Season 1

Episodes • 1989

Neil Patrick Harris
Max Casella
Belinda Montgomery
Lawrence Pressman
Kathryn Layng
James B. Sikking
Markus Redmond
Mitchell Anderson
Lisa Dean Ryan
Anne Rickets
Pilot

1. Pilot

min

Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

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The Ice Queen Cometh

2. The Ice Queen Cometh

min

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."

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A Stitch Called Wanda

3. A Stitch Called Wanda

min

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.

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Frisky Business

4. Frisky Business

min

His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

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The Short Goodbye

5. The Short Goodbye

min

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.

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Simply Irresistible

6. Simply Irresistible

min

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.

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Vinnie Video Vici

7. Vinnie Video Vici

min

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.

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Blood and Remembrance

8. Blood and Remembrance

min

Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

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She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

9. She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

min

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.

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My Old Man and the Sea

10. My Old Man and the Sea

min

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.

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Tonight's the Night

11. Tonight's the Night

min

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.

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Every Dog Has His Doogie

12. Every Dog Has His Doogie

min

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.

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Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

13. Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

min

Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

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Greed Is Good

14. Greed Is Good

min

Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

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Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

15. Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

min

Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

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It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

16. It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

min

A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

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Tough Guys Don't Teach

17. Tough Guys Don't Teach

min

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.

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I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

18. I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

min

Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

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Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

min

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.

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Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

20. Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

min

An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

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Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

21. Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

min

When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

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Vinnie's Blind Date

22. Vinnie's Blind Date

min

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.

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And the Winner Is...

23. And the Winner Is...

min

Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

min

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.

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The Grass Ain't Always Greener

25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener

min

Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

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Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

26. Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

min

Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.

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