E/R

9/16/1984

Julie's visiting uncle is bemused by the succession of illnesses, non-illnesses, and general mayhem in the E/R.

9/18/1984

As Dr. Sheridan ponders putting her elderly father in a nursing home, Howard becomes romantically interested in her visiting sister.

9/25/1984

A cancer patient in severe pain asks Howard to let him die, and Nurse Thor has marital problems with her unemployed husband, who watches TV all day.

10/2/1984

Sheridan is told to cut costs by letting Howard go, and then his son shows up with blue hair and a buddy unconscious from a drug overdose.

10/9/1984

Howard's ex-wife tries to get them together again when she discovers she's pregnant.

10/16/1984

A family complains that Dr. Sheridan gave them false hopes, while Howard awaits the results of his ex-wife's pregnancy test.

10/23/1984

An offer to do profitable genetic research tempts Sheinfeld.

10/30/1984

Howard is trying to sell his old practice, and a woman shows up in the ER with an unexploded bullet in her arm.

11/7/1984

Nurse Thor quits over Sheridan's refusal to allow her to make minor medical decisions, and Nurse Cory confesses to Howard she's in love with him.

11/14/1984

Howard is dating a 23-year-old aerobics instructor, while Sheridan is attracted to an older Latin gentleman.

11/21/1984

A hectic night sees the ER visited by Howard and Maria's fathers, as well as an injured basketball star.

11/28/1984

A sick boy's parents claim that medical testing would violate their religion, Julie's apartment is burglarized, and an old army buddy whose life he once saved visits Howard.

12/12/1984

Howard is being sued for malpractice, but is doubtful about calling Sheridan as a character witness when she refuses to shade the truth a little, and Nurse Thor's nephew is hired as a med tech.

12/19/1984

When a blizzard strikes and the staff's replacements don't arrive, Julie is fired for refusing to continue working past her shift, and Jenny wants to come live with her dad.

12/26/1984

Howard's first wife drops by to discuss Jenny, Ace asks Sheridan out, and the new hospital administrator makes advances to every woman on the staff.

1/16/1985

The staff relaxes at their favorite hangout, and a romantic interest develops between Dr. Sheridan and Howard's psychologist brother.

1/23/1985

Howard moves his Saturday-night poker game into the ER, and Ace asks out his daughter Jenny.

1/30/1985

Both Howard's ex-wives drop in on a hectic night that sees Nurse Thor worried about her health.

2/6/1985

Howard's new girlfriend meets his first wife, and the staff tries to help Nurse Thor deal with her discovery that she is seriously ill.

2/20/1985

Sheridan loses her life savings because of investment advice from Howard, Maria's boyfriend Fred asks Julie out on a date, and drug thieves strike fear into the staff.

2/27/1985

Stickley catches Sheinfeld moonlighting; Dr. Sheridan ponders motherhood.