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The Best Episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D.

Every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D.!

Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.

Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ABC

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Doogie Howser, M.D." is "Vinnie Video Vici", rated 7.8/10 from 74 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Vinnie Video Vici" aired on 10/25/1989 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "To Live and Die in Brentwood".

  • Vinnie Video Vici
    7.8/10 74 votes

    #1 - Vinnie Video Vici

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Live and Die in Brentwood
    7.8/10 44 votes

    #2 - To Live and Die in Brentwood

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1991

    Wanda wants time alone after a family member dies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Summer of '91
    7.8/10 75 votes

    #3 - The Summer of '91

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1991

    Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Every Dog Has His Doogie
    7.7/10 61 votes

    #4 - Every Dog Has His Doogie

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1989

    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.

    Director: Sheldon Larry

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogie Sings the Blues
    7.7/10 55 votes

    #5 - Doogie Sings the Blues

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1990

    Doogie treats a once popular singer who is trying to make a comeback.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogiesomething
    7.6/10 38 votes

    #6 - Doogiesomething

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1991

    Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.

    Director: Joan Darling

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogie, Can You Hear Me?
    7.6/10 62 votes

    #7 - Doogie, Can You Hear Me?

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1992

    A hearing-impaired patient charms Doogie, who speaks her language by signing but may not be listening. She also offers creative inspiration for Vinnie's Chaplinesque film.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Presumed Guilty
    7.5/10 43 votes

    #8 - Presumed Guilty

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1991

    Doogie wrecks his father's car and tries to cover it up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogie Has Left the Building (2)
    7.5/10 43 votes

    #9 - Doogie Has Left the Building (2)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1991

    Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.5/10 42 votes

    #10 - The Cheese Stands Alone

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1991

    A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogstruck
    7.5/10 45 votes

    #11 - Doogstruck

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1991

    While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.

    Director: Brad Silberling

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogenstein
    7.4/10 53 votes

    #12 - Doogenstein

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1990

    Doogie's heavy third-year residency duties make him fear he's missing out on his youth.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

  • Revenge of the Teenage Dead
    7.4/10 48 votes

    #13 - Revenge of the Teenage Dead

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1990

    Vinnie makes a zombie horror movie.

    Director: Win Phelps

    Writer: N/A

  • There's a Riot Going On
    7.4/10 44 votes

    #14 - There's a Riot Going On

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1992

    The 1992 L.A. riots find trauma surgeon Doogie overwhelmed.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ice Queen Cometh
    7.3/10 86 votes

    #15 - The Ice Queen Cometh

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1989

    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."

    Director: Betty Thomas

    Writer: Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris

  • Simply Irresistible
    7.3/10 66 votes

    #16 - Simply Irresistible

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1989

    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.

    Director: Sheldon Larry

    Writer: N/A

  • My Old Man and the Sea
    7.3/10 59 votes

    #17 - My Old Man and the Sea

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1989

    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.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: N/A

  • Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail
    7.3/10 71 votes

    #18 - Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1990

    An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
    7.3/10 55 votes

    #19 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1990

    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.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: N/A

  • Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's
    7.3/10 49 votes

    #20 - Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1990

    Former gang member Raymond Alexander begins working at the hospital but his past may come back to haunt him.

    Director: Stephen Cragg

    Writer: N/A

  • C'est la Vinnie
    7.3/10 44 votes

    #21 - C'est la Vinnie

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1990

    Vinnie and his pregnant French teacher get stuck in an elevator.

    Director: Joan Darling

    Writer: N/A

  • A Life in Progress
    7.3/10 47 votes

    #22 - A Life in Progress

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1991

    An AIDS-infected artist brings out everyone's true feelings about the disease.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Doctor, the Wife, Her Son and the Job
    7.3/10 43 votes

    #23 - The Doctor, the Wife, Her Son and the Job

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1991

    Doogie's mom gets a job. Unfortunately for Doogie, it's at his hospital.

    Director: Brad Silberling

    Writer: N/A

  • My Father, My Self
    7.3/10 35 votes

    #24 - My Father, My Self

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1992

    While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    7.2/10 127 votes

    #25 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1989

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

    Director: Rick Wallace

    Writer: David E. Kelley, Steven Bochco