Episode 1
The Summer of '91
10.0 / 10
Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Rif Hutton, Jay Gerber, Diana Bellamy
TV series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
19894 seasons6.6 / 10
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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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 2
Doogie Has Left the Building (1)
10.0 / 10
Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleWritten by Hollis RichGuest stars James Morrison, Jeannie Elias, Garette Ratliff Henson, Justin Lord, Allen Williams, Milton Selzer, S. Marc Jordan, Andrew Bilgore
Episode 3
Doogie Has Left the Building (2)
10.0 / 10
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)
Episode credits
Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars James Hong, James Morrison, Jeannie Elias, Garette Ratliff Henson, Justin Lord, S. Marc Jordan, Dana Jackson
Episode 4
It's a Damn Shaman
10.0 / 10
Vinnie's girlfriend wants to run to Las Vegas to get married. Doogie takes on a curse to save a boy's life.
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Guest stars Richard Fancy, Elizabeth Norment, Ed Bernard, Emily Kuroda, John T. Olson, Fong Xiong, Sao Her, Paul Fujimoto
Episode 5
The Cheese Stands Alone
10.0 / 10
A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.
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Guest stars Bess Meyer, Patricia Matthews, Helaine Lembeck
Episode 6
Lonesome Doog
10.0 / 10
Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.
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Directed by Win PhelpsGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, David Gail, Lisa Capps, Tammy Ames, Suzanne Tara, Ellaraino, Loren Blackwell
Episode 7
When Doogie Comes Marching Home
10.0 / 10
Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.
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Guest stars Steve Blackwood, Anne Haney, Will Cascio, Christopher Yohe
Episode 8
Doogstruck
While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.
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Directed by Brad SilberlingGuest stars John Durbin, David Graf, Denise Richards, Danielle von Zerneck, Pamela Small, Polly Blanchard, Suzanne Tara, Todd Harrington
Episode 9
Room and Broad
10.0 / 10
Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.
Episode credits
Directed by Charles HaidGuest stars Paul Lambert, Carlease Burke, Kimberly Neville, Tracey D'Arcy
Episode 10
Doogiesomething
10.0 / 10
Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.
Episode credits
Directed by Joan DarlingWritten by Hollis RichGuest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Davida Vaccaro
Episode 11
Truth and Consequences
10.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Hollis RichGuest stars Kene Holliday, Perrey Reeves, David Selburg, Tony T. Johnson
Episode 12
It's a Wonderful Laugh
10.0 / 10
Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.
Episode credits
Written by Eric GillilandGuest stars James Madio, Clea Lewis, Andrew Bilgore, Laurel Moglen, Sara Rose Johnson
Episode 13
Dangerous Reunions
10.0 / 10
Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood.
Episode credits
Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars Christopher Allport, Lloyd Avery II, Larron Tate, David Stenstrom, Theo Forsett, Dax Biagas, Jim Zubiena
Episode 14
Mummy Dearest
10.0 / 10
The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.
Episode credits
Directed by Charles HaidGuest stars Penelope Windust, Angelo Tiffe, Jeffrey Alan Chandler, Joel Lawrence, Gracia Lee
Episode 15
Double Doogie with Cheese
10.0 / 10
Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.
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Directed by Bill D'EliaWritten by Hollis RichGuest stars Andrew Hill Newman, Bryan Dattilo, Stephanie Cambria, David Trim, Cindy Friedl
Episode 16
The Show Musn't Go On
10.0 / 10
An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.
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Guest stars David James Elliott, Annie Oringer, Mark Sawyer, Alison Tucker, William Woff, Robert Balderson, Toni Herkert
Episode 17
If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.
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Directed by Stephen CraggGuest stars Perrey Reeves, Miko Hughes, Russell Curry, Rif Hutton, Barry Livingston, Deborah Lacey, Mary Ann Hermansen, Dustin Friel
Episode 18
What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get
10.0 / 10
After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.
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Directed by Scott GoldsteinWritten by Hollis RichGuest stars Jessica Lundy, Maggie Wheeler, Timothy Williams, John David Conti, Glen Chin, Harry Fleer, Myles Thoroughgood, Nancy Sullivan
Episode 19
My Father, My Self
10.0 / 10
While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.
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Guest stars Peggy Doyle, Lois Foraker, Michael O'Leary, Josh Wolford, Max Supera, Michelle Buffone, Kellen Hathaway
Episode 20
Educating Janine
10.0 / 10
Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.
Episode credits
Directed by Joan DarlingGuest stars Linda Klein, Richard Fancy, Elizabeth Norment, Kit Flanagan, Joan Welles, Thomas Babson, Helena Apothaker
Episode 21
Sons of the Desert
10.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Joe Ann FogleWritten by Hollis Rich, Nick Harding, Ellie HermanGuest stars Vince Vaughn, Carlease Burke, Ray Abruzzo, Samantha Follows, Tawny Little, Pam Thomson, Graham Galloway, Jill C. Klein
Episode 22
That's What Friends Are For
10.0 / 10
Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lisa Dean Ryan, Bill Hudson, Katherine Cannon, Anndi McAfee
Episode 23
Thanks for the Memories
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.
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Guest stars Nehemiah Persoff, Marcelo Tubert
Episode 24
Club Medicine
10.0 / 10finale
The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.
Episode credits
Guest stars Linda Klein, Mark Blankfield, Nealla Gordon, Joshua Karton, Petra Porras, Andrew Lauer
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about Doogie Howser, M.D.
Cast
Neil Patrick HarrisDoogie Howser
Max CasellaVinnie Delpino
Belinda MontgomeryKatherine Howser
Lawrence PressmanBenjamin Canfield
Mitchell AndersonJack McGuireKathryn LayngCurly Spaulding
Lisa Dean RyanWanda Plenn
Lucy BoryerJanine StewartCredits
- Created by
- David E. Kelley, Steven Bochco
- Written by
- Hollis Rich, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 97
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
Steven Bochco ProductionsUnited States
Themes
doctorgeniuslos angeles, californiasitcom
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