Season 1

1961–1962

Sep 28, 1961 · 60m

Dr. Kildare is trying to win a residency under Dr. Gillespie and hopes to impress the consultant with his handling of an alcoholic patient.

E2. Immunity

Oct 5, 1961 · 60m

An elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox, and Kildare and Gillespie try to find people he has been in contact with to prevent an epidemic.

E3. Shining Image

Oct 12, 1961 · 60m

Julie Lawler, a beautiful and fun-loving young woman, suffers a sudden respiratory attack and is brought to Blair Hospital.

E4. Winter Harvest

Oct 19, 1961 · 60m

Dr. Dubro's health comes into play when worries arise whether he can handle heart surgery or not.

E5. The Million Dollar Property

Oct 26, 1961 · 60m

Anne Francis plays the part of a famous actress BUT everywhere she goes her cool cat friends follow. All they care about is partying. They give Kildare a very hard time. She is emotionally drained and in the hospital. Her friends led by Jan Murray try to keep up the partying even in her room but eventually Anne calls it quits. Gillespe arranges for Kildare to go on a romantic weekend with Anne. He finally convinces her that she doesnt need these friends and can go on with her acting career with confidence. Jan Murray plays a very sarcastic role. Anne highlights that beauty mark on her face like never before. Good episode.

E6. Admitting Service

Nov 2, 1961 · 60m

Louis Parker, who suffered a fainting spell in a taxicab, is given a quick examination by Dr. Toby Cunningham and released. Later, Parker dies - and his family threatens to sue for malpractice.

E7. The Lonely Ones

Nov 9, 1961 · 60m

Kildare is forced to take action when he discovers that his best friend's fiancee is a drug addict.

E8. Holiday Weekend

Nov 16, 1961 · 60m

An intern at Blair hospital is near death after a Thanksgiving day car accident.

E9. The Patient

Nov 23, 1961 · 60m

Dr. Kildare trips over a cart while looking at a cute nurses aide and hurts his back. He gets hospitalized in Blair in a ward with several different characters. He slowly becomes friends with them all and ends up liking them and givies advise on their problems. Very good episode.

E10. For the Living

Nov 30, 1961 · 60m

It's been ten days since Ben Rainey suffered a head injury and went into a coma, and Dr. Gillespie says there's little chance that he'll regain consciousness. But Rainey's wife Pamela is sure he is improving - and insists on taking him home.

E11. Second Chance

Dec 7, 1961 · 60m

A promising surgeon suffers an incurable creeping paralysis.

E12. Hit and Run

Dec 14, 1961 · 60m

Fred Carroll, a widower becomes extremely protective of his son after a hit and run.

E13. Season to Be Jolly

Dec 21, 1961 · 60m

During the Christmas holiday, a modern-day Scrooge is brought to Blair after losing a bout with the bottle.

E14. Johnny Temple

Dec 28, 1961 · 60m

Kildare tries to prevent tragedy when he detects homicidal tendencies in a teenage patient.

E15. My Brother, the Doctor

Jan 4, 1962 · 60m

In a sudden turnabout, intern Simon Agurski refuses to let his brother continue supporting him.

E16. The Adminstartor

Jan 11, 1962 · 60m

A fight ensues when a hospital administrator fires a city appointee.

E17. Oh My Daughter

Jan 25, 1962 · 60m

Dr. Gillespie tries to determine the reason for his daughter's hysterical reaction to the news that she is pregnant.

E18. The Search

Feb 1, 1962 · 60m

Kildare and Dr. Anthony Tredman race against time to prevent a mass outbreak of food poisoning.

E19. The Glory Hunter

Feb 8, 1962 · 60m

Dr. Stewart's efforts to raise funds are hampered by a reporter determined to prove that Stewart is a phony.

E20. The Dragon

Feb 15, 1962 · 60m

Head nurse Fain is confronted by the shiftless husband who deserted her 17 years before.

E21. The Stepping Stone

Feb 22, 1962 · 60m

A poverty-stricken medical research pioneer is thrust back into the public eye after being admitted to Blair.

E22. The Bronc Buster

Mar 1, 1962 · 60m

Kildare tries to help his rowdy cousin adjust to urban life--and overcome a potentially disabling case of arthritis.

E23. The Witch Doctor

Mar 8, 1962 · 60m

Kildare and Gillespie struggle to free a critically ill young woman from the clutches of a quack doctor.

E24. The Roaring Boy-O

Mar 15, 1962 · 60m

Irish poet Johnny McHenry is entertaining his lady friend Sally Winters at one of the local saloons with liberal servings of bubbly and readings from his own heady verse. The prognosis is not good for the has-been poet, his time is almost up.

E25. Solomon's Choice

Mar 29, 1962 · 60m

Kildare's tour of duty in the obstetrics ward is complicated by two women with very different attitudes toward their babies.

E26. A Very Present Help

Apr 5, 1962 · 60m

Glynis Johns plays a nun who gets admitted to Blair because she has gallstones and needs an operation. She gets involved in some of the patient's lives and problems, tries to help and is scolded by Kildare before he apologizes and realizes how good she really is. The episode is too long and deep to explain in words, BUT, it is one of the very best that they ever produced. An A plus for this show.

E27. One for the Road

Apr 12, 1962 · 60m

Dr. Paul Probeck is a recovering alcoholic and starts a rehabilitation program at Blair Hospital.

E28. The Horn of Plenty

Apr 19, 1962 · 60m

Kildare comes under fire when he refuses to give preferential treatment to wealthy George Prentiss.

E29. The Chemistry of Anger

Apr 26, 1962 · 60m

Kildare clashes with his brilliant---but ruthless---mentor, Dr. Nicholas Keefe.

E30. Something of Importance

May 3, 1962 · 60m

Kildare joins Dr. Charles Hodiak in a race against a rival team to find a cure for a rare blood disease.