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Medical Center — Storyline
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Frank Glicksman, Al C. Ward
- Starring: Chad Everett, James Daly
Medical Center — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1969-09-24 |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 170 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | CBS |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 6.4/10 (14 votes) |
Medical Center — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The Last 10 Yards (1969-09-24) — Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.
- E2: Victim (1969-10-01) — 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.
- E3: Emergency in Ward E (1969-10-08) — Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.
- E4: A Life is Waiting (1969-10-15) — The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).
- E5: The Battle of Lily Wu (1969-10-22) — A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.
- E6: The Crooked Circle (1969-10-29) — A story about drug addiction.
- E7: Thousands and Thousands of Miles (1969-11-12) — Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.
- E8: The Sharpest Edge (1969-11-19) — An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).
- E9: Jeopardy (1969-11-26) — Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.
- E10: The Fallen Image (1969-12-03) — A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
- E11: The Loner (1969-12-10) — A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).
- E12: 24 Hours (1969-12-17) — Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
- E13: The Adversaries (1969-12-31) — Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.
- E14: The Deceived (1970-01-07) — A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.
- E15: Moment of Decision (1970-01-14) — Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.
- E16: Runaway (1970-01-21) — Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.
- E17: Fright and Flight (1970-02-04) — A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
- E18: A Duel with Doom (1970-02-11) — The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.
- E19: A Matter of Tomorrow (1970-02-25) — The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).
- E20: Care is no Cure (1970-03-04) — A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
- E21: The Professional (1970-03-11) — A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.
- E22: The Combatants (1970-03-18) — A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
- E23: The V.D. Story (1970-03-25) — A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.
- E24: His Brother's Keeper (1970-04-01) — 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.
- E25: The Rebel in White (1970-04-08) — An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.
- E26: Between Dark And Daylight (1970-04-15) — The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.
Season 2
- E1: Brink of Doom (1970-09-16) — A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.
- E2: Undercurrent (1970-09-23) — A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.
- E3: Junkie (1970-09-30) — A story about the feelings of parents whose teenagers are drug addicts. Gannon tries to save a 16-year-old girl from heroin addiction. His efforts are continually frustrated by her
- E4: Assailant (1970-10-07) — A brooding young doctor (Gary Lockwood) is suspected of murdering a woman on hospital grounds.
- E5: The Clash (1970-10-14) — A woman doctor (Vera Miles) battles male prejudice.
- E6: Ghetto Clinic (1970-10-21) — William Devane guests as the maverick director of a free clinic. The maverick director of a ghetto clinic endangers its future by his refusal to follow rules in making reports on h
- E7: Scream of Silence (1970-10-28) — The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do wi
- E8: Death Grip (1970-11-04) — The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking pro
- E9: Witch Hunt (1970-11-11) — Modern medicine clashes with black magic as Gannon tries to save a girl afflicted with Addison's Disease-and a belief in the all-pervading, healing powers of Satan. (60 mins)
- E10: Deadly Encounter (1970-11-18) — The problems of a patient who may face radical surgery. Doc Gannon demonstrates his noble side for the ladies, protecting Sandra Polk, a patient, when her husband becomes jealous.
- E11: Trial by Terror (1970-11-25) — Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.
- E12: Accused (1970-12-02) — A hallucinating patient accuses Gannon of fathering her unborn child.
- E13: Crisis (1970-12-09) — Gannon is accused of shielding a seriously injured cop who allegedly shot a student without provocation.
- E14: Man at Bay (1970-12-16) — A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.
- E15: The Savage Image (1970-12-30) — Gannon tries to save the life of a seriously ill Indian chief and enroll the chief's son in a physician's-assistant training program.
- E16: Woman in Question (1971-01-06) — An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.
- E17: Web of Darkness (1971-01-13) — A deadly story of sibling conflict.
- E18: Danger Point (1971-01-27) — A missing radium implant could contaminate the entire hospital.
- E19: Secret Heritage (1971-02-03) — A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.
- E20: Edge of Violence (1971-02-10) — The story of a troubled former vaudeville star (Jack Carter).
- E21: Countdown (1971-02-17) — The high cost of hospital care is dramatized.
- E22: Perfection of Vices (1971-02-24) — An insight into Lochner's personal life with his ex-wife (Dina Merrill) and daughter (Charlotte Stewart).
- E23: The Man in Hiding (1971-03-03) — A once-brilliant surgeon (Richard Kiley) has become totally withdrawn. Dr—Thomas Patton, once a brilliant surgeon, now specializes in pathology, where he works only with the dead.
- E24: Crossroads (1971-03-10) — An aging doctor mistakenly believes that his medical practice is as good as ever. Pat Hingle as Dr. Farrring, a septuagenarian heart-transplant recipient whose mistaken faith in hi
Season 3
- E1: Blood Line (1971-09-15) — A fugitive (William Windom) is torn between freedom and love for his anemic son.
- E2: The Corrupted (1971-09-22) — A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence).
- E3: The Imposter (1971-09-29) — A highly respected country doctor's (Forrest Tucker) long career as a bogus physician is about to be exposed.
- E4: Double Jeopardy (1971-10-06) — Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.
- E5: Idolmaker (1971-10-13) — Character studies of two critically ill patients who are jeopardizing their lives.
- E6: Circle of Power (1971-10-20) — A distinguished surgeon (Barry Sullivan) is losing the use of his hands.
- E7: The Shattered Man (1971-10-27) — A troubled husband (Bradford Dillman) is being treated for psychological impotence.
- E8: The Albatross (1971-11-03) — A drama about mental retardation.
- E9: Martyr (1971-11-10) — An iron-willed lady (Jo Van Fleet) is determined to spend her life in a wheelchair.
- E10: Suspected (1971-11-17) — A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.
- E11: The Loser (1971-11-24) — A student nurse (Susan Strasberg) is plagued by a bad marriage and a mysterious respiratory illness.
- E12: The Pawn (1971-12-01) — Medical quackery is the target of a drama in which a charming fraud (George Maharis) is risking the life of a young patient.
- E13: Conspiracy (1971-12-08) — A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.
- E14: The Nowhere Child (1971-12-15) — An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.
- E15: Shock! (1) (1971-12-29) — Change-of-pace suspense drama about Gannon's involvement with an ailing tycoon and his conflict-ridden household. First of two parts.
- E16: Shock! (2) (1972-01-05) — Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.
- E17: Fatal Decision (1972-01-19) — Gannon's romance with a woman doctor is plagued by a secret past.
- E18: Terror (1972-01-26) — Bubonic plague is the villain in a medical conflict over the unidentified victim.
- E19: Secret (1972-02-02) — A doctor (Michael Callan) is driven back to alcoholism by the fear of losing his dying wife.
- E20: The Choice (1972-02-09) — A doctor (Monte Markham) is torn between a career in hospital administration and a return to surgical practice.
- E21: Deadlock (1972-02-16) — A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.
- E22: Awakening (1972-02-23) — A car-crash victim (Craig Stevens) awakes from a three-year coma to a nightmare: the crash killed his daughter and left him with an unforgiving wife.
- E23: Confession (1972-03-01) — A woman (Ida Lupino) mysteriously turns against Gannon after he saves her husband's life.
- E24: Conflict (1972-03-08) — A rape-murder mystery takes a grim twist with a confession by a young intern's fiance.
Season 4
- E1: Vision of Doom (1972-09-20) — A doctor (William Windom) has a premonition that his wife will die in surgery.
- E2: Cycle of Peril (1972-09-27) — A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her pregnancy.
- E3: Condemned (1972-10-04) — The story of a growing attachment between an injured teenager and his critically ill roommate.
- E4: Wall of Silence (1972-10-11) — A drama about deafness and family strife.
- E5: The Torn Man (1972-10-18) — Tragedy for a 42-year-old intern: he's fallen in love with a critically ill patient.
- E6: Betrayed (1972-10-25) — A hospital volunteer (Geraldine Page) has a horrifying secret.
- E7: Doctor and Mr. Harper (1972-11-01) — A drama about an unemployed man married to a doctor.
- E8: The Fallen (1972-11-08) — The ugly-duckling story is no fairy tale to a patient who thinks she's so second-rate that she wants to die.
- E9: Tico Taco, M.D. (1972-11-15) — Superstition vs. science as a critically ill woman refuses medical help.
- E10: The Outcast (1972-11-22) — A brilliant researcher is taking great pains to conceal his past.
- E11: No Sanctuary (1972-11-29) — A nun has secrets that are hindering her recovery from a beating and rape.
- E12: Gladiator (1972-12-06) — Problems for a college football hero include a drug habit, a serious illness and a disabled wife.
- E13: No Way Out (1972-12-13) — A doctor's puzzling spells of fatigue are hampering her work.
- E14: A Game for One Player (1972-12-20) — A tortured relationship evolves between a lonely widow and the doctor who blames himself for her husband's death.
- E15: Pressure Point (1973-01-03) — The success of a new surgical procedure is threatened by the surgeon's worry over his wife's erratic behavior.
- E16: Question of Guilt (1973-01-10) — A woman convict's bitterness is threatening her success in a medical training program.
- E17: Judgement (1973-01-17) — The story of a desperately lonely hospital volunteer (Ruth Buzzi).
- E18: End of the Line (1973-01-24) — A high-wire performer's illness might kill her if she continues her career.
- E19: Between Two Fires (1973-01-31) — A surgeon's new procedure might save his dying wife, if he can conquer his drug addiction in time to operate.
- E20: Night Cry (1973-02-07) — Drama about the future of an illegitimate child whose father has been critically injured.
- E21: No Margin for Error (1973-02-14) — A famous doctor's (Celeste Holm) own vital surgery must be delayed to help a man with a live bomb lodged in his chest.
- E22: Impact (1973-02-21) — An ailing boy's divorced parents can't agree whether to permit surgery.
- E23: Fatal Memory (1973-02-28) — A woman (Stefanie Powers) refuses to admit symptoms of a serious illness.
- E24: Vortex (1973-03-07) — Dr. Lochner's one-time fiancee has a beautiful daughter who's gravely ill.
Season 5
- E1: The Guilty (1973-09-10) — A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her mother with a lover.
- E2: Time of Darkness (1973-09-17) — An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk.
- E3: Broken Image (1973-09-24) — Bent on proving his virility, an aging surgeon becomes involved with a young patient.
- E4: Impasse (1973-10-01) — A lesbian psychiatrist is plagued by prejudice against her life style.
- E5: Clash of Shadows (1973-10-08) — The horror of crib death is explored in this story about a couple who lose their 4-month-old child.
- E6: The Casualty (1973-10-22) — Romance ends for Gannon when his girlfriend's husband, missing for six years in Vietnam, comes home to reclaim his wife and son.
- E7: Stranger in Two Worlds (1973-10-29) — A champion diver is ignoring an illness that could end her career.
- E8: Child of Violence (1973-11-12) — A wounded child from war-torn Northern Ireland baffles Gannon by showing no desire to get well.
- E9: Woman for Hire (1973-11-19) — An idealistic young resident falls in love with an ailing prostitute.
- E10: A Life at Stake (1973-11-26) — Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon.
- E11: Nightmare (1973-12-03) — Gannon is receiving bloodcurdling murder threats that contain only one clue: the would-be killer is someone on the hospital staff.
- E12: Deadly Game (1973-12-10) — A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board, unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease.
- E13: Web of Intrigue (1974-01-07) — An arrogant young resident refuses to submit to authority.
- E14: Trial by Knife (1974-01-14) — Sparks fly when Gannon and the newly-appointed chief of surgery begin to clash on medical opinions.
- E15: Choice of Evils (1974-01-21) — A proud man must decide whether to live with a dangerous illness, or submit to surgery which might cause impotence.
- E16: No Escape (1974-01-28) — Gannon's patient needs a kidney transplant, and her only hope of a compatible donor is her father — a convict who is serving time for murder.
- E17: Dark Warning (1974-02-11) — A seriously ill surgeon tries to hide his condition long enough to perform lifesaving surgery on his ex-wife.
- E18: Girl from Bedlam (1974-02-18) — While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.
- E19: Spectre (1974-02-25) — Determined to save a critically ill patient, a surgeon is hiding his own serious malady from his colleagues.
- E20: The Enemies (1974-03-04) — A young genius becomes the center of a custody battle between his critically ill mother and a wealthy, would-be benefactress.
- E21: The Conspirators (1974-03-11) — An accused rapist may not live to see a fair trial. The victim's boyfriend has already beaten him severely, and is waiting to finish the job.
- E22: The World's a Balloon (1974-03-25) — An impoverished ventriloquist may lose custody of his orphaned nephew when the boy develops a serious heart condition.
- E23: Hexed (1974-04-01) — A staff doctor thinks a patient's baffling symptoms are the result of a voodoo curse.
- E24: Appointment with Danger (1974-04-15) — A critically ill scientist is determined to attend an important European conference, despite Gannon's warnings that the trip might kill her.
Season 6
- E1: Adults Only (1974-09-09) — After learning that his wife is a pornographic-movie star, a gifted surgeon wants to leave the hospital.
- E2: Demi-God (1974-09-16) — A cancer patient doesn't know whether to believe her faith-healer husband's assurances that he can cure her.
- E3: The Faces of Peril (1974-09-23) — A patient refuses to divulge information about herself that might prevent a deadly epidemic.
- E4: Three-Cornered Cage (1974-09-30) — A husband anguishes over the responsibility he feels toward his ill wife and the love he feels for her best friend.
- E5: The Shattered Mask (1974-10-07) — A mechanic is oddly reluctant to consent to an operation for his wheelchair-bound daughter (Deborah Winters).
- E6: May God Have Mercy (1974-10-21) — A former priest (Tim O'Connor) is captivated by a second-rate nightclub singer (Rita Moreno) who faces a dangerous operation.
- E7: The Prisoners (1974-10-28) — A convict who agrees to participate in a cancer-research experiment tries to sabotage the project.
- E8: The Bribe (1974-11-04) — A socialite (Vera Miles) tries to bribe a handsome tennis pro (Peter Coffield) into romancing her dying daughter (Pamela Franklin).
- E9: Tainted Lady (1974-11-11) — Job and social discrimination against cured cancer patients is the theme of this story about a woman (Shirley Knight) who undergoes a mastectomy.
- E10: Heel of the Tyrant (1974-11-18) — A Jewish researcher is harassed by young anti-Semites who are led by a hospital orderly (David Macklin).
- E11: Three on a Tightrope (1974-11-25) — A heart patient's recovery is endangered when she falls in love with a mentally disabled young man.
- E12: Midwife (1974-12-02) — A pregnant young widow (Brooke Bundy), arrested for unlawful midwifery, learns that she has cervical cancer.
- E13: Kiss and Kill (1974-12-09) — A conniving young patient (Belinda J. Montgomery) tries to drive a wedge between a wealthy woman (Kim Hunter) and her clinging son (David Soul).
- E14: Saturday`s Child (1974-12-16) — An adolescent girl needs surgery, but she won't help Gannon locate her parents so he can get their consent.
- E15: The Hostile Heart (1974-12-30) — An orphan's need for open-heart surgery may frighten away prospective parents.
- E16: No Way Home (1975-01-06) — A former movie star's will to live is undermined by a failing marriage and ill health.
- E17: Captives (1975-01-13) — A pregnant nurse dosen't want to raise a second child without the help of her errant husband.
- E18: Crown of Thorns (1975-02-03) — A European princess (Suzy Kendall) escapes her bodyguard and winds up in Gannon's arms.
- E19: The Invisible Wife (1975-02-10) — The ailing and neglected wife of a charismatic politician asks Gannon to keep her presence in the hospital a secret.
- E20: If Mine Eye Offends Me (1975-02-24) — A convicted child molester will be granted parole only if he takes a drug that might cause impotence.
- E21: Survivors (1975-03-03) — Camaraderie turns to rivalry when 12 medical students compete for seven internships.
- E22: Aftershock (1975-03-10) — A hospital explosion traps Gannon and five others in the basement.
- E23: Half a Life (1975-03-17) — A woman is torn between her desire to live with her lover in Greece, and her duty to her brother, who needs transfusions of her blood.
- E24: Ripoff (1975-03-24)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Medical Center have? 7 season(s) with 170 episodes.
Who created Medical Center? Frank Glicksman, Al C. Ward.
Where can I watch Medical Center? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.