The Chemistry of Hope

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Marcus Welby, M.D. - S1 - E12

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Pacho McGuerney's parents, refuse to allow Dr. Welby to tell their teen-aged son that he has leukemia.

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Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season 1 - 26 Episode s

1x1 - Hello, Goodbye, Hello
September 23, 1969
A warm, outgoing young school teacher is told by Dr. Welby that she only has a few months to live. She goes into seclusion. Dr. Kiley, who has become strongly attached to her, attempts to bring her back into the current of life.
1x2 - The Foal
September 30, 1969
Dr. Welby finds that even a school that does brilliant work with retarded children will not accept 6-year old Paulie Stewart, since there is no basis for communication and response. his efforts to achieve a breakthrough result in hostile actions by Paulie, and a growing estrangement between the boy's parents, Janice and Bob Stewart.
1x3 - Don't Ignore The Miracles
October 7, 1969
Claire Burwick, 42 becomes pregnant for the first time and is convinced her husband Paul does not want a child. Claire's anxiety increase when she learns that her husband has been seeing younger women, and she sets out to lose the baby
1x4 - Silken Threads and Silver Hooks
October 14, 1969
While giving speech therapy to Nadine, a motion picture star who suffers a stroke, Dr. Welby learns that her husband, Lucas, has set up a television documentary in which Nadine is to show that people do recover full and quickly from strokes. In addition, the documentary lets the public know that she will soon be returning to motion pictures. Lucas does not heed Dr. Welby's warning that the strain of the show may prove extremely dangerous.
1x5 - All Flags Flying
October 21, 1969
Rick Ballinger is an aging war hero determined to sail alone to the South Pacific. Dr. Welby discovers that Ballinger has pernicious anemia, and warn the captain that such a voyage would prove fatal. Ballinger, however, goes ahead with his plan, since it is essential to him to maintain an heroic facade to impress his son and his young wife.
1x6 - Echo Of A Baby's Laugh
October 28, 1969
Dr. Welby tells a pregnant young wife, Mary Ann Graham, that because of her RH-negative factor, her husband will have to be told about a previous pregnancy and abortion. Dr. Welby explains that her baby will have to be transfused at birth and insists that her husband be told. Mrs. Graham fears that if he learns of her previous indiscretion, he will leave her
1x7 - The White Cane
November 4, 1969
When an operation restores Paul Hannan's sight, his love cools for his blind fiancee, Laura Jelliffe. Laura, employed at the Center for the Blind, seeks to forestall the ordeal of the engagement being called off by asking for a transfer to another city
1x8 - The Vrahnas Demon
November 11, 1969
Nick Eugenides is an aging but lusty Greek American fisherman who refuses to change his life style when Dr. Welby informs him he has emphysema. Eugenedes insists on entering an annual deep diving competition, an event he has won for many years.
1x9 - Madonna With Knapsack and Flute
November 18, 1969
In her recurring role as Myra Sherwood, Ann Baxter, with whom Dr. Welby is in love, takes a pregnant, unmarried ""flower child,"" Tracy Clifford, into her home. Dr. Welby, who is treating Tracy for mononucleosis, warns Myra against deep emotional involvement with the girl. Myra, however, whose own daughter would have been Tracy's age had she lived, makes plans to maintain Tracy has her own child--when it is born--indefinitely.
1x10 - Homecoming
November 25, 1969
Dr. Welby, wishes to hospitalize Scott Behrman, who has given up LDS but suffers from recurrences of the effects of the drug. Scott returns home after a long absence, and bursts into Dr. Welby's office while suffering a violent ""acid flash."" . After the attack, Dr. Welby wants have him hospitalized. However, Max Behrman, Scott's father, who is willing to be separated from his son again, opposes the plan. He believes that if Scott pursues a responsible life, working in the family business, the attacks will not recur.
1x11 - Let Ernest Come Over
December 9, 1969
Ernest Jackson--up for promotion to police lieutenant--fells that disclosure of his physical problem would ruin his chance for advancement. Welby, learning of Jackson's occupation, says he cannot allow the truth to be hidden since his condition may lead to the officer's inability to carry out his duty at a crucial moment.
1x12 - The Chemistry of Hope
December 16, 1969
Pacho McGuerney's parents, refuse to allow Dr. Welby to tell their teen-aged son that he has leukemia.
1x13 - Neither Punch nor Judy
December 23, 1969
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.
1x14 - Diagnosis: Fear
December 30, 1969
A basketball player, told by Dr. Welby that he must have knee surgery, goes to a faith healer instead.
1x15 - The Soft Phrase of Peace
January 6, 1970
Welby treats a black leader's college-student son, injured by police during a demonstration.
1x16 - Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose
January 13, 1970
Michael Ambrose, a diabetic, tries to end his life to get even with his father. Michael resents his father, best-selling novelist John Ambrose, blaming him for the unhappiness his mother suffered before her death, and taunts him by threatening to give up taking her insulin shots. When John Ambrose goes back East for a television appearance, Michael carries out his threat.
1x17 - The Legacy
January 27, 1970
When the patrician Senora Carlotta, mother of Dr. Welby's nurse Consuelo Lopez, is told by the doctor that her life-or-death decision will also involve others, she decides immediately what course she must take. Her philosophy affects Mrs. Faris, the cynical women whose room she shares and who rejects the present while dreading the future.
1x18 - Dance to No Music
February 3, 1970
Joseph Campanella guest-stars as scientist Leo Maslow, who is convinced that he has an hereditary disease, Huntington's Chorea, which begins with complete loss of memory and inability to function. Welby and Kiley conduct tests, but are not convinced that Maslow has the disease. However, his condition continues to deteriorate, especially after he learns his wife is pregnant.
1x19 - Go Get 'Em, Tiger
February 10, 1970
Dr. Steven Kiley befriends a former employee, now a reformed drug addict, and in doing so places himself and Dr. Welby in an awkward and almost untenable position. Dr. Kiley does his best to help Warren Chamber -- his onetime benefactor -- find suitable employment, but his record as a former addict precludes any success. Finally, when a job as a bus driver with a private school becomes available, and Kiley is called on to give his friend a physical examination for the institution, he is forced to choose between his duty as a doctor and his obligation to a friend.
1x20 - Nobody Wants a Fat Jockey
February 17, 1970
Dinty Gallagher refuses to give up his regimen of diet pills and steam baths, even after having fainting spells. Gallagher's desperate attempts to make the weight for the most important race of his life result in physical collapse and he is hospitalized. There he overhears Doctors Welby and Kiley tell his manager that tests indicate he is still growing, at 21, and that it will be impossible for him to continue his career as a jockey.
1x21 - The Other Side of the Chart
February 24, 1970
The Other Side of the Chart Dr. Steven Kiley, embarrassingly hospitalized for Chicken Pox, becomes interested in ""Dutch"" Radtke, a husky oil field worker who panics at the prospect of surgery. Radtke's physician plans exploratory surgery to determine if he has cancer of the bladder. Dr. Kiley, who has been checking up on tropical diseases, advocates alternative testing. However, he is unable to reach Radke's physician, and Radtke, the night before the surgery is scheduled, escapes form the hospital.
1x22 - The Merely Syndrome
March 3, 1970
A young girl who has undergone successful heart surgery continues to have severe heart seizures.
1x23 - Sea of Security
March 10, 1970
An oceonograohy student with the bends disregards Dr. Welby's advice and insists on one more dive.
1x24 - The Daredevil Gesture
March 17, 1970
A hemophiliac teenager risks his life to rescue a companion who has fallen down a ravine.
1x25 - Enid
March 24, 1970
An orphanage counselor, addicted to pills, causes an automobil accident in which one of her charges is injured.
1x26 - The Rebel Doctor
April 14, 1970
Dr. Welby tries to help a very young doctor fighting to keep a clinic operating in a poor neighborhood.

The Chemistry of Hope

Marcus Welby, M.D. - S1 - E12

Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season 1 - 26 Episode s

1x1 - Hello, Goodbye, Hello

1x2 - The Foal

1x3 - Don't Ignore The Miracles

1x4 - Silken Threads and Silver Hooks

1x5 - All Flags Flying

1x6 - Echo Of A Baby's Laugh

1x7 - The White Cane

1x8 - The Vrahnas Demon

1x9 - Madonna With Knapsack and Flute

1x10 - Homecoming

1x11 - Let Ernest Come Over

1x12 - The Chemistry of Hope

1x13 - Neither Punch nor Judy

1x14 - Diagnosis: Fear

1x15 - The Soft Phrase of Peace

1x16 - Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose

1x17 - The Legacy

1x18 - Dance to No Music

1x19 - Go Get 'Em, Tiger

1x20 - Nobody Wants a Fat Jockey

1x21 - The Other Side of the Chart

1x22 - The Merely Syndrome

1x23 - Sea of Security

1x24 - The Daredevil Gesture

1x25 - Enid

1x26 - The Rebel Doctor

Marcus Welby, M.D.: All seasons

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S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

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S7: Season 7