- 9.2/1015 votesLoading...
#1 - Secret Heritage
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1971
A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.1/1017 votesLoading...
#2 - Death Grip
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1970
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.
Director: Harvey Hart
Writer: Jackson Gillis
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#3 - Suspected
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1971
A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1014 votesLoading...
#4 - Deadly Encounter
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1970
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.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writer: N/A
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#5 - Man at Bay
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1970
A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#6 - No Way Home
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1975
A former movie star's will to live is undermined by a failing marriage and ill health.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Care is no Cure
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1970
A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Brink of Doom
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1970
A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.
Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: Dick Nelson
- 8.7/109 votesLoading...
#9 - Shock! (2)
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1972
Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#10 - Torment
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1975
On his 36th birthday, Gannon is suddenly beset by peculiar emotional and physical symptoms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/108 votesLoading...
#11 - A Life at Stake
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1973
Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - Girl from Bedlam
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1974
While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1032 votesLoading...
#13 - Victim
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1969
Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1021 votesLoading...
#14 - The Crooked Circle
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1969
A story about drug addiction.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1017 votesLoading...
#15 - 24 Hours
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1969
Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - His Brother's Keeper
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1970
Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1016 votesLoading...
#17 - Undercurrent
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1970
A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.
Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: Robert M. Young
- 8.5/1013 votesLoading...
#18 - Trial by Terror
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1970
Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.
Director: Harvey Hart
Writer: Mann Rubin
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#19 - Woman in Question
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1971
An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1012 votesLoading...
#20 - Double Jeopardy
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1971
Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1015 votesLoading...
#21 - Conspiracy
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1971
A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#22 - The Nowhere Child
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1971
An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.
Director: Chad Everett
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1022 votesLoading...
#23 - Fright and Flight
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/1970
A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#24 - Deadlock
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1972
A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1018 votesLoading...
#25 - Scream of Silence
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1970
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.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writer: Robert M. Young
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!
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Secret Heritage" is the best rated episode of "Medical Center". It scored 9.2/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/3/1971. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Grip".