Pilot
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1989
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1989
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 20, 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."
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1989
Out on a date with Doogie, Wanda suffers an appendicitis attack and is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1989
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 11, 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.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 18, 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.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 25, 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.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1989
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 8, 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.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 15, 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.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 22, 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.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Nov 29, 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.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1989
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1990
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1990
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 17, 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.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jan 31, 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.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1990
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Feb 14, 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.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1990
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Mar 14, 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.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Mar 25, 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.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1990
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Apr 4, 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.
Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1990
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing - Wanda.
Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: May 2, 1990
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 12, 1990
Doogie's heavy third-year residency duties make him fear he's missing out on his youth.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1990
Former gang member Raymond Alexander begins working at the hospital but his past may come back to haunt him.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1990
Doogie becomes famous after doing some public service announcements.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1990
Vinnie and his pregnant French teacher get stuck in an elevator.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1990
Doogie wants to buy a classic car. A mentally ill patient turns down treatment.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1990
Doogie treats a once popular singer who is trying to make a comeback.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1990
Vinnie asks to "borrow" one of Doogie's old school papers. Meanwhile, Doogie treats a wealthy hypochondriac.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1990
Vinnie makes a zombie horror movie.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1990
Doogie and a hospitalized model realize they have something in common -- being judged by how beautiful or young they look.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1990
After Janine breaks up with him, Vinnie is not very thankful on Thanksgiving.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1990
Doogie rethinks his position on May-December relationships when he finds himself the victim of age discrimination.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1990
Vinnie tries to get help getting into film school from a TV network executive who's been admitted to the hospital.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1990
Doogie weighs his relationship with Wanda against an attractive nursing student.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1991
Vinnie takes Doogie's car for a spin and wrecks it.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1991
Wanda wants time alone after a family member dies.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1991
Doogie joins the hospital basketball team in order to fit in.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1991
An AIDS-infected artist brings out everyone's true feelings about the disease.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1991
Vinnie joins Doogie and David on a camping trip.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1991
Grandpa Howser causes problems as Doogie's parents try to renovate the kitchen.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1991
Doogie and Wanda face more strains when he goes to a party with another woman.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1991
Doogie's mom gets a job. Unfortunately for Doogie, it's at his hospital.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1991
Two weeks of volunteer work in Mexico makes Jack reevaluate his life.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1991
Vinnie awaits word of whether he's accepted to film school.
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1991
Problems are bound to occur when Doogie kisses Janine.
Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: May 1, 1991
Doogie takes a still-grieving Wanda to the prom then introduces her to a young heart patient to rekindle her spirit for living.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1991
Doogie grouses to a psychologist about still being a virgin but plans to see Wanda before she leaves for Chicago.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1991
Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1991
Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1991
A Laotian family's religious beliefs jeopardize Doogie's care of a disabled youth.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1991
A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1991
Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1991
Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1991
While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1991
Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1991
Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1991
Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she's scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor's lies trap him in a kind of prison.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1991
Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1992
Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood'.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1992
The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1992
Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1992
An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1992
After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1992
After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1992
While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1992
Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1992
Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1992
Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 6, 1992
Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 13, 1992
The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1992
The 1992 L.A. riots find trauma surgeon Doogie overwhelmed.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1992
Katherine can't stop playing mother to Doogie even after he dates her boss, whom he brings to the house for skinny-dipping.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1992
After the family is robbed, Doogie considers buying a gun, but he's haunted by memories of shooting victims he's treated.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1992
Doogie hunts for new digs—a Venice Beach loft; and Vinnie must also find a new home when his parents divorce.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1992
A med-school project has Doogie and a fellow doctor posing as patients, being poked, prodded and probed to learn how to empathize with patients.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1992
Doogie faces his first solo surgery fearing he's not perfect; and Vinnie faces his first time voting.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1992
A hearing-impaired patient charms Doogie, who speaks her language by signing but may not be listening. She also offers creative inspiration for Vinnie's Chaplinesque film.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1992
Doogie's ego takes a beating when a winsome nurse chooses Vinnie over him. Raymond also comes up short when comparing himself to other technicians.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1992
Doogie's heart tells him to do one thing, his head another in choosing the best candidate for a heart transplant. Vinnie's dilemma involves a vulnerable Janine.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1992
Doogie holes up at the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve for some R&R, as does a new mother who feigns illness to get away from her family.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1992
Doogie spots evidence of child abuse when his dad's friend brings in his injured son for care.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1992
Doogie's mom makes a poor substitute as Doogie's fishing partner when Dr. Howser throws his back out and is at home being cared for by Vinnie.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1992
Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown from a free-spirited model sharing his loft, as does a kidney-transplant candidate.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1993
A nurse Doogie's dating retaliates against his braggadocio by spreading rumors about him; Vinnie gets a new film-school dormmate.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1993
Vinnie can't adjust to the masseuse his father is dating; Doogie's dad is asked to replace a doctor who expired while on duty.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1993
Doogie as Sherlock Holmes and Vinnie as Dr. Watson play out Doogie's confusion over Michele.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1993
Laura makes Vinnie feel he's "become a man," but he reacts with adolescent jealousy to men around her. Meanwhile, a traveler's illness puzzles Doogie.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1993
Some things are better left unexplored, like Doogie's crush on his old baby sitter or Vinnie's dream of having a star read his script.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1993
A deposit error dumping $16,000 in Vinnie's account tests his integrity; and Doogie must prove his integrity to a girl with a crush on him.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1993
Doogie bemoans his friendship-only status with Michele but finds inspiration on how to deal with it from an acerbic cartoonist patient.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1993
Jury member Vinnie tries to look beyond the letter of the law, as does Doogie, who uncovers a bogus doctor at Eastman.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1993
Doogie sees his gift of genius as more of a curse than a blessing as he seeks inspiration outside the world of medicine.