The Best Episodes of Medical Center Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(19 votes)

   #1 - Brink of Doom

   S2:E19/16/1970

   A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.

   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Dick Nelson

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   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Dick Nelson
2. 

   8.2/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Undercurrent

   S2:E29/23/1970

   A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.

   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Robert M. Young

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   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Robert M. Young
3. 

   6.8/10(16 votes)

   #3 - Junkie

   S2:E39/30/1970

   A story about the feelings of parents whose teenagers are drug addicts. Gannon tries to save a 16-year-old girl from heroin addiction. His efforts are continually frustrated by her father, a professor who refuses to acknowledge the problem.

   Director:Murray Golden

   Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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   Director:Murray Golden

   Writer:Anthony Lawrence
4. 

   8.1/10(20 votes)

   #4 - Assailant

   S2:E410/7/1970

   A brooding young doctor (Gary Lockwood) is suspected of murdering a woman on hospital grounds.

   Director:Richard Benedict

   Writer:Oliver Crawford

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   Director:Richard Benedict

   Writer:Oliver Crawford
5. 

   7.7/10(13 votes)

   #5 - The Clash

   S2:E510/14/1970

   A woman doctor (Vera Miles) battles male prejudice.

   Director:Vincent Sherman

   Writer:Cliff Gould

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   Director:Vincent Sherman

   Writer:Cliff Gould
6. 

   7.5/10(19 votes)

   #6 - Ghetto Clinic

   S2:E610/21/1970

   William Devane guests as the maverick director of a free clinic. The maverick director of a ghetto clinic endangers its future by his refusal to follow rules in making reports on his patients to the police.

   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Oliver Crawford

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   Director:Daniel Petrie

   Writer:Oliver Crawford
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   8.5/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Scream of Silence

   S2:E710/28/1970

   The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do with a gifted child? Doc Gannon believes in a school for exceptional youngsters, and since he is the godfather of the child, he pushes a bit. Gannon's adversary is Mom, who takes an opposing position, and the friction between the two sparks the hour.

   Director:Vincent Sherman

   Writer:Robert M. Young

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   Director:Vincent Sherman

   Writer:Robert M. Young
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   8.7/10(19 votes)

   #8 - Death Grip

   S2:E811/4/1970

   The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking problem but refuses to admit it is affecting his work.

   Director:Harvey Hart

   Writer:Jackson Gillis

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   Director:Harvey Hart

   Writer:Jackson Gillis
9. 

   8.1/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Witch Hunt

   S2:E911/11/1970

   Modern medicine clashes with black magic as Gannon tries to save a girl afflicted with Addison's Disease-and a belief in the all-pervading, healing powers of Satan. (60 mins)

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Ed Adamson

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   Writer:Ed Adamson
10. 

    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Deadly Encounter

    S2:E1011/18/1970

    The problems of a patient who may face radical surgery. Doc Gannon demonstrates his noble side for the ladies, protecting Sandra Polk, a patient, when her husband becomes jealous. Suspicious professor Tink Polk flares up over his wife's appointments with Gannon while Joe, of course, remains Simon pure, merely keeping his patient's illness from her husband at her request.

    Director:Vincent Sherman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Vincent Sherman

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Trial by Terror

    S2:E1111/25/1970

    Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.

    Director:Harvey Hart

    Writer:Mann Rubin

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    Director:Harvey Hart

    Writer:Mann Rubin
12. 

    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Accused

    S2:E1212/2/1970

    A hallucinating patient accuses Gannon of fathering her unborn child.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Crisis

    S2:E1312/9/1970

    Gannon is accused of shielding a seriously injured cop who allegedly shot a student without provocation.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Man at Bay

    S2:E1412/16/1970

    A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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15. 

    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #15 - The Savage Image

    S2:E1512/30/1970

    Gannon tries to save the life of a seriously ill Indian chief and enroll the chief's son in a physician's-assistant training program.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Woman in Question

    S2:E161/6/1971

    An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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17. 

    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Web of Darkness

    S2:E171/13/1971

    A deadly story of sibling conflict.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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18. 

    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Danger Point

    S2:E181/27/1971

    A missing radium implant could contaminate the entire hospital.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    8.7/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Secret Heritage

    S2:E192/3/1971

    A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Edge of Violence

    S2:E202/10/1971

    The story of a troubled former vaudeville star (Jack Carter).

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Countdown

    S2:E212/17/1971

    The high cost of hospital care is dramatized.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Perfection of Vices

    S2:E222/24/1971

    An insight into Lochner's personal life with his ex-wife (Dina Merrill) and daughter (Charlotte Stewart).

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #23 - The Man in Hiding

    S2:E233/3/1971

    A once-brilliant surgeon (Richard Kiley) has become totally withdrawn. Dr—Thomas Patton, once a brilliant surgeon, now specializes in pathology, where he works only with the dead. Nor can anything reawaken his interest in the living, not even the needs of his critically ill ex-wife.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer:Barry Oringer

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    Director:Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer:Barry Oringer
24. 

    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Crossroads

    S2:E243/10/1971

    An aging doctor mistakenly believes that his medical practice is as good as ever. Pat Hingle as Dr. Farrring, a septuagenarian heart-transplant recipient whose mistaken faith in his new-found stamina could have tragic consequences for a young cancer patient.

    Director:Al C. Ward

    Writer:Don Brinkley

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    Director:Al C. Ward

    Writer:Don Brinkley