Marcus Welby, M.D.

Season 4

The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and uncaring doctors.

Where to Watch Season 4

24 Episodes

A Fragile Possession
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Episode 1A Fragile PossessionA model faces pressure to have an abortion.
Love Is When They Say They Need You
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Episode 2Love Is When They Say They Need YouA scientist needs a bone marrow transplant but the best donor may be his mentally-handicapped brother.
We'll Walk Out of Here Together
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Episode 3We'll Walk Out of Here TogetherA young college student who has become a paraplegic from spinal meningitis alternates between confidence and despair until she falls in love with a fellow rehab patient who used to be a truck driver in Colorado.
In Sickness and In Health
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Episode 4In Sickness and In HealthA newly separated young woman tries the "wild life" with serious consequences.
House of Mirrors
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Episode 5House of MirrorsEver since a car accident killed his wife and crippled his son, Dr. Val Peterson's life has centered on his work and surgeries to get his son walking again. His engagement to Marilyn Hoffman is not for love and the question becomes why.
He Could Sell Iceboxes To Eskimos
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Episode 6He Could Sell Iceboxes To EskimosMarcus takes on the case of a real estate salesman who has a stroke on an airplane just before it lands in Southern California. Feeling the man needs family support in addition to the care and therapy he's getting in the hospital, Marcus tries to get his estranged wife and daughter to visit him.
The Wednesday Game
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Episode 7The Wednesday GameWelby's neighbors, an orphaned sister and brother, befriend a promising young baseball player whose career is cut short by melanoma.
Don and Denise
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Episode 8Don and DeniseA young artist develops multiple sclerosis and she and her musician husband must learn to deal with the strains her disease puts on their marriage.
Please Don't Send Flowers
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Episode 9Please Don't Send FlowersA young housewife and mother of two falls into a deep depression after learning she has uterine cancer.
With A Shout, Not A Whimper
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Episode 10With A Shout, Not A WhimperDr. Justin Garvey has been appointed Chief of Surgery at Lang Memorial partially on Welby's recommendation but he refuses to acknowledge his increasing infirmities which would probably lead to his retirement.
Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick
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Episode 11Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be QuickA young boy's battle with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is complicated by his estranged parents constantly arguing over the best way to deal with the illness.
Unto the Next Generation
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Episode 12Unto the Next GenerationAfter their infant son dies of Tay Sachs disease a young couple are in conflict over having another child.
Heartbeat For Yesterday
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Episode 13Heartbeat For YesterdayDr. Welby, called by flying physician Jerome Billings, an orthopedic surgeon, for help finds young Carlos in a diabetic coma. Carlos' grandfather, Charlie, convinced his grandson will die, objects to Welby's treating him but accompanies Carlos when Welby insists on flying the ailing youth to a hospital. Weather forces the plane into an emergency landing in which Charlie is injured, giving Welby two emergencies to handle.
Dinner of Herbs
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Episode 14Dinner of HerbsA wife turns to diet pills for lose weight and control her blood pressure despite Dr. Welby's warnings.
A More Exciting Case
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Episode 15A More Exciting CaseA nurse who is depressed due to her inability to have children returns to nursing against Welby's better judging. Looking for "a more exciting case" leads her to take a private duty case involving a seriously troubled young man.
A Necessary End
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Episode 16A Necessary EndWhen Julie Langley Kirk's illness is diagnosed by Dr. Welby as serious heart damage, she refuses to accept it at first. Convinced finally by Dr. Welby that she must continue her work, she works on, with the help of her assistant, Greta, finishing a moving photographic essay on the end of life.
Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?
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Episode 17Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?Growing up, Arthur Kolinski was ashamed that his father made a living as an auto mechanic. He grew up to become a wealthy industrialist and changed his name to Cole. Now he's upset that his son wants to emulate his grandfather.
Gemini Descending
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Episode 18Gemini DescendingA salesman changes from a physically fit go-getter to an overweight daydreamer and although there are indications of a medical problem, he refuses to see a doctor.
The Problem With Charlie
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Episode 19The Problem With CharlieAn aspiring student attorney stricken with a stress-related ulcer resists efforts by Welby and Kiley, and his wife, to help him.
Catch A Ring That Isn't There
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Episode 20Catch A Ring That Isn't ThereWhen 17-year-old gymnastic champion Rickie Manning falls off the rings in gym, he is examined by Dr. Kiley who suspects the boy has been drinking. He and Dr. Welby want the boy to get help from a group at Comeback House. Richie's parents resist at first, but come to face the fact they have helped create their son's problems by pressures on him following the death of their other son.
The Working Heart
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Episode 21The Working HeartLaura Daniels develops a serious heart problem as the result of rheumatic fever. Although she accepts Dr. Welby's order to give up her TV interview show, she is convinced that her husband Paul loves her only as a successful career woman. She returns to work, getting pills from her assistant, Jan, and these, combined with liquor, cause her to collapse, making heart surgery mandatory.
The Other Martin Loring
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Episode 22The Other Martin Loring"The Other Martin Loring" is a 1973 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., an American medical drama that aired on ABC. It tells the story of a middle-aged man facing several health issues, which seem to stem from his repression of his homosexuality. The episode aired on February 20, 1973, and was met with concern and protests from LGBT rights activists for its equating of homosexuality and illness.
The Day After Forever
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Episode 23The Day After ForeverA housewife's involvement with a political campaign quickly turns personal when she catches the eye of the charming young candidate. The woman's contractor husband quickly becomes fraught with worry about his marriage and develops a dependence of tranquilizers.
The Tortoise Dance
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Episode 24The Tortoise DanceFeeling unloved and neglected at home, a teenager becomes obsessed with death and when a friend dies in a motorcycle accident he feels somehow responsible for the death and develops suicidal feelings.