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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - All in the Family
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    S6:E14

    Carter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  2. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - The Crossing
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S7:E15

    In the series' 150th episode, a massive train wreck mobilizes the emergency room doctors. Corday, Carter and Kovac rush to the scene. Corday falls and injures her back, bringing on contractions in only her 25th week of pregnancy. While amputating the legs of a fallen firefighter, Corday stops because of her pain.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 22 - Rampage
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S7:E22

    The ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who , with the help of Dr. Green, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - We'll Always Have Paris
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    On a trip to Paris, Kate and Laura have a surprise passenger—their mom—who has come to settle some unfinished business with Laura; Maggie faces the unwanted attentions of an aggressive passenger, and Dean and Colette share a momentary flirtation as he tries to track down some leads on Bridget.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Great Expectations
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S6:E8

    On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She's able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka's help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second causes some trouble. Greene leaves Elizabeth to deal with his father and daughter, as he rushes to assist Carol.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - May Day
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S6:E22

    As the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver confront Carter about his problem, and Weaver orders him to enter a drug rehabilitation center or leave the hospital permanently.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - The Dance We Do
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    S7:E8

    Maggie's emotional instability worsens. She refuses her medication, becomes combative and flees the hospital. Abby finds solace with Kovac. The gang member girlfriend of Benton's deceased nephew knows who killed him and that he was hated for his antigang stance.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - The Letter
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    S8:E20

    Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - The Good Fight
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S5:E8

    Carter and Lucy scramble across Chicago to find a dying girl's father who's a perfect match for her very rare blood type. Benton operates without transfusions to save the little girl's life.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - The Longer You Stay
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S8:E2

    Carter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton's former girlfriend is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient. Kovac angers Abby by flirting with a waitress.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  11. undefined Season 8 Episode 14 - A Simple Twist of Fate
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S8:E14

    Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - Responsible Parties
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S5:E21

    The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering from third degree burns over 80% of his body. Benton receives the ER trauma fellowship. Carol finally tells Doug about her pregnancy; Kerry also figures it out. Mark and Elizabeth draw closer. Lucy tells Carter about her Ritalin addiction. "FBI agents" bring in a shot stripper.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 2 - Last Rites
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S6:E2

    After his mother's funeral, Dr. Greene comforts his father in San Diego. In Chicago, Romano surprises Corday by appointing her associate chief of surgery. Corday treats Elaine, Carter's lover, for breast cancer.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Do You See What I See?
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    S4:E10

    Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S1:E1

    Dean takes on his first assignment since his promotion, piloting the Clipper Majestic on its inaugural New York to London flight. Bridget is supposed to be his lead stewardess, until she's a no-show for the flight. Grounded purser Maggie is called in to fill in for her. On the same fateful flight, Kate adds another dimension to her work as she takes on her first assignment from U.S. intelligence. Her stress is compounded when she discovers that newly minted stewardess, Laura, her sister, is also working the same flight.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - My Brother's Keeper
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S4:E16

    Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S4:E20

    A 31-year-old security guard is brought in suffering from severe chemical burns, and a 21-year-old man is wheeled in after falling 75 feet into a river. Meanwhile, Benton is upset that Carla's boyfriend is part of Reese's baptism.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  18. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Four Corners
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    S8:E1

    Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors.

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  19. undefined Season 8 Episode 8 - Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S8:E8

    When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki lying injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark. Fourth-year student Michael Gallant makes a dangerous decision in order to help.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  20. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Chaos Theory
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S9:E1

    Dr. Carter, Abby and other staff of the ER are quarantined as the CDC investigate a mysterious, deadly outbreak.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Vanishing Act
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S5:E4

    Dr. Corday begins her first day as an intern, first by being assigned to Dale Edson, then being treated as Romano's lapdog. Kerry is interviewed for ER chief. Doug and Carol ponder parenthood when Carol realizes she may be pregnant. Carol and Lynette try to keep a wounded gang-banger from leaving and seeking retaliation. Lucy faces the wrath of Carter when he discovers that she doesn't know how to start an IV. Jeanie asks Doug if she can be a full-time PA for the pediatric ER.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Sailing Away
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E19

    Abby and Carter travel to Oklahoma to rescue Abby's mentally ill mother and bring her back to Chicago. In Chicago, Maggie suffers from a sleeping pills overdose. At County General, Kovac frantically revives her. Benton treats a college student injured in a fraternity prank.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  23. undefined Season 9 Episode 8 - First Snowfall
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S9:E8

    Abby's family nightmare continues as she and her mother Maggie search for Abby's missing brother Eric, who Abby suspects is suffering from serious mental problems. Meanwhile, Corday treats a family of patients who, while building a snowman, were severely injured after being struck by a truck driver.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  24. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Surrender
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E12

    Greene returns to work but confuses words and displays uncharacteristic anger. Eager to get out of his per diem situation, Benton agrees to a full time position. Carter visits his cousin, who became paralyzed after a drug overdose. A workplace disaster results in numerous injuries and fatalities among illegal immigrants.

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    Writer:Jack Orman

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Diplomatic Relations
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E11

    Dean is tapped to fly the first-ever commercial flight to Moscow, but the day of departure, a blowhard veteran pilot, Broyles, takes the controls and makes Dean co-pilot. While in Russia, Kate tries to pull off an important mission, but when Laura and another Pan Am stewardess are mistaken for spies, Kate tries to expedite their release with the help of an unlikely ally. Back at home, Congressman Rawlings and his staff work to track down whoever anonymously wrote the negative new story about him, and Maggie agrees to be his date at a fund-raiser. Can she keep her temper dealing with so many conservative political supporters and retain her cover as the article's author? Ted's relationship with Amanda gets serious, but Maggie learns something about her that may hinder this whirlwind romance.

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Jack Orman Ratings Summary

"All in the Family" is the best rated episode written by Jack Orman. It scored 8.6/10 based on 16 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/17/2000 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Crossing".