harris. Evy Weckner: Sherry Bain.
Episode 18
All the Pretty People
Tue, Jan 25, 1972 60 mins
A champion tennis pro is afflicted with a degenerative muscular disease. Welby: Robert Young. Emily Metaxas: Lindsay Wagner. Horst: Richard Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Charlotte: Dorothy Green. Alex: Robert Mandan. Hansen: Sidney Clute.
Episode 19
I'm Really Trying
Tue, Feb 1, 1972 60 mins
A demanding father (Gary Collins) refuses to accept the fact that his son suffers marginal brain damage. Welby: Robert Young. Johnny: Sean Kelly. Loretta: Elaine Devry. Kiley: James Brolin. Tim: Scott Garrett.
Episode 20
It Is So Soon That I Am Done For I Wonder What I Was Begun For
Tue, Feb 8, 1972 60 mins
Following the death of their infant son, a couple (Michael Callan, Sallie Shockley) become foster parents to a young boy. Brian Webster: Tiger Williams. Grandfather Webster: Charles See. Jack Kramer: Jerry Gogel.
Episode 21
Just a Little Courage
Tue, Feb 15, 1972 60 mins
A college instructor (David McCallum) who is raising his younger brother (Barry Higgins) suffers from unexplained muscle spasms. Lisa Kenny: Leslie Charleson. Nurse Donnelly: Marcia Ralston. Kiley: James Brolin. Consuelo: Elena Verdugo.
Episode 22
Don't Talk About Darkness!
Tue, Feb 22, 1972 60 mins
A man (Neville Brand) who needs eye surgery wants to postpone it until his wife (Barbara Rush) delivers their child. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Dr. Hendrix: Don Keefer. Fred Baxter: James Doohan.
Episode 23
Once There Was a Bantu Prince
Tue, Feb 29, 1972 60 mins
A social worker (Chelsea Brown) tries to adopt a 7-year-old with sickle-cell anemia. Welby: Robert Young. Russ: Felton Perry. Benjy: Edward J. Crawford. Mrs. Hughes: Juanita Moore.
Episode 24
A Taste of Salt
Tue, Mar 7, 1972 60 mins
Anne Jackson and veteran actor Charles Aidman as parents of a cystic fibrosis baby. Lauren Blair: Nancy DeCarl. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Dr. Halstead: Julian Burton. Mrs. Milligan: Sara Seegar. Michael: Steven Hall. Sexton: Sandy Spillman
Episode 25
Solomon's Choice
Tue, Mar 14, 1972 60 mins
Welby's niece fights her boyfriend for custody of their unborn child. Carol Lockett: Lee Purcell. Alan Robb: Randolph Mantooth. Welby: Robert Young. Ned Lockett: Jack Kelly. V.M. Dunn: John Lupton. Kiley: James Brolin. Consuelo: Elena Verdugo.
