About this season
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Episodes (26)
1. The Last 10 Yards
Aired 24 September 1969 • 60 min
Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.
2. Victim
Aired 1 October 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.
3. Emergency in Ward E
Aired 8 October 1969 • 60 min
Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.
4. A Life is Waiting
Aired 15 October 1969 • 60 min
The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).
5. The Battle of Lily Wu
Aired 22 October 1969 • 60 min
A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.
6. The Crooked Circle
Aired 29 October 1969 • 60 min
A story about drug addiction.
7. Thousands and Thousands of Miles
Aired 12 November 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.
8. The Sharpest Edge
Aired 19 November 1969 • 60 min
An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).
9. Jeopardy
Aired 26 November 1969 • 60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.
10. The Fallen Image
Aired 3 December 1969 • 60 min
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
11. The Loner
Aired 10 December 1969 • 60 min
A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).
12. 24 Hours
Aired 17 December 1969 • 60 min
Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
13. The Adversaries
Aired 31 December 1969 • 60 min
Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.
14. The Deceived
Aired 7 January 1970 • 60 min
A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.
15. Moment of Decision
Aired 14 January 1970 • 60 min
Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.
16. Runaway
Aired 21 January 1970 • 60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.
17. Fright and Flight
Aired 4 February 1970 • 60 min
A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
18. A Duel with Doom
Aired 11 February 1970 • 60 min
The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.
19. A Matter of Tomorrow
Aired 25 February 1970 • 60 min
The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).
20. Care is no Cure
Aired 4 March 1970 • 60 min
A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
21. The Professional
Aired 11 March 1970 • 60 min
A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.
22. The Combatants
Aired 18 March 1970 • 60 min
A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
23. The V.D. Story
Aired 25 March 1970 • 60 min
A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.
24. His Brother's Keeper
Aired 1 April 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.
25. The Rebel in White
Aired 8 April 1970 • 60 min
An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.
26. Between Dark And Daylight
Aired 15 April 1970 • 60 min
The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.