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

Every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 1!

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

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Doogie Howser, M.D." season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.2/10 from 127 user votes. It was directed by Rick Wallace and written by David E. Kelley, Steven Bochco. "Pilot" aired on 9/19/1989 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Ice Queen Cometh".

  • Pilot
    7.2/10 127 votes

    #1 - 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

  • The Ice Queen Cometh
    7.3/10 86 votes

    #2 - 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

  • A Stitch Called Wanda
    7.0/10 91 votes

    #3 - A Stitch Called Wanda

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frisky Business
    7.1/10 73 votes

    #4 - Frisky Business

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1989

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

    Director: Johanna Demetrakas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Short Goodbye
    7.1/10 74 votes

    #5 - The Short Goodbye

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1989

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Simply Irresistible
    7.3/10 66 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Vinnie Video Vici
    7.8/10 74 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Blood and Remembrance
    7.0/10 61 votes

    #8 - Blood and Remembrance

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1989

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin
    7.1/10 62 votes

    #9 - She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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

    #10 - 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

  • Tonight's the Night
    7.2/10 59 votes

    #11 - Tonight's the Night

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1989

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Every Dog Has His Doogie
    7.7/10 61 votes

    #12 - 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 the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    7.2/10 56 votes

    #13 - Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1989

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

    Director: Betty Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • Greed Is Good
    7.2/10 57 votes

    #14 - Greed Is Good

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1990

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster
    6.8/10 59 votes

    #15 - Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1990

    Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

    Director: Rob Thompson

    Writer: N/A

  • It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings
    6.9/10 56 votes

    #16 - It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tough Guys Don't Teach
    7.2/10 62 votes

    #17 - Tough Guys Don't Teach

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1990

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father
    7.0/10 55 votes

    #18 - I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
    7.1/10 57 votes

    #19 - Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1990

    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.

    Director: David Carson

    Writer: N/A

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

    #20 - 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

  • Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway
    7.2/10 52 votes

    #21 - Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1990

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Vinnie's Blind Date
    7.0/10 60 votes

    #22 - Vinnie's Blind Date

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/1990

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • And the Winner Is...
    6.9/10 53 votes

    #23 - And the Winner Is...

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1990

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

    Director: Charles Haid

    Writer: N/A

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

    #24 - 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

  • The Grass Ain't Always Greener
    7.1/10 60 votes

    #25 - The Grass Ain't Always Greener

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1990

    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

    Writer: N/A