Marcus Welby, M.D.

S01E11: Let Ernest Come Over

Ernest Jackson--up for promotion to police lieutenant--fells that disclosure of his physical problem would ruin his chance for advancement. Welby, learning of Jackson's occupation, says he cannot allow the truth to be hidden since his condition may lead to the officer's inability to carry out his duty at a crucial moment.

Overview

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.

Episodes

Hello, Goodbye, Hello

S01E01 Hello, Goodbye, Hello

September 23, 1969 60 min
A warm, outgoing young school teacher is told by Dr. Welby that she only has a few months to live. She goes into seclusion. Dr. Kiley, who has become strongly attached to her, attempts to...
The Foal

S01E02 The Foal

September 30, 1969 60 min
Dr. Welby finds that even a school that does brilliant work with retarded children will not accept 6-year old Paulie Stewart, since there is no basis for communication and response. his efforts to achieve a...
Don't Ignore The Miracles

S01E03 Don't Ignore The Miracles

October 7, 1969 60 min
Claire Burwick, 42 becomes pregnant for the first time and is convinced her husband Paul does not want a child. Claire's anxiety increase when she learns that her husband has been seeing younger women, and...
Silken Threads and Silver Hooks

S01E04 Silken Threads and Silver Hooks

October 14, 1969 60 min
While giving speech therapy to Nadine, a motion picture star who suffers a stroke, Dr. Welby learns that her husband, Lucas, has set up a television documentary in which Nadine is to show that people...
All Flags Flying

S01E05 All Flags Flying

October 21, 1969 60 min
Rick Ballinger is an aging war hero determined to sail alone to the South Pacific. Dr. Welby discovers that Ballinger has pernicious anemia, and warn the captain that such a voyage would prove fatal. Ballinger,...
Echo Of A Baby's Laugh

S01E06 Echo Of A Baby's Laugh

October 28, 1969 60 min
Dr. Welby tells a pregnant young wife, Mary Ann Graham, that because of her RH-negative factor, her husband will have to be told about a previous pregnancy and abortion. Dr. Welby explains that her baby...
The White Cane

S01E07 The White Cane

November 4, 1969 60 min
When an operation restores Paul Hannan's sight, his love cools for his blind fiancee, Laura Jelliffe. Laura, employed at the Center for the Blind, seeks to forestall the ordeal of the engagement being called off...
The Vrahnas Demon

S01E08 The Vrahnas Demon

November 11, 1969 60 min
Nick Eugenides is an aging but lusty Greek American fisherman who refuses to change his life style when Dr. Welby informs him he has emphysema. Eugenedes insists on entering an annual deep diving competition, an...
Madonna With Knapsack and Flute

S01E09 Madonna With Knapsack and Flute

November 18, 1969 60 min
In her recurring role as Myra Sherwood, Ann Baxter, with whom Dr. Welby is in love, takes a pregnant, unmarried ""flower child,"" Tracy Clifford, into her home. Dr. Welby, who is treating Tracy for mononucleosis,...
Homecoming

S01E10 Homecoming

November 25, 1969 60 min
Dr. Welby, wishes to hospitalize Scott Behrman, who has given up LDS but suffers from recurrences of the effects of the drug. Scott returns home after a long absence, and bursts into Dr. Welby's office...
Let Ernest Come Over

S01E11 Let Ernest Come Over

December 9, 1969 60 min
Ernest Jackson--up for promotion to police lieutenant--fells that disclosure of his physical problem would ruin his chance for advancement. Welby, learning of Jackson's occupation, says he cannot allow the truth to be hidden since his...
The Chemistry of Hope

S01E12 The Chemistry of Hope

December 16, 1969 60 min
Pacho McGuerney's parents, refuse to allow Dr. Welby to tell their teen-aged son that he has leukemia.
Neither Punch nor Judy

S01E13 Neither Punch nor Judy

December 23, 1969 60 min
Dr. Welby's friend, Father Hugh Riorden, suffers severe asthmatic attacks because he feels inadequate in dealing with the personal problems of his parishioners. The priest's feelings reach a climax when he is unable to restore...
Diagnosis: Fear

S01E14 Diagnosis: Fear

December 30, 1969 60 min
A basketball player, told by Dr. Welby that he must have knee surgery, goes to a faith healer instead.
The Soft Phrase of Peace

S01E15 The Soft Phrase of Peace

January 6, 1970 60 min
Welby treats a black leader's college-student son, injured by police during a demonstration.
Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose

S01E16 Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose

January 13, 1970 60 min
Michael Ambrose, a diabetic, tries to end his life to get even with his father. Michael resents his father, best-selling novelist John Ambrose, blaming him for the unhappiness his mother suffered before her death, and...
The Legacy

S01E17 The Legacy

January 27, 1970 60 min
When the patrician Senora Carlotta, mother of Dr. Welby's nurse Consuelo Lopez, is told by the doctor that her life-or-death decision will also involve others, she decides immediately what course she must take. Her philosophy...
Dance to No Music

S01E18 Dance to No Music

February 3, 1970 60 min
Joseph Campanella guest-stars as scientist Leo Maslow, who is convinced that he has an hereditary disease, Huntington's Chorea, which begins with complete loss of memory and inability to function. Welby and Kiley conduct tests, but...
Go Get 'Em, Tiger

S01E19 Go Get 'Em, Tiger

February 10, 1970 60 min
Dr. Steven Kiley befriends a former employee, now a reformed drug addict, and in doing so places himself and Dr. Welby in an awkward and almost untenable position. Dr. Kiley does his best to help...
Nobody Wants a Fat Jockey

S01E20 Nobody Wants a Fat Jockey

February 17, 1970 60 min
Dinty Gallagher refuses to give up his regimen of diet pills and steam baths, even after having fainting spells. Gallagher's desperate attempts to make the weight for the most important race of his life result...
The Other Side of the Chart

S01E21 The Other Side of the Chart

February 24, 1970 60 min
The Other Side of the Chart Dr. Steven Kiley, embarrassingly hospitalized for Chicken Pox, becomes interested in ""Dutch"" Radtke, a husky oil field worker who panics at the prospect of surgery. Radtke's physician plans exploratory...
The Merely Syndrome

S01E22 The Merely Syndrome

March 3, 1970 60 min
A young girl who has undergone successful heart surgery continues to have severe heart seizures.
Sea of Security

S01E23 Sea of Security

March 10, 1970 60 min
An oceonograohy student with the bends disregards Dr. Welby's advice and insists on one more dive.
The Daredevil Gesture

S01E24 The Daredevil Gesture

March 17, 1970 60 min
A hemophiliac teenager risks his life to rescue a companion who has fallen down a ravine.
Enid

S01E25 Enid

March 24, 1970 60 min
An orphanage counselor, addicted to pills, causes an automobil accident in which one of her charges is injured.
The Rebel Doctor

S01E26 The Rebel Doctor

April 14, 1970 60 min
Dr. Welby tries to help a very young doctor fighting to keep a clinic operating in a poor neighborhood.

Cast

Robert Young
Robert Young
Dr. Marcus Welby
James Brolin
James Brolin
Dr. Steven Kiley
Pamela Hensley
Pamela Hensley
Janet Blake
Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless
Kathleen Faverty
Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo
Consuelo Lopez

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