March 21, 1993

Somewhere over the Atlantic. I’ve spent the last nineteen years learning how to be Doogie Howser, M.D. Now it’s time to learn how to be just Doogie.

writer | Elaine Aronson
director | Dennis Dugan

guest star | Jenny Jones

March 1, 1993

I gave up a beautiful co-ed and Vinnie gave up six thousand dollars … in cash. All things being equal, integrity is hell.

story: Mitchel Lee Katlin & Nat Bernstein
teleplay: Elaine Aronson and P.K. Simonds Jr.
d: Scott Goldstein | guest star: John Walsh

February 26, 1993

Tonight I did the unthinkable. I acted like an impulsive, crazy, adolescent, hormonal genius.

writer | Nick Harding
director | David Carson

February 5, 1993

I examined the facts to find the truth. But Vinnie showed me I had to look behind the truth to find justice.

w: P.K. Simonds | d: Joe Ann Fogle

February 5, 1993

Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the perfect babysitter — mythical figures from childhood. I know there’s no jolly fat man, I know Dad put the dollar under my pillow, but thank God I’ll always have my Rachel Wilson.

w: Nick Harding | d: Mark Horowitz | guest star: Chelsea Noble

January 26, 1993

This week Vinnie and I discovered there’s something infinitely more satisfying than being thought of as a man — acting like one.

w: Nick Harding | d: Bill D’Elia

January 20, 1993

Only pain can come to a jealous heart. I couldn’t live with Michele seeing other guys. Now I’ll have to learn to live without her.

w: Elaine Aronson | d: Paul Robert Newman

January 12, 1993

Vinnie was sure he was a loser and ended up failing at love. I was sure I was a genius and almost failed at medicine. Sometimes the person who can make the biggest fool out of you is yourself.

w: Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Lee Katlin | d: Craig Belknap

January 1, 1993

New Year’s Resolutions — Worry less. Party harder. Live large. And ALWAYS be kind to strangers.

w: Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Lee Katlin | d: Joan Tewkesbury

December 4, 1992

Shakespeare said, “It is a wise father that knows his own child.” But maybe it’s a very wise child who takes the time to know his own father.

w: Nick Harding | d: Bobby Houston

November 27, 1992

Ray and I got caught up in comparing ourselves to others. It doesn’t matter whether you think too much of yourself or too little, either way you lose.

w: Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik | d: Rachel Feldman

November 12, 1992

This week Vinnie and I both made decisions that hurt someone we cared about. But in the end, we realized that one thing must always be protected ... the heart.

w: P.K. Simonds Jr. | d: Win Phelps

November 5, 1992

Even though I could speak Julia’s language, I didn’t understand what she was saying. Vinnie listened to her silence and found himself a voice.

w: Elaine Aronson | d: Joe Ann Fogle

November 3, 1992

Before my first solo surgery, thinking I wasn’t perfect was my greatest fear. But knowing I’m not perfect has become my greatest asset.

w: Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Lee Katlin | d: Scott Goldstein

October 18, 1992

Finally, my own place. From this moment on, I live my own life, I answer to no one. I’m totally free! Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

w: Vic Rauseo & Linda Morris | d: Win Phelps | guest star: Max Gail

October 10, 1992

A physician searches others for signs of illness and disease. A human searches other for signs of himself. Humanity is a profession we all share.

w: Hollis Rich | d: Win Phelps

music | “Doctor” by Harry Nilsson

October 1, 1992

Life teaches you that you have to be ready for anything. But being ready for anything is more than being ready for the worst. It’s also being ready for the best.

writer | P.K. Simonds Jr.
director | Stephen Cragg

Vinnie recommends | “Gorilla at Large” — in 3-D (1954)

September 28, 1992

No matter how old you get, you’re always a child in the eyes of your parents. And in your own eyes, you’re never an adult until you can tell your parents goodbye. It’s time I move out.

w: Mitchel Katlin & Nat Bernstein | d: Joan Tewkesbury

May 4, 1992

“A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.” -- Martin Luther King. I’ve been taught that the best way to learn a language is to try and speak it. This time I’d better just shut up and listen.

w: Nick Harding | d: Eric Laneuville

Vinnie recommends | “Taxi Driver” (1976)

April 13, 1991

This week I helped bring a tiny baby boy into the world. He may not make it. But when the tools of science meet the mysteries of faith, the most powerful of all human miracles is born. It’s called hope.

w: Hollis Rich | d: Charles Haid