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The Best Episodes of ER Season 4

Every episode of ER Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 4!

The Best Episodes of ER Season 4

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency...
  1. Background image for Ambush
    8.1/10(776 votes)

    #1 - Ambush

    S4:E1

    While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.

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  2. Background image for Something New
    7.5/10(500 votes)

    #2 - Something New

    S4:E2

    Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.

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  3. Background image for Friendly Fire
    7.7/10(482 votes)

    #3 - Friendly Fire

    S4:E3

    Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.

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  4. Background image for When the Bough Breaks
    7.9/10(493 votes)

    #4 - When the Bough Breaks

    S4:E4

    His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can't see Rachel until he's got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.

    Writer:Jack Orman
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  5. Background image for Good Touch, Bad Touch
    7.7/10(459 votes)

    #5 - Good Touch, Bad Touch

    S4:E5

    Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.

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  6. Background image for Ground Zero
    7.7/10(473 votes)

    #6 - Ground Zero

    S4:E6

    Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.

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  8. Background image for Fathers and Sons
    8.3/10(802 votes)

    #7 - Fathers and Sons

    S4:E7

    Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.

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  9. Background image for Freak Show
    7.8/10(470 votes)

    #8 - Freak Show

    S4:E8

    Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.

    Writer:Neal Baer
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  10. Background image for Obstruction of Justice
    7.8/10(485 votes)

    #9 - Obstruction of Justice

    S4:E9

    Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.

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  11. Background image for Do You See What I See?
    8.1/10(601 votes)

    #10 - Do You See What I See?

    S4:E10

    Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!

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  12. Background image for Think Warm Thoughts
    7.7/10(477 votes)

    #11 - Think Warm Thoughts

    S4:E11

    Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.

    Director:Charles Haid
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  13. Background image for Sharp Relief
    7.7/10(475 votes)

    #12 - Sharp Relief

    S4:E12

    Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh's part-time caregiver.

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  14. Background image for Carter's Choice
    8.0/10(556 votes)

    #13 - Carter's Choice

    S4:E13

    Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.

    Director:John Wells
    Writer:John Wells
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  15. Background image for Family Practice
    7.6/10(501 votes)

    #14 - Family Practice

    S4:E14

    Greene flies to San Diego when his mother falls and is hospitalized. His concern increases when he finds her acting "completely loony and out of control." To make matters worse, he butts heads with his dad over her care.

    Director:Charles Haid
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  16. Background image for Exodus
    9.0/10(972 votes)

    #15 - Exodus

    S4:E15

    Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.

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  17. Background image for My Brother's Keeper
    7.7/10(470 votes)

    #16 - My Brother's Keeper

    S4:E16

    Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.

    Writer:Jack Orman
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  18. Background image for A Bloody Mess
    7.7/10(451 votes)

    #17 - A Bloody Mess

    S4:E17

    Jeanie fears Scott Anspaugh's cancer may have returned. Hathaway learns a disturbing secret about a 16-year-old girl. A pregnant patient fears she'll miscarry; Morgenstern returns to work, but perhaps too soon after his heart attack.

    Writer:Linda Gase
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  19. Background image for Gut Reaction
    8.0/10(471 votes)

    #18 - Gut Reaction

    S4:E18

    Carter finally works up enough nerve to ask Del Amico out. Jeanie tries to help Scotty decide whether to undergo an experimental treatment and Benton takes unexpected action during an operation with Morgenstern.

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  20. Background image for Shades of Gray
    7.9/10(527 votes)

    #19 - Shades of Gray

    S4:E19

    Del Amico, Ross and Corday confront disturbing situations after the bombing of a women's clinic. Benton comes under review for controversial actions in the OR. Jeanie endures one of the most difficult days of her life as she says goodbye to a friend.

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  21. Background image for Of Past Regret and Future Fear
    7.9/10(483 votes)

    #20 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear

    S4:E20

    A 31-year-old security guard is brought in suffering from severe chemical burns, and a 21-year-old man is wheeled in after falling 75 feet into a river. Meanwhile, Benton is upset that Carla's boyfriend is part of Reese's baptism.

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  22. Background image for Suffer the Little Children
    7.9/10(518 votes)

    #21 - Suffer the Little Children

    S4:E21

    Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal. A televangelist and his wife, who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER. Del Amico's old boyfriend arrives, and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.

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  23. Background image for A Hole in the Heart
    8.1/10(507 votes)

    #22 - A Hole in the Heart

    S4:E22

    Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Ambush" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 776 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Carol Flint, it aired on 9/25/1997. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Something New".