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Dr. Kildare
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The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
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- 01Who Ever Heard Of Two-Headed Doll?On his first day as a resident Kildare struggles with the question of whether to tell a patient---and the patient's wife, an old school friend---that he has been diagnosed with leukemia.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Twenty-Four HoursSeptember 28, 1961—
- S01E02ImmunityOctober 5, 1961—An elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox, and Kildare and Gillespie try to find people he has been in contact with to
- S01E03Shining ImageOctober 12, 1961—Julie Lawler, a beautiful and fun-loving young woman, suffers a sudden respiratory attack and is brought to Blair Hospital.
- S01E04Winter HarvestOctober 19, 1961—
- S01E05The Million Dollar PropertyOctober 26, 1961—Anne Francis plays the part of a famous actress BUT everywhere she goes her cool cat friends follow. All they care about is partying. They
- S01E06Admitting ServiceNovember 2, 1961—
- S01E07The Lonely OnesNovember 9, 1961—
- S01E08Holiday WeekendNovember 16, 1961—
- S01E09The PatientNovember 23, 1961—Dr. Kildare trips over a cart while looking at a cute nurses aide and hurts his back. He gets hospitalized in Blair in a ward with several
- S01E10For the LivingNovember 30, 1961—
- S01E11Second ChanceDecember 7, 1961—
- S01E12Hit and RunDecember 14, 1961—
- S01E13Season to Be JollyDecember 21, 1961—
- S01E14Johnny TempleDecember 28, 1961—
- S01E15My Brother, the DoctorJanuary 4, 1962—
- S01E16The AdminstartorJanuary 11, 1962—
- S01E17Oh My DaughterJanuary 25, 1962—
- S01E18The SearchFebruary 1, 1962—
- S01E19The Glory HunterFebruary 8, 1962—
- S01E20The DragonFebruary 15, 1962—
- S01E21The Stepping StoneFebruary 22, 1962—
- S01E22The Bronc BusterMarch 1, 1962—
- S01E23The Witch DoctorMarch 8, 1962—
- S01E24The Roaring Boy-OMarch 15, 1962—
- S01E25Solomon's ChoiceMarch 29, 1962—
- S01E26A Very Present HelpApril 5, 1962—Glynis Johns plays a nun who gets admitted to Blair because she has gallstones and needs an operation. She gets involved in some of the pat
- S01E27One for the RoadApril 12, 1962—
- S01E28The Horn of PlentyApril 19, 1962—
- S01E29The Chemistry of AngerApril 26, 1962—
- S01E30Something of ImportanceMay 3, 1962—
- S01E31A Distant ThunderMay 10, 1962—Elderly war hero, Lt Gen John Sparrow is admitted for malnutrition. A very potient story of mistreatment of the elderly.
- S01E32The Road to the HeartMay 17, 1962—
- S01E33Operation LazarusMay 24, 1962—
Season02
- S02E01Gravida OneSeptember 27, 1962—With the help and emotional support, Dr. Kildare helps a severly neglected older woman, Doris Manning, give birth to her first child.
- S02E02The Burning SkyOctober 4, 1962—Cocky medical student, Mark Hadley cracks under the pressure of treating forest-fire victims.
- S02E03The VisitorsOctober 11, 1962—
- S02E04The Mask MakersOctober 18, 1962—Carolyn Jones plays the part of a girl born with an big, odd shaped nose and who is used to being teased and made fun of. Kildare dates her
- S02E05Guest AppenranceOctober 25, 1962—Jack Carter plays an arrogant, sarcastic, smooth operating T.V. talk show host. His young son is hurt in an accident, Kildare shows up with
- S02E06Hastings FarewellNovember 1, 1962—
- S02E07BreakdownNovember 8, 1962—
- S02E08The Cobweb ChainNovember 15, 1962—
- S02E09The Soul KillerNovember 22, 1962—
- S02E10An Ancient OfficeDecember 6, 1962—
- S02E11The LegacyDecember 13, 1962—
- S02E12The Bed I've MadeDecember 20, 1962—
- S02E13A Time for Every PurposeDecember 27, 1962—
- S02E14Love is a Sad SongJanuary 3, 1963—
- S02E15The Thing Speaks for ItselfJanuary 10, 1963—
- S02E16The Great GuyJanuary 17, 1963—A comedian with a bone tumor refuses to face a possible amputation.
- S02E17The MosaicJanuary 31, 1963—
- S02E18Good Luck CharmFebruary 7, 1963—
- S02E19Jail WardFebruary 14, 1963—
- S02E20A Trip to NiagaraFebruary 21, 1963—
- S02E21A Place Among the MonumentsFebruary 28, 1963—
- S02E22Face of FearMarch 7, 1963—
- S02E23Sister MikeMarch 14, 1963—
- S02E24A Very Infectious DiseaseMarch 21, 1963—
- S02E25Dark Side of the MirrorMarch 28, 1963—Twin sisters one good and one bad, the good sister needs a kidney to save her life and the bad refuses to donate one to her.
- S02E26The Sleeping PrincessApril 11, 1963—
- S02E27Ship's DoctorApril 18, 1963—
- S02E28Tightrope Into NowhereApril 25, 1963—
- S02E29The Balance and the CrucibleMay 2, 1963—
- S02E30Gift Of KoodjanukMay 9, 1963—
- S02E31An Island LikeA PeacockMay 16, 1963—
- S02E32To Each His PrisonMay 23, 1963—
- S02E33A Hand Held Out in DarknessMay 30, 1963—
- S02E34What's God To JulisJune 6, 1963—A brother is worried about his mentally retarded brother, Julius and who will take care of him after he is gone.
Season03
- S03E01Who Ever Heard Of Two-Headed Doll?September 26, 1963On his first day as a resident Kildare struggles with the question of whether to tell a patient---and the patient's wife, an old school frie
- S03E02Good SamaritanOctober 3, 1963—
- S03E03If You Can't Believe the TruthOctober 10, 1963—
- S03E04Heart, an Imperfect MachineOctober 17, 1963—
- S03E05A Game for ThreeOctober 24, 1963—
- S03E06ExploitersOctober 31, 1963—
- S03E07One Bright and Clear Thursday MorningNovember 7, 1963—
- S03E08Eleventh CommandmentNovember 14, 1963—
- S03E09Four Feet in the MorningNovember 21, 1963—
- S03E10Pack Rat and Prima DonnaNovember 28, 1963—Kildare is assigned to work with the highly frugal, penny-pinching veteran central supply nurse to clean out obsolete equipment. But the nur
- S03E11BacksliderDecember 5, 1963—
- S03E12Charile Wade Makes Lots of ShadeDecember 12, 1963—
- S03E13OracleDecember 19, 1963—
- S03E14Vote of ConfidenceDecember 26, 1963—
- S03E15Willing Suspension of DisbeliefJanuary 9, 1964—
- S03E16Tyger Tyger (1)January 16, 1964—Yvette Mimiuex plays the part of a girl who is totally smitten with surfing and is hell bent on being the BEST surfer. She is in Blair and G
- S03E17Tyger Tyger (2)January 23, 1964—Yvette Mimieux continues her surfing. She and Kildare go to the beach at night and they ""make out"". He is infatuated with her but cant g
- S03E18Never Too Old for the CircusJanuary 30, 1964—
- S03E19Onions, Garlic and Flowers That Bloom in SpringFebruary 6, 1964—
- S03E20To Walk in GraceFebruary 13, 1964—
- S03E21Goodbye Mr. JerseyFebruary 20, 1964—
- S03E22Why Won't Anybody Listen?February 27, 1964—
- S03E23Child BetweenMarch 5, 1964—
- S03E24A Hundred Million TomorrowsMarch 12, 1964—
- S03E25Tomorrow is a Fickle GirlMarch 19, 1964—
- S03E26Quid Pro QuoMarch 26, 1964—
- S03E27A Day to RememberApril 2, 1964—
- S03E28An Ungodly ActApril 9, 1964—
- S03E29Nickel's Worth Of PrayerApril 16, 1964—
- S03E30Night of the BeastApril 23, 1964—
- S03E31Middle Of Ernie MannApril 30, 1964—
- S03E32Sense of TempoMay 7, 1964—
- S03E33Speak Not in Angry WhispersMay 14, 1964—
- S03E34Dolly's DilemmaMay 21, 1964—
Season04
- S04E01Man is a RockSeptember 24, 1964—
- S04E02Maybe Love Will Save My Apartment HouseOctober 1, 1964—
- S04E03Hand That Hurts, Hand That HealsOctober 8, 1964—
- S04E04Last Leaves on the TreeOctober 15, 1964—
- S04E05What's Different About Today?October 22, 1964—
- S04E06Sound of a Faraway HillOctober 29, 1964—
- S04E07Candle in the WindowNovember 5, 1964—
- S04E08Rome Will Never Leave You (1)November 12, 1964—
- S04E09Rome Will Never Leave You (2)November 19, 1964—
- S04E10Rome Will Never Leave You (3)November 26, 1964—
- S04E11Elusive Dik DikDecember 3, 1964—
- S04E12Catch a Crooked MouseDecember 17, 1964—
- S04E13Exchange of GiftsDecember 24, 1964—A penniless alcoholic, believing himself to be dying, plans one last gesture of defiance against the world.
- S04E14Never is a Long DayDecember 31, 1964—
- S04E15Lullaby for an Indian SummerJanuary 7, 1965—
- S04E16Take Care of My Little GirlJanuary 14, 1965—
- S04E17My Name is Lisa, and I am LostJanuary 21, 1965—
- S04E18Please Let My Baby LiveJanuary 28, 1965—
- S04E19No Mother To Giude ThemFebruary 4, 1965—
- S04E20A Marriage Of ConvienceFebruary 11, 1965—
- S04E21Make Way for TomorrowFebruary 18, 1965—
- S04E22Miracle for MargaretFebruary 25, 1965—
- S04E23Do You Trust Your Doctor?March 4, 1965—Robert Culp Plays a heart doctor who was involved in a malpratice suit therefore has become afriad to diagnose anything so he refers all h
- S04E24All Brides Should be so BeatifulMarch 11, 1965—
- S04E25She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (1)March 18, 1965—
- S04E26She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (2)March 25, 1965—
- S04E27A Joruney To The SunriseApril 1, 1965—
- S04E28Time BuyersApril 8, 1965—
- S04E29Music Hath CharmsApril 15, 1965—
- S04E30Believe and LiveApril 22, 1965—
- S04E31Reverence for LifeApril 29, 1965—
- S04E32Wings of HopeMay 13, 1965—
Season05
- S05E01Behold the Great Man (1)September 13, 1965—
- S05E02A Life for Life (2)September 14, 1965—
- S05E03Web of Hate (3)September 20, 1965—
- S05E04Horizontal Hero (4)September 21, 1965—
- S05E05The Bell in the Schoolhouse Tolls for Thee (1)September 27, 1965—
- S05E06Life in the Dance Hall: F-U-N (2)September 28, 1965—
- S05E07Some Doors are Slamming (3)October 5, 1965—
- S05E08Enough La Boheme for Everybody (4)October 11, 1965—
- S05E09Now: the Mummy (5)October 12, 1965—
- S05E10A Pyrotechnic Display (6)October 18, 1965—
- S05E11With Helfire and Thunder (1)October 19, 1965—Show Announcer (voice)
- S05E12Daily Flights to Olympus (2)October 25, 1965—
- S05E13The Life Machine (1)October 26, 1965—
- S05E14Toast the Golden Couple (2)November 1, 1965—
- S05E15Wives and Losers (3)November 2, 1965—
- S05E16Welcome Home, Dear Anna (4)November 8, 1965—
- S05E17A Little Child Shall Lead Them (5)November 9, 1965—
- S05E18Hour of Decision (6)November 15, 1965—
- S05E19Aftermath (7)November 16, 1965—
- S05E20Fathers and Daughters (1)November 22, 1965—Sister Benjamin is forced to give up her missionary work when she's stricken with leukemia, an illness she hides from her father.
- S05E21A Gift of Love (2)November 23, 1965—
- S05E22The Tent-Dwellers (3)November 29, 1965—Joe Quinlan becomes the talk of Blair Hospital when he slips out of his sick bed to hustle a wealthy patient in a pool game.
- S05E23Going Home (4)November 30, 1965—Despite a serious heart ailment, Joe Quinlan competes in a strenuous pool tournament to win the money for his daughter's hospital bill.
- S05E24Something Old, Something New (1)December 6, 1965—
- S05E25To Visit One More Spring (2)December 7, 1965—
- S05E26From Nigeria with Love (1)December 13, 1965—
- S05E27In Roman Candel's Bright Glare (2)December 14, 1965—
- S05E28When Shadows Fall (3)December 20, 1965—
- S05E29With This Ring (4)December 21, 1965—
- S05E30Perfect is too Hard to Be (1)December 27, 1965—
- S05E31Duet for One Hand (2)December 28, 1965—Gillespie is impressed with intern Jessie Martel's handling of patient Frederic Foray, a temperamental pianist whose career is threatened by
- S05E32The Atheist and the True Believer (1)January 3, 1966—Dr. Gillepsie expects fireworks: Attorney Justin Post, an outspoken atheist, will be visiting the hospital at the same time as evangelist An
- S05E33A Quick Look at Glory (2)January 4, 1966—A reporter tricks Andrew Webb into implying that Justin Post's heart attack may have been divine punishment.
- S05E34A Sort of Falling in Love (3)January 10, 1966—Amy Post seeks a medical explanation for her father's abrupt conversion from atheism to religion after his near brush with death.
- S05E35The Last to Believe in Miracles (4)January 11, 1966—Amy Post learns that her father wants to join Dr. Webb in his evangelistic crusade.
- S05E36The Next Thing to Murder (5)January 17, 1966—Dr. Kildare feels that he must prevent Justin Post from making a television appearance. He plans to do it by declaring the former atheist me
- S05E37Never So Happy (6)January 18, 1966—Justin Post is determined to appear on television with evangelist Andrew Webb despite the danger to himself and the effect of his actions on
- S05E38A Cry from the Street (1)January 24, 1966—
- S05E39Gratitude Won't Pay the Bills (2)January 25, 1966—
- S05E40Adrift in a Sea of Confusion (3)January 31, 1966—
- S05E41These Hands That Heal (4)February 1, 1966—
- S05E42Few Hearts, Few Flowers (1)February 7, 1966—
- S05E43Some Tales for Halloween (2)February 8, 1966—
- S05E44I Can Hear the Ice Melting (3)February 14, 1966—
- S05E45No Other Road (4)February 15, 1966—
- S05E46The Encroachment (1)February 21, 1966—
- S05E47A Patient Lost (2)February 22, 1966—
- S05E48What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (3)February 28, 1966—
- S05E49The Taste of Crow (4)March 7, 1966—
- S05E50Out of a Concrete Tower (5)March 8, 1966—
- S05E51The Art Of Taking A PowderMarch 14, 1966—
- S05E52Read The Book,Then See The Picture (2)March 15, 1966—
- S05E53A Sometimes Distant Spring (1)March 21, 1966—
- S05E54Travel a Crooked Road (2)March 22, 1966—
- S05E55Mercy Or Murder (1)March 28, 1966—
- S05E56A Strange Sort of Accident (2)March 29, 1966—
- S05E57New Doctor in Town (3)April 4, 1966—
- S05E58Reckoning (4)April 5, 1966—
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