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Medical Center Season 1 Episodes

26 Episodes 1969 - 1970

Episode 1

The Last 10 Yards

Wed, Sep 24, 1969 60 mins

Football star O.J. Simpson plays a gridiron hero in this episode. Bru Wiley, up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health. Lochner: James Daly. Gannon: Chad Everett. Susan: Cicely Tyson. Coach: Edward Asner. Mazur: Dana Elcar.

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Episode 2

Victim

Wed, Oct 1, 1969 60 mins

Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon (Chad Everett) suspects the child was beaten. Erin Crawford: Robert Lansing. Dr. Lochner: James Daly. Elinor Crawford: Dyan Canncn.

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Episode 3

Emergency in Ward E

Wed, Oct 8, 1969 60 mins

"Emergency in Ward E" focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape. Pakeman: Gerald S.O'Loughlin. Tod Marriott: Robert Pine. Gannon: Chad Everett. Dr. Bartlett: Corinne Camacho. Klesmer: Joseph Buloff. Carl Marriott: Simon Scott. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 4

A Life Is Waiting

Wed, Oct 15, 1969 60 mins

The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin). Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 5

The Battle of Lily Wu

Wed, Oct 22, 1969 60 mins

France Nuyen stars as a Vietnamese war victim being treated at the medical center. Lombardi: Harold J. Stone. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly. Nurse Chambers: Jayne Meadows.

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Episode 6

The Crooked Circle

Wed, Oct 29, 1969 60 mins

Tim Considine stars in a drama about drug addiction. Jane Minter: Charlotte Stewart. Dr. Bartlett: Corinne Camacho. Gannon: Chad Everett. Anne: Nan Martin. Lochner: James Daly. Dallas: Richard Webb.

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Episode 7

Thousands and Thousands of Miles

Wed, Nov 12, 1969 60 mins

Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend. Calvin: Peter Donat. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 8

The Sharpest Edge

Wed, Nov 19, 1969 60 mins

An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley). Gannon: Chad Everett. Ruth Dwyer: Lynn Carlin. Pete Duncan: John Ericson. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 9

Jeopardy

Wed, Nov 26, 1969 60 mins

Dr. Gannon (Chad Everett) tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment. Greg: Michael Burns. Wrightman: Lloyd Bochner. Hauser: Carl Reindel. Lochner: James Daly. Lainie: Joanna Cameron. Larry: Lloyd Gough. Jeanne: Corinne Camacho.

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Episode 10

The Fallen Image

Wed, Dec 3, 1969 60 mins

Walter Pidgeon plays a U.S. ambassador whose heart condition could jeopardize a crucial meeting. Martin Evarts: Linden Chiles. Kyri Gregaros: Viveca Lindfors. Dr. Scarpia: Paul Stevens. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 11

The Loner

Wed, Dec 10, 1969 60 mins

Lee Grant plays a patient who learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory). Resident Doctor: James Shigeta. Dr. Bartlett: Corinne Camacho. Gannon: Chad Everett. Jeff McKay: Paul Comi. Lochner: James Daly. Torres: Rodolfo Hoyos.

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Episode 12

24 Hours

Wed, Dec 17, 1969 60 mins

Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery). Nurse Marsh: Bettye Ackerman. Gannon: Chad Everett. Jess: Tom Fielding. Tulliver: Ned Glass. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 13

The Adversaries

Wed, Dec 31, 1969 60 mins

"The Adversaries" are interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter---both being considered for a much-prized residency. Seagren: Christopher Stone. Katherine: Patricia Quinn. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 14

The Deceived

Wed, Jan 7, 1970 60 mins

A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband. Mim: Carrie Snodgress. Tom: Pat Hingle. Nina: Inga Swenson. Gannon: Chad Everett.

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Episode 15

Moment of Decision

Wed, Jan 14, 1970 60 mins

Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter. Lochner: James Daly. Jennifer: Tyne Daly. Peter: Robert Gentry. DeHaven: Percy Rodrigues. Gannon: Chad Everett.

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Episode 16

The Runaway

Wed, Jan 21, 1970 60 mins

Dr. Gannon (Chad Everett) tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father. Toby: Richard Thomas. August: Simon Oakland.

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Episode 17

Fright and Flight

Wed, Feb 4, 1970 60 mins

A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lucy: Heidi Vaughn. Zach: Steve Ihnat.

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Episode 18

Duel with Doom

Wed, Feb 11, 1970 60 mins

The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges. Gannon: Chad Everett. Thompson: Martin Sheen. Janet: Jana Taylor. Lochner: James Daly. Mickey: Bruce Davison.

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Episode 19

A Matter of Tomorrow

Wed, Feb 25, 1970 60 mins

Mercedes McCambridge in a study of a dedicated head nurse. Gannon: Chad Everett. Kane: Cliff Potts. Lochner: James Daly. Musician: David Saber. Nancy: Suzanne Benoit.

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Episode 20

Care Is No Cure

Wed, Mar 4, 1970 60 mins

A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant). Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly. Dr. Casman: Stephen Brooks. Rinaldi: Walter Mathews. Mrs. Rinaldi: Dolores Mann.

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Episode 21

The Professional

Wed, Mar 11, 1970 60 mins

Forrest Tucker plays a former grid idol who finds living with his own legend unbearable. Smokey Bradville: Slim Pickens. Gannon: Chad Everett. Ellen Farley: Jo Ann Harris. Lochner: James Daly. Nurse Chambers: Jayne Meadows.

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Episode 22

The Combatants

Wed, Mar 18, 1970 60 mins

William Shatner plays a research specialist who clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure. Vicki: Renne Jarrett. Esther Neily: Barbara Dana. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 23

The VD Story

Wed, Mar 25, 1970 60 mins

Carl Betz stars in this drama about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma. Gannon: Chad Everett. Lochner: James Daly. Nancy: Kathy Cannon. Jerry: Wendell Burton. Dr. Osaka: James Shigeta.

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Episode 24

His Brother's Keeper

Wed, Apr 1, 1970 60 mins

Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son. Lambert: Tim O'Connor. Jerry: Ben Murphy. Rick: David Cassidy. Gannon: Chad Everett.

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Episode 25

Rebel in White

Wed, Apr 8, 1970 60 mins

"The Rebel in White" is an ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) who's convinced that Gannon (Chad Everett) is preventing him from performing surgery. Calhoun: Will Geer. Lochner: James Daly.

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Episode 26

Between Dark and Daylight

Wed, Apr 15, 1970 60 mins

The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children. Linda Atwood: Sharon Farrell. Artie Atwood: Tom Skerritt. Gannon: Chad Everett. Seller: Walter Koenig. Maggie Seller: Lane Bradbury. Dr. Walters: Rudy Solari. Lochner: James Daly. Dr. Lorca: David Renard.

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