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Marcus Welby, M.D. Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
The Panic Path
Tue, Sep 11, 197360 mins
Welby gets dragged into a difficult situation after a friend confides he has lost sexual attraction to his wife. To cover the problem the friend tells his wife he is being treated by Welby, while all the time evidence mounts he is actually having an affair.
Episode 2
A Joyful Song
Tue, Sep 18, 197360 mins
A young nun is brought into the hospital and faces a life threatening illness in leukemia. She struggles to come to terms with the situation and her faith, while continuing to try to inspire those around her to be positive.
Episode 3
For Services Rendered
Tue, Sep 25, 197360 mins
A coronary bypass may be the only thing that can save the life of dry-cleaning store operator Fred Pulaski. But Pulaski, determined to retire with his wife to a ranch in Southern California, is determined not to have the surgery - he doesn't have health insurance or savings to fund both the surgery and the ranch - and instead keeps his health a secret.
Episode 4
Blood Kin
Tue, Oct 2, 197360 mins
An Italian family become concerned when their daughter is diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. The secret to treating the girl is found in her parents blood, but they have a fear of doctors and hospitals in general.
Episode 5
The Light at the Threshold
Tue, Oct 9, 197360 mins
A teenage girl suffers from a catastrophic eye condition that could leave her blind. Welby searches for answers while the girl tries to adapt to her situation.
Episode 6
A Question of Fault
Tue, Oct 16, 197360 mins
A young boy looses his arm due to poor treatment. The boys father struggles to deal with his perception the boy wont grow up to be a man. To complicate matters the ugly notion of a malpractice is raised.
Episode 7
Friends in High Places
Tue, Oct 23, 197360 mins
A man dying of cancer is frustrated that his youngest son continues to pursue an acting career despite a lack of success and resents the fact that he has returned to LA for acting opportunities and not just to see him.
Episode 8
The Endless Moment
Tue, Oct 30, 197360 mins
A former girlfriend comes back into Kiley's life and they quickly decide to get married but when she is diagnosed with lupus, Steve's natural reticence to impart bad news makes it difficult to let her know she will become an invalid.
Episode 9
The Tall Tree
Tue, Nov 6, 197360 mins
A talented psychotherapist working with trouble tackles problems with his health and his job.
Episode 10
The Circles of Shame
Tue, Nov 20, 197360 mins
Welby is puzzled when a young woman and bride-to-be being treated for an ulcer tries to give herself an abortion, unaware that she is trying to conceal the fact that a co-worker had raped her.
Episode 11
Nguyen
Tue, Nov 27, 197360 mins
A soldier returns from an extended tour in Vietnam with an adopted orphan in tow. The child's presence causes unintended tensions with his wife, child and mother-in-law.
Episode 12
A Cry in the Night
Tue, Dec 11, 197360 mins
A marine biologist refuses to take even routine medical exams because she fears the effect test results will make on her professional and personal life.
Episode 13
Death Is Only a Side Effect
Tue, Dec 18, 197360 mins
A young woman with chronic kidney disease lapses into a coma from complete renal failure and her husband blames Kiley for improperly prescribing the drug she was taking while Welby and Kiley race against time to find the actual cause.
Episode 14
The Comeback
Tue, Jan 1, 197460 mins
A recovering alcoholic orthopedic surgeon tries to rebuild her reputation.
Episode 15
A Full Life
Tue, Jan 8, 197460 mins
A medical researcher, despondent when his grandson's decides to become a professional athlete rather than follow in his footsteps refuses treatment for a fatal form of malaria so Welby hires a headstrong nurse to enforce treatment.
Episode 16
No Charity for the MacAllisters
Tue, Jan 15, 197460 mins
An impoverished Appalachian family have moved to Los Angeles looking for work but they are hesitant to get medical treatment for looming health problems because tradition says to not accept anything they can't pay for.
Episode 17
Each Day a Miracle
Tue, Jan 22, 197460 mins
Nancy Riggs has been in remission for her leukemia for six years and with the blessing of Welby and her oncologist wants to move back into the outside world but her father wants to keep her in a sterile cocoon the rest of her life.
Episode 18
The Fear of Silence
Tue, Jan 29, 197460 mins
An air traffic controller faces a career-threatening illness.
Episode 19
Angela's Nightmare
Tue, Feb 5, 197460 mins
Consuela becomes the only person who can communicate with a young, malnourished and frightened girl known only as Angela who has been brought to Juvenile Hall for stealing food.
Episode 20
The Mugging
Tue, Feb 12, 197460 mins
Welby's neighbors struggle to recover when the wife is attacked outside their home.
Episode 21
The Latch-Key Child
Tue, Feb 19, 197460 mins
When Dr. Kiley gives a ride to waitress Julie he learns her living situation is less then ideal. To earn a living she leaves 9 year old Casey in charge of Josh, who is 6. Josh also has seizures and Kiley tries to help.
Episode 22
Out of Control
Tue, Feb 26, 197460 mins
An aspiring race car driver refuses to find out what is causing severe headaches because it may endanger his career but the headaches send him into uncontrollable fits of rage that endanger him and everyone around him.
Episode 23
I've Promised You a Father: Part 1
Tue, Mar 5, 197460 mins
The sister of a nurse who's attracted to Kiley accuses him of getting her pregnant, so Welby asks Owen Marshall to defend him.
Episode 25
Designs
Tue, Mar 12, 197460 mins
A fashion designer's fainting spells send her to Dr. Welby with unexpected results.
