The Best Episodes of Medical Center

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

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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

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

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

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A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).

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

Director: Daniel Petrie

Writer: Dick Nelson

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

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

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

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Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).

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

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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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A story about drug addiction.

Director: Vincent Sherman

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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.

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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

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

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

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

Director: Chad Everett

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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.

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A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.

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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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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

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

Director: Harvey Hart

Writer: Mann Rubin