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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!

Best episode
S2E19 Secret Heritage
8.820 votes
Worst episode
S6E10 Heel of the Tyrant
5.48 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.0avg
Binge time
7d 2h
170 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Medical Center Season 2 Episode 19 - Secret Heritage
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    S2:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 2 - Victim
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 6 - The Crooked Circle
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    S1:E6

    A story about drug addiction.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 8 - Death Grip
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    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.

    Director:Harvey Hart
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  5. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 13 - Conspiracy
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    S3:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 3 - Emergency in Ward E
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    S1:E3

    Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 7 - Scream of Silence
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    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.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Robert M. Young

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  8. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 24 - His Brother's Keeper
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    S1:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 14 - Man at Bay
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 1 - Brink of Doom
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  11. Medical Center Season 4 Episode 2 - Cycle of Peril
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 21 - Deadlock
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 25 - The Rebel in White
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    S1:E25

    An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Medical Center Season 5 Episode 12 - Deadly Game
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    S5:E12

    A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board, unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 13 - The Adversaries
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S1:E13

    Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 8 - The Sharpest Edge
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E8

    An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 4 - A Life is Waiting
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    S1:E4

    The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 2 - The Corrupted
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 17 - Fright and Flight
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 21 - The Professional
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S1:E21

    A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 15 - Moment of Decision
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E15

    Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 18 - Terror
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S3:E18

    Bubonic plague is the villain in a medical conflict over the unidentified victim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 12 - 24 Hours
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 10 - Deadly Encounter
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Medical Center Season 5 Episode 18 - Girl from Bedlam
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Secret Heritage" is the best rated episode of Medical Center. It scored 8.8/10 from 20 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 3, 1971. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Victim".

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