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Marcus Welby, M.D. Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1972 - 1973
Episode 1
A Fragile Possession
Tue, Sep 12, 197260 mins
A model faces pressure to have an abortion.
Episode 2
Love Is When They Say They Need You
Tue, Sep 19, 197260 mins
A scientist needs a bone marrow transplant but the best donor may be his mentally-handicapped brother.
Episode 3
We'll Walk Out of Here Together
Tue, Sep 26, 197260 mins
A young college student who has become a paraplegic from spinal meningitis alternates between confidence and despair until she falls in love with a fellow rehab patient who used to be a truck driver in Colorado.
Episode 4
In Sickness and in Health
Tue, Oct 3, 197260 mins
A newly separated young woman tries the "wild life" with serious consequences.
Episode 5
House of Mirrors
Tue, Oct 10, 197260 mins
Ever since a car accident killed his wife and crippled his son, Dr. Val Peterson's life has centered on his work and surgeries to get his son walking again. His engagement to Marilyn Hoffman is not for love and the question becomes why.
Episode 6
He Could Sell Iceboxes to Eskimos
Tue, Oct 17, 197260 mins
Marcus takes on the case of a real estate salesman who has a stroke on an airplane just before it lands in Southern California. Feeling the man needs family support in addition to the care and therapy he's getting in the hospital, Marcus tries to get his estranged wife and daughter to visit him.
Episode 7
The Wednesday Game
Tue, Oct 24, 197260 mins
Welby's neighbors, an orphaned sister and brother, befriend a promising young baseball player whose career is cut short by melanoma.
Episode 8
Don and Denise
Tue, Oct 31, 197260 mins
A young artist develops multiple sclerosis and she and her musician husband must learn to deal with the strains her disease puts on their marriage.
Episode 9
Please Don't Send Flowers
Tue, Nov 14, 197260 mins
A young housewife and mother of two falls into a deep depression after learning she has uterine cancer.
Episode 10
With a Shout, Not a Whimper
Tue, Nov 21, 197260 mins
Dr. Justin Garvey has been appointed Chief of Surgery at Lang Memorial partially on Welby's recommendation but he refuses to acknowledge his increasing infirmities which would probably lead to his retirement.
Episode 11
Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick
Tue, Nov 28, 197260 mins
A young boy's battle with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is complicated by his estranged parents constantly arguing over the best way to deal with the illness.
Episode 12
Unto the Next Generation
Tue, Dec 5, 197260 mins
After their infant son dies of Tay Sachs disease a young couple are in conflict over having another child.
Episode 13
Heartbeat for Yesterday
Tue, Dec 12, 197260 mins
Welby accompanies a flying physician to a reserve 200 miles east of LA when a young man slips into a diabetic coma. Bad weather forces the plane to make a crash landing on the way home and the group waits for rescue without radio contact.
Episode 14
Dinner of Herbs
Tue, Dec 19, 197260 mins
A wife turns to diet pills for lose weight and control her blood pressure despite Dr. Welby's warnings.
Episode 15
A More Exciting Case
Tue, Jan 2, 197360 mins
A nurse who is depressed due to her inability to have children returns to nursing against Welby's better judging. Looking for "a more exciting case" leads her to take a private duty case involving a seriously troubled young man.
Episode 16
A Necessary End
Tue, Jan 9, 197360 mins
A world renowned photo journalist who is dying from a rare tropical disease agrees to accept Welby's recommendation for her final months - do a photo essay on other people who are also terminally ill.
Episode 17
Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?
Tue, Jan 16, 197360 mins
Growing up, Arthur Kolinski was ashamed that his father made a living as an auto mechanic. He grew up to become a wealthy industrialist and changed his name to Cole. Now he's upset that his son wants to emulate his grandfather.
Episode 18
Gemini Descending
Tue, Jan 23, 197360 mins
A salesman changes from a physically fit go-getter to an overweight daydreamer and although there are indications of a medical problem, he refuses to see a doctor.
Episode 19
The Problem with Charlie
Tue, Jan 30, 197360 mins
An aspiring student attorney stricken with a stress-related ulcer resists efforts by Welby and Kiley, and his wife, to help him.
Episode 20
Catch a Ring That Isn't There
Tue, Feb 6, 197360 mins
Richie Manning, a teen-aged gymnast champion, falls off the rings in gym class, the tip-off that he has a serious drinking problem. Welby and Kiley refer Richie to the Comeback House to help him come to terms with his alcoholism. Compounding matters is the fact that Richie's parents - dry-cleaning store owners who are still grieving the death of their older son - are in denial over the whole thing.
Episode 21
The Working Heart
Tue, Feb 13, 197360 mins
After suffering a heart attack, a workaholic TV interviewer fears she will never recover so she turns to a combination of alcohol and non-prescribed drugs to battle her anxiety and severe depression.
Episode 22
The Other Martin Loring
Tue, Feb 20, 197360 mins
Dr. Welby learns patient Martin Loring is in a diabetic coma due to excessive drinking. Margaret Loring is divorcing her husband after discovering his homosexual tendencies. Welby tries to help the entire family.
Episode 23
The Day After Forever
Tue, Feb 27, 197360 mins
A housewife's involvement with a political campaign quickly turns personal when she catches the eye of the charming young candidate. The woman's contractor husband quickly becomes fraught with worry about his marriage and develops a dependence of tranquilizers.
Episode 24
The Tortoise Dance
Tue, Mar 6, 197360 mins
Feeling unloved and neglected at home, a teenager becomes obsessed with death and when a friend dies in a motorcycle accident he feels somehow responsible for the death and develops suicidal feelings.