Marcus welby, a dedicated family physician who made house calls a priority in life. For a series that i was too young to see in its original run perhaps because of having not. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and uncaring doctors. Both abc and robert young received thousands of complaints from reallife doctors who found the. Kildare in a popular movie series in the 30s and 40s, opposite lionel barrymore as a crotchety older doctor. It starred robert young as the title character, a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, who was on a first name basis with many of his patients and who also made housecalls, james brolin, as steve kiley, m. Despite an allstar cast led by daniel daylewis, marion cotillard and penelope cruz, the musical nine adds up to a disappointment, while the first season of the 1969 medical drama marcus welby. And one more important fact, this may come as a complete shock to some younger visitors to this site but dr welby made house calls. Tv series 19691976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Welbys adventures in total medical and personal commitment to a patients wellbeing didnt abate after this premiere season.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of marcus welby, m. Young reprised his beloved role as doctor welby for two reunion movies the return of marcus welby, md in 1984 and. Steven kiley james brolin and secretarynurse consuelo lopez elena verdugo. Welby takes a little time away from his weekend golf to help and by help, that includes moving in for the weekend a young boy who has been diagnosed as. Marcus welby hires brash young doctor kiley to assist in his bustling general practice. May 14, 2009 marcus welby, md, ran from 1969 to 1976, and even at that time his style of medicine was an anomaly. D season two dvd, 2010, 6disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The series, which starred robert young, james brolin and. Newport or new yorker, sans the gorgeous covered headlamps and complete with ugly federal bumpers. It starred robert young of father knows best fame as the title character, a family. Welby is a widower who we find out in the last season has a married daughter and a 6 year old grandson. The program brought father knows best star robert young back to television six years after father wrapped as the titular physician, a santa monicabased general practitioner whose capacity for doctorpatient dedication pulled him out of the office.
Welby, in the 2hour pilot however, drove a 1968 imperial. It starred robert young as the title character, a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, who was on a first name basis with many of his patients and who also made house. Its sad to see that there are no more shows like marcus welby. Todays shows deal with more special effects then real drama. Both abc and robert young received thousands of complaints from reallife doctors who. The show is about doctors marcus welby, a general practitioner and steven kiley, welby s young assistant. D season one season one features an episode directed by steven spielberg. Oct 16, 2010 select, and alias smith and jones the complete series. The series begins with the march 26, 1969 madefortv movie, a matter of humanities, which explains how dr. A few months following the death of their daughter, a couple decide to adopt a young girl of the same age in order to help solve their building marital problems. Marcus welby enlists the help of a young doctor steven kiley to help run his santa monica practice. The marcus welby nearly complete series dvd set features 156 of the 169 episodes on 36 dvds viewing quality is 810. Claires anxiety increase when she learns that her husband has been seeing younger women, and she sets o. Click here and start watching the full season in seconds.
I gre up watching marcus welby,at that time this and another chow medical center was one of the best doctor show on tv. Select, and alias smith and jones the complete series. Est on abc from september 23, 1969, to july 29, 1976. It starred robert young as a family practitioner with a kind. For a series that i was too young to see in its original run perhaps because of having not been born, marcus welby, m.
From week to week welby was tasked with some of the most devastating disorders and serious situations an m. This is a list of episodes for the television series marcus welby, m. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Marcus welby, md ran for seven seasons on abc before the show ended in 1976. Kildare in a popular movie series in the 30s and 40s, opposite lionel barrymore as a. A jewish boy named simon, who is suffering from a series of illnesses, longs to recover in time for his bar mitzvah. Among welbys most pressing cases is a young man suffering from aphasia whose wife is seeking to have him committed to an institution. Ayers popped up on tv a lot in the second half of his careerfrequently playing doctorsbut his marcus welby cameo was a more direct passing of the torch, from one. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,737,475 views. Young reprised his beloved role as doctor welby for two reunion movies the return of marcus welby, md. Click the link below to see what others say about marcus welby, m. It starred robert young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and james brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by david victor and david j. It was the first network program to have more of a true medical focus, and yet it kept a good balance, interweaving the medical theme with the drama of peoples stormtossed lives.
But his parents quarrel over whether he should go through with the ceremony, complicating his recovery. Popular emmywinning drama about a sage general practitioner and his headstrong younger partner. Welby presses for answers as cathy continually resists treatment and refuses to reveal from where she may have transmitted vd. A popular and groundbreaking medical melodrama, marcus welby, m. The show is about doctors marcus welby, a general practitioner and steven kiley, welbys. And fans of the 1980s series peewees playhouse might be interested in peewees playhouse the complete collection, although it does not contain any new or previously unreleased material. Marcus welby, md, ran from 1969 to 1976, and even at that time his style of medicine was an anomaly. The series, which starred robert young, james brolin and elena verdugo, ran for six seasons from 1969 to 1976. Airing on march 26, 1969, this twohour madefortv movie set the stage for the onehour series that would be viewed regularly in about one of every four american homes that year. Young reprised his beloved role for two reunion movies the return of marcus welby, md in 1984 and marcus welby, md. Claire burwick, 42 becomes pregnant for the first time and is convinced her husband paul does not want a child. As a staple of 1970s american television, the tuesdaynight medical drama marcus welby, m. This is the second seasons worth 197071 of marcus welby, m. It starred robert young of father knows best fame as the title character, a.