The Doctors
The Doctors

The Doctors (1963)

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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.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 168 episodes
Whatsoever House I Enter

1. Whatsoever House I Enter

30 min

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.

We Know Not What

2. We Know Not What

30 min

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

One and One Make Four

3. One and One Make Four

30 min

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

One Too Many

4. One Too Many

30 min

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

Button, Button

5. Button, Button

30 min

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

Run With the Wind

6. Run With the Wind

30 min

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

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

30 min

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

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

30 min

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

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

30 min

No description available.

Little Mr. Nobody

10. Little Mr. Nobody

30 min

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

Zip Guns Can Kill

11. Zip Guns Can Kill

30 min

No description available.

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

30 min

Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination

Send No Flowers

13. Send No Flowers

30 min

No description available.

The Useless Ones

14. The Useless Ones

30 min

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

The Helping Hand

15. The Helping Hand

30 min

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

Episode 16

16. Episode 16

30 min

No description available.

Episode 17

17. Episode 17

30 min

No description available.

Episode 18

18. Episode 18

30 min

No description available.

Episode 19

19. Episode 19

30 min

No description available.

Episode 20

20. Episode 20

30 min

No description available.

Episode 21

21. Episode 21

30 min

No description available.

Episode 22

22. Episode 22

30 min

No description available.

The Last Rites

23. The Last Rites

30 min

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

At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

24. At Midnight There's No Tomorrow

30 min

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

To Love or to Dive

25. To Love or to Dive

30 min

No description available.

Little Doctor

26. Little Doctor

30 min

No description available.

A Beau for Mrs. Deville

27. A Beau for Mrs. Deville

30 min

No description available.

Father and Son

28. Father and Son

30 min

No description available.

The Doll Who Limped

29. The Doll Who Limped

30 min

No description available.

Doc, What Are the Odds?

30. Doc, What Are the Odds?

30 min

No description available.

Child Wife

31. Child Wife

30 min

No description available.

Breakthrough

32. Breakthrough

30 min

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

Episode 33

33. Episode 33

30 min

No description available.

The Long Night

34. The Long Night

30 min

No description available.

The Halloween Mask

35. The Halloween Mask

30 min

No description available.

A Heart Is a Boy's Need

36. A Heart Is a Boy's Need

30 min

No description available.

The Blues Is a Riddle Song

37. The Blues Is a Riddle Song

30 min

No description available.

The Young Spinning Wheels

38. The Young Spinning Wheels

30 min

No description available.

Greater Love Hath No Man

39. Greater Love Hath No Man

30 min

No description available.

The Forbidden Candystriper

40. The Forbidden Candystriper

30 min

No description available.

Sick Little Rich Girl

41. Sick Little Rich Girl

30 min

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

A Single Tear

42. A Single Tear

30 min

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

Hold the Lamp High for Willy

43. Hold the Lamp High for Willy

30 min

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

Celebrity Blues

44. Celebrity Blues

30 min

No description available.

A Penny for Your Doubts

45. A Penny for Your Doubts

30 min

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.

The Disembodied Voice

46. The Disembodied Voice

30 min

Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.

Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

47. Death Is a Constant Bell Ringer

30 min

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

A Doctor in Spite of Herself

48. A Doctor in Spite of Herself

30 min

An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.

The Faint Heart Never Wins

49. The Faint Heart Never Wins

30 min

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

Rewards Are Only for the Living

50. Rewards Are Only for the Living

30 min

A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.

...And Not to Be

51. ...And Not to Be

30 min

No description available.

With Strings Attached

52. With Strings Attached

30 min

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

The Count of Ten

53. The Count of Ten

30 min

No description available.

Twice Born

54. Twice Born

30 min

No description available.

The Salesman

55. The Salesman

30 min

No description available.

Today I Am a Man

56. Today I Am a Man

30 min

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

Property Unclaimed

57. Property Unclaimed

30 min

No description available.

So Far from Home

58. So Far from Home

30 min

Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.

The Fallen Giant

59. The Fallen Giant

30 min

A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.

A Short, Happy Life

60. A Short, Happy Life

30 min

No description available.

The Bride Wore White

61. The Bride Wore White

30 min

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

Give and Live

62. Give and Live

30 min

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.

A Darn Good Sport

63. A Darn Good Sport

30 min

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

The Heart-Broken Husband

64. The Heart-Broken Husband

30 min

No description available.

King of the Rock and Rollers

65. King of the Rock and Rollers

30 min

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

The Runaway President

66. The Runaway President

30 min

No description available.

Woman Against Fear

67. Woman Against Fear

30 min

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.

Beware the Bee

68. Beware the Bee

30 min

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.

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Cast

James Pritchett

James Pritchett

Dr. Matt Powers

Carolee Campbell

Carolee Campbell

Nurse Carolee Simpson

Elizabeth Hubbard

Elizabeth Hubbard

Dr. Althea Davis

Gerald Gordon

Gerald Gordon

Dr. Nick Bellini

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