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The Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere Season 3

Every episode of St. Elsewhere Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere Season 3!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 1 - Playing God (1)
    8.4/10(67 votes)

    #1 - Playing God (1)

    S3:E1

    Morrison and Clancy argue over what to do about her unexpected pregnancy; Rosenthal and Dr. Auschlander fail to agree about anything as a nurses' strike looms; the emergency room receives three seriously burned firefighters; and Dr. Westphall collides with a strong-minded Mother Superior over life support for a critically ill nun.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  2. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 2 - Playing God (2)
    8.5/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Playing God (2)

    S3:E2

    Dr. Westphall bans Sister Dominica from the hospital; the firefighters try to adjust to their injuries; Fiscus meets a fairy godmother; White returns to work; Clancy takes matters concerning her pregnancy into her own hands; and a Federal mediator joins the stalled contract talks.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  3. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 3 - Two Balls and a Strike
    8.8/10(66 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:John Tinker

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  4. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 4 - Strikeout
    9.0/10(68 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 5 - Breathless
    8.7/10(60 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Joel Surnow

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  6. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 6 - My Aim is True
    9.2/10(72 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Charles H. Eglee

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  7. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 7 - Fade to White
    8.7/10(71 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 8 - Sweet Dreams
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #8 - Sweet Dreams

    S3:E8

    Dr. Westphall suffers sleepless nights; a young man from the Philippines is apparently frightened to death by his dreams; Luther dreams of sweet revenge with the help of some `ZZ Top' impersonators; Ehrlich dreams of being washed up on an island of Amazon women; and Morrison suffers from nightmares of Peter White when he and some other residents take part in a dream research project.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  9. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 9 - Up on the Roof
    8.4/10(66 votes)

    #9 - Up on the Roof

    S3:E9

    A bone-marrow specialist arrives to perform a transplant between two feuding brothers and quickly befriends Annie; the last firefighter gives Caldwell a parting gift; Morrison's next door neighbor experiences a tragedy while baby-sitting Pete; Rosenthal overcomes her fears and begins an affair with Clarendon; and White's killer is cornered on the hospital roof.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 10 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    8.7/10(62 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:John Tinker

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  11. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 11 - Homecoming
    8.5/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Homecoming

    S3:E11

    Mrs. Wegener returns to find both her ex-husband and her daughter near death; Clancy moves in with Morrison after a burglary; Martin gives Fiscus a letter concerning Daniels; and Lizzie returns from Vassar with a boyfriend.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Mark Tinker

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  12. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 12 - The Children's Hour
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #12 - The Children's Hour

    S3:E12

    Fiscus pressures Martin into taking a step outside the psychiatric ward; Judge Farnham questions Dr. Auschlander about the ethics of Mr. Wegener's role in his daughter's treatment while Mrs. Wegener decides to take the child back to Chicago; Tommy's school asks Dr. Westphall to withdraw him; an angry Mitzi confronts Rosenthal about the affair; and Ehrlich tries to help the nymphomaniac wife of a patient.

    Director:William Daniels
    Writer:Charles H. Eglee

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  13. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 13 - Dr. Wyler, I Presume
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 14 - Whistle, Wyler Works
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #14 - Whistle, Wyler Works

    S3:E14

    A donor is found for Tshalla but Ehrlich misses out on the operation; Chandler tries to juggle the multiple wives of a bigamist patient; and Morrison faces a personal problem when Luther is recruited by a Caribbean medical school with doubtful credentials.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 15 - Bye, George
    9.0/10(51 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  16. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 16 - Saving Face
    8.7/10(53 votes)

    #16 - Saving Face

    S3:E16

    Westphall places a new doctor in charge of the E.R., and she immediately clashes with Fiscus; Axelrod's visit to Mrs. Hufnagel's apartment sends her back to the hospital; Rosenthal and Clarendon reconcile; Dr. Craig celebrates his 30th wedding anniversary with a visit from his estranged brother; Dr. Caldwell begins treatment of a disfigured girl suffering from a massive facial fibromatosis; and a junkie admits his very pregnant, 14-year-old girl friend.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writers:Norma Safford Vela, Jorge Zamacona

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  17. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 17 - Give the Boy a Hand
    8.3/10(53 votes)

    #17 - Give the Boy a Hand

    S3:E17

    Dr. Woodley tries to help Maddy decide what to do after her baby is born while Dean sets up a disastrous drug deal; Ehrlich offends a disabled cafeteria worker with his `Health Spot' segment; and Lizzie runs away from pressures at college and tries to reunite her family.

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 18 - Any Portrait in a Storm
    8.8/10(55 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 19 - Red, White, Black and Blue
    8.7/10(53 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:John Tinker

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  20. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 20 - Amazing Face
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Amazing Face

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 21 - Murder, She Rote
    9.0/10(60 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 22 - Tears of a Clown
    8.8/10(58 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 23 - Bang the Eardrum Slowly
    8.6/10(54 votes)

    #23 - Bang the Eardrum Slowly

    S3:E23

    Luther loses his hearing in an explosion; Morrison finds an explanation for his poorer than usual performance; and Axelrod learns that he is Mrs. Hufnagle's beneficiary and meets her son.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. St. Elsewhere Season 3 Episode 24 - Cheers
    8.0/10(69 votes)

    #24 - Cheers

    S3:E24

    Mrs. Auschlander faces major heart surgery; Dr. Craig is disturbed to see the ravages of time on his mentor, Dr. David Domedion; Ehrlich searches for a religion; the messiah shows up for a Celtics game; and Dr. Westphall announces his resignation at a friendly little bar called Cheers.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Tinker, John Masius

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Playing God (1)" is the best rated episode of "St. Elsewhere" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Bruce Paltrow and written by Tom Fontana, John Masius, it aired on 9/19/1984. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Playing God (2)".