The Worst Episodes of St. Elsewhere

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   2.2/10(4 votes)

   #1 - A Coupla White Dummies Sitting Around Talking

   S6:E1112/16/1987

   A man claiming to be the true inventor of the Craig 9000 kidnaps Ehrlich; AIDS patient Brett Johnston's rib injuries have led to pneumonia and he is now determined to break with his lover; Dr. Kiem helps Amy Jeffries, a lonely St. Eligius neighbor; Griffin treats a driven young broker determined to make a million before he dies; Lucy worries that she might be pregnant; Helen returns to work; the company that owns the hospital finds itself sued for infringement and Mrs. Spooner ends her husband's suffering.

   Director:David Morse

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:David Morse

   Writer:Unknown
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   2.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - The Naked Civil Surgeon

   S6:E184/27/1988

   Wade and Kiley liberate their psyches during a study of OR infection vectors; Dr. Auschlander meets the son he never knew; Morrison and Novino grow closer as they work in the ICU; and Rosenthal adjusts to life in the chemical dependency unit.

   Director:Michael Fresco

   Writer:Grace McKeaney

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   Director:Michael Fresco

   Writer:Grace McKeaney
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   2.2/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Abby Singer Show

   S6:E215/18/1988

   An ebullient Novino pursues Morrison; Fiscus tries to revitalize his mother's life; Rosenthal returns to duty; Wade tries to help a dying child deal with her bitterly divided parents; Griffin tests positive for AIDS; Dr. Turner returns and helps Chandler come to a decision about his future; and the Oseranskys return to take Lucy to the ""Doctor of the Year"" dinner, which ends in a flaming disaster.

   Director:Eric Laneuville

   Writer:Tom Fontana

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   Director:Eric Laneuville

   Writer:Tom Fontana
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Resurrection

   S6:E19/16/1987

   One month after St. Eligius was shut down, it is reopened by The Ecumena Corporation and its head of medicine Dr. John Gideon. Meanwhile, Dr. Craig is offered the opportunity to design an artificial heart, which the younger doctors jokingly call the ""Craig 5000.""

   Director:Bruce Paltrow

   Writer:John Tinker

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   Director:Bruce Paltrow

   Writer:John Tinker
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Idiot and the Odyssey

   S6:E29/23/1987

   Gideon and Westphall argue over an AIDS clinic, Ehrlich looks for a mysterious woman on his wedding day, Kiem experiments with hypnosis, and Joanne blames Boomer for letting her kids go back to Seattle with her ex-husband.

   Director:Mark Tinker

   Writers:John Tinker, John Masius

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   Director:Mark Tinker

   Writers:John Tinker, John Masius
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #6 - A Moon For the Misbegotten

   S6:E39/30/1987

   The AIDS clinic becomes a showdown between Dr. Westphall and Dr. Gideon; Griffin tries to avoid his AIDS patient's homosexual lover; Fiscus' mother drops by for a visit; and Luther tries to help a man who insists he's pregnant and about to deliver.

   Director:Mark Tinker

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Mark Tinker

   Writer:Unknown
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Night of the Living Bed

   S6:E510/28/1987

   It's Halloween at the new and improved St. Eligius, and the craft-matic bed where Mrs. Hufnagel was crushed to death is apparently haunted. Meanwhile, Wade, Craig, and Ehrlich look for a heart transplant recipient and Chandler sucks up to Gideon in order to get promoted.

   Director:Michael Fresco

   Writers:John Tinker, John PiRoman

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   Director:Michael Fresco

   Writers:John Tinker, John PiRoman
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - The He-Man Woman Hater's Club

   S6:E611/4/1987

   Dr. Craig and Ehrlich attend a meeting of the Cushing Society, an all male medical society; Wade gets herself into more surgery than she bargained for; Novino takes a special interest in two lonely children; Dr. Gideon offers Ellen a new career; and Chandler is made new chief resident.

   Director:Eric Laneuville

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Eric Laneuville

   Writer:Unknown
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   2.5/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Handoff

   S6:E711/11/1987

   Dr. Craig and Ehrlich attend a meeting of the Cushing Society, an all male medical society; Wade gets herself into more surgery than she bargained for; Novino takes a special interest in two lonely children; Dr. Gideon offers Ellen a new career; and Chandler is made new chief resident.

   Director:David Morse

   Writer:John Tinker

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   Director:David Morse

   Writer:John Tinker
10. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Heart On

    S6:E811/18/1987

    Craig proceeds with his artificial heart implant despite some questions about his choice of candidates; Morrison tries to deal with the departure of Joanne for Seattle and Dr. Craig becomes suspicious about the relationship between Ellen and Dr. Gideon. AIDS patient, Brett Johnston, and his lover are victims of gay bashing and as a result of his injuries, Brett is readmitted into the hospital.

    Director:Michael Fresco

    Writer:John Tinker

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    Director:Michael Fresco

    Writer:John Tinker
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    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Weigh In, Way Out

    S6:E912/2/1987

    Fiscus pulls one last prank on Gideon before turning thirty; Morrison and Novino compete to deliver the 100,000th baby at St. Eligius; Dr. Craig puts on the boxing gloves again; and Lucy walks the Freedom Trail with a dying man.

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Tinker

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    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Tinker
12. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - No Chemo, Sabe?

    S6:E1012/9/1987

    Axelrod's cousin Pee-Wee checks in and checks out Novino; Fiscus tries to help his father deal with his stroke; Mr. Spooner takes his first post surgery steps with the media in full attendance; and Dr. Auschlander considers his future medical treatment.

    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:Unknown
13. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Final Cut

    S6:E121/6/1988

    Mr. Bevine returns for foreskin reconstruction; Dr. Auschlander seeks an alternative for a fellow cancer patient; Novino frets over Pee-Wee and tests Lucy, who has trouble telling Victor the news; Fiscus returns to work. but has trouble putting his father's death behind him; Morrison's false confidence as `Dr. Adam Logan' evaporates when Pete is rejected by an exclusive private school.

    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown
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    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Curtains

    S6:E142/3/1988

    Morrison counsels a family about genetic testing and Huntington's disease; Rosenthal's drug problem causes a death; artist Alex Corey does a shocking piece of performance art; the Craigs proceed with their divorce and the hospital undergoes a name change.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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15. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Down and Out On Beacon Hill

    S6:E162/17/1988

    Fiscus can't understand his nihilistic cystic fibrosis patient or her punk friends; Dr. Gideon suspends Dr. Craig because of the Spooner malpractice suit; Ehrlich and Lucy are unable to console each other when she miscarries; and Rosenthal admits herself to the chemical dependency unit.

    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:John Tinker

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    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:John Tinker
16. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Their Town

    S6:E174/20/1988

    Dr. Craig, Ellen, Lizzie and Novino drive to Peterborough, New Hampshire to visit Dr. Westphall on his birthday; Ellen tries to deal with changes to her hometown; Novino stirs up a lady carpenter; Lizzie finally expresses her resentment; and Dr. Craig almost destroys his friendship with Dr. Westphall.

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mark Tinker

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17. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Requiem For a Heavyweight

    S6:E195/4/1988

    Ehrlich stands up to Dr. Craig's verbal missiles; Griffin fails in an attempt to pass along spiritual support; Axelrod faces emergency heart surgery as a patient; Rosenthal finds it hard to face her children during family therapy; and Luther uses Penny's video equipment to record Dr. Gideon.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Lydia Woodward
18. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Split Decision

    S6:E205/11/1988

    Brett Johnston's parents come to visit; even in death Axelrod doesn't get any respect; Rosenthal waits for her release while her roommate runs away; Luther proposes to Penny; and Dr. Craig returns to St. Eligius to do a multiple transplant.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

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19. 

    2.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Last One

    S6:E225/25/1988

    The Craigs' reconciliation faces its first test; Drs. Auschlander and Gideon struggle together to save St. Eligius when Weigert decides to get out; Novino pushes Morrison to decide between her and Joanne; Griffin places his future in God's hands; Ehrlich returns from his odyssey; and Fiscus' last E.R. patient is a lady from the opera... But is it really over? The jaw-dropping climax culminates in a blue-collared dad placing his young autistic son Tommy Westphall's miniature St. Eligius snow globe on the living room TV set, having summoned him to dinner. ""St. Elsewhere's"" entire six-year saga had all been a figment of little Tommy's imagination!

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writers:Mark Tinker, Bruce Paltrow

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    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writers:Mark Tinker, Bruce Paltrow
20. 

    2.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Ewe Can't Go Home Again

    S6:E410/21/1987

    The orderlies ask Auschlander to talk with Gideon about their grievances, Wade puts up with temporary lodgers, Rosenthal confronts an epileptic nursing student, and Craig gives Ehrlich marriage tips while they start work on a sheep's heart.

    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:John Tinker

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    Director:Eric Laneuville

    Writer:John Tinker
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    2.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Heaven's Skate

    S6:E131/13/1988

    Judge Farnham checks into the hospital with an inoperable cancer (and asking for Floyd the Barber); Rosenthal takes Bobby Caldwell's death very hard; Dr. Craig searches for a date for a skating rink opening; Dr. Kiem is in the middle when she saves the life of a young black man shot by a Vietnamese gang member; Griffin befriends the new chaplain, who's a descendant of the hospital founder, Father McCabe; Novino and Luther compete on the ER simulator and Ehrlich tries to find his elusive parents.

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:Unknown

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    2.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Fairytale Theater

    S6:E152/10/1988

    Phil returns from a training course at the Weigert home office; someone takes a shot at Dr. Gideon; Dr. Craig loses Flash during a rescue attempt by animal activists; the new security cameras upset Rosenthal, who continues to lose control; Novino tries to correct a misdiagnosis made 60 years ago, and a show is performed in the children's ward.

    Director:Michael Fresco

    Writers:Lydia Woodward, Grace McKeaney

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    Director:Michael Fresco

    Writers:Lydia Woodward, Grace McKeaney
23. 

    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day

    S1:E153/1/1983

    Samuels operates on a hooker, who invites all her friends to visit her; Myra White gives her estranged husband some news; the racial tensions reach a climax when the truth about O'Connor's beating surfaces; and Ehrlich makes a fool of himself by drinking too much at a party given by Dr. Craig.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow

    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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    Director:Bruce Paltrow

    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius
24. 

    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Tweety and Ralph

    S1:E812/21/1982

    The search continues for the source of the Legionnaire's Disease; Cavanero befriends a young woman facing a hysterectomy; Tweety makes a decision about her future; and Ellen Craig deals with the elusive Dr. Barnum.

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:Unknown

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Hearts

    S1:E101/11/1983

    Ralph masquerades as a doctor; an obese woman gives birth unexpectedly; an old friend of Dr. Samuels joins the staff; and Ehrlich faints during surgery.

    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:John Masius

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    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:John Masius