Medical Center

S01E22: The Combatants

A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.

Overview

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

Episodes

S01E01 The Last 10 Yards

September 24, 1969 60 min
Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.

S01E02 Victim

October 1, 1969 60 min
Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.

S01E03 Emergency in Ward E

October 8, 1969 60 min
Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.

S01E04 A Life is Waiting

October 15, 1969 60 min
The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).

S01E05 The Battle of Lily Wu

October 22, 1969 60 min
A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.

S01E06 The Crooked Circle

October 29, 1969 60 min
A story about drug addiction.

S01E07 Thousands and Thousands of Miles

November 12, 1969 60 min
Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.

S01E08 The Sharpest Edge

November 19, 1969 60 min
An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).

S01E09 Jeopardy

November 26, 1969 60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.

S01E10 The Fallen Image

December 3, 1969 60 min
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.

S01E11 The Loner

December 10, 1969 60 min
A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).

S01E12 24 Hours

December 17, 1969 60 min
Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).

S01E13 The Adversaries

December 31, 1969 60 min
Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.

S01E14 The Deceived

January 7, 1970 60 min
A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.

S01E15 Moment of Decision

January 14, 1970 60 min
Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.

S01E16 Runaway

January 21, 1970 60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.

S01E17 Fright and Flight

February 4, 1970 60 min
A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.

S01E18 A Duel with Doom

February 11, 1970 60 min
The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.

S01E19 A Matter of Tomorrow

February 25, 1970 60 min
The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).

S01E20 Care is no Cure

March 4, 1970 60 min
A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).

S01E21 The Professional

March 11, 1970 60 min
A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.

S01E22 The Combatants

March 18, 1970 60 min
A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.

S01E23 The V.D. Story

March 25, 1970 60 min
A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.

S01E24 His Brother's Keeper

April 1, 1970 60 min
Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.

S01E25 The Rebel in White

April 8, 1970 60 min
An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.

S01E26 Between Dark And Daylight

April 15, 1970 60 min
The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.

Cast

Chad Everett
Chad Everett
Joe Gannon
James Daly
James Daly
Paul Lochner

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