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Season 1

Season 1

Doogie Howser, M.D.

1989
Episodes: 26

Episodes

Pilot

1. Pilot

September 19, 1989

8.0

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

Guest Stars: Alan Fudge, Neil Flynn, Jeremy Roberts

The Ice Queen Cometh

2. The Ice Queen Cometh

September 20, 1989

7.5

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."

Guest Stars: Elyssa Davalos

A Stitch Called Wanda

3. A Stitch Called Wanda

September 27, 1989

9.0

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: Linda Klein

Frisky Business

4. Frisky Business

October 4, 1989

8.5

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

Guest Stars: Natsuko Ohama

The Short Goodbye

5. The Short Goodbye

October 11, 1989

6.0

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.

Guest Stars: Nana Visitor, Howard Honig

Simply Irresistible

6. Simply Irresistible

October 18, 1989

6.0

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.

Guest Stars: Bob Minor, Lee Wilkof, Mark L. Taylor

Vinnie Video Vici

7. Vinnie Video Vici

October 25, 1989

10.0

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: Thora Birch, Gwen E. Davis, Todd Kimsey

Blood and Remembrance

8. Blood and Remembrance

November 1, 1989

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Julie Cobb

She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

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

November 8, 1989

10.0

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: Lesley Boone, Anne Bloom, Mark Pellegrino

My Old Man and the Sea

10. My Old Man and the Sea

November 15, 1989

10.0

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.

Guest Stars: Bruce Gray

Tonight's the Night

11. Tonight's the Night

November 22, 1989

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.

Guest Stars: Lillian Lehman

Every Dog Has His Doogie

12. Every Dog Has His Doogie

November 29, 1989

10.0

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.

Guest Stars: Paul Lambert, Diane Delano, Jeffrey Tambor

Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

13. Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

December 13, 1989

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

Guest Stars: Joey Miyashima, Michael Laskin, Archie Hahn

Greed Is Good

14. Greed Is Good

January 3, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Susan Krebs, Craig Richard Nelson, Rif Hutton

Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

15. Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

January 10, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Josie Bissett, Paul Eiding

It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

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

January 17, 1990

7.0

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

Tough Guys Don't Teach

17. Tough Guys Don't Teach

January 31, 1990

10.0

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.

Guest Stars: Michael Bower, John Lacy, Shiva Gordon

I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

18. I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

February 7, 1990

10.0

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

Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

February 14, 1990

10.0

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.

Guest Stars: Earl Houston Bullock

Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

20. Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

February 28, 1990

10.0

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: L. Scott Caldwell, Harold Sylvester

Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

21. Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

March 14, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: George Wyner, Ralph Manza, Jeremy Roberts

Vinnie's Blind Date

22. Vinnie's Blind Date

March 25, 1990

10.0

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: Amanda Peterson, Miguel Sandoval

And the Winner Is...

23. And the Winner Is...

March 28, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Rif Hutton

Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

April 4, 1990

10.0

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.

Guest Stars: Shannon Sturges, Russ Marin, Rif Hutton

The Grass Ain't Always Greener

25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener

April 25, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Mark Dacascos

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

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

May 2, 1990

10.0

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

Guest Stars: Dave Roberts

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