Diagnosis Murder 

Dr. Mark Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his son, Steve, a homicide detective.

Creator:

Joyce Burditt

Stars:

Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dick Van Dyke	...	Dr. Mark Sloan / ... 178 episodes, 1993-2001
Victoria Rowell	...	Amanda Bentley-Livingston / ... 178 episodes, 1993-2001
Barry Van Dyke	...	Steve Sloan 178 episodes, 1993-2001
Charlie Schlatter	...	Dr. Jesse Travis 137 episodes, 1995-2001
Michael Tucci	...	Norman Briggs 85 episodes, 1993-1997

Storyline

Dr. Mark Sloan is a doctor at Community General Hospital, and he is a consultant for the police department. His son Steve Sloan is a detective for the department. He and his father, along with emergency room resident Dr. Jesse Travis and Dr. Amanda Bentley, who is the pathologist at the hospital help to solve some very strange murder cases in Diagnosis Murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | doctor | hospital | detective | diagnosis | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

On an episode, in her dressing room, Melody Thomas Scott says Amanda looks like another actress on the show (and had called her "Vicky" in a prior scene) and points to a picture of Victoria Rowell. Rowell played Drucilla on The Young and the Restless (1973) before, while, and after she played Amanda on this show. Also Jeanne Cooper, Doug Davidson, Lauralee Bell, J. Eddie Peck, Heather Tom, Kristoff St. John and Eric Braeden had guest-starred on the same episode Diagnosis Murder: Death in the Daytime (1995).

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Goofs

Dr. Mark Slone often undertakes actions which would result in evidence and investigations being compromised. Since he has never been a police officer, these actions could result in cases being dropped or overturned upon appeal. There is no way that a District Attorney would allow Slone and his colleagues to perform the actions that they do in the show.

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Connections

Referenced in Tripping the Rift: Totally Recalled (2004)

User Reviews

Nodding to Sci-Fi

I haven't watched this series much, not because I don't think it's good, just because I haven't watched it. (Don't watch ER either, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's a good show.) However, I had to see this particular episode because of the guest cast and the fact that it was billed as a tribute to "The X Files." It was good to see Wil Wheaton, Bill Mumy, Walter Koenig, and George Takei. I really enjoyed it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diagnosis Murder

Filming Locations:

30760 Broad Beach Road, Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (178 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1