• Air date: 19 Sep '89 26 episodes
      Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Creators Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, partnering with ABC, aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Pilot

      19 Sep '89
      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

      20 Sep '89
      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

      27 Sep '89
    • 4. Frisky Business

      04 Oct '89
      His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.
    • 5. The Short Goodbye

      11 Oct '89
      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

      18 Oct '89
      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

      25 Oct '89
      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

      01 Nov '89
      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

      08 Nov '89
      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 through the nose for a perfect body.
    • 10. My Old Man and the Sea

      15 Nov '89
      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

      22 Nov '89
      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

      29 Nov '89
      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

      13 Dec '89
      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

      03 Jan '90
      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

      10 Jan '90
      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

      17 Jan '90
      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

      31 Jan '90
      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

      07 Feb '90
      Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.
    • 19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure

      14 Feb '90
      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

      28 Feb '90
      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

      14 Mar '90
      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

      25 Mar '90
      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...

      28 Mar '90
      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

      04 Apr '90
      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

      25 Apr '90
      Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing—Wanda.