The Doctors

The Doctors

The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.

Soap

Seasons

1. Whatsoever House I Enter

Air Date: 1963-04-01

In the opening story, Dr. Scott performs a critical operation on a 7-year old girl. The child dies, and moments later, "Scotty," is called to the emergency room, where a newborn infant is close to death. Another operation, and the baby lives. The dead girl's father arrives at the hospital and hears the news. He confronts the mother of the surviving infant and presents her with the flowers he had bought someone else.

2. We Know Not What

Air Date: 1963-04-02

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

3. One and One Make Four

Air Date: 1963-04-03

A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.

4. One Too Many

Air Date: 1963-04-04

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

5. Button, Button

Air Date: 1963-04-05

A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.

6. Run With the Wind

Air Date: 1963-04-08

A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1963-04-09

A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1963-04-10

Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1963-04-11

10. Little Mr. Nobody

Air Date: 1963-04-12

An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."

11. Zip Guns Can Kill

Air Date: 1963-04-15

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1963-04-16

Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

13. Send No Flowers

Air Date: 1963-04-17

14. The Useless Ones

Air Date: 1963-04-18

An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.

15. The Helping Hand

Air Date: 1963-04-19

Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 1963-04-22

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 1963-04-23

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 1963-04-24

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 1963-04-25

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 1963-04-26

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 1963-04-29

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 1963-04-30

23. The Last Rites

Air Date: 1963-05-01

A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.

24. At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

Air Date: 1963-05-02

Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.

25. To Love or to Dive

Air Date: 1963-05-03

26. Little Doctor

Air Date: 1963-05-06

27. A Beau for Mrs. Deville

Air Date: 1963-05-07

28. Father and Son

Air Date: 1963-05-08

29. The Doll Who Limped

Air Date: 1963-05-09

30. Doc, What Are the Odds?

Air Date: 1963-05-10

31. Child Wife

Air Date: 1963-05-13

32. Breakthrough

Air Date: 1963-05-14

A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.

33. Episode 33

Air Date: 1963-05-15

34. The Long Night

Air Date: 1963-05-16

35. The Halloween Mask

Air Date: 1963-05-17

36. A Heart Is a Boy's Need

Air Date: 1963-05-20

37. The Blues Is a Riddle Song

Air Date: 1963-05-21

38. The Young Spinning Wheels

Air Date: 1963-05-22

39. Greater Love Hath No Man

Air Date: 1963-05-23

40. The Forbidden Candystriper

Air Date: 1963-05-24

41. Sick Little Rich Girl

Air Date: 1963-05-27

A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.

42. A Single Tear

Air Date: 1963-05-28

Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.

43. Hold the Lamp High for Willy

Air Date: 1963-05-29

A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.

44. Celebrity Blues

Air Date: 1963-05-30

45. A Penny for Your Doubts

Air Date: 1963-05-31

Nurse Jane Gibbs believes her malaria patient ex-serviceman Jim Burton is the killer police are looking for from a liquor store hold-up. Despite her feelings for him, she tells Chaplain Sam Shafer about her fears.

46. The Disembodied Voice

Air Date: 1963-06-03

Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

47. Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

Air Date: 1963-06-04

A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.

48. A Doctor in Spite of Herself

Air Date: 1963-06-05

An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

49. The Faint Heart Never Wins

Air Date: 1963-06-06

Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?

50. Rewards Are Only for the Living

Air Date: 1963-06-07

A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

51. ...And Not to Be

Air Date: 1963-06-10

52. With Strings Attached

Air Date: 1963-06-11

Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.

53. The Count of Ten

Air Date: 1963-06-12

54. Twice Born

Air Date: 1963-06-13

55. The Salesman

Air Date: 1963-06-14

56. Today I Am a Man

Air Date: 1963-06-17

A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.

57. Property Unclaimed

Air Date: 1963-06-18

58. So Far from Home

Air Date: 1963-06-19

Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

59. The Fallen Giant

Air Date: 1963-06-20

A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

60. A Short, Happy Life

Air Date: 1963-06-21

61. The Bride Wore White

Air Date: 1963-06-24

A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.

62. Give and Live

Air Date: 1963-06-25

While Agnes Tilford dreads leaving the busy atmosphere of Hope Memorial, Myra Wood can't wait to leave. She's afraid she'll be diagnosed with cancer after her surgery.

63. A Darn Good Sport

Air Date: 1963-06-26

A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.

64. The Heart-Broken Husband

Air Date: 1963-06-27

65. King of the Rock and Rollers

Air Date: 1963-06-28

An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.

66. The Runaway President

Air Date: 1963-07-01

67. Woman Against Fear

Air Date: 1963-07-02

A woman tells Chaplain Sam Shaffer she fears she is losing her mind. Investigation shows that her husband is purposely irritating her because she neglects her family.

68. Beware the Bee

Air Date: 1963-07-03

A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1963-12-09

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1969-06-17

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Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

1963-04-01

Episodes

70 (20 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

NBC

NBC