The BEST episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 1
Every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 1!
Doogie Howser showed the coming of age of a teenage genius who was a board-certified surgeon by the time he was 16. At that tender age, Doogie (a childhood nickname for "Douglas") has to balance life with his parents and contemporaries and the demands of a career that's stressful even for adults. He has help and support from understanding parents Katherine and David Howser, the latter also a doctor, co-workers at the hospital who respect him despite his age, best friend Vinnie, and girlfriend Wanda.
#1 - Every Dog Has His Doogie
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1989
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.
#2 - Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1990
An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.
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#3 - She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1989
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.
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#4 - I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1990
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
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#5 - Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1990
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
#6 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1990
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.
#7 - Tough Guys Don't Teach
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1990
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.
#8 - Greed Is Good
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1990
Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.
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#9 - The Grass Ain't Always Greener
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1990
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing - Wanda.
#10 - Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1990
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.
#11 - Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1990
When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.
#12 - And the Winner Is...
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1990
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
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#13 - Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/2/1990
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.
#14 - Tonight's the Night
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1989
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.
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#15 - Vinnie Video Vici
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1989
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.
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#16 - Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1989
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
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#17 - Vinnie's Blind Date
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/1990
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.
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#18 - Blood and Remembrance
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1989
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
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#19 - My Old Man and the Sea
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1989
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.
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#20 - Simply Irresistible
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1989
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.
#21 - It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1990
A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.
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#22 - Frisky Business
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1989
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
#23 - The Ice Queen Cometh
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1989
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."
#24 - The Short Goodbye
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1989
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.
#25 - A Stitch Called Wanda
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1989
Out on a date with Doogie, Wanda suffers an appendicitis attack and is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.