Fair rating?St. Elsewhere· Season 2 · Episode 10
A Pig Too Far
The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta; Daniels is tied to the drug abuse charges against White; and Dr. Ridley and Morrison try to figure out a woman's violent mood swings and personality changes. Luther loses a father figure. A bored teenager wreaks havoc with the hospital's computerized records.
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#1In Season 2of 22 rated episodes
#3All-timeof 137 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 2 averages 6.9
1984First airedJanuary 11, 1984
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