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The Misguided Appendectomy

#1 … September 25, 1973

Director: Allen Baron. Writers: Art Baer & Ben Joelson.

“Two sick-room fugitives: one’s a thief, the other a cowardly patient.”

The Oldest Living American

#2 … October 2, 1973

Director: Roger Duchowny. Writers: Kenneth Hecht & Lloyd Garver.

“The first hospital visit ever by the Nation’s oldest living man.”

The Strike

#3 … October 9, 1973

Director: Allen Baron. Writers: Art Baer & Ben Jeolson.

“Strike! The hospital has labor pains after the nurses and orderlies demand higher wages.”

A Classic Case

#4 … October 16, 1973

Directed by Roger Duchowny. Writers: Duke Vincent, Bruce Johnson, Hal Goldman & Al Gordon.

“An athlete is in traction and the hospital is in trouble after an intern errs on a diagnosis. The whole mess has left Mercy in a terrible state—straining to avoid a malpractice suit.”

We Ain’t Got No Body

#5 … October 30, 1973

Director: Roger Duchowny. Writers: Dave Ketchum & Bruce Shelly.

“Create a mythical patient, then have him die and blame his death on the lack of equipment. This play for new hardware is going as the staff planned until an autopsy is ordered on the fictional corpse.”

The Mothers

#6 … November 6, 1973

Directed by Allen Baron. Writers: Art Baer & Ben Joelson.

Guest Stars: Isabel Sanford, Jerry Houser, Scatman Crothers

“Noland’s nosy mother is ruining Mercy’s fondest dream by persuading Mercy’s mother not to move out and retire to the country.”

Gonna Getcha

#7 … November 13, 1973

Directed by Allen Baron. Writers: Art Baer & Ben Joelson.

Guest Stars: Jerry Houser, Cliff Norton & Nita Talbot.

Normally nervous Mercy has been positively frantic since he began receiving letters from a disgruntled patient. He doesn’t know the writer’s identity, but the message is clear—Mercy will be murdered!”

The Night Shift

#8 … November 20, 1973

Directed by Roger Duchowny. Writers: Art Baer & Ben Joelson.

Guest Stars: Jerry Houser, Ronnie Schell

“It’s a nightmare for the night shift after a hypochondriac patient decides he has a fatal disease. He is threatening to put an early end to his misery by taking a leap off a hospital ledge.”

Mercy the Surgeon

#9 … December 4, 1973

Directed by Allen Baron. Writers: Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver.

“A big mouth leads to big trouble for Mercy who is going to have to carve up or shut up. His boast to a friend about being a swami of the scalpel is put to the test when the friend needs an operation.”

The Physical

#10 … December 11, 1973

Directed by Roger Duchowny. Writers: Hal Goldman & Al Gordon.

Guest Star: Jerry Houser

“Get it cured, but keep it a secret. That is Mercy’s strategy after a physical leaves him singing the VD blues.”

The Donation

#11 … December 18, 1973

Director: Roger Duchowny. Writers: Kenneth Hecht & Lloyd Garver.

“One donation may mean the loss of many others when a philanthropist threatens to stop helping the hospital if his aged father donates his body to science.”

Four of a Kind

#12 … December 25, 1973

Director: William Asher. Writers: Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx.

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Operation Mercy

#13 … January 8, 1974

Director: William Asher. Writer: Michael Morris.

“A bad administrator and an even worse patient. Mercy is a paragon of cowardice at the thought of undergoing throat surgery.”

Big Brother

#14 … July 18, 1974

Director: Richard Kinon. Writer: Ed Jurist.

“Dr. Mercy installs a new surveillance system, with strategically located cameras guaranteed to capture the best of hospital shenanigans.”

Is There a Lady Doctor in the House?

#15 … July 25, 1974

Director: Herbert Kenwith. Writers: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport.

“A new female surgeon who goes strictly by the book is making hospital life miserable for Mercy and staff.”

The Kid Genius

#16 … August 1, 1974

Director: Herbert Kenwith. Writers: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport.

Guest Star: Robbie Rist

“Temperatures Risings’ next patient is a ten year-old genius, a concert pianist and practicing brat. When Dr. Mercy yells at him, he clenches his fist and won’t unclench until Noland uses a sly stratagem. He’s the kid you love to hate.”

Three Faces of Edwina

#17 … August 8, 1974

Director: Herbert Kenwith. Writers: Joe & John Bonaduce.

Guest Star: Anne Meara

“The hospital staff confronts the intimidating chores of dissuading Edwina from unnecessary plastic surgery, and protecting Dr. Mercy from a love-sick hospital patron.”

Healer Man

#18 … August 15, 1974

Director: Herbert Kenwith. Writers: Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx.

Guest Stars: Dick Gautier, John Fiedler

“The avalanche of publicity Paul receives after saving the life of a country music star forces the board to deliver an ultimatum: either the unseemly attention ends, or Paul will lose his position.”

Shafted

#19 … August 22, 1974

Director: Roger Duchowny. Writers: Dave Ketchum, Bruce Shelly.

“Just when the hospital inspector is scheduled to visit, a broken elevator causes chaos in General Hospital. Mercy falls down its shaft, and a pregnant woman gets trapped inside.”

Mercy Beaucoup

#20 … August 29, 1974

Director: Richard Learman. Writers: John L. Greene & Artie Phillips.

“Mercy tries to decide whether to accept a promotion that would leave his hospital in the hands of a younger man.”