Air date: 1989-09-19

Runtime: min

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

Air date: 1989-09-20

Runtime: min

Doogie freezes in disbelief when he's asked out to dinner by Victoria Burke, the new radiology chief, known in some circles as "the Ice Queen."

Air date: 1989-09-27

Runtime: min

When Wanda's appendix ruptures with her parents out of town, Doogie ignores hospital policy to operate on her. This creates tension with Dr. Canfield as well as Wanda.

Air date: 1989-10-04

Runtime: min

His parents' trip signals party time for Doogie and friends, whose plans include drinking beer while Doogie is on call.

Air date: 1989-10-11

Runtime: min

Moving out of his parents' house proves to be an eye-opening experience for Doogie. Meanwhile, a rock star is admitted to the hospital for vocal-cord surgery.

Air date: 1989-10-18

Runtime: min

After a grueling 48-hour shift amid hothouse conditions, Doogie is tempted to switch loyalties to an upscale pediatrics group eager to woo him away from Eastman.

Air date: 1989-10-25

Runtime: min

Vinnie is no fly on the wall as he observes Doogie's personal and professional life while shooting a documentary on a day in the life of a teenage doctor.

Air date: 1989-11-01

Runtime: min

Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending time with Wanda, a situation that renders him more sympathetic to a patient.

Air date: 1989-11-08

Runtime: min

Vinnie is stuck on a blind date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin, a girl with a self-image problem not unlike a plastic-surgery patient at the hospital, who's willing to pay through the nose for a perfect body.

Air date: 1989-11-15

Runtime: min

Doogie is invited to spend the weekend in Palm Springs with Wanda and her family, but it's the same weekend that his father picked for their annual fishing trip.

Air date: 1989-11-22

Runtime: min

Doogie and Wanda are pressured by peers to get intimate; and Doogie has trouble leaving work problems at work as he deals with an unwed teenage mother.

Air date: 1989-11-29

Runtime: min

At the hospital, the homeless are being turned away to make room for paying patients; and Doogie bucks the system by arranging surgery for a youngster's pet dog.

Air date: 1989-12-13

Runtime: min

Doogie feigns illness to get out of working the night shift on Christmas Eve so he can go to a party.

Air date: 1990-01-03

Runtime: min

Greedy friends and family have a hand out as Doogie makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.

Air date: 1990-01-10

Runtime: min

Jealousy comes between Doogie and Wanda, and it also brings a silence between Dr. and Mrs. Howser.

Air date: 1990-01-17

Runtime: min

A scare involving the results of her mammogram has Katherine intent on reviving her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mike night.

Air date: 1990-01-31

Runtime: min

Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't intimidating for Dr. Doogie, but one of the students is a beefy bruiser who wants to fight Doogie after class.

Air date: 1990-02-07

Runtime: min

Vinnie doesn't understand his father's urgency to involve him in the family shower-head business.

Air date: 1990-02-14

Runtime: min

Doogie is just about as cool as a guy can get, thanks to fashion advice from the super-cool Griffin, who also thinks it's cool when Doogie "borrows" his father's BMW.

Air date: 1990-02-28

Runtime: min

An embittered gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience-store holdup in which Doogie is left to ponder prejudice.

Air date: 1990-03-14

Runtime: min

When Doogie's dad decides to retire, discouraged that his research failed to make a splash in medical journals, Doogie prescribes an attitude adjustment.

Air date: 1990-03-25

Runtime: min

Vinnie's date with Doogie's young patient takes a romantic turn, but Vinnie fears it won't last if a cornea transplant restores her vision.

Air date: 1990-03-28

Runtime: min

Doogie and McGuire put their friendship on the line while competing for the Resident of the Year award.

Air date: 1990-04-04

Runtime: min

After sitting in on a marriage-counseling session, Doogie and Wanda wonder if their relationship will improve with age; McGuire defends Spaulding's honor to a boastful rival.

Air date: 1990-04-25

Runtime: min

Now free to date other women, Doogie enjoys a few evenings with a trendy philosophy student before realizing that something's missing: Wanda.

Air date: 1990-05-02

Runtime: min

Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine; Doogie feels unexpected emotions over Wanda's announcement.