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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
7.0/102 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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"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".