Seasons & Episodes
To the Pure
Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward int
But Linda Only Smiled
Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood tran
The Insolent Heart
Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardi
I Remember a Lemon Tree
Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with ill
An Expensive Glass of Water
Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossib
The Sound of Laughter
Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic
A Few Brief Lines for Dave
Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of comp
Pavane for a Gentle Lady
By degrees to the bare facts.
My Good Friend Krikor
Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, howe
The Sweet Kiss of Madness
Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The
A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness
Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject t
A Dark Night for Billy Harris
Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who ma
And If I Die
""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)
A Memory of Candy Stripes
Recollections.
Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor
A clean, well-lighted place.
A Story to Be Softly Told
Between you, me and the nurse's station.
The Big Trouble with Charlie
He's not quite himself, or is he?
Give My Hands an Epitaph
Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.
Victory Wears a Cruel Smile
From another point of view.
Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase
A piece of baggage.
Behold a Pale Horse
""And his name that sat on him was Death.""
For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses
A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.
To a Grand and Natural Finale
A consummation devoutly to be wished.
Monument to an Aged Hunter
Souvenirs and trophies.
All the Clocks are Ticking
As time goes by.
Among Others a Girl Named Abilene
A Texas rose.
A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes
A vision of loveliness.
And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears
Sorrow and pity.
Preferably, the Less-Used Arm
Might and main.
An Uncommonly Innocent Killing
Gene Bilstrom is a leading business man of the community but a series of incidents causes his family concern. Bilstrom i
So Oft It Chances in Particular Men
So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they a
When You See an Evil Man
The patient and the ill.
Mrs. McBroom and the Cloud Watcher
""But one thing is needful.""
The Night That Nothing Happened
It's a long shift that has no surgery.
In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption
A painstaking diagnosis.
Legacy from a Stranger
How do you repay such a debt?
Go Not Gently into the Night
""Brave in his burning pride.""
Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road
To hell and gone.
Of All Save Pain Bereft
Last straws.
And Even Death Shall Die
The tautological imperative.
The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits
A gentle occupation.
Between Summer and Winter, the Glorious Season
""Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...""
I Hear America Singing
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, bli
Pack Up All My Cares and Woes
""Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me.""
Saturday, Surgery and Stanley Shultz
A sabbath diversion.
I'll Be Alright in the Morning
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: grea
A Cardinal Act of Mercy (1)
Dr. Casey tries to help a lawyer kick her morphine habit, but encounters resistance, lies and manipulation when she gets
A Cardinal Act of Mercy (2)
Use Neon for My Epitaph
The business has its allure.
He Thought He Saw an Albatross
He thought he saw an Albatross That fluttered round the lamp: He looked again, and found it was A Penn
A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D.
Although he's still an intern, Jimmy Peabody is raising funds to finance a medical clinic of his own, and one of the sou
A Hundred More Pipers
The great rouse.
Suffer the Little Children
""Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.""
Rigadoon for Three Pianos
Greta Bauer wants to marry fiancé Kevin Blake; however, her mother opposes the marriage and insists that Greta concentr
The White Ones Are Dolphins
The ones that got away...
Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud?
A circle of admirers.
For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold
A wandering minstrel, he, with some disfigurement.
Father Was an Intern
The occupant and the resident.
Rage Against the Dying Light
""Do not go gentle into that good night."" (Dylan Thomas)
La Vie, La Vie Intérieure
The well-furnished habitation.
My Enemy is a Bright Green Sparrow
The Sparrow in the Zoo No bars are set too close, no mesh too fine To keep me from the eagle and the lion, Whom kee
Lullaby for Billy Dignan
Homage to Millet's Angelus.
Hang No Hats on Dreams
Castles in Spain.
For This Relief, Much Thanks
A father assaults his son over a youthful fascination with Nazism.
Justice to a Microbe
The long arm of the law of nature.
With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience
""That's an old Spanish proverb.""
Allie
A character out of the movies.
If There Were Dreams to Sell
If there were dreams to sell, What would you buy? Some cost a passing bell; Some a light sig
The Echo of a Silent Cheer (1)
""Unfelt, unheard, unseen..."" (Keats)
The Echo of a Silent Cheer (2)
""Love doth know no fullness nor no bounds."" (Keats)
Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand
Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. So the little moments,
Light Up the Dark Corners
Fear of the unknown.
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Alice laughed. ""There's no use trying,"" she said: ""one CAN'T believe impossible things."" ""I daresay you haven't ha
Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree
""A fence around the void.""—Hawaiian saying
Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne
The title is reportedly the command of King Admetos in Gluck's Alceste.
My Love, My Love
Irreducible affinities.
From Too Much Love of Living
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be
It Is Getting Dark... and We Are Lost
The indeterminate.
The Last Splintered Spoke on the Old Burlesque Wheel
Those caissons go rolling along.
The Light that Loses, the Night that Wins
Dr. Ernest Farrow, a once brilliant neurosurgeon, is sent to County General for a refresher course. Learning that Farrow
I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye
A chip off the old block.
The Only Place Where They Know My Name
The imponderables of personality.
There Was Once a Man in the Land of Uz
... whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
One Nation Indivisible
Rare blood demands a coast-to-coast search.
Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such
Student nurse Kathy Evans becomes the victim of an assault in a park near County General. The police are stymied in thei
The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound
MRS. MALAPROP: You are not like Cerberus, three gentlemen at once, are you? Sheridan, The Rivals
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Life and the ""stinking fist"".
A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, and a Girl's Hand
Rx for a medico.
The Lonely Ones
Isolation.
Keep Out of Reach of Adults
Wise in their own conceits.
Dress My Doll Pretty
A peculiar treatment plan.
Onions and Mustard Seed Will Make Her Weep
The seed of Mustard is the smallest grain, And yet the force thereto is very great, It hath a present power to purge
Make Me the First American
An original.
Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out
Caroline Bulllard, a dynamic businesswoman, fears her illness is terminal. She decides to liquidate the assets of her co
For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times
...and riseth up again.
Evidence of Things Not Seen
The substance of things hoped for.
August is the Month Before Christmas
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
A Bird in the Solitude Singing
From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which
But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
Autumn Without Red Leaves
""The summer is over...""
You Fish or You Cut Bait
The proverb put to the test.
For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
The power of personality.
Woods Full of Question Marks
The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
A Thousand Words are Mute
A picture is most eloquent.
Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
A Disease of the Heart Called Love
L'amour et la mort.
Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer
The Freudian prescription.
Courage at 3 A.M.
""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say
This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
The whirligig of 3/4 time.
A Boy is Standing Outside the Door
The threshold of knowledge.
Where Does the Boomerang Go?
Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself wit
Pas de Deux
A romantic ballet.
Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Working in the hospital milieu.
A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
When I am Grown to Man's Estate
Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys
A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Various strings and attachments.
A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General
A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Modern medicine.
Eulogy in Four Flats
The key of mourning.
Three Li'l Lambs
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
A Slave is On the Throne
Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy b
Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
The Day They Stole County General
A change of management.
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
A son of the auld sod.
From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell
A memorable rapprochement.
A Horse Named Stravinsky
A mount with a legendary moniker.
War of Nerves
The surgeon's secret.
O the Big Wheel Turns by Faith
A Nightingale Named Nathan
""Were I a nightingale, I would act like one."" (Epictetus)
Run For Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here
Le Médecin Malgré Lui
Because of the Needle, the Haystack was Lost
A proverb of great pith.
What to Her is Plato?
An academic debate.
Francini? Who is Francini?
Introduction and variations.
Then I, and You, and All of Us Fall Down
Rules of the game.
No More, Cried the Rooster—There Will Be Truth
A lifetime of hard work seems undesirable for an intern.
The Importance of Being 65937
It couldn't be called ungentle, But how thoroughly departmental. Frost
When Givers Prove Unkind
Rich gifts wax poor, to the noble mind.
The Man from Quasilia
Another county heard from.
Why Did the Day Go Backwards?
To see the night before.
If You Really Want to Know What Goes On In a Hospital...
""Like a patient etherized upon a table.""
If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser
""Tell the truth or trump—but get the trick."" (Twain)
In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc
""And let slip the dogs of war.""
Meantime, We Shall Express our Darker Purpose
Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. Give me the map there. Know that we have divided In three our kingdom:
For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus
You can get there from here.
Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain
The agony and the estimate: trigeminal neuralgia, the tic douloureux.
Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things
Whistling in the dark.
Weave Nets To Catch The Wind
Courts adieu, and all delights, All bewitching appetites; Sweetest breath, and clearest eye, Like perfumes go out
Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy
The unmoved mover.
Where Did All the Roses Go?
""No gardener has died within rosaceous memory."" (Beckett)
Twenty-Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak, A, B, C, D ...
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Pull The Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes The Cold Wind Of Truth
Self-diagnosis.
Then, Suddenly, Panic
""Fear in a handful of dust."" (Eliot)
