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13 September 1954 (USA) more
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Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner... more
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 nominations more
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Sharp, Classy, Very Good and completely unknown more (2 total)

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Richard Boone ... Dr. Konrad Styner / ... (59 episodes, 1954-1956)
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30 min (58 episodes) | Argentina:30 min
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Spoofed in Wideo Wabbit (1956) more
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Blue Star more

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Sharp, Classy, Very Good and completely unknown, 24 January 2009
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Author: mheckman-1 from United States

Medic had the bad fortune to be scheduled opposite I Love Lucy. Richard Boone, in the character of Dr. Konrad Styner, introduced the stories about doctors' experiences and acted in at least one episode, Flash of Darkness. Had anybody seen it, that episode would have been discussed in every news magazine and on every talk show. In it, Dr. Styner was at his office when he received a call that an atomic bomb had been dropped over the nearby city. He and his staff rushed to an improvised medical center and treated the injured while not knowing if their own families had survived. In 1954, the possibility of an atomic bomb attack by the Soviets was considered very real, and school children practiced marching calmly to the basement (three minute warning) or scrambling under the desk (no warning). Yet, I am not aware that there was any reaction to this show.

In another episode, Never Come Sunday, a couple have an autistic daughter. The medical profession can do nothing for the child's condition and the mother desperately seeks out expensive quacks who hold out the promise of a cure. Unfortunately, this show could run today and be as pertinent as it was a half century ago.

In the episode, My Brother Joe, a 10 year old boy succumbs to injuries he sustained from being hit by a drunk driver.

The show was not exactly escapist fare. It dealt with real issues not often seen on television, and dealt with them realistically and without sensationalism. No wonder it didn't do well.

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