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The Best Episodes of Medical Center Season 1

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Medical Center Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Medical Center Season 1!

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
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  • Care is no Cure
    8.7/10(18)
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    #1 - 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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  • 24 Hours
    8.6/10(18)
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    #2 - 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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  • The Crooked Circle
    8.5/10(21)
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    #3 - The Crooked Circle

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/29/1969

    A story about drug addiction.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: N/A

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  • His Brother's Keeper
    8.5/10(18)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Victim
    8.4/10(34)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Fright and Flight
    8.4/10(22)
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    #6 - 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

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  • The Fallen Image
    8.2/10(20)
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    #7 - The Fallen Image

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/3/1969

    A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Adversaries
    8.2/10(15)
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    #8 - The Adversaries

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/31/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Professional
    8.2/10(15)
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    #9 - The Professional

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 3/11/1970

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Rebel in White
    8.2/10(14)
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    #10 - The Rebel in White

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 4/8/1970

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Between Dark And Daylight
    8.2/10(10)
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    #11 - Between Dark And Daylight

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 4/15/1970

    The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Emergency in Ward E
    8.1/10(27)
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    #12 - Emergency in Ward E

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/8/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Sharpest Edge
    8.1/10(19)
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    #13 - The Sharpest Edge

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/19/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Loner
    8.1/10(19)
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    #14 - The Loner

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/10/1969

    A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Moment of Decision
    8.1/10(20)
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    #15 - Moment of Decision

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/14/1970

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Life is Waiting
    8.0/10(25)
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    #16 - A Life is Waiting

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/15/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Matter of Tomorrow
    8.0/10(14)
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    #17 - A Matter of Tomorrow

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/25/1970

    The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Combatants
    8.0/10(18)
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    #18 - The Combatants

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/18/1970

    A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The V.D. Story
    7.9/10(11)
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    #19 - The V.D. Story

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/25/1970

    A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Deceived
    7.8/10(16)
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    #20 - The Deceived

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/7/1970

    A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jeopardy
    7.7/10(22)
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    #21 - Jeopardy

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/26/1969

    Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Thousands and Thousands of Miles
    7.6/10(21)
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    #22 - Thousands and Thousands of Miles

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/12/1969

    Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Runaway
    7.6/10(18)
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    #23 - Runaway

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/21/1970

    Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Last 10 Yards
    7.3/10(32)
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    #24 - The Last 10 Yards

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/24/1969

    Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • The Battle of Lily Wu
    7.1/10(24)
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    #25 - The Battle of Lily Wu

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/22/1969

    A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Care is no Cure" is the best rated episode of "Medical Center" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/4/1970. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "24 Hours".