Ben Casey
-Season 4
Episodes
1. August is the Month Before Christmas
Sep 14, 1964It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
2. A Bird in the Solitude Singing
Sep 21, 1964From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing, In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing, Which speaks to my spirit of thee. Lord Byron
3. But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
Sep 28, 1964""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
4. Autumn Without Red Leaves
Oct 5, 1964""The summer is over...""
5. You Fish or You Cut Bait
Oct 12, 1964The proverb put to the test.
6. For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
Oct 19, 1964The power of personality.
7. Woods Full of Question Marks
Oct 26, 1964The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
8. A Thousand Words are Mute
Nov 9, 1964A picture is most eloquent.
9. Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
Nov 16, 1964The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
10. A Disease of the Heart Called Love
Nov 23, 1964L'amour et la mort.
11. Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer
Nov 30, 1964The Freudian prescription.
12. Courage at 3 A.M.
Dec 7, 1964""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
13. This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
Dec 14, 1964The whirligig of 3/4 time.
14. A Boy is Standing Outside the Door
Jan 4, 1965The threshold of knowledge.
15. Where Does the Boomerang Go?
Jan 11, 1965The parabolic return. A scientist from Australia on his last legs.
16. Pas de Deux
Jan 18, 1965A romantic ballet.
17. Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Jan 25, 1965Working in the hospital milieu.
18. A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Feb 1, 1965Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
19. When I am Grown to Man's Estate
Feb 8, 1965Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson
20. A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Feb 22, 1965Various strings and attachments.
21. A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Mar 1, 1965Shadow and substance.
22. A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Mar 8, 1965Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
23. Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Mar 15, 1965Modern medicine.
24. Eulogy in Four Flats
Mar 22, 1965The key of mourning.
25. Three Li'l Lambs
Mar 29, 1965""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
26. A Slave is On the Throne
Apr 12, 1965Gen. 41:41
27. Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Apr 19, 1965Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
28. The Day They Stole County General
Apr 26, 1965A change of management.
29. Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
May 3, 1965A son of the auld sod.
30. From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell
May 10, 1965A memorable rapprochement.
31. A Horse Named Stravinsky
May 17, 1965A mount with a legendary moniker.