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Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.
- 1972-1974
- 2 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy
Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.
Season 2 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
The Misguided Appendectomy
Tue, Sep 25, 1973 30 mins
Paul Lynde as Dr. Paul Mercy joins Cleavon Little and a revamped supporting cast in the second season where Noland removes the appendix of a thief and Mercy searches the hospital for him.
Episode 2
The Oldest Living American
Tue, Oct 2, 1973 30 mins
Dr. Claver brings Luke Shaw, a 125-year-old Civil War veteran, into Capital Hospital for a physical.
Episode 3
The Strike
Tue, Oct 9, 1973 30 mins
A strike is threatened by the nurses and orderlies if Dr. Mercy doesn't meet their demand for higher pay.
Episode 4
A Classic Case
Tue, Oct 16, 1973 30 mins
When a healthy patient is put in traction due to a misread X-ray Dr. Mercy fears a malpractice suit against Capital Hospital.
Episode 5
We Ain't Got Nobody
Tue, Oct 30, 1973 30 mins
In order to get an emergency crash cart for the hospital Dr. Noland creates a mythical heart patient that dies and then blames the death on a lack of equipment. The ploy appears to work until an autopsy is ordered on the fictional corpse.
Episode 6
The Mothers
Tue, Nov 6, 1973 30 mins
Mercy's fondest dream is to have his mother move out and retire to the country but Dr. Noland's most mother intervenes.
Episode 7
Gonna Getcha
Tue, Nov 13, 1973 30 mins
Dr. Mercy starts to receive anonymous threats against his life.
Episode 8
The Night Shift
Tue, Nov 20, 1973 30 mins
When Dr. Mercy tries working late he is beset by bizarre interruptions.
Episode 9
Mercy, the Surgeon
Tue, Dec 4, 1973 30 mins
After boasting to Judge Trager that he is a great heart surgeon the judge comes to him for an operation.
Episode 10
The Physical
Tue, Dec 11, 1973 30 mins
Dr. Paul Mercy's physical has him singing the VD blues.
Episode 11
The Donation
Tue, Dec 18, 1973 30 mins
When the father of a wealthy family decides to leave his body to medical science Dr. Mercy fears the loss of their financial support.
Episode 12
Four of a Kind
Tue, Dec 25, 1973 30 mins
Mercy plans to reap a public relations windfall for Capital Hospital from the birth of quadruplets.
Episode 13
Operation Mercy
Tue, Jan 8, 1974 30 mins
Dr Mercy must have minor throat surgery and his fear makes him a terrible patient.
Episode 14
Big Brother
Thu, Jul 18, 1974 30 mins
Dr. Mercy spies on the staff with a television surveillance system.
Episode 15
Is There a Lady Doctor in the House?
Thu, Jul 25, 1974 30 mins
Chauvinist Dr. Mercy falls for a liberated female doctor (Corinne Comacho).
Episode 16
Kid Genius
Thu, Aug 1, 1974 30 mins
The hospital is sued when a precocious and obnoxious child concert pianist is frightened into a traumatic state.
Episode 17
The Three Faces of Edwina
Thu, Aug 8, 1974 30 mins
Edwina borrows money from her brother for plastic surgery that she is convinced is necessary.
Episode 18
Healer Man
Thu, Aug 15, 1974 30 mins
A country-western singer who was treated by Mercy for a broken leg suffered in a motorcycle accident writes a song in the doctor's honor.
Episode 19
Shafted
Thu, Aug 22, 1974 30 mins
A pregnant woman who is about to deliver becomes trapped when a hospital elevator breaks down.
Episode 20
Mercy Beaucoup
Thu, Aug 29, 1974 30 mins
Dr. Mercy initially turns down a promotion overseeing a chain of 23 hospitals, but rethinks the offer when he believes the staff does not want him to stay.