Medic
Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.
- Created By
James E. Moser
- First Aired on
Sep 13, 1954
- Popularity: 6.918
- 6 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Medic Productions
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till Aug 27, 1956
Last episode: This Strange Ending
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 59 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1White Is the Color30 min
A young husband must inform his pregnant wife that she's been diagnosed with fatal leukemia. Concern now shifts to the expected baby's survival. Dr. Styner wages an extended battle in the delivery room for the newborn's survival.
Episode 2Laughter Is a Boy30 min
Eight-year old Jonno's speech is garbled because of a cleft palate he was born with. Now kids mock him and he's retreating into a lonely world of his own. Grandfather's too elderly to do anything. What can teenage brother Pete do to help.
Episode 3I Climb the Stairs30 min
After collapsing on stairs, winsome young Annie is discovered to have a heart condition. Now doctors must operate to save her, but can they after her heart stops.
Episode 4Death Rides a Wagon30 min
On the way westward in the year 1867, a wagon train in a barren wilderness is suddenly hit by an outbreak of Cholera, and the one doctor among them is at odds to contain it.
Episode 5Vagrant Heart, Vagrant Cup30 min
An alcoholic wife and mother of two faces the nearly overwhelming prospect of going through withdrawal and overcoming cirrhosis of the liver before she can begin the more difficult process of attempting to conquer her addiction to drink.
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