XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX, 'YXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXh, 'YXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXh, \XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX e m (e) (r) g e n c y 4.0 Episode Synopses (Just quick synopses. Long versions, and reviews of episodes 14 and up are available from Scott Hollifield at http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html) 4.1.1 ER: The Movie Written by: Michael Crichton Directed by: Rod Holcomb This was the 2 hour pilot that introduced the show, and all the major characters. The show was fast paced and break-neck. The show cataloged the day of the doctors and nurses of a busy hospital emergency room. John Carter becomes Peter Benton's student. Julianna Margulies' character, Hathaway was never intended as a permanent character, and dies at the end of the episode. But after the show was played in front of test audiences, who did not like her being killed off, the writers wrote her back into the show as a permanent character. Dr. Ross also received a medical student, a young and rather attractive one, who seems to have disappeared from all other episodes. 4.1.2 Day One Doug has yet to visit Carol since she's been released from the hospital Mark's wife passes the bar exam, and while celebrating, they're caught in flagrante delicto in a bathroom in ER... Lewis and Cvetic clash over the care of a senile homeless man, and at episode's end we find out that Div and Susan are romantically involved. 4.1.3 Going Home Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Mark Tinker This episode occurs 8 weeks after the pilot, and we see that Carol Hathaway has indeed survived, and after 8 weeks, she decided to come back to work at the hospital. Doug feels guilty about Carol's drug overdose, and feels responsible. He also wants to get back together with her, but we find out she's already involved with Dr. Tagliari. 4.1.4 Hit and Run Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Mimi Leder 4.1.5 Into That Good Night Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: Charles Haid Main plot revolved around a traveling salesman with a heart so weak that if the Organ Donor Network can't find a transplant by the end of the night, he'll die. Alan Rosenberg played the doomed patient. 4.1.6 Chicago Heat Story by: Neal Baer Teleplay by: John Wells Directed by: Elodia Keene Dr. Ross treats a little girl who has a heart problem. He finds out after numerous tests that she has had a cocaine overdose. He notifies child services. They come and question the father who swears he knows nothing. Doug refuses to release the little girl to her father's custody even though child services said to let him have her. Doug has the father and other family members undergo drug testing before he releases her. The father is clean but the older sister is not. Doug offers to get the older girl some help and releases the little girl. Dr. Benton treats a young man (14) for a gunshot wound he received from Ivan (store owner) because he had shot Ivan in a previous episode. They try but cannot save the young man. Dr. Lewis' sister shows up at the ER high or something and steals Susan's money and credit cards. Div says she should report them stolen but she doesn't want to because her sister would be arrested. When she gets home, the apartment is unlocked and Chloe is gone. She has taken Susan's electronics (tv, etc.) with her. Dr. Greene's daughter Rachel spends the day at the ER with him. She becomes friends with the little girl Doug has treated for cocaine OD. She sees the other doctors working on the young man with the gunshot wound and questions her father about it. Later, she asks Dr. Benton if he is ok and finds out he dies. When she and Mark get home, she asks if he would try to help her if she got hurt. Dr. Ross meets the pharmaceutical sales person and is obviously attracted. -Jennifer.Burt@ccmail.arnold.af.mil 4.1.7 Another Perfect Day Patrick, a simpleton, hears the phone ring at the front desk and plays at being the desk clerk. Carter's trying to find a place to live as his parents think he's a freeloader. Doug enters the lounge hungry and sees a basket of bagels on the table. Carter encourages him to help himself. As Carter leaves the room Doug asks where they came from and he says they're for Carol, from Tag. Doug throws his half eaten bagel back in with the rest. Knife victim is rushed into er and Benton takes it. Carter follows him and we find out that Benton's Starzel(sp?) Fellowship interview is today. Carter looks surprised as he's been told by Langworthy that only 3rd year surgical residents get accepted. Benton laughs this off. The knife guy's condition deteriorates and Benton has to suck out the blood from the lungs in order to intubate him. Every procedure he makes is carried out to perfection and the kid stabilises. Morgenstern comes in and tells Peter that he's done an excellent job and that he's looking forward to the interview. Susan and Carol take care of Patrick and we find out that it's Susan's birthday, she's been going out with Div for 2 months and he asked her to wear her black dress. Haleh asks Peter to stitch up this kid, Mooky James, but he makes Carter do it, without telling her. Cut to Mark and Jenn. Mark decides to go into work late, preferring to stay in bed with Jenn having sex. Doug's wandering around and asks Jerry if there's anything to eat. He replies "Bagels in the lounge!". Doug goes on to ask if Lynda Ferrell has turned up yet and Lydia and Jerry joke some more at Doug's expense. Susan is called to take an MVA coming in when it turns out to be an ambulance full of hospital staff wishing her happy birthday. Tag and Carol go up on the roof and he asks her to move in with him again. She doesn't really answer him. Mark (wearing a lovely brown suit. Sorry, I just *had* to say it ;) finally shows up and Doug starts to joke at his expense. Lynda still hasn't shown. Doug and Carol have to save a kid who almost drowned in a boating accident. They do and they end up kissing. Doug thinks he's in with a chance. Just before Peter's interview Haleh bursts in on him in the men's toilets and lectures him about that Mooky kid saying that he should try and talk to him just because he's black. Mark and Carter deal with this patient whose diagnosis is very tricky. Neither Peter or Mark could figure out what was wrong with him. Carter, however, manages to conclude that the patient might have meningitis. He even stops to correct Mark's choice of medication. Then Carter has to perform a lumbar puncture. He does it perfectly and Mark owes him a bottle of champagne. (standard reward for a perfect hit first time.) Mark is told to meet his wife at 4pm when he finds out that she's not going to be in town tonight as the federal judge needs her. Mark gives Carter the bottle of champagne he was keeping for his evening with Jenn. Peter's met outside Morgenstern's office by Langworthy and they laugh together for the first time. He's changed clothes, (another brown suit!) she hasn't. She goes in first and her interview lasts about an hour. He goes in, an doesn't make a great impression; he's never worked with the transplant team, or belong to any medical societies. His interview lasts about 5 mins. Evening: Susan's changed into her black dress and Lynda has turned up. She bails on Doug saying she has a lecture to attend on cardio-myopathy. He doesn't seem to mind. Chloe turns up to wish Susan, but quickly starts ranting about how Susan hates her and her mother doesn't like her. She ends up putting her fist through a window. Peter stitches her up and Div says he'll talk to her. Carol tells Doug that she is moving back in with Tag. He's obviously upset. Doug and Mark play basketball outside, both depressed and confused. Carter goes to the roof to find Susan to drink champagne with. He's had the perfect day: he's found 3 apartments and performed his first lumbar puncture. They sit around for a while and enjoy themselves. - Mandy 4.1.8 9 1/2 Hours Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: James Hayman Mark calls in sick so he and Jen can get some quality time together most of which is spent making love. Doug is in charge of the ER, and has no idea how to handle things. 4.1.9 ER Confidential Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Daniel Sackheim It's Thanksgiving, and a particularly nasty vehicular homicide convinces Carol to tell Tag that she had slept with Doug after she was with Tag. Carter is flabbergasted when a female patient he's suturing turns out to be a transvestite, then devastated when the man jumps off the hospital roof (Benton invites him to Thanksgiving dinner when previously Carter was invited by Peter's mother, but Benton told him that his mother wasn't in her right mind). Div's depression continues; he's a no-show at Susan's Thanksgiving dinner, and when last we see him (both in the episode and on the series so far), he's wandering through traffic in the pouring rain. 4.1.10 Blizzard Tons of good stuff: in the middle of the worst blizzard in years, the ER is forced to handle all the casualties from a massive 30 car pileup... Doug, doing triage, mislabels a patient and the man dies... Bob performs emergency surgery on a man with an aneurysm (an abdominal aortic aneurysm according my sources) - it's later revealed that she was a heart surgeon in Poland. Dr. Hicks, the new ER attending surgeon arrives, and she helps Benton reattach a man's severed leg...Carol reveals that Tag has asked her to marry him - and given her a $12,000 engagement ring. 4.1.11 The Gift Written by: Neal Baer Directed by: Felix ? ? This was the 'Christmas Episode'. Benson must convince a man's estranged wife to donote her brain-dead husband's organs. In the end, she finally signs the papers, and the man's organs are harvested to help give others a chance at life on this Christmas day. The closing scene was the man's donated heart getting put on a copter to be sent to another transplant center. One of the nurses places a bow on the cooler as it is loaded, and Benson watches the helicopter, with it's "gift" on board, take off. In this episode, Dr. Div Cvetic who was Dr. Susan Lewis' current boyfriend mysteriously disappears. He moves out of his apartment without telling her, and disappears without another word. Carter gives Susan a ride home, and escorts her to her door, and tells her he's her Secret Santa. She gives him a peck on the cheek and he tries to give her a kiss on the lips. As their lips almost touch, she turns aside, and says that wouldn't be a good idea. She gives him a present that was meant for Div, and goes inside. We see her sister, and she tells Susan she is naming her new baby after her, but Susan doesn't look too pleased that Chloe is pregnant. -Alexandra Bost 4.1.12 Happy New Year (Orig. Air Date: Jan 5, 1995) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Charles Haid In this episode, Carter finally make it to the OR after impressing Benton with some confidant ER work. Susan is distressed that her sister Chloe, who's just gotten pregnant, and her current boyfriend, Randy are moving to Texas. Susan doesn't believe that Chloe would make a good mother, and tells Mark that she told Chloe to have an abortion. Susan's troubles don't end there, as she mis-diagnoses a patient, and as a result, the patient was released, and later came back a heart attack, and dies. Benton's sister has decided to put their mother into a nursing home, against Peter's wishes. 4.1.13 Luck of the Draw (Orig. Air Date: Jan.12, 1995) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Rod Holcomb After losing a patient in the previous episode, Dr. Lewis' confidence seriously shaken. Her abilities are also questioned by Dr.Kayson, and he brings up her diagnosis and incompetence before Dr. Morganstern, who gives her a warning, and chewing out. Dr. Lewis finds out that Dr. Green is co-signing all of her charts, and after confronting Mark, she feels betrayed and angry that he discussed her with Morganstern. Afterwards, she almost screws up a prescription, and fails to get a chest tube into a patient under Dr. Kayson's direction, and Mark has to do it. Carol also gets stuck with a crack head's needle. She also sets a date for her wedding (May 18). 4.1.14 Long Day's Journey (Orig. Air Date: Jan. 19, 1995) Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: Anita Addison After discovering a boy with cancer, Dr. Ross then has treats a woman who fell off of a ladder, and when her children are questioned, (Mandy and David), David reveals that it was Mandy. Doug then treats Terry, a homeless teenager who works the streets to live, and discovers he probably has AIDS. After refusing treatment, Terry leaves with some condoms, and help-numbers from Doug. Doug also treats a teenager with Cystic Fibrosis, who saves a girl from a burning building.Dr. Lewis is nervous about the upcoming review concerning her clash with Dr. Kayson, and the loss of her patient. She bitterly tells Mark not to show with kind words and support. The review goes Susan's way, and Dr. Kayson is the one the review board lays the blame onto, much to Susan's delight. Later on, a patient comes in with chest pains, and when Susan goes to help, she discovers that the patient is Dr. Kayson! When tubed and under sedation, Dr. Kayson clearly indicates that he wants TPA over angioplasty, contrary to what Dr. Steinman, another cardiologist recommends. Susan's displays a new aggressive and confidant demeanor, and tells him to back off from her patient, or she see that a review board 'fries his ass..'. Dr. Benton is still at odds with his sister about caring for their mother. Deb, Carter's new protégé proves to quite a go-getter with a photographic memory, and a talent for up-staging Carter. Tag and Carol's romantic evening turns comical when they discover Tag left their edible massage oil under the admissions desk back at the hospital. We also get to see Tag's naked butt in this episode, which may not be all that it's 'cracked' up to be... ;) 4.1.15 Feb 5, '95 (Orig. Air Date: February 2nd, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: James Hayman After Mark and Susan disagree on the diagnosis of a patient, it is revealed that Mark had the correct diagnosis, and after operating on the patient, Dr. Morganstern tells Mark he was impressed with his work, and offers Mark a position as an attending physician in the hospital. Mark says yes and thanks him. Mark's next patient is a woman who's breast cancer has metastasised throughout her body, and begs him to end her life. Mark is at odds with himself, and has trouble deciding what to do, and goes to Susan to ask for her opinion. Susan is still angry over Mark's lack of support previously, and accuses him of not showing respect in the ER during the previous diagnosis. Dr. Benton is more grumpy than usual, possibly due to the troubles with his mother. For the ER presentations, Carter does a rather simplistic and very short presentation, leaving Peter to comment, 'Is that it?'. Deb's on the other hand is totally unbelievable, she hands out booklets, and gives a 3-d multimedia computer graphic presentation, basically making Carter's look rather pathetic in comparison. Later on, after the cancer patient dies, Susan talks to Mark, and they seem to make up. There's finally some real chemistry shown between the two characters, although still in the realm of real good friends. At the end of the show, when Mark goes home to his wife and tells her about the job offer, she becomes angry that he didn't consult her before accepting the job, and they get into an argument. 4.1.16 Make of Two Hearts (Orig Air date: Feb. 9, 1995) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Mimi Leder A woman (Meg Foster), abandons her recently adopted daughter in the AIDS-stricken daughter at the ER, and a cop brings in a dog he ran over. Carol becomes very attached to the young girl, and feels helpless. Mark and Susan also make up, and Dr. Kayson sees Susan as his angel of mercy, and asks her out on a date. Deb eats some LSD laced chocolates that some cheerleaders had eaten and were brought in with. 4.1.17 The Birthday Party (Orig. Air date: Feb. 16, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Elodia Keene The little girl with AIDS is moved to a hospice house, and Carol tells Tag that she wants to adopt her, but he doesn't share her feelings. Doug punches out baby's father who kicked her out of a window, leaving a footprint on her back. Carter overhears Benton talking on the phone about his mother's birthday party, and Carter thinks it's Peter's birthday, and arranges 2 belly dancers as a present in the ER. Peter can't get anyone to take his shift and gets home too late for his mother's party. It's also Rachel Greene's birthday, and Mark gets home an hour late, and Jen tells him she accepted a job as a law clerk for a judge in another city, without consulting Mark first, and when Mark gives her a present from Susan, they get into another fight. 4.1.18 Sleepless in Chicago (Orig. Air date: Feb. 23, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Christopher Chulack Dr. Benton has to work a straight 48 hour shift because he traded shifts so he could be with his mother, but Dr. Hicks finds out and since last show, where she told him not to trade any more shifts, orders him not to see anymore patients until he gets some sleep. Carol is told that her adoption of Tatiana is almost a sure thing, and asks Tatiana if she wants to go live with her, and she says yes. Almost everyone is against the idea of Carol adopting Tatiana, except for Doug, who is the only one who supports her decision. Mark learns that Dr. Morgenstern is moving to a different hospital in Boston, and that Mark's new job isn't a rock solid guarantee, and that the chief surgeon still as to approve his posting. Dr. Greene thinks he has the solution to his marital problems when a psycho patient pretending to be a doctor suggests he moves to Kenosha, about halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, but when he gets home, Jen is waiting for him, and doesn't share Mark's enthusiasm, and tells him she's leaving him. Doug finally gets a date with Diane Leeds, but at the end of the show, Carol learns that her request for adopting Tatiana is turned down because they found out she tried to commit suicide 9 months ago. Carol is crushed and goes to Doug's apartment for comforting, and in doing so, tries to kiss Doug, but he shies away, and tells her not to, and instead offers to drive her home. After chewing out Carter for spending too much time with a terminal patient, Peter goes home to watch his mother, and in the early morning, she cries out for Peter and her medicine, but he's still asleep on the couch, and only hears her after she falls down the stairs. Peter rushes her to the ER in an ambulance, and the show ends with Carter and Susan working on her, and Peter in a state of shock. 4.1.19 Love's Labor Lost (Orig. air date: March 9, 1995) It's 7am in the morning, Doug and Mark are playing catch football, when a speeding car almost runs over Doug, and in the process, a man is thrown out from the backseat with a gunshot wound. Peter's mother is diagnosed as having a broken hip, and Peter pages the head of orthopedics down to the ER to convince him to do the surgery, and which he agrees to, but won't let Peter assist. After releasing a pregnant woman, the husband comes back into the ER screaming that her wife is having a seizure, and calls for help. Mark is all but agonized that he made such a mistake, and throughout the rest of the show, complications arise with the woman and her pregnancy. Mark is forced to induce labour, and deliver the baby in the ER when no one from pre-natal is free. The baby gets caught on the pubic bone on the way out, and Mark is forced to perform an emergency caesarean section when he can't get anyone from pre-natal to come down to help. More complications arise, but Mark saves the baby, but loses the mother in the end. On his way home, on the 7am train, Mark lets his frustrations show. 4.1.20 Full Moon, Saturday (Orig. air date: March 30, 1995) In this episode, Mark continues his downward spiral from grace after losing an OB patient last episode. It's Saturday night, and Doug has a date with Diane Leeds, and after Doug leaves the hospital, we next see him being called in while still in bed with Diane. (FirstDate?) Susan tells a distracted Mark to go home, and leave the ER in her care. Mark goes to a nearby diner (name?) and has a bite to eat (bagel and coffee) when a bicyclist sits down next to Mark and tries to start some small talk, but Mark gets up and sits elsewhere. Later with Susan in charge, and the full moon out, strange characters come roaming through the ER, and Carter and Deb continue their rivalry. When an emergency call comes in for 15-20 people it turns out to the new head of surgery, Dr. William Swift, or 'Wild Willy' as Tag calls him, played by Michael Ironside, likes to put out the call on all attending ER doctors to see how long they take to get to the hospital. After Mark calls in, and hears the news, he comes in 1 hour and 29 minutes late (?), a new record, and is surprised to see that the new Head is the man he ignored in the diner. The next day, Susan and Carol joke about how every full moon should be ladies' night, as they both had rather good nights in the ER. Carter calls the radio station and dedicates a song to Susan (Twist and Shout) and he Susan, and Carol dance along. 4.1.21 House of Cards (Orig. air date: April 6, 1995) After Mark and 'Wild Willy' have a disagreement in the diagnosis of a patient, Mark is assigned a pregnant woman to diagnose, but he passes it unto Susan. After questioning him about it, 'Wild Willy' tell Mark that he would like him to present the case where the pregnant woman died in the previous episode for a case conference for the residents. Doug finds out the Jake knows about him and his mother, as Doug meets him in the morning in the washroom, and on his way back to the hospital, Jake says he'll lock the door, as Doug forgot last time. Later on, Doug buys Jake a new mountain bike, which Diane isn't overjoyed about, but doesn't seem to angry about. Peter and Jackie tell their mother that they have to move her to a home, and she isn't very happy about it. Deb and Carter's competition heats up when Dr. Benton says that he want to see their case books next week, and Deb complains that it is too early, but Benton doesn't seem to really care. Deb gets jealous of Carter who seems to be doing more procedures, so she decides to put a 'central' line' for blood, without a doctor or permission, but loses the wire in the patient. Emergency surgery is required, and Deb runs out of the hospital when she realizes that she could have killed the patient. Later on, when Benton tells Carter to find her, he goes to her house to find her, where a party is going on for Deb's parents' anniversary. Deb tells Carter that she is going to quit, and he tries to talk her out of it, but she tells him she doesn't really like the work, just the science of it. She says she'll tell her parents after their party. After trying to convince Mark to go see his wife and daughter in Milwaukee, Susan goes home to find that Chloe has returned to her life, many months pregnant, and looking rather run-down. Also, Mark finally convinces a woman with Tuberculosis to bring in family to be cared for. 4.1.22 Men Plan, God Laughs (Orig. Air Date: April 27, 1995) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Christopher Chalack In this episode, Chloe comes into the hospital to have an ultrasound, and we find out that her baby is a girl. Susan still has some lingering doubts about the pregnancy though. Doug after agreeing to become the assistant coach for Jake's little league team, meets up with Linda, his old girlfriend and her and Linda flirt for a bit in front of Jake. When she asks Doug to go out, he replies that he can't. He then explains that he and Linda were just flirting. We also learn that Jenn told Mark not to come up to see her and Rachael last weekend, but to come up after his shift tonight. Wild Willy tells Mark that he needs for 2 hours after his shift, but Mark refuses, telling him that he has personal business. After a 16 year old boy comes in with no feeling in his left arm and leg, Dr. Benton and Dr. Ross send him up to get a MRI, and it's discovered that he has an aneurysm in his brain that is pressing down on his spinal column, causing the numbness, and it could also burst at any moment. The surgeon will not do the surgery, so Peter is forced to borrow Carter's Jeep to go convince another surgeon who's out jogging to look at the case. Wild Willy tells Carter that he needs Dr. Benton's charts right away, but Carter tells him he thinks he's still in surgery. So while Peter continues his hunt for the jogging surgeon, Carter finishes his charts for him. Afterwards, Wild Willy pulls Carter into the ER with a rare lightning strike victim. Wild Willy let's Carter be in charge, and is impressed with his performance, and tells Dr. Benton so. Peter is a bit confused about his finished charts after finding the needed surgeon, so Carter tells him, and he mumbles his thanks, but Carter makes say it twice. Afterwards, Peter goes out to dinner with Jeannie Boulet, his mother's former physical therapist. At the end of the show, Mark is at Jenn's, and the tension between he and Jenn is very evident. He tells her that he wants to spend more time with Rachel, but Jenn is against it. Marks tells her that he's not getting the attending job, and wants to find work in Milwaukee to spend more time with Rachel. Marks asks her if he can spend the week at Jenn's while he looks for a place for himself, but Jenn doesn't agree. Mark asks her if he can stay the night at least, and Jenn is reluctant but, agrees. Mark then goes to read Rachel a bedtime story, and Jenn sits and sobs quietly. 4.1.23 Love Among the Ruins (Orig. Air Date: May 4, 1995) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Fred Gerber The show opens with Mark sitting in Jenn's bedroom staring at her sleeping form, when she wakes, she asks what he's thinking, and Mark replies that he was thinking of the first summer after Rachael was born. Mark ends up kissing Jenn, but she pulls back with apprehension. We also learn that Carter has applied to both the surgical sub-internship, and the ER sub-internship, but hasn't gotten Benton's recommendation for the ER sub-i. Benton tells him to write one, and he'll sign it. Later on, when Carter gives him the recommendation to sign, Carter asks him what he wants from him, and Benton replies nothing. Benton then asks him why he's applying to the ER, and Carter rips up Benton's ER recommendation in response. We also learn that Carter's family is very rich,(his father, Roland Carter is ranked as the 27th richest person in Chicago at ~$178 million net worth). Benton seems to be a bit resentful at the fact, considering he's three months behind on his student loans,(Susan owes $85,000 and Mark owes $115,000). Mark and Wild Willy clash over a patient that comes in that attempted suicide. Later he and Mark have words, and Willy tells him that Morgenstern said Mark was the best resident he'd ever seen, but he hasn't shown any of that talent. So Willy tells him to get an attitude adjustment. Later Marks tells Susan that Willy was probably right. Later on Mark and Willy cooperate and help save the life of a boy who comes in with a coat hanger stuck in his throat. During Jake's baseball game, Jake hits a long ball, and misses touching first base, but Doug ignores it and tells to keep running and Jake comes around to score a homerun. When questioned, Doug denies it. Later on, Doug apologizes to Jake for his actions, telling him it was wrong, but they decide to keep from Jake's mom anyway. Carol is still having experiencing nerves from her upcoming wedding, and we learn that Carol and Tag haven't invited Doug to their wedding, when Carol invites Diane Leeds on the spur of the moment. When Susan gets home, she has another argument with Chloe, and tells her that she isn't going to support or bail her out anymore. When Mark gets back home(Milwaukee), Jenn asks him to come back to bed, and they start to make love with a passion, but they are interrupted by Rachael who says she has a tummy ache. They eventually all end up in bed, snuggling. 4.1.24 Motherhood (Orig. Air Date: May 11, 1995) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Quentin Tarantino It's Mother's Day, and Chloe tells Susan that she's going into labour, Susan in frantic when she finds out that the contractions are only 2 minutes apart, and that they should already be at the hospital, but Chloe won't leave without her boombox, and The Beatles' White album. When they get to the ER, Susan delivers the baby without any complications, other than Chloe's desire for to hear Balckbird by the Beatle's, which she ends up singing during birth along with Susan. When Doug comes into work, Diane meets him, and tells him that she's house-hunting, and asks Doug if he wants to move in with them when they find a new place, but she doesn't push him. Later on, Linda Farrell comes around to ask Doug out, but he refuses. But near the end of the episode, when Diane drops by Dougs place, she comes face-to-face with Doug coming out of his apartment with Linda. Doug tries to explain, but Diane wants no part of Doug anymore. Susan and Chloe's mother (Cookie Lewis) comes to visit the baby in the hospital and we get an insight in the rather dysfuntional background of Clhoe and Susan. Later on, Cookie tells Susan that she has changed her mind, and won't be taking in Chloe and little Susan, but Susan doesn't reveal that to Chloe just yet. Mark tells Carter that he got the ER-subinternship, but Carter still isn't sure he wants it. He declines the internship, but later finds out he's been turned down for the surgical subinternship, and that it's too late for the ER sub-i. Benton gets a call from the nursing home where his mother is at, and when he arrives there, the doctor there tells him that his mother has died. Later on, Jeannie comes in to comfort Peter, and she ends up giving Peter an intimate kiss, which neither of them seemed to mind. 4.1.25 Everything Old Is New Again (Orig. Air date: May 18, 1995) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Today is Carter's last day in the ER, and the day starts out with Carter being the only 'doctor' in the ER when a teenager with a self-inflicted gunshot wound (gsw) to the head comes, and must make all the decisions. Benton comes down in the middle of Carter opening up a hole in his chest for air, and congratulates on proper procedure. Before Susan leaves for work, Chloe tells Susan that she doesn't think she can handle bringing up a baby. Benton and Jeannie get together for lunch, and Jeannie tells Peter that she likes, but they can't keep seeing each other. Mark and Dr. Swift argue over the diagnosis of another patient, and Swift leaves explicit order contrary to Mark's. Mark tells Malik to do Swift's, then send the patient up to radiology for a scan. Later on, Mark shows Swift that he was right, and Swift congratulates him, and also tells him about the lawsuit against the hospital for the death of one of Mark's patients.(Jody O'Brien from "Love's Labor Lost") When Mark gets to Swift's office, he tells Mark that he's going to take a chance, and give him the attending job. Mark is stunned at his decision, and says he has to talk to his wife first. When Benton gets back to the hospital, he tells Carter that Wilkinson has taken the orthopedic sub-i, and that the surgical sub-i is open, and ask Carter whether he wants it. Carter enthusiastically accepts. Carter then has to find Dr. Hicks, and get back the course evaluation he just completed on Benton (gave him a 16 out of 40), and convinces her to let him redo it. Today is Carol and Tag's big wedding, and when Susan gets home to change for the 5 o'clock ceremony, she finds that Chloe has taken off, but left the baby. So Susan is forced to take it to the wedding. When Carol arrives the priest says they just need the groom now. Carol finds tag sitting outside and he asks her if she loves him the same way that she does, and after a few moments she answers no. After the wedding is cancelled, Doug comes into the church to console Carol, and they have a good laugh about Tag. After that Carol goes to the party that they decided to have anyway, and thanks all her friends and they all start to dance to 'Tequila'. Maintainers: ][ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX xxxxxxxXXXXX^.,^XXXXXXX^ xxxxxx ^XXXX XXXX xxxxxxxXXX^ xXXx ^XXXXX XXXXX^XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX^ xxxxxxxx ^XXXx ^^^^^ `xXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxXXX f r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n s ----------------------------------------------------------------------- v (e) (r) s i o n 3.010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This FAQ is posted weekly to the Usenet newsgroup: alt.tv.er ...and posted monthly to the Usenet newsgroup: rec.arts.tv It is constantly available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html. (Right now, only a plain-text version is available on the Web; an HTML version is in the works.) NOTE! This FAQ recently changed hands. Until March 1996, it was maintained by Donald Chow, with the HTML version maintained by Victor Chan (vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca). I sincerely thank these two gentlemen for their efforts in creating this FAQ; much of the work in it was originally placed there by them. If you have a question about this FAQ, however, please e-mail it to me, as they will only forward it to me anyway if you send it to them. My e-mail address is scotth@cris.com. An ASTERISK (*) in the Table of Contents below denotes information updated or added since the last version of the FAQ. 1: THE SHOW ------ 1.1 What is "ER"? 1.2 What does "ER" stand for? 1.3 When does "ER" come on television? 1.31 Network television 1.32 Satellite dish 1.33 International television 1.4 Who produces the show? 1.5 When will we see new episodes? 2: THE CAST ------ 2.1 What is the name of ? Who does play? 2.11 MAIN CAST 2.12 Supporting Cast 2.13 Recurring Cast 2.14 Miscellaneous Recurring Characters 2.15 Former Supporting/Recurring Cast Members 3: THE EPISODES ------ 3.1 What happened in ? * 3.11 EPISODE LIST 3.12 Brief Episode Summaries 4: CAST FILMOGRAPHIES ------ 4.01 George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross) 4.02 Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene) 4.03 Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton) 4.04 Juliana Margulies (Nurse Carol Hathaway) 4.05 Gloria Reuben (P.A. Jeanie Boulet) 4.06 Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) 4.07 Noah Wyle (John Carter) 4.08 Christine Elise (Harper Tracy) 4.09 Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver) 4.10 Ron Eldard (Ray "Shep" Shepherd) * 4.11 William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern) 4.12 Abraham Benrubi (Jerry Markovic) 4.13 Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Conni Oligario) 4.14 Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright) 4.15 Deezer D (Nurse Malik McGrath) 4.16 Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene) 4.17 James Farentino (Ray Ross) 4.18 Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams) 4.19 Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik) 4.20 Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman) 4.21 Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak) 4.22 Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell) 4.23 CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks) 4.24 Ving Rhames (Walt) 4.25 Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich) 4.26 Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis) 5: SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ------ 5.01 Where does "ER" take place? * 5.02 Where is "ER" filmed? 5.03 What are some other "ER"-like shows on television? 5.04 Who wrote the theme music for "ER"? 5.05 Why does "ER" show reruns all the time? 5.06 What is "ER: The Movie"? 5.07 How does "ER" perform in the ratings? 5.08 How can I get copies of past episodes on videotape? 5.09 How can I contact the writers and actors on the show? 5.10 How can I submit a script to "ER"? 5.11 When will "ER" show up in syndication? 5.12 What Emmy nominations did "ER" receive? 5.121 What other awards has "ER" won? 5.13 Does Michael Crichton have any real medical experience? 5.14 Why was Carter still around for so long as a medical student? 5.15 Why was Carter addressed as "Doctor" if he was still a student? 5.16 Is Carter wealthy? * 5.17 Is a resident or an attending physician? 5.18 Did Carol try to commit suicide? Why? 5.19 When did Carol and Doug date? 5.10 Was and/or is Doug an alcoholic? 5.21 Does Doug already have a son? 5.221 Are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related? 5.222 Are George Clooney and Nick Clooney related? 5.23 Is George Clooney leaving the show? 5.24 Is Sherry Stringfield leaving the show? 5.25 Is anyone leaving the show? 5.26 Is Harper's full name "Harper Tracy" or "Tracy Harper"? 5.27 What's the cause of Kerry Weaver's disability? 5.28 What's the "Top Gun" connection to "ER"? 5.29 What's the "China Beach" connection to "ER"? 5.30 What's the "St. Elsewhere" connection to "ER"? 5.31 Why did Mark and his wife split up? 5.32 Are Mark and Susan going to get together? 5.33 Does Amanda Plummer play Susan's sister Chloe? 5.34 Where did Div Cvetic (Susan's boyfriend) disappear to? 5.35 Where is Jerry? (recurring characters) 5.36 Where did "Wild Willie" go? 5.37 Where did Bob go? 5.38 What does "CCH" mean in "CCH Pounder"? 5.39 What does Quentin Tarantino have to do with "ER"? 5.40 Which characters are Jewish? 5.41 I heard something on the news about the guy who plays Malik. What happened? 5.42 What was that song playing at the beginning of the second season finale? 5.43 What is Al Boulet's occupation? 6: MEDICAL QUESTIONS ------ 6.1 How realistic is "ER"? 6.1 What is the general schedule for becoming a doctor? 6.2 Where else can I get more info on ER medicine? 6.3 What are some good books to read? 6.4 What do all those abbreviations mean? 6.5 What is angioplasty? (and other medical terms) 6.6 What is a rib-spreader? 7: FINDING OUT MORE ABOUR "ER" ------ * 7.1 Are there any books about the show? 7.2 Where can I go on the Internet to learn more about "ER"? 7.3 What's a "spoiler" and why does it upset some people? 7.4 Where can I chat online with others about "ER"? 7.5 Is there any "ER"-related fan fiction out there? --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION ONE: THE SHOW --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 What is "ER"? "ER" a weekly one-hour television drama on NBC that takes place in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital. The show's stories focus primarily on the staff of the ER: doctors, nurses, medical students and assorted personnel. The stories secondarily deal with the medical problems of patients. "ER" is unlike most other medical dramas in that its emphasis is often on a very fast-paced style of action, typically when a patient or patient(s) is/are rushed into the emergency room for treatment. It does share some similarities with other medical dramas, however, particularly St. Elsewhere, in that stories in the lives of the main characters are told over the course of many episodes, rather than being self-contained to one episode. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 What does "ER" stand for? Emergency Room. Not to be confused with "OR", which is Operating Room. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 When does "ER" come on television? [Note on time zone abbreviations-- "10E/9C/8M/7P" means: 10:00 Eastern 9:00 Central 8:00 Mountain 7:00 Pacific.] 1.31 American network television: "ER" comes on Thursday nights at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time, 9:00 p.m. Central and Mountain time, on NBC, the National Broadcasting Company. For the specific channel in your area, check local listings. 1.32 Satellite dishes: If you have a satellite dish and live in North America, you can watch "ER" at 10E/9C/8M/7P on Satcom C1 (also called F1), transponder 8. This is the NBC East Coast feed and is unscrambled. Those times also apply to WXIA (Galaxy 4, 22) and WHDH (Spacenet 4, 2); these channels are scrambled, however, and you must have a subscription with a dealer that provides them. "ER" also airs on the subscription channel KUSA (Satcom C1, 14) at 11E/10C/9M/8P; and on the subscription channel KNBC (Spacenet 4, 6) at 1:00AM-E/12C/11M/10P. All of the above are on Thursday nights, when NBC normally airs "ER". However, for weeks when a new episode is airing, you can see an early feed on Wednesday nights. It can be seen on Telstar 401, transponder 5, at 12:00PM-E/11:00AM-C/10M/9P. This version of the show is completely commercial free, and airs the full opening and closing (full-screen credits & no voice-over announcer), as opposed to the half-screen credits and voice-over that most NBC affiliates use. If you have Ku band capability, you can also watch ER on K2, transponder 1 at 10 PM E/9C/8M/7P, and on K2, transponder 3 at 1 AM E/12 Midnight C/11M/10P. 1.33 International television CANADA "ER" is broadcast on the Canadian Televison Network (CTV) via affiliates throughout Canada at 10:00 pm on Thursday in all respective time zones. A French-language version of "ER", which is one season behind its English-language counterpart, is broadcast on the Quebec channel TQS Thursdays at 7:00 pm. U.K. In Great Britain, "ER" airs on Saturday nights at 9:00pm on Channel 4. British television seems to be following a pattern of beginning each "ER" season late, but catching up with American TV just after the end of the season by not showing reruns among the new episodes. In Wales, "ER" airs at 10:30 on Wednesday nights on S4C. AUSTRALIA Australian television airs "ER" on Channel 9 on Thursdays at 9:30 pm. Their second season run appears to be about five episodes behind the U.S. Nadine Maraldo reports that Channel 9 is rumored to be planning a repeat of the first season after the second season is concluded. LATIN AMERICA Some (possibly most) Latin American countries show a "ER" dubbed in Spanish on open-air television, and an English version with Spanish subtitles on cable. In Chile, the dubbed version airs on Megavision, and has just started showing first-season episodes; the subtitled version is Sony cable, and is about a month behind U.S. episodes. Brazilian television airs "ER" on Rede Globo, on Thursdays at 9:30pm. They are roughly 3-4 months behind the U.S. In Panama, two different cable channels show a subtitled "ER"; in May of 1996, one was showing first season episodes and the other showed second season episodes. (The latter one was about five months behind.) A local Panamanian network announced that they would begin showing a dubbed "ER" sometime in 1996. EUROPE German television is currently showing the second season of "ER" on a channel called Pro7. It airs Tuesdays at 8:00 pm. In Norway, "ER" airs on TV3 on Mondays at 9:30 pm. As with the U.K., Norweigian television seems to start each new season at the beginning of the calendar year and show it non-stop until to the end of the season. In Spain, "ER" is shown in TVE1 on Mondays at 9:45. TVE1 is currently wrapping up broadcast of the first season. JAPAN Japan's NHK began showing "ER" in April '96. It airs every Monday at 11:00 pm. ELSEWHERE In the Philipines, "ER" is shown on Saturdays at 8:00 pm. The episodes there are roughly three months behind. In Hong Kong, "ER" airs every Wednesday at 8:30pm. In Israel, "ER" airs Sundays at 9:40pm on cable channel three. Information from other countries concerning "ER"'s schedule, channel and how far behind U.S. episodes it is would be especially good to know. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.4 Who produces the show? * Produced by: Christopher Chulack * Executive producers: Michael Crichton, John Wells * Co-executive producer: Lydia Woodward * Supervising producer: Mimi Leder * Supervising producer: Robert Nathan * Co-producer: Paul Manning * Associate producer: Wendy Spence * Medical Advisor: Dr. Lance Gentile * Technical Advisor: Dr. Joe Sachs * Technical Advisor: Neal Baer * Constant C Productions - Amblin Television - Warner Bros. Television (from the show's credits) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.5 When will we see new episodes? NBC will begin airing the third season of "ER" on Thursday, September 26th in the U.S. Canadian television should also show it the same day. For other countries, contact the individual network or channel that carries "ER" in your area. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION TWO: THE CAST --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 What is the name of ? Who does play? 2.11 Main cast: Dr. Mark Greene, played by Anthony Edwards Attending ER physician Dr. Peter Benton, played by Eriq LaSalle Surgical resident, third-year (2nd season) Surgical resident, fourth-year (3rd season) Dr. Doug Ross, played by George Clooney Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow Dr. Susan Lewis, played by Sherry Stringfield ER resident, third-year (2nd season) ER resident, fourth-year (3rd season) John Carter, played by Noah Wyle Medical student, doing sub-internship in ER (2nd season) Resident, first-year (3rd season) Nurse Carol Hathaway, played by Julianna Margulies Charge nurse Jeanie Boulet, played by Gloria Reuben PA (physician assistant) working in the ER 2.12 Supporting cast (currently active): Nurse Conni Oligaro, played by Conni Marie Brazelton Nurse Chuny Harquez, played by Laura Ceron Nurse Haleh Adams, played by Yvette Freeman Jerry Markovic, played by Abraham Benrubi "Emergency Services Coordinator", Administrations desk Nurse Lily Jarvik, played by Lily Mariye Nurse Lydia Wright, played by Ellen Crawford Nurse Malik McGrath, played by Deezer D Randi Fronczak, played by Kristin Minter Administrations desk Rolando, played by Rolando Molina Administrations desk Nurse Wendy Goldman, played by Vanessa Marquez 2.13 Recurring Cast: Dr. Kerry Weaver, played by Laura Innes Chief resident (2nd season) Attending ER physician (3rd season) Karen Hines, played by Marg Helgenberger Doug's girlfriend, and his father's boss Chloe Lewis, played by Kathleen Wilholte Susan's sister Dr. David Morgenstern, played by William H. Macy Head of emergency services Jennifer Greene, played by Christine Harnos Mark's wife, a law clerk Rachel Greene, played by Yvonne Zima Mark's young daughter Dr. Angela Hicks, played by CCH Pounder Surgical attending Reilly Brown, played by Scott Michael Campbell Paramedic Dr. Carl Vucelich, played by Ron Rifkin Vascular surgeon Loretta Sweet, played by Mary Mara Ex-prostitute, now secretary Dr. Neal Bernstein, played by David Spielburg Head of pediatrics Al Boulet, played by Wolfgang Bodison (first season) and Michael Beach (second season) Jeanie's husband (currently separated) E. Ray Bozman, played by Charles Noland Ex-nursing assistant, now administrations desk Dr. Coburn , played by Amy Aquino OB/GYN attending Linda Farrell, played by Andrea Parker Doug's former girlfriend, a pharmaceutical rep Officer Al Grabarsky, played by Mike Genovese Local policeman, engaged to Lydia Iris, played by Joanna Gleason Infomercial director who dated Mark Greene Jackie, played by Khandi Alexander Peter's sister Cookie Lewis, played by Valerie Perrine Susan and Chloe's mother Henry Lewis, played by Paul Dooley Susan and Chloe's father Sean O'Brien, played by Bradly Whitford Widower suing hospital and Mark for malpractice Ray Ross, played by James Farentino Doug's father Kathy Snyder, played by Meghan Gallagher Legal counsel for the hospital Jimmy Sweet, played by Jake Lloyd Loretta's son Annie Sweet, played by Ashlee Lauren Loretta's daughter Walt, played by Ving Rhames Jackie's husband 2.14 Miscellaneous Recurring Characters The following characters appear frequently on the show but tend to stay in the background. EMT (unnamed), played by Lee R. Sellars Olbes, played by Lynn A. Henderson EMT/Paramedic (African-American woman) Doris Pickman, played by Emily Wagner EMT/Paramedic (Redhaired woman) Dr. Simon, played by Robert Minchenberg Surgical staff 2.15 Former Supporting/Recurring Cast Members The following characters appear to be gone from the show indefinitely. Bogdanalivetsky "Bob" Romansky, played by Malgoscha Gebel Administrations desk, former vascular surgeon in Poland Claire, played by Channing Chase Dr. Vucelich's assistant Diane Leeds, played by Lisa Zane Doug's girlfriend at end of the first season Jake Leeds, played by Zachary Browne Diane's son Mae Benton, played by Beah Richards Peter Benton's mother, deceased Mrs. Cavanaugh (f.k.a. "Madame X"), played by Rosemary Clooney A middle-aged woman and former torch singer with Alzheimer's Deb Chen, played by Ming-Na Wen Medical student doing rotations in ER Dr. Div Cvetic, played by John Terry Psychiatrist, Susan's former boyfriend Hulda, played by Nicole Nagel Flight attendant; occasional companion of Doug Ross Ivan , played by John LaMotta Liquor store owner who kept coming in with gunshot wounds Dr. Jack Kaysen, played by Sam Anderson Cardiologist Dr. Sara Langworthy, played by Tyra Ferrell Surgical resident Liz, played by Liz Vassey Young woman who had a brief physical relationship with Carter Patrick, played by Kevin Michael Richardson Mentally disabled young man who hung around ER Raul Melendez, played by Carlos Gomez Shep's paramedic partner, burned to death Raymond "Shep" Shepherd, played by Ron Eldard Paramedic, Carol's boyfriend Dr. William Swift, played by Michael Ironside Chief of emergency services, head of everyone in ER Dr. John Taglieri, played by Rick Rossovich Staff orthopedist, Carol's ex-fiancee' Timmy Rawlins, played by Glenn Plummer Administration desk Harper Tracy, played by Christine Elise Medical student --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION THREE: THE EPISODES --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 What happened in ? 3.11 Episode List "(R)" indicates rerun. SEASON ONE: No. Episode Title Air Date(s) ---- ------------------- ---------------------------------------- 101 Pilot (aka 24 Hours) 94 Sep 19, 95 Jan 2 102 Day One 94 Sep 22, 94 Dec 1, 95 Aug 3 103 Going Home 94 Sep 29, 94 Dec 22, 95 Aug 10 104 Into That Good Night 94 Oct 6, 94 Dec 29, 95 Aug 17 105 Hit and Run 94 Oct 13, 95 Jan 26, 95 Oct 26 106 Chicago Heat 94 Oct 20, 95 Mar 2 107 Another Perfect Day 94 Nov 03, 95 Mar 16 108 9 1/2 Hours 94 Nov 10, 95 Mar 23 109 ER Confidential 94 Nov 17, 95 Apr 13 110 Blizzard 94 Dec 8, 95 Nov 23 111 The Gift 94 Dec 15, 95 Apr 20, 95 Dec 21 112 Happy New Year 95 Jan 5, 95 May 25, 95 Dec 28 113 Luck of the Draw 95 Jan 12, 95 Jun 8, 96 Feb 29 114 Long Day's Journey 95 Jan 19, 95 Jun 15 115 Feb. 5th, '95 95 Feb 2, 95 Jun 22 116 Make of Two Hearts 95 Feb 9, 95 Jun 29 117 The Birthday Party 95 Feb 16, 95 Jul 6 118 Sleepless in Chicago 95 Feb 23, 95 Jul 13, 96 Mar 7 119 Love's Labor Lost 95 Mar 9, 96 Jan 11 120 Full Moon, Saturday Night 95 Mar 30, 95 Jul 20, 96 Jan 18 121 House of Cards 95 Apr 6, 95 Jul 27 122 Men Plan, God Laughs 95 Apr 27, 95 Aug 24 123 Love Among The Ruins 95 May 4, 95 Aug 31 124 Motherhood 95 May 11, 95 Sep 7, 96 Mar 21 125 Everything Old Is New Again 95 May 18, 95 Sep 14, 96 Apr 11 SEASON TWO: 201 Welcome Back, Carter 95 Sep 21, 96 Apr 18 202 Summer Run 95 Sep 28, 96 May 23 203 Do One, Teach One, Kill One 95 Oct 5, 96 Jun 7 204 What Life? 95 Oct 12, 96 Jun 14 205 And Baby Makes Two 95 Oct 19, 96 Jun 21 206 Days Like This 95 Nov 2, 96 Jun 28 207 Hell and High Water 95 Nov 9 208 The Secret Sharer 95 Nov 16, 96 Jul 4 209 Home 95 Dec 7, 96 Jul 11 210 A Miracle Happens Here 95 Dec 14 211 Dead of Winter 96 Jan 4, 96 Jul 18 212 True Lies 96 Jan 25 213 It's Not Easy Being Greene 96 Feb 1 214 The Right Thing 96 Feb 8 215 Baby Shower 96 Feb 15 216 The Healers 96 Feb 22 217 The Match Game 96 Mar 28 218 A Shift in the Night 96 Apr 4 219 Fire in the Belly 96 Apr 25, 96 Aug 8 220 Fevers of Unknown Origin 96 May 2, 96 Aug 22 221 Take These Broken Wings 96 May 9, 96 Sep 5 222 John Carter, M.D. 96 May 16, 96 Sep 12 SEASON THREE: 301 Dr. Carter, I Presume 96 Sep 26 All episode numbers are my own system, not the official production numbers. Note that first season episode numbers begin with "1", second season with "2", etc. Pre-emptions: ---------------- 94 Oct 27 -- pre-empted for SWEET JUSTICE 94 Nov 24 -- pre-empted for ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET JERRY SEINFELD 95 Jun 1 -- pre-empted for NBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS 95 Nov 30 -- pre-empted for KELSEY GRAMMER REMEMBERS JACK BENNY 96 Mar 14 -- pre-empted for FRASIER and MAD ABOUT YOU 96 May 30 -- pre-empted for NBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS 96 Jul 25 -- pre-empted for OLYMPICS COVERAGE 96 Aug 01 -- pre-empted for OLYMPICS COVERAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.12 Brief episode summaries: [Extended summaries are available for episodes #114 and after on my ER home page, http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html.] #101--"24 Hours" (94 Sep 19, 95 Jan 2) Series pilot. Writer: Michael Crichton Director: Rod Holcomb All main characters are introduced. Carter is placed under Benton's tutelage. Nurse Hathaway is brought in after the end of her shift unconscious, having attempted suicide. #102--"Day One" (94 Sep 22, 94 Dec 1) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Carol stays at home, recuperating from her suicide attempt; Jennifer Greene passes the bar exam; Susan and Cvetic clash over the treatment of an emotionally-disturbed homeless man; Doug fights to save an eight-year-old girl run over by a drunken driver. It is revealed that Susan and Cvetic are romantically involved. #103--"Going Home" (94 Sep 29, 94 Dec 22) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Mark Tinker Mark confronts a family injured by domestic violence; Carol returns to work; Carter treats a mysterious woman who walks around singing old torch standards; Doug feels responsible for Carol's suicide attempt. It is revealed that Carol and Taglieri are romantically involved. Guest-starring: John Wheeler as Resnick #104--"Into That Good Night" (94 Oct 6, 94 Dec 29) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Charles Haid Doug gets involved when a mother can't afford to pay for the medicine needed for her daughter's illness; Carter fears that he's contracted a sexually-transmitted disease; Mark races to find a donor for a patient in need of a heart transplant. Guest-starring: Alan Rosenberg as Brenda Strong as Sally Neimeyer Thomas Milan as Randy Neimeyer Denise Hernandez as Arabella Suarez Cathy Lind Hayes as Elaine Gasner #105--"Hit And Run" (94 Oct 13, 95 Jan 26) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Mimi Leder Description unavailable. #106--"Chicago Heat" (94 Oct 20, 95 Mar 2) Story: Neal Baer Teleplay: John Wells Director: Elodia Keene A surprise heat wave clogs the ER with patients; Susan gets an unexpected visit from her sister Chloe; Mark's daughter Rachel spends a day in the ER; Doug probes into the affairs of a family whose little girl is revealed to have a cocaine overdose. Guest-starring: Richard Brooks as Freeman #107--"Another Perfect Day" (94 Nov 3, 95 Mar 16) Story: Lance Gentile Teleplay: Lydia Woodward Director: Vern Gillum Carol has mixed emotions about moving in with Tag, after she unexpectedly kisses Doug; Benton interviews for the prestigious Stargill Fellowship; Susan receives a birthday surprise. #108--"9 1/2 Hours" (94 Nov 10, 95 Mar 23) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: James Hayman Mark calls in sick so he can stay home with his wife, leaving Doug to cover for him; Carol comforts a suicidal rape victim. Guest-starring: Christoper Michael Moore as Kelso Brigid Walsh as [Rape victim] #109--"ER Confidential" (94 Nov 17, 95 Apr 13) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Daniel Sackheim It's Thanksgiving in the ER; after Carol is taken into confidence by a young man who killed his friend in a car crash but let the police think his dead friend was responsible, she decides to reveal to Tag that she slept with Doug after she began seeing Tag; Div's depression develops into hostility towards his patients; Carter treats a emotionally troubled transvestite. Guest-starring: Vondie Curtis-Hall as Rena Garrett Morris as Edgar Jared Rushton as Andy Graham Jarvis as Francis #110--"Blizzard" (94 Dec 8, 95 Nov 23) Story: Neal Baer & Paul Manning Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Mimi Leder A massive blizzard hits Chicago and a 32-car-pile-up brings a horde of patients into the ER; Dr. Hicks, the new ER attending surgeon arrives; Carol announces that she and Tag are engaged; a patient dies due to Doug's mislabelling him during triage; Bob jumps into the middle of surgery and saves the patient with a medical ability no one knew she had. Guest-starring: Billy L. Williams as Dexter Gilbert G. Garcia as Hector Lee Mary Weilnau as Thui Alix Elias as Roxanne #111--"The Gift" (94 Dec 15, 95 Apr 20) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Benton attempts to make a Christmas gift out of a dying man's organs for waiting donors, but the man's estranged wife is reluctant to sign the release; Div Cvetic moves out of Susan's apartment and vanishes without a trace; Carter attempts to kiss Susan outside her door; the torch-song-crooning "Madame X" returns. Guest-starring: Michael Bowen as Valario Cynthia Ettinger as (name?) Paul Eiding as Kaminski Rick Marzan as Camacho Jason Edwards as Santa Jeanette Miller as Flora Pamela Gordon as Regina Priscilla Pointer as Mrs. Abernathy Curtis Blanck as Murray Amanda Rogers as Mrs. Bower Matthew Gottlieb as Ashley E.J. De La Pena as Kirby #112--"Happy New Year" (95 Jan 5, 95 May 25) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Charles Haid Susan and Kaysen blame each other for a misdiagnosis which costs a heart patient his life; after complaining to Benton about doing "scut work", Carter finally gets to scrub up; Benton's sister Jackie decides to put their mother in a nursing home, against Peter's wishes; Chloe announces that she and her boyfriend are leaving for Texas. Guest-starring: Michael Monks as Vennerbeck Jeanne Mori as Mrs Bimley Anne O'Sullivan as Mrs. Davies Kelly Schmidt as Tarita Eileen Seeley as Mrs. Marganski Jason Azikiwe as Fireman #1 Susan Bugg as Sally Elisabeth Harmon-Haid as Gabby Adrienne Hampton as Mrs. Vennerbeck Dinah Lenney as Shirley Derek Stephen Prince as Fireman #2 Wesley Hayashi as Stewey Erin LeShawn Wiley as Shelly Irvin Mosley Jr. as Harry Marcus Toji as Binkey #113--"Luck of the Draw" (95 Jan 12, 95 Jun 8) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Rod Holcomb Morganstern reprimands Susan for her lack of confidence; Susan feels betrayed by Mark, who's the one who reported Susan's problems to Morganstern; Carter works with a med student new to the ER, Deb Chen. Guest-starring: Louis Ortiz as Jorge Marco Rodriguez as Serena Kristin Davis as Leslie #114--"Long Day's Journey" (95 Jan 19, 95 Jun 15) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Anita Addison Doug goes through an especially difficult day dealing with the problems of various children; Susan is vindicated in her review before the resident board; Peter hires Jeanie Boulet, a physical therapist, to care for his mother in lieu of a nursing home; Deb outshines Carter in the diagnosis department; Carol and Tag try to plan a special night together. Guest-starring: Trenton Knight as Zack Natanya Ross as Mandy Daryl Fong as Chang #115--"Feb 5, '95" (95 Feb 2, 95 Jun 22) Writer: John Wells Director: James Hayman Mark tries to relieve the suffering of a woman with breast cancer; Benton clashes with Haleh over his attitude towards nurses; Deb delivers an impressive trauma presentation, to Carter's dismay; Doug continues befriending Jake in an effort to win over Jake's mom; Mark accepts Morganstern's offer to make him an attending the next year, without discussing it with Jen. Guest-starring: Linda Kelsey as Grace Raushan Hammons as Harold Wortham Krimmer as Weiss #116--"Make of Two Hearts" (95 Feb 9, 95 Jun 29) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Mimi Leder Carol deals with a woman who brings in her adopted HIV-positive daughter only to abandon her at the hospital; Kaysen wants Susan to be his Valentine; Mark and Susan reconcile their recent spat; Deb accidentally eats some LSD-laced chocolates; Benton's mother's condition worsens. Guest-starring: Milana Vayntrub as Tatiana Meg Foster as Mrs. Hall Steve Eastin as Lorenzo Michael Hanniff as Kirk #117--"The Birthday Party" (95 Feb 16, 95 Jun 29) Writer: John Wells Director: Elodia Keene Peter promises to attend his mother's birthday party, but has problems keeping that promise; Carol considers adopting young Tatiana, to Tag's disgruntlement; Doug's bad day is topped off when he slugs an abusive father in the lobby; a teenage chronic drug abuser is brought in; Jen decides to accept a job offer in Milwaukee despite Mark's offer of working for Morganstern. Guest-starring: Merle Kennedy as Rene Jeremy Lawrence as Gas Man #118--"Sleepless In Chicago" (95 Feb 23, 95 Jul 13, 96 Mar 7) Writer: John Wells Director: Christoper Chulack Benton's lack of sleep draws the attention of Dr. Hicks; Carol's attempt to adopt Tatiana is ultimately denied when officials discover she attempted suicide; Doug and Carol deal with a abusive mother; Carter spends an unusual amount of time watching over an old man with heart problems; a management expert visits the hospital and offers new ideas for improvement. Guest-starring: Robert Carradine as John Koch Sanford Meisner as Joseph Klein Nancy Youngblut as Sarah Alexa Vega as Bonnie Danny Dayton as Art #119--"Love's Labor Lost" (95 Mar 7, 96 Jan 11) Writer: Lance A. Gentile Director: Mimi Leder Mark frantically works to save a pregnant woman and her endangered baby; Benton is wracked with guilt when his mother is admitted to the hospital with a broken hip. Guest-starring: Colleen Flynn as Jodi O'Brian Dennis Lipscomb as Dr. Wilson Bradly Whitford as Sean O'Brian Bradford Drazen as Dr. Ralph Drake Theodore Borders as Joey Paige Edith Fellows as Sadie Hubbell Jesse D. Goins as Mr. Paige Haddi Lewis as Dr. Pauline Blair Shelley Malil as Dr. Urami Monty Ash as Old Man With Dentures Jeffrey Dean Rosenthal as Tattoo Man #120--"Full Moon, Saturday Night" (95 Mar 30, 95 Jul 20, 96 Jan 18) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Donna Deitrich The new chief of emergency services, Dr. Swift, arrives; traumatized by the loss of Jodi O'Brian, Mark takes the night off; Benton eventually is swayed to put his mother into a home; the competition for a sub-internship between Deb and Carter heats up; Susan treats a young man with an unusually persistent case of the hiccups. Guest-starring: Kimmy Robertson as Arlena Matt Borlenghi as Falco Diana Nadeau as Monica Charles Gunning as Denardo #121--"House of Cards" (95 Apr 6, 95 Jul 27) Writer: Tracey Stern Director: Fred Gerber Mark is forced to explain his treatment of Jodi O'Brien to Swift and a roomful of doctors; Deb decides to quit medicine after nearly killing a patient while trying to win the sub-I; Peter tells his mother that she's going into a home; Doug is sleeping with Diane but is concerned how Jake is taking it; Susan's sister Chloe returns, pregnant. #122--"Men Plan, God Laughs" (95 Apr 27, 95 Aug 24) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Christoper Chulack Benton exhibits a change of heart while doggedly tries to save a teenage boy with an aneurysm; Mark tells Jen he wants to move to Milwaukee to be near Rachel; Carter's handiwork attracts the attention of Dr. Swift; Linda Farrell returns to tempt Doug. #123--"Love Among The Ruins" (95 May 4, 95 Aug 31) Writer: Director: Living in Milwaukee and commuting to work, Mark sees an improvement in his relationship with Jen; the staff discovers that Carter comes from a wealthy family; Susan tells Chloe that she's going to have to move out once the baby is born; Doug attends Jake's little league game and lies in order to save face for Jake; Susan finds out that Div has relocated and married. Guest-starring: Catherine Lloyd Burns as [suicide's girlfriend] Amy Ryan as [young nun] Janet MacLachlan as Mother Lawrence Robert Knott as Donny Emilio Borelli as Ott #124--"Motherhood" (95 May 11, 95 Sep 7) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Quentin Tarantino Chloe delivers her baby and is visited by her estranged mother; Benton's mother dies as the result of heart failure; Carter bungles his sub-I placement by choosing a hopeful over a sure thing; Jen drives down to Chicago to visit Mark; Diane leaves Doug after catching him hanging around with Linda; Carol and Tag's wedding plans cause friction between them. Guest-starring: Julie Carmen as Mrs. Lafferty? Patrick Collins as Dr. Netzley Elizabeth Norment as Mrs. Sandburg Marion Yue as Dr. Sandra Li Angel Aviles as Ramos Kelly Coleman as Nina Ali Glazer as Kaitlin Sandburg Kathy Griffin as Delores Hinky Brenda Hillhouse as Mrs. Schaffer Angela Jones as Michelle Tamala Jones as Joanie Aymara de Lland as Joanie Lafferty Seidy Lopez as Guitterez Jonathan Neal as Jeffrey Joe Sachs as EMT Viola Kates Stimpson as Ethyl Abraham Verduzco as Palmer #125--"Everything Old Is New Again" (95 May 18, 95 Sep 14) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Mimi Leder Carter receives the surgical sub-internship he thought he missed, and treats a resentful young boy with leukemia; Dr. Swift gives Mark the attending position he'd been promised by Morganstern, and informs him that Jodi O'Brien's husband is suing for malpractice; Benton mourns the death of his mother while treating a dying man with AIDS; Chloe disappears, leaving Susan with the baby; Tag decides not to marry Carol. Guest-starring: Jeff Seifert as Thomas Sylvia Short as Marjorie Charley Lang as Jason Bo Eason as Charlie Pat Millicano as Mr. Hann Jason Barnhill as Caleb Susan Beaubian as Dr. Weiss Marceline Hugot as Bonnie Catherine MacNeal as Anne Rick Marzon as Camacho David Richards as Priest Monte Russell as Zadro Sarah Schneider as Sarah Herman Sinitzyn as Uncle Michael Giorgi Tarjan as Helen #201--"Welcome Back, Carter" (95 Sep 21, 96 Apr 18) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Carter returns to the ER after a summer's absence; Mark faces new challenges in his first day as an attending physician; Carol grapples with the case of an alcoholic father and his neglected son; Peter and Jeanie cope with the complications of a clandestine affair; med student Harper Tracy and new chief resident Kerry Weaver join the cast of characters. Guest-starring: Tim de Zarn as Mr. Krawcyzk? Taylor Young as Dr. Jane Pratt Penny Fuller as Mrs. Constantine Colin Martin as Jimmy's companion? Howard George as Ruzner Maria Hurtado as Pregnant woman Darrow Igus as Drunk James Keane as Workman Jesse Littlejohn as Noah Krawcyzk Mark del Castillo Maranter as Hispanic screamer Maurice Sherbanee as Cab Driver Antonio del Sol as Teenager Julius Tennon as Uniformed cop Noah Verduzco as Gang kid at bus #202--"Summer Run" (95 Sep 28) Writer: Director: Eric Laneuville Carol begins a new paramedic rotation and a relationship with one of the paramedics; Kerry Weaver's abrasive style causes friction for some, including Susan; Peter and Jeanie's relationship comes to a head; Susan spends the day looking after her niece while Chloe is at business school; Doug deals with a young pyromaniac; Carter shows off for Harper, Benton and Morganstern. #203--"Do One, Teach One, Kill One" (95 Oct 5) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Susan and Kerry's feud accelerates; Carter and Harper treat a heavy drinker with a nearly-dead liver; Doug runs afoul of the upper-level physicians while treating a young Asian boy with HIV; Chloe abandons little Susie with Susan; Shep asks Carol out on a date; Jeanie ends her affair with Peter once and for all; Mark stays at Doug's apartment when not commuting to Milwaukee. Guest-starring: Joe Costanza as Ed Menke John Finnegan as Mitchell Carol Locatell Albert Henderson as Olaf? Kedric Robin Wolfe Perry Anzilotti as Anesthesiologist Carole Goldman as Bartender Billy Mayo as Sheriff Mario Tanzi as Security Guard Tony Longo as Lucy Alexis Liu as Mei-Sun Joshua Hoon Cho as Chia-Chia #204--"What Life?" (95 Oct 12) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Dean Parisot An injury forces Benton to sit on the sidelines during surgery; Susan attempts to find worthy parents for baby Susie; Mark exerts his authority in cooling the friction between Susan and Kerry; Shep endangers his life on the job, making Carol's heart race; Mark and Harper treat an abandoned elderly woman. Guest-starring: Phil Leeds Shay Astar as Amy Dennis Burkley as Mr. Perry Andi Chapman Cully Fredrickson Phyllis Lyons Susan Peretz Lucy Alexis Liu as Mei-Sun Joshua Hoon Cho as Chia-Chia Jennifer Ralgobin as Mimi Carlos Carrasco as Dominican Uncle Monte Russell as Zabro Patricia Delcher as Ward Nurse Justin Cooper as Kid Kim Delgado as Taxi Driver Celia Kushner as Elderly Woman Joseph D. Reitman as Delivery Man John Lisbon Wood as Homeless Man #205--"And Baby Makes Two" (95 Oct 19) Writer: Director: Susan decides to adopt baby Susie herself; Doug and Mark argue over the treatment of Doug's four-year-old HIV- positive patient; Benton tries to persuade an abused wife to take action; Carter gets a piece of the action while Benton is inactive; Carol deals with "turkey file" cases of patients trying to scam drugs; the staff celebrates the absence of Kerry Weaver on her day off. Guest-starring: Jennifer Tighe as Vickie Mazovick Lucy Alexis Liu as Mei-Sun Joshua Hoon Cho as Chia-Chia #206--"Days Like This" (95 Nov 2) Writer: Director: Doug and Harper have a one-night stand, discovered by Mark; Jeanie Boulet joins the main cast as the ER's newest PA (physician's assistant); a gang skirmish floods the ER with hostile patients; after rankling Bernstein yet again, Doug finds his fellowship at the hospital yanked; in preparation for buying a new house, Carol spends the day with a mobile notary. Guest-starring: Robert Picardo as Abraham Zimble Alejandra Flores as Valdez #207--"Hell and High Water" (95 Nov 9) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Christopher Chulack Doug becomes a media hero after rescuing a little boy from drowning; Harper and Carter treat a young girl hit by a car whose parents are estranged. Guest-starring: Erik Von Detten as Ben Larkin Zachary Charles as Billy Larkin J. Madison Wright as Molly Phillips #208--"The Secret Sharer" (95 Nov 16) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Thomas Schlamme Doug gets his job back at the hospital, but tensions are still simmering between him and Mark; Carter undercompensates, then overcompensates, in diagnosing patients; Susan seeks the nanny services of a compassionate English matron for baby Susie; Carol treats a teenage girl who attempted suicide, who reveals that she's pregnant via her brother; Benton discovers that Jeanie is separated from her husband. Guest-starring: Miriam Reichmeister as Julia Kaslaw Austin O'Brien as Kyle Kaslaw Angela Paton as Mrs. Ransom #209--"Home" (95 Dec 7) Writer: Tracey Stern Director: Donna Deitch Carol and Jeanie care for a young schizophrenic who's forced to sleep on the street; Susan is reluctant to pursue extra career boosting despite the encouragement of Weaver and Morganstern; Benton wins the favor of Dr. Vucelich; Shep rifles through a box of Carol's memories; visiting Jenn in the hospital following an auto accident, Mark realizes that his wife is having an affair; Doug meets his mother for dinner; Carter and Harper spend the day trying to find time alone. Guest-starring: Tom Simmons as Ethan Adam Goldberg as Josh Shem Piper Laurie as Sarah Ross #210--"A Miracle Happens Here" (95 Dec 14) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Mimi Leder An elderly Jewish woman's faith is restored after her missing granddaughter is rescued; Carol's sagging efforts to imbue the others with holiday spirit are bolstered by a patient who resembles Santa Claus; Carter serves as pitchman to sell Vucelich's procedure to an elderly couple; a priest's death threatens to ignite a Latino gang war; Mark's plans to have his daughter home for Christmas are upset by Jenn. Guest-starring: Joan Copeland as Hannah Steiner Tony Plana as Priest Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux #211--"Dead of Winter" (96 Jan 4) Writer: John Wells Director: Whitney Ransick The ER staff work to treat twenty-two malnourished, abandoned children; Carter's efforts to improve Mrs. Roubidoux's condition prove fruitless; Jeanie clashes with Carol over the latter's harsh evaluation of the former; Jenn sues Mark for divorce; a careless gaffe opens Shep up to accusations of racism. Guest-starring: Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux Ramon Choyce as Tyrone Derrick Gordon, Jr. as Trey Michael Harris as Tutuer Edye Byrde as Poulx Linda Lutz as Saunders Nicholas Cascone as Howard Tom Bailey as Sgt. Larkowski Hamilton Camp as Drunk Ruth De Sosa as Carla Mari Gorman as Karlson Ashlee Lauren as Annie Jennifer Ann Lee as Kayla Craig Lamar Traylor as Michael Billye Ree Wallace as Mrs. Rubadoux #212--"True Lies" (96 Jan 25) Written by: Lance Gentile Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter A skating date with Rachel serves as prelude for Mark breaking the divorce news to his daughter; Carter hides knowledge from Ruby of his wife's true condition; Benton receives an invite to a prestigious dinner at Vucelich's home; Susan treats a middle-aged alcoholic woman who's written a "do not resuscitate" order; Doug is reluctant to admit the possibility that an alcoholic father has mended his ways. Guest-starring: Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux #213--"It's Not Easy Being Greene" (96 Feb 1) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Christopher Chulack Mark is gnawed by self-doubt as the hospital prepares to settle in the O'Brien malpractice suit; Carter takes the credit for a candidate Harper found for Vucelich's study; Kerry appoints herself personal mentor for Susan, who's up for the position of chief resident next year; Carol minds a bucketful of expensive worms; Doug balks at counseling a teenage boy who admits he thinks he might be gay. Guest-starring: Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux Megan Cole as Pathologist Michael Alldredge as ? Jennifer Rhodes as ? Lisa Waltz as ? Suzanne Carney as OR Nurse Michael Bryan French as MacGruder Sandy Martin as Mrs. Zarian #214--"The Right Thing" (96 Feb 8) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Richard Thorpe Peter finally resolves to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods; a change in Carter's once- compassionate demeanor is noted; Susan treats a street couple, one of whom may have given the other one HIV; on his birthday, Doug receives a visit from his estranged father; Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan. #215--"Baby Shower" (96 Feb 15) Teleplay by: Carol Flint Story by: Belinda Casas-Wells and Carol Flint Directed by: Barnet Kellman A sprinkler malfunction causes ER to get the bulk of OB/GYN's pregnant mothers; Peter spends his entire day trying to save the life of a man who jumped in front of a train; Carter anxiously prepares for his internship interview; Doug spends an evening with his father, now a respectable hotel owner; a very pregnant Nurse Conni considers trying a beet soup famous for inducing labor; Jerry tries to convince others that Scottie Pippen visited the ER. Guest-starring: Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Anna Castigliano Scottie Pippen as Himself #216--"The Healers" (96 Feb 22) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Mimi Leder Shep blames himself when his partner Raul is fatally burned while rescuing children from a burning building; Susan's adoption of little Susie passes another hurdle, as Chloe pays the hospital a visit; Doug confronts his father after being stood up by the elder Ross. #217--"The Match Game" (96 Mar 28) Written by: Neal Baer Directed by: Thomas Schlamme Ross and Benton clash over the hospital's decision not to tell a family about a misdiagnosis; claiming to be clean and sober, Chloe returns for her baby; Carter celebrates his residency match by overindulging while on call; single guy Mark Greene tests the waters of the bachelor lifestyle; Carol and Jeanie play tug-of-war with their respective responsibilities. #218--"A Shift in the Night" (96 Apr 4) Written by: Joe Sachs Directed by: Lance Gentile Greene gets stuck with leading a graveyard shift at a cramped and over-crowded ER; fallout from the Bowman case continues to cause friction between Mark and Peter; Susan overcomes another adoption hurdle while Chloe persists in her efforts to reclaim baby Susie. #219--"Fire in the Belly" (96 Apr 25) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Peter faces the consequences of carelessly sending a patient home who needed further examination; Carol and Shep grapple with urban fears and concerns including a young boy who witnessed his mother's murder; Susan and Chloe go before a judge to settle visitation of the baby; Carter strains to one-up an old med student friend of Harper's; Mark decides to take the plunge and ask a woman out to dinner; Doug meets his father's female companion again. Guest-starring: Bibi Besch as Ethel Garvey Matthew Glare as Michael C. Mahon as Claudette Nevins as Judge? Tony Perez as Perry Anzilotti as Suzanne Carney as OR Nurse Jeff Daurey as Virgil Kevin Duran as Jeremy Robert Louis Kempf as Button Man J. P. Manoux as Mime Duke Moosekian as Detective Consuela Nance as Cashier Maggie Paloma as Mrs. Mendoza #220--"Fevers of Unknown Origin" (96 May 2) Written by: Carol Flint Directed by: Richard Thorpe Susan throws herself into her work following losing full custody of baby Susie; Shep's growing hostility leads to an accident; Weaver anticipates being named Resident of the Year; Carter is told that he'll have to do pediatric work before graduating; Doug and Karen begin a relationship in Doug's father's absence; Benton makes a new discovery concerning Vucelich's study; Mark and Jenn decide to negotiate their divorce directly. Guest-starring: Michael C. Mahon as Dr. Bradley? Lynn Milgrim as Jo Ann Barris? Mariangela Pino as Della Nova's daughter? Rorry Rosemont as Johnson? Al Ruscio as Mr. Della Nova? #221--"Take These Broken Wings" (96 May 9) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Anthony Edwards Susan seeks emotional assistance in the form of therapy; Doug realizes that a money gift from his father was stolen from Karen's company; Shep faces an official investigation concerning the Vietnamese kid he shoved; Carter treats a young basketball-playing girl who needs a liver transplant; Jeanie's husband Al tests positive for HIV; Weaver and Greene bargain over making Susan chief resident; Loretta frets over increasingly necessary medical attention, while meanwhile her kids run amok in the ER with a video camera. Guest-starring: Adriano Gonzalez as Father Ruiz Anchia Reg F. Cathey as David Haskell? Dylan Haggerty as Coach Yazerski? Mary McCain as Mrs. Ramsey Gabrielle Roni as T.C. Lucas Emily Kuroda as Dottie Ashlee Lauren as Annie Sweet Jake Lloyd as Jimmy Sweet Kyla Pratt as Lily #222--"John Carter, M.D." (96 May 16) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Christoper Chulack Carter has to choose between attending his graduation and caring for T.C.; frustrated by the bureaucracy of her job and by Shep's hostility, Carol walks out on both; Mark throws his support behind Kerry's new position while Susan turns down the job offered her; Doug confronts Karen over the alteration of a Percodan prescription; Jenn reveals to Mark that she's getting remarried; Benton encounters Vucelich in an elevator. Guest-starring: Judith Malina as "June" William Lucking as Dr. Davitch? Steven Anderson as Brannigan? John Furey as Jason Lucas Raevn Larrymore Kelly as Monique Monte Rissel as Zado Felicity la Fortune as Annete Lucas Michael Manuel as Richard Colleen McQuade as Isabel --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION FOUR: CAST FILMOGRAPHIES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.0 Filmographies of the "ER" actors ------------------------------------- [courtesy of the Internet Movie Database at http://www.imdb.com/] 4.01 George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross): TV series: "Bodies of Evidence" (1992), "Baby Talk" (1991), "Sisters" (1991), "Sunset Beat" (1990), "Roseanne" (1988), "E/R" (1984), "Facts of Life" (1985-86) TV movies: "Without Warning: Terror in the Towers" (1993), "Sumset Beat" (1990), "Combat High" (1986) [aka "Combat Academy"] Film: Batman and Robin (1997), One Fine Day (1996), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), The Harvest (1993), Unbecoming Age (1992), Red Surf (1990), Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988), Return to Horror High (1987) 4.02 Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene): TV series: "Northern Exposure" (1990), "It Takes Two" (1982) TV movies: "El Diablo" (1990), "Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story" (1985), "High School U.S.A." (1983) "The Killing of Randy Webster" (1981), "Hometown Boy Makes Good" (1974) Film: The Client (1994), Delta Heat (1992), Landslide (1992) Pet Sematary 2 (1992), Downtown (1990), Hawks (1989), How I Got Into College (1989), Miracle Mile (1989), Mr. North (1988), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), Summer Heat (1987), Top Gun (1986) Gotcha! (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) 4.03 Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton): TV series: "Under Suspicion" (1994), "The Human Factor" (1992), TV movies: "Empty Cradle" (1993), "Eyes of a Witness" (1991), "When We Were Young" (1989), "What Price Victory" (1988) Film: Color of Night (1994), Drop Squad (1994), Jacob's Ladder (1990) [aka Dantes Inferno], Coming To America (1988), Five Corners (1987), Inferno in Diretta (1985) [aka Amazon: Savage Adventure, aka Amazonia, aka Cut and Run], Rappin' (1985) 4.04 Julianna Margulies (Nurse Carol Hathaway): Film: Traveler (1996), Out For Justice (1991) 4.05 Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet): TV movies: "Confessions: Two Faces of Evil" (1994), "Dead Air" (1994), "Percy & Thunder" (1993), "Shadowhunter" (1993) Film: Nick of Time (1995), Timecop (1994), Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue (1992) [aka Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue], Immediate Family (1989) [aka Parental Guidance] 4.06 Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis): TV series: "NYPD Blue" (1993), "The Guiding Light" (1989-92) 4.07 Noah Wyle (John Carter): TV movies: "Blind Faith" (1990) Film: Swing Kids (1993), There Goes My Baby (1993), A Few Good Men (1992), Crooked Hearts (1991) 4.08 Christine Elise (Harper Tracy): TV series: "L.A. Firefighters" (1996), "A League of Their Own" (1993), "Beverly Hills 90210" (1990) TV movies: "The Town Bully (1988) Film: Body Snatchers (193), Boiling Point (1993), Child's Play 2 (1990), Defenseless (1990) 4.09 Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver): TV series: "Louie" (1995-96) TV movies: "See Jane Run" (1995), "And the Band Played On" (1993), "Judith Krantz's 'Torch Song'" (1993), "Telling Secrets" (1993), "Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story" (1992) Film: The Fury (1978) 4.10 Ron Eldard (Paramedic "Shep" Shepherd): TV series: "Men Behaving Badly" (USA; 1996), "Bakersfield P.D." (1993), "Arresting Behavior" (1992) Film: Captive (1995), The Last Supper (1995), Scent of a Woman (1992), Drop Dead Fred (1991), True Love (1989) 4.11 William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern) TV series: "The Awakening Land" [miniseries] (1978), "The Writing on the Wall" [UK miniseries] (19??) TV movies: "In the Shadow of Evil" (1995), "The Heart of Justice" (1992), "In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion" (1992), "A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story" (1992), "A Private Matter" (1992), "The Water Engine" (1992) Film: Down Periscope (1996), Fargo (1996), Evolver (1995), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), Murder in the First (1995), The Client (1994), Dead on Sight (1994), Oleanna (1994), Being Human (1993), Benny & Joon (1993), Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993) [aka Innocent Moves], Twenty Bucks (1993), Shadows and Fog (1992), Homicide (1991), Things Change (1988), House of Games (1987), Radio Days (1987), The Last Dragon (1985), Without a Trace (1983), Foolin' Around (1980), Somewhere in Time (1980) 4.12 Abraham Benrubi (Jerry Markovic): TV series: "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1990) Film: Twister (1996), Magic Island (1995), The Shadow (1994), Wagon's East (1994), The Program (1993), Crossing the Bridge (1992), Diving In (1991) 4.13 Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Conni Oligario): TV series: "Dangerous Women" (1991) TV movies: "Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story" (1991) [aka "Blind Hate"], "Twirl" (1981) Film: The People Under the Stairs (1992), Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Nuts (1987), Joy of Sex (1984) 4.14 Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright): TV movies: "Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy" (1994), "Where Are My Children?" (1994), "When No One Would Listen" (1992) "The Story Lady" (1991), "The Whereabouts of Jenny" (1991) Film: Ulterior Motives (1992), The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991), The War of the Roses (1989), Who's That Girl? (1987), Best Defense (1984), Teachers (1984) 4.15 Deezer D (Nurse Malik McGrath): Film: CB4 (1993), Fear of a Black Hat (1993) 4.16 Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene): TV movies: "Thrill" (1996), "Cool and the Crazy" (1994) Film: Dazed and Confused (1993), Denial (1991) [aka Loon] 4.17 James Farentino (Ray Ross): TV series: "Julie" (1992), "Mary" (1985), "Blue Thunder" (1984), "Dynasty" (1981), "Cool Million" (1972), "The Lawyers" (1969) TV movies: "Judith Krantz's 'Dazzle'" (1995), "Dazzle" (1994), "Honor Thy Father and Mother: The Menendez Killings" (1994), "One Woman's Courage" (1994), "Miles From Nowhere" (1992), "When No One Would Listen" (1992), "Common Ground" (1990), "In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing" (1990), "Naked Lie" (1989), "The Red Spider" (1988), "Who Gets the Friends?" (1988), "Secret of the Sahara" (1987), "Sins" [miniseries] (1986), "That Secret Sunday" (1986), "Picking Up the Pieces" (1985), "A Summer to Remember" (1985), "License to Kill" (1984), "The Cradle Will Fall" (1983), "Something So Right" (1982), "Evita Peron" (1981), "Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love" (1979), "Jesus of Nazareth" [miniseries] (1977), "Crossfire" (1975), "The Elevator" (1974), "Cool Million" (1972) [aka "Mask of Marcella"], "The Family Rico" (1972), "The Longest Night" (1972), "The Sound of Anger" (1968), "Wings of Fire" (1967) Film: Her Alibi (1989), Dead and Buried (1981), The Final Countdown (1980), Possessed (1977), Vanish (1971), Story una Donna (1970) [aka Story of a Woman], Natalie (1969), The Whole World's Watching (1969), Rosie! (1968), Banning (1967), The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967), The Pad and How To Use It (1966), The War Lord (1965), Ensign Pulver (1964), Psychomania (1963) [aka Violent Midnight] 4.18 Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams) TV movies: "Norma Jean and Marilyn" (1996), "Just My Imagination" (1992) Film: Dead Again (1991), Switch (1991) 4.19 Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik): TV series: "Signs and Wonders" [miniseries] (1995) TV movies: "Exclusive" (1992), "American Geisha" (1986) Film: The Shadow (1994), The Doctor (1991), Switch (1991), Ted and Venus (1991), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) 4.20 Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman): TV movies: "State of Emergency" (1994), "Locked Up: A Mother's Rage" (1992) [aka "Other Side of Love"] Film: Father Hood (1993) [aka Desperado, aka Honor Among Thieves, aka Mike Hardy], Twenty Bucks (1993), Night Children (1990) [aka Children of the Night], Stand and Deliver (1987) 4.21 Kristin Minter (Randi): TV movies: "Dad, the Angel & Me" (1995), "Danielle Steele's 'Family Album'" (1994) Film: Flashfire (1993), There Goes My Baby (1993), Passed Away (1992), Cool as Ice (1991), Home Alone (1990) 4.22 Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell): TV series: "JAG" (1995), "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1993) TV movies: "XXX's and OOO's" (1994), "Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story" (1993) 4.23 CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks): TV series: "Birdland" (1994), "Women In Prison" (1987) TV movies: "White Dwarf" (1995), "Return to Lonesome Dove" [miniseries] (1993), "The Ernest Green Story" (1993), "For Their Own Good" (1993), "Lifepod" (1993), "Psycho IV: The Beginning" (1991), "Common Ground" (1990), "Murder in Mississippi" (1990), "No Place Like Home" (1989), "Third Degree Burn" (1989), "Leap of Faith" (1988), "Run Till You Fall" (1988), "If Tomorrow Comes" [miniseries] (1986), "As Summers Die" (1986), "Resting Place" (1986), "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) Film: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1995), Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995) [aka Demon Knight], Benny & Joon (1993), Robocop 3 (1993), Sliver (1993), The Importance of Being Earnest (1991), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Out of Rosenheim (1988) [aka Bagdad Cafe], Prizzi's Honor (1985), I'm Dancing As Fast I Can (1982), All That Jazz (1979) 4.24 Ving Rhames (Walt): TV series: "Men" (1989), "Another World" (19??) TV movies: "Deadly Whispers" (1995), "Ed McBain's 87th Precinct" (1995), "Terror on Track 9" (1992), "Iran: Days of Crisis" (1991), "Rising Son" (1990), "When You Remember Me" (1990), "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1984) Film: Mission: Impossible (1996), Striptease (1996), Drop Squad (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Bound By Honor (1993) [aka Blood In... Blood Out], Dave (1993), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), The People Under the Stairs (1992), Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Homicide (1991), Flight of the Intruder (1990), Jacob's Ladder (1990) [aka Dantes Inferno], The Long Walk Home (1990), Casualties of War (1989), Patty Hearst (1988) [aka Patty], Native Son (1986) 4.25 Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich): TV series: "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" (1990), "Falcon Crest" (1981), "Husbands, Wives & Lovers" (1978), "One Day At a Time" (1980-81), "When Things Were Rotten" (1975), "Adam's Rib" (1973) TV movies: "Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8" (1987), "Courage" (1986), "Dress Gray" (1986), "Evergreen" [miniseries] (1985), "Do You Remember Love" (1985) [aka "Macross; Do You Remember Love?"], "The Ratings Game" (1984), "The Winds of War" [miniseries] (1983), "Another Woman's Child" (1983), "The Day the Bubble Burst" (1981), "A Question of Guilt" (1978). "In the Glitter Palace" (1977), "The Dream Makers" (1975), "The Night That Panicked America" (1975) Film: Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995), Wolf (1994), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Husbands and Wives (1992), Kidco (1984), The Sting II (1983), The Chosen (1981), The Big Fix (1978), Rabbit Test (1978), The Sunshine Boys (1975), Silent Running (1971), The Devil's 8 (1969), Flareup (1969) 4.26 Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis): TV series: "Twin Peaks" (1990), "L.A. Law" (198?). TV movies: "When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn" (1993), "Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back" (1993), "Live! From Death Row" (1992), "Dead on the Money" (1991), "Heartbeat" (1988), "Heart of the City" (1986), "Not My Kid" (1985), "Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac" (1984) [aka "Florida Flight 90"], "Single Bars, Single Women" (1984), "Quarterback Princess" (1983) Film: Wet (1995), Color of Night (1994), Getting Even With Dad (1994), Fire in the Sky (1993), Lorenzo's Oil (1992) [aka El Aceite de la Vida], Bad Influence (1990), Everybody Wins (1990), Brenda Starr (1989), Road House (1989), Crossing Delancey (1988), Dream Demon (1988), Angel Heart (1987), Campus Man (1987), Under Cover (1987), The Morning After (1986), Murphy's Law (1986), Ratboy (1986), Withboard (1985), Private School (1983) --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION FIVE: SPECIFIC QUESTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.01 Where does "ER" take place? "ER" takes place in Cook County General Hospital, and is based on Cook County Hospital, a real hospital in Chicago. The hospital is sometimes referred to, on the show and in real life, as "CCH". --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.02 Where is "ER" filmed? "ER" is filmed both in California and in Chicago. Some location shots are filmed at the UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) Hospital; other exterior location shots are filmed elsewhere in Chicago. (Dana Akanova reports that, contrary to information previously stated here, the helicopter used by the show actually belongs to the University of Chicago, not the UIC.) Sometimes, characters can be seen walking in parts of Chicago which are actually quite a distance from where Cook County Hospital is supposed to be; this is artistic license for the purpose of having scenic locations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.03 What are some other "ER"-like shows on television? Debuting the same week as "ER" was CBS's "Chicago Hope", which has developed its own following. Some viewers like both shows. "Chicago Hope" premiered in the same timeslot as "ER" but soon was moved to a different night because it was getting severely beaten in the ratings. Produced by the creators of "Picket Fences", "Chicago Hope" actually has more in common with that show than with "ER". Unlike the fast-paced action and snappy plot movement of "ER", "Chicago Hope" tends to be talkier and more ponderous. It also exhibits a consistent streak of dark humor not generally seen on "ER". Fans of "Chicago Hope" can discuss the show on Usenet in alt.tv.chicago-hope. As a mid-season replacement in early 1995, Fox unveiled "Medicine Ball", a medical drama which imitated "ER" in some ways but made deliberate attempts to appeal to a younger audience by using youthful attractive actors and generally employing less sophisticated storylines. "Medicine Ball" was not renewed by Fox following its tryout period. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.04 Who wrote the theme music for "ER"? The "ER" theme was composed by James Newton Howard. Mr. Howard has composed the original scores to many prominent motion pictures; my favorite is _Grand Canyon_, of which I own the CD. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.05 Why does "ER" show reruns all the time? More so than most shows, the fans of "ER" definitely notice when the series airs a rerun, due especially to the show's dedicated following and serial story nature. I think sometimes fans have a tendency to exaggerate when it comes to the reruns; generally, "ER" shows about the same number of new episodes as other shows. The second season of "ER" will consist of twenty-two episodes when finished, which is very normal. The first season of "ER" was comprised of twenty-five episodes, which is slightly above normal. It may be that "ER" shows an unusually high number of reruns because the show is rarely pre-empted for other shows. In nineteen months on the air, "ER" has only been pre-empted five times. Hence, when other shows are replaced by specials and special broadcasts of other series' (such as the frequently-pre-empted "NYPD Blue"), "ER" may be showing yet another rerun. "ER" is a proven ratings winner even during rerun periods, so NBC doesn't mind programming them. Another slight difference may be due to what is known as "sweeps" months: February, May, August and November, when the ratings battle is especially intensive. "ER"'s producers are especially mindful of sweeps periods, and perhaps more so than some other shows, elect to pack these months with new episodes, thus thinning out the crop throughout the remainder of the season. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.06 What is "ER: The Movie"? This is a title sometimes used to refer to the pilot of the series, which carried the title "24 Hours" when shown on television. ("ER" has never been shown in movie theaters.) The pilot is available on videotape; it is currently the only episode which is, in the U.S. If you see "ER" in an American video store, that's what it is. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.07 How does "ER" perform in the ratings? "ER" is currently the highest-rated one-hour show airing in the United States. The highest-rated episode of "ER" to date was "Hell and High Water" [207], airing the week of 11/13/95. It captured a 28.4 rating and a 47 share, which means that 47% of all people watching television in the U.S. were watching "ER". Comprehensive ratings information can by obtained on the World Wide Web at: http://www.realtime.net/~kaufman/Nielsen.Ratings.htm http://www.iceonline.com/home/krish/news/neilsons.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.08 How can I get copies of past episodes on videotape? As stated above, there is only one episode of "ER" commercially available on video in the U.S. right now: "24 Hours", the pilot episode. "24 Hours" runs two hours when shown on television with commercials; on videotape,the episode is roughly an hour and a half. More episodes are available on video in Great Britain. In addition to the pilot (called "The Beginning" in the U.K.), three more tapes have been released, each with two episodes on it. They are: Volume 1 - "Into That Good Night" / "Chicago Heat" Volume 2 - "Happy New Year" / "Feb 5 '95" Volume 3 - "Sleepless in Chicago" / "Love's Labor Lost" If you're missing any of the other episodes, you're probably out of luck unless you tape them when they air again. Some people arrange to trade copies of episodes over the Internet, but this is illegal, and I can't officially encourage it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.09 How can I contact the actors on the show? You can send your letters to: Attn: c/o Crichton TV 4000 Warner Brothers Blvd. Production Building #1 Burbank, CA 91505 A user named Heidi (mclev2147@aol.com) reportedly sent a letter to Julianna Margulies using this address and got a response and an autographed publicity picture back. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.10 How can I submit a script to "ER"? Like most shows, "ER" takes scripts only from writers with agents. If you have an agent, you likely already know the process for this. There is a Web site allegedly taking MEDICAL-related suggestions for story ideas, to be forwarded to an unnamed doctor on the writing staff. I don't know how legitimate it is, but you're welcome to check it out. The address is: http://www.wp.com/bytebloc/ersubmit.html. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.11 When will "ER" show up in syndication? The cable channel TNT (Turner Network Television) has bought the syndication rights to "ER" episodes through 1998 -- meaning that *someone* is pretty sure that the series will run at least four seasons. What this means is that at some point in the future, TNT will begin showing reruns of "ER" starting from the beginning, and they may well still be showing them after "ER" is (heaven forbid) canceled by NBC. No one knows exactly when TNT will start showing "ER", but it probably won't be until 1997 at the earliest. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.12 What Emmy awards was "ER" nominated for? Nominations for the Emmys, which are the official awards of the Academy for Television Arts & Sciences, were announced on July 18. "ER" received the following nominations: Casting for a Series Cinematography ("Hell and High Water") Directing for a Drama Series (Mimi Leder, "The Healers") Directing for a Drama Series (Christopher Chulack, "Hell and High Water") Editing for a Series, Single-Camera Production ("The Healers") Editing for a Series, Single-Camera Production ("Hell and High Water") Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Anthony Edwards) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (George Clooney) Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Penny Fuller, "Welcome Back, Carter") Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Sherry Stringfield) Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Noah Wyle) Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies) The President's Award Outstanding Drama Series Oustanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series ("Hell and High Water") Writing for a Drama Series (John Wells, "The Healers") Writing for a Drama Series (Neal Baer, "Hell and High Water") The 1996 Emmy Awards will be broadcast live in the U.S. on ABC on September 8, 1996.. For a full list of nominations and other information, check out the official Emmy web page at http://www.emmys.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.121 What other awards has "ER" won? For episodes shown in the 1994-95 broadcast year (in America), "ER" received 21 nominations in sixteen categories. It won six of those sixteen categories. The following is a list of the nominations "ER" received; winners are marked with an asterisk (*). Outstanding Drama Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Anthony Edwards) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (George Clooney) Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Sherry Stringfield) Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Eriq La Salle) Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Noah Wyle) (*) Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies) Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Vondie Curtis-Hall, "ER Confidential") Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Rosemary Clooney, "Going Home") Directing in a Drama Series (Rod Holcomb, "Pilot") (*) Directing in a Drama Series (Mimi Leder, "Love's Labor Lost") Writing in a Drama Series (Michael Crichton, "Pilot") (*) Writing in a Drama Series (Lance A. Gentile, "Love's Labor Lost") Casting for a Series Editing for a Series, Single-Camera Production ("Pilot") Editing for a Series, Single-Camera Production ("Love's Labor Lost") (*) Graphic Design & Title Sequence Makeup ("Pilot") Main Title Theme Music (*) Sound Editing ("Love's Labor Lost") (*) Sound Mixing ("Love's Labor Lost") If anyone has complete information about "ER"'s achievements in the People's Choice Awards, the Screen Actor's Guild Awards, or any other entertainment industry awards, please send it to me or let me know where I can get it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.13 Does Michael Crichton have any real medical experience? Michael Crichton graduated from Harvard Medical School. While a student, he worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, and it was his experiences there that form the core of his non-fiction book about working at a hospital, _Five Patients_. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.14 Why was Carter around for so long as just a medical student? In real life, the rotation for a medical ER student is supposed to be a maximum of six to twelve weeks, yet Carter was on his rotation for a year of the series. There's no real explanation for this, just that the character is very popular and the writers suspended disbelief by having him stay. In the second season, there was slightly more justification for Carter's presence, in that he received a surgical sub-internship to work at the hospital at the end of the first season. I'm told that sub- internships (or "sub-I's") still only last a little longer than a med student rotation, so Carter's year-long stay is still somewhat unrealistic. In the third season, Carter will be undertaking his actual internship, so his presence will finally make sense. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.15 Why was Carter referred to as "Doctor" while he's still a student? The explanation given is that patients are made to feel more at ease if they believe they're being examined by a real doctor. Some people have reported that this is semi-common, or at least acceptable, practice at some hospitals; others have claimed that this is totally unethical. Students are given nametags that have their names on it, but not "Dr." or "M.D.". They're taught not to be forward with the fact that they're only students, but not to be evasive about it either. At the end of the second season, Carter graduated from med school and received his medical degree, so he's officially a doctor now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.16 Is Carter wealthy? In the episode "Love Among the Ruins" [123], it's revealed that Carter's father is one of the wealthiest men in Chicago, worth $178 million. (In that episode, a rich patron of the hospital who recently paid for a new cardiac wing discovers that his son and Carter went to prep school together.) Carter's wealthy background isn't brought up much, but it's fairly evident that he doesn't have a problem affording things, unlike the heavily-indebted residents. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.17 Is a resident or an attending physician? Susan Lewis, Peter Benton and Kerry Weaver are all residents. As of the second season, Susan and Peter are third-year residents. Kerry's advancement is not known for sure, but she was probably at least a fourth-year during the second season, given that she was chosen o be chief resident of the ER (over Susan and the others). Mark was a fourth-year resident in the first season of the show; now, he is finished with his residency, and works as an attending. Most of the "upper-level" doctors seen on the show, like Hicks, Kaysen, Vucelich, etc., are also attending physicians. As of the beginning of the third season, Carter is a first-year resident, also called an intern. Doug is a pediatric fellow; that is to say, he is finished with his residency, but instead of working as an attending, his position with the hospital is there because of a fellowship grant. In the early half of the second season, Doug's grant was in jeopardy after he ruffled the wrong feathers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.18 Did Carol try to commit suicide? Why? In the show's pilot episode, "24 Hours", Carol attempted suicide by swallowing a bottle of pills. Originally, the writers had planned to kill Carol off at that point, but test audiences liked the character too much, so she made a recovery in the second episode. Since it happened before the first episode took place, the impetus for Carol's suicide isn't very well documented, but we do know that it *partially* resulted from a recent, badly-ended relationship with Doug Ross, and stemmed from other factors as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.19 When did Carol and Doug date? At a time before the first episode took place, Carol and Doug were involved in a relationship that lasted for an unknown period of time. It is known that the relationship ended partially, but possibly not completely, due to Doug's habits of drinking and womanizing. During the first season, Doug tried to win Carol back, but by that point, she was engaged to be married to John Taglieri. In "ER Confidential" [109], Carol reveals to Tag that she slept with Doug in a moment of weakness *after* she had started seeing Tag (at a time before the series began). Carol and Doug shared an unexpected kiss in "Another Perfect Day" [107]. Also, during another brief period of vulnerability, after her adoption of a little Russian girl with AIDS was rejected, Carol tried to kiss Doug, but he gently declined her advance ("Sleepless in Chicago" [118]). Even though Carol is no longer seeing Tag, both she and Doug appear to be over each other, and their relationship has matured into a healthy, supportive friendship. Many fans of the show on the Internet seem to want Carol and Doug to rekindle their flame, and between the first and second season, a rumor surfaced to the effect that these fans would get their wish. So far, however, there's been no indication of this on the show; For most of the second season, Carol was involved with paramedic "Shep" Shepherd, although that relationship also appears to be over. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.20 Was and/or is Doug an alcoholic? Early in the series, much was made of Doug's drinking problem, but this particular character trait isn't emphasized as much as it is with some of television's other alcoholic characters. In a second season episode, "And Baby Makes Two" [205], Harper asks Doug how he handles all the trauma and stress of being a doctor, to which he replies, "Usually I drink, but I'm not a very good role model." Later in the season, however, Mark and Susan were seen buying marguerita mix for Doug's birthday, so one might presume that his problem isn't so bad that his friends are willingly encouraging it. My take on this is: While it's certainly not healthy for Doug to be drinking, we haven't seen it adversely affect his work performance (i.e. he doesn't come in to work drunk, or drink at home when he's supposed to be at work). This leads me to suspect that Doug's drinking problem is not as serious as alcoholism is generally portrayed on television, or perhaps that it has been tempered in recent times. There's nothing unrealistic about the depiction of Doug's drinking, at any rate; many people all over the world drink on a regular basis, often for the wrong reasons, yet manage to keep it from destroying their livelihood. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.21 Does Doug have a son? Yes. Only two episodes mention it, however. In "Hit and Run" [104], Doug is asked by a patient's father if he has any children, and he says that he has a son. In "Luck of the Draw" [113], he's asked the same thing by a patient, and replies, "I have a son; he's eight." Having overheard this, Nurse Wendy Goldman later says, "I didn't know you had a son. What's his name?" Doug says, "I don't know, Wendy, I've never seen him." The conventional wisdom is that this son is the result of a liaison Doug once had with a woman he no longer keeps in touch with, and that the child was very likely born after Doug and the woman had severed ties. One theory is that Doug left this woman after finding out she was pregnant, because he couldn't bear the responsibility of fathering a child. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.221 Are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related? Rosemary Clooney, a prominent cabaret singer from the '40s and '50s, is George Clooney's aunt. Rosemary guest-starred on two episodes of "ER" [103 and 111] as Mrs. Cavanaugh, a.k.a. "Madame X", a mystery woman with Alzheimer's who wandered the halls of the hospital singing. Her character's name wasn't revealed until near the end of her second appearance, when her daughter showed up to claim her. Although her voice has deteriorated somewhat to emphysema, Rosemary Clooney still enjoys a successful career, singing in concert halls and recording big band and jazz standards. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.222 Are George Clooney and Nick Clooney related? Again, yes! Nick Clooney is George's father (and Rosemary's brother). Nick Clooney has had a fairly prominent career in broadcasting, and is best known for hosting movie presentations on cable television's American Movie Classics. AMC even has a Web page for Nick, if you can believe that, with a picture and some biographical information. It's at: http://www.amctv.com/aboutamc/nickclooney/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.23 Is George Clooney leaving the show? No. George Clooney has signed on to play Batman in the fourth installment of the current series of Batman films. The movie, called _Batman and Robin_, is scheduled to open in the summer of 1997. However, George has stated repeatedly that he is NOT leaving the show. Luckily, he has found time in between filming "ER" episodes to do movie projects such as this, and they do not keep him from continuing his television duties. This is not uncommon; many actors are able to work on film projects as well as do a regular television series. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.24 Is Sherry Stringfield leaving the show? Probably not. The source for this rumor is a National Enquirer story which reported that the stress of the hard work and long hours of doing "ER" had adversely affected Sherry, and she wanted to leave the show at the end of the second season, out of fear of having a nervous breakdown. The mainstream entertainment press has not picked up on this story, though, so it's probably not legitimate. When considering the validity of stories from tabloids, it's important to remember: Often, tabloids, especially the Enquirer, will be dead-on accurate when reporting about "secret" television show information for the near future such as plotline information and what will happen to the characters on the show, because that sort of information is routinely discussed on intra-network memos which sometimes get leaked. The Enquirer and its ilk are considerably less reliable, however, when it comes to information on the personal decisions and feelings of the actors themselves. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.25 Is ANYONE leaving the show? In April, "Entertainment Tonight" reported that Christine Elise, who plays med student Harper Tracey, would not be returning for the show's third season. She now has a regular role in the Fox series "L.A. Firefighters". Ron Eldard also has a new show, "Men Behaving Badly", which will air on NBC this fall, but despite his commitment to it, he is still going to appear in a few "ER" episodes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.26 Is Harper's name "Harper Tracy" or "Tracy Harper"? It's Harper Tracy. Her first name is Harper, and her last name is Tracy. Confusion over this issue arose when Harper introduced herself [201] to Mark as "Harper Tracy", and Mark, misunderstanding, introduced himself by saying "Greene, Mark." There's also a certain amount of confusion due to the fact that Carter is called by his last name -- so why isn't Harper? The fact is that some characters are routinely called by their last names, and some are called by their first names. Carter has stated before that his friends call him "Carter" anyhow. (This hasn't stopped some characters, like Harper and Chloe, from addressing him as "John".) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.27 What's the cause of Kerry Weaver's disability? The source of Kerry's leg injury has never been mentioned on the show, despite some people thinking that they may remember having heard it. Laura Innes has stated in interviews that SHE doesn't know either -- and that she prefers the explanation to go unmentioned on the show, to allow more focus on Kerry's actual character. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.28 What's the _Top Gun_ connection to "ER"? Several "ER" actors appeared in the film _Top Gun_, which people seem to be constantly discovering anew (and posting their discovery to the net). The actors who fit this description are: Anthony Edwards Plays Dr. Mark Greene on "ER" Played "Goose" in Top Gun. Rick Rossovich Played Dr. John "Tag" Taglieri on "ER" Played "Slider" in Top Gun. Michael Ironside Played Dr. William "Wild Willie" Swift on "ER" Played "Jester" in Top Gun. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.29 What's the "China Beach" connection to "ER"? One of "ER"'s writer/producers, John Wells, served a similar function on ABC's critically-acclaimed Vietnam drama "China Beach". He reportedly brought some of his old "China Beach" staff members with him to "ER". Two actresses from that show have also made appearances on "ER". Marg Helgenberger, who played K.C. Koloski on "China Beach", has a recurring "ER" role as Karen Hines, Doug's current love interest. Megan Gallagher, otherwise known as Wayloo Marie Holmes on "China Beach", has also appeared a couple of times on "ER" as Kathy Snyder, the hospital's legal counsel. (Some speculated that Kathy was a potential romantic match-up for Mark Greene when the two bumped into each other at a singles bar.) Christine Elise, who played med student Harper Tracy in "ER"'s second season, also appeared on China Beach, coincidentally playing the grown daughter of Marg Helgenberger's character; like Marg's "ER" character, Christine's China Beach character was named Karen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.30 What's the "St. Elsewhere" connection to "ER"? Eric Laneuville, who played orderly Luther Hawkins on "St. Elsewhere" -- and went on to direct several of that show's more memorable episodes -- has directed one episode of "ER" as well, "Summer Run" [202]. He also appeared in a brief cameo as an unnamed character in "Do One, Teach One, Kill One" [203]. (It's also worth noting that on "St. Elsewhere", Eric's character later received additional training, first as a paramedic and later as a physician assistant [PA], which is what Jeanie Boulet is on "ER".) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.31 Why did Mark and his wife split up? The troubled marriage of Mark and Jennifer (or Jenn) Greene hit many bumps on the way down. During the first season, Mark drew the wrath of his wife by accepting an attending position at the hospital without consulting her first. Jenn had her eye on a similarly juicy position at a law firm in Milwaukee. Jenn took her position as well, and this caused the two to begin spending time apart. Eventually, Mark compromised by regularly commuting via train from Milwaukee to Chicago, while their young daughter Rachel lived in Milwaukee with Jenn. However, in the episode "Home" [208], Jenn and Rachel were in an auto accident on the way home from an office Christmas party. Only Jenn was hurt, and then not seriously, but when he visited them in the hospital soon after, Mark discovered that the driver of the car was Craig Simon, one of Jenn's fellow law clerks. Jenn admitted that she'd been having an affair with Craig. Since then, Mark and Jenn have been officially quits. As of the end of the second season, their divorce is more or less final, and they've agreed to share custody of Rachel. In addition, Jenn has announced that she and Craig plan to marry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.32 Are Mark and Susan going to get together? Mark and Susan are good friends, and throughout the show, have always been there to support each other, despite a couple of flare-ups of professional friction. Since early in the first season, Mark and Susan have occasionally flirted, as friends might do. When Mark began having problems with Jenn, Susan appeared more and more as a source of compassion, in contrast, and many people began speculating that the two would initiate a romance. This still has not yet come to pass -- although many people on the Internet would like it to. In the episode "The Right Thing" [213], Mark and Susan come into work together due to Susan's car being in the shop, and Carter, seeing them together, spreads a rumor that catches fire in the ER, thus causing everyone to think that Mark and Susan are having an affair. They're not, of course, but privately, while joking about the idea, an awkward moment passes between them. If anything, this has made people even more certain that the two characters are meant to be together, and who knows, maybe they will be. Many people are also opposed to such a development. Strong male/female platonic friendships, particularly among main characters, are rare on television, and so many would like Mark and Susan to maintain their present status as good friends. There's also the fear, in some quarters, of the so-called "Moonlighting" curse, the perceived notion that breaking romantic tension and having characters jump into bed together has a tendency to be damaging to the quality of the show. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.33 Does Amanda Plummer play Susan's sister Chloe? No. This is a very common misapprehension, however. Firstly, the actress who plays Chloe (Kathleen Wilhoite) and Amanda Plummer share a certain distinctive acting style that makes it easy for some people to confuse the two. Secondly, *both* actresses appeared on the show "L.A. Law", each one playing a character who was romantically involved with Benny, the mentally disabled man who was a regular character on the series during its later years. Hence, people who answer this question by saying that "Chloe is the same woman as Benny's girlfriend on L.A. Law" are really only muddying the issue further. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.34 Where did Div Cvetic (Susan's boyfriend) disappear to? During the first season, Susan dated a one of the psych department doctors, Div Cvetic. However, Div gradually became chronically depressed for reasons that are still a mystery. His depression manifested itself as an increasing hostility toward his patients. He failed to show up for Thanksgiving dinner at Susan's place, in "ER Confidential" [109], and at the end of that episode, we see a troubled-looking Div darting on foot in the middle of downtown traffic. This is the last we ever see of him. Two episodes later, in "The Gift" [111], Susan arrives home (they were living together) to find that Div had disappeared, and moved all of his belongings out, without any notice or warning. Later in the year (in "Love Among the Ruins", [123]), Susan discovers a recent snapshot of Div in a dating service book owned by a taxi driver who runs the dating service on the side. Div is apparently one of the cabbie's success stories; he tells Susan that thanks to his service, Div is happily married to a woman to owns a chain of mortuaries. This seems to present pretty firm evidence that wherever Div is, he's living a life far removed from the show's characters, and will therefore likely not return any time soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.35 Where is Jerry? (Recurring characters) Jerry (as well as Randi, Dr. Morganstern, and a slew of other characters) is only a recurring character. Abraham Benrubi, who plays him, is not a member of the main cast, and therefore will not appear in every episode. In fact, weeks may go by (and have gone by) without him appearing. Unlike the main cast actors, he is signed up for only a handful of episodes at a time, until such time that the producers decide to add him to the main cast (which they may well never do). --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.36 Where did "Wild Willie" go? In the episode "Sleepless in Chicago" [118], Dr. Morganstern announces that he's going to be leaving Cook County to head up a new residency program in Boston. His replacement, Dr. William Swift, appears two episodes later ("Full Moon, Saturday Night"), and it looked like Morgenstern was gone for good. Swift was given the name "Wild Willie" because Tag, who knew him at Ohio State, mentions that they used to call him that. Indeed, this nickname grew to be so pervasive that many "ER" viewers seem to only remember him by it. However, in the first episode of the second season ("Welcome Back, Carter" [201]), suddenly Swift was gone, and Morgenstern was back. The reason for this is that in between seasons, Michael Ironside, who played Dr. Swift, was offered the lead role on NBC's science fiction series "SeaQuest 2032" (replacing that show's former lead, Roy Scheider). He took the job, and helmed the sinking series during its third and final season. No explanation was offered on the show as to where Swift went, although we did get a reason why Morgenstern returned [202]: the residency program he was supposed to lead was fouled up by bureaucracy, and never got off the ground. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.37 Where did Bob go? A timid Polish woman who worked in the ER during the early first season, she had a name that apparently no one could pronounce (or want to, anyway), so the ER staffers re-dubbed her "Bob". She appeared scatteringly over the course of the first season, gradually asserting herself while working for the administrative desk. An interesting thread was raised with her character in "Blizzard" [110], when Bob impulsively jumped in the middle of a failing operation and saved a patient with some impromptu (and surprising) surgical work. Afterward, she revealed that she had been a surgeon in Poland, but had no license to practice medicine in America. Carter offered to help tutor her if she wanted to pursue it. The last time she appeared, as of this writing, was in "Summer Run" [202], where she was very efficient at carrying out the wishes of new chief resident Kerry Weaver (to Doug's dismay). Since then, she hasn't been on the show at all. No one seems to know why, although it's possible that actress Malgoscha Gobel (who's been in Schindler's List among other films) has been busy with other work, or otherwise unavailable. It's also possible that the writers have simply deigned not to use the character, for their own reasons. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.38 What does "CCH" mean in "CCH Pounder"? CCH Pounder is the actress who plays Dr. Angela Hicks, a staff surgeon who is occasionally seen in a supervisory capacity, particularly with Peter Benton. "CCH" are her initials. She doesn't use periods to set them apart like most people, which is what seems to confuse some folks. (ER's use of lower-case screen credits has also led some to mistakenly wonder if "Cch" was actually a name.) Her initials are derived from the name she was born with in Guyana: Carol Christine Hilaria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.39 What does Quentin Tarantino have to do with "ER"? The popular director of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs also directed an episode of "ER". Titled "Motherhood" [124], it originally aired on May 11, 1995 (near Mother's Day). The episode had a few signature Tarantino touches, notably some slightly grislier-than-usual surgery scenes. Having already been repeated twice (most recently in March '96), it probably won't be rerun for a while. Tarantino did not actually appear in the episode himself, but he did appear with George Clooney in the film From Dusk Till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Tarantino. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.40 Which "ER" characters are Jewish? In "A Miracle Happens Here" [210], Mark Greene describes himself as "the son of an agnostic Jew and a lapsed Catholic", although he doesn't identify which side of his family is Jewish. His part of that episode's story involves him rediscovering an aspect of his faith, and at the end of the show, he helps a Jewish family celebrate Chanukah. Dr. Morgenstern identified himself once as half-Jewish, half- "genuine Highland Scots", and while I think he did name which side was which, I don't remember how it went. In that episode ("True Lies", [212]), Morgenstern celebrates Robert Burns' birthday, a Scottish tradition. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.41 I heard something on the news about the guy who plays Malik. What happened? Actor/rapper Deezer D. (real name: Dearon Thompson), who plays Nurse Malik McGrath on the show, was arrested on May 16, 1996 in Los Angeles for allegedly making threatening phone calls to his girlfriend and resisting arrest, according to UPI. As of late May, he is awaiting a court hearing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.42 What was that song playing at the beginning of the second season finale? The beginning of the episode "John Carter M.D." [222] featured a pretty sizable chunk of a song called "If You Want Me To Stay" by Sly and the Family Stone, the seminal pop/funk band from the late 1960s and '70s. If you want to buy a CD that has this song on it, buy Sly & the Family Stone's "Anthology" or the soundtrack to the motion picture "Dead Presidents". (Warning: there's now a companion album to the latter called "Dead Presidents Volume 2" which does not feature this song, so be sure you get the right one. Heck, get both of them just to be safe.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.43 What is Al Boulet's occupation? Al works for the Chicago Transit Authority as a driver; he can be seen wearing their logo on his sleeve in at least one appearance. Despite being seen helping Jeanie get her car started in one episode, Al does not necessarily work as a mechanic. It may come as a surprise to many people, but some folks do know a little bit about cars even though they don't work on them for a living. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION SIX: MEDICAL QUESTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 How realistic is "ER"? This depends largely on who you ask. Still, people who work in real emergency rooms can almost always point out something amiss. For instance, masks are often foregone so that we can see the actors' faces. On the show, there are six real nurses who help make sure the show comes as close to reality as possible. The nurses also perform as extras in the actual show, and also contribute some of the stories the show is based on; such as the scene where Mark and Jen making love in the bathroom. At least one doctor, Lance A. Gentile, contributes to the writing on the show, both as a writer and as a consultant. I asked for people who work in real ERs to send me their comments about this topic. Almost overwhelmingly, the most often mentioned unrealistic aspect about the show was how quickly lab tests and x-ray results are returned. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.2 What's the general schedule for becoming a doctor? After completing college or university, the prospective student goes to: 4 years medical school: Years 1-2 consist of generally textbook-based learning in the basic medical sciences. Years 3-4 consist of hands-on training/learning through many different areas of medicine; medicine, family practice, emergency, etc... First Year of Residency, or year of Internship After obtaining a medical degree, the first year of residency consists of more rotating through the medical disciplines with greater responsibility. Also the considered the hardest year. Some users report that today, many residencies have eliminated internship requirements, and allow residents to begin their residency immediately. Years 2-(up to 10) Residency: Residents are full-fledged doctors, depending on the specialty. Brain surgery is not done by 2nd year residents alone. Fellowship years: Optional training years in a specific specialty (usually a subspecialty like Doug Ross's pediatric ER). Attending: Where the doctors watch over other residents fellowship winners in teaching hospitals. Dr. Kayson is an attending physician. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.3 Where else can I get more info on ER medicine? Check out the misc.education WWW site at: http://www.primenet.com/~gwa/med.ed/memhome.html for information on getting a medical education. What are some good books to read? (Note that I have not read any of these; the following recommendations are from Mike "Phloem" Sugimoto.) Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment 4/e Saunders & Ho 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1424-3, A1347-2 Published by Appleton & Lange This is a highly technical book, intended for "physicians, residents, and medical students who are providing emergency care." It looks at most of the aspects of life in an ER, including the legal aspects of medical care. (For those interested in exactly what was happening when Swift called the drill in "Full Moon, Saturday Night" or what was going on in "Blizzard", there is also a section on multicasualty incidents.) Also included is a chapter on procedures commonly done in the EW, including venous cutdown and thoracotomy. The last price, in Canadian dollars, is $54.95, and you should be able to either find it at your local university library or order it through your local bookstore. It might take a while the latter route - my copy took almost six weeks to arrive. Appleton & Lange publish PILES of medical reference books - the current series of clinical references are, in my opinion, the best I have found. Also of possible interest are: (this is the Current * series of references) Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment, 11/e Hathaway, et al 1992, ISBN 0-8385-1440-5, A1440-5 Current Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment, 7/e Pernoll 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1424-3, A1424-9 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 1992, 31/e Schroeder, et al 1992, ISBN 0-8385-1438-6, A1438-9 Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment, 9/e Way 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1426-X, A1426-4 Call Appleton & Lange at 1-800-423-1359 for more information (in CT, 838-4400). Finally, the all-purpose reference book, the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, is widely available. Mine is in 16th edition, and has served me very well in the three years I've had it. For a briefer look at emergency medicine (also to see the origin of some of the show's plot devices), Michael Crichton has re-published his book Five Patients. It should be available at your local bookstore. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.4 What do all those medical abbreviations mean? ABG = Arterial Blood Gas; see "blood gas" in 6.5. AMA = Against Medical Advice. Usually said in the context of, "leaving AMA." CAT scan = Computerized Axial Tomography. Shooting your head full of radiation to produce pretty pictures to tell surgeons exactly what's wrong with your brain, if there are physical manifestations. Otherwise, it's a job for the psych ward. (Michael Rack reports that CAT scans are used all over the body, not just for the head, and by doctors other than surgeons as well.) CBC = Complete Blood Count An all-purpose test, combining determinations such as red blood cell count, white cell count, erythrocyte (mature blood cells) indices, hematocrit and a differential blood count. CT scan = Same as CAT scan. NG tube = Nasogastric tube. When performing lavage and gastric suction, a tube is passed through the nose and down the throat into the stomach. The contents of it can then be sucked out, or water can be injected into the stomach to determine whether or not there is internal bleeding (as in the case of ulcers or gastric rupture). TPA = Tissue Plasminogen Activator It activates an enzyme, plasminogen, in your system which helps to dissolve blots clots. It is usually administered to patients that have suffered heart attacks, but is only effective within a few hours of the first symptoms. 6.5 Other medical terms Angioplasty: A surgical procedure where a balloon is inserted into the patient's blocked artery and inflated, in hopes of clearing the blocked artery. Blood Gas: Used to get the gas phase components, which tells the oxygen, carbon-dioxide, pH balance, etc. (ABG: arterial blood gas.) Chem7: A battery of tests on blood to determine chemistry. What doctors usually look for are things like calcium levels, magnesium, concentration of oxygen, potassium, sodium, and carbon dioxide in the blood. Chem7, seven parts of a: Sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and glucose. (A Chem18 or 21 has the other electrolytes like calcium and magnesium.) Foley: A Foley Catheter. A tube passed up the urethra into the bladder to drain it. (Ouch!) Lavage: Washing out. A gastric lavage, for example, involves removing the bad drugs from an overdose by washing out the stomach, giving charcoal afterward, and managing the adverse side effects. A peritoneal lavage is a test for abdominal bleeding wherein blood is washed out of the abdominal cavity. 'Lytes: (pronounced "lights") Electrolyte analysis. Here, doctors look for much of the same things as in a Chem7, but with specific focus on electrolytes in the body, so things like potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca++); all the things necessary for the correct conduction of electrical currents in the body, generally gauging kidney function. O Neg: Type O-negative blood. Called universal donor because it contains no amounts of the common A or B antigen. People with A, B, or O blood types will make antibodies to the antigen that they don't have (A and/or B), thus giving O blood won't react to this type. The negative stands for Rhesus factor negative, another major determinant of possible transfusion reactions. Path urine: Urinalysis. Simply put, looking for things in the urine that ought not to be there and can indicate a disorder (i.e. high glucose could be indemic of diabetes, etc.). Stat: "Immediately!" Tox screen: Toxicological analysis of the blood. Done to search for drugs, poisons, or any other toxic products in the blood. Will turn up things like cannabis, heavy metals, opiates, heroin, etc. Type and Cross-Match: Blood typing. There are four main blood groups and two other antigen systems; A, B, AB, and O, as well as Rh+ and Rh-. The discussion on blood typing is quite technical, and there are many books on the subject, so if you're interested in it, please see one of them. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.6 What is a rib-spreader? This is an in-joke on the show; many episodes feature a character asking for a rib-spreader as part of the dialogue. (Some people say that this is a feature of *every* episode, which I have not verified.) A rip-spreader is actually a real device, however. It's a device that basically is like a hook that is used to "spread" the ribs apart so that access to the thoracic cavity (and the internal organs therein, such as the heart, etc.) can be achieved. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION SEVEN: FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT "ER" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.1 Are there any books about the show? Yes. One is called _Behind the Scenes at ER_, written by Janine Pourroy and published by Ballantine Books in New York. The cover price is $15.00 (US). It contains an episode guide to the first season of the show as well as a wealth of information about the show's actors, characters, writers, directors and locations. There's also a book called _The ER Companion_, by Stephen Spignisi. The ER Companion is a very different book from _Behind the Scenes at ER_, and for that reason is a worthwhile addition to any ER fan's library. You'll find very thorough reviews of all of the first season episodes, including complete patient histories. There's also a comprehensive glossary of terms and a quiz section at the back of the book. My only complaint is that it only covers season 1 -- the picture of Jeanie Boulet being included among the main cast on the books cover is a bit of a con. Worth having, but buy Behind the Scenes at ER first. (Thanks to Shea Bennett for the above review.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.2 Where can I go on the Internet to learn more about "ER"? There is a newsgroup devoted to discussion of the show, alt.tv.er. If you can't find this newsgroup, bug the people in charge at your site until they carry it. There is also a newsgroup especially for British "ER" fans, called uk.media.tv.er. You can also subscribe to an "ER" mailing list, for the purpose of discussing the show. Send an e-mail message to: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu with the text: subscribe ER-L [YourReal Name] in the body of the message. There are a number of World Wide Web sites devoted to "ER", and more every day. Here's a list: MAJOR PAGES: - NBC's Official Page: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html - Medic ER Web Site, ER Fan Club: http://www.albany.net/~williamh or http://www.greenheart.com/power90/welcome.html -- beta version FAQ: - ER FAQ: http://gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca/~vichan/www/er.html EPISODE SUMMARIES: - Scott Hollifield: http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html GENERAL: - R Tsang: http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Ewtsang/er/er.html - D Chapman (Tardis Archives): http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us/drama/ER/ - Daniel Greene: http://www.seas.gwu.edu/student/danny/er/ - George Olund: http://www.dsg.ki.se/~b95-geo/ - Irene: http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1163/er.html - John Callaghan: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2079/index.html - Sneakers: http://www.willamette.edu/~jhadden/er.html - Michelle's: http://www.logicom.com/michelle/er.htm - Roger's Access Pg: http://exp2.wam.umd.edu/~rl/ER/er.html - Shea Bennett's: http://www.cityscape.co.uk/users/fi28/shea/er.htm GEORGE CLOONEY: - Marty's Pg: http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~mtsai/george_clooney.html - Patubo's Page: http://www.hooked.net/users/cpatubo/clooney.html - Clooney Page: http://www2.eos.net/lumina/clooney.html JULIANNA MARGULIES - Stephen Hollis: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5785/ SHERRY STRINGFIELD: - S Stringfield Pg: http://www.best.com/~diggity/sherry - S Stringfield Pg: http://www.xtc.net/~klemm/sherry/ NOAH WYLE: - Noah Wyle Fan Club Page: http://www.gti.net/will/noah/ MING NA-WEN: - The Ming Na-Wen Page: http://www.nd.edu/~aleyden/ming.html ABRAHAM BENRUBI: - The Abraham Benrubi Page: http://www.halcyon.com/tedlewis/benrubi.html MISCELLANEOUS: - Movie Madness ER: http://www.ishops.com/moviemadness/er.html - ER Italia - Indice: http://www.altair.it/er/ - ER Kids Club Page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kidsclub/ - Submit ER Script Idea: http://www.wp.com/bytebloc/ersubmit.html TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT A SPECIFIC "ER" PERSON: - http://www.msstate.edu/M/person-exact?+,+ FTP SITE: - trustno1.pc.cc.cmu.edu Thanks to John Stuart for assembling this list for me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.3. What's a "spoiler" and why does it upset some people? With so many TV shows featuring cliffhanger-type plots this spring, this has become a hot topic in a lot of Usenet groups. Basically, a spoiler is any piece of information about an upcoming episode. It got that name because for those people who like to go into each episode knowing absolutely nothing but what happened in previous episodes, being told certain bits of information can "spoil" their enjoyment of that episode. Spoiler information can range from things as major as the fact that a character is going to die to something as relatively mundane as the fact that Andy Jr. would show up as a surprise guest at Andy's wedding. Because some people don't mind knowing stuff in advance, it's okay to include spoilers in your posts, but there are a few basic guidelines to follow to avoid ticking people off: 1)Always insert the word "Spoiler" in your subject header, especially if you're following up to a thread that didn't originally have spoilers in it 2)NEVER put an actual spoiler ("I can't believe Carter is going to get hit by a train!", for instance) in your subject header. (And that is an imaginary example, by the way.) Even if you were to leave Carter's name out in that particular example, the mere knowledge that *any* of the characters is going to get hit by a train constitutes a spoiler for most people. A good example of a spoiler-safe header is something like "What I heard about the season premiere - Spoiler." 3)Try very hard to include a lot of blank lines in a post before the spoiler information, so that some unfortunate soul whose newsreader won't allow him/her to scan subject headers, won't unwittingly stumble across a spoiler. So, you may be asking, do I have to keep doing this for every episode in perpetuity? No. The generally accepted Usenet rule is that once an episode airs, spoilers don't apply to it. (Thanks to Alan Sepinwall for supplying the above text.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.4 Where can I chat online with others about "ER"? People gather on Thursday nights on IRC on the channel #ER to discuss, joke about, and just chat about ER. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. The simplest way to see if you can get onto IRC is to type IRC at the command prompt of your service provider. If your system already has IRC installed the program should start to load and connect you. At any time, 24hrs a day, 365 days a year, there can be thousands of users on IRC at any given time. There also channels for discussing just about anything you can imagine. (And a few things you probably can't.) :) For example, #xf for X-Files Chat, #riskybus for playing Jeopardy, etc... If your system does not have IRC installed, you have 3 options: 1. See if someone else on your system has it compiled and get a copy from them. 2. Ask your system admin. to compile or add to your system for you. (I hope you have a very nice admin.) 3. Compile the program yourself. This can be very daunting for the novice user, and I suggest either option 1, or getting help from your system admin. There is also supposed to be telnet interfaces connections to IRC, but they are rare and extremely slow. If you plan on compiling IRC yourself, you can get a copy of the source from ftp at cs.bu.edu. (I think) If you already have IRC on your system (lucky you!), then after loading IRC, you will be presented with a command prompt. Type: /join #ER [to join the #ER channel] /leave #ER [to leave the #ER channel] /part #ER [same as above] /bye [to quit IRC] anything [to say something public on your channel eg. 'Hello everyone!' Note there is NO '/'] /msg Bill [to send a private message to Bill, or whoever you wish - just substitute their nick for Bill] /nick JCarter [change YOUR nickname to 'JCarter' or whatever you wish] /who #ER [to list who's on the #ER channel] If you want to more about IRC, I suggest getting the IRC FAQ. It is much more informative than my simple instructions. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.5 Is there any "ER" fan fiction out there? A few daring souls have suggested starting a genre of "ER" fan fiction, although I've personally not seen any. Since alt.tv.er is an unmoderated group, you are allowed to post anything "ER"-related there that you wish. However, you should be aware that some people don't want to read fan fiction, and might respond critically to it being posted there. If enough people are interested in such a thing, a separate newsgroup is good idea, as there are already newsgroups devoted to fan fiction for shows like "Star Trek" and "The X-Files". Anyone interested in forming such a newsgroup should try to drum up as much support as possible and post the idea in alt.config in accordance with the conventions of that newsgroup. (If anyone does so, the name I suggest, in accordance with the other groups mentioned, would be "alt.tv.er.creative.") -------------------------------------------------------------------- Many thanks are due to the following people for their help and support: Stephanie Abba sabba@TrentU.ca Dana Akanova dkakanov@midway.uchicago.edu Ken Basinger compken@earthlink.net Mary Battershell Marybatt@aol.com Alan Bayer Some Top Secret Installation... :) Shea Bennett sgb@trend-analysis.co.uk Jörgen Blästa jba@nn.mobitel.telia.se Jennifer Burt ccmail.arnold.af.mil Evan Bynum bynum@CS.ColoState.EDU Victor Chan vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Dave Chapman dave@cheers.demon.co.uk Joe Clark joeclark@hookup.net Kristen Clute kclute@qualcomm.com Shlomi Codish codish@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Rose Cooper cooper@cstore-next.cl.msu.edu Elizabeth Crotty crottye@uwec.edu John Dybala jdybala@holly.ColoState.EDU Mathew Englander mathew@unixg.ubc.ca Ben Espe espe@ucssun1.sdsu.edu David Frazer dfrazer@netcomuk.co.uk Brent Fogel bfogel@post.its.mcw.edu Freddy Ishizuka HAE02711@niftyserve.or.jp Michael James Gebis mjg51721@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Moritz Gmeiner Moritz.Gmeiner@stud.uni-regensburg.de Kathy Graydon gray@io.com Stephen Hollis steveh@kentoday.demon.co.uk Barbara Hlavin ceon@u.washington.edu Cindy Jacobson cjacobso@crom.jjc.cc.il.us Heath James heath@cs.adelaide.edu.au David Jenks, MD jenks.david@mayo.edu Jill -- sorry, I lost your e-mail address and last name! Amy Heather Johnson AHJOHNSO@smith.smith.edu Barb Johnson 21329BJ@MSU.EDU Peter C. Jones petercj@camelot.bradley.edu Connie Krantman ckrantman@techsupp.com William Kucharski kucharsk@netcom.com C.J. Lehr, EMT-D cjl1782@rit.edu Mariane L‚veill‚ mes@accent.net Christy Linders ag954@ccn.cs.dal.ca Roger O. Longenbach, CRT rl@wam.umd.edu Mandy jez@candyman.demon.co.uk Paul S. Manson pmanson@inforamp.net Nadine Maraldo nadmar@ozemail.com.au Robert Means RM@delphi.delphi-int.org James Meek jbm@u.washington.edu Tinita Mitchell tmmitche@mailbox.syr.edu Michelle Morrison morman@ksu.ksu.edu Adam Newman csp@ripco.com Nikki Purvis jetwolf@ix.netcom.com Cristina Walstad Pulido c.w.pulido@sosiologi.uio.no Michael Rack mrack@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Tanya Reece treece@vt.edu Angel Salguero salguero@lander.es Claire Sanford claire@starbase.neosoft.com Alan Sepinwall sepinwal@mail2.sas.upenn.edu James Siy jsiy@execpc.com Bill Skeen Skeen@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu Pete Smith prs@aber.ac.uk Brian Soriano BDSoriano@aol.com Steve sjcole@sos.on.ca John Stuart jstu@engin.umich.edu Mike "Phloem" Sugimoto sugimoto@cuug.ab.ca Shannon Patrick Sullivan shannon@morgan.ucs.mun.ca Miyuki Takahashi takam@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca John Oliver Sy Tanbonliong johntan@uclink3.berkeley.edu Susan Taylor taylors@u.washington.edu Brooks Teeter 103707.103@CompuServe.COM Tim capstack_t@msdisk.wustl.edu Mark VandeKamp mevk@u.washington.edu .....plus anyone I might have overlooked. If you see your address in the above list and it needs correcting or updating, let me know! (scotth@cris.com) --return to ER page-- *********************************************************************** The Un-Official ER FAQ ver. 2.03 Part I Maintained by: Donald Chow (bf298@freenet.carleton.ca) and: Victor Chan (vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) This FAQ is under construction; send any comments, suggestions, flames, info(!!!!) to the address above. !!NEWS!!: Still looking for a person to do short plot summeries! NBC now has an official hompage at: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html I am NO longer maintaining the "Where have I seen ?" section. Forward all of your info to: Daniel Styer, at: Daniel_J._Styer@fc1.glfn.org The official WWW vers of this FAQ is http://www.ualberta.ca/~vichan/www/er.html *********************************************************************** Table of Contents. (* denotes changed information, + denotes new information) Part I: 0.0 Standard Disclaimer 1.0 What's this FAQ for. 1.1 What is ER. 1.2 When is ER on satellite? 2.0 The Main Cast 2.1 Supporting Cast 3.0 Some frequently asked questions about ER 3.1 Why was Carter there for so long in season One? 3.2 Why is Carter referred to as 'Doctor'? 3.3 Who Produces the Show? 3.4 What is the general schedule for becoming a doctor? 3.4.1 Where else can I get more info on it? 3.4.2 What some good books to read? 3.5 What is TPA? -- What the heck do those abbreviations mean? 3.6 What is angioplasty and other medical terms? 3.7 Where is ER filmed? 3.8 How do they keep the show realistic? 3.9 What is IRC and how do get on #ER ?? 3.9.1 General Etiquette for IRC * 3.10 Where can I get more information? 3.11 Is there an ER mailing list? 3.12 Who wrote the theme music for the show? * 3.13 How can I contact the show? 3.14 Are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related? 3.15 What is the name of the hospital on the show? 3.16 Where can I get the ER drinking game? 3.17 What's the deal with Chloe/Kathleen Wilhoite/Amanda Plummer ?? * 3.18 Which Emmy's was the show nominated for? 4.0 Call for Submissions 4.1 My Thanks * 4.2 Where/How to get this FAQ Part II: 5.0 The Episodes Synopses 5.1.1 "ER: The Movie" 5.1.2 "Day One" 5.1.3 "Going Home" 5.1.4 "Hit and Run" 5.1.5 "Into That Good Night" 5.1.6 "Chicago Heat" 5.1.7 "Another Perfect Day" 5.1.8 "9 1/2 Hours" 5.1.9 "ER Confidential" 5.1.10 "Blizzard" 5.1.11 "The Gift" 5.1.12 "Happy New Year" 5.1.13 "Luck of the Draw" 5.1.14 "Long Day's Journey" 5.1.15 "February 5th, 1995" 5.1.16 "Make of Two Hearts" 5.1.17 "Birthday Party" 5.1.18 "Sleepless in Chicago" 5.1.19 "Love's Labor Lost" 5.1.20 "Full Moon, Saturday" 5.1.21 "House of Cards" 5.1.22 "Men Plan, God Laughs" 5.1.23 "Love Among The Ruins" 5.1.24 "Motherhood" 5.1.25 "Everything Old Is New Again" + 5.2.01 "Welcome back Carter" + 5.2.02 "Summer Run" + 5.2.03 "Do One, Teach One, Kill One" 6.0 What else has appeared in? 4.0 Call for Submissions 4.1 My Thanks * 4.2 Where/How to get this FAQ Part I: 0.0 Standard Disclaimer I do not guarantee in any way the accuracy of this document. The characters and the show ER remain copyrighted under their respective owners. I am no way responsible for any harm that may come from the information presented in this document. I am also not responsible for any heinous atrocities in grammar and spelling presented in this FAQ.. :) 1.0 What is this FAQ for? This FAQ is intended to answer a few commonly asked questions about the popular medical television drama ER and its characters/actors. 1.1 What is ER? ER is an hour long medical drama on NBC, created by Michael Crichton. The show's episodes are partially based upon his own experiences as a medical student working and his time spent working in a busy hospital. The show itself revolves around the lives of the doctors, nurses, interns and other people who work in the emergency room of the Cook County General Hospital in Chicago. In the all important ratings game, ER has basically destroyed the competition. Another hospital based drama, also based in Chicago on another network has ran to another time slot on another day after being slaughtered in the ratings. You can usually find ER on Thursdays nights on NBC. Please check your local listings. 1.1 When is ER on satellite? Just tune your dish into satellite Galaxy 4, transponder 18, on Thursdays at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time--that's Wednesdays at 9:00 pm, Pacific. Audio can be found in stereo at 5.8L/6.2R, or in mono at 6.8.] 2.0 The Main Cast: Dr. Mark Greene: Anthony Edwards (Chief Resident) Dr. Doug Ross: George Clooney (Resident Pediatrician) Dr. Susan Lewis: Sherry Stringfield (Second year Resident) Dr. Peter Benton: Eriq La Salle (Second year Surgical Resident) Dr. John Carter: Noah Wyle (Med.Student, not a real doctor yet) Carol Hathaway, RN: Julianna Margulies (Head Nurse) 2.1 Supporting Cast: Still Under Construction. Dr. Morgenstern: William H. Macy (Chief Surgeon, now gone from the show) Chloe Lewis: Kathleen Wilhoite (Susan's Sister) Dr. John Tagliari: Rick Rossovich (Staff Orthopedist, Carol's fiancee) Dr. Div Cvetic John Terry (Susan's Former Boyfriend, Psychiatrist, disappeared) Dr. Sara Langworthy: Tyra Ferrell (Received a fellowship, and gone from show?) Dr. Jack Kayson: Sam Anderson (Cardiologist) Dr. Angela Hicks: CCH Pounder (A new attending surgeon) Jerry: Abraham Benrubi (Emergency Services Coordinator(Admin.desk)) Malik Williams: Deezer D Timmy: Glenn Plummer Wendy Goldman, RN: Vanessa Marquez (Student Nurse only?) Lydia Wright, RN: Ellen Crawford Haleh, RN: Yvette Freeman Administrator: Christine Healy Dr. Deb Chen: Ming-Na Wen (New medical student, with a photographic memory) Patrick: ??? Jenn Greene: Christine Harnos (Dr. Greene's lawyer wife) Rachel Greene: Yvonne Zima (Dr. Greene's daughter) Linda Farrell: Andrea Parker (Ross' former girlfriend, a pharmaceutical rep. for Novell Pharmaceticals) 'Bob', Bighdonovichski: Malgoscha Gebel (Recurring character, former vascular surgeon in Poland, now a working at the admin. desk, studying for med school with Carter's help in English.) Madam X, Mrs. Cavanaugh: Rosemary Clooney (A recurring cameo character who has Alzheimer's, who goes around singing songs in the hospital.) Diane Leeds: Lisa Zane (A woman who works in the hospital's risk management, possibly Doug's new love interest.) Jake Leeds: Zachary Browne (Diane's son, who plays basketball with Dr. Ross) Dr. Benton's Mother: Beah Richards Walt, Dr. Benton's Brother-in-Law: Ving Rhames Jackie, Dr. Benton's Sister: Khandi Alexander Liz(aka Persephone): Liz Vassey (A re-curring character who seems to be sort of a doctor 'groupie') Ivan: (A re-curring patient character who owns a grocery store and always comes in with gunshot wounds.) Officer Grabarsky: Mike Genovese William Swift: Micheal Ironside (The chief of surgery. Also known as 'Wild Willy') Jeannie Boulet: Gloria Reuban (Phyical Therapist that Peter hires) Cookie Lewis: Valerie Perrine (Susan and Chloe's mom) Henry Lewis: ??? (Susan and Chloe's dad) The rest?? 3.0 Frequently Asked Questions about ER. 3.1 Why was Carter there for so long in season One? Your guess is a good as mine. The general consensus is that the show's writers haven't found a good _real_ reason to have to have stick around the ER. The rotation for a medical ER student is supposed to 6 to 12 weeks max. In 'Long Days Journey', Carter did mention he about to present his ER Presentation. However, Carter has recently (episode 25) received word from Dr. Benton and Dr. Hicks that he has been approved to enter the ER surgical sub-internship. He will be start September 5, 1995. 3.2 Why is Carter referred to as 'Doctor' when he's only a student? It helps the patient feel more at ease when they think they are being examined by real doctor, not a student. It also helps reinforce the fact (to the student) that while the student isn't yet in a position of responsibility and authority, he/she will be soon -- and as such needs to focus his/her thinking appropriately to guide the patient's care as best as possible. 3.3 Who Produces ER? Produced by Christopher Chulack Executive producers Michael Crichton John Wells Co-executive producer Lydia Woodward Supervising producer Mimi Leder Supervising producer Robert Nathan Co-producer Paul Manning Associate producer Wendy Spence Constant C Productions/Amblin Television/Warner Bros. Television 3.4 What are is the general procedure for people who pursue medical careers wanting to be doctors? After completing college or university, the prospective student goes to: 4 years medical school: Years 1-2 consist class-room based learning in the basic medical sciences. Years 3-4 consist of hands-on training/learning through many different areas of medicine; medicine, family practice, emergency, etc... This is where Carter and Deb are, but rotations usually only last 6-12 weeks. First Year of Residency, ie: Year of Internship After obtaining a medical degree, the first year of residency consists of more rotating through the medical disciplines with greater responsibility. Also the considered the hardest year. Years 2-(up to 10) Residency: Residents are full-fledged doctors, depending on the specialty. Brain surgery is not done by 2nd year residents alone. While it is technically true that residents (in all fields, as far as I know) are "full-fledged" doctors, having taken and passed their Board exams in most cases (which legally entitles them to practice on their own), the _vast_ majority of physicians realize they are nowhere near ready for that yet and complete their residency (+/- fellowship) training. Residents at all levels are supervised (more or less formally, depending on the setting) by attending physicians. Fellowship years: Optional training years in a specific specialty Attending: Where the doctors watch over other residents fellowship winners in teaching hospitals. Dr. Kayson is an attending physician. 3.4.1 Where else can I get more info? Please see that misc.education WWW site at: http://www.primenet.com/~gwa/med.ed/memhome.html 3.4.2 What are some good books to read? (I have _not_ read any of these, recommendations by: Mike "Phloem" Sugimoto, sugimotl@cuug.ab.ca) "Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment 4/e" Saunders & Ho 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1424-3, A1347-2 Published by Appleton & Lange This is a highly technical book, intended for "physicians, residents, and medical students who are providing emergency care." It looks at most of the aspects of life in an ER, including the legal aspects of medical care. (For those interested in exactly what was happening when Swift called the drill in "Full Moon, Saturday Night" or what was going on in "Blizzard" there is also a section on multicasualty incidents.) Also included is a chapter on proceedures commonly done in the EW, including venous cutdown and thoracotomy. The last price, in Canadian dollars, is $54.95, and you should be able to either find it at your local university library or order it through your local bookstore. It might take a while the latter route - my copy took almost six weeks to arrive. Appleton & Lange publish PILES of medical reference books - the current series of clinical references are, in my opinion, the best I have found. Also of possible interest are: (this is the Current * series of references) "Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment, 11/e" Hathaway, et al 1992, ISBN 0-8385-1440-5, A1440-5 "Current Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment, 7/e" Pernoll 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1424-3, A1424-9 "Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 1992, 31/e" Schroeder, et al 1992, ISBN 0-8385-1438-6, A1438-9 "Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment, 9/e" Way 1991, ISBN 0-8385-1426-X, A1426-4 Call Appleton & Lange at 1-800-423-1359 for more information (in CT, 838-4400). Finally, the all-purpose reference book, the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, is widely availble. Mine is in 16th edition, and has served me very well in the three years I've had it. For a briefer look at emergency medicine (also to see the origin of some of the show's plot devices), Michael Crichton has re-published his book _Five Patients_. It should be available at your local bookstore. Washington's Manual of Medical Therapeutics (not suggested by Mike, but I'm sure a good book though :) 3.5 What is TPA? -- What the heck do all those abbreviations mean? TPA stands for Tissue Plasminogen Activator, which is an activates an enzyme, plasminogen, in your system which helps to dissolve blots clots. It is usually administered to patients that have suffered heart attacks, but is only effective within a few hours of the first symptoms. I believe you can buy TPA for about $2000 US a shot. Although you probably won't find it at your neighbourhood Safeway pharmacy... :) CBC: Complete Blood Count. An all-purpose test, combining determinations such as red blood cell count, white cell count, erythrocyte (mature blood cells) indices, hematocrit and a differental blood count. Chem7: A battery of tests on blood to determine chemistry. What we're usually looking for are things like calcium levels, magnesium, concentration of oxygen, potassium, sodium, and carbon dioxide in the blood. 7 parts: Sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and glucose. A Chem18 or 21 has the other electrolytes like calcium and magnesium. Blood Gas, (ABG: arterial blood gas): Used to get the gas phase componants, which tells the oxygen, carbon-dioxide, pH balance, etc... Tox Screen: Toxicological analysis of the blood. Done to search for drugs, poisons, or any other toxic products in the blood. Will turn up things like cannibis, heavy metals, opiates, heroin, etc. This can also be done on the urine -- in fact more commonly done. 'Lytes: (said as lights) Electrolyte analysis. Here, we look for much of the same things as in a Chem7, but with specific focus on electrolytes in the body, so things like potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca++); all the things neccessary for the correct conduction of electrical currents in the body. (More specifically, in the central nervous system but, this analysis is usually done on blood, and sometimes urine and various other body fluids too..) CAT scan: Computerized Axial Tomography. Shooting your head full of radiation to produce pretty pictures to tell surgeons exactly what's wrong with your brain, if there are physical manifestations. Otherwise, it's a job for the psych ward. CT scan: same thing as a CAT scan. AMA: Against Medical Advice. Usually said in the context of, "leaving AMA." Cath urine: Urinanalysis. Simply put, looking for things in the urine that ought not to be there and can indicate a disorder. (Ie, high glucose could be indemic of diabetes, etc.) A catheter is inserted into the bladder to avoid contamination of the sample with the bacteria which live on the skin surrounding the opening -- this is especially important when trying to determine if there is a urinary tract infection. Urinalysis is also referred to as a "U/A" (said yoo-ay) LP: lumbar puncture, or spinal tap. O Neg: Type O, Rhesus negative blood. Also called Universal Donor blood, since practically anybody can receive it. It contains low titers of anti-A and anti-B antibodies, to be used only in dire emergencies. Foley: A Foley Catheter. A tube passed up the urethra into the bladder to drain it. (Ouch!) Type and Cross-Match: Blood typing. There are four main blood groups and two other antigen systems; A, B, AB, and O, as well as Rh+ and Rh-. The discussion on blood typing is quite technical, and there are many books on the subject, so if you're interested in it, please see one of them. NG tube: Nasogastric tube. When performing lavage and gastric suction, a tube is passed through the nose and down the throat into the stomach. The contents of it can then be sucked out, or water can be injected into the stomach to determine whether or not there is internal bleeding (as in the case of ulcers or gastric rupture). GSW: Gun Shot Wound MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident 3.6 What is angioplasty and other medical terms? Angioplasty is a surgical procedure where a balloon is inserted into the patient's blocked artery and inflated, in hopes of clearing the blocked artery. Ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib or VF): This is a highly irregular pattern of electrical activity. Each part of the heart is beating to it's own tune; the heart quivers like a bowl full of jelly. This looks like an squiggly line on the EKG - there is no apparent order, just random bumps and dips. 3.7 Where is ER filmed? ER is filmed both in California and Chicago. There are occasional casting calls for extras in Chicago too. The location shots are filmed at the "The University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital", or "UIC Hospital." The helipad scenes are filmed(apparently) at the Continential Bank of Chicago. They keep a pad on a second floor building just west of the Loop for sending the days checks off to O'Hare Airport for delivery to the clearing house. However, many of the exterior shots are *not* shot around UIC Hospital they seem to be shot at various locations in the Loop and by the Chicago River. These locations are a fair distance from UIC but are "prettier" than much of the area around UIC. 3.8 How do they keep the show realistic? The employs 6 fulltime _actual_ real-life ER nurses to help ensure and maintain the realism. The nurses also appear in the show as extra nurses. 3.9 What is IRC and how do get on #ER ?? People gather on Thursday nights on IRC on the channel #ER to discuss, joke about, and just chat about ER. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. The simplest way to see if you can get onto IRC is to type 'IRC' at the command prompt of your service provider. If your system already has IRC installed the program should start to load and connect you. At any time, 24hrs a day, 365 days a year, there can be thousands of users on IRC at any given time. There also channels for discussing just about anything you can imagine. (And a few things you probably can't :) For example, #xf for X-Files Chat, #riskybus for playing Jepordy, #Canada for talking about things concerning us Canucks, etc... If your system does not have IRC installed, you have 3 options, 1-See if someone else on your system has it compiled and get a copy from them. 2-Ask your system admin. to compile or add to your system for you. (I hope you have a _very_ nice admin.) 3-Compile the program yourself. This can be _very_ daunting for the novice user, and suggest either option 1, or getting help from your system admin. There is also supposed to be telnet interfaces connections to IRC, but they rare and extremely slow. If you plan on compiling IRC yourself, you can get a copy of the source from ftp at cs.bu.edu.(I think) If you already have IRC on your system(lucky you!), then after loading IRC, you will be presented with a command prompt. Type: '/join #ER' to join the #ER channel. '/leave #ER' to leave the #ER channel. '/bye' to quit IRC. to say something public on your channel. For example, 'Hello everyone!' Note there is NO '/'. '/msg Bill' to send a private message to Bill, or whoever you wish, just substitute their nick for Bill. '/nick JCarter' Change _your_ nickname to 'JCarter' or whatever you wish. '/who #ER' to list who's on the #ER channel. Note: Do NOT type the ' DO type the /'s for commands. If you want to more about IRC, I suggest getting the IRC FAQ. It is much more informative than my simple instructions. 3.9.5 General IRC Etiquette Don't be a nuisance! IRC is place where people go where they want to talk about common subjects. Being a pain in the ass is a sure fired way of getting yourself kicked, banned, and killed. IRC is also a place of chaos, and if you find yourself being annoyed by someone on a particular channel, you can ignore them. '/ignore ALL'. People on the channel will usually give you advice on ignoring obnoxious people. If you hang around IRC long enough, it's a sure bet that you will encounter them. See alt.ircii, or alt.irc, and the IRC FAQ for more useful info. *3.10 Where can I get more information? NBC's ER homepage at: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html Try Tardis, the home on tonnes of tonnes of television related files: http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us/drama/ER/ The same files are available via ftp. ie: ftp src.doc.ic.ac.uk in the /public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us/drama/ER/ dir. For the TV & Movie info, you can get *most* of the content by linking to http://www.msstate.edu/M/person-exact?+,+ as a URL. For Jerry (for example), it's: http://www.msstate.edu/M/person-exact?+Benrubi,+Abraham You can also check out the misc.education.medical WEB site at: http://www.primenet.com/~gwa/med.ed/memhome.html and of course the home of this FAQ: http://gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca/~vichan/cyn.html and the 'Official' text vers: http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/era.txt and http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/erb.txt There is a dedicated ftp site for the TV show ER, it is located at: trustno1.pc.cc.cmu.edu This not only has the most recent faq but summaries, pictures, and medical commentary. The AOL ER Fan Club also has a HP at: http://www.albany.net/~williamh/welcome.html If anyone has any questions about the site or the web please mail ERWbMaster@aol.com JMPP65E@prodigy.com (MR RYAN K BOETTGER) is Running a new ER fanclub, please contact him for more info. 3.11 Is there an ER mailing list? If anyone has any questions about the site or the web please mail ERWbMaster@aol.com There is another mailing list at America Online. You can email RogWilko@aol.com or PsyDMom@aol.com to be put on the mailing list for the ER fan club. (hhtp://www.albany.net/~williamh/welcome.html) 3.12 Who wrote the theme music for the show? The theme music is composed by James Newton Howard. *3.13 How can I contact the show? You can send your letters to: Attn: C/O Crichton TV 4000 Warren Brothers Blvd. Production Building #1 Burbank, CA 91505 Apparently Hiedi(mclev2147@aol.com) sent a letter to Julianna Marguiles and got a responce and an autographed promo picture back! *NBC now has an webpage at: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html 3.14 Are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related? Yes, Rosemary is George's aunt. 3.15 What is the name of the hospital in the show? The name of the hospital in the show, is Cook County General Hospital. The real hospital in Chicago is Cook County Hospital. The helicopter they are using is actually a copter from the University of Chicago Hospitals, not UIC or Cook County. The roof that they generally take off from is not any hospital roof that I know of. It looks like a helipad on top of a high rise in the Loop somewhere (it's way too high up to be any hospital in this area, IMHO; the tallest hospital I know of isn't more than 10-15 floors). Jill (jtkirby@mcs.com sJill@AOL.COM) 3.16 Where can I get the ER drinking game? You can get the drinking game from the 'official' ER drinking game maintainer, R O Longenbach CRT 3.17 What's the deal with Chloe/Kathleen Wilhoite/Amanda Plummer ? Chloe _IS_ played by Kathleen Wilhoite, NOT Amanda Plummer. Yes Amanda Plummer was in LA Law, but since this is the ER FAQ, it's _NOT_ relevant. Check the Where have I seen for Kathleen's past credits. 3.18 Which Emmy's was the show nominated for? OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING (Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award) ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Barbara Miller, CSA, Executive in Charge of Casting; John Levey, CSA, Vice President, Talent and Casting OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING FOR A SERIES - SINGLE-CAMERA PRODUCTION ER * Pilot * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Randy Jon Morgan, Editor ER * Love's Labor Lost * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Randy Jon Morgan, Rick Tuber, Editors OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND TITLE SEQUENCES ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Billy Pittard, Senior Title Designer; Suzanne Kiley, Principal Title Designer OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A SERIES ER * Pilot * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Susan A. Cabral, Makeup Artist OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television James Newton Howard, Composer OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Vondie Curtis-Hall, as Rena ER * ER Confidential * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Alan Rosenberg, as Sam Gasner ER * Into That Good Night * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES George Clooney, as Dr. Douglas Ross ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Anthony Edwards, as Dr. Mark Greene ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Rosemary Clooney, as Madame X ER * Going Home * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Colleen Flynn, as Jodi O'Brien ER * Love's Labor Lost * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Sherry Stringfield, as Dr. Susan Lewis ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Eriq La Salle, as Dr. Peter Benton ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Noah Wyle, as John Carter ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Julianna Margulies, as Carole Hathaway ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES ER * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES ER * Love's Labor Lost * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Russell Fager, Production Sound Mixer; Michael E. Jiron, Sound Effects Mixer; Allen L. Stone, Dialogue Mixer; Frank Jones, Music Mixer OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES ER * Pilot * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Michael Crichton, Writer ER * Love's Labor Lost * NBC * Constant c Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television Lance A. Gentile, Writer 4.0 Call for submissions: More medical information that is commonly seen on the show might be helpful. Anything else you want added, or information you want to submit please do. Also, if anyone has the awards list that ER has won, that would be great also. A Synopsis writer is needed! I'm kinda swamped.. if anyone would like to obtain this coveted job, please apply :) 4.1 Thanks and gracious bows go to(in no particular order): Mathew Englander mathew@unixg.ubc.ca Evan Bynum bynum@CS.ColoState.EDU Ben Espe espe@ucssun1.sdsu.edu Scott Hollifield scotth@cris.com Claire Sanford claire@starbase.neosoft.com Roger O.Longenbach, CRT rl@wam.umd.edu Michael James Gebis mjg51721@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Amy Heather Johnson AHJOHNSO@smith.smith.edu Miyuki Takahashi takam@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca Barb Johnson 21329BJ@MSU.EDU Alan Sepinwall sepinwal@mail2.sas.upenn.edu C.J. Lehr, EMT-D cjl1782@rit.edu Victor Chan vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Tinita Mitchell tmmitche@mailbox.syr.edu Bill Skeen Skeen@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu Dave Chapman dave@cheers.demon.co.uk Alan Bayer Some Top Secret Installation... :) Cindy Jacobson cjacobso@crom.jjc.cc.il.us Jennifer Burt ccmail.arnold.af.mil Susan Taylor taylors@u.washington.edu Mike "Phloem" Sugimoto sugimotl@cuug.ab.ca Tim capstack_t@msdisk.wustl.edu Plus anyone I may have missed, or forgotten.. *4.2 Where/How to get this FAQ This FAQ will be posted every late Thursday night, or Friday. If you catch me on IRC, you can get it from me there. Look for me in #xf or #ER. This FAQ(html) will also be available via WWW, 'officially' at: * http://www.ualberta.ca/~vichan/www/er.html The same one I post(text ver) will be available at: http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/era.txt http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/erb.txt other people have also set up pages, such as: http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html http://www.seas.gwu.edu:80/student/danny/er http://www.wam.umd.edu/~rl http://ultb.isc.rit.edu/~cjl1782/txtstuff/er.html http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us /drama/ER/ also via ftp: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us /drama/ER/ ftp://trustno1.pc.cc.cmu.edu/ *Also of note: NBC's Official Page: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html If you're desparate, email me, and I can send you a copy. :) *********************************************************************** The Un-Official ER FAQ (The Episode and Character Guide) ver. 2.03 Part II Maintained by: Donald Chow (bf298@freenet.carleton.ca) and: Victor Chan (vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) This FAQ is under construction; send any comments, suggestions, flames, info(!!!!) to the address above. !!NEWS!!: Still looking for a person to do short plot summeries! NBC now has an official web page at: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html I am NO longer maintaining the "Where have I seen ?" section. Forward all of your info to: Daniel Styer, at: Daniel_J._Styer@fc1.glfn.org The official W3 vers of this FAQ is http://www.ualberta.ca/~vichan/www/er.html *********************************************************************** Table of Contents. (+ denotes new info, * denotes changed info) Part II: 5.0 The Episodes Synopses 5.1.1 "ER: The Movie" 5.1.2 "Day One" 5.1.3 "Going Home" 5.1.4 "Hit and Run" 5.1.5 "Into That Good Night" 5.1.6 "Chicago Heat" 5.1.7 "Another Perfect Day" 5.1.8 "9 1/2 Hours" 5.1.9 "ER Confidential" 5.1.10 "Blizzard" 5.1.11 "The Gift" 5.1.12 "Happy New Year" 5.1.13 "Luck of the Draw" 5.1.14 "Long Day's Journey" 5.1.15 "February 5th, 1995" 5.1.16 "Make of Two Hearts" 5.1.17 "Birthday Party" 5.1.18 "Sleepless in Chicago" 5.1.19 "Love's Labor Lost" 5.1.20 "Full Moon, Saturday" 5.1.21 "House of Cards" 5.1.22 "Men Plan, God Laughs" 5.1.23 "Love Among The Ruins" 5.1.24 "Motherhood" 5.1.25 "Everything Old Is New Again" + 5.2.01 "Welcome Back Carter" + 5.2.02 "Summer Run" + 5.2.03 "Do One, Teach One, Kill One" 6.0 What else has appeared in? 4.0 Call for Submissions 4.1 My Thanks * 4.2 Where/How to get this FAQ Part II: 5.0 The Episodes: (Just quick synopses. Long versions, and reviews of episode 14 and up are available from Scott Hollifield: http://www.cris.com/~scotth/er.html) 5.1.1 "ER: The Movie", or "24 Hours" Written by: Michael Crichton Directed by: Rod Holcomb This was the 2 hour pilot that introduced the show, and all the major characters. The show was fast paced and break-neck. The show cataloged the day of the doctors and nurses of a busy hospital emergency room. John Carter becomes Peter Benton's student. Julianna Margulies' character, Hathaway was never intended as a permanent character, and dies at the end of the episode. But after the show was played in front of test audiences, who did not like her being killed off, the writers wrote her back into the show as a permanent character. Dr. Ross also received a medical student, a young and rather attractive one, who seems to have disappeared from all other episodes. 5.1.2 "Day One" Doug has yet to visit Carol since she's been released from the hospital Mark's wife passes the bar exam, and while celebrating, they're caught in flagrante delicto in a bathroom in ER... Lewis and Cvetic clash over the care of a senile homeless man, and at episode's end we find out that Div and Susan are romantically involved. 5.1.3 "Going Home" Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Mark Tinker This episode occurs 8 weeks after the pilot, and we see that Carol Hathaway has indeed survived, and after 8 weeks, she decided to come back to work at the hospital. Doug feels guilty about Carol's drug overdose, and feels responsible. He also wants to get back together with her, but we find out she's already involved with Dr. Tagliari. 5.1.4 "Hit and Run" Writter: Paul Manning Director: Mimi Leder 5.1.5 "Into That Good Night" Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: Charles Haid Main plot revolved around a traveling salesman with a heart so weak that if the Organ Donor Network can't find a transplant by the end of the night, he'll die. Alan Rosenberg played the doomed patient. 5.1.6 "Chicago Heat" Story by: Neal Baer Teleplay by: John Wells Directed by: Elodia Keene Dr. Ross treats a little girl who has a heart problem. He finds out after numerous tests that she has had a cocaine overdose. He notifies child services. They come and question the father who swears he knows nothing. Doug refuses to release the little girl to her father's custody even though child services said to let him have her. Doug has the father and other family members undergo drug testing before he releases her. The father is clean but the older sister is not. Doug offers to get the older girl some help and releases the little girl. Dr. Benton treats a young man (14) for a gunshot wound he received from Ivan (store owner) because he had shot Ivan in a previous episode. They try but cannot save the young man. Dr. Lewis' sister shows up at the ER high or something and steals Susan's money and credit cards. Div says she should report them stolen but she doesn't want to because her sister would be arrested. When she gets home, the apartment is unlocked and Chloe is gone. She has taken Susan's electronics (tv, etc.) with her. Dr. Greene's daughter Rachel spends the day at the ER with him. She becomes friends with the little girl Doug has treated for cocaine OD. She sees the other doctors working on the young man with the gunshot wound and questions her father about it. Later, she asks Dr. Benton if he is ok and finds out he dies. When she and Mark get home, she asks if he would try to help her if she got hurt. Dr. Ross meets the pharmaceutical sales person and is obviously attracted. 5.1.7 "Another Perfect Day" Story by Lance A Gentile Directed by Vern Gillum. Patrick, a simpleton, hears the phone ring at the front desk and plays at being the desk clerk. Carter's trying to find a place to live as his parents think he's a freeloader. Doug enters the lounge hungry and sees a basket of bagels on the table. Carter encourages him to help himself. As Carter leaves the room Doug asks where they came from and he says they're for Carol, from Tag. Doug throws his half eaten bagel back in with the rest. Knife victim is rushed into er and Benton takes it. Carter follows him and we find out that Benton's Starzel(sp?) Fellowship interview is today. Carter looks surprised as he's been told by Langworthy that only 3rd year surgical residents get accepted. Benton laughs this off. The knife guy's condition deteriorates and Benton has to suck out the blood from the lungs in order to intubate him. Every procedure he makes is carried out to perfection and the kid stabilises. Morgenstern comes in and tells Peter that he's done an excellent job and that he's looking forward to the interview. Susan and Carol take care of Patrick and we find out that it's Susan's birthday, she's been going out with Div for 2 months and he asked her to wear her black dress. Haleh asks Peter to stitch up this kid, Mooky James, but he makes Carter do it, without telling her. Cut to Mark and Jenn. Mark decides to go into work late, preferring to stay in bed with Jenn having sex. Doug's wandering around and asks Jerry if there's anything to eat. He replies "Bagels in the lounge!". Doug goes on to ask if Lynda Ferrell has turned up yet and Lydia and Jerry joke some more at Doug's expense. Susan is called to take an MVA coming in when it turns out to be an ambulance full of hospital staff wishing her happy birthday. Tag and Carol go up on the roof and he asks her to move in with him again. She doesn't really answer him. Mark (wearing a lovely brown suit. Sorry, I just *had* to say it ;) finally shows up and Doug starts to joke at his expense. Lynda still hasn't shown. Doug and Carol have to save a kid who almost drowned in a boating accident. They do and they end up kissing. Doug thinkd he's in with a chance. Just before Peter's interview Haleh bursts in on him in the men's toilets and lectures him about that Mooky kid saying that he should try and talk to him just because he's black. Mark and Carter deal with this patient whose diagnosis is very tricky. Neither Peter or Mark could figure out what was wrong with him. Carter, however, manages to conclude that the patient might have meningitis. He even stops to correct Mark's choice of mediation. Then Carter has to perform a lumbar puncture. He does it perfectly and Mark owes him a bottle of champagne. (standard reward for a perfect hit first time.) Mark is told to meet his wife at 4pm when he finds out that she's not going to be in town tonight as the federal judge needs her. Mark gives Carter the bottle of champagne he was keeping for his evening with Jenn. Peter's met outside Morgenstern's office by Langworthy and they laugh together for the first time. He's changed clothes, (another brown suit!) she hasn't. She goes in first and her interview lasts about an hour. He goes in, an doesn't make a great impression; he's never worked with the transplant team, or belong to any medical societies. His interview lasts about 5 mins. Evening: Susan's changed into her black dress and Lynda has turned up. She bails on Doug saying she has a lecture to attend on cardio-myopathy. He doesn't seem to mind. Chloe turns up to wish Susan, but quickly starts ranting about how Susan hates her and her mother doesn't like her. She ends up putting her fist through a window. Peter stitches her up and Div says he'll talk to her. Carol tells Doug that she is moving back in with Tag. He's obviously upset. Doug and Mark play basketball outside, both depressed and confused. Carter goes to the roof to find Susan to drink champagne with. He's had the perfect day: he's found 3 apartments and performed his first lumbar puncture. They sit around for a while and enjoy themselves. THE END. - Mandy 5.1.8 "9 1/2 Hours" Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: James Hayman Mark calls in sick so he and Jen can get some quality time together most of which is spent making love. Doug is in charge of the ER, and has no idea how to handle things. 5.1.9 "ER Confidential" Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Daniel Sackheim It's Thanksgiving, and a particularly nasty vehicular homicide convinces Carol to tell Tag that she had slept with Doug after she was with Tag. Carter is flabbergasted when a female patient he's suturing turns out to be a transvestite, then devastated when the man jumps off the hospital roof (Benton invites him to Thanksgiving dinner, when previously Carter was invited by Peter's mother, but Benton told him that his mother wasn't in her right mind.). Div's depression continues; he's a no-show at Susan's Thanksgiving dinner, and when last we see him (both in the episode and on the series so far), he's wandering through traffic in the pouring rain. 5.1.10 "Blizzard" Story by Neal Bear and Paul Manning Directed by Mimi Leder. Tons of good stuff: in the middle of the worst blizzard in years, the ER is forced to handle all the casualties from a massive 30 car pileup... Doug, doing triage, mislabels a patient and the man dies... Bob performs emergency surgery on a man with an aneurysm(an abdominal aortic aneurysm according my sources) - it's later revealed that she was a heart surgeon in Poland. Dr. Hicks, the new ER attending surgeon arrives, and she helps Benton reattach a man's severed leg...Carol reveals that Tag has asked her to marry him - and given her a $12,000 engagement ring. 5.1.11 "The Gift" Writer: Neal Baer Director: Felix ? ? This was the 'Christmas Episode'. Benson must convince a man's estranged wife to donate her brain-dead husband's organs. In the end, she finally signs the papers, and the man's organs are harvested to help give others a chance at life on this Christmas day. The closing scene was the man's donated heart getting put on a copter to be sent to another transplant center. One of the nurses places a bow on the cooler as it is loaded, and Benson watches the helicopter, with it's "gift" on board, take off. Dr. Cvetic who was Dr. Susan Lewis' current boyfriend mysteriously disappears. He moves out of his apartment without telling her, and disappears without another word. Carter gives Susan a ride home, and escorts her to her door, and tells her he's her Secret Santa. She gives him a peck on the cheek and he tries to give her a kiss on the lips. As their lips almost touch, she turns aside, and says that wouldn't be a good idea. She gives him a present that was meant for Div, and goes inside. We see her sister, and she tells Susan she naming her new baby after her, but Susan doesn't look too pleased that Chloe is pregnant. 5.1.12 "Happy New Year", (Orig. Air Date: Jan 5, 1995) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Charles Haid In this episode, Carter finally make it to the OR after impressing Benton with some confidant ER work. Susan is distressed that her sister Chloe, who's just gotten pregnant, and her current boyfriend, Randy are moving to Texas. Susan doesn't believe that Chloe would make a good mother, and tells Mark that she told Chloe to have an abortion. Susan's troubles don't end there, as she mis-diagnoses a patient, and as a result, the patient was released, and later came back a heart attack, and dies. Benton's sister has decided to put their mother into a nursing home, against Peter's wishes. 5.1.13 "Luck of the Draw", (Orig. Air Date: Jan.12, 1995) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Rod Holcomb After losing a patient in the previous episode, Dr. Lewis' confidence seriously shaken. Her abilities are also questioned by Dr.Kayson, and he brings up her diagnosis and incompetence before Dr. Morgenstern, who gives her a warning, and chewing out. Dr. Lewis finds out that Dr. Green is co-signing all of her charts, and after confronting Mark, she feels betrayed and angry that he discussed her with Morgenstern. Afterwards, she almost screws up a prescription, and fails to get a chest tube into a patient under Dr. Kayson's direction, and Mark has to do it. Carol also gets stuck with a crack head's needle. She also sets a date for her wedding.(May18) 5.1.14 "Long Day's Journey", (Orig. Air Date: Jan. 19, 1995) Written by: Robert Nathan Directed by: Anita Addison After discovering a boy with cancer, Dr. Ross then has treats a woman who fell off of a ladder, and when her children are questioned, (Mandy and David), David reveals that it was Mandy. Doug then treats Terry, a homeless teenager who works the streets to live, and discovers he probably has AIDS. After refusing treatment, Terry leaves with some condoms, and help-numbers from Doug. Doug also treats a teenager with Cystic Fibrosis, who saves a girl from a burning building. Dr. Lewis is nervous about the upcoming review concerning her clash with Dr. Kayson, and the loss of her patient. She bitterly tells Mark not to show with kind words and support. The review goes Susan's way, and Dr. Kayson is the one the review board lays the blame onto, much to Susan's delight. Later on, a patient comes in with chest pains, and when Susan goes to help, she discovers that the patient is Dr. Kayson! When tubed and under sedation, Dr. Kayson clearly indicates that he wants TPA over angioplasty, contrary to what Dr. Steinman, another cardiologist recommends. Susan's displays a new aggressive and confidant demeanor, and tells him to back off from her patient, or she see that a review board 'fries his ass..'. Dr. Benton is still at odds with his sister about caring for their mother. Deb, Carter's new protégé proves to quite a go- getter with a photo-graphics memory, and a talent for up-staging Carter. Tag and Carol's romantic evening turns comical when they discover Tag left their edible massage oil under the admissions desk back at the hospital. We also get to see Tag's naked butt in this episode, which may not be all that it's 'cracked' up to be... ;) 5.1.15 "Feb 5, '95" (Orig. Air Date: February 2nd, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: James Hayman After Mark and Susan disagree on the diagnosis of a patient, it is revealed that Mark had the correct diagnosis, and after operating on the patient, Dr. Morgenstern tells Mark he was impressed with his work, and offers Mark a position as an attending physician in the hospital. Mark says yes and thanks him. Mark's next patient is a woman who's breast cancer has metastasized throughout her body, and begs him to end her life. Mark is at odds with himself, and has trouble deciding what to do, and goes to Susan to ask for her opinion. Susan is still angry over Mark's lack of support previously, and accuses him of not showing respect in the ER during the previous diagnosis. Dr. Benton is more grumpy than usual, possibly do to the troubles with his mother. For the ER presentations, Carter does a rather simplistic and very short presentation, leaving Peter to comment, 'Is that it?' Deb's on the other hand is totally unbelievable, she hands out booklets, and gives a 3-d multimedia computer graphic presentation, basically making Carter's look rather pathetic in comparison. Later on, after the cancer patient dies, Susan talks to Mark, and they seem to make up. There's finally some real chemistry shown between the two characters, although still in the realm of real good friends. At the end of the show, when Mark goes home to his wife and tells her about the job offer, she becomes angry that he didn't consult her before accepting the job, and they get into an argument. In this episode, Bobcat Goldwaithe cameo's as man claiming to be a corpse, but suffering from a headache. 5.1.16 "Make of Two Hearts" (Orig. Air Date: Feb 9, 1995) Written by: Lydia Woodward Directed by: Mimi Leder A woman, (Meg Foster) abandons her recently adopted daughter in the AIDS-stricken daughter at the ER, and a cop brings in a dog he ran over. Carol becomes very attached to the young girl, and feels helpless. Mark and Susan also make up, and Dr. Kayson sees Susan as his angel of mercy, and asks her out on a date. Deb eats some LSD laced chocolates that some cheerleaders had eaten and were brought in with. 5.1.17 "The Birthday Party" (Orig. Air date: Feb. 16, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Elodia Keene The little girl with AIDS is moved to a hospice house, and Carol tells Tag that she wants to adopt her, but he doesn't share her feelings. Doug punches out baby's father who kicked her out of a window, leaving a footprint on her back. Carter overhears Benton talking on the phone about his mother's birthday party, and Carter thinks it's Peter's birthday, and arranges 2 belly dancers as a present in the ER. Peter can't get anyone to take his shift and gets home too late for his mother's party. It's also Rachel Greene's birthday, and Mark gets home an hour late, and Jen tells him she accepted a job as a law clerk for a judge in another city, without consulting Mark first, and when Mark gives her a present from Susan, they get into another fight. 5.1.18 "Sleepless in Chicago" (Orig. Air Date: Feb. 23, 1995) Written by: John Wells Directed by: Christopher Chulack Dr. Benton has to work a straight 48 hour shift because he traded shifts so he could be with his mother, but Dr. Hicks finds out and since last show, where she told him not to trade any more shifts, orders him not to see anymore patients until he gets some sleep. Carol is told that her adoption of Tatiana is almost a sure thing, and asks Tatiana if she wants to go live with her, and she says yes. Almost everyone is against the idea of Carol adopting Tatiana, except for Doug, who is the only one who supports her decision. Mark learns that Dr. Morgenstern is moving to a different hospital in Boston, and that Mark's new job isn't a rock solid guarantee, and that the chief surgeon still as to approve his posting. Dr. Greene thinks he has the solution to his marital problems when a psycho patient pretending to be a doctor suggests he moves to Kenosha, about halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, but when he gets home, Jen is waiting for him, and doesn't share Mark's enthusiasm, and tells him she's leaving him. Doug finally gets a date with Diane Leeds, but at the end of the show, Carol learns that her request for adopting Tatiana is turned down because they found out she tried to commit suicide 9 months ago. Carol is crushed and goes to Doug's apartment for comforting, and in doing so, tries to kiss Doug, but he shies away, and tells her not to, and instead offers to drive her home. After chewing out Carter for spending too much time with a terminal patient, Peter goes home to watch his mother, and in the early morning, she cries out for Peter and her medicine, but he's still asleep on the couch, and only hears her after she falls down the stairs. Peter rushes her to the ER in an ambulance, and the show ends with Carter and Susan working on her, and Peter in a state of shock. 5.1.19 "Love's Labor Lost" (Orig. air date: March 9, 1995) Writer: Lance A Gentile Director: Mimi Leder. It's 7am in the morning, Doug and Mark are playing catch football, when a speeding car almost runs over Doug, and in the process, a man is thrown out from the backseat with a gunshot wound. Peter's mother is diagnosed as having a broken hip, and Peter pages the head of orthopedics down to the ER to convince him to do the surgery, and which he agrees to, but won't let Peter assist. After releasing a pregnant woman, the husband comes back into the ER screaming that her wife is having a seizure, and calls for help. Mark is a but agonized that he made such a mistake, and throughout the rest of the show, complications arise with the woman and her pregnancy. Mark is forced to induce labour, and deliver the baby in the ER when noone from pre-natal is free. The baby gets caught on the pubic bone on the way out, and Mark is forced to perform an emergency cessarian section when he can't get anyone from pre-natal to come down to help. More complications arise, but Mark saves the baby, but loses the mother in the end. On his way home, on the 7am train, Mark lets his frustrations show. 5.19.20 "Full Moon, Saturday" (Orig. Air Date: March 30, 1995) Written by: Neal Baer Directed by: Donna Deitrch In this episode, Mark continues his downward spiral from grace after losing an OB patient last episode. It's Saturday night, and Doug has a date with Diane Leeds, and after Doug leaves the hospital, we next see him be called in while still in bed with Diane.(FirstDate?) Susan tells a distracted Mark to go home, and leave the ER in her care. Mark goes to a nearby diner(name?) and has a bite to eat(bagel and coffee) when a bicyclist sits down next to Mark and tries to start some small talk, but Mark gets up and sits elsewhere. Later with Susan in charge, and the full moon out, strange characters come roaming through the ER, and Carter and Deb continue their rivalry. When an emergency call comes in for 15-20 people it turns out to the new head of surgery, Dr. William Swift, or 'Wild Willy' as Tag calls him, played by Michael Ironside, likes to put out the call on all attending ER doctors to see how long they take to get to the hospital. After Mark calls in, and hears the news, he comes in 1 hour and 47 minutes late, a new record, and is surprised to see that the new Head is the man he ignored in the diner. The next day, Susan and Carol joke about how every full moon should be ladies night, as they both had rather good nights in the ER. Carter calls the radio station and dedicates a song to Susan(Twist and Shout) and he Susan, and Carol dance along. The ending scene is Mark is sitting on one of the outside benches of the subway system, when Jenn finds him there. She tells him it wasn't his fault, and when he asks her what is he going to do, she offers to buy him breakfast. He aggrees with a bit of hesitation and takes her hand. 5.1.21 "House of Cards" (Orig. Air Date: April 6, 1995) Written by: Tracey Stern Directed by: Fred Gerber After Mark and 'Wild Willy' have a disagreement in the diagnosis of a patient, Mark is assigned a pregnant woman to diagnose, but he passes it unto Susan. After questioning him about it, 'Wild Willy' tell Mark that he would like him to present the case where the pregnant woman died in the previous episode for a case conference for the residents. Doug finds out the Jake knows about him and his mother, as Doug meets him in the morning in the washroom, and on his way back to the hospital, Jake says he'll lock the door, as Doug forgot last time. Later on, Doug buys Jake a new mountain bike, which Diane isn't overjoyed about, but doesn't seem to angry about. Peter and Jackie tell their mother that they have to move her to a home, and she isn't very happy about it. Deb and Carter's competition heats up when Dr. Benton says that he want to see their case books next week, and Deb complains that it is too early, but Benton doesn't seem to really care. Deb gets jealous of Carter who seems to be doing more procedures, so she decides to put a 'central line' for blood, _without_ a doctor or permission, but loses the wire in the patient. Emergency surgery is required, and Deb runs out of the hospital when she realizes that she could have killed the patient. Later on, when Benton tells Carter to find her, he goes to her house to find her, where a party is going on for Deb's parents' anniversary. Deb tells Carter that she is going to quit, and he tries to talk her out of it, but she tells him she doesn't really like the work, just the science of it. She says she'll tell her parents after their party. After trying to convince Mark to go see his wife and daughter in Milwaukee, Susan goes home to find that Clhoe has returned to her life, many months pregnant, and looking rather run-down. Also, Mark finally convinces a woman with Tuberculosis to bring in family to be cared for. 5.1.22 "Men Plan, God Laughs" (Orig. Air Date: April 27, 1995) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Christopher Chalack In this episode, Chloe comes into the hospital to have an ultrasound, and we find out that her baby is a girl. Susan still has some lingering doubts about the pregnancy though. Doug after agreeing to become the assistant coach for Jake's little league team, meets up with Linda, his old girlfriend and her and Linda flirt for a bit in front of Jake. When she asks Doug to go out, he replies that he can't. He then explains that he and Linda were just flirting. We also learn that Jenn told Mark not to come up to see her and Rachael last weekend, but to come up after his shift tonight. Wild Willy tells Mark that he needs for 2 hours after his shift, but Mark refuses, telling him that he has personal business. After a 16 year old boy comes in with no feeling in his left arm and leg, Dr. Benton and Dr. Ross send him up to get a MRI, and it's discovered that he has an aneurysm in his brain that is pressing down on his spinal column, causing the numbness, and it could also burst at any moment. The surgeon will not do the surgery, so Peter is forced to borrow Carter's Jeep to go convince another surgeon who's out jogging to look at the case. Wild Willy tells Carter that he needs Dr. Benton's charts right away, but Carter tells him he thinks he's still in surgery. So while Peter continues his hunt for the jogging surgeon, Carter finishes his charts for him. Afterwards, Wild Willy pulls Carter into the ER with a rare lighting strike victim. Wild Willy let's Carter be in charge, and is impressed with his performance, and tells Dr. Benton so. Peter is a bit confused about his finished charts after finding the needed surgeon, so Carter tells him, and he mumbles his thanks, but Carter makes say it twice. Afterwards, Peter goes out to dinner with Jeannie Boulet, his mother's former physical therapist. At the end of the show, Mark is at Jenn's, and the tension between he and Jenn is very evident. He tells her that he wants to spend more time with Rachel, but Jenn is against it. Marks tells her that he's not getting the attending job, and wants to find work in Milwaukee to spend more time with Rachel. Marks asks her if he can spend the week at Jenn's while he looks for a place for himself, but Jenn doesn't agree. Mark asks her if he can stay the night at least, and Jenn is reluctant but, agrees. Mark then goes to read Rachel a bedtime story, and Jenn sits and sobs quietly. 5.1.23 "Love Among the Ruins" (Orig. Air Date: May 4, 1995) Written by: Paul Manning Directed by: Fred Gerber The show opens with Mark sitting in Jenn's bedroom staring at her sleeping form, when she wakes, she asks what he's thinking, and Mark replies that he was thinking of the first summer after Rachael was born. Mark ends up kissing Jenn, but she pulls back with apprehension. We also learn that Carter has applied to both the surgical sub- internship, and the ER sub-internship, but hasn't gotten Benton's recommendation for the ER sub-i. Benton tells him to write one, and he'll sign it. Later on, when Carter gives him the recommendation to sign, Carter asks him what he wants from him, and Benton replies nothing. Benton then asks him why he's applying to the ER, and Carter rips up Benton's ER recommendation in response. We also learn that Carter's family is very rich,(his father, Roland Carter is ranked as the 27th richest person in Chicago at ~$178 million net worth). Benton seems to be a bit resentful at the fact, considering he's three months behind on his student loans,(Susan owes $85,000 and Mark owes $115,000). Mark and Wild Willy clash over a patient that comes in that attempted suicide. Later he and Mark have words, and Willy tells him that Morgenstern said Mark was the best resident he'd ever seen, but he hasn't shown any of that talent. So Willy tells him to get an attitude adjustment. Later Marks tells Susan that Willy was probably right. Later on Mark and Willy cooperate and help save the life of a boy who comes in with a coat hanger stuck in his throat. During Jake's baseball game, Jake hits a long ball, and misses touching first base, but Doug ignores it and tells to keep running and Jake comes around to score a homerun. When questioned, Doug denies it. Later on, Doug apologizes to Jake for his actions, telling him it was wrong, but they decide to keep from Jake's mom anyway. Carol is still having experiencing nerves from her upcoming wedding, and we learn that Carol and Tag haven't invited Doug to their wedding, when Carol invites Diane Leeds on the spur of the moment. When Susan gets home, she has another argument with Chloe, and tells her that she isn't going to support or bail her out anymore. When Mark gets back home(Milwaukee), Jenn asks him to comeback to bed, and they start to make love with a passion, but they are interrupted by Rachael who says she has a tummy ache. They eventually all end up in bed snuggling. 5.1.24 "Motherhood" (Orig. Air Date: May 11, 1995) Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Lydia Woodward It's mother's day, and Chloe tells Susan that she's going into labour, Susan in frantic when she finds out that the contractions are only 2 minutes apart, and that they should already be at the hospital, but Chloe won't leave without her boombox, and Beatle's White album. When they get to the ER, Susan delivers the baby without any complications, other than Chloe's desire for to hear Blackbird by the Beatle's, which she ends up singing during birth along with Susan. When Doug comes into work, Diane meets him, and tells him that she's house-hunting, and asks Doug if he wants to move in with them when they find a new place, but she doesn't push him. Later on Linda Farrell, comes around to ask Doug out, but he refuses. But near the end of the episode, when Diane drops by Doug's place, she comes face-to-face with Doug coming out of his apartment with Linda. Doug tries to explain, but Diane wants no part of Doug anymore. Susan and Chloe's mother comes to visit the baby in the hospital (Cookie Lewis) and we get an insight in the rather dysfunctional background of Clhoe and Susan. Later on, Cookie tells Susan that she has changed her mind, and won't be taking in Chloe and little Susan, but Susan doesn't reveal that to Chloe just yet. Mark tells Carter that he got the ER-sub-internship, but Carter still isn't sure he wants it. He declines the internship, but later finds out he's been turned down for the surgical sub-internship, and that it's too late for the ER sub-i. Benton gets a call from the nursing home that his mother is in, and when he arrives there, the doctor there tells him that his mother has died. Later on, Jeannie comes in to comfort Peter, and she ends up giving Peter an intimate kiss, which neither of them seemed to mind. 5.1.25 "Everything Old Is New Again" (Orig. Air date: May 18, 1995) Writter: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Today is Carter's last day in the ER, and the day starts out with Carter being the only 'doctor' in the ER when a teenager with a self-inflicted gunshot wound (gsw) to the head comes, and must make all the decisions. Benton comes down in the middle of Carter opening up a hole in his chest for air, and congratulates on proper procedure. Before Susan leaves for work, Chloe tells Susan that she doesn't think she can handle bringing up a baby. Benton and Jeannie get together for lunch, and Jeannie tells Peter that she likes, but they can't keep seeing each other. Mark and Dr. Swift argue over the diagnosis of another patient, and Swift leaves explicit order contrary to Mark's. Mark tells Malik to do Swift's, then send the patient up to radiology for a scan. Later on, Mark shows Swift that he was right, and Swift congratulates him, and also tells him about the lawsuit against the hospital for the death of one of Mark's patients.(Jody O'Brien from "Love's Labor Lost") When Mark gets to Swift's office, he tells Mark that he's going to take a chance, and give him the attending job. Mark is stunned at his decision, and says he has to talk to his wife first. When Benton gets back to the hospital, he tells Carter that Wilkinson has taken the orthopedic sub-i, and that the surgical sub-i is open, and ask Carter whether he wants it. Carter enthusiastically accepts. Carter then has to find Dr. Hicks, and get back the course evaluation he just completed on Benton(gave him a 16 out of 40), and convinces her to let him redo it. Today is Carol and Tag's big wedding, and when Susan gets home to change for the 5 o'clock ceremony, she finds that Chloe has taken off, but left the baby. So Susan is forced to take it to the wedding. When Carol arrives the priest says they just need the groom now. Carol finds tag sitting outside and he asks her if she loves him the same way that she does, and after a few moments she answers no. After the wedding is cancelled, Doug comes into the church to console Carol, and they have a good laugh about Tag. After that Carol goes to the party that they decided to have anyway, and thanks all her friends and they all start to dance to 'Tequila'. *5.2.1 "Welcome Back, Carter" (Orig. Air Date: September 21, 1995) Blood, violence, adultery ER's "Welcome Back, Carter" episode had it all. But those weren't the reasons I watch ER, nor were they a major contributing factor to my enjoyment of this episode. A drama series's season premier needs to tell a specific story for the episode, reintroduce the returning characters and define any of their new roles, to introduce new characters, to resolve or develop plot-lines held over from the previous season, and to generate interest in the season through the new and old story arcs. "Welcome Back, Carter" accomplished all these goals. Carter (Noah Wyle), a fourth-year medical student, returned to the ER for his surgery sub-internship (I assume that's what a "sub-i" is) after a summer in the islands. Arriving late set the tone for his first day: he fainted during a surgery, his s upervisor Dr. Benton (Eriq La Salle) treated him harshly for his lack of knowledge, and he was overwhelmed by all that was being required of him that day and for his entire sub-i. Meanwhile, the former chief resident, Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards), was st ill adjusting to his new position as part of the official staff of the emergency room and had the challenge of attending his first staff meeting and picking the new chief resident. Carter, who was an eager and smart third year student doing his ER rotation, discovered that his surgery sub-i was going to be much more work than he had bargained for. His lack of preparation was shown when he entered the operating room to inform Benton that he had finally arrived: Benton's supervisor quizzed Carter on the basics of the operation they were performing, and he didn't answer anything correctly. During an emergency surgery, Carter fainted, again showing his lack of readiness for his new position. Benton later informed him of all the expectations on him during his sub-i: the extra hours, the near-perfect knowledge, and the massive research. Out of frustration regarding all this work, Carter attacked a voodoo doll of Benton he had gotten while on vacation. All this successfully painted a portrait of a student, just back from summer, unprepared for the hardships of the new year. [Having just gotten back to school, and been overwhelmed, I'm sure that a lot of you, like myself, can sympathize with Carter on this one. :) ] And I'm definitely interested in seeing how he deals with the stress as the year goes on. The Greene plot accomplished a lot, in terms of my requirements. First, it redefined Greene's character. He used to be just chief resident, but now he's officially on staff. (I don't really know a lot about hospital jargon: I think he's now "attending," but the episode didn't really make that clear about the only thing in this plot they didn't do well, I think and I don't know what it means, so all that I know for sure is that he's on staff now.) His first staff meeting showed just how new he was: he was surprised to see the nurse manager , Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), and she's always there. He was also asked who he would pick as the new chief resident. He says Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben), but his boss "suggests" Kerry Weaver. We briefly meet each: Jeanie is recommended by Dr. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield), but is apparently lacking in the same areas discipline and paperwork as is Greene; face-to-face with Greene, she seems a bit nervous, but does think she's the best qualified for the job. Kerry is recommended against by Dr. Ross (George Clooney), but according to Greene's boss would be a good choice; she's very forward in person, assuming that she's already got the job. A final accomplishment of Greene's plot was showing that he and his wife were still together, and that he really wants their relationship to work: this is shown by him impatiently waiting near the end of the day for everything to be finished, so he can catch the last train to Milwaukee, where his wife lives. (This in and of itself would have made the show great in my eyes: I've been rooting for their marriage since the beginning of the show.) Other characters were reintroduced to a lesser extent, but Carter and Greene were the primary focus of this episode. However, there were two brief scenes at the end of the episode that showed that the producers hadn't forgotten about two of last season's stories. First, Dr. Lewis's not-so-responsible sister Chloe had just had a baby at the end of the season, but had left the baby in Susan's care during the season finale, and I wasn't sure if she had just left for the day, or was abandoning her daughter; this episode resolved that by showing Chloe back, loving the baby and taking community college classes, thus showing that she's trying to be more responsible. Second, Benton and his married female friend were shown (much to my disappointment in Benton) getting out of bed together, her having to rush home to beat her husband home from work, and Benton asking her to stay; this sets the stage for the continuing adultery plot, which is definitely an attention-getter. To sum up, this episode met my requirements mentioned in the beginning for a drama season premier: it (re)-defined characters (especially Carter and Greene), continued old story lines (Chloe and baby, and adultery), and got me interested enough to want to continue to watch this season. Overall, it was a well-made episode. -- Peter C. Jones http://rhf.bradley.edu/~petercj/ Boring sigs are good. *5.2.02 "Summer Run" (Orig. Air Date: September 29, 1995) E.R., Season 2, Episode 2, "Summer Run" Production number 457202 PLOT ONE: HATHAWAY ON WHEELS Having just begun her paramedic rotation, Carol gets a taste of life outside the ER by riding the runs with Paramedic Shepherd and his partner Raul. After a particularly harrowing retrieval of a fourteen- year-old gunshot victim off a sidewalk, with the entire neighborhood nearby watching, Shepherd confides in Hathaway: "Welcome to hell." He gets to eat his words, however. After Carol, Susan and others fail to save the kid in a flurry of shouting and fruitless treatment in the ER, a dumbfounded Shepherd, who's been standing by, is told back by Carol, "Welcome to hell." He doesn't think much of ER work apparently, particularly the gruesome details. On the other hand, Carol fairly enjoys her day in the ambulance, getting to ride around with the wind in her hair; her day closes on a slight up note when Shepherd, who claims a fear of heights, takes her to the fair where they have snow cones and ride the ferris wheel. PLOT TWO: CHOOSING SIDES New chief resident Kerry Weaver rubs some people the wrong way, but not everyone dislikes her; Peter Benton worked with her once and says he's glad to see her, which should be a clue and a half right there. Also, Bob (whom we haven't seen in a while) shows up and finds a calling in carrying out Weaver's policies (to Ross's distaste). With Carol's dying fourteen-year-old on the table and Susan leading the treatment, Kerry pronounces the kid's time of death since there's more waiting, which naturally annoys Susan, who was willing to keep trying. Susan seems intent on maintaining an emnity with Kerry, actually, and reacts poorly to Weaver's no-nonsense style. Kerry acquits herself, medically anyway, in the ER later, with her pro treatment of a fifteen-year-old tackled very hard in the chest (which Carter observes with approval). PLOT THREE: TOO HARD Peter and Jeanie have to juggle the clock to see one another clandestinely; not only do they have to make their own schedules mesh, but they have to do it when Jeanie's husband Al is still at work. To make more time, Jeanie lies to Al on the phone and says that her study group schedule has been changed. Later, Jeanie's car is broken down in the parking deck, and Benton approaches, saying, "This thing break down on you again? You should have called me, I would have come out here and helped you." Just then he notices that Al is already on the scene. Al doesn't seem to suspect anything funny, and he and Peter talk amiably, but the incident visibly disturbs Peter. That night, when Jeanie does drop by Peter's place, it's raining and the two sit on the steps outside. They both confess that their relationship simply isn't working. Peter adds a firm addendum: "You gotta tell him." PLOT FOUR: CHLOE '95 Chloe comes by the hospital to drop the baby off with Susan, while she goes to business class, at the same school once attended by Jerry, coincidentally. (Jerry, who professes to be good at "that computer stuff", offers Chloe some tutoring, which she cheerfully accepts.) When little Susie comes down with a slight fever, Susan has Bob call Chloe at school, but the word comes back that Chloe isn't at school -- and hasn't been there in three weeks. With this knowledge, Susan spends the day looking after her infant namesake, all of which manages to set Susan on edge, punctuated by her getting splatted by a paint bomb hooked to the money carried by a wounded bank robber. At home that night, Susan confronts Chloe, who quit because school was "too hard". Chloe says that she really did want the school thing to work, mainly because she didn't want to disappoint Susan. She also had a waitressing job in the interim, which only lasted two days; Chloe doesn't even want to tell Susan what happened to that. PLOT FIVE: PLAYING WITH FIRE A woman brings in her nine-year-old boy with a burned hand; it seems young Byron likes to set rooms on fire, which doesn't help the fact that Byron's mom can't afford anything better than motel rooms to live in. The mother has to leave Byron with Doug Ross while she goes to work, above Doug's protestations. In the meantime, while Doug is waiting on the psyche attending to come, Kerry Weaver assigns the kid to a young resident, and while he and Doug are arguing, Byron sets fire to the examination room. Doug turns on Kerry, and after arguing with her, stomps out of the ER. MISCELLANEOUS THREADS: Morganstern reveals to Carter the reason for his return. Apparently, the emergency medicine training program he was hired to set up in Boston never made it past the beaurocratic stages. The training of med students continues, focusing on Harper Tracy and a guy named Barinski. Harper, for her part, seems quite enthusiastic about her stint in the ER, describing an all-nighter as an "amazing night". Both students get shown up when asked to diagnose Loretta the prostitute by Loretta herself, who knows her own symptoms and diagnoses pretty well by now. Carter looks after Harper's training personally, and helpfully assists her by allowing her to stick IVs in him for practice, which Benton viewes with wrinkled-nose puzzlement. Nonetheless, Carter's scrub work rates a word of approval from Benton, who also says Morganstern was impressed. Mark arrives at work late because he missed the train; it doesn't appear that he's cut out for this "commuting thing". His day, while not quite matching Susan's for all-out badness, is pretty rough, not the least of which because he has to cope with complaints about Kerry Weaver. Like last week, Mark has to sprint to catch the train back to Milwaukee at the end of the day; unlike last week, he misses it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Hollifield * scotth@cris.com * http://www.cris.com/~scotth/ +5.2.03 "Do One, Teach One, Kill One" (Orig. air date: Oct.5, 1995) -Still need someone to do synopsises on a regular basis .. 6.0 What else has appeared in? (t)=TV, (m)=Movie Anthony Edwards: Revenge of the Nerds I&II(m) as Gilbert, Top Gun(m) as Goose, Hawks(m), Gotcha(m) as Jonathan Moore, Heart Like a Wheel(m) as John Muldowney, Fast Times at Ridgemont High(m) as Stoner Bud, The Client(m) as Clint, The Sure Thing(m) as Lance, Delta Heat(m) as Mike Bishop, Downtown(m) as Alex Kearney, How I Got Into College(m) as Kip Hammet, Landslide(m) as Bob Boyd, Miracle Mile(m), Summer Heat(m) as Aaron Walston, Pet Cemetary II(m) as Chase Mathews, El Diablo(m), Mr. North(m), Charlie's Ghost - The Secret of Coronado, Going for Gold - The Bill Johnson Story, Hometown Boy Makes Good(tm) as Boyd Geary, Sexual Healing(tm) as David, It Takes Two(t) as Andy Quinn, Northern Exposure(t) as the bubble guy; Mike Monroe Sherry Stringfield: NYPD Blue(t) as Laura Kelly, Guilding Light(t) as Blake Thorpe George Clooney: Red Surf(m), Return of the Killer Tomatoes(m), Rosanne(t) as Booker, E/R(t) as Ace, Sisters(t) as Falconer, Facts of Life(t) as George Burnett, Sunset Beat(t) as Chic Chesbro, Baby Talk(t) as Joe, The Building (t), The Harvest (m), Bodies of Evidence (t) as Det. Walker, Unbecoming Age (m) as Mac, Without Warning: Terror in the Towers (t) as Kevin Shea, Combat High (t) {aka Combat Academy}, Return to Horror High (m) Noah Wyle: A Few God Men(m), Crooked Hearts(m), Swing Kids(m), Blind Faith (t), There Goes My Baby as Finnegan Eriq LaSalle: The Color of Night(m), Jacob's Ladder(m) as a Soldier, Five Corners(m) as Samuel Kemp, Drop Squad(m) as Bruford Jackson, Coming to America(m) as Daryl Jenks, D.R.O.P. Squad(m), The Human Factor(t), One Life to Live(t) as Eric Rivers, A Different World(t) as Prof. of Afro- American history, L.A. Law(t) in "Speak, Lawyers for the Soul" as Kenny Webster, Quantum Leap(t) in "A Song for the Soul" as Bobby Lee Julianna Margulies: Out for Justice(m), Homicide: Life on the Streets(t), Murder She Wrote(t) as a guest, Law and Order(t) as Lt. Mendoza Abraham Benrubi: The Program(m), The Shadow(m), Parker Lewis Can't Lose(t), Rosanne(t) as a young Dan, Wings(t) as Roy's son Rick Rossovich: Top Gun(m) as Slider, Roxanne(m) as Chris McDonell, Terminator(m) as Matt, Lords of Discipline(m) as Pig, Navy Seals(m), Paint it Black(m) as Jonathan Dunbar, Navy SEALS(m) as Leary, Tropical Heat(m) as Gravis, Spellbinder(m) as Derek Clayton, Warning Sign(m) as Bob, Streets of Fire(m) as Officer Cooley, The Morning After(m) as a Detective, Tales From The Crypt:The Switch(tm) as Hans, Deadly Lessons(tm), The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(tm) as Ethan Cassiday, MacGruder & Loud(t) as Geller, Sons and Daughters(t) as Spud Lincoln Ming-Na Wen: The Joy Luck Club(m) as June, Street Fighter(m) as Chun-Li, As the World Turns(t) as Lien Hughes, Vanishing Son II (t) and Vanishing Son IV (t) as Mai, Blind Spot (t) as Mitsuko, Hong Kong '97 as Katie Chun William H. Macy: Oleanna(m) as John, Benny and Joon(m), Seaching for Bobby Fischer(m), The Client(m) as Dr. Greenway, Homicide(t) Gloria Reuban: Time Cop(m) Kathleen Wilhoite: Fire in the Sky(m), Roadhouse(m), Color of Night(m), Private School(m) as Betsy, L.A. Law(t) Sam Anderson: Forrest Gump(m) as the Principal, Sam's Song(m), Mama Malone(t) as Stanley, Perfect Strangers(t) as Sam Gorpley, Hill Street Blues(t), WKRP in Cincinnati(t), Growing Pains(t) as Principal DeWitt Christine Harnos: Dazed and Confused(m) Ving Rhames: Pulp Fiction(m) as Marsellus, Drop Squad(m), Dave(m) as Duane, Jacob's Ladder(m), Kiss of Death(m), Go Tell it on the Mountain(m) as Young Gabriel, Men(t) as Charlie Hazard Khandi Alexander: CB4(m) as Sissy, House Party 3(m), Menace II Society(m), Poetic Justice(m) Lisa Zane: L.A. Law(t) during '92 - '93 as Melina Paros, Dark Reflections(tvm) as Elizabeth, Floundering(m), Toughguy (m) as Pearl, Unveiled(m), XXX's & OOO's(tvm), Babe Ruth(tvm) as Claire, Fatal Woman (aka. Femme Fatale)(m) as Cynthia, Freddy's Dead: The final Nightmare(m) as Maggie, Bad Influence(m) as Claire, Pucker Up & Bark Like a Dog(m) as Taylor, Gross Anatomy(m) as Luann, Heart of Dizie(m) CCH Pounder: Benny and Joon(m), Sliver(m), Bahgdad Cafe(m), Birdland(t), Lifepod(tm), Go tell it on the Mountain(m) as Deborah, I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can(m) as Anne, L.A. Law(t) as Judge Roseann Robin, Quantum Leap(t) "Black on White Fire" as Nita Jordan, White Dwarf(t), The X-Files(t) as Agent Kazdin Tyra Farrell: Boyz n the Hood(m) as Mrs. Baker, Poetic Justice(m), Jungle Fever(m) as Oren, White Men Can't Jump(m) Wesley Snipe's Wife, The Mighty Quinn(m), So Fine(m) as Rececptionist Michael Ironside: I, Maureen(m) as Dr. Paul Jacobson, Suzanne(m) as Jimmy, Killing Man, The(m) as Mr. Green, Dead Man's Revenge(m) as Luck, Glass Shield, The(m) as Baker, Next Karate Kid, The(m) as Colonel Dugan, Probable Cause(tm) as Gary Yanuck, Red Scorpion 2 (m) as West, Sleepless(m), Father Hood(m) as Jerry, Free Willy(m) as Dial, Marked for Murder(tm) as Bats O'Bannion, Night Trap, aka Mardi Gras for the Devil(m) as Bishop, Point of Impact(m), Red Sun Rising(m), Save Me(m) as Oliver, Sweet Killing(m) as Garcia, Black Ice(m) aka Passion for Murder, A(m) as Quinn, Cafe Romeo(m) as Natino, Guncrazy(m) as Mr. Kincaid, Killer Image(m) as Luther, Neon City(m), Vagrant, The(m) as Lt. Ralf Barfuss, Deadly Surveillance(tm) as Fender, Drop Dead Gorgeous(tm) aka Victim of Beauty(tm), "Special Appearance", Highlander II: The Quickening(m) as Katana, McBain(m) as Frank Bruce, Chaindance(m) aka Common Bonds(m) as J.T. Blake, Destiny to Order(m), Payback(m), Total Recall(m) as Richter, Mindfield(m) as Kellen O'Reilly, Murder by Night(tm), Hostile Takeover(m) as Gaylord, Watchers(m) as Iam, Extreme Prejudice(m) as Major Paul Hackett, Ford: The Man and the Machine(tm) as Harry Bennett, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II(m) as Bill Nordham, Nowhere to Hide(m) aka Fatal Chase(m), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling(m), Top Gun(m) as Jester, Murder in Space(tm) as Captain Neal Braddock, "V"(m) as Ham Tyler, American Nightmare(m) as Det. Skylar, Coming Out Alive(m), Falcon and the Snowman, The(m) as a F.B.I. Agent, Surrogate, The(m) as George Kyber, Cross Country(m) as Det. Sgt. Roersch, Sins of Dorian Gray, The(tm), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone(m) as Overdog, Best Revenge(m) as Dealer, Visiting Hours(m) or The Fright: Get Well Soon(m) as Colt Hawker, Scanners(m) as Darryl Revok, Family Man, The(tm), High-Ballin'(m) as Butch, Last Campaign, The(m) as Doctor Paul Johnson 4.0 Call for submissions: More medical information that is commonly seen on the show might be helpful. Anything else you want added, or information you want to submit please do. Also, if anyone has the awards list that ER has won, that would be great also. A Synopsis writer is needed! I'm kinda swamped.. if anyone would like to obtain this coveted job, please apply :) 4.1 Thanks and gracious bows go to(in no particular order): Mathew Englander mathew@unixg.ubc.ca Evan Bynum bynum@CS.ColoState.EDU Ben Espe espe@ucssun1.sdsu.edu Scott Hollifield scotth@cris.com Claire Sanford claire@starbase.neosoft.com Roger O.Longenbach, CRT rl@wam.umd.edu Michael James Gebis mjg51721@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Amy Heather Johnson AHJOHNSO@smith.smith.edu Miyuki Takahashi takam@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca Barb Johnson 21329BJ@MSU.EDU Alan Sepinwall sepinwal@mail2.sas.upenn.edu C.J. Lehr, EMT-D cjl1782@rit.edu Victor Chan vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Tinita Mitchell tmmitche@mailbox.syr.edu Bill Skeen Skeen@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu Dave Chapman dave@cheers.demon.co.uk Alan Bayer Some Top Secret Installation... :) Cindy Jacobson cjacobso@crom.jjc.cc.il.us Jennifer Burt ccmail.arnold.af.mil Susan Taylor taylors@u.washington.edu Mike "Phloem" Sugimoto sugimotl@cuug.ab.ca Tim capstack_t@msdisk.wustl.edu Plus anyone I may have missed, or forgotten.. *4.2 Where/How to get this FAQ This FAQ will be posted every late Thursday night, or Friday. If you catch me on IRC, you can get it from me there. Look for me in #xf or #ER. This FAQ will also be available via WWW, 'officially' at: * http://www.ualberta.ca/~vichan/www/er.html The same one I post(text ver) will be available at: http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/era.txt http://uptown.turnpike.net/~syn/erb.txt other people have also set up pages, such as: http://www.cris.com/~scotth/erdex.html http://www.seas.gwu.edu:80/student/danny/er http://www.wam.umd.edu/~rl http://ultb.isc.rit.edu/~cjl1782/txtstuff/er.html http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us /drama/ER/ also via ftp: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us /drama/ER/ ftp://trustno1.pc.cc.cmu.edu/ *Also of note: NBC's Official Page: http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/er/index.html If you're desparate, email me, and I can send you a copy. :) -- vichan@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca STATION z e b r a victor.chan@lambada.oit.unc.edu http://gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca/~vichan/cyn.html http://gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca/~mlwalter/GAHP.html L&C-ER-XF-GATB Again, care of Scott Hollifield (scotth@cris.com) Last update: September 14, 1995 "(R)" indicates rerun. Upcoming episodes: ------------------------------------------------------------ 09/14/95 025R Everything Old Is New Again (R) 09/21/95 026 Welcome Back, Carter (SEASON PREMIERE!!!!) 09/28/95 027 Summer Run 10/06/95 028 Do One, Teach One, Kill One Air Date No. Episode Title -------- ---- -------------------------------------------- 09/19/94 001 24 Hours (two-hour pilot) 09/22/94 002 Day One 09/29/94 003 Going Home 10/06/94 004 Hit and Run 10/13/94 005 Into That Good Night 10/20/94 006 Chicago Heat 10/27/94 -- pre-empted for SWEET JUSTICE -- 11/03/94 007 Another Perfect Day 11/10/94 008 9 1/2 Hours 11/17/94 009 ER Confidential 11/24/94 -- pre-empted for ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET JERRY SEINFELD -- 12/01/94 002R Day One (R) 12/08/94 010 Blizzard 12/15/94 011 The Gift 12/22/94 003R Going Home (R) 12/29/94 004R Hit and Run (R) 01/02/95 001R 24 Hours (R) 01/05/95 012 Happy New Year 01/12/95 013 Luck of the Draw 01/19/95 014 Long Day's Journey 01/26/95 005R Into That Good Night (R) 02/02/95 015 Feb. 5th, '95 02/09/95 016 Make of Two Hearts 02/16/95 017 The Birthday Party 02/23/95 018 Sleepless in Chicago 03/02/95 006R Chicago Heat (R) 03/09/95 019 Love's Labor Lost 03/16/95 007R Another Perfect Day (R) 03/23/95 008R 9 1/2 Hours (R) 03/30/95 020 Full Moon, Saturday Night 04/06/95 021 House of Cards 04/13/95 009R ER Confidential (R) 04/20/95 011R The Gift (R) 04/27/95 022 Men Plan, God Laughs 05/04/95 023 Love Among The Ruins 05/11/95 024 Motherhood 05/18/95 025 Everything Old Is New Again 05/25/95 012R Happy New Year (R) 06/01/95 -- pre-empted by NBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS -- 06/08/95 013R Luck of the Draw (R) 06/15/95 014R Long Day's Journey (R) 06/22/95 015R Feb. 5th, '95 (R) 06/29/95 016R Make of Two Hearts (R) 07/06/95 017R The Birthday Party (R) 07/13/95 018R Sleepless in Chicago (R) 07/20/95 020R Full Moon, Saturday Night (R) 07/27/95 021R House of Cards (R) 08/03/95 002R Day One (R) 08/10/95 003R Going Home (R) 08/17/95 004R Hit and Run (R) 08/24/95 022R Men Plan, God Laughs (R) 08/31/95 023R Love Among the Ruins (R) 09/07/95 024R Motherhood (R) All episode numbers are my own system, not the official production numbers.