List of Ben Casey episodes
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity.".[1] The series starred Vincent Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Bettye Ackerman, Jeanne Bates, John Zaremba, Franchot Tone and Harry Landers.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 32 | October 2, 1961 | May 28, 1962 | ||
| 2 | 31 | October 1, 1962 | May 13, 1963 | ||
| 3 | 33 | September 9, 1963 | April 22, 1964 | ||
| 4 | 31 | September 14, 1964 | May 17, 1965 | ||
| 5 | 26 | September 13, 1965 | March 21, 1966 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1961–62)
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| 1 | 1 | "To the Pure" | Fielder Cook | James E. Moser | October 2, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Aki Aleong, Angela Clarke, Susan Davis, Francis De Sales, Wilton Graff, Adrienne Hayes, Barton Heyman, Rafael López, Maurice Manson, Adrienne Marden, Ann Morrison, Stuart Nisbet, Nelson Olmsted, Maudie Prickett Ben Casey jeopardizes his career in order to perform a delicate brain operation on a young boy. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "But Linda Only Smiled" | Abner Biberman | William Bast | October 9, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Jeanne Cooper, Susan Gordon, Stanja Lowe, Bernard Kates, Barton Heyman, Robert Williams, Charles Irving, Mary Gregory, Lorraine Martin, Leslie Summers Dr. Casey administers a blood transfusion on a critically ill child, despite the religious objections of her mother. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Insolent Heart" | Alex March | Al C. Ward | October 16, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Luther Adler, Carl Benton Reid, Robert Burton, George Dunn, Carolyn Fleming, David Lewis, Nita Loveless, Art Passarella, Mary Gregory Dr. Casey is reluctant to perform experimental cardiac surgery on his former instructor, who is also a friend of Dr. Zorba, but the instructor insists on having the operation. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "I Remember a Lemon Tree" | Alex March | Story by : Marcus W. Demian Teleplay by : Jack Laird | October 23, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Barton Heyman, Alice Rodriguez A brilliant surgeon has developed a drug habit while battling leukemia, and is now forging prescriptions of morphine for his own use. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "An Expensive Glass of Water" | Robert Ellis Miller | Gilbert Ralston | October 30, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Chester Morris, Neva Patterson, Shirley Ballard, George Neise, Herb Armstrong, Ken Becker, Thom Carney, Barbara Collentine, Richard Keith, Mary Patton A business tycoon battles with Dr. Casey in an effort to keep the seriousness of his physical condition a secret from his competitors. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Sound of Laughter" | Irving Lerner | Gilbert Ralston | November 6, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Stanley Adams, Ruth Storey, Ned Glass, Nick Dennis, it:Edward Colmans, Ernest Anderson, Anna Bruno-Lena, it:Jack Mather, John Pickard, Roxane Brooks, Patricia King, Karen Norris, Tom Pardew Children's laughter gives needed therapy to an ailing entertainer who is paralyzed after a cranial seizure. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "A Few Brief Lines for Dave" | Byron Paul | Story by : Paul Savage Teleplay by : Al C. Ward | November 13, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Bill Bixby, Theona Bryant, Mary Gregory, Frank Kreig, Kevin McCarthy, Phyllis Love, Jean MacRae, Herbert Patterson, Don Spruance, Richard Vath, Meg Wyllie A malingering female patient and a fear-ridden resident surgeon pose problems for Dr. Casey. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Pavanne for a Gentle Lady" | Abner Biberman | Theodore Apstein | November 20, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Bethel Leslie, Anne Seymour, Harry Holcombe, Anne Whitfield, Alex Viespi, Nita Loveless, Carolyn Fleming, George Mather, Carmen Nisbet, Nellie Burt Dr. Casey clashes with a pediatrician while an elderly patient shows courage by facing her suffering gallantly. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "My Good Friend Krikor" | Irvin Kershner | Theodore Apstein | November 27, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Paul Barselou (credited as Paul Barselow), Roger De Koven, Robert Ellenstein, Jack Hogan, Rex Holman, Paul Keast, Arline Sax, Paul Pepper, Simon Scott, Abraham Sofaer After an orderly's friend is committed for psychiatric observation, Dr. Casey goes to court in an attempt to treat him through neurosurgery. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Sweet Kiss of Madness" | Robert Ellis Miller | Theodore Apstein | December 4, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Alice Backes, Patricia Barry, Mary Gregory, Robert Hastings, Arthur Hill, John Lasell, Scotty Morrow, Karen Norris, George Sawaya, Brad Trumbull, Joyce Van Patten, William Windom A doctor's ambitious wife goads him into suppressing information that would harm his career. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness" | Abner Biberman | Gilbert Ralston | December 11, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Anna-Lisa, Lynn Bari, Dyan Cannon, Ray Daley, Mary Gregory, Joan Hackett, Ron Hagerthy, Don Spruance, Katherine Victor, Donald Woods A woman is given psychological treatment after being ridden with guilt following an auto accident that kills her unborn child. However, Dr. Casey finds that a seizure was the cause of the accident. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "A Dark Night for Billy Harris" | Alex March | William Bast & Gabrielle Upton | December 18, 1961 | |
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Guest stars: Paul Bryar, Bruce Dern, Telly Savalas, Cece Whitney, Elen Willard Dr. Casey suspects that bullet-ridden Billy Harris is the victim of a trigger-happy policeman. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "And If I Die" | Byron Paul | Ken Kolb & James E. Moser | January 1, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Juney Ellis, Carolyn Fleming, John Larch, Louise Lewis, Leo Penn, Ann Robinson, Brett Somers, Kay Stewart, Karl Swenson An expectant mother faces brain surgery which could cause the loss of her baby. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "A Memory of Candy Stripes" | Robert Ellis Miller | Theodore Apstein | January 8, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Franchot Tone, Denise Alexander, Brian Davies, Tony Call, Nick Dennis, Don Spruance, Cyril Delavanti, Dorothy Neumann, Ed Prentiss, Edmund Williams Dr. Casey jeopardizes his hospital career when he seeks the rehabilitation of an alcoholic patient. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Imagine a Long Bright Corridor" | Arthur Hiller | Jack Laird | January 15, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Lillian Adams, Robert Blake, Lew Brown, Tony Call, Valentin de Vargas, David Fresco, Betty Garde, Vivi Janiss, Cecil Kellaway, Arthur Malet, Strother Martin, James Nusser, Marge Redmond, Davis Roberts, Penny Santon, Brenda Scott, Jerry Summers, Jesse Wayne, Paul Wexler Dr. Casey encounters the seamiest side of hospital life during his temporary assignment in the Main Admittance Room. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "A Story to Be Softly Told" | Alex March | Theodore Apstein | January 22, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Carol Anderson, Shari Lee Bernath, Ila Britton, Jean Hagen, Jan Harrison. Lee Marvin, Tony Maxwell, Burt Mustin, Marianne Stewart, Tracy Stratford, Elizabeth Thompson, Cecil Weston A mother hopes that an operation on her mentally retarded son will restore him to normalcy and save her marriage. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Big Trouble With Charlie" | Sydney Pollack | Norman Katkov | January 29, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Kevin Brodie, Walter Burke, Norma Crane, Myron McCormick, Harry Raven, Alan Roberts, Alice Rodriguez, Irene Tedrow, Garry Walberg, Jack Warden Dr. Casey discovers a doctor treating derelicts in the back section of a pool room and demands that the patients come to the hospital for proper treatment. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Give My Hands an Epitaph" | Alex March | Theodore Apstein | February 5, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Boon, Constance Dane, Jack Klugman, Ruthie Robinson, Eileen Ryan Dr. Casey detects signs of a serious nervous disorder in a brain surgeon about to operate. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Victory Wears a Cruel Smile" | Abner Biberman | Harry Julian Fink | February 12, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Edward Andrews, Ed Begley, Ruth Foster, Louise Lorimer, Freeman Lusk, Tyler McVey, Nancy Rennick, Alfred Ryder, Don Spruance Dr. Casey brands a staff physician incompetent after he makes an incorrect diagnosis and prescription for a young patient. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase" | Leo Penn | Gilbert Ralston | February 19, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Ruth Foster, Francis Lederer, Alice Rodriguez, Stefan Schnabel, Quintin Sondergaard, Fay Spain, Don Spruance, Joseph Vitale A refugee doctor meets resistance from Dr. Casey in his diagnosis for the hospital's prison-ward patient. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Behold a Pale Horse" | Abner Biberman | Story by : Teddi Sherman & Judith Plowden Teleplay by : Jack Laird | February 26, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Keenan Wynn, J. Edward McKinley, Peggie Adams, Lou Krugman, Adam Stewart, Terry Loomis, John Close, John Hart, Paul Hartman
Also Starring: Suzanne Pleshette as Carolyn Stanley | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses" | Sydney Pollack | Jack Curtis | March 5, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Michael Davis, Jess Kirkpatrick, Peggy Leon, Lawrence Parke, Cliff Robertson, Charles Wagenheim Superstitions draw together a former Army ace and a terrified Native American boy. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "To a Grand and Natural Finale" | Abner Biberman | Alvin Sargent and Gabrielle Upton | March 12, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Gina Gillespie, Mary Gregory, Kim Hamilton, Ralph Manza, Phillip Pine, Hari Rhodes, it:Edgar Stehli, John Zaccaro After collapsing following his last bout, an injured boxer defies Dr. Casey's decision that he submit to a series of medical tests. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Monument to an Aged Hunter" | Sydney Pollack | Story by : Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston | March 19, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Lane Bradford, Kathie Browne, Alan Caillou, Ruth Foster, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Sydney Pollack, Chris Robinson, Robert F. Simon, Kay Stewart Dr. Casey faces a crucial decision when two of his patients require a rare drug, which can only be supplied to one of them. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "All the Clocks Are Ticking" | Abner Biberman | Story by : Margaret Schneider & Paul Schneider Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | March 26, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Henry Beckman, Barry Brooks, Rudy Dolan, Dorothy Konrad, Nan Martin, Ann Morrison, Don Spruance A female patient refuses to face the passage of time and face present realities when Dr. Casey treats her for a concussion. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Among Others, a Girl Named Abilene" | Arthur Hiller | Norman Katkov & Jack Laird | April 2, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Mabel Albertson, William Allyn, it:Lillian Bronson, Barry Cahill, Jorja Curtright, Daryl Duke, William Fawcett, Everett Glass, Charity Grace, Ronnie Haran, Harold Innocent, Louise Lewis, George Mitchell, Denver Pyle, Charles Thompson, Paul Tripp Dr. Casey battles ignorance, fear, superstition and demoralization for a series of indigent patients during outside medical relief. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes" | Arthur Hiller | Jack Curtis | April 16, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Eddie Firestone, Charles Lampkin, Butch Patrick, Alex Sharp, Pearl Shear, Paul Sorensen, Yoko Tani A survivor of both the Hiroshima blast and a school fire has a psychological problem that Dr. Casey admits he can't solve. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears" | Fielder Cook | Story by : Eric Peters Teleplay by : James E. Moser & Eric Peters | April 23, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Luana Anders, Betty Field, Carmen Mathews A supervising nurse and an embittered career woman patient who is undergoing menopause test the skills of both Dr. Casey and Dr. Zorba. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Preferably, the Less-Used Arm" | Fielder Cook | Gilbert Ralston | April 30, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: John Astin, Charles Bateman, Russ Thorson, Chal Johnson, Joe Perry, Ralph Moody, Tom Peters, Tol Avery, Warren Kemmerling, Lee Krieger, Lon Dean, Sandra Stone, Sheldon Allman, Raymond Guth, James Healy
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| 30 | 30 | "An Uncommonly Innocent Killing" | Alex March | Story by : Les Pine Teleplay by : Don Brinkley | May 7, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Philip Abbott, Eddie Albert, Ruth Foster, Edmund Glover, Virginia Gregg, it:Duane Grey, Charles Horvath, Joe Maross, Conrad Nagel, Andrew Prine, Ray Smith A business magnate strikes an associate during a seizure, causing the man's death, and Dr. Casey refuses to release him for trial. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "So Oft It Chances in Particular Men" | Alex March | James E. Moser | May 21, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: James Franciscus, Carol Rossen Tests fail to determine why the victim of a simple accident has developed mental problems. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "When You See an Evil Man" | Sydney Pollack | James E. Moser & Gilbert Ralston | May 28, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Bill Erwin, Robert Miller, Jeanette Nolan, Simon Oakland, Tuesday Weld, Tom Simcox A mother attempts to protect her daughter by claiming that her alleged suicide attempt followed the murder of her neurosurgeon husband. | ||||||
Season 2 (1962–63)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 33 | 1 | "Mrs McBroom & the Cloud Watcher" | Sydney Pollack | Story by : Harry Brown Teleplay by : Harry Brown and James E. Moser | October 1, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Paul Comi, Cyril Delevanti, Patty Duke, Lee Krieger, Jack Laird, Joanne Linville, Richard Reeves, Katherine Victor, Meg Wyllie After brain surgery, an orphan experiences a new loneliness, she's blind. | ||||||
| 34 | 2 | "The Night That Nothing Happened" | Sydney Pollack | Oliver Crawford | October 8, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Lew Brown, Nick Dennis, Vivi Janiss, Valentin de Vargas, Robert Hastings, George E. Mather, Natalie Norwick, Davis Roberts, Tom Troupe, Moria Turner, Don Spruance, Tracy Stratford, Frank Warren,
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| 35 | 3 | "In the Name of Love, A Small Corruption" | Stuart Rosenberg | Gilbert Ralston | October 15, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Tol Avery, Nick Dennis, Felicia Farr, John Francis, Patricia Huston, Ellen McRae, Bing Russell, Don Spruance, Rod Steiger, A wealthy man portends to be a modern-day King Lear, as he tries to decide which of his three estranged daughters will get his riches. | ||||||
| 36 | 4 | "Legacy from a Stranger" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Raphael Hayes Teleplay by : Jack Laird & Raphael Hayes | October 22, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Nick Dennis, David Fresco, Bernard Kates, Jack Kosslyn, Steven Hill, Judson Laire, Janet Margolin, Stafford Repp, Rudy Solari, Helen Westcott A condemned convict and an embittered blind woman are about to have their lives cross as each heads into an uncertain future. | ||||||
| 37 | 5 | "Go Not Gently Into the Night" | Sydney Pollack | Arthur L. Murphy | October 29, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Anne Barton, Kevin Brodie, Russell Johnson, Noah Keen, John McLiam, John Newton, Pat Rosson, Don Spruance, Ben Wright Parents who refuse to allow any surgery on their son provoke the wrath of Casey. | ||||||
| 38 | 6 | "Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road" | Stuart Rosenberg | Gilbert Ralston | November 5, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Burt Brinckerhoff, Suzi Carnell, Nick Dennis, Ludwig Donath, Carroll O'Connor, Jack Sahakian Casey tries to revive racing driver Lou Carson's will to live after he's diagnosed with a circulatory disease that for the most part is incurable. | ||||||
| 39 | 7 | "Of All Save Pain Bereft" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Peggy Shaw & Lou Shaw Teleplay by : Jack Laird | November 12, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: William Bryant, Ruth Foster, Joan Huntington, Ray Kellogg, Kathleen Maguire, Gerald O'Loughlin, Leo Penn, Paula Petris, Herbert Rudley, it:Chet Stratton A man with amnesia attempts to put his past back together leading up to surgery that could restore his memory totally .. or not. | ||||||
| 40 | 8 | "And Even Death Shall Die" | Leo Penn | Frances Young | November 19, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Elizabeth Ashley, Roy Barcroft, Leora Dana, Crahan Denton, Robert Walker Jr., A promising young architect who is about to marry the girl of his dreams is suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor, ending the marriage plans after her father finds out about the illness. | ||||||
| 41 | 9 | "The Firemen Who Raised Rabbits" | Irving Lerner | Gilbert Ralston | November 26, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Tige Andrews, Walter Burke, it:Sidney Clute, Nick Dennis, Strother Martin, Rosemary Murphy, L. Q. Jones, Greg Morris, Leo Penn, Hugh Sanders A slow middle-aged man nicknamed Rabbits resides at a local fire station where he is cared for by the firemen. After a bike accident hospitalizes Rabbits, his sister threatens to institutionalize him. | ||||||
| 42 | 10 | "Between Summer and Winter" | Paul Nickell | Story by : Jack Curtis Teleplay by : Jack Curtis & Jack Laird | December 3, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: it:Gail Bonney, Nellie Burt, Michael Hinn, Richard Jordan, Dal McKennon, Don Spruance "Plumduff" Lewis, an elderly nurse known for her kindness, and uselessness, gets recruited by Casey when his holiday accident load becomes more than he can handle. | ||||||
| 43 | 11 | "I Hear America Singing" | Irving Lerner | Jack Curtis | December 10, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Nick Dennis, Stephen Coit, Jean Holcomb, Barbara Turner, Jack Warden A drunk salesman tries to talk a disabled woman out of filing a law suit against him after he runs over her with his car. | ||||||
| 44 | 12 | "Pack Up All My Care and Woe" | David Lowell Rich | Wilton Schiller | December 17, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Edward Andrews, Russ Bender, Lillian Buyeff, Ruth Foster, Stacy Harris, John Lawrence, Burgess Meredith, Leo Penn, Barney Phillips, Alice Rodriguez, Paul Sorensen, de:Marianne Stewart Casey finds himself in the middle of a legal wrangle when a lawyer pressures him to testify in court that brain surgery on Lester Partridge will do away with the convict's murderous tendencies. | ||||||
| 45 | 13 | "Saturday, Surgery and Stanley Schultz" | Irving Lerner | Alvin Sargent | December 31, 1962 | |
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Guest stars: Jan Bradley, Barry Brooks, Jon Cedar, James Dunn, Bern Hoffman, Hope Holiday, John Lodge, Jean MacRae, Robert Miller, Eli Mintz, Frances Osborne, John Pavelko, Alice Rodriguez, Sydney Smith, Moria Turner Casey wonders why hospital clown Stanley Schultz, who has performed for patients for eight years, refuses to entertain the patients in neurosurgery. | ||||||
| 46 | 14 | "I'll Be All Right in the Morning" | Sydney Pollack | Story by : Theodore Apstein & Wilton Schiller Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller | January 7, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Charlene Brooks, Steven Hill, Bethel Leslie, Ernest A. Losso (credited as Ernest Losso) When a surgeon discovers he has a disorder that causes him to lose his balance, he determines to continue in his career. | ||||||
| 47 | 15 | "A Cardinal Act of Mercy Part 1" | Sydney Pollack | Norman Katkov | January 14, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Gary Crosby, Timmy Everett, Glenda Farrell, Miranda Jones, Lillian Powell, Napoleon Simpson, Kim Stanley Casey tries to help a lawyer kick her morphine habit, but encounters resistance, lies and manipulation when she gets a guileless young man to smuggle dope into her hospital room. He is visiting his mother, who is in the hospital for treatment of injuries received in a beating. | ||||||
| 48 | 16 | "A Cardinal Act of Mercy Part 2" | Sydney Pollack | Norman Katkov | January 21, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Gary Crosby, Timmy Everett, Glenda Farrell, Kim Stanley Dr. Zorba uncovers Faith's secret, that she is a drug addict who gets a young man to smuggle in morphine for her after Zorba refuses her any more morphine shots. | ||||||
| 49 | 17 | "Use Neon for My Epitaph" | Paul Nickell | Gilbert Ralston | January 28, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Sallie Brophy, Curt Conway, Will Kuluva, Paul Martin, Gary Merrill, Bryan O'Byrne, Alice Rodriguez, Don Spruance, Evelyn Ward Movie star Miles Houghton collapses during the filming of a multimillion-dollar production and Casey's diagnosis is if Houghton returns to work, he will die. | ||||||
| 50 | 18 | "He Thought He Saw an Albatross" | Leo Penn | Don Brinkley | February 4, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Dianne Foster, Mary Gregory, Bernie Hamilton, Kim Hamilton, Leslie Nielsen, Leo Penn A psychiatrist claims that he can cure Casey's patient without the aid of neurosurgery. | ||||||
| 51 | 19 | "A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody MD" | Paul Nickell | Norman Katkov | February 11, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Claudia Bryar, Gage Clarke, Lisabeth Hush, Maurice Jara, de:Karl Lukas, Erin O'Donnell, Joseph Sweeney, Justin Smith, Fred Vincent Although he's still an intern, Jimmy Peabody is raising funds to finance a medical clinic of his own, and one of the sources he's depending on is wealthy Adam Garrett, an elderly patient at County General. | ||||||
| 52 | 20 | "A Hundred More Pipers" | Leo Penn | Barry Oringer | February 18, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Marcus Demian, James Donald, Ruth Foster, fr:Mary LaRoche, Walter Mathews, Paula Petris, Harold J. Stone, Edmund Williams Dr. Casey admires surgeon Alvin MacKenzie, but he can't understand why his colleague has erected such a cold barrier between himself and his patients. | ||||||
| 53 | 21 | "Suffer the Little Children" | Sydney Pollack | James E. Moser, | February 25, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Elizabeth Allen, Paul Comi, James Griffith, Leslye Hunter, Jacqueline Scott, Edward C. Short, Russell Thorson, Moria Turner, Cece Whitney (credited as CeCe Whitney) After an infant dies of head injuries, Casey learns that her sister was also hurt at about the same time - and he begins to doubt that the children were really accident victims. | ||||||
| 54 | 22 | "Rigadoon for Three Pianos" | Leo Penn | Gilbert Ralston | March 4, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Virginia Christine, Diana Hyland, Stephen Joyce, Alfred Ryder, Beatrice Straight Greta Bauer's mother is dominating not only her career as a pianist, but her personal life as well - and her aunt Alice refuses to undergo crucial surgery unless she is assured that Greta will have her freedom. | ||||||
| 55 | 23 | "The White Ones Are Dolphins" | Alex March | James J. Sweeney | March 11, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Luther Adler, Nick Dennis, Sharon Farrell, John Qualen
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| 56 | 24 | "Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud" | Alex March | Story by : Wilton Schille & Leo Penn Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller | March 18, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Pete Beathard, Lane Bradford, Neville Brand, Lane Bradford, Nick Dennis, Sally Gracie, Ronnie Knox, Tony Linehan
Also starring: Lee Kinsolving as Terrence Dunne Jr. | ||||||
| 57 | 25 | "For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold" | Leo Penn | Gilbert Ralston | March 25, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Peter Baldwin, Nick Dennis, Mariette Hartley, Dan O'Herlihy Despite surgery, Julie Carr may go blind – and now her fiancee has left her to face the darkness alone. | ||||||
| 58 | 26 | "Father Was an Intern" | Alex March | Norman Katkov | April 1, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Philip Bourneuf, Dabney Coleman, Tony Franke, Theodore Lehmann (credited as Ted Lehmann), Ralph Moody, Michael Parks, Frances Reid, Doris Roberts, James Whitmore Bud Forrest frowns on his financially pressed father's plans to complete his long-delayed internship. | ||||||
| 59 | 27 | "Rage Against the Dying Light" | Irving Lerner | Arthur L. Murphy | April 15, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Melvyn Douglas, Frederick Beir, Lonny Chapman Architect Burton Strang's lifelong ambition to design a new type of cathedral is thwarted by a strange partial paralysis, which Casey believes to be surgically curable. But a colleague, Dr Freel, disagrees. | ||||||
| 60 | 28 | "La Vie, La Vie Interieure" | Leo Penn | Gilbert Ralston | April 22, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Gloria Calomee, Guy De Vestel, Olive Deering, Michael Forest, Paul Mantee, John Pickard, Peggy Rea. Dick Wilson A singer refuses to let an inoperable brain tumor prevent her from fulfilling a concert commitment. | ||||||
| 61 | 29 | "My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow" | Robert Butler | Barry Oringer | April 29, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Arthur Batanides, Marcel Dalio, John Larch, Patricia Neal, Richard Reeves, Charles Wagenheim de:Jan Shutan, Charles Wagenheim Staff psychiatrist Louise Chapelle has skid row patient Robert Anderson transferred to her care – but his revelations under narcosynthesis disturb her profoundly. | ||||||
| 62 | 30 | "Lullaby for Billy Dignan" | Leo Penn | Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston Story by: Jerry Davis | May 6, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Philip Abbott, Barbara Barrie, fr:Don Hanmer, Ruth Phillips An adopted child requires a series of major operations. | ||||||
| 63 | 31 | "Hang No Hats on Dreams" | Irving Lerner | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) | May 13, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Ed Begley, de:Doreen Lang, Jon Lormer, Kathy Nolan, Willard Sage Casey runs head-on into the problem of medical quackery when one of his colleagues seeks treatment from a charlatan. | ||||||
Season 3 (1963–64)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 64 | 1 | "For This Relief, Much Thanks" | Sydney Pollack | Steven Carabatsos & John T. Dugan | September 9, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Scott Marlowe, Millie Perkins, Oscar Homolka, Paul Richards, Eduard Franz A musician is disturbed by the conflict between himself and his cruelly authoritarian father. The events of this episode continued in the first episode of Breaking Point the following week. | ||||||
| 65 | 2 | "Justice to a Microbe" | Leo Penn | Jack Raphael Guss | September 18, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Loggia, James Caan, Paul Comi The entire hospital staff is put on emergency service to treat a patient who has a radioactive substance in his spine. Dr. Maggie Graham switches her specialty from Anesthesiology to Neurology. | ||||||
| 66 | 3 | "With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience" | Paul Wendkos | Norman Katkov | September 25, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Anne Francis, Frank Aletter, Frederick Beir A spoiled young socialite is used to getting what she wants and now she wants Dr. Casey. | ||||||
| 67 | 4 | "Allie" | Leo Penn | Barry Oringer | October 2, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Sammy Davis Jr., Greg Morris A baseball star loses an eye during an accident on the field, then clashes with an African-American doctor who thinks the baseball player has no future. | ||||||
| 68 | 5 | "If There Were Dreams to Sell" | Mark Rydell | Gabrielle Upton | October 9, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Suzy Somers, Cecil Kellaway, Kay Medford 11-year-old Collie Smith sees Dr. Casey as a father figure, given a family life that includes the absence of her real father, her dying grandfather and her apathetic mother. | ||||||
| 69 | 6 | "The Echo of a Silent Cheer (Part 1)" | Leo Penn | William P. McGivern | October 16, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Barry Sullivan, Beau Bridges The body-building campaign set up by David Masterson, the father of an athlete, conflicts with Dr. Casey's insistence that the boy needs an operation. | ||||||
| 70 | 7 | "The Echo of a Silent Cheer (Part 2)" | Leo Penn | William P. McGivern | October 23, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Barry Sullivan, Beau Bridges, Edward Asner David Masterson sues County General for $1 million, claiming that an unauthorized operation on his son by Dr. Casey has left him totally and permanently paralyzed. | ||||||
| 71 | 8 | "Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand" | Richard C. Sarafian | Les Pine | October 30, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Aldo Ray, Norma Crane Though a factory worker is brought to County general with an apparent brain tumor, Dr. Casey suspects lead poisoning and begins an investigation of the factory. | ||||||
| 72 | 9 | "Light Up the Dark Corners" | Mark Rydell | Jeanne Beeching | November 6, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Richard Basehart, Piper Laurie, J. Pat O'Malley An Irish sea captain's terminal disease brings him to County General, where he meets a feisty Irish nurse who eventually falls in love with him. | ||||||
| 73 | 10 | "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast" | Irving Lerner | Don Brinkley | November 13, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Ricardo Montalban, Logan Ramsey Patient Henry Davis abuses women, which he confesses to Dr. Graham, who is bound by doctor-patient privilege not to reveal the information. | ||||||
| 74 | 11 | "Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree" | Robert Butler | Anthony Lawrence | November 20, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Dean Jones, Ulla Jacobsson Medical ethics come into play when debate over whether the unborn child of a refugee mother should be aborted due to health concerns. | ||||||
| 75 | 12 | "Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Story by : Alvin Sargent Teleplay by : Jack Laird | November 27, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Mary Astor, Eileen Heckart, James Dunn, Luana Anders An aging operatic diva is going blind, with her devoted secretary standing by her side. | ||||||
| 76 | 13 | "My Love, My Love" | Richard C. Sarafian | Story by : Eugene Solow Teleplay by : William Wood | December 4, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Barry Nelson, Anna-Lisa, Anjanette Comer Married pathologist Joe Garry develops multiple sclerosis, and begins running County General's ward that deals with people who have the disease. While there, he becomes attracted to one of the female patients. | ||||||
| 77 | 14 | "From Too Much Love of Living" | Mark Rydell | Norman Jacob | December 11, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Barbara Rush, Peter Mark Richman Dr. Casey treats a woman who tried to commit suicide because her husband's medical career at County General is causing him to neglect her, which causes Dr. Casey to counsel the couple. | ||||||
| 78 | 15 | "It Is Getting Dark… And We Are Lost" | Leo Penn | Story by : Barry Trivers Teleplay by : Jack Laird & Teddi Sherman | December 18, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Ann Jillian, Robert Webber, Gene Lyons Dr. Casey desperately attempts to locate the father of a precocious girl who is found mumbling in Latin and German after having been injured in an accident. | ||||||
| 79 | 16 | "The Last Splintered Spoke of the Old Burlesque Wheel" | Robert Butler | Story by : Al C. Ward Teleplay by : Charles K. Peck Jr. | December 25, 1963 | |
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Guest stars: Maggie McNamara, George Grizzard Dr. Casey attempts to restore a stripper's self-worth, after she was heavily influenced by a hypocritical evangelist. | ||||||
| 80 | 17 | "The Light That Loses, The Night That Wins" | Irving Lerner | Oliver Crawford | January 1, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Dana Andrews, Peggy McCay A once-great surgeon loses his nerve after one of his patients dies under his care, and Dr. Casey attempts to motivate him into performing another operation. | ||||||
| 81 | 18 | "I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye" | Mark Rydell | Fred Freiberger | January 8, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Charles Ruggles, Suzanne Cupito, Rachel Ames A stubborn old man is hospitalized due to a stroke and refuses to tell any of the hospital staff his name, so that he's not a burden to his family. He attempts to leave in order to attend his granddaughter's dancing debut. | ||||||
| 82 | 19 | "The Only Place Where They Know My Name" | Irving Lerner | Lionel E. Siegel | January 15, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Phil Harris, Michael Higgins An ethics debate erupts when a homeless man offers to have his eye removed for a fee so that a research biologist can conduct an experiment. | ||||||
| 83 | 20 | "There Was Once a Man in the Land of Uz" | Charles R. Rondeau | Anthony Lawrence | January 22, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Walker Jr., Royal Dano Larry Franklin is a man with a gift for religious visions, but his gift could disappear if Dr. Casey removes a blood clot from his brain. | ||||||
| 84 | 21 | "One Nation Indivisible" | Leo Penn | Story by : Marcus Demian Teleplay by : Norman Katkov | January 29, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Susan Gordon, Michael Conrad, Ned Glass On the Fourth of July, a young girl with a rare blood type suffers head injuries from an auto accident. However, she can't undergo life-saving surgery until the blood is obtained, resulting in Dr. Casey's mobilizing communication for a nationwide request. | ||||||
| 85 | 22 | "Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such" | Leo Penn | Story by : Jeanne Beeching Teleplay by : Dean Riesner | February 5, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Davey Davison, Virginia Christine, James T. Callahan After a student nurse is attacked in a park near the hospital, she fakes amnesia in order to avoid having to reveal to her fiance what she was doing in the park. | ||||||
| 86 | 23 | "The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound" | Harmon Jones | Meyer Dolinsky | February 12, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Bradford Dillman, Jeffrey Morris, Sally Kellerman Two men are confined to the same hospital room, respectively suffering from severe lung trouble and facing brain surgery. They're both in love with the latter's wife and make a fateful bet that the surviving patient will get the other's life insurance money. | ||||||
| 87 | 24 | "The Sound of One Hand Clapping" | Leo Penn | Michael Zagor | February 19, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Culp, Milton Selzer, Richard Evans, Pilar Seurat A veteran of the Korean War refuses anethesia when a bullet needs to be removed from his leg. | ||||||
| 88 | 25 | "A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, a Girl's Hand" | Mark Rydell | Barry Oringer | February 26, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Harry Guardino, Robert F. Simon, Abraham Sofaer Knowing that a former neurosurgeon's license to practice medicine has been revoked, a desperate Dr. Casey asks him to perform surgery in the midst of an emergency, resulting in Dr. Casey's being summoned before County Hospital's Board of Inquiry. | ||||||
| 89 | 26 | "The Lonely Ones" | Leo Penn | Richard Landau | March 4, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Jill Ireland, Betsy Jones-Moreland An alcoholic schoolteacher is hit by a playground glider, and when she's treated at the hospital, Dr. Casey seeks to discover the reason for her drinking. | ||||||
| 90 | 27 | "Keep Out of Reach of Adults" | Harmon Jones | William P. McGivern | March 11, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Richard Kiley, Geraldine Brooks The operator of a health clinic who peddles phony cures attempts to convince his wife that his treatments will work on her, despite an official diagnosis by Dr. Casey of a brain tumor. | ||||||
| 91 | 28 | "Dress My Doll Pretty" | Mark Rydell | Story by : Paul Mason Teleplay by : Gabrielle Upton | March 18, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Betsy Hale, Sheree North, Mike Kellin A lonely 10-year-old girl who's been hospitalized with a head injury, prefers the help of a junk dealer instead of her irresponsible mother. | ||||||
| 92 | 29 | "Onions and Mustard Seed Will Make Her Weep" | Charles R. Rondeau | Les Pine | March 25, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Noreen Corcoran, Virginia Eiler A guilt-ridden Dr. Casey, who was unable to save the life of a man due to inconclusive tests, must deal with his confused widow's appeal for comfort and sympathy and her inability to cope with motherhood. | ||||||
| 93 | 30 | "Make Me the First American" | Mark Rydell | Anthony Lawrence | April 1, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Frank DeKova, Mario Alcalde, Burt Brinckerhoff A aged and terminally ill Native American becomes a symbol of courage to a youth who's fearing his pending surgery. | ||||||
| 94 | 31 | "Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out" | Irving Lerner | Chester Krumholz | April 8, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Irene Dailey, Charles Robinson, Gail Kobe A career woman puts Dr. Casey in a difficult position when she chooses to leave the assets of her firm to County General in her will. | ||||||
| 95 | 32 | "For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Story by : Gilbert Ralston and Harry Rellis Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston | April 15, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Lew Ayres, Lee Grant, Sharon Farrell Businessman Thomas Hardin seeks to get more enjoyment out of life, but his time left to live is diminishing rapidly. | ||||||
| 96 | 33 | "The Evidence of Things Not Seen" | Irving Lerner | John Meredyth Lucas | April 22, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Katharine Ross, Joby Baker, Carl Benton Reid A Catholic missionary priest seeks to heal the breach between the father of another patient and her atheist husband. | ||||||
Season 4 (1964–65)
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| 97 | 1 | "August is the Month Before Christmas" | Allen Reisner | John Kneubuhl | September 14, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Margaret Leighton, Jessica Walter, Gerald Michenaud, Ted Bessell, Stella Stevens A young boy brought to County General with a head injury is found to have a hereditary disorder that his mother is evasive about. Dr. Casey also plans to operate on Jane Hancock, a woman who has been in a come for 15 years. | ||||||
| 98 | 2 | "A Bird in the Solitude Singing" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | September 21, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Anne Frances, Buck Taylor, Stella Stevens A brilliant, but embittered alcoholic who needs risky plastic surgery to restore her disfigured face, develops a relationship with a paralyzed patient. | ||||||
| 99 | 3 | "But Who Shall Beat the Drums?" | Leo Penn | Norman Jacob | September 28, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Rip Torn, Susan Bay, Stella Stevens, John Anderson A literature student working on his doctorate is in need of brain surgery before he takes his oral exams. | ||||||
| 100 | 4 | "Autumn Without Red Leaves" | Mark Rydell | Story by : Lou Shaw Teleplay by : Norman Katkov & Chester Krumholz | October 5, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Culp, Collin Wilcox, Stella Stevens An artist with dreams of a great future is left color blind by a stroke. Meanwhile, Dr. Casey takes his formerly comatose patient Jane Hancock out to dinner. | ||||||
| 101 | 5 | "You Fish or You Cut Bait" | Allen Reisner | Norman Katkov | October 12, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Stella Stevens, John Anderson, William Demarest The wealthy father of Jame Hancock makes Dr. Casey a lucrative offer if he'll marry her. | ||||||
| 102 | 6 | "For Jimmy, the Best of Everything" | Mark Rydell | Barry Oringer | October 19, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Malachi Throne An ambitious doctor neglects his ailing fiance while the threat of the bubonic plague epidemic exists. | ||||||
| 103 | 7 | "A Woods Full of Question Marks" | Marc Daniels | Ellis Marcus | October 26, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Dane Clark, June Reed, Nancy Rennick, Meg Wyllie Emergency surgery is performed by Dr. Casey on Kathy Huntsinger, a "profoundly deaf" girl whose father wants to send her to a school for mentally disabled children. | ||||||
| 104 | 8 | "A Thousand Words Are Mute" | John Meredyth Lucas | Allan Scott | November 9, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Pippa Scott, Robert Sampson, Elisabeth Fraser A young English professor suffers a stroke just prior to getting married, and Dr. Casey refuses to baby her in order to speed her recovery. | ||||||
| 105 | 9 | "Money, a Horse and a Knowledge of Latin" | Charles R. Rondeau | Oliver Crawford | November 16, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Barry Sullivan, Angela Greene, Walter Brooke After a man is injured in a fall, Dr. Casey requests immediate surgery. However, the man's wife insists that Dr. Arnold Swanson, a noted author of medical books, perform the operation, even though his writing is better than his surgical technique. | ||||||
| 106 | 10 | "A Disease of the Heart Called Love" | Mark Rydell | Pat Fielder | November 23, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Shelley Winters, Milt Kamen Lydia Mitchum, an unwed nurse puts her life and the life of her unborn child at risk when she insists on bearing the child despite suffering from a disease. | ||||||
| 107 | 11 | "Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer" | Allen Reisner | Lionel E. Siegel | November 30, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Darren McGavin, Peggy McCay, Allan Melvin Working temporarily at a veterans' hospital, Dr. Casey clashes with the head of neurosurgery who seems more interested in boosting the morale of patients than performing surgery. | ||||||
| 108 | 12 | "Courage at 3 A.M." | John Erman | Alfred Brenner | December 7, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Janice Rule, Whit Bissell A biochemist pressures Dr. Casey into performing a cancer operation so that she can continue an important research project. | ||||||
| 109 | 13 | "The Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World" | Paul Wendkos | Jack Curtis | December 14, 1964 | |
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Guest stars: Joan Hackett, Robert Loggia A suicidal polio victim is encouraged by the love of a war veteran. | ||||||
| 110 | 14 | "A Boy is Standing Outside the Door" | John Meredyth Lucas | Theodore Apstein | January 4, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Tony Bill, Elsa Lanchester A widowed mother of a high school student with cerebral palsy is overprotective in her attempts to shield him from life's frustrations. | ||||||
| 111 | 15 | "Where Does the Boomerang Go?" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by : P.K. Palmer Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | January 11, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: George Hamilton, Bob Random, Norman Fell, Aneta Corsaut, Irene Tedrow An Australian veterinarian gives Dr. Casey a key clue in a baffling case of a boy's illness when it's determined that it's due to having conducted scientific research in bat caves. | ||||||
| 112 | 16 | "Pas de Deux" | Marc Daniels | Dick Nelson | January 18, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Susan Oliver, Harvey Lembeck, Alfred Ryder, Dan Tobin While visiting San Francisco, Dr. Casey ends up giving a visiting Russian ballerina a tour of the city, while her ballet master fears that she's been kidnapped. | ||||||
| 113 | 17 | "Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Sam Ross | January 25, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Francis Lederer, Patricia Hyland A diabetic refuses to take her insulin, which could result in permanent blindness, while her father is reluctant to have Dr. Casey perform a risky surgery that has only previously been performed on animals. | ||||||
| 114 | 18 | "A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks" | John Meredyth Lucas | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) | February 1, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Peter Haskell, Barbara Barrie, Walter Koenig Dr. Casey must deal with a brilliant philosophy scholar who is suffering from an ailment that the man declares is terminal, much to the chagrin of his wife. | ||||||
| 115 | 19 | "When I Am Grown to Man's Estate" | Leo Penn | Michael Zagor | February 8, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Roddy McDowall, Donald Losby, Madeleine Sherwood A precocious boy suffers self-induced epileptic seizures, which helps a welfare worker who is doing a research paper on the condition. | ||||||
| 116 | 20 | "A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Merwin Gerard Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | February 22, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Marsha Hunt, Van Johnson, Tim McIntire, Indus Arthur Jerry Dawson is considered a hypochondriac by his father because of coddling of his mother, but his fiancée urges him to make his own health decisions and fix the problems between his parents. | ||||||
| 117 | 21 | "A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well" | John Meredyth Lucas | Les Pine | March 1, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Denny Scott Miller, Viveca Lindfors, Hans Conried, Mark Sturges A dock worker with heavy family obligations is hospitalized. This circumstance causes his mother, who he financially supports along with his invalid father and sickly brother, to claim that he's faking his illness. | ||||||
| 118 | 22 | "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow" | Jerry Lewis | Chester Krumholz | March 8, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Jerry Lewis, Dianne Foster, James Best, Tige Andrews The clownish actions of a new neurosurgery resident draw the wrath of Dr. Casey, but they're simply a cover-up for his deep concern for his patients. | ||||||
| 119 | 23 | "Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw" | Leon Benson | Story by : Ellis Marcus & Al C. Ward Teleplay by : Ellis Marcus | March 15, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Gloria Swanson, Joe De Santis Dr. Ted Hoffman, an associate of Dr. Casey, must contend with his manipulative new stepmother who seeks to control his father's affairs. | ||||||
| 120 | 24 | "Eulogy in Four Flats" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Chester Krumholz | March 22, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Lee Tracy, Tom Drake, Norma Connolly, Donna Anderson A combative recluse lives in squalor and has three people continually providing assistance to him. However, he's accused by Dr. Casey of faking his handicapped legs in order to maintain that help. | ||||||
| 121 | 25 | "Three Li'l Lambs" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Story by : Rod Alexander Teleplay by : Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Rod Alexander | March 29, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Nick Adams, Norman Alden, William Arvin, Marlo Thomas, Kathy Kersh A trio of aspiring neurosurgeons are severely tested by Dr. Casey. | ||||||
| 122 | 26 | "A Slave is On the Throne" | Alex March | Story by : Lee Berg Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | April 12, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Nancy Berg, Gene Dynarski, Colette Jackson, Jack Klugman, Pippa Scott, Jeanne Justin, K.L. Smith The ability of a skilled surgeon (Klugman) is compromised by his infidelity to his wife (Scott) with a married woman (Berg). | ||||||
| 123 | 27 | "Journeys End in Lovers Meeting" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Pat Fielder | April 19, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Red Buttons, Antoinette Bower, Ellen Corby, Julie Parrish, Len Wayland, S. John Launer, Jon Lormer, Kip King, Argentina Brunetti A dedicated schoolteacher (Buttons) is burdened with the strong premonition that his wife (Bower) won't survive brain surgery. | ||||||
| 124 | 28 | "The Day They Stole County General" | Marc Daniels | Sheldon Stark | April 26, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Nick Dennis, Howard Da Silva, Sharon Farrell, Cliff Norton, Mary Wickes, Larry Hovis, Lee Krieger, Bert Conroy, Vincent Perry While his niece lies seriously ill in the hospital, a con man (Howard Da Silva) attempts to remove valuable equipment from the hospital in piecemeal fashion. | ||||||
| 125 | 29 | "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?" | Allen Reisner | D.C. Fontana | May 3, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Tom Bosley, Stephen Coit, Raymond Joyer (credited as Ray Joyer), William Long Jr. (credited as William Long), Billy Mumy, Michael Pataki, Cesar Romero After being stricken with appendicitis, Dr. Casey is placed in a hospital room between an Irishman (Bosley) with a brain tumor who loves to talk and an alcoholic doctor (Romero) who lost his practice and wants to die. | ||||||
| 126 | 30 | "From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell" | Irving Lerner | Jack Curtis | May 10, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, John Megna, Ted Gehring, K.L. Smith A medium who's wanted by the police for fraud strikes up a relationship with a boy who is faking an inability to talk. | ||||||
| 127 | 31 | "A Horse Named Stravinsky" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Barry Oringer | May 17, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: John Hubbard, Eartha Kitt, Paul Lukather, Mike Murphy, John Qualen, Percy Rodrigues, Carlos Romero, Everett Sloane The disturbed wife of a skilled surgeon suffers a seizure. The husband attributes the problem to her psychiatric care, but Dr. Casey believes she's simply afraid of going insane. | ||||||
Season 5 (1965–66)
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| 128 | 1 | "War of Nerves" | Richard C. Sarafian | Alfred Brenner & Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) | September 13, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Antoinette Bower, Richard Devon, Diana Douglas, Shary Marshall, Leslie Nielsen, Malachi Throne Two biological warfare researchers develop puzzling neurological symptoms, including bleeding of the brain, which Dr. Casey believes can be stopped by undergoing a risky, unproven surgery. | ||||||
| 129 | 2 | "O' the Big Wheel Turns by Faith, by Faith" | Marc Daniels | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Lionel E. Siegel | September 20, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: R.N. Bullard, Allen Calm (credited as Alan Calm), Davey Davison, James Farentino, Shary Marshall, Stephen McNally, Gregory Morton, Malachi Throne After undergoing tests, it's determined that a young woman is faking an attack of polio. Meanwhile, Dr. Casey must deal with a malpractice suit and the resignation of a valuable doctor. | ||||||
| 130 | 3 | "A Nightingale Named Nathan" | John Meredyth Lucas | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Chester Krumholz | September 27, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: it:Sidney Clute, Howard Da Silva, Susan Flannery, Allen Jenkins, Don Marshall, Stephen McNally, Gregory Morton, Sam Weston, Barbara Turner, Claire Wilcox After Jewish cantor Nathan Birnbaum (Da Silva) loses his voice, he believes that it's punishment from God for blasphemy, and that he's beyond help. | ||||||
| 131 | 4 | "Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here!" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | October 4, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Rico Alaniz, Michael Ansara, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Gregory Morton, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Phillips, Noam Pitlik, Bob Random, Claire Wilcox A philosophical conflict between an aging Latin American revolutionary (Persoff) and his son (Ansara) finds Dr. Casey stuck in the middle. | ||||||
| 132 | 5 | "Because of the Needle, the Haystack Was Lost" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & John Meredyth Lucas | October 11, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Gladys Cooper, Ann Harding, Byron Morrow, Gregory Morton, George Murdock, Walter Reed, Hari Rhodes, Malachi Throne, Claire Wilcox A medical malpractice case that was filed against Dr. Casey is reviewed by the hospital board. | ||||||
| 133 | 6 | "What to Her Is Plato?" | Marc Daniels | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Richard H. Landau (credited as Richard Landau) | October 18, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Bernie Kopell, Charles Lampkin, Linda Lawson, Gregory Morton, Noam Pitlik, Julie Sommars, Malachi Throne, Bette Treadville A young woman (Sommars) who has no money or friends finds herself unable to sign different authorization papers, thereby baffling Dr. Casey and his staff. | ||||||
| 134 | 7 | "Francini? Who Is Francini?" | Gerald Mayer | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | October 25, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Lillian Adams, John Bleifer, Gabriel Dell, Richard Dreyfuss, David Fresco, Lee Krieger, Steven Marlo, Edwin Max, David Renard, Pippa Scott, Ward Wood A new orderly is suspected of taking hospital supplies in order to give them to impoverished patients. | ||||||
| 135 | 8 | "Then I, and You, and All of Us Fell Down" | Irving Lerner | Story by : Norman Katkov Teleplay by : Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Norman Katkov | November 1, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Brian Bedford, Dick Clark, Charles Irving, Len Lesser, Steven Marlo, Noam Pitlik A highly acclaimed doctor (Clark) who has just returned from working in Africa is hospitalized. | ||||||
| 136 | 9 | "No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth" | Harvey Hart | Story by : Howard Dimsdale & Jo Pagano Teleplay by : Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | November 8, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Antoinette Bower, Benson Fong, Anna Hagan, James Hong, Charles Irving, George Murdock, Martin Priest, Walter Reed, James Shigeta, Malachi Throne, Ron Whelan In the midst of the medical malpractice lawsuit against him, Dr. Casey has to pick up one of his interns who was involved in a riot at a coffeehouse. | ||||||
| 137 | 10 | "The Importance of Being 65937" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Kevin DeCourcey & Barry Oringer | November 15, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Wolfe Barzell, R.N. Bullard, Macdonald Carey, Ned Glass, Scott Graham, Phil Posner, Linda Gaye Scott, Billy Snyder, Harry Swoger A proud police officer (Carey) who's facing major surgery makes the decision to hide his identity from Dr. Casey. | ||||||
| 138 | 11 | "When Givers Prove Unkind" | Gerald Mayer | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Michael Zagor | November 22, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Ned Glass, Jonathan Hole, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Allyn Joslyn, Don Keefer, Linda Marsh, Gregory Morton Alec Bateman (Joslyn), a wealthy tycoon who's hospitalized, decides that Dr. Casey would be the ideal husband for his stubborn daughter Claudia (Marsh). He makes a large donation to the hospital--but the gift is contingent on Dr. Casey working with Claudia to develop an arts and sciences foundation. | ||||||
| 139 | 12 | "The Man from Quasilia" | Irving Lerner | Oliver Crawford & Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) | November 29, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Victor French, Ned Glass, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Barbara Luna, Joseph Mell, Nico Minardos, Penny Santon, Nicolas Surovy, Al Waxman A foreign exchange intern is given such a hard time by Dr. Casey that hospital authorities demand that Dr. Casey explain his actions. | ||||||
| 140 | 13 | "Why Did the Day Go Backwards?" | Harvey Hart | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | December 6, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Curt Conway, Jamie Farr, Don Francks, Don Haggerty, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lainie Kazan, Larry D. Mann, Steven Marlo, Dennis Robertson The acting chief of neurosurgery, Dr. Manning Taylor (Hyde-White), fires Dr. Casey and then suffers a stroke. This takes place while Dr. Casey is continually frustrated as he tries to get a case history from a badly beaten girl. | ||||||
| 141 | 14 | "You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital?" | Harry Landers | Chester Krumholz | December 20, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Billy Curtis, Don Francks, Lloyd Gough, Craig Hundley, Robert Karnes, Sally Kellerman, Gregory Morton, Michael Murphy, Burt Mustin, Noam Pitlik, Bill Zuckert A writer has himself committed to the hospital in an attempt to uncover damaging material for an article. | ||||||
| 142 | 15 | "If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser" | Vince Edwards (credited as Vincent Edwards) | John T. Dugan & Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) | December 27, 1965 | |
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Guest stars: Nick Dennis, David Jones, Yvonne Craig, Duke Farley, Gary Haynes, Craig Hundley, Vincent Gardenia, Lloyd Gough, Louise Latham, John McLiam, Dolores Quinton, Otto Waldis, After the daughter (Y. Craig) of Stefan Dyboski suffers a brain injury, he files a criminal complaint against her husband, Gregg Carter (Jones). However, he's unaware that Carter is under observation at the hospital. | ||||||
| 143 | 16 | "In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc" | Harvey Hart | Howard Browne & Steven W. Carabatsos | January 3, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Henry Beckman, Geraldine Brooks, John Crowther, Vincent Gardenia, Kathy Garver, Lauren Gilbert, Lloyd Gough, Virginia Gregg, Craig Hundley, Gregory Morton Despite the need for immediate surgery after William Benbrook slips into a coma, Dr. Casey must convince his wife Leona (Brooks) that the miracle drug that she's read about won't help him. | ||||||
| 144 | 17 | "Meantime, We Shall Express Our Darker Purpose" | John Meredyth Lucas | Steven W. Carabatsos & Ben Fox | January 10, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Robert Burr, Vincent Gardenia, Virginia Gregg, Craig Hundley, Richard Karlan, Peter Lazer, Judi Meredith, Alfred Ryder, Joey Tata A hit-and-run driver (Alfred Ryder) confesses his crime to a priest, with Dr. Casey later accusing the priest of interfering with medical procedure. | ||||||
| 145 | 18 | "For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus" | Harry Landers | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | January 17, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Indus Arthur, Wolfe Barzell, Sidney Blackmer, Dane Clark, Ann Elder, Edmund Gilbert, Virginia Gregg, Joseph Mell, Judi Meredith, Greg Mullavey, Davis Roberts Despite suffering from heart trouble that results in him being hospitalized, a rabble-rousing writer (Dane Clark) refuses to give Dr. Casey and details of his medical history. | ||||||
| 146 | 19 | "Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain" | Gerald Mayer | Harold Gast | January 24, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Indus Arthur, Sidney Blackmer, Edmund Gilbert, Joanne Gilbert, Virginia Gregg, Pamela McMyler, Judi Meredith, Jan Shutan, Dana Wynter Eva Robinson (Wynter) is suffering from painful facial neuralgia, causing her to beg Dr. Casey to operate, despite the fact that she would become horribly disfigured. | ||||||
| 147 | 20 | "Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Chester Krumholz | January 31, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Frank Aletter, Indus Arthur, Sidney Blackmer, Edmund Gilbert, Virginia Gregg, Heidy Hunt, Judi Meredith, Noam Pitlik, Jan Shutan, Dolores Sutton After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given a year to live, Paula Jordan decides to enjoy life and develops a crush on Dr. Casey in the process. | ||||||
| 148 | 21 | "Weave Nets to Catch the Wind" | Marc Daniels | Story by: Tina Pine (credited as Tina Rome) | February 7, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Indus Arthur, Sidney Blackmer, Jeanne Cooper, Ed Gilbert, Lenore Kingston, David Ladd, Gene Lyons, Judi Meredith, Noam Pitlik, Jan Shutan Anna Medalle (Cooper) is a controlling and stubborn mother who attempts to hide symptoms of a serious illness from her son. | ||||||
| 149 | 22 | "Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by: Richard Bartlett & Richard Leichester (credited as William S. Leicester) | February 14, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Indus Arthur, Sidney Blackmer, Brooke Bundy, Jack Carter, Murray MacLeod, Sherwood Price, Willard Sage An unwed and pregnant teenager (Brooke Bundy) is involved in an accident, but refuses to undergo necessary surgery because of her fear that the operation will kill her unborn child. | ||||||
| 150 | 23 | "Where Did All the Roses Go?" | Marc Daniels and Jud Taylor | Story by: Barbara Merlin & Milton Merlin | February 21, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Matt Clark, Kim Darby, Ned Glass, Viveca Lindfors, Joe Macross, Jayne Massey, Sherwood Price Owen Carter, whose identical twin brother Oren needs brain surgery after a traffic accident, suffers sympathetic pain. Even though Dr. Casey has determined that the injured man is in no condition to have the operation, a nurse decides to reverse his orders. | ||||||
| 151 | 24 | "Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D..." | Harry Landers | Robert Guy Barrows & Meredith Sklar | February 28, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Margaret Blye, Jhean Burton, Florida Friebus, Ned Glass, Christopher Harris, Peter Haskell, Robert Lipton, Carole Mathews, Sherwood Price, Jack Weston Floyd Allen (Harris) is an 8-year-old boy who's hospitalized after attacking his teacher. A subsequent analysis determines that he's suffering from brain damage that can be controlled through both medical and psychiatric treatment. | ||||||
| 152 | 25 | "Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes the Cold Wind of Truth" | Jud Taylor | Story by : Teddi Sherman, Judith Plowden, & Allan Scott Teleplay by : Howard Dimsdale (credited as Arthur Dales) & Barry Oringer | March 14, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Margaret Blye, Sam Groom, Peter Haskell, Robert Lipton, Juliet Mills, Jeanne Vaughn Dr. Casey must deal with two patients who attempt to self-diagnose their illnesses: Joan Lloyd (Mills) is a librarian who believes psychosis is behind her headaches, while Jerry Brewster (Lipton) is a pianist who believes that an organic cause is behind pain in his hands. | ||||||
| 153 | 26 | "Then, Suddenly, Panic" | Marc Daniels | Dean Riesner | March 21, 1966 | |
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Guest stars: Janet Blair, Richard Collier, Kathryn Grant, (credited as Kathryn Crosby), Edith Leslie, Buddy Lewis, Gavin MacLeod, Bryan O'Byrne, Alice Rodriguez Two patients in the same room at the hospital have similar issues: Pat Mason (Grant) looks to be suffering from brain damage, while Charlie Boyd, a singer and dancer, could have a brain tumor. | ||||||
Home releases
| DVD box sets: | Ref. |
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| Ben Casey TV Series-Volume ONE-4 Disc Set-20 Classic Episodes-1961 | [2] |
| Ben Casey-TV Series- 20 Classic Episodes -4 Disc Set-Volume TWO | [3] |
| Ben Casey- TV Series- 20 Classic Episodes-4 Disc Set-Volume THREE | [4] |
References
- Bowie, Stephen (August 5, 2013). ""Man. Woman. Birth. Death. Infinity." The dark medical drama Ben Casey". The A.V. Club. Chicago: Onion, Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- "Ben Casey TV Series-Volume ONE-4 Disc Set-20 Classic Episodes-1961". Amazon.com. Seattle. ASIN B00YPNIK5U. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- "Ben Casey-TV Series- 20 Classic Episodes -4 Disc Set-Volume TWO". Amazon.com. Seattle. ASIN B010KFR35Y. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- "Ben Casey- TV Series- 20 Classic Episodes-4 Disc Set-Volume THREE". Amazon.com. Seattle. ASIN B010KG4R20. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
External links
- Ben Casey – list of episodes on IMDb
- List of Ben Casey episodes at TV.com