Medicine Ball is an American medical drama television series that aired from March 13 until May 15, 1995.
Premise[]
Medical drama set at a hospital in Seattle where a group of young doctors are about to begin their residencies.[1]
Cast[]
- Jensen Daggett as Katie Cooper
- Harrison Pruett as Harley Spencer
- Donal Logue as Danny Macklin
- Kai Soremekun as Nia James
- Darryl Fong as Max Chang
- Jeffrey D. Sams as Clate Baker
- Vincent Ventresca as Tom Powell
- Timothy Omundson as Patrick Yeats
- Sam McMurray as Douglas McGill
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Pilot” | March 13, 1995 | ||
| On her first day on the job, Katie clashes with her supervisor. Danny loses his first patient. Harley Spencer tries to correct the misdiagnosis of an older doctor. | ||||
| 2 | “Wizard of Bras” | March 20, 1995 | ||
| A patient suggests an alternative treatment. Tom and Danny do volunteer work at a college. | ||||
| 3 | “Life's Ebola Cherries” | April 3, 1995 | ||
| Harley and a patient are trapped in a sealed room because of a deadly virus they may have contracted. Max wins a day with baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. | ||||
| 4 | “Heart and Sole” | April 10, 1995 | ||
| A transplant is postponed because of a donor who isn't who they thought he was. A dwarf wants nothing to do with the birth of his son, because he will grow to full size. | ||||
| 5 | “Smoke Gets in Your Thighs” | April 17, 1995 | ||
| Elizabeth gets in an auto accident. A patient believes Patrick is Jesus Christ. | ||||
| 6 | “Sex, Lies and Adhesive Tape” | April 24, 1995 | ||
| Clate and Harley have trouble arranging a heart transplant. Max has to deal with the death of Elizabeth. | ||||
| 7 | “Hot Lips and Major Burns” | May 1, 1995 | ||
| The doctors have to treat two burn victims. A widow demands an apology after Danny doesn't tell her immediately about the death of her spouse. | ||||
| 8 | “Blind Man's Bluff” | May 8, 1995 | ||
| A blind man has surgery to restore his vision, but the doctors learn that he may lose his sight again. Nia wants clate to cancel a date with a patient. | ||||
| 9 | “Night of the I Wanna” | May 15, 1995 | ||
| Clate's sister wants her son back. A surgeon is injured in a train wreck. | ||||
Court case[]
A dispute over the actor's union contract on the show led to the U.S. Supreme Court Case, Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc.
References[]
- ↑ TV Guide. "Medicine Ball Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
External links[]
- Medicine Ball at TV Guide
- Medicine Ball at epguides.com