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The Doctors is a soap TV series that premiered on NBC on April 1, 1963. It has 20 seasons and 70 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 7 Episode 2, aired on June 17, 1969.
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.
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70 episodes · 20 seasons
1963 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 63 years ago
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.
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.
An insolent rock-and-roll singer learns an ironic lesson in dramas.
A circus acrobat trips over Dr. Jerry Chandler's bag and injures her knee. She sues him for negligence.
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 dedicated nurse tries to quit her profession and marry a wealthy patient.
A refugee surgeon will not face his own illness.
Chaplain suspects head nurse is prejudiced against young Formosan nurse.
A teenager learns what it means to become a man when faced with a challenge.
Mrs. Frank Collins decides to honor her late husband by donating a million dollars to Hope Memorial for a new wing.
A surgeon encounters a problem in ethics.
Should a heart patient resume his career as a social worker?
An innocent dinner date turns into a major crisis.
A Vindictive mother-in-law refuses to authorize surgery on her son-in-law.
Disturbing telephone calls plague a lovely psychiatrist.
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.
A girl fears her blind fiance will find her ugly if his sight is restored.
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 wealthy patient, young and pretty, disrupts the hospital.
A man decides to allow his seriously ill wife to obtain enough medication to kill herself.
Dr. Hayes tries to comfort Dr. Scott after he loses a patient, and she reveals a deep attraction for him.
A man staggers into the hospital begging for help for his daughter, whom he struck with his car.
1963 · 1 episode · Last episode: 62 years ago
1965 · 1 episode · Last episode: 61 years ago
1966 · 1 episode · Last episode: 60 years ago
1967 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 58 years ago
Althea reacts badly when Nick tells her they’re free to marry and raise their baby together. Matt wants answers after learning about Polly’s medical emergency and the trouble between John and Karen. Nick experiences difficulty being the type of man Althea wants.
Liz and Carolee share a bottle of brandy and stories of young love, prompting a tearful Liz to confess Nick has left her for a pregnant Althea. John panics when Polly face a medical crisis. Karen saves Polly, but viciously derides John’s abilities as a doctor
Liz makes a rash decision regarding her work in research lab. Carolee insists Liz share her apartment instead of moving into a hotel. Steve receives an assignment to work with Nick, who takes an instant dislike to the spoiled rich boy.
John becomes annoyed with Steve, who reveals his not so altruistic reason for charming Carolee. Karen enjoys Maggie’s absence, while Matt feels very lonely with his family away. Later, Karen and Matt discuss their shared past in Germany.
The staff at Hope Memorial exchange Christmas gifts with one another. Maggie prepares to visit her family in Wyoming, but Matt chooses to stay at home with Karen. Ruth and the rest of the hospital staff organize a very merry Christmas for orphaned patient Danny.
Having broken their engagement, Nick must explain to Liz the lurid reason why. Matt informs Althea of Nick’s latest actions. A bereft and tearful Liz needs comfort from a sympathetic Maggie.
Liz pressures an indecisive Nick about setting a wedding date. Carolee is charmed completely by a Christmas gift from Steve. Althea has no choice but to give Matt her resignation. Liz pushes Nick to the breaking point.
John oversteps boundaries with Althea. After examining Polly, Steve realizes the gravity of her illness. Since Polly must remain hospitalized through the holidays, John cheers her up with a Christmas tree and a gift. Liz rejects Althea’s insistence that she’s no longer in love with Nick.
The holiday season begins at Hope Memorial. Althea and Maggie discuss the unfairness of her dismissal. Maggie tips off Nick to the situation between Althea and the hospital board. Althea reaches a decision about quitting before being fired.
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Karen’s attitude rubs Carolee and Althea the wrong way. Matt informs Althea of the hospital board’s decision to dismiss her from Hope Memorial. Althea is enraged when she learns she must leave because she’s pregnant and unmarried, but Nick won’t be punished for fathering her child.
E10
Matt attempts to advise Liz about her personal relationships. John and Matt agree that Polly’s illness is terminal. Matt confides in Maggie the hospital board’s decision to fire Althea, using a morals clause in her contract.
E9
After running out from Liz’s wedding shower, Althea loses emotional control, prompting another session with Bill Winters. Liz realizes Althea is still deeply in love with Nick. When Liz tries to force Althea to admit her love for Nick, Althea reacts angrily.
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On the verge of telling Liz about Althea’s pregnancy, Nick is saved by a call from Carolee. Maggie and Althea reluctantly attend the nursing staff’s wedding shower for Liz; however, Althea can’t hide her discomfort, which unnerves Liz.
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John wants to know if Nick has admitted the truth to Liz. Interns Karen and John reach an impasse when Karen refuses to clean exam rooms, as she was a doctor in Germany. Matt and Maggie get to know to Steve. Nick and John face off over the situation with Liz.
E6
Matt and Nick clash over Nick’s hesitancy to tell fiancé Liz that Althea is pregnant with his child. Liz notes disapproval from Maggie regarding the engagement to Nick. Nick attempts, but fails, to talk openly with Liz.
E5
Bill attempts to help Althea understand her complicated relationships with men. John indulges Polly’s desire to play a scene together. New intern Dr. Steve Aldrich arrives at Hope Memorial and instantly captures the attention of Nurse Carolee Simpson. John is surprised to see his cousin Steve. Althea surprises Nick, who offers a rational marriage proposal.
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Ruth Winters attempts to befriend Danny, a new young patient in the children’s ward. Dr. Bill Winters conducts a psychotherapy session with Althea, who speaks of a complicated relationship with her late father. Following a tense meeting with Mrs. Berger at the adoption agency, Bill can’t hide his fears from Ruth.
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Althea questions Nick, and later John, about their altercation. Liz notes Nick’s physical injuries, but he remains silent. John wants to know patient Polly Merriweather’s next-of-kin, but she gives him a play script instead. Liz puts things together after seeing John’s injuries.
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John and Nick’s confrontation escalates to violence at the hospital. Althea and Maggie deduce the two sparring partners after Karen reveals she saw two doctors fighting. Matt threatens to fire Nick.
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Dr. Karen Werner, newly arrived from Germany, irks Nick. Matt demands a detailed report from Nick regarding Liz’s illegal ingestion of the experimental schizophrenia drug. Annoyed over Nick’s caddish ways, John taunts him to the breaking point.
1968 · 1 episode · Last episode: 58 years ago
Liz reaches a decision regarding her continued employment at Hope Memorial. Nick forces a reluctant Liz to hear what he has to say, but he’s the one who gets an earful. Karen takes advantage of Maggie’s absence to move in on Matt.
1 episode · Last episode: 57 years ago
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Created by Orvin Tovrov
Lynette Bernay
Sheila Robbins
Tom Atkins
Dylan Levein
Maureen Mooney
Liz Wilson
The Doctors has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 17, 1969.
The most recent episode of The Doctors, Season 7 Episode 2, aired on June 17, 1969.
The Doctors has 20 seasons with 70 episodes in total.
The Doctors first aired on NBC on April 1, 1963.
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