Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Pilot 1989-09-19
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
S1 · E2The Ice Queen Cometh 1989-09-20
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."
S1 · E3A Stitch Called Wanda 1989-09-27
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.
S1 · E4Frisky Business 1989-10-04
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
S1 · E5The Short Goodbye 1989-10-11
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.
S1 · E6Simply Irresistible 1989-10-18
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.
S1 · E7Vinnie Video Vici 1989-10-25
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.
S1 · E8Blood and Remembrance 1989-11-01
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
S1 · E9She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin 1989-11-08
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.
S1 · E10My Old Man and the Sea 1989-11-15
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.
S1 · E11Tonight's the Night 1989-11-22
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.
S1 · E12Every Dog Has His Doogie 1989-11-29
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.
S1 · E13Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1989-12-13
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
S1 · E14Greed Is Good 1990-01-03
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
S1 · E15Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster 1990-01-10
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
S1 · E16It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings 1990-01-17
A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.
S1 · E17Tough Guys Don't Teach 1990-01-31
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.
S1 · E18I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father 1990-02-07
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
S1 · E19Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure 1990-02-14
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.
S1 · E20Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail 1990-02-28
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
S1 · E21Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway 1990-03-14
When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.
S1 · E22Vinnie's Blind Date 1990-03-25
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.
S1 · E23And the Winner Is... 1990-03-28
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
S1 · E24Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie 1990-04-04
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.