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St. Elsewhere

Season 3

24 listed hours · 1982–1988 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

1980s hospital drama with teeth: St. Eligius as the dump where careers washed up, an MTM ensemble (Denzel Washington among them) mixing cases with serial damage. Also a starter kit for later prestige habits — and an all-time infamous snow-globe ending. Rounds never recovered. Watch it for quality-TV medicine, stay for the continuity fight it still starts.

TV Flash files Season 3 of St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) on NBC as a mid listed season (3; 3 of 6) — 24 listed hours, 1984-09-19–1985-03-27 from “Playing God (1)” (S03E01) to “Cheers” (S03E24). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S03E01 Playing God (1)

    Playing God (1) puts hospital ethics in the title — prestige-habit drama before later shows stole the overlapping rounds.

  1. S03E01

    Playing God (1)

    Playing God (1) — Season 3, Episode 1 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-09-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S03E02

    Playing God (2)

    Playing God (2) — Season 3, Episode 2 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-09-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S03E03

    Two Balls and a Strike

    Two Balls and a Strike — Season 3, Episode 3 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-10-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S03E04

    Strikeout

    Strikeout — Season 3, Episode 4 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-10-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S03E05

    Breathless

    Breathless — Season 3, Episode 5 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-10-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S03E06

    My Aim Is True

    My Aim Is True — Season 3, Episode 6 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-10-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S03E07

    Fade to White

    Fade to White — Season 3, Episode 7 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-11-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S03E08

    Sweet Dreams

    Sweet Dreams — Season 3, Episode 8 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-11-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S03E09

    Up on the Roof

    Up on the Roof — Season 3, Episode 9 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-11-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S03E10

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Season 3, Episode 10 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-11-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S03E11

    Homecoming

    Homecoming — Season 3, Episode 11 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-12-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S03E12

    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour — Season 3, Episode 12 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-12-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S03E13

    Dr. Wyler, I Presume

    Dr. Wyler, I Presume — Season 3, Episode 13 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1984-12-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S03E14

    Whistle, Wyler Works

    Whistle, Wyler Works — Season 3, Episode 14 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-01-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S03E15

    Bye, George

    Bye, George — Season 3, Episode 15 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-01-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S03E16

    Saving Face

    Saving Face — Season 3, Episode 16 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-01-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S03E17

    Give the Boy a Hand

    Give the Boy a Hand — Season 3, Episode 17 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-01-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S03E18

    Any Portrait in a Storm

    Any Portrait in a Storm — Season 3, Episode 18 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-01-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S03E19

    Red, White, Black and Blue

    Red, White, Black and Blue — Season 3, Episode 19 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-02-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S03E20

    Amazing Face

    Westphal! (Ed Flanders ) puts his house on the market; the bandages are removed from a woman operated on for severe disfigurement; Daniels (Ellen Bry ) returns to the scene of the crime; an expectant Rosenthal decides to tie the knot; and Hufnagel (Florence Halop) goes under the knife.

  21. S03E21

    Murder, She Rote

    Murder, She Rote — Season 3, Episode 21 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-02-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S03E22

    Tears of a Clown

    A circus clown's multiple sclerosis worsens; Craig (William Daniels) helps Westphal! (Ed Flanders) scout out a condo; heavy responsibilities take their toll on Morrison (David Morse).

  23. S03E23

    Bang the Eardrum Slowly

    Bang the Eardrum Slowly — Season 3, Episode 23 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-03-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S03E24

    Cheers

    Cheers — Season 3, Episode 24 of St. Elsewhere. Aired 1985-03-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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