Steven Bochco
Director
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Season 1
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
Released Sept. 19, 1989
Episode 24 min
12+
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Watch Providers: Disney Plus
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Bochco Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.0
S1E1 - Pilot
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
Sept. 19, 1989, midnight
7.5
S1E2 - The Ice Queen Cometh
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."
Sept. 20, 1989, midnight
9.0
S1E3 - A Stitch Called Wanda
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.
Sept. 27, 1989, midnight
8.5
S1E4 - Frisky Business
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
Oct. 4, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E5 - The Short Goodbye
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.
Oct. 11, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - Simply Irresistible
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.
Oct. 18, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E7 - Vinnie Video Vici
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.
Oct. 25, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E8 - Blood and Remembrance
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
Nov. 1, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E9 - She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin
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.
Nov. 8, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E10 - My Old Man and the Sea
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.
Nov. 15, 1989, midnight
S1E11 - Tonight's the Night
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.
Nov. 22, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E12 - Every Dog Has His Doogie
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.
Nov. 29, 1989, midnight
S1E13 - Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
Dec. 13, 1989, midnight
10.0
S1E14 - Greed Is Good
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
Jan. 3, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E15 - Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
Jan. 10, 1990, midnight
7.0
S1E16 - It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings
A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.
Jan. 17, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E17 - Tough Guys Don't Teach
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.
Jan. 31, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E18 - I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
Feb. 7, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E19 - Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
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.
Feb. 14, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E20 - Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
Feb. 28, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E21 - Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway
When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.
March 14, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E22 - Vinnie's Blind Date
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.
March 25, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E23 - And the Winner Is...
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
March 28, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E24 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
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.
April 4, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E25 - The Grass Ain't Always Greener
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.
April 25, 1990, midnight
10.0
S1E26 - Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.
May 2, 1990, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 2328 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1989
Last Air Date: March 24, 1993, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 10
Common sense age: 12+
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