The Doctors

Season 201963

The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.

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68 Episodes

E01 Whatsoever House I Enter

In the opening story, Dr. Scott performs a critical operation on a 7-year old girl. The child dies, and moments later, "Scotty," is called to the emergency room, where a newborn infant is close to death. Another operation, and the baby lives. The dead girl's father arrives at the hospital and hears the news. He confronts the mother of the surviving infant and presents her with the flowers he had bought someone else.

April 1, 1963

E02 We Know Not What

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

April 2, 1963

E03 One and One Make Four

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

April 3, 1963

E04 One Too Many

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

April 4, 1963

E05 Button, Button

A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.

April 5, 1963

E06 Run With the Wind

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

April 8, 1963

E07 Episode 7

A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.

April 9, 1963

E08 Episode 8

Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.

April 10, 1963

E09 Episode 9

April 11, 1963

E10 Little Mr. Nobody

An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."

April 12, 1963

E11 Zip Guns Can Kill

April 15, 1963

E12 Episode 12

Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

April 16, 1963

E13 Send No Flowers

April 17, 1963

E14 The Useless Ones

An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.

April 18, 1963

E15 The Helping Hand

Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.

April 19, 1963

E16 Episode 16

April 22, 1963

E17 Episode 17

April 23, 1963

E18 Episode 18

April 24, 1963

E19 Episode 19

April 25, 1963

E20 Episode 20

April 26, 1963

E21 Episode 21

April 29, 1963

E22 Episode 22

April 30, 1963

E23 The Last Rites

A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.

May 1, 1963

E24 At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.

May 2, 1963

E25 To Love or to Dive

May 3, 1963

E26 Little Doctor

May 6, 1963

E27 A Beau for Mrs. Deville

May 7, 1963

E28 Father and Son

May 8, 1963

E29 The Doll Who Limped

May 9, 1963

E30 Doc, What Are the Odds?

May 10, 1963

E31 Child Wife

May 13, 1963

E32 Breakthrough

A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.

May 14, 1963

E33 Episode 33

May 15, 1963

E34 The Long Night

May 16, 1963

E35 The Halloween Mask

May 17, 1963

E36 A Heart Is a Boy's Need

May 20, 1963

E37 The Blues Is a Riddle Song

May 21, 1963

E38 The Young Spinning Wheels

May 22, 1963

E39 Greater Love Hath No Man

May 23, 1963

E40 The Forbidden Candystriper

May 24, 1963

E41 Sick Little Rich Girl

A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.

May 27, 1963

E42 A Single Tear

Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.

May 28, 1963

E43 Hold the Lamp High for Willy

A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.

May 29, 1963

E44 Celebrity Blues

May 30, 1963

E45 A Penny for Your Doubts

Nurse Jane Gibbs believes her malaria patient ex-serviceman Jim Burton is the killer police are looking for from a liquor store hold-up. Despite her feelings for him, she tells Chaplain Sam Shafer about her fears.

May 31, 1963

E46 The Disembodied Voice

Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

June 3, 1963

E47 Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.

June 4, 1963

E48 A Doctor in Spite of Herself

An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

June 5, 1963

E49 The Faint Heart Never Wins

Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?

June 6, 1963

E50 Rewards Are Only for the Living

A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

June 7, 1963

E51 ...And Not to Be

June 10, 1963

E52 With Strings Attached

Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.

June 11, 1963

E53 The Count of Ten

June 12, 1963

E54 Twice Born

June 13, 1963

E55 The Salesman

June 14, 1963

E56 Today I Am a Man

A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.

June 17, 1963

E57 Property Unclaimed

June 18, 1963

E58 So Far from Home

Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

June 19, 1963

E59 The Fallen Giant

A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

June 20, 1963

E60 A Short, Happy Life

June 21, 1963

E61 The Bride Wore White

A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.

June 24, 1963

E62 Give and Live

While Agnes Tilford dreads leaving the busy atmosphere of Hope Memorial, Myra Wood can't wait to leave. She's afraid she'll be diagnosed with cancer after her surgery.

June 25, 1963

E63 A Darn Good Sport

A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.

June 26, 1963

E64 The Heart-Broken Husband

June 27, 1963

E65 King of the Rock and Rollers

An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.

June 28, 1963

E66 The Runaway President

July 1, 1963

E67 Woman Against Fear

A woman tells Chaplain Sam Shaffer she fears she is losing her mind. Investigation shows that her husband is purposely irritating her because she neglects her family.

July 2, 1963

E68 Beware the Bee

A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.

July 3, 1963