Marcus Welby, M.D.

Season 5

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 5

25 Episodes

The Panic Path
E1
Episode 1The Panic PathWelby gets dragged into a difficult situation after a friend confides he has lost sexual attraction to his wife. To cover the problem the friend tells his wife he is being treated by Welby, while all the time evidence mounts he is actually having an affair.
A Joyful Song
E2
Episode 2A Joyful SongA young nun is brought into the hospital and faces a life threatening illness in leukemia. She struggles to come to terms with the situation and her faith, while continuing to try to inspire those around her to be positive.
For Services Rendered
E3
Episode 3For Services RenderedA coronary bypass may be the only thing that can save the life of dry-cleaning store operator Fred Pulaski. But Pulaski, determined to retire with his wife to a ranch in Southern California, is determined not to have the surgery - he doesn't have health insurance or savings to fund both the surgery and the ranch - and instead keeps his health a secret.
Blood Kin
E4
Episode 4Blood KinRico and Louisa Renati, aware their frail but lively daughter Maria has the rare Cooley's Anemia, peculiar to Italians, refuse Dr. Welby's suggestion on the operation. Dr. Jed Hartnet, a leading specialist in this type of disease who is ready to quit the profession , becomes intrigued with Maria and decides to fight her parents' decision.
The Light At the Threshold
E5
Episode 5The Light At the ThresholdTracey Robbins has been plagued with diabetes for years and the disease has caused her to slowly lose her sight due to blood vessel malfunction. When her father fails to take her on a promised trip to Europe and her infatuation with Dr. Kiley undergoes a rude awakeing, the girl becomes withdrawn and refuses the operation.
A Question of Fault
E6
Episode 6A Question of FaultA young boy looses his arm due to poor treatment. The boys father struggles to deal with his perception the boy wont grow up to be a man. To complicate matters the ugly notion of a malpractice is raised.
Friends In High Places
E7
Episode 7Friends In High PlacesA man dying of cancer is frustrated that his youngest son continues to pursue an acting career despite a lack of success and resents the fact that he has returned to LA for acting opportunities and not just to see him.
The Endless Moment
E8
Episode 8The Endless MomentFearing that his bride-to-be, Kelly Green, will cancel their marriage plans, Dr. Kiley does not tell her the seriousness of the rheumatic disease she has contracted. Dr. Welby disagrees with his associate and, as her doctor, tells her the eventualities of such an illness when she insists on knowing.
The Tall Tree
E9
Episode 9The Tall TreeA talented psychotherapist working with trouble tackles problems with his health and his job.
The Circles of Shame
E10
Episode 10The Circles of ShameWelby is puzzled when a young woman and bride-to-be being treated for an ulcer tries to give herself an abortion, unaware that she is trying to conceal the fact that a co-worker had raped her.
Nguyen
E11
Episode 11NguyenA soldier returns from an extended tour in Vietnam with an adopted orphan in tow. The child's presence causes unintended tensions with his wife, child and mother-in-law.
A Cry In The Night
E12
Episode 12A Cry In The NightA marine biologist refuses to take even routine medical exams because she fears the effect test results will make on her professional and personal life.
Death Is Only A Side Effect
E13
Episode 13Death Is Only A Side EffectA young woman with chronic kidney disease lapses into a coma from complete renal failure and her husband blames Kiley for improperly prescribing the drug she was taking while Welby and Kiley race against time to find the actual cause.
The comeback
E14
Episode 14The comebackA recovering alcoholic orthopedic surgeon tries to rebuild her reputation.
A Full Life
E15
Episode 15A Full LifeA medical researcher, despondent when his grandson's decides to become a professional athlete rather than follow in his footsteps refuses treatment for a fatal form of malaria so Welby hires a headstrong nurse to enforce treatment.
No Charity For the MacAllisters
E16
Episode 16No Charity For the MacAllistersAn impoverished Appalachian family have moved to Los Angeles looking for work but they are hesitant to get medical treatment for looming health problems because tradition says to not accept anything they can't pay for.
Each Day A Miracle
E17
Episode 17Each Day A MiracleNancy Riggs has been in remission for her leukemia for six years and with the blessing of Welby and her oncologist wants to move back into the outside world but her father wants to keep her in a sterile cocoon the rest of her life.
The Fear of Silence
E18
Episode 18The Fear of SilenceAn air traffic controller faces a career-threatening illness.
Angela's Nightmare
E19
Episode 19Angela's NightmareConsuela becomes the only person who can communicate with a young, malnourished and frightened girl known only as Angela who has been brought to Juvenile Hall for stealing food.
The Mugging
E20
Episode 20The MuggingWelby's neighbors struggle to recover when the wife is attacked outside their home.
The Latch-Key Child
E21
Episode 21The Latch-Key ChildWhen Dr. Kiley gives a ride to waitress Julie he learns her living situation is less then ideal. To earn a living she leaves 9 year old Casey in charge of Josh, who is 6. Josh also has seizures and Kiley tries to help.
Out of Control
E22
Episode 22Out of ControlAn aspiring race car driver refuses to find out what is causing severe headaches because it may endanger his career but the headaches send him into uncontrollable fits of rage that endanger him and everyone around him.
I've Promised You a Father (1)
E23
Episode 23I've Promised You a Father (1)A young nursed suffering from a rare genetic disease that can cause delusions, names Dr. Kiley as the father of her small son in a paternity suit.
I've Promised You a Father (2)
E24
Episode 24I've Promised You a Father (2)Marshall is persuaded by Dr. Welby to defend Dr. Kiley in a paternity suit filed by Perry, a nurse who believes that the young doctor is the father of her child.
Designs
E25
Episode 25DesignsA fashion designer's fainting spells send her to Dr. Welby with unexpected results.