Doogie Howser, M.D.

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.

Genre: Drama, Comedy,

Actor:

Creator: Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley,

Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 4

Episode: N/A

Duration: 24 minutes

Release: 1989-09-19

Rating: 6.612

Season 1 - Doogie Howser, M.D.
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.
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."
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.
1989-10-04
His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
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.
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.
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.
1989-11-01
Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1989-12-13
Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.
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.
1990-01-10
Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.
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.
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.
1990-02-07
Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1990-03-28
Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.
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.
1990-04-25
Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.
1990-05-02
Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.

Season 2 - Doogie Howser, M.D.
1990-09-12
Doogie's heavy third-year residency duties make him fear he's missing out on his youth.
1990-09-19
Former gang member Raymond Alexander begins working at the hospital but his past may come back to haunt him.
1990-09-26
Doogie becomes famous after doing some public service announcements.
1990-10-03
Vinnie and his pregnant French teacher get stuck in an elevator.
1990-10-10
Doogie wants to buy a classic car. A mentally ill patient turns down treatment.
1990-10-17
Doogie treats a once popular singer who is trying to make a comeback.
1990-10-24
Vinnie asks to "borrow" one of Doogie's old school papers. Meanwhile, Doogie treats a wealthy hypochondriac.
1990-10-31
Vinnie makes a zombie horror movie.
1990-11-07
Doogie and a hospitalized model realize they have something in common -- being judged by how beautiful or young they look.
1990-11-14
After Janine breaks up with him, Vinnie is not very thankful on Thanksgiving.
1990-11-28
Doogie rethinks his position on May-December relationships when he finds himself the victim of age discrimination.
1990-12-05
Vinnie tries to get help getting into film school from a TV network executive who's been admitted to the hospital.
1990-12-12
Doogie weighs his relationship with Wanda against an attractive nursing student.
1991-01-02
Doogie wrecks his father's car and tries to cover it up.
1991-01-09
Wanda wants time alone after a family member dies.
1991-01-23
Doogie joins the hospital basketball team in order to fit in.
1991-01-30
An AIDS-infected artist brings out everyone's true feelings about the disease.
1991-02-06
Vinnie joins Doogie and David on a camping trip.
1991-02-13
Grandpa Howser causes problems as Doogie's parents try to renovate the kitchen.
1991-02-20
Doogie and Wanda face more strains when he goes to a party with another woman.
1991-03-13
Doogie's mom gets a job. Unfortunately for Doogie, it's at his hospital.
1991-03-20
Two weeks of volunteer work in Mexico makes Jack reevaluate his life.
1991-04-03
Vinnie awaits word of whether he's accepted to film school.
1991-04-24
Problems are bound to occur when Doogie kisses Janine.
1991-05-01
Doogie takes a still-grieving Wanda to the prom then introduces her to a young heart patient to rekindle her spirit for living.

Season 3 - Doogie Howser, M.D.
1991-09-25
Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.
1991-10-02
Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)
1991-10-09
Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)
1991-10-16
Vinnie's girlfriend wants to run to Las Vegas to get married. Doogie takes on a curse to save a boy's life.
1991-10-23
A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.
1991-10-30
Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.
1991-11-13
Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.
1991-11-20
While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.
1991-11-27
Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.
1991-12-04
Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.
1991-12-11
Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she's scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor's lies trap him in a kind of prison.
1991-12-18
Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.
1992-01-08
Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood.
1992-01-22
The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.
1992-02-05
Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.
1992-02-12
An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.
1992-02-19
After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.
1992-03-11
After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.
1992-03-19
While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.
1992-04-01
Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.
1992-04-22
Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.
1992-04-29
Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.
1992-05-06
Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.
1992-05-13
The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.

Season 4 - Doogie Howser, M.D.
1992-09-23
The 1992 L.A. riots find trauma surgeon Doogie overwhelmed.
1992-09-30
Katherine can't stop playing mother to Doogie even after he dates her boss, whom he brings to the house for skinny-dipping.
1992-10-07
After the family is robbed, Doogie considers buying a gun, but he's haunted by memories of shooting victims he's treated.
1992-10-14
Doogie hunts for new digs and finds a Venice Beach loft; and Vinnie must also find a new home when his parents divorce.
1992-10-21
A med-school project has Doogie and a fellow doctor posing as patients, being poked, prodded and probed to learn how to empathize with patients.
1992-10-28
Doogie faces his first solo surgery fearing he's not perfect; and Vinnie faces his first time voting.
1992-11-11
A hearing-impaired patient charms Doogie, who speaks her language by signing but may not be listening. She also offers creative inspiration for Vinnie's Chaplinesque film.
1992-11-11
Doogie's ego takes a beating when a winsome nurse chooses Vinnie over him. Raymond also comes up short when comparing himself to other technicians.
1992-11-18
Doogie's heart tells him to do one thing, his head another in choosing the best candidate for a heart transplant; and Vinnie's dilemma involves a vulnerable Janine.
1992-11-25
Doogie holes up at the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve for some R&R, as does a new mother who feigns illness to get away from her family.
1992-12-09
Doogie spots evidence of child abuse when his dad's friend brings in his injured son for care.
1992-12-16
Doogie's mom makes a poor substitute as Doogie's fishing partner when Dr. Howser throws his back out and is at home being cared for by Vinnie.
1992-12-30
Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown from a free-spirited model sharing his loft, as does a kidney-transplant candidate.
1993-01-06
A nurse Doogie's dating retaliates against his braggadocio by spreading rumors about him; Vinnie gets a new film-school dormmate.
1993-01-13
Vinnie can't adjust to the masseuse his father is dating; Doogie's dad is asked to replace a doctor who expired while on duty.
1993-01-20
Doogie as Sherlock Holmes and Vinnie as Dr. Watson play out Doogie's confusion over Michele.
1993-01-27
Laura makes Vinnie feel he's "become a man," but he reacts with adolescent jealousy to men around her. Meanwhile, a traveler's illness puzzles Doogie.
1993-02-03
Some things are better left unexplored, like Doogie's crush on his old baby sitter or Vinnie's dream of having a star read his script.
1993-02-24
A deposit error dumping $16,000 in Vinnie's account tests his integrity; and Doogie must prove his integrity to a girl with a crush on him.
1993-03-10
Doogie bemoans his friendship-only status with Michele but finds inspiration on how to deal with it from an acerbic cartoonist patient.
1993-03-17
Jury member Vinnie tries to look beyond the letter of the law, as does Doogie, who uncovers a bogus doctor at Eastman.
1993-03-24
Doogie sees his gift of genius as more of a curse than a blessing as he seeks inspiration outside the world of medicine.