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The Best Episodes of Dr. Kildare

Every episode of Dr. Kildare ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dr. Kildare!

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The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 13 - Oracle
    9.2/10(55 votes)

    #1 - Oracle

    S3:E13

    No description available

    Director:Jack Smight
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dr. Kildare Season 2 Episode 18 - Good Luck Charm
    9.1/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Good Luck Charm

    S2:E18

    No description available

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 15 - Willing Suspension of Disbelief
    9.1/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Willing Suspension of Disbelief

    S3:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 16 - Tyger Tyger (1)
    9.1/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Tyger Tyger (1)

    S3:E16

    Yvette Mimiuex plays the part of a girl who is totally smitten with surfing and is hell bent on being the BEST surfer. She is in Blair and Gillespe diagnoses her with epilepsy. She is warned not to surf OR drive a car until the siezures are brought under control. Despite everyone's concern and warnings she keeps sneaking off to the beach to ""catch the big wave"". Kildare and her friend Clu Gullager go to the beach several times to stop her. At home she has a grand mal(BIG) siezure and is re-hospitalized. It ends there and is continued into part 2. VERY good show, brings you right back to the 60's.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 28 - An Ungodly Act
    9.1/10(19 votes)

    #5 - An Ungodly Act

    S3:E28

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 14 - Toast the Golden Couple (2)
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Toast the Golden Couple (2)

    S5:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 15 - Wives and Losers (3)
    9.1/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Wives and Losers (3)

    S5:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 19 - Aftermath (7)
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Aftermath (7)

    S5:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 11 - Backslider
    9.0/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Backslider

    S3:E11

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    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 23 - Child Between
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Child Between

    S3:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dr. Kildare Season 4 Episode 24 - All Brides Should be so Beatiful
    9.0/10(19 votes)

    #11 - All Brides Should be so Beatiful

    S4:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 4 - Heart, an Imperfect Machine
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Heart, an Imperfect Machine

    S3:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 10 - A Pyrotechnic Display (6)
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - A Pyrotechnic Display (6)

    S5:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 13 - The Life Machine (1)
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    #14 - The Life Machine (1)

    S5:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episode 45 - No Other Road (4)
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - No Other Road (4)

    S5:E45

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dr. Kildare Season 2 Episode 12 - The Bed I've Made
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    #16 - The Bed I've Made

    S2:E12

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    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dr. Kildare Season 2 Episode 34 - What's God To Julis
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    #17 - What's God To Julis

    S2:E34

    A brother is worried about his mentally retarded brother, Julius and who will take care of him after he is gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 5 - A Game for Three
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    #18 - A Game for Three

    S3:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 7 - One Bright and Clear Thursday Morning
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #19 - One Bright and Clear Thursday Morning

    S3:E7

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    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 8 - Eleventh Commandment
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Eleventh Commandment

    S3:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 10 - Pack Rat and Prima Donna
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Pack Rat and Prima Donna

    S3:E10

    Kildare is assigned to work with the highly frugal, penny-pinching veteran central supply nurse to clean out obsolete equipment. But the nurse doesn't think most of the equipment in the "Elephant's Graveyard", as the downstairs storage area is jokingly called, is obsolete.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 14 - Vote of Confidence
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Vote of Confidence

    S3:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 17 - Tyger Tyger (2)
    8.8/10(37 votes)

    #23 - Tyger Tyger (2)

    S3:E17

    Yvette Mimieux continues her surfing. She and Kildare go to the beach at night and they ""make out"". He is infatuated with her but cant get her to accept the epilepsy. She has many smaller siezures. Kildare meets all the beach bums and beatnicks of that time. Ultimately she goes for a surf, catches the wave off her life and has a grand mal siezure at the same time. She drowns and Kildare is there to pronounce her dead. GREAT episode with a sad ending.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 24 - A Hundred Million Tomorrows
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #24 - A Hundred Million Tomorrows

    S3:E24

    No description available

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dr. Kildare Season 3 Episode 26 - Quid Pro Quo
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Quid Pro Quo

    S3:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Oracle" is the best rated episode of "Dr. Kildare". It scored 9.2/10 based on 55 votes. Directed by Jack Smight and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/19/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Good Luck Charm".