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St. Elsewhere Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Tue, Oct 26, 1982 60 mins
In the pilot, a mental patient is missing and paramedics bring in the victims of a terrorist's bomb. Westphall: Ed Flanders. Samuels: David Birney. Morrison: David Morse. Cavanero: Cynthia Sikes. Fiscus: Howie Mandel. Craig: William Daniels.
Episode 2
Bypass
Tue, Nov 9, 1982 60 mins
Morrison treats the bomber despite his personal feelings; Ehrlich has his first OR encounter with Craig; Samuels gives Beale a swimming lesson. David Morse. Mr. Reinhardt: Sandy McPeak. Samuels: David Birney.
Episode 3
Downs Syndrome
Tue, Nov 16, 1982 60 mins
Westphall plays host to hospital board members; a couple learn their unborn child has Down syndrome. Ed Flanders, Howie Mandel, Barbara Whinnery. Denise Whitehill: Maureen Anderman. Brian Whitehill: Tony Bill.
Episode 4
Cora and Arnie
Tue, Nov 23, 1982 60 mins
A bag lady's sore feet tip Morrison to a condition that threatens her life; a parolee complaining of pain learns that he's been shot. Arnie: James Coco. Cora: Doris Roberts. Parolee: Lionel Smith. Steven McAllister: Jack Bannon. Fiscus: Howie Mandel.
Episode 5
Samuels and the Kid
Tue, Nov 30, 1982 60 mins
Samuels grows fond of an 11-year-old with a football injury; Chandler accuses a nurse of incompetence; a teenager tries to deliver a baby with telephone guidance from Cavanero. David Birney, Denzel Washington, Cynthia Sikes. Bernie: Rudy Ramos. Patrick: Robert Davi.
Episode 6
Legionnaires
Tue, Dec 7, 1982 60 mins
Westphall considers closing down a ward after patients die with symptoms of Legionnaires' disease; a nurse shows inexplicable contempt for Cavanero (Cynthia Sikes). Myra White: Karen Landry. Francine: Jessica Salem. Westphall: Ed Flanders.
Episode 7
Legionnaires
Tue, Dec 14, 1982 60 mins
Westphall's job may be on the line over his decision to close the ward; Fiscus is mugged in the ER; Beale learns his patient was impregnated during her stay. Ed Flanders, Howie Mandel, G.W. Bailey. Cummings: Christopher Guest.
Episode 8
Tweety and Ralph
Tue, Dec 21, 1982 60 mins
A patient throws a party to celebrate her impending hysterectomy; Ralph builds a nest in the storeroom. William Daniels, Ed Flanders, Eric Laneuville. Jane: Laraine Newman.
Episode 9
Rain
Tue, Jan 4, 1983 60 mins
Morrison soon regrets acceding to a house call; Fiscus pulls his gun on a patient; White's daughter swallows mothballs. Lucavic: George Morfogen. White: Terence Knox. Myra: Karen Landry. Morrison: David Morse. Ralph: Richard Marcus.
Episode 10
Hearts
Tue, Jan 11, 1983 60 mins
Ralph poses as a staffer; an obese woman learns her discomfort is labor pains; Ehrlich faces another moment of truth assisting Craig. Richard Marcus, Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Nancy Paxton: Dorothy Fielding. White: Terence Knox. Gina: Conchata Ferrell.
Episode 11
Graveyard
Tue, Jan 18, 1983 60 mins
Rebuffed by Paxton, Samuels struggles to save a critically wounded patient; a Chinese couple perform a ritual on their dying son; and Ralph (Richard Marcus) decides to leave the nest. Dr. Paxton: Dorothy Fielding. Wong: James Hong.
Episode 12
Release
Tue, Feb 1, 1983 60 mins
Craig's college roommate checks in for a sex change; White must obtain his first autopsy consent form; Chandler helps a shooting victim regain his memory. William Daniels, Terence Knox, Denzel Washington. Bob Overland: Andy Romano. Ann Overland: Alice Hirson.
Episode 13
Family History
Tue, Feb 8, 1983 60 mins
Hoping for reconciliation, White visits his wife; John Doe meets his parents; Armstrong works to correct an embarrassing oversight. Terence Knox, Kim Miyori. Charlie Heller: Keenan Wynn. Michael Steward: Alan Feinstein. Myra White: Karen Landry.
Episode 14
Remission
Tue, Feb 22, 1983 60 mins
Chemotherapy becomes a do-or-die proposition for Auschlander; racial tensions produce an assault victim; a female flasher roams the halls; an evicted Fiscus persuades Ehrlich to let him move in "for a few days." Norman Lloyd, Howie Mandel. Kevin: David Elliott. Mike: Michael Madsen.
Episode 15
Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day
Tue, Mar 1, 1983 60 mins
Ehrlich is mismatched for a party at Craig's house; Morrison learns that the beating was not a case of black against white; some tricks are in store for Luther on his birthday. Ellen Bry, Ed Begley Jr.
Episode 16
The Count
Tue, Mar 8, 1983 60 mins
Cavanero and Samuels help hide a porn star from a summons server; Armstrong suspects a surgeon is needlessly inserting pacemakers in patients. Cynthia Sikes, David Birney, Kim Miyori. Harold Hubner: Michael Hulsey.
Episode 17
Brothers
Tue, Mar 15, 1983 60 mins
A man wants his terminally ill brother to die without prolonged suffering; Ehrlich asks Daniels for a second chance; Rosenthal faces a mastectomy. Christina Pickles, Ed Begley Jr. Arthur: Richard Hamilton. Jill: Melody Anderson. White: Terence Knox.
Episode 18
Dog Day Hospital
Tue, Mar 22, 1983 60 mins
Ehrlich's first solo operation is interrupted by a gun-wielding pregnant woman demanding to see the doctor who gave her husband a vasectomy; Fiscus's feisty aunt (Elizabeth Kerr) tours the hospital. Ira: Alan Oppenheimer. Bob Loniker: Tom Atkins. Ehrlich: Ed Begley Jr.
Episode 19
Working
Tue, Apr 5, 1983 60 mins
A patient dies on the elevator and his family hits Chandler with a lawsuit; an attractive surgeon brings out another side of Craig. Denzel Washington, William Daniels. Stan Morgen: Ed Lauter.
Episode 20
Craig in Love
Tue, Apr 12, 1983 60 mins
Craig, whose wife is away, continues to bask in the warmth exuded by Dr. Anya; Chandler is increasingly sensitive about the malpractice charge. William Daniels, Denzel Washington. Hendricks: James Sutorius. White: Terence Knox.
Episode 21
Baron Von Munchausen
Tue, Apr 19, 1983 60 mins
Morrison and Ehrlich disagree on whether to operate on a man whose test results contradict his condition; Daniels is attacked by a crazed woman; Craig addresses a group of minority med students. David Morse, Ed Begley Jr., Ellen Bry.
Episode 22
Addiction
Tue, May 3, 1983 60 mins
White is suspected of a drug theft; Auschlander gets into a fist fight; Craig's med-student son gets a different high from medicine than his dad; Morrison's wife (Deborah White) goes into labor. Herbie Podell: Howard Duff. Auschlander: Norman Lloyd.
