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The Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere

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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...

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  1. Background image for My Aim is True
    9.1/10(69 votes)

    #1 - My Aim is True

    S3:E6

    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.

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  2. Background image for Rough Cut
    9.0/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Rough Cut

    S2:E21

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Strikeout
    8.9/10(64 votes)

    #3 - Strikeout

    S3:E4

    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.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Murder, She Rote
    8.9/10(58 votes)

    #4 - Murder, She Rote

    S3:E21

    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.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Two Balls and a Strike
    8.8/10(61 votes)

    #5 - Two Balls and a Strike

    S3:E3

    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.

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  6. Background image for Bye, George
    8.8/10(49 votes)

    #6 - Bye, George

    S3:E15

    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.

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  8. Background image for Cora and Arnie
    8.7/10(203 votes)

    #7 - Cora and Arnie

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Qui Transtulit Sustinet
    8.7/10(83 votes)

    #8 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet

    S2:E4

    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.

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    8.7/10(71 votes)

    #9 - The Women

    S2:E19

    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.

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    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Breathless
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #10 - Breathless

    S3:E5

    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.

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  12. Background image for Red, White, Black and Blue
    8.7/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Red, White, Black and Blue

    S3:E19

    Westphall's old friend, Capt. Gloria Neal, arrives to make sure everything is prepared for an emergency as the First Lady passes through the area; Ehrlich creates anguish for a mother and child when he casually reports suspected child abuse; Clarendon faces Rosenthal's children when he decides to move in; and Shirley, out on bail and awaiting trial, returns to St. Eligius.

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    Director:Bruce Paltrow
  13. Background image for Tears of a Clown
    8.7/10(56 votes)

    #12 - Tears of a Clown

    S3:E22

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Brothers
    8.6/10(89 votes)

    #13 - Brothers

    S1:E17

    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.

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  15. Background image for A Wing and a Prayer
    8.6/10(77 votes)

    #14 - A Wing and a Prayer

    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Entrapment
    8.6/10(73 votes)

    #15 - Entrapment

    S2:E7

    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'.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for In Sickness and in Health
    8.6/10(72 votes)

    #16 - In Sickness and in Health

    S2:E13

    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.

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  18. Background image for After Dark
    8.6/10(65 votes)

    #17 - After Dark

    S2:E16

    Morrison learns a lesson from another doctor who makes the diagnosis of Mr. Keuhnelian; Dr. Craig prepares to accept his anticipated `Doctor of the Year' award; Dr. Caldwell and Ehrlich both make decisions about their romantic futures; Cathy's disappearance raises questions; Shirley fends off an imagined attacker; and the rapist strikes again.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hello, Goodbye
    8.6/10(61 votes)

    #18 - Hello, Goodbye

    S2:E22

    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.

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  20. Background image for Fade to White
    8.6/10(67 votes)

    #19 - Fade to White

    S3:E7

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    8.6/10(59 votes)

    #20 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    S3:E10

    Dr. Auschlander suggests a controversial liver dialysis procedure for Wegener's little girl, using her father's liver to do the work; Cavanero is stung by the same rumor she started about Dr. Holtz; and Chandler reports an old voodoo woman for practicing medicine without a license. Dr. Craig is called before the fees commission. Rosenthal meets Clarendon's wife.

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    Director:Bruce Paltrow
  22. Background image for Any Portrait in a Storm
    8.6/10(53 votes)

    #21 - Any Portrait in a Storm

    S3:E18

    Dean takes off for Florida, leaving Maddy alone to face the future; Myra gives birth to a son, Peter; Hufnagel haggles over her latest bill; Rosenthal struggles with life in the ER; the phone repairman is electrocuted; Dr. Auschlander, angry about his portrait, cancels the dedication ceremony; and Martin returns to medical practice.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Aids and Comfort
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #22 - Aids and Comfort

    S2:E9

    White diagnoses a case of AIDS in a Boston city councilman; Dr. Ridley tries to help a tennis prodigy deal with pressure from her ambitious father; and Daniels and Ehrlich try to run a blood drive amidst a blizzard and rumors about the AIDS patient.

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    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Hearing
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #23 - Hearing

    S2:E12

    Dr. Auschlander asks Fiscus and Luther to help him get some marijuana to relieve his pain; White and Daniels face the medical board hearing; Dr. Westphall defends a deaf employee against his impatient supervisor; and Ehrlich meets Roberta's snobbish parents.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Cramming
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    #24 - Cramming

    S2:E20

    Ehrlich tries to deal with his Aunt Charice and her romantic designs on Dr. Westphall as he crams for the National Boards; a stressed-out Armstrong makes a tragic misdiagnosis; White chooses to take a polygraph test before his trial begins; Shirley tells Cathy that she ""asked for it"", and Cathy's past is used to decimate her on the witness stand.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Dr. Wyler, I Presume
    8.5/10(54 votes)

    #25 - Dr. Wyler, I Presume

    S3:E13

    An old friend of Dr. Auschlander returns from Africa to locate a kidney donor for a young African; Helen celebrates her birthday; removing a bullet in E.R. proves risky to both the patient and the doctor; and Mrs. Hufnagle returns to the hospital.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"My Aim is True" is the best rated episode of "St. Elsewhere". It scored 9.1/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by David Anspaugh and written by Charles H. Eglee, it aired on 10/31/1984. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rough Cut".