The BEST episodes directed by John Masius

My Aim is True
star
9.43
37 votes

#1 - My Aim is True

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 6

Dr. Caldwell performs plastic surgery on Manny while Jerry fights off cabin fever; Dr. Auschlander hires Joan Halloran as his new assistant; Axelrod becomes a hypochondriac; White reunites with his family; and a disturbed Daniels decides to do something about White.

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Breathless
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9.38
37 votes

#2 - Breathless

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 5

Dr. Caldwell performs plastic surgery on Manny while Jerry fights off cabin fever; Dr. Auschlander hires Joan Halloran as his new assistant; Axelrod becomes a hypochondriac; White reunites with his family; and a disturbed Daniels decides to do something about White.

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Two Balls and a Strike
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9.37
38 votes

#3 - Two Balls and a Strike

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 3

The rapist returns to St. Eligius; Daniels stays on the job as Rosenthal leads most of the other nurses out on strike; Ellen persuades Dr. Craig to go to a therapist about their marital problems; Luther learns one of the firefighters is fighting his pain in his own way; and Lizzie Westphall leaves for college.

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Bang the Eardrum Slowly
star
9.37
38 votes

#4 - Bang the Eardrum Slowly

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 23

Luther loses his hearing in an explosion; Morrison finds an explanation for his poorer than usual performance; and Axelrod learns that he is Mrs. Hufnagle's beneficiary and meets her son.

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Saving Face
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9.37
38 votes

#5 - Saving Face

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 16

Westphall places a new doctor in charge of the E.R., and she immediately clashes with Fiscus; Axelrod's visit to Mrs. Hufnagel's apartment sends her back to the hospital; Rosenthal and Richard reconcile; Dr. Craig celebrates his 30th wedding anniversary with a visit from his estranged brother; Dr. Caldwell begins treatment of a disfigured girl suffering from a massive facial fibromatosis; and a junkie admits his very pregnant, 14-year-old girl friend.

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Give the Boy a Hand
star
9.34
38 votes

#6 - Give the Boy a Hand

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 17

Dr. Woodley tries to help Maddy decide what to do after her baby is born while Dean sets up a disastrous drug deal; Ehrlich offends a disabled cafeteria worker with his `Health Spot' segment; and Lizzie runs away from pressures at college and tries to reunite her family.

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AIDS and Comfort
star
9.29
41 votes

#7 - AIDS and Comfort

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 9

White diagnoses a case of AIDS in a Boston city councilman; Dr. Ridley tries to help a tennis prodigy deal with pressure from her ambitious father; and Daniels and Ehrlich try to run a blood drive amidst a blizzard and rumors about the AIDS patient.

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Dr. Wyler, I Presume
star
9.29
38 votes

#8 - Dr. Wyler, I Presume

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 13

An old friend of Dr. Auschlander returns from Africa to locate a kidney donor for a young African; Helen celebrates her birthday; removing a bullet in E.R. proves risky to both the patient and the doctor; and Mrs. Hufnagle returns to the hospital.

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Any Portrait in a Storm
star
9.28
39 votes

#9 - Any Portrait in a Storm

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 18

A violent storm brings down a news helicopter; Dean takes off for Florida, leaving Maddy alone to face the future; Myra gives birth to a son, Peter; Hufnagel haggles over her latest bill; Rosenthal struggles with life in the ER; the phone repairman is electrocuted; Dr. Auschlander, angry about his portrait, cancels the dedication ceremony; and Martin returns to medical practice.

Entrapment
star
9.27
41 votes

#10 - Entrapment

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 7

Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Eve's sense of cabin fever and anger is calmed by a visit from her students; Morrison learns more about Eddie Carson and the `Troubles'.

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After Dark
star
9.26
39 votes

#11 - After Dark

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 16

Morrison learns a lesson from another doctor who makes the diagnosis of Mr. Keuhnelian; Dr. Craig prepares to accept his anticipated `Doctor of the Year' award; Dr. Caldwell and Ehrlich both make decisions about their romantic futures; Cathy's disappearance raises questions; Shirley fends off an imagined attacker; and the rapist strikes again.

Vanity
star
9.26
39 votes

#12 - Vanity

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 17

Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.

The Women
star
9.23
39 votes

#13 - The Women

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 19

Three women in a room become close despite their differences; an old woman facing the loss of her independence; a mother trying to deal with violent surges of erratic behavior; and a bland young woman searching for 'character' through a nose job.

Under Pressure
star
9.23
40 votes

#14 - Under Pressure

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 6

Rosenthal gets arrested just before her scheduled breast reconstruction; Mr. Entertainment sets up in a hospital elevator and meets Dr. Ridley, the new psychiatrist; and Morrison worries over an Irish teenager whose near-fatal beating brings the Catholic-Protestant conflict of northern Ireland to St. Eligius.

Fade to White
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9.20
40 votes

#15 - Fade to White

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 7

Dr. Westphall finds himself a suspect in the Peter White shooting; Morrison finds a psychological cause for a boy's asthma attacks; many of the residents interview for a TV job; and the city honors the surviving firefighters.

Drama Center
star
9.20
41 votes

#16 - Drama Center

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 14

A rape occurs in the hospital parking lot; White has trouble adjusting to his restricted status as does Tommy Westphall to the loss of his housekeeper; Cavanero must decide between the man in her life and her career; and a TV crew follows Dr. Craig around to film a documentary.

Strikeout
star
9.18
38 votes

#17 - Strikeout

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 4

Luther and Warren do some plumbing for Dr. Craig during their temporary layoff; Papandrao leaves the picket line to help Ehrlich in an emergency operation; Dr. Caldwell tries to find new ways for the firefighters to deal with their continuing pain; and Martin finds herself confronting the rapist again.

Equinox
star
9.13
39 votes

#18 - Equinox

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 18

White returns to work to face a hostile staff; Axelrod accidentally destroys Fiscus' beloved Boston Red Sox baseball cap; Cavanero has to tell a college student he has testicular cancer; Chandler questions himself about why Amanda remains distant from him; and Martin decides to come forward against her rapist.

Attack
star
9.12
42 votes

#19 - Attack

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 15

The women of St. Eligius take rape prevention classes, but can't prevent the occurence of another rape, this time inside the hospital; an old love of Dr. Auschlander checks in; Cavanero dumps her boyfriend when he can't take no for an answer; Roberta broadcasts her marital problems to the whole staff; and Morrison tries to treat a high-rise construction worker for dizziness who's reluctant to give a complete medical history.

Lust Et Veritas
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9.07
42 votes

#20 - Lust Et Veritas

St. Elsewhere - Season 2 - Episode 2

Medical student Elliot Axelrod and plastic surgeon Dr. Bobby Caldwell join the staff; Eve Leighton's sister expresses reservations about the planned transplant; a resident dropped from the hospital program badgers Cavanero to reevaluate him; and Dr. Craig enlists Dr. Caldwell's help in opposing Joan Halloran's plan to shut down an outpatient surgery clinic.

Whistle, Wyler Works
star
9.07
43 votes

#21 - Whistle, Wyler Works

St. Elsewhere - Season 3 - Episode 14

A donor is found for Tshalla but Ehrlich misses out on the operation; Chandler tries to juggle the multiple wives of a bigamist patient; and Morrison faces a personal problem when Luther is recruited by a Caribbean medical school with doubtful credentials.

Thank You Providence (1)
star
8.50
2 votes

#22 - Thank You Providence (1)

Providence - Season 2 - Episode 8

Syd tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.

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Thank You Providence (2)
star
8.50
2 votes

#23 - Thank You Providence (2)

Providence - Season 2 - Episode 9

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Samuels and the Kid
star
8.46
80 votes

#24 - Samuels and the Kid

St. Elsewhere - Season 1 - Episode 5

Dr. Samuels becomes attached to a boy in for leg surgery; Fiscus surprises Martin with a romantic gesture; Chandler challenges a veteran nurse's competency; Dr. Craig receives his coveted `Surgeon of the Year' award; and Cavanero's weekend away is interrupted by a patient delivering her baby at home with just a teenage boy to help.

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Hearts
star
8.24
76 votes

#25 - Hearts

St. Elsewhere - Season 1 - Episode 10

Ralph masquerades as a doctor; an obese woman gives birth unexpectedly; an old friend of Dr. Samuels joins the staff; and Ehrlich faints during surgery.

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Cheek to Cheek
star
7.86
7 votes

#26 - Cheek to Cheek

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 21

Novino treats a famous cartoonist whose hands are being crippled by arthritis; Ehrlich ends his OB-GYN stint by examining Mrs. Craig; and Morrison's outreach work at a state prison ends tragically with a riot.

Slice O'Life
star
7.83
6 votes

#27 - Slice O'Life

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 5

Dr. Westphall drives himself too hard and is hospitalized; Yvonne's parents arrive to see their daughter and to claim their grandchild; Terri has in-vitro fertilization; Fiscus makes a donation; and Dr. Caldwell picks up the wrong woman. Helen goes back to work on the floor. Dr. Westphall's insightful moving man checks into the hospital.

Out on a Limb
star
7.75
8 votes

#28 - Out on a Limb

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 19

A former nurse returns to St. Eligius as a medical student; a jock desperate to prolong his mediocre career learns the steroids he's using are killing him; Morrison has difficulty telling a young boy he will lose an arm to cancer; Fiscus and Axelrod see southern California through different eyes during a medical conference; and Ellen Craig feels the pressure of caring for Barbara and her continuing grief over Steven's death.

Close Encounters
star
7.71
7 votes

#29 - Close Encounters

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 7

Dr. Craig arranges to take Yvonne home to her parents; Ehrlich advises a plastic surgery patient behind Dr.Caldwell's back; Capt. Neal arrives to evaluate the astronaut's condition and to supervise his transfer to Walter Reed, despite Westphall and Morrison's objections; Chandler and Dr. Turner plan a vacation together; and John Doe #6 decides he's Mary Richards and plans a party to celebrate.

You Again?
star
7.67
6 votes

#30 - You Again?

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 18

Morrison testifies at Nick Moat's parole hearing; Dr. Kiem buries herself in work when she learns her son has taken off from home and is missing; Fiscus diagnoses multiple sclerosis in an old college friend; and the rumors fly that St. Eligius is about to become a billing center for Boston General.

Family Feud
star
7.63
8 votes

#31 - Family Feud

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 15

The Endicotts learn that their family's medical problems are hereditary; Dr. Caldwell prepares for surgery to eliminate his facial scar, but learns that he carries a more permanent reminder of his carelessness; and Fiscus and Morrison play romantic games with Clancy and Mona.

Family Affair
star
7.57
7 votes

#32 - Family Affair

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 16

The Endicotts try to adjust to losing a family member but gain good news about another; Dr. Caldwell's diagnosis of AIDS causes concern for his friends and a cooling in Fiscus and Clancy's relationship; and Ehrlich's outreach assignment involves the normal sized son of dwarf parents.

Not My Type
star
7.57
7 votes

#33 - Not My Type

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 6

Dr. Turner faces a dilemma as she performs surgery on a Jehovah's Witness, who has forbidden any blood transfusions; Griffin takes positive steps to blame Birch for the patient's death; Ehrlich announces his night with Papandrao; and Dr. Craig's new typist encourages him to use his imagination.

The Naked and the Dead
star
7.57
7 votes

#34 - The Naked and the Dead

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 4

Dr. Westphall tries to deal with his critical sister-in-law and a reluctant hospital board; Luther becomes Axelrod's personal trainer; Roxanne asks Chandler to her recital; Rosenthal worries over the threats of an assaulted teenager; Dr. Caldwell's questionable behavior continues at the hospital; and Dr. Craig proves to be of little help to his grieving wife.

Watch the Skies
star
7.57
7 votes

#35 - Watch the Skies

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 8

Mr. Galecki brings Barbara back to the Craigs; Dr. Turner leaves unexpectedly for her sleepy hometown down South; Rosenthal slaps Lucy; Jack takes his remedial exam and Colonel Cochrane reconciles himself with God.

Lost and Found in Space
star
7.50
6 votes

#36 - Lost and Found in Space

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 6

An astronaut lecturing in Boston collapses and is brought to St. Eligius; Papandrao and Rosenthal continue to clash; Axelrod loses both Marcy and his battle with the bulge; Dr. Craig impatiently assumes the responsibility of explaining the facts of life to a mentally retarded young woman; and Dr. Westphall hears some hard to take truths from his sister-in-law,

Women Unchained
star
7.50
6 votes

#37 - Women Unchained

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 20

Shirley Daniels returns to the hospital as a patient; Mrs. Craig offers Griffin a place to stay; Chandler and Novino compete to see who can correctly diagnose a difficult patient; and Ehrlich and Papandrao face wedding rumors when they return from Mexico.

Family Ties
star
7.43
7 votes

#38 - Family Ties

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 14

Dr. Auschlander resents the wealth and influence of the matriarch of an old Massachusetts family admitted for tests; Morrison feels his impending knee surgery; Axelrod tries to get to know an animal researcher; the Valeres make a decision about surrogacy; Fiscus meets the woman who will unknowingly bear his child, and regrets his impulsive proposal to Mona as he realizes their diverging ideas of married life.

Nothing Up My Sleeve
star
7.43
7 votes

#39 - Nothing Up My Sleeve

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 8

Mandatory drug testing causes a deep division of opinion; Morrison is haunted by his day at the prison; Axelrod is assigned to guide a 14-year-old medical student around; Griffin gets a warning from Dr. Westphall about hurting Lizzie; and Dr. Craig tries to perform magic tricks for some young patients and his housekeeper.

Cold War
star
7.43
7 votes

#40 - Cold War

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 12

Dr. Turner finds her confidence shaken when she learns her new patient, about to undergo a risky transfusion procedure, has a malpractice suit pending at another hospital; Dr. Peltrovich arrives but has trouble getting licensed to practice medicine; and Morrison explodes during a mock war with paint guns.

A Room With a View
star
7.33
9 votes

#41 - A Room With a View

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 3

Dr. Craig behaves boorishly to his replacement, Dr. Paulette Kiem; Birch finds a radioactive patient; Papandrao claims Ehrlich as an escort to a family birthday party; a friend of Fiscus' is admitted with a major stroke; and a hospital neighbor becomes very upset when she observes Dr. Craig's imminent departure.

Fathers and Sons
star
7.29
7 votes

#42 - Fathers and Sons

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 2

The Craigs meet their pregnant daughter-in-law, Yvonne; the Valeres continue to explore ways of having a child; Westphall's new policies irritate the residents and Auschlander; and Luther rides with a paramedic team preoccupied with their personal grievances.

When You Wish Upon a Scar
star
7.29
7 votes

#43 - When You Wish Upon a Scar

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 2

Wade tries to get a grip on her marital problems; Fiscus throws an engagement party for Morrison; Rosenthal figures out the self-serving Griffin; and John Doe #6 returns.

Sanctuary
star
7.14
7 votes

#44 - Sanctuary

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 9

Dr. Westphall learns that his new housekeeper is an illegal immigrant who was tortured by the death squads in El Salvador; a nervous Ehrlich tries to get out of his OB-GYN rotation, and later delivers a baby; crackdowns on the homeless unearth a sarcophagus and an old acquaintance of Wayne's; Dr. Caldwell is chastised for letting his joking comments to Papandrao go too far in front of a patient.

Haunted
star
7.11
9 votes

#45 - Haunted

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 3

The Craigs face a tremendous loss as their first grandchild is born; a newly inspired Dr. Westphall returns to work full of ideas; and Fiscus invites himself up to Dr. Caldwell's Cape Cod retreat, where he sees a different side to the surgeon. Elliot and Marcy discover a common interest in food.

To Tell the Truth
star
7.11
9 votes

#46 - To Tell the Truth

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 13

Fiscus reluctantly does his outreach work with a couple of feisty old people; Chandler is near yet another explosion; John Doe #6 is claimed by a couple who seem as wacky as he is; Rosenthal and Papandrao settle out of court; and the Valeres consider adoption and divorce as they come to the medical end of the line for their fertility problem.

The Boom Boom Womb
star
7.00
8 votes

#47 - The Boom Boom Womb

St. Elsewhere - Season 4 - Episode 12

An anti-abortionist targets the hospital for bomb threats and Chandler is involved in trouble at the Boston Women's Clinic; Rosenthal decides what she must do with her youngest son; Luther loses his favorite racing pigeon, whom he left in Axelrod's care; and Morrison tries to explain abortion to Pru. Dr. Westphall's housekeeper has her INS hearing. Mona and Wayne quarrel.

Up and Down
star
7.00
8 votes

#48 - Up and Down

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 7

Lizzie gets involved with Griffin; a man falls while trying to scale the hospital; Luther befriends a bag lady with Tourette's Syndrome; and John Doe #6 disappears with Dr. Craig's book.

Brand New Bag
star
6.88
8 votes

#49 - Brand New Bag

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 4

The Craigs try out yet another new maid; fellow employees stab Luther in the back; Axelrod is embarrassed and rude about a patient's colostomy; and Fiscus helps Mr. Ewell's daughter take him home to die.

Visiting Daze
star
6.71
7 votes

#50 - Visiting Daze

St. Elsewhere - Season 5 - Episode 14

Axelrod allows Novino and Griffin to override his judgement; Dr. Kiem worries about her long distance marriage as she tries to help an inseparable couple make a final farewell; Luther tries to help Polly make it through a day without her medication; and Ehrlich goes to great lengths to confirm the Oseranskys' story.