The Best Episodes Written By John Tinker

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

John Tinker Ratings Summary

The best episode written by John Tinker is "Home to Roost, Part One", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Peter DeLuise". "Home to Roost, Part One" aired on 8/21/2016 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Home to Roost, Part Two".

  • Home to Roost, Part One
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - Home to Roost, Part One

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2016

    Abby considers leaving her Wall Street job and has an unforeseen showdown with her ex. Meanwhile, Trace has trouble explaining why he left Nashville and Jess wants to open a new business on her own.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Home to Roost, Part Two
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #2 - Home to Roost, Part Two

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2016

    Abby decides to stay in Chesapeake Shores and fight for custody of her daughters. Trace deals with troubling news concerning his past in Nashville. Mick suggests that Bree remain in town in order to get over her writer's block.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Georgia on My Mind
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #3 - Georgia on My Mind

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2016

    Kevin's fiancée arrives in town, surprising the O'Briens. Meanwhile, Abby gets tangled in a fraud investigation; and Trace receives bad news about the water-house property he covets.

    Director: Anne Wheeler

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Brothers
    7.5/10 2 votes

    #4 - Brothers

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/1983

    A fisherman lobbies Dr. Westphall to let his brother die in peace and dignity; Fiscus substitutes for Ehrlich on a date with Shirley Daniels; and Helen's stress mounts as the hospital suffers computer glitches and she faces a radical mastectomy. Peter celebrates his birthday and runs into Myra and a gentleman friend.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Qui Transtulit Sustinet
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #5 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1983

    Dr. Craig performs the transplant amidst a publicity barrage; Morrison tries to adjust to his loss; Luther and Fiscus split an investment in silver futures; and Rosenthal counsels a group on breast cancer.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: John Tinker

  • A Pig Too Far
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #6 - A Pig Too Far

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1984

    The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta; Daniels is tied to the drug abuse charges against White; and Dr. Ridley and Morrison try to figure out a woman's violent mood swings and personality changes. Luther loses a father figure. A bored teenager wreaks havoc with the hospital's computerized records.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Drama Center
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #7 - Drama Center

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/1984

    A rape occurs in the hospital parking lot; White has trouble adjusting to his restricted status as does Tommy Westphall to the loss of his housekeeper; Cavanero must decide between the man in her life and her career; and a TV crew follows Dr. Craig around to film a documentary.

    Director: David Anspaugh

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Two Balls and a Strike
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #8 - Two Balls and a Strike

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1984

    The rapist returns to St. Eligius; Daniels stays on the job as Rosenthal leads most of the other nurses out on strike; Ellen persuades Dr. Craig to go to a therapist about their marital problems; Luther learns one of the firefighters is fighting his pain in his own way; and Lizzie Westphall leaves for college.

    Director: David Anspaugh

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #9 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1984

    Dr. Auschlander suggests a controversial liver dialysis procedure for Wegener's little girl, using her father's liver to do the work; Cavanero is stung by the same rumor she started about Dr. Holtz; and Chandler reports an old voodoo woman for practicing medicine without a license. Dr. Craig is called before the fees commission. Rosenthal meets Clarendon's wife.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Red, White, Black and Blue
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #10 - Red, White, Black and Blue

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1985

    Westphall's old friend, Capt. Gloria Neal, arrives to make sure everything is prepared for an emergency as the First Lady passes through the area; Ehrlich creates anguish for a mother and child when he casually reports suspected child abuse; Clarendon faces Rosenthal's children when he decides to move in; and Shirley, out on bail and awaiting trial, returns to St. Eligius.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Haunted
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #11 - Haunted

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/1985

    The Craigs face a tremendous loss as their first grandchild is born; a newly inspired Dr. Westphall returns to work full of ideas; and Fiscus invites himself up to Dr. Caldwell's Cape Cod retreat, where he sees a different side to the surgeon. Elliot and Marcy discover a common interest in food.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Slice O'Life
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #12 - Slice O'Life

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1985

    Dr. Westphall drives himself too hard and is hospitalized; Yvonne's parents arrive to see their daughter and to claim their grandchild; Terri has in-vitro fertilization; Fiscus makes a donation; and Dr. Caldwell picks up the wrong woman. Helen goes back to work on the floor. Dr. Westphall's insightful moving man checks into the hospital.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Time Heals (1)
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #13 - 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 Tinker

  • Time Heals (2)
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #14 - 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 Tinker

  • Black's Magic
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #15 - 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 Tinker

  • The Equalizer
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #16 - 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 Tinker

  • When You Wish Upon a Scar
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #17 - When You Wish Upon a Scar

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1986

    Wade tries to get a grip on her marital problems; Fiscus throws an engagement party for Morrison; Rosenthal figures out the self-serving Griffin; and John Doe #6 returns.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Slip Sliding Away
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #18 - Slip Sliding Away

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1987

    Luther turns sleuth to find out who is responsible for the mercy-killings; Dr. Turner takes a chance doing experimental fetal heart surgery; Axelrod gets back at Novino and Griffin; Morrison buys a gun to protect his family; Yvonne Galecki Craig comes to claim her daughter, and Ehrlich and Papandrao have second thoughts about marriage when the new owners fire everyone in the hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Pilot
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #19 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1999

    Amy Madison Gray struggles to adjust to the new circumstances in her life as she separates from her husband and becomes a single mother to her young daughter, Lauren; moves from Manhattan to Hartford, CT to live with her opinionated mother Maxine, a retired social worker; and starts a new career as a superior court judge in family court. The first case on her docket, the placement of a child abandoned by a drug addicted mother, introduces her to the shortcomings and political realities of the juvenile justice system.

    Director: James Hayman

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Life of Riley
    6.4/10 5 votes

    #20 - Life of Riley

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2012

    A co-workers announcement to elope leads Riley to wonder about the imperfections of her marriage with Kyle. Meanwhile, the Curl Up & Dry Salon is up for sale, but Linette and Lacey balk at the prospective new buyer. Lacey reveals she has also been hiding a secret from Riley. Riley is concerned about a new girl in Evan's life. Riley coaches an insecure client on some basic dating techniques.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Vanity
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #21 - Vanity

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/1984

    Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Cheers
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #22 - Cheers

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1985

    Mrs. Auschlander faces major heart surgery; Dr. Craig is disturbed to see the ravages of time on his mentor, Dr. David Domedion; Ehrlich searches for a religion; the messiah shows up for a Celtics game; and Dr. Westphall announces his resignation at a friendly little bar called Cheers.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Good Vibrations
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #23 - Good Vibrations

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1987

    The representative of a foreign medical group interested in the hospital visits to absorb the psychic `aura' of the place (via flashbacks) but collapses from a heart attack before he can recommend the sale.

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Ewe Can't Go Home Again
    2.8/10 4 votes

    #24 - Ewe Can't Go Home Again

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1987

    The orderlies ask Auschlander to talk with Gideon about their grievances, Wade puts up with temporary lodgers, Rosenthal confronts an epileptic nursing student, and Craig gives Ehrlich marriage tips while they start work on a sheep's heart.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: John Tinker

  • Resurrection
    2.5/10 4 votes

    #25 - Resurrection

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1987

    One month after St. Eligius was shut down, it is reopened by The Ecumena Corporation and its head of medicine Dr. John Gideon. Meanwhile, Dr. Craig is offered the opportunity to design an artificial heart, which the younger doctors jokingly call the ""Craig 5000.""

    Director: Bruce Paltrow

    Writer: John Tinker