About this season
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.
Episodes (24)
1. A Fragile Possession
Aired 12 September 1972 • 60 min
2. Love Is When They Say They Need You
Aired 19 September 1972 • 60 min
3. We'll Walk Out of Here Together
Aired 26 September 1972 • 60 min
4. In Sickness and In Health
Aired 3 October 1972 • 60 min
5. House of Mirrors
Aired 10 October 1972 • 60 min
Ever since a car accident killed his wife and crippled his son, Dr. Val Peterson's life has centered on his work and surgeries to get his son walking again. His engagement to Marilyn Hoffman is not for love and the question becomes why.
6. He Could Sell Iceboxes To Eskimos
Aired 17 October 1972 • 60 min
7. The Wednesday Game
Aired 24 October 1972 • 60 min
8. Don and Denise
Aired 31 October 1972 • 60 min
9. Please Don't Send Flowers
Aired 14 November 1972 • 60 min
10. With A Shout, Not A Whimper
Aired 21 November 1972 • 60 min
11. Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick
Aired 28 November 1972 • 60 min
12. Unto the Next Generation
Aired 5 December 1972 • 60 min
13. Heartbeat For Yesterday
Aired 12 December 1972 • 60 min
Dr. Welby, called by flying physician Jerome Billings, an orthopedic surgeon, for help finds young Carlos in a diabetic coma. Carlos' grandfather, Charlie, convinced his grandson will die, objects to Welby's treating him but accompanies Carlos when Welby insists on flying the ailing youth to a hospital. Weather forces the plane into an emergency landing in which Charlie is injured, giving Welby two emergencies to handle.
14. Dinner of Herbs
Aired 19 December 1972 • 60 min
15. A More Exciting Case
Aired 2 January 1973 • 60 min
16. A Necessary End
Aired 9 January 1973 • 60 min
When Julie Langley Kirk's illness is diagnosed by Dr. Welby as serious heart damage, she refuses to accept it at first. Convinced finally by Dr. Welby that she must continue her work, she works on, with the help of her assistant, Greta, finishing a moving photographic essay on the end of life.
17. Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?
Aired 16 January 1973 • 60 min
Growing up, Arthur Kolinski was ashamed that his father made a living as an auto mechanic. He grew up to become a wealthy industrialist and changed his name to Cole. Now he's upset that his son wants to emulate his grandfather.
18. Gemini Descending
Aired 23 January 1973 • 60 min
19. The Problem With Charlie
Aired 30 January 1973 • 60 min
20. Catch A Ring That Isn't There
Aired 6 February 1973 • 60 min
When 17-year-old gymnastic champion Rickie Manning falls off the rings in gym, he is examined by Dr. Kiley who suspects the boy has been drinking. He and Dr. Welby want the boy to get help from a group at Comeback House. Richie's parents resist at first, but come to face the fact they have helped create their son's problems by pressures on him following the death of their other son.
21. The Working Heart
Aired 13 February 1973 • 60 min
Laura Daniels develops a serious heart problem as the result of rheumatic fever. Although she accepts Dr. Welby's order to give up her TV interview show, she is convinced that her husband Paul loves her only as a successful career woman. She returns to work, getting pills from her assistant, Jan, and these, combined with liquor, cause her to collapse, making heart surgery mandatory.
22. The Other Martin Loring
Aired 20 February 1973 • 60 min
"The Other Martin Loring" is a 1973 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., an American medical drama that aired on ABC. It tells the story of a middle-aged man facing several health issues, which seem to stem from his repression of his homosexuality. The episode aired on February 20, 1973, and was met with concern and protests from LGBT rights activists for its equating of homosexuality and illness.
23. The Day After Forever
Aired 27 February 1973 • 60 min
Troubled by his wife's relationship with a charming young political candidate, a successful architect-builder turns to tranquilizers and is seriously injured at a construction site.
24. The Tortoise Dance
Aired 6 March 1973 • 60 min