Marcus Welby, M.D.

19691h 0m / epDrama

First aired

September 23, 1969

6.6

TMDB Score

66% match · 20 votes

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S01 · E13

Neither Punch nor Judy

Season 1 · Dec 23, 1969 · 1h 0m

Dr. Welby's friend, Father Hugh Riorden, suffers severe asthmatic attacks because he feels inadequate in dealing with the personal problems of his parishioners. The priest's feelings reach a climax when he is unable to restore the will to live in a young man injured in an accident, but Dr. Welby's able to do so. Father Hugh announces to Dr. Welby that he is going to quit the priesthood.

About the Series

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Drama

Synopsis

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.

CreatorDavid Victor

First aired
September 23, 1969
Last aired
May 4, 1976
Seasons
7 seasons · 171 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
ABC

Top Billed Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

Dr. Marcus Welby

James Brolin

James Brolin

Dr. Steven Kiley

Pamela Hensley

Pamela Hensley

Janet Blake

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Kathleen Faverty

Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Consuelo Lopez

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