The Best Episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 1

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.

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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

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

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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: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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

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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

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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

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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: Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley

Doogie and Wanda are pressured by peers to get intimate; and Doogie has trouble leaving work problems at work as he deals with an unwed teenage mother.

Director: Rob Thompson

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Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

Director: Betty Thomas

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Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't intimidating for Dr. Doogie, but one of the students is a beefy bruiser who wants to fight Doogie after class.

Director: Charles Haid

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When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

Director: Rob Thompson

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Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

Director: Rob Thompson

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Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.

Director: Stephen Cragg

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His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

Director: Johanna Demetrakas

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Vinnie is stuck on a blind date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin, a girl with a self-image problem not unlike a plastic-surgery patient at the hospital, who's willing to pay through the nose for a perfect body.

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Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

Director: Johanna Demetrakas

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Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

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Doogie is just about as cool as a guy can get, thanks to fashion advice from the super-cool Griffin, who also thinks it's cool when Doogie "borrows" his father's BMW.

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Vinnie's date with Doogie's young patient takes a romantic turn, but Vinnie fears it won't last if a cornea transplant restores her vision.

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Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

Director: Charles Haid

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When Wanda's appendix ruptures with her parents out of town, Doogie ignores hospital policy to operate on her. This creates tension with Dr. Canfield as well as Wanda.

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Moving out of his parents' house proves to be an eye-opening experience for Doogie. Meanwhile, a rock star is admitted to the hospital for vocal-cord surgery.

Director: Rob Thompson

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A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

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Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

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