Doogie Howser, M.D.

Doogie Howser, M.D.

1989 4 Seasons ⭐ 6.4
Drama Comedy

Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.

Seasons

1. Pilot

1989-09-19 • ⭐ 8.0

Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

2. The Ice Queen Cometh

1989-09-20 • ⭐ 7.5

Doogie freezes in disbelief when he's asked out to dinner by Victoria Burke, the new radiology chief, known in some circles as "the Ice Queen."

3. A Stitch Called Wanda

1989-09-27 • ⭐ 9.0

When Wanda's appendix ruptures with her parents out of town, Doogie ignores hospital policy to operate on her. This creates tension with Dr. Canfield as well as Wanda.

4. Frisky Business

1989-10-04 • ⭐ 8.5

His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

5. The Short Goodbye

1989-10-11 • ⭐ 6.0

Moving out of his parents' house proves to be an eye-opening experience for Doogie. Meanwhile, a rock star is admitted to the hospital for vocal-cord surgery.

6. Simply Irresistible

1989-10-18 • ⭐ 6.0

After a grueling 48-hour shift amid hothouse conditions, Doogie is tempted to switch loyalties to an upscale pediatrics group eager to woo him away from Eastman.

7. Vinnie Video Vici

1989-10-25 • ⭐ 10.0

Vinnie is no fly on the wall as he observes Doogie's personal and professional life while shooting a documentary on a day in the life of a teenage doctor.

8. Blood and Remembrance

1989-11-01 • ⭐ 10.0

Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

9. She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin

1989-11-08 • ⭐ 10.0

Vinnie is stuck on a blind date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin, a girl with a self-image problem not unlike a plastic-surgery patient at the hospital, who's willing to pay throug…

10. My Old Man and the Sea

1989-11-15 • ⭐ 10.0

Doogie is invited to spend the weekend in Palm Springs with Wanda and her family, but it's the same weekend that his father picked for their annual fishing trip.

11. Tonight's the Night

1989-11-22

Doogie and Wanda are pressured by peers to get intimate; and Doogie has trouble leaving work problems at work as he deals with an unwed teenage mother.

12. Every Dog Has His Doogie

1989-11-29 • ⭐ 10.0

At the hospital, the homeless are being turned away to make room for paying patients; and Doogie bucks the system by arranging surgery for a youngster's pet dog.

13. Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1989-12-13

Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

14. Greed Is Good

1990-01-03 • ⭐ 10.0

Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

15. Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster

1990-01-10 • ⭐ 10.0

Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

16. It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings

1990-01-17 • ⭐ 7.0

A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

17. Tough Guys Don't Teach

1990-01-31 • ⭐ 10.0

Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't intimidating for Dr. Doogie, but one of the students is a beefy bruiser who wants to fight Doogie after class.

18. I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father

1990-02-07 • ⭐ 10.0

Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

1990-02-14 • ⭐ 10.0

Doogie is just about as cool as a guy can get, thanks to fashion advice from the super-cool Griffin, who also thinks it's cool when Doogie "borrows" his father's BMW.

20. Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail

1990-02-28 • ⭐ 10.0

An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

21. Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway

1990-03-14 • ⭐ 10.0

When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

22. Vinnie's Blind Date

1990-03-25 • ⭐ 10.0

Vinnie's date with Doogie's young patient takes a romantic turn, but Vinnie fears it won't last if a cornea transplant restores her vision.

23. And the Winner Is...

1990-03-28 • ⭐ 10.0

Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie

1990-04-04 • ⭐ 10.0

After sitting in on a marriage-counseling session, Doogie and Wanda wonder if their relationship will improve with age; McGuire defends Spaulding's honor to a boastful rival.

25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener

1990-04-25 • ⭐ 10.0

Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

26. Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand

1990-05-02 • ⭐ 10.0

Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.

Top Cast

Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Max Casella
Max Casella
Belinda Montgomery
Belinda Montgomery
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman
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Kathryn Layng
Markus Redmond
Markus Redmond
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking

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