Marcus Welby, M.D.
Go Ahead and Cry
TV Flash files “Go Ahead and Cry” as hour 162 of 172 in the TV Flash guide — Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976) on ABC, season 7, episode 14, aired 1975-12-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E14: listed hour 162 of 172 in the Marcus Welby, M.D. guide, hour 14 of 24 in season 7. It aired 1975-12-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The One Face in the World” (S07E13). Next is “Strike II” (S07E15).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Go Ahead and Cry sit in the Marcus Welby, M.D. guide?
S07E14 is listed hour 162 of 172 — hour 14 of 24 in season 7, season 7 episode 14.
When did Marcus Welby, M.D. S07E14 air?
Go Ahead and Cry aired 1975-12-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Young's Welby on a house-call case with Brolin's Kiley is the bedside-manner contract. Patient-of-the-week, not a hospital-soap serial you must enter at episode one.
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Why this series still plays
Marcus Welby, M.D. recast Robert Young as America's bedside manner: a Santa Monica GP with James Brolin as the younger partner, house calls as weekly ritual. It launched in 1969 and soon owned the Nielsens. Patient-of-the-week medicine at peak trust — the last stretch when a network doctor still felt like a national uncle.
The timeline still argues whether a kindly GP counts as appointment TV. Marcus Welby, M.D. recast Robert Young as America's bedside manner: a Santa Monica GP with James Brolin as the younger partner, house calls as weekly ritual. David Victor's ABC medical drama premiered September 23, 1969, and soon owned the Nielsens — television's top-rated show in the 1970–71 season. Elena Verdugo's Consuelo Lopez kept the office human. Cases were moral and medical; trust was the brand. **Peak-trust doctor TV, and the chart…
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- James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley
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- Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez
Elena Verdugo ran the office as Consuelo Lopez on Marcus Welby, M.D. — Robert Young's bedside manner, Santa Monica house calls, and the last stretch when a network doctor could own the Nielsens. Patient-of-the-week medicine at peak trust.…