8.4/1026 votes#1 - Pilot (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1984
Julie's visiting uncle is bemused by the succession of illnesses, non-illnesses, and general mayhem in the E/R.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- 8.0/1022 votes
#2 - Pilot (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1984
Julie's visiting uncle is bemused by the succession of illnesses, non-illnesses, and general mayhem in the E/R.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- 8.1/1018 votes
#3 - The Sister
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1984
As Dr. Sheridan ponders putting her elderly father in a nursing home, Howard becomes romantically interested in her visiting sister.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- 7.6/1014 votes
#4 - My Way
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1984
A cancer patient in severe pain asks Howard to let him die, and Nurse Thor has marital problems with her unemployed husband, who watches TV all day.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1014 votes
#5 - Son of Sheinfeld
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1984
Sheridan is told to cut costs by letting Howard go, and then his son shows up with blue hair and a buddy unconscious from a drug overdose.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- 7.6/1013 votes
#6 - Save the Last Dance for Me
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1984
Howard's ex-wife tries to get them together again when she discovers she's pregnant.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1011 votes
#7 - Say It Ain't So
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1984
A family complains that Dr. Sheridan gave them false hopes, while Howard awaits the results of his ex-wife's pregnancy test.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1012 votes
#8 - Growing Pains
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1984
Synopsis coming soon.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1012 votes
#9 - All's Well That Ends
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1984
Howard is trying to sell his old practice, and a woman shows up in the ER with an unexploded bullet in her arm.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1010 votes
#10 - Only a Nurse
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1984
Nurse Thor quits over Sheridan's refusal to allow her to make minor medical decisions, and Nurse Cory confesses to Howard she's in love with him.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Sentimental Journey
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1984
Howard is dating a 23-year-old aerobics instructor, while Sheridan is attracted to an older Latin gentleman.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1012 votes
#12 - Mr. Fix-It
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1984
A hectic night sees the ER visited by Howard and Maria's fathers, as well as an injured basketball star.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - A Cold Night in Chicago
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/1984
A sick boy's parents claim that medical testing would violate their religion, Julie's apartment is burglarized, and an old army buddy whose life he once saved visits Howard.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Both Sides Now
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/1984
Howard is being sued for malpractice, but is doubtful about calling Sheridan as a character witness when she refuses to shade the truth a little, and Nurse Thor's nephew is hired as a med tech.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Storm
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/1984
When a blizzard strikes and the staff's replacements don't arrive, Julie is fired for refusing to continue working past her shift, and Jenny wants to come live with her dad.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Enter Romance
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/26/1984
Howard's first wife drops by to discuss Jenny, Ace asks Sheridan out, and the new hospital administrator makes advances to every woman on the staff.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Brotherly Love
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1985
The staff relaxes at their favorite hangout, and a romantic interest develops between Dr. Sheridan and Howard's psychologist brother.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Sally Wade
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - I Raise You
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/23/1985
Howard moves his Saturday-night poker game into the ER, and Ace asks out his daughter Jenny.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Merry Wives of Sheinfeld (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/30/1985
Both Howard's ex-wives drop in on a hectic night that sees Nurse Thor worried about her health.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Merry Wives of Sheinfeld (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/6/1985
Howard's new girlfriend meets his first wife, and the staff tries to help Nurse Thor deal with her discovery that she is seriously ill.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - All Tied Up
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1985
Sheridan loses her life savings because of investment advice from Howard, Maria's boyfriend Fred asks Julie out on a date, and drug thieves strike fear into the staff.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1041 votes
#22 - A Change in Policy
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/27/1985
Stickley catches Sheinfeld moonlighting; Dr. Sheridan ponders motherhood.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of E/R Season 1
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Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot (1)" is the best rated episode of "E/R" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Bernie Orenstein, it aired on 9/16/1984. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot (2)".