Ben Casey (1961)

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Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.

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Ben Casey: Season 1 - 32 Episode s

1x1 - To the Pure
October 2, 1961
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 to approve neurosurgery on nine-year-old Pete Salazar. After the first of three operations on the boy, Casey is accidentally jabbed with a needle while administering a rabies test to a female patient. During his thirty-day wait for a life-or-death prognosis, he is given permission to resume the surgery.
1x2 - But Linda Only Smiled
October 9, 1961
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.
1x3 - The Insolent Heart
October 16, 1961
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 to try a new surgery on him, but the medical board is opposed.
1x4 - I Remember a Lemon Tree
October 23, 1961
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 ownâ€”he's addicted to morphine, and suffers from leukemia.
1x5 - An Expensive Glass of Water
October 30, 1961
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 dissuade him from withdrawing, because his patient is a big donor to the hospital.
1x6 - The Sound of Laughter
November 6, 1961
Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.
1x7 - A Few Brief Lines for Dave
November 13, 1961
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.
1x8 - Pavane for a Gentle Lady
November 20, 1961
By degrees to the bare facts.
1x9 - My Good Friend Krikor
November 27, 1961
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 neurosurgery.
1x10 - The Sweet Kiss of Madness
December 4, 1961
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. Dr. Casey forestalls an unnecessary operation, and tries to persuade Dr. Reynolds to receive treatment.
1x11 - A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness
December 11, 1961
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 responsible for the loss of her baby.
1x12 - A Dark Night for Billy Harris
December 18, 1961
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.
1x13 - And If I Die
January 1, 1962
""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)
1x14 - A Memory of Candy Stripes
January 8, 1962
Recollections.
1x15 - Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor
January 15, 1962
A clean, well-lighted place.
1x16 - A Story to Be Softly Told
January 22, 1962
Between you, me and the nurse's station.
1x17 - The Big Trouble with Charlie
January 29, 1962
He's not quite himself, or is he?
1x18 - Give My Hands an Epitaph
February 5, 1962
Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.
1x19 - Victory Wears a Cruel Smile
February 12, 1962
From another point of view.
1x20 - Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase
February 19, 1962
A piece of baggage.
1x21 - Behold a Pale Horse
February 26, 1962
""And his name that sat on him was Death.""
1x22 - For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses
March 5, 1962
A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.
1x23 - To a Grand and Natural Finale
March 12, 1962
A consummation devoutly to be wished.
1x24 - Monument to an Aged Hunter
March 19, 1962
Souvenirs and trophies.
1x25 - All the Clocks are Ticking
March 26, 1962
As time goes by.
1x26 - Among Others a Girl Named Abilene
April 2, 1962
A Texas rose.
1x27 - A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes
April 16, 1962
A vision of loveliness.
1x28 - And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears
April 23, 1962
Sorrow and pity.
1x29 - Preferably, the Less-Used Arm
April 30, 1962
Might and main.
1x30 - An Uncommonly Innocent Killing
May 7, 1962
Qualifications for the deed.
1x31 - So Oft It Chances in Particular Men
May 21, 1962
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 the o'ergrowth of some complexion, Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, Or by some habit, that too much o'erleavens The form of plausive mannersâ€”that (these men, Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, Being nature's livery, or fortune's star) Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo, Shall in the general censure take corruption From that particular fault. The dram of evil Doth all the noble substance of a doubt, To his own scandal. Hamlet
1x32 - When You See an Evil Man
May 28, 1962
The patient and the ill.

Ben Casey: 5 Season s

S1: Season 1
32 Episode s
S2: Season 2
31 Episode s
S3: Season 3
33 Episode s
S4: Season 4
31 Episode s
S5: Season 5
26 Episode s

Actors in Ben Casey

Vince Edwards
Ben Casey
Sam Jaffe
David Zorba
Franchot Tone
Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland

Tags for Ben Casey

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1x1 - To the Pure

1x2 - But Linda Only Smiled

1x3 - The Insolent Heart

1x4 - I Remember a Lemon Tree

1x5 - An Expensive Glass of Water

1x6 - The Sound of Laughter

1x7 - A Few Brief Lines for Dave

1x8 - Pavane for a Gentle Lady

1x9 - My Good Friend Krikor

1x10 - The Sweet Kiss of Madness

1x11 - A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness

1x12 - A Dark Night for Billy Harris

1x13 - And If I Die

1x14 - A Memory of Candy Stripes

1x15 - Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor

1x16 - A Story to Be Softly Told

1x17 - The Big Trouble with Charlie

1x18 - Give My Hands an Epitaph

1x19 - Victory Wears a Cruel Smile

1x20 - Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase

1x21 - Behold a Pale Horse

1x22 - For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses

1x23 - To a Grand and Natural Finale

1x24 - Monument to an Aged Hunter

1x25 - All the Clocks are Ticking

1x26 - Among Others a Girl Named Abilene

1x27 - A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes

1x28 - And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears

1x29 - Preferably, the Less-Used Arm

1x30 - An Uncommonly Innocent Killing

1x31 - So Oft It Chances in Particular Men

1x32 - When You See an Evil Man

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

Vince Edwards

Sam Jaffe

Franchot Tone

The Knick

The Knick

Hostages

Hostages

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Miami Medical

Miami Medical

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Heartland

Heartland

3 LBS

3 LBS

The Holy Monsters

The Holy Monsters

The Fragile Heart

The Fragile Heart

The Best Skilled Surgeon

The Best Skilled Surgeon

MAS*H

MAS*H