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The Best Episodes of Medical Center

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

The Best Episodes of Medical Center

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

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  1. Background image for Secret Heritage
    9.1/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Secret Heritage

    S2:E19

    A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Death Grip
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Death Grip

    S2:E8

    The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking problem but refuses to admit it is affecting his work.

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  3. Background image for Suspected
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Suspected

    S3:E10

    A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Man at Bay
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Man at Bay

    S2:E14

    A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for No Way Home
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #5 - No Way Home

    S6:E16

    A former movie star's will to live is undermined by a failing marriage and ill health.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Brink of Doom
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Brink of Doom

    S2:E1

    A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.

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    Director:Daniel Petrie
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  8. Background image for Deadly Encounter
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Deadly Encounter

    S2:E10

    The problems of a patient who may face radical surgery. Doc Gannon demonstrates his noble side for the ladies, protecting Sandra Polk, a patient, when her husband becomes jealous. Suspicious professor Tink Polk flares up over his wife's appointments with Gannon while Joe, of course, remains Simon pure, merely keeping his patient's illness from her husband at her request.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Shock! (2)
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Shock! (2)

    S3:E16

    Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Torment
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Torment

    S7:E3

    On his 36th birthday, Gannon is suddenly beset by peculiar emotional and physical symptoms.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for A Life at Stake
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - A Life at Stake

    S5:E10

    Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Girl from Bedlam
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Girl from Bedlam

    S5:E18

    While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Undercurrent
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Undercurrent

    S2:E2

    A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.

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    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Woman in Question

    S2:E16

    An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Double Jeopardy
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Double Jeopardy

    S3:E4

    Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Conspiracy
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Conspiracy

    S3:E13

    A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Nowhere Child
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Nowhere Child

    S3:E14

    An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.

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    Director:Chad Everett
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Deadlock
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Deadlock

    S3:E21

    A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Scream of Silence
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Scream of Silence

    S2:E7

    The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do with a gifted child? Doc Gannon believes in a school for exceptional youngsters, and since he is the godfather of the child, he pushes a bit. Gannon's adversary is Mom, who takes an opposing position, and the friction between the two sparks the hour.

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    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Trial by Terror

    S2:E11

    Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.

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    Director:Harvey Hart
    Writer:Mann Rubin
  21. Background image for Cycle of Peril
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Cycle of Peril

    S4:E2

    A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her pregnancy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Shock! (1)
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Shock! (1)

    S3:E15

    Change-of-pace suspense drama about Gannon's involvement with an ailing tycoon and his conflict-ridden household. First of two parts.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
  23. Background image for Conflict
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Conflict

    S3:E24

    A rape-murder mystery takes a grim twist with a confession by a young intern's fiance.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Fatal Memory
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Fatal Memory

    S4:E23

    A woman (Stefanie Powers) refuses to admit symptoms of a serious illness.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Man in Hiding
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Man in Hiding

    S2:E23

    A once-brilliant surgeon (Richard Kiley) has become totally withdrawn. Dr—Thomas Patton, once a brilliant surgeon, now specializes in pathology, where he works only with the dead. Nor can anything reawaken his interest in the living, not even the needs of his critically ill ex-wife.

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  26. Background image for The Corrupted
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #25 - The Corrupted

    S3:E2

    A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Secret Heritage" is the best rated episode of "Medical Center". It scored 9.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/3/1971. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Grip".