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The Best Episodes Written By John Masius

Every TV Episode Written by John Masius Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

John Masius Ratings Summary

"Rest in Peace" is the best rated episode written by John Masius. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Helen Shaver. It aired on 9/26/2003 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Haunted".

  • Rest in Peace
    8.3/103 votes

    #1 - Rest in Peace

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/26/2003

    While George tries to get her old job back, her family prepares to visit her grave.

    Director: Helen Shaver

    Writer: John Masius

  • Haunted
    8.3/103 votes

    #2 - Haunted

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2004

    Halloween is a busy day for the Reapers as a serial killer stalks the city.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: John Masius

  • A Cook
    7.8/104 votes

    #3 - A Cook

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/15/2003

    George gets a pet and Rube takes a shift on the grill at Der Waffle Haus.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: John Masius

  • Samuels and the Kid
    7.0/101 votes

    #4 - Samuels and the Kid

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/1982

    Dr. Samuels becomes attached to a boy in for leg surgery; Fiscus surprises Martin with a romantic gesture; Chandler challenges a veteran nurse's competency; Dr. Craig receives his coveted `Surgeon of the Year' award; and Cavanero's weekend away is interrupted by a patient delivering her baby at home with just a teenage boy to help.

    Director: Thomas Carter

    Writer: John Masius

  • Graveyard
    7.0/101 votes

    #5 - Graveyard

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1983

    Dr. Samuels breaks up a late night poker game to perform emergency surgery on a gunshot victim; Morrison lets a Chinese couple perform a folk healing ritual on their dying son; and Ralph's manic stage reaches a crescendo.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: John Masius

  • Addiction
    7.0/101 votes

    #6 - Addiction

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1983

    Morrison's wife goes into labor; White loses a girlfriend and gains a wife, while falling under suspicion when drugs are stolen; Dr. Craig's son Steven arrives for a period of observation and cause problems for Ehrlich; Martin casts her spell over Fiscus again; and Dr. Auschlander and an old friend get into a fist fight as they reminisce about the past.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Newheart
    7.0/101 votes

    #7 - Newheart

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/1983

    The men attend a rather staid bachelor party for Kochar; White learns about the dangers of nuclear medicine; Fran Singleton refuses to see her husband, but later walks out of the hospital by his side; everyone opposes Joan's idea of including St. Eligius in a government nuclear disaster contingency plan; Martin gives Kochar a unique wedding present; and the transplant team goes into action.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • In Sickness and in Health
    7.0/101 votes

    #8 - In Sickness and in Health

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1984

    Joan's father enters the hospital unexpectedly; Chandler takes a practice run for the Boston Marathon that proves dangerous; and the Craigs host Ehrlich's wedding with guests such as Mrs. Craig's mother and Ehrlich's alcoholic aunt Charice.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Hello, Goodbye
    7.0/101 votes

    #9 - Hello, Goodbye

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1984

    The residents scatter as vacation begins; Morrison meets a charming young woman; the E.R. faces major structural repairs; Steven Craig returns home after licking his drug problem; and Luther tries to find a Cheshire cat for a skeptical little girl. Dr. Auschlander collapses in an elevator. Elliot Axelrod has an interview for a position as a resident.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: John Masius

  • Playing God (1)
    7.0/101 votes

    #10 - Playing God (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1984

    Morrison and Clancy argue over what to do about her unexpected pregnancy; Rosenthal and Dr. Auschlander fail to agree about anything as a nurses' strike looms; the emergency room receives three seriously burned firefighters; and Dr. Westphall collides with a strong-minded Mother Superior over life support for a critically ill nun.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Masius

  • Playing God (2)
    7.0/101 votes

    #11 - Playing God (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1984

    Dr. Westphall bans Sister Dominica from the hospital; the firefighters try to adjust to their injuries; Fiscus meets a fairy godmother; White returns to work; Clancy takes matters concerning her pregnancy into her own hands; and a Federal mediator joins the stalled contract talks.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Masius

  • Sweet Dreams
    7.0/101 votes

    #12 - Sweet Dreams

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1984

    Dr. Westphall suffers sleepless nights; a young man from the Philippines is apparently frightened to death by his dreams; Luther dreams of sweet revenge with the help of some `ZZ Top' impersonators; Ehrlich dreams of being washed up on an island of Amazon women; and Morrison suffers from nightmares of Peter White when he and some other residents take part in a dream research project.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Bye, George
    7.0/101 votes

    #13 - Bye, George

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1985

    Dr. Wyler puts Dr. Auschlander onto a new way of life; Halloran interviews Morrison's co-workers in an effort to build a case for him; Ehrlich takes the Craigs out for a disastrous dinner; and Mrs. Hufnagle loses a chance at a new life.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Loss of Power
    7.0/101 votes

    #14 - Loss of Power

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1985

    Life goes on as the generator fails during a city-wide blackout; Caldwell takes leave to visit a dying friend; Westphall shares a stuck elevator with an Irishman; Dr. Craig and Wade perform emergency surgery; Pru returns to the hospital, as do the Valeres; Rosenthal is subpoenaed; Fiscus finds the emergency romantic; and a man who believes he's a vampire appeals to Morrison and Axelrod for help.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Santa Claus is Dead
    7.0/101 votes

    #15 - Santa Claus is Dead

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1985

    Axelrod tries to keep Santa Claus alive after he collapses at a children's party; Ehrlich tries to brighten the holiday for his only obstetrical patient; Lizzie's boy friend finds the Westphalls' Christmas depressing; and Dr. Craig overindulges at his Christmas party.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: John Masius

  • Time Heals (1)
    7.0/101 votes

    #16 - Time Heals (1)

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1986

    St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: it's opening in 1935 under the leadership of Father Joseph McCabe, the arrival of recently emigrated Helen Rosenthal and Mark's return as chief of surgery, Mark's bypass on Patrick O'Casey and the death of Maureen Westphall. Morrison struggles to diagnose a difficult patient and cope with the loss of Pete to a kidnapper.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Time Heals (2)
    7.0/101 votes

    #17 - Time Heals (2)

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1986

    St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: the growing up of Donald Westphall, the arrival of young Daniel Auschlander and his first meeting with Katharine, a drunken and embittered Father McCabe's departure, and the residency of Mark Craig under Dr. David Domedion. The O'Casey family's long history with St. Eligius leads Morrison to a diagnosis. Pete is returned.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Come Home, Oh Sapien
    7.0/101 votes

    #18 - Come Home, Oh Sapien

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/1986

    Chandler does his outreach work at a crisis hotline, where he draws a suicide on his first night; Ehrlich earns Dr. Craig's approval after he performs well during an emergency; and Carol Novino renews her friendship with Dr. Westphall and his family. Ellen Craig kicks Mark out of their home.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: John Masius

  • Black's Magic
    7.0/101 votes

    #19 - Black's Magic

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1986

    Dr. Turner returns to St. Eligius in time to deliver the baby of an old patient; Chandler has very bad luck as he searches for her all day; and Dr. Auschlander is trapped in a crack house that has been bequeathed to the hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Masius

  • The Equalizer
    7.0/101 votes

    #20 - The Equalizer

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/1986

    Rosenthal's first husband and youngest son both return to her life; Chandler comes under fire for his activism against apartheid; Dr. Turner finds it hard to let go of the Ettings' baby; The Valeres' wish is finally granted, and everyone wants to date Novino.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • E.R.
    7.0/101 votes

    #21 - E.R.

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1986

    The residents worry over who will be asked to return next year; the Craigs worry over the ""Doctor of the Year"" award dinner; Fiscus grows obsessed with opening a locked door; Martin drops by with a new look; Dr. Auschlander fears death as Halley's Comet blazes overhead; and a mugging victim named Boston Massachusetts waits for treatment in the E.R.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Where There's Hope, There's Crosby
    7.0/101 votes

    #22 - Where There's Hope, There's Crosby

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1986

    A depressed Father Joseph McCabe returns to St. Eligius; Morrison receives a visitor from Seattle; Dr. Craig seeks help for his injured hand from an old classmate; one of Axelrod's patients awakens in the morgue; and Luther plays musical air conditioners.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Masius

  • You Beta Your Life
    7.0/101 votes

    #23 - You Beta Your Life

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1986

    Dr. Westphall helps a terminally ill teenager reach his parents; Griffin plays Birch and Novino off against each other to escape blame in a patient's death; Morrison calls Chandler on it when Dr. Turner gets involved in a dispute involving a sick child; and Dr. Craig tries to start his memoirs.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Masius

  • Lost Weekend
    7.0/101 votes

    #24 - Lost Weekend

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1986

    Dr. Westphall tries to help an alcoholic poet he once admired; Dr. Craig puts his usual worst foot forward as he tries to persuade the Soviets to release Masha's husband; Rosenthal confronts McPhail about her drug problem; and Ehrlich makes friends with Papandrao's new boyfriend.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: John Masius

  • Getting Ahead
    7.0/101 votes

    #25 - Getting Ahead

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1987

    Novino uncovers a pathologist selling body parts when one of her patients dies; Dr. Westphall learns that Lizzie is pregnant; Chandler and a visiting private practitioner learn something from each other, and John Doe #6 surfaces again, along with Craig's novel.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: John Masius