Original title
The Doctors
Released
4/1/1963
Origin country
US
Genre
Soap
Production companies
NBC
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
20
Number of episodes
70
The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.
In the opening story, Dr. Scott performs a critical operation on a 7-year old girl. The child dies, and moments later, "Scotty," is called to the emergency room, where a newborn infant is close to death. Another operation, and the baby lives. The dead girl's father arrives at the hospital and hears the news. He confronts the mother of the surviving infant and presents her with the flowers he had bought someone else.
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
A father is furious with the suggestion that his son has psychological problems.
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
A child is rushed to the emergency room after she swallows a jagged fragment of a button.
A cynical divorcee who is a diabetic attempts to commit suicide.
A patient's complaints and disobedience of hospital rules cause a staff crisis.
Dr. Scott has to deal with a cynical divorcee, who is a diabetic, when she attempts to commit suicide.
An abandoned newborn is brought to the hospital and "adopted" by the staff in "Little Mr. Nobody."
Rev. Shafer must tell man he has failed police examination
An old-time musical star attempts to make a comeback.
Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.
A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.
Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.
A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.
A wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.
Tommy Regan is rejected by his mother when he accidentally hurts his baby sister with a toy airplane, but doesn't shed a tear.
A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.
Nurse Jane Gibbs believes her malaria patient ex-serviceman Jim Burton is the killer police are looking for from a liquor store hold-up. Despite her feelings for him, she tells Chaplain Sam Shafer about her fears.
Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.
A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.
An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.
Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?
A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.
Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.
A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.
Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.
A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.
A dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.
While Agnes Tilford dreads leaving the busy atmosphere of Hope Memorial, Myra Wood can't wait to leave. She's afraid she'll be diagnosed with cancer after her surgery.
A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.
An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.
A woman tells Chaplain Sam Shaffer she fears she is losing her mind. Investigation shows that her husband is purposely irritating her because she neglects her family.
A young man refuses to admit he is allergic to bees since it would force his widowed mother to give up her bee-keeping business.
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