Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
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Doogie Howser, M.D.

6.5 / 10
1989
4 seasons
97 episodes
DramaComedy

Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    8.0
    19-09-1989

    Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

  • The Ice Queen Cometh

    2.The Ice Queen Cometh

    7.5
    20-09-1989

    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."

  • A Stitch Called Wanda

    3.A Stitch Called Wanda

    9.0
    27-09-1989

    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.

  • Frisky Business

    4.Frisky Business

    8.5
    04-10-1989

    His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

  • The Short Goodbye

    5.The Short Goodbye

    6.0
    11-10-1989

    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.

  • Simply Irresistible

    6.Simply Irresistible

    6.0
    18-10-1989

    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.

  • Vinnie Video Vici

    7.Vinnie Video Vici

    10.0
    25-10-1989

    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.

  • Blood and Remembrance

    8.Blood and Remembrance

    10.0
    01-11-1989

    Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

  • She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

    9.She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

    10.0
    08-11-1989

    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...

  • My Old Man and the Sea

    10.My Old Man and the Sea

    10.0
    15-11-1989

    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.

  • Tonight's the Night

    11.Tonight's the Night

    22-11-1989

    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.

  • Every Dog Has His Doogie

    12.Every Dog Has His Doogie

    10.0
    29-11-1989

    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.

  • Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    13.Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    13-12-1989

    Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

  • Greed Is Good

    14.Greed Is Good

    10.0
    03-01-1990

    Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

  • Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

    15.Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

    10.0
    10-01-1990

    Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

  • It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

    16.It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

    7.0
    17-01-1990

    A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

  • Tough Guys Don't Teach

    17.Tough Guys Don't Teach

    10.0
    31-01-1990

    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.

  • I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

    18.I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

    10.0
    07-02-1990

    Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

  • Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

    19.Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

    10.0
    14-02-1990

    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.

  • Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

    20.Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

    10.0
    28-02-1990

    An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

  • Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

    21.Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

    10.0
    14-03-1990

    When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

  • Vinnie's Blind Date

    22.Vinnie's Blind Date

    10.0
    25-03-1990

    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.

  • And the Winner Is...

    23.And the Winner Is...

    10.0
    28-03-1990

    Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

    24.Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

    10.0
    04-04-1990

    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.

  • The Grass Ain't Always Greener

    25.The Grass Ain't Always Greener

    10.0
    25-04-1990

    Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

  • Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

    26.Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

    10.0
    02-05-1990

    Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.

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