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The Combatants
Medical Center - S1 - E22
A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
Medical Center: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - The Last 10 Yards
September 24, 1969
Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.
1x2 - Victim
October 1, 1969
Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.
1x3 - Emergency in Ward E
October 8, 1969
Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.
1x4 - A Life is Waiting
October 15, 1969
The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).
1x5 - The Battle of Lily Wu
October 22, 1969
A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.
1x6 - The Crooked Circle
October 29, 1969
A story about drug addiction.
1x7 - Thousands and Thousands of Miles
November 12, 1969
Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.
1x8 - The Sharpest Edge
November 19, 1969
An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).
1x9 - Jeopardy
November 26, 1969
Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.
1x10 - The Fallen Image
December 3, 1969
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
1x11 - The Loner
December 10, 1969
A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).
1x12 - 24 Hours
December 17, 1969
Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
1x13 - The Adversaries
December 31, 1969
Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.
1x14 - The Deceived
January 7, 1970
A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.
1x15 - Moment of Decision
January 14, 1970
Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.
1x16 - Runaway
January 21, 1970
Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.
1x17 - Fright and Flight
February 4, 1970
A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
1x18 - A Duel with Doom
February 11, 1970
The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.
1x19 - A Matter of Tomorrow
February 25, 1970
The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).
1x20 - Care is no Cure
March 4, 1970
A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
1x21 - The Professional
March 11, 1970
A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.
1x22 - The Combatants
March 18, 1970
A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
1x23 - The V.D. Story
March 25, 1970
A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.
1x24 - His Brother's Keeper
April 1, 1970
Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.
1x25 - The Rebel in White
April 8, 1970
An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.
1x26 - Between Dark And Daylight
April 15, 1970
The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.