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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
Directed by Rick WallaceWritten by David E. Kelley, Steven BochcoGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Alan Fudge, Neil Flynn, Jeremy Roberts, T.J. Evans, Niles Brewster, Martin Azarow, Jeris Poindexter
Episode 2
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."
Directed by Betty ThomasWritten by Vic Rauseo, Linda MorrisGuest stars Elyssa Davalos, Doug MacHugh, Ruth Frances
Episode 3
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.
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Linda Klein, Bill Hudson, Sherry Rooney, Julian Christopher, Helen Siff, John I. Moseley
Episode 4
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
Directed by Johanna DemetrakasGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Natsuko Ohama, Bernie Hern, Thelma Lee, Conroy Gedeon, Huck Liggett, Matt Levin
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Rob ThompsonGuest stars Nana Visitor, Howard Honig, Mimi Lieber, Howard Goodwin
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Sheldon LarryGuest stars Bob Minor, Lee Wilkof, Mark L. Taylor, Jarrett Lennon, Rif Hutton, Roger Nolan, Lisa Fuller, Javi Mulero
Episode 7
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.
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Thora Birch, Gwen E. Davis, Todd Kimsey, Sally Spencer, James Tartan, Dean Fortunato, Bill Saito
Episode 8
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Julie Cobb, Lainey Hashorva, Arthur Taxier, Apollo Dukakis
Episode 9
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.
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lesley Boone, Anne Bloom, Mark Pellegrino, Linda Klein, David Selburg, Timothy Wayne
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Bruce Gray, Douglas Bryant Johnson, Sami Chester, Fred G. Smith, Brian Parker Smith
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Rob ThompsonGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Lillian Lehman, Lainey Hashorva, Terri Ivens
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Sheldon LarryGuest stars Diane Delano, Jeffrey Tambor, Huck Liggett, Paul Lambert, Mel Ryane, Rose Gregorio, Bryan Beck, Steve Pershing
Episode 13
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
Directed by Betty ThomasGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Joey Miyashima, Michael Laskin, Archie Hahn, Homeselle Joy, Huck Liggett, Julian Christopher, Leslie Morris
Episode 14
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
Directed by Johanna DemetrakasGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Susan Krebs, Craig Richard Nelson, Rif Hutton, Hank Rolike, Paul Kreppel, Michael Bacall, Deborah Hobart
Episode 15
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
Directed by Rob ThompsonGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Josie Bissett, Paul Eiding, Rya Singleton, Karen Massy
Episode 16
A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.
Guest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Adam Hendershott, Lynn Mabry, Sami Chester, Max Supera, Leeza Vinnichenko, Robin Cahall, Kathy Hazzard
Episode 17
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.
Directed by Charles HaidGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Michael Bower, John Lacy, Shiva Gordon, Jeff Hochendoner, Brigid Brannagh, Lewis Kay
Episode 18
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
Guest stars Don Calfa, Anne DeSalvo, Fred D. Scott
Episode 19
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.
Directed by David CarsonGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Earl Houston Bullock, Lainey Hashorva, Salvator Xuereb, Georg Olden, Alison Tucker, Jamee Natella
Episode 20
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
Guest stars Markus Redmond, L. Scott Caldwell, Harold Sylvester, John Shearin, Eli Rich, E. Hampton Beagle, Julie Serquinia, Alejandro Quezada
Episode 21
When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.
Directed by Rob ThompsonGuest stars George Wyner, Ralph Manza, Jeremy Roberts, Lee Ryan, Nora Boland, Sunni Walton, Lenny Hicks, Scott Goetz
Episode 22
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.
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Amanda Peterson, Miguel Sandoval, Michael McNab, M.E. Loree, David Sederholm, Molly McDonald
Episode 23
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
Directed by Charles HaidGuest stars Rif Hutton, David Ackroyd, Susan Krebs, Jeffrey Alan Chandler, Marc Flanagan, Barry Michlin, Elisabeth Harmon-Haid
Episode 24
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.
Directed by Kevin HooksGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Shannon Sturges, Rif Hutton, Lisa Freeman, Sheila Larken, Gregg Marx, Lou Hancock
Episode 25
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.
Directed by Rob ThompsonGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Mark Dacascos, Brooke Stacy Mills, Diana Barton, Shaun Duke, Tim Syverson, Anne Rickets
Episode 26
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.
Directed by Stephen CraggGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Lucy Boryer, Barry Michlin, Peter Kevoian, Davey Roberts
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Neil Patrick HarrisDoogie Howser
Max CasellaVinnie Delpino
Belinda MontgomeryKatherine Howser
Lawrence PressmanBenjamin Canfield
Mitchell AndersonJack McGuire
Lisa Dean RyanWanda Plenn
Lucy BoryerJanine Stewart
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