St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
Season 5 episodes
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A depressed Father Joseph McCabe returns to St. Eligius; Morrison receives a visitor from Seattle; Dr. Craig seeks help for his injured hand from an old classmate; one of Axelrod's patients awakens in the morgue; and Luther plays musical air conditioners.
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Directed by Bruce PaltrowWritten by Tom Fontana, John MasiusGuest stars Bruce Solomon, Patricia Wettig, Edward Herrmann, Chad Allen, James Gallery, Julian Deyer, Dakin Matthews, Marc Poppel
Wade tries to get a grip on her marital problems; Fiscus throws an engagement party for Morrison; Rosenthal figures out the self-serving Griffin; and John Doe #6 returns.
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Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by John TinkerGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Brandon Call, Oliver Clark, Stephen Shortridge, Ray Girardin, Patricia Wettig, Jamie Rose, Curt Lowens
Dr. Craig behaves boorishly to his replacement, Dr. Paulette Kiem; Birch finds a radioactive patient; Papandrao claims Ehrlich as an escort to a family birthday party; a friend of Fiscus' is admitted with a major stroke; and a hospital neighbor becomes very upset when she observes Dr. Craig's imminent departure.
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Paul Linke, Helen Page Camp, Stephen Shortridge, Christina Kokubo, Jamie Rose, Rosemary DeCamp
The Craigs try out yet another new maid; fellow employees stab Luther in the back; Axelrod is embarrassed and rude about a patient's colostomy; and Fiscus helps Mr. Ewell's daughter take him home to die.
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Written by Eric OvermyerGuest stars France Nuyen, Elke Sommer, Sasha Mitchell, Byron Stewart, Corinne Bohrer, Steven Eckholdt, S. Pearl Sharp, Bernie Kuby
Dr. Westphall helps a terminally ill teenager reach his parents; Griffin plays Birch and Novino off against each other to escape blame in a patient's death; Morrison calls Chandler on it when Dr. Turner gets involved in a dispute involving a sick child; and Dr. Craig tries to start his memoirs.
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Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Tom Fontana, Mark Tinker, John MasiusGuest stars Jason Bateman, Julie Cobb, Jamie Rose, Chad Allen, Dana Short, Alfre Woodard, H. Richard Greene, Gerrod Miskovsky
Dr. Turner faces a dilemma as she performs surgery on a Jehovah's Witness, who has forbidden any blood transfusions; Griffin takes positive steps to blame Birch for the patient's death; Ehrlich announces his night with Papandrao; and Dr. Craig's new typist encourages him to use his imagination.
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Directed by Allan ArkushGuest stars France Nuyen, Kavi Raz, Jennifer Savidge, Oliver Clark, Rosalind Chao, Jamie Rose, Alfre Woodard, Jim Dratfield
Lizzie gets involved with Griffin; a man falls while trying to scale the hospital; Luther befriends a bag lady with Tourette's Syndrome; and John Doe #6 disappears with Dr. Craig's book.
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Directed by Mark TinkerGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Oliver Clark, Jeff McCracken, Byron Stewart, Kathy Bates, Chris Tashima, Dana Short, Julian Deyer
Mandatory drug testing causes a deep division of opinion; Morrison is haunted by his day at the prison; Axelrod is assigned to guide a 14-year-old medical student around; Griffin gets a warning from Dr. Westphall about hurting Lizzie; and Dr. Craig tries to perform magic tricks for some young patients and his housekeeper.
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Directed by Allan ArkushWritten by Norma Safford VelaGuest stars Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Mary Woronov, Wil Wheaton, Patricia Wettig, Melinda Culea, Bibi Osterwald, Lois Foraker
Dr. Fiscus is shot. Afterwards, he experiences the afterlife and meets some old friends. Such people include old patients who died in the hospital, a few in limbo and a couple in heaven. However, he is condemed to hades and finds Dr. White swiming in circles for all eternity in a boat with only one oar. Meamwhile, the docs at St. Eligus try their hardest to keep Fiscus alive.
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Directed by Mark TinkerGuest stars Terence Knox, Sagan Lewis, Marian Mercer, Richard Marcus, Arlen Dean Snyder, Murray Rubin, Robert Chestnut, DeeDee Michaels
Fiscus awakens but is deeply depressed, despite a visit from his father; Dr. Craig returns to work and his office, disregarding Dr. Kiem's feelings; Dr. Westphall decides to stop seeing Novino and his moving man comes in for a penile implant.
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Directed by Allan ArkushGuest stars Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Reid Shelton, Jane Wyatt, Bill Dana, Milton Selzer, Melinda Culea, Todd Susman
Dr. Westphall tries to help an alcoholic poet he once admired; Dr. Craig puts his usual worst foot forward as he tries to persuade the Soviets to release Masha's husband; Rosenthal confronts McPhail about her drug problem; and Ehrlich makes friends with Papandrao's new boyfriend.
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleWritten by Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer, John MasiusGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Jennifer Savidge, Milo O'Shea, Bettye Ackerman, Gregory Itzin, Melinda Culea, Joe Seely, Lois Foraker
Dr. Turner finds her confidence shaken when she learns her new patient, about to undergo a risky transfusion procedure, has a malpractice suit pending at another hospital; Dr. Peltrovich arrives but has trouble getting licensed to practice medicine; and Morrison explodes during a mock war with paint guns.
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Directed by Peter MedakGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Elya Baskin, Gerrit Graham, Herb Edelman, Lois Foraker, Alfre Woodard, J. Mark Donaldson, Ward Emling
Dr. Craig becomes jealous when Dr. Peltrovich is finally allowed to pursue his work with lasers; Fiscus experiences an emotional rollercoaster as he returns to work with a critical leukemia patient; and Ehrlich hits highs and lows as he accepts his ""Orphan of the Year"" award.
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Directed by Helaine HeadGuest stars France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Steve Allen, Elya Baskin, Jayne Meadows, Lois Foraker, Mary McCusker, Karla Montana
Axelrod allows Novino and Griffin to override his judgement; Dr. Kiem worries about her long distance marriage as she tries to help an inseparable couple make a final farewell; Luther tries to help Polly make it through a day without her medication; and Ehrlich goes to great lengths to confirm the Oseranskys' story.
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Steve Allen, Ron Fassler, Jayne Meadows, John Astin, Kathy Bates, Don DeFore
Novino uncovers a pathologist selling body parts when one of her patients dies; Dr. Westphall learns that Lizzie is pregnant; Chandler and a visiting private practitioner learn something from each other, and John Doe #6 surfaces again, along with Craig's novel.
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Directed by Allan ArkushWritten by Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer, John MasiusGuest stars France Nuyen, Gerald Hiken, Oliver Clark, Jack Dodson, Dana Short, Dierk Torsek, Shelley Berman, Richard Domeier
Novino tangles again with Chandler about admitting a blind street person who's not really sick; Dr. Auschlander learns he has a son he never knew; the Craigs face their grief all over again when Ellen offers Griffin a place to stay; and Wade fears for her future when she learns she needs glasses.
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Jane Wyatt, Ray Charles, Christina Kokubo, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Justin Lord, Robert Symonds
Rosenthal tries to help her obese daughter cope with her problems; Axelrod's father brings a dog to the hospital for chemotherapy; Dr. Turner reluctantly reveals the ultrasound results to a couple looking for the perfect baby; and Dr. Westphall continues to try and find a way to keep the hospital open.
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Directed by Allan ArkushGuest stars Tony Goldwyn, Cyril O'Reilly, Jeannie Elias, Harry Groener, Louis Nye, Alfre Woodard, Jane Daly, Wally Taylor
Morrison testifies at Nick Moat's parole hearing; Dr. Kiem buries herself in work when she learns her son has taken off from home and is missing; Fiscus diagnoses multiple sclerosis in an old college friend; and the rumors fly that St. Eligius is about to become a billing center for Boston General.
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Guest stars Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Charlotte Rae, William Frankfather, Patricia Wettig, Paula Hoffman, John Dennis Johnston, Ben Piazza
Fiscus waits for a woman artificially inseminated with his sperm to give birth; three young men explore life and the hospital to relieve the boredom of their stay; Dr. Westphall relives part of his past when a childhood friend reminds him of an old pact; and Drs. Craig and Auschlander continue to search for hospital financing.
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Directed by Eric LaneuvilleGuest stars Sagan Lewis, Mitchell Ryan, Christian Hoff, Melinda Culea, Bob Harks, Patricia Gaul, Norman Parker, Ian Giatti
Shirley Daniels returns to the hospital as a patient; Mrs. Craig offers Griffin a place to stay; Chandler and Novino compete to see who can correctly diagnose a difficult patient; and Ehrlich and Papandrao face wedding rumors when they return from Mexico.
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Directed by Michael FrescoWritten by Russ WoodyGuest stars Ellen Bry, Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Gerald Hiken, Victor Arnold, Bobbi Jo Lathan, Michael Russo
The representative of a foreign medical group interested in the hospital visits to absorb the psychic `aura' of the place (via flashbacks) but collapses from a heart attack before he can recommend the sale.
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Directed by Bruce PaltrowWritten by Tom Fontana, John Tinker, John MasiusGuest stars Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Tim Thomerson, Gary Gershaw, Lotus Weinstock
Luther turns sleuth to find out who is responsible for the mercy-killings; Dr. Turner takes a chance doing experimental fetal heart surgery; Axelrod gets back at Novino and Griffin; Morrison buys a gun to protect his family; Yvonne Galecki Craig comes to claim her daughter, and Ehrlich and Papandrao have second thoughts about marriage when the new owners fire everyone in the hospital.
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Written by Eric Overmyer, John Tinker, John MasiusGuest stars Sagan Lewis, France Nuyen, Jennifer Savidge, Peter Brocco, Byron Stewart, Irene Tedrow, Ramon Bieri, Melinda Culea
Auschlander tries to stop the demolition of St. Eligius.
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Directed by Bruce PaltrowWritten by Tom Fontana, John MasiusGuest stars France Nuyen, Gerald Hiken, Patricia Wettig, John Dennis Johnston, Dana Short, Alfre Woodard, Robert Clohessy, Bryan Clark
