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Ben Casey

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Episode 160 min1964-09-14

August is the Month Before Christmas

It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.

Episode 260 min1964-09-21

A Bird in the Solitude Singing

From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing, In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing, Which speaks to my spirit of thee. Lord Byron

Episode 360 min1964-09-28

But Who Shall Beat the Drums?

""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)

Episode 460 min1964-10-05

Autumn Without Red Leaves

""The summer is over...""

Episode 560 min1964-10-12

You Fish or You Cut Bait

The proverb put to the test.

Episode 660 min1964-10-19

For Jimmy, the Best of Everything

The power of personality.

Episode 760 min1964-10-26

Woods Full of Question Marks

The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.

Episode 860 min1964-11-09

A Thousand Words are Mute

A picture is most eloquent.

Episode 960 min1964-11-16

Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin

The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.

Episode 1060 min1964-11-23

A Disease of the Heart Called Love

L'amour et la mort.

Episode 1160 min1964-11-30

Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer

The Freudian prescription.

Episode 1260 min1964-12-07

Courage at 3 A.M.

""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""

Episode 1360 min1964-12-14

This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World

The whirligig of 3/4 time.

Episode 1460 min1965-01-04

A Boy is Standing Outside the Door

The threshold of knowledge.

Episode 1560 min1965-01-11

Where Does the Boomerang Go?

Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.

Episode 1660 min1965-01-18

Pas de Deux

A romantic ballet.

Episode 1760 min1965-01-25

Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World

Working in the hospital milieu.

Episode 1860 min1965-02-01

A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks

Cleopatra and the clepsydra.

Episode 1960 min1965-02-08

When I am Grown to Man's Estate

Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson

Episode 2060 min1965-02-22

A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette

Various strings and attachments.

Episode 2160 min1965-03-01

A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well

Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complicated for Casey when Boone's indomitable mother accuses her son of malingering in order to shirk family responsibilities.

Episode 2260 min1965-03-08

A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow

Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.

Episode 2360 min1965-03-15

Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw

Modern medicine.

Episode 2460 min1965-03-22

Eulogy in Four Flats

The key of mourning.

Episode 2560 min1965-03-29

Three Li'l Lambs

""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)

Episode 2660 min1965-04-12

A Slave is On the Throne

Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill develops symptoms of a nervous disorder, Casey is on hand to help solve his problems.

Episode 2760 min1965-04-19