Ben Casey: Season 1
Episodes
To the Pure
Oct 2, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board
But Linda Only Smiled
Oct 9, 1961 · 60 min
Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood transfusion, but her mother won't consent.
The Insolent Heart
Oct 16, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardiovascular ailment diagnosed as fatal. Casey and Zorba want
I Remember a Lemon Tree
Oct 23, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his own—he's addicted to morphine, and suffers f
An Expensive Glass of Water
Oct 30, 1961 · 60 min
Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossible by ordering him about. Zorba and Dr. Jensen try to dissu
The Sound of Laughter
Nov 6, 1961 · 60 min
Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.
A Few Brief Lines for Dave
Nov 13, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of competition, and also treats a woman's hypochondria.
My Good Friend Krikor
Nov 27, 1961 · 60 min
Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neuros
The Sweet Kiss of Madness
Dec 4, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy.
A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness
Dec 11, 1961 · 60 min
Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject to chronic seizures, and these, not the accident, are respons
A Dark Night for Billy Harris
Dec 18, 1961 · 60 min
Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.
For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses
Mar 5, 1962 · 60 min
A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.
Among Others a Girl Named Abilene
Apr 2, 1962 · 60 min
Dr. Casey spends a Saturday on Outside Medical Relief while the Neurosurgical staff, thinking Casey needs money, take up a collection for him.
An Uncommonly Innocent Killing
May 7, 1962 · 60 min
Gene Bilstrom is a leading business man of the community but a series of incidents causes his family concern. Bilstrom is admitted to the hospital for a complete mental evaluation
So Oft It Chances in Particular Men
May 21, 1962 · 60 min
So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose his origin) By