9.0/1070 votesLoading...#1 - Rough Cut
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1984
Fiscus poses in provocative attire for a newspaper feature; Dr. Caldwell and Joan try to take a spontaneous trip to Paris; Armstrong reacts to the pressures she faces; and everyone waits to hear about who will be dropped from the residency program.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A
9.0/1060 votesLoading...#2 - My Aim is True
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1984
Dr. Caldwell performs plastic surgery on Manny while Jerry fights off cabin fever; Dr. Auschlander hires Joan Halloran as his new assistant; Axelrod becomes a hypochondriac; White reunites with his family; and a disturbed Daniels decides to do something about White.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: Charles H. Eglee
9.0/1088 votesLoading...#3 - Time Heals (2)
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1986
St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: the growing up of Donald Westphall, the arrival of young Daniel Auschlander and his first meeting with Katharine, a drunken and embittered Father McCabe's departure, and the residency of Mark Craig under Dr. David Domedion. The O'Casey family's long history with St. Eligius leads Morrison to a diagnosis. Pete is returned.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: John Masius, John Tinker, Charles H. Eglee
8.9/1077 votesLoading...#4 - After Life
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1986
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.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.8/1057 votesLoading...#5 - Strikeout
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1984
Luther and Warren do some plumbing for Dr. Craig during their temporary layoff; Papandrao leaves the picket line to help Ehrlich in an emergency operation; Dr. Caldwell tries to find new ways for the firefighters to deal with their continuing pain; and Martin finds herself confronting the rapist again.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.8/1080 votesLoading...#6 - Time Heals (1)
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1986
St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: it's opening in 1935 under the leadership of Father Joseph McCabe, the arrival of recently emigrated Helen Rosenthal and Mark's return as chief of surgery, Mark's bypass on Patrick O'Casey and the death of Maureen Westphall. Morrison struggles to diagnose a difficult patient and cope with the loss of Pete to a kidnapper.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: John Masius, John Tinker, Charles H. Eglee
8.7/10187 votesLoading...#7 - Cora and Arnie
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/1982
Morrison tries to help a bag woman and her husband; Fiscus admits a relatively healthy woman who had fainted for some very expensive tests; V.J. feels homesick; and the bomber and his victim both leave the hospital.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.7/1073 votesLoading...#8 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1983
Dr. Craig performs the transplant amidst a publicity barrage; Morrison tries to adjust to his loss; Luther and Fiscus split an investment in silver futures; and Rosenthal counsels a group on breast cancer.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Mark Tinker, John Tinker
8.7/1054 votesLoading...#9 - Two Balls and a Strike
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1984
The rapist returns to St. Eligius; Daniels stays on the job as Rosenthal leads most of the other nurses out on strike; Ellen persuades Dr. Craig to go to a therapist about their marital problems; Luther learns one of the firefighters is fighting his pain in his own way; and Lizzie Westphall leaves for college.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: John Tinker
8.7/1050 votesLoading...#10 - Murder, She Rote
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1985
Dr. Westphall decides to sell his house; Andrea Fordham sees her new face for the first time; Shirley returns to the morgue where she shot Peter White; Rosenthal believes she's pregnant again; and Mrs. Hufnagle faces surgery.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.7/1055 votesLoading...#11 - Family Feud
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1986
The Endicotts learn that their family's medical problems are hereditary; Dr. Caldwell prepares for surgery to eliminate his facial scar, but learns that he carries a more permanent reminder of his carelessness; and Fiscus and Morrison play romantic games with Clancy and Mona.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.6/1076 votesLoading...#12 - Brothers
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/1983
A fisherman lobbies Dr. Westphall to let his brother die in peace and dignity; Fiscus substitutes for Ehrlich on a date with Shirley Daniels; and Helen's stress mounts as the hospital suffers computer glitches and she faces a radical mastectomy. Peter celebrates his birthday and runs into Myra and a gentleman friend.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Mark Tinker, John Tinker
8.6/1064 votesLoading...#13 - A Wing and a Prayer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/1983
Dr. Craig and Ehrlich both prepare turkeys for the staff forced to work the holiday; injuries from the Thanksgiving Day parade pour into the ER; and a depressed Dr. Auschlander takes a special interest in an ailing 11-year-old.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
8.6/1062 votesLoading...#14 - Entrapment
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/1983
Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Eve's sense of cabin fever and anger is calmed by a visit from her students; Morrison learns more about Eddie Carson and the `Troubles'.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.6/1067 votesLoading...#15 - In Sickness and in Health
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1984
Joan's father enters the hospital unexpectedly; Chandler takes a practice run for the Boston Marathon that proves dangerous; and the Craigs host Ehrlich's wedding with guests such as Mrs. Craig's mother and Ehrlich's alcoholic aunt Charice.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.6/1064 votesLoading...#16 - The Women
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/1984
Three women in a room become close despite their differences; an old woman facing the loss of her independence; a mother trying to deal with violent surges of erratic behavior; and a bland young woman searching for 'character' through a nose job.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
8.6/1055 votesLoading...#17 - Hello, Goodbye
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1984
The residents scatter as vacation begins; Morrison meets a charming young woman; the E.R. faces major structural repairs; Steven Craig returns home after licking his drug problem; and Luther tries to find a Cheshire cat for a skeptical little girl. Dr. Auschlander collapses in an elevator. Elliot Axelrod has an interview for a position as a resident.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.6/1050 votesLoading...#18 - Breathless
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1984
Breathless (1984) Anonymous Auschlander feels negligent when a long-term maintenance worker develops asbestosis. White attempts to locate his children. A mental health patient admits to the hospital rapes. One of the firefighters develops complications in his treatment. Ehrlich's bid to meet the new nutritionist turns into a disaster.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Joel Surnow
8.6/1060 votesLoading...#19 - Fade to White
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1984
Dr. Westphall finds himself a suspect in the Peter White shooting; Morrison finds a psychological cause for a boy's asthma attacks; many of the residents interview for a TV job; and the city honors the surviving firefighters.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: N/A
8.6/1041 votesLoading...#20 - Bye, George
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1985
Dr. Wyler puts Dr. Auschlander onto a new way of life; Halloran interviews Morrison's co-workers in an effort to build a case for him; Ehrlich takes the Craigs out for a disastrous dinner; and Mrs. Hufnagle loses a chance at a new life.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.6/1049 votesLoading...#21 - Tears of a Clown
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/13/1985
A young woman's multiple sclerosis worsens, threatening her life as a circus clown; Dr. Craig helps Dr. Westphall look for a condo; and Morrison feels the pressures of his responsibilities as a doctor and father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1056 votesLoading...#22 - Fathers and Sons
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1985
The Craigs meet their pregnant daughter-in-law, Yvonne; the Valeres continue to explore ways of having a child; Westphall's new policies irritate the residents and Auschlander; and Luther rides with a paramedic team preoccupied with their personal grievances.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.6/1052 votesLoading...#23 - Close Encounters
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1985
Dr. Craig arranges to take Yvonne home to her parents; Ehrlich advises a plastic surgery patient behind Dr.Caldwell's back; Capt. Neal arrives to evaluate the astronaut's condition and to supervise his transfer to Walter Reed, despite Westphall and Morrison's objections; Chandler and Dr. Turner plan a vacation together; and John Doe #6 decides he's Mary Richards and plans a party to celebrate.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Norma Safford Vela
8.6/1054 votesLoading...#24 - Family Affair
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1986
The Endicotts try to adjust to losing a family member but gain good news about another; Dr. Caldwell's diagnosis of AIDS causes concern for his friends and a cooling in Fiscus and Clancy's relationship; and Ehrlich's outreach assignment involves the normal sized son of dwarf parents.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: Eric Overmyer
8.6/1055 votesLoading...#25 - Come Home, Oh Sapien
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/1986
Chandler does his outreach work at a crisis hotline, where he draws a suicide on his first night; Ehrlich earns Dr. Craig's approval after he performs well during an emergency; and Carol Novino renews her friendship with Dr. Westphall and his family. Ellen Craig kicks Mark out of their home.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius, Michael Duggan
The Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere
Every episode of St. Elsewhere ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere!
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Rough Cut" is the best rated episode of "St. Elsewhere". It scored 9/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville and written by N/A, it aired on 5/9/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Aim is True".