Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
Seasons
1. Pilot
Air Date: 1989-09-19
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
2. The Ice Queen Cometh
Air Date: 1989-09-20
Doogie freezes in disbelief when he's asked out to dinner by Victoria Burke, the new radiology chief, known in some circles as "the Ice Queen."
3. A Stitch Called Wanda
Air Date: 1989-09-27
When Wanda's appendix ruptures with her parents out of town, Doogie ignores hospital policy to operate on her. This creates tension with Dr. Canfield as well as Wanda.
4. Frisky Business
Air Date: 1989-10-04
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
5. The Short Goodbye
Air Date: 1989-10-11
Moving out of his parents' house proves to be an eye-opening experience for Doogie. Meanwhile, a rock star is admitted to the hospital for vocal-cord surgery.
6. Simply Irresistible
Air Date: 1989-10-18
After a grueling 48-hour shift amid hothouse conditions, Doogie is tempted to switch loyalties to an upscale pediatrics group eager to woo him away from Eastman.
7. Vinnie Video Vici
Air Date: 1989-10-25
Vinnie is no fly on the wall as he observes Doogie's personal and professional life while shooting a documentary on a day in the life of a teenage doctor.
8. Blood and Remembrance
Air Date: 1989-11-01
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
9. She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin
Air Date: 1989-11-08
Vinnie is stuck on a blind date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin, a girl with a self-image problem not unlike a plastic-surgery patient at the hospital, who's willing to pay through the nose for a perfect body.
10. My Old Man and the Sea
Air Date: 1989-11-15
Doogie is invited to spend the weekend in Palm Springs with Wanda and her family, but it's the same weekend that his father picked for their annual fishing trip.
11. Tonight's the Night
Air Date: 1989-11-22
Doogie and Wanda are pressured by peers to get intimate; and Doogie has trouble leaving work problems at work as he deals with an unwed teenage mother.
12. Every Dog Has His Doogie
Air Date: 1989-11-29
At the hospital, the homeless are being turned away to make room for paying patients; and Doogie bucks the system by arranging surgery for a youngster's pet dog.
13. Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Air Date: 1989-12-13
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
14. Greed Is Good
Air Date: 1990-01-03
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
15. Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster
Air Date: 1990-01-10
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
16. It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings
Air Date: 1990-01-17
A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.
17. Tough Guys Don't Teach
Air Date: 1990-01-31
Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't intimidating for Dr. Doogie, but one of the students is a beefy bruiser who wants to fight Doogie after class.
18. I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father
Air Date: 1990-02-07
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
Air Date: 1990-02-14
Doogie is just about as cool as a guy can get, thanks to fashion advice from the super-cool Griffin, who also thinks it's cool when Doogie "borrows" his father's BMW.
20. Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail
Air Date: 1990-02-28
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
21. Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway
Air Date: 1990-03-14
When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.
22. Vinnie's Blind Date
Air Date: 1990-03-25
Vinnie's date with Doogie's young patient takes a romantic turn, but Vinnie fears it won't last if a cornea transplant restores her vision.
23. And the Winner Is...
Air Date: 1990-03-28
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
Air Date: 1990-04-04
After sitting in on a marriage-counseling session, Doogie and Wanda wonder if their relationship will improve with age; McGuire defends Spaulding's honor to a boastful rival.
25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener
Air Date: 1990-04-25
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.
26. Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand
Air Date: 1990-05-02
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.
1. Doogenstein
Air Date: 1990-09-12
Doogie's heavy third-year residency duties make him fear he's missing out on his youth.
2. Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's
Air Date: 1990-09-19
Former gang member Raymond Alexander begins working at the hospital but his past may come back to haunt him.
3. Ask Dr. Doogie
Air Date: 1990-09-26
Doogie becomes famous after doing some public service announcements.
4. C'est la Vinnie
Air Date: 1990-10-03
Vinnie and his pregnant French teacher get stuck in an elevator.
5. Car Wars
Air Date: 1990-10-10
Doogie wants to buy a classic car. A mentally ill patient turns down treatment.
6. Doogie Sings the Blues
Air Date: 1990-10-17
Doogie treats a once popular singer who is trying to make a comeback.
7. Academia Nuts
Air Date: 1990-10-24
Vinnie asks to "borrow" one of Doogie's old school papers. Meanwhile, Doogie treats a wealthy hypochondriac.
8. Revenge of the Teenage Dead
Air Date: 1990-10-31
Vinnie makes a zombie horror movie.
9. Nautilus for Naught
Air Date: 1990-11-07
Doogie and a hospitalized model realize they have something in common -- being judged by how beautiful or young they look.
10. Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down
Air Date: 1990-11-14
After Janine breaks up with him, Vinnie is not very thankful on Thanksgiving.
11. Oh Very Young
Air Date: 1990-11-28
Doogie rethinks his position on May-December relationships when he finds himself the victim of age discrimination.
12. TV or Not TV
Air Date: 1990-12-05
Vinnie tries to get help getting into film school from a TV network executive who's been admitted to the hospital.
13. A Woman Too Far
Air Date: 1990-12-12
Doogie weighs his relationship with Wanda against an attractive nursing student.
14. Presumed Guilty
Air Date: 1991-01-02
Doogie wrecks his father's car and tries to cover it up.
15. To Live and Die in Brentwood
Air Date: 1991-01-09
Wanda wants time alone after a family member dies.
16. Air Doogie
Air Date: 1991-01-23
Doogie joins the hospital basketball team in order to fit in.
17. A Life in Progress
Air Date: 1991-01-30
An AIDS-infected artist brings out everyone's true feelings about the disease.
18. My Two Dads
Air Date: 1991-02-06
Vinnie joins Doogie and David on a camping trip.
19. Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
Air Date: 1991-02-13
Grandpa Howser causes problems as Doogie's parents try to renovate the kitchen.
20. Fatal Distraction
Air Date: 1991-02-20
Doogie and Wanda face more strains when he goes to a party with another woman.
21. The Doctor, the Wife, Her Son and the Job
Air Date: 1991-03-13
Doogie's mom gets a job. Unfortunately for Doogie, it's at his hospital.
22. Planet of the Dateless
Air Date: 1991-03-20
Two weeks of volunteer work in Mexico makes Jack reevaluate his life.
23. Doogie's Wager
Air Date: 1991-04-03
Vinnie awaits word of whether he's accepted to film school.
24. A Kiss Ain't Just a Kiss
Air Date: 1991-04-24
Problems are bound to occur when Doogie kisses Janine.
25. Dances with Wanda
Air Date: 1991-05-01
Doogie takes a still-grieving Wanda to the prom then introduces her to a young heart patient to rekindle her spirit for living.
1. The Summer of '91
Air Date: 1991-09-25
Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.
2. Doogie Has Left the Building (1)
Air Date: 1991-10-02
Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)
3. Doogie Has Left the Building (2)
Air Date: 1991-10-09
Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)
4. It's a Damn Shaman
Air Date: 1991-10-16
Vinnie's girlfriend wants to run to Las Vegas to get married. Doogie takes on a curse to save a boy's life.
5. The Cheese Stands Alone
Air Date: 1991-10-23
A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.
6. Lonesome Doog
Air Date: 1991-10-30
Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.
7. When Doogie Comes Marching Home
Air Date: 1991-11-13
Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.
8. Doogstruck
Air Date: 1991-11-20
While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.
9. Room and Broad
Air Date: 1991-11-27
Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.
10. Doogiesomething
Air Date: 1991-12-04
Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.
11. Truth and Consequences
Air Date: 1991-12-11
Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she's scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor's lies trap him in a kind of prison.
12. It's a Wonderful Laugh
Air Date: 1991-12-18
Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.
13. Dangerous Reunions
Air Date: 1992-01-08
Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood.
14. Mummy Dearest
Air Date: 1992-01-22
The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.
15. Double Doogie with Cheese
Air Date: 1992-02-05
Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.
16. The Show Musn't Go On
Air Date: 1992-02-12
An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.
17. If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
Air Date: 1992-02-19
After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.
18. What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get
Air Date: 1992-03-11
After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.
19. My Father, My Self
Air Date: 1992-03-19
While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.
20. Educating Janine
Air Date: 1992-04-01
Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.
21. Sons of the Desert
Air Date: 1992-04-22
Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.
22. That's What Friends Are For
Air Date: 1992-04-29
Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.
23. Thanks for the Memories
Air Date: 1992-05-06
Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.
24. Club Medicine
Air Date: 1992-05-13
The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.
1. There's a Riot Going On
Air Date: 1992-09-23
The 1992 L.A. riots find trauma surgeon Doogie overwhelmed.
2. Look Ma, No Pants
Air Date: 1992-09-30
Katherine can't stop playing mother to Doogie even after he dates her boss, whom he brings to the house for skinny-dipping.
3. Doogie Got a Gun
Air Date: 1992-10-07
After the family is robbed, Doogie considers buying a gun, but he's haunted by memories of shooting victims he's treated.
4. Doogie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Air Date: 1992-10-14
Doogie hunts for new digs and finds a Venice Beach loft; and Vinnie must also find a new home when his parents divorce.
5. The Patient in Spite of Himself
Air Date: 1992-10-21
A med-school project has Doogie and a fellow doctor posing as patients, being poked, prodded and probed to learn how to empathize with patients.
6. To Err is Human, to Give up Isn't a Bad Idea
Air Date: 1992-10-28
Doogie faces his first solo surgery fearing he's not perfect; and Vinnie faces his first time voting.
7. Doogie, Can You Hear Me?
Air Date: 1992-11-11
A hearing-impaired patient charms Doogie, who speaks her language by signing but may not be listening. She also offers creative inspiration for Vinnie's Chaplinesque film.
8. Nothing Compares 2 U
Air Date: 1992-11-11
Doogie's ego takes a beating when a winsome nurse chooses Vinnie over him. Raymond also comes up short when comparing himself to other technicians.
9. Do the Right Thing ... If You Can Figure out What It Is
Air Date: 1992-11-18
Doogie's heart tells him to do one thing, his head another in choosing the best candidate for a heart transplant; and Vinnie's dilemma involves a vulnerable Janine.
10. The Big Sleep ... Not!
Air Date: 1992-11-25
Doogie holes up at the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve for some R&R, as does a new mother who feigns illness to get away from her family.
11. Will the Real Dr. Howser Please Stand Up
Air Date: 1992-12-09
Doogie spots evidence of child abuse when his dad's friend brings in his injured son for care.
12. The Mother of All Fishing Trips
Air Date: 1992-12-16
Doogie's mom makes a poor substitute as Doogie's fishing partner when Dr. Howser throws his back out and is at home being cared for by Vinnie.
13. Roommate with a View
Air Date: 1992-12-30
Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown from a free-spirited model sharing his loft, as does a kidney-transplant candidate.
14. Spell It M-A-N
Air Date: 1993-01-06
A nurse Doogie's dating retaliates against his braggadocio by spreading rumors about him; Vinnie gets a new film-school dormmate.
15. It's a Tough Job ... But Why Does My Father Have to Do It?
Air Date: 1993-01-13
Vinnie can't adjust to the masseuse his father is dating; Doogie's dad is asked to replace a doctor who expired while on duty.
16. The Adventures of Sherlock Howser
Air Date: 1993-01-20
Doogie as Sherlock Holmes and Vinnie as Dr. Watson play out Doogie's confusion over Michele.
17. Love Means Constantly Having to Say You're Sorry
Air Date: 1993-01-27
Laura makes Vinnie feel he's "become a man," but he reacts with adolescent jealousy to men around her. Meanwhile, a traveler's illness puzzles Doogie.
18. You've Come a Long Way, Baby-Sitter
Air Date: 1993-02-03
Some things are better left unexplored, like Doogie's crush on his old baby sitter or Vinnie's dream of having a star read his script.
19. Love Makes the World go 'Round ... or is It Money?
Air Date: 1993-02-24
A deposit error dumping $16,000 in Vinnie's account tests his integrity; and Doogie must prove his integrity to a girl with a crush on him.
20. Dorky Housecall, M.D.
Air Date: 1993-03-10
Doogie bemoans his friendship-only status with Michele but finds inspiration on how to deal with it from an acerbic cartoonist patient.
21. Eleven Angry People ... and Vinnie
Air Date: 1993-03-17
Jury member Vinnie tries to look beyond the letter of the law, as does Doogie, who uncovers a bogus doctor at Eastman.
22. What Makes Doogie Run
Air Date: 1993-03-24
Doogie sees his gift of genius as more of a curse than a blessing as he seeks inspiration outside the world of medicine.
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Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
1989-09-19
Episodes
97 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
20th Century Fox Television
Steven Bochco Productions