About this season
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.
Episodes (68)
1. Whatsoever House I Enter
Aired 1 April 1963 • 30 min
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.
2. We Know Not What
Aired 2 April 1963 • 30 min
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
3. One and One Make Four
Aired 3 April 1963 • 30 min
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
4. One Too Many
Aired 4 April 1963 • 30 min
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
5. Button, Button
Aired 5 April 1963 • 30 min
A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.
6. Run With the Wind
Aired 8 April 1963 • 30 min
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
7. Episode 7
Aired 9 April 1963 • 30 min
A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.
8. Episode 8
Aired 10 April 1963 • 30 min
Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.
9. Episode 9
Aired 11 April 1963 • 30 min
10. Little Mr. Nobody
Aired 12 April 1963 • 30 min
An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."
11. Zip Guns Can Kill
Aired 15 April 1963 • 30 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 16 April 1963 • 30 min
Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination
13. Send No Flowers
Aired 17 April 1963 • 30 min
14. The Useless Ones
Aired 18 April 1963 • 30 min
An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.
15. The Helping Hand
Aired 19 April 1963 • 30 min
Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.
16. Episode 16
Aired 22 April 1963 • 30 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 23 April 1963 • 30 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 24 April 1963 • 30 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 25 April 1963 • 30 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 26 April 1963 • 30 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 29 April 1963 • 30 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 30 April 1963 • 30 min
23. The Last Rites
Aired 1 May 1963 • 30 min
A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.
24. At Midnight There's No Tomorrow
Aired 2 May 1963 • 30 min
Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.
25. To Love or to Dive
Aired 3 May 1963 • 30 min
26. Little Doctor
Aired 6 May 1963 • 30 min
27. A Beau for Mrs. Deville
Aired 7 May 1963 • 30 min
28. Father and Son
Aired 8 May 1963 • 30 min
29. The Doll Who Limped
Aired 9 May 1963 • 30 min
30. Doc, What Are the Odds?
Aired 10 May 1963 • 30 min
31. Child Wife
Aired 13 May 1963 • 30 min
32. Breakthrough
Aired 14 May 1963 • 30 min
A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.
33. Episode 33
Aired 15 May 1963 • 30 min
34. The Long Night
Aired 16 May 1963 • 30 min
35. The Halloween Mask
Aired 17 May 1963 • 30 min
36. A Heart Is a Boy's Need
Aired 20 May 1963 • 30 min
37. The Blues Is a Riddle Song
Aired 21 May 1963 • 30 min
38. The Young Spinning Wheels
Aired 22 May 1963 • 30 min
39. Greater Love Hath No Man
Aired 23 May 1963 • 30 min
40. The Forbidden Candystriper
Aired 24 May 1963 • 30 min
41. Sick Little Rich Girl
Aired 27 May 1963 • 30 min
A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.
42. A Single Tear
Aired 28 May 1963 • 30 min
Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.
43. Hold the Lamp High for Willy
Aired 29 May 1963 • 30 min
A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.
44. Celebrity Blues
Aired 30 May 1963 • 30 min
45. A Penny for Your Doubts
Aired 31 May 1963 • 30 min
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.
46. The Disembodied Voice
Aired 3 June 1963 • 30 min
Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.
47. Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer
Aired 4 June 1963 • 30 min
A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.
48. A Doctor in Spite of Herself
Aired 5 June 1963 • 30 min
An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.
49. The Faint Heart Never Wins
Aired 6 June 1963 • 30 min
Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?
50. Rewards Are Only for the Living
Aired 7 June 1963 • 30 min
A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.
51. ...And Not to Be
Aired 10 June 1963 • 30 min
52. With Strings Attached
Aired 11 June 1963 • 30 min
Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.
53. The Count of Ten
Aired 12 June 1963 • 30 min
54. Twice Born
Aired 13 June 1963 • 30 min
55. The Salesman
Aired 14 June 1963 • 30 min
56. Today I Am a Man
Aired 17 June 1963 • 30 min
A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.
57. Property Unclaimed
Aired 18 June 1963 • 30 min
58. So Far from Home
Aired 19 June 1963 • 30 min
Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.
59. The Fallen Giant
Aired 20 June 1963 • 30 min
A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.
60. A Short, Happy Life
Aired 21 June 1963 • 30 min
61. The Bride Wore White
Aired 24 June 1963 • 30 min
A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.
62. Give and Live
Aired 25 June 1963 • 30 min
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.
63. A Darn Good Sport
Aired 26 June 1963 • 30 min
A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.
64. The Heart-Broken Husband
Aired 27 June 1963 • 30 min
65. King of the Rock and Rollers
Aired 28 June 1963 • 30 min
An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.
66. The Runaway President
Aired 1 July 1963 • 30 min
67. Woman Against Fear
Aired 2 July 1963 • 30 min
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.
68. Beware the Bee
Aired 3 July 1963 • 30 min
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.