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Dr. Kildare

Season 1 Episode 21: The Stepping Stone

5 SeasonsFeb 22, 1962NR1h8.2

Maxwell Keller is admitted to Blair after collapsing from malnutrition at a surgical instrument store. Gillespie recognizes him as a veteran medical researcher who pioneered in attempting to eradicate polio. Keller still does his research...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Twenty-Four Hours

1. Twenty-Four Hours

Aired: Sep 28, 1961

Kildare's ability to get along with his patients is tested by a difficult alc...

Episode 2 Immunity

2. Immunity

Aired: Oct 5, 1961

An elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox, and Kildare ...

Episode 3 A Shining Image

3. A Shining Image

Aired: Oct 12, 1961

Kildare becomes involved in the life of a patient of his, a young woman dying...

Episode 4 Winter Harvest

4. Winter Harvest

Aired: Oct 19, 1961

Kildare believes that a highly respected older doctor is slowing down too muc...

Episode 6 Admitting Service

6. Admitting Service

Aired: Nov 2, 1961

Kildare feels that a doctor acted too hastily is releasing a man who is showi...

Episode 7 The Lonely Ones

7. The Lonely Ones

Aired: Nov 9, 1961

When Kildare becomes bothered by the lack of concern some people in the big c...

Episode 8 Holiday Weekend

8. Holiday Weekend

Aired: Nov 16, 1961

The staff at Blair prepares for an influx of accident victims on the holiday ...

Episode 9 The Patient

9. The Patient

Aired: Nov 23, 1961

After falling over a dressing cart, Kildare injures his back and is forced to...

Episode 10 For the Living

10. For the Living

Aired: Nov 30, 1961

A friend of Kildare is in a coma after falling and hitting his head. The man'...

Episode 11 Second Chance

11. Second Chance

Aired: Dec 7, 1961

A surgeon is diagnosed with a progressive paralytic disease, and fears for ho...

Episode 12 Hit and Run

12. Hit and Run

Aired: Dec 14, 1961

After his son's arm is paralyzed in an automobile accident, a man adamantly r...

Episode 13 Season to Be Jolly

13. Season to Be Jolly

Aired: Dec 21, 1961

On Christmas Eve, an alcoholic, bitter, cynical department store Santa Claus ...

Episode 14 Johnny Temple

14. Johnny Temple

Aired: Dec 28, 1961

A young man is admitted to Blair after being stabbed by a street gang. The yo...

Episode 16 The Administrator

16. The Administrator

Aired: Jan 11, 1962

The hospital administrator, already unpopular with much of the staff, makes t...

Episode 17 Oh, My Daughter

17. Oh, My Daughter

Aired: Jan 25, 1962

Gillespie's daughter leaves her home in Paris to come to Blair for tests. Whe...

Episode 18 The Search

18. The Search

Aired: Feb 1, 1962

A woman and a little girl are admitted to the hospital and determined to be s...

Episode 19 The Glory Hunter

19. The Glory Hunter

Aired: Feb 8, 1962

A famous doctor, who has made a name for himself working with the poor people...

Episode 20 The Dragon

20. The Dragon

Aired: Feb 15, 1962

When he makes a serious mistake with one of his patients, Dr. Eddie Moore ask...

Episode 21 The Stepping Stone

21. The Stepping Stone

Aired: Feb 22, 1962

Maxwell Keller is admitted to Blair after collapsing from malnutrition at a s...

Episode 22 The Bronc-Buster

22. The Bronc-Buster

Aired: Mar 1, 1962

Kildare's rodeo rider cousin Lucky Elcott brings in his son who has been stri...

Episode 23 The Witch Doctor

23. The Witch Doctor

Aired: Mar 8, 1962

A young woman is admitted to Blair and discovered to be suffering from a subd...

Episode 24 The Roaring Boy-O

24. The Roaring Boy-O

Aired: Mar 15, 1962

A down-and-out, alcoholic poet is found to be suffering from advanced cirrhos...

Episode 25 Solomon's Choice

25. Solomon's Choice

Aired: Mar 29, 1962

Kitty, a nurse from Blair General Hospital, is ready to deliver a baby after ...

Episode 26 A Very Present Help

26. A Very Present Help

Aired: Apr 5, 1962

A highly tenacious yet compassionate nun is determined to continue her social...

Episode 27 One for the Road

27. One for the Road

Aired: Apr 12, 1962

Dr. Paul Probeck, a recovering alcoholic himself, decides to start an alcohol...

Episode 28 The Horn of Plenty

28. The Horn of Plenty

Aired: Apr 19, 1962

To patch up a disagreement he had with another doctor, Kildare attends a part...

Episode 31 A Distant Thunder

31. A Distant Thunder

Aired: May 10, 1962

A man has a mental breakdown in an arcade. He checks into Blair Hospital and ...

Episode 33 Operation: Lazarus

33. Operation: Lazarus

Aired: May 24, 1962

Kildare is assigned to work in a psychiatric ward to help treat severely schi...

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