About this season
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
Episodes (25)
1. Doogenstein
10.0Aired 12 September 1990
Doogie's heavy third-year residency duties make him fear he's missing out on his youth.
2. Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's
10.0Aired 19 September 1990
Former gang member Raymond Alexander begins working at the hospital but his past may come back to haunt him.
3. Ask Dr. Doogie
10.0Aired 26 September 1990
Doogie becomes famous after doing some public service announcements.
4. C'est la Vinnie
10.0Aired 3 October 1990
Vinnie and his pregnant French teacher get stuck in an elevator.
5. Car Wars
10.0Aired 10 October 1990
Doogie wants to buy a classic car. A mentally ill patient turns down treatment.
6. Doogie Sings the Blues
10.0Aired 17 October 1990
Doogie treats a once popular singer who is trying to make a comeback.
7. Academia Nuts
10.0Aired 24 October 1990
Vinnie asks to "borrow" one of Doogie's old school papers. Meanwhile, Doogie treats a wealthy hypochondriac.
8. Revenge of the Teenage Dead
10.0Aired 31 October 1990
Vinnie makes a zombie horror movie.
9. Nautilus for Naught
10.0Aired 7 November 1990
Doogie and a hospitalized model realize they have something in common -- being judged by how beautiful or young they look.
10. Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down
Aired 14 November 1990
After Janine breaks up with him, Vinnie is not very thankful on Thanksgiving.
11. Oh Very Young
10.0Aired 28 November 1990
Doogie rethinks his position on May-December relationships when he finds himself the victim of age discrimination.
12. TV or Not TV
10.0Aired 5 December 1990
Vinnie tries to get help getting into film school from a TV network executive who's been admitted to the hospital.
13. A Woman Too Far
10.0Aired 12 December 1990
Doogie weighs his relationship with Wanda against an attractive nursing student.
14. Presumed Guilty
10.0Aired 2 January 1991
Doogie wrecks his father's car and tries to cover it up.
15. To Live and Die in Brentwood
Aired 9 January 1991
Wanda wants time alone after a family member dies.
16. Air Doogie
Aired 23 January 1991
Doogie joins the hospital basketball team in order to fit in.
17. A Life in Progress
10.0Aired 30 January 1991
An AIDS-infected artist brings out everyone's true feelings about the disease.
18. My Two Dads
Aired 6 February 1991
Vinnie joins Doogie and David on a camping trip.
19. Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
10.0Aired 13 February 1991
Grandpa Howser causes problems as Doogie's parents try to renovate the kitchen.
20. Fatal Distraction
10.0Aired 20 February 1991
Doogie and Wanda face more strains when he goes to a party with another woman.
21. The Doctor, the Wife, Her Son and the Job
10.0Aired 13 March 1991
Doogie's mom gets a job. Unfortunately for Doogie, it's at his hospital.
22. Planet of the Dateless
9.0Aired 20 March 1991
Two weeks of volunteer work in Mexico makes Jack reevaluate his life.
23. Doogie's Wager
Aired 3 April 1991
Vinnie awaits word of whether he's accepted to film school.
24. A Kiss Ain't Just a Kiss
10.0Aired 24 April 1991
Problems are bound to occur when Doogie kisses Janine.
25. Dances with Wanda
10.0Aired 1 May 1991
Doogie takes a still-grieving Wanda to the prom then introduces her to a young heart patient to rekindle her spirit for living.