Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 1

198926 Episodes
E1

Pilot

8.0
19 Sept 1989

Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

E2

The Ice Queen Cometh

7.5
20 Sept 1989

Doogie freezes in disbelief when he's asked out to dinner by Victoria Burke, the new radiology chief, known in some circles as "the Ice Queen."

E3

A Stitch Called Wanda

9.0
27 Sept 1989

When Wanda's appendix ruptures with her parents out of town, Doogie ignores hospital policy to operate on her. This creates tension with Dr. Canfield as well as Wanda.

E4

Frisky Business

8.5
4 Oct 1989

His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

E5

The Short Goodbye

6.0
11 Oct 1989

Moving out of his parents' house proves to be an eye-opening experience for Doogie. Meanwhile, a rock star is admitted to the hospital for vocal-cord surgery.

E6

Simply Irresistible

6.0
18 Oct 1989

After a grueling 48-hour shift amid hothouse conditions, Doogie is tempted to switch loyalties to an upscale pediatrics group eager to woo him away from Eastman.

E7

Vinnie Video Vici

10.0
25 Oct 1989

Vinnie is no fly on the wall as he observes Doogie's personal and professional life while shooting a documentary on a day in the life of a teenage doctor.

E8

Blood and Remembrance

10.0
1 Nov 1989

Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

E9

She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

10.0
8 Nov 1989

Vinnie is stuck on a blind date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin, a girl with a self-image problem not unlike a plastic-surgery patient at the hospital, who's willing to pay through the nose for a perfect body.

E10

My Old Man and the Sea

10.0
15 Nov 1989

Doogie is invited to spend the weekend in Palm Springs with Wanda and her family, but it's the same weekend that his father picked for their annual fishing trip.

E11

Tonight's the Night

0
22 Nov 1989

Doogie and Wanda are pressured by peers to get intimate; and Doogie has trouble leaving work problems at work as he deals with an unwed teenage mother.

E12

Every Dog Has His Doogie

10.0
29 Nov 1989

At the hospital, the homeless are being turned away to make room for paying patients; and Doogie bucks the system by arranging surgery for a youngster's pet dog.

E13

Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

0
13 Dec 1989

Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

E14

Greed Is Good

10.0
3 Jan 1990

Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

E15

Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

10.0
10 Jan 1990

Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

E16

It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

7.0
17 Jan 1990

A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

E17

Tough Guys Don't Teach

10.0
31 Jan 1990

Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't intimidating for Dr. Doogie, but one of the students is a beefy bruiser who wants to fight Doogie after class.

E18

I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

10.0
7 Feb 1990

Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

E19

Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

10.0
14 Feb 1990

Doogie is just about as cool as a guy can get, thanks to fashion advice from the super-cool Griffin, who also thinks it's cool when Doogie "borrows" his father's BMW.

E20

Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

10.0
28 Feb 1990

An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

E21

Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

10.0
14 Mar 1990

When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

E22

Vinnie's Blind Date

10.0
25 Mar 1990

Vinnie's date with Doogie's young patient takes a romantic turn, but Vinnie fears it won't last if a cornea transplant restores her vision.

E23

And the Winner Is...

10.0
28 Mar 1990

Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

E24

Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

10.0
4 Apr 1990

After sitting in on a marriage-counseling session, Doogie and Wanda wonder if their relationship will improve with age; McGuire defends Spaulding's honor to a boastful rival.

E25

The Grass Ain't Always Greener

10.0
25 Apr 1990

Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

E26

Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

10.0
2 May 1990

Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.