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Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 1, Episode 1

Pilot (19 Sep. 1989)

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Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

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Dr. David Howser (as James B. Sikking)
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William Finkelstein
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Driver (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)
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Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

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Dr. David Howser: What's going on here, Vincent?
Vinnie Delpino: Oh, I was just visiting with Doogie, Dr. Howser. Listening to his plan to part Wanda Plenn's pulsating red lips with his probing pubescent tongue.
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"Wild Thing"
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Composed by Matt Dike, Michael Ross, Tone Loc, Tony Smith and Marvin Young
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