Ben Casey

Total Seasons :5Total Episodes : 153

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title ch...

Episodes(32)

To the Pure

1. To the Pure

Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board to approve neurosurgery on nine-year-old Pete Salazar. After the first of three operations on the boy, Casey is accidentally jabbed with a needle while administering a rabies test to a female patient. During his thirty-day wait for a life-or-death prognosis, he is given permission to resume the surgery.

Air Date : 1961-10-02

But Linda Only Smiled

2. But Linda Only Smiled

Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood transfusion, but her mother won't consent.

Air Date : 1961-10-09

The Insolent Heart

3. The Insolent Heart

Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardiovascular ailment diagnosed as fatal. Casey and Zorba want to try a new surgery on him, but the medical board is opposed.

Air Date : 1961-10-16

I Remember a Lemon Tree

4. I Remember a Lemon Tree

Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his ownâ€”he's addicted to morphine, and suffers from leukemia.

Air Date : 1961-10-23

An Expensive Glass of Water

5. An Expensive Glass of Water

Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossible by ordering him about. Zorba and Dr. Jensen try to dissuade him from withdrawing, because his patient is a big donor to the hospital.

Air Date : 1961-10-30

The Sound of Laughter

6. The Sound of Laughter

Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.

Air Date : 1961-11-06

A Few Brief Lines for Dave

7. A Few Brief Lines for Dave

Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of competition, and also treats a woman's hypochondria.

Air Date : 1961-11-13

Pavane for a Gentle Lady

8. Pavane for a Gentle Lady

By degrees to the bare facts.

Air Date : 1961-11-20

My Good Friend Krikor

9. My Good Friend Krikor

Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neurosurgery.

Air Date : 1961-11-27

The Sweet Kiss of Madness

10. The Sweet Kiss of Madness

Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy. Dr. Casey forestalls an unnecessary operation, and tries to persuade Dr. Reynolds to receive treatment.

Air Date : 1961-12-04

A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness

11. A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness

Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject to chronic seizures, and these, not the accident, are responsible for the loss of her baby.

Air Date : 1961-12-11

A Dark Night for Billy Harris

12. A Dark Night for Billy Harris

Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.

Air Date : 1961-12-18

And If I Die

13. And If I Die

""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)

Air Date : 1962-01-01

A Memory of Candy Stripes

14. A Memory of Candy Stripes

Recollections.

Air Date : 1962-01-08

Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor

15. Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor

A clean, well-lighted place.

Air Date : 1962-01-15

A Story to Be Softly Told

16. A Story to Be Softly Told

Between you, me and the nurse's station.

Air Date : 1962-01-22

The Big Trouble with Charlie

17. The Big Trouble with Charlie

He's not quite himself, or is he?

Air Date : 1962-01-29

Give My Hands an Epitaph

18. Give My Hands an Epitaph

Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.

Air Date : 1962-02-05

Victory Wears a Cruel Smile

19. Victory Wears a Cruel Smile

From another point of view.

Air Date : 1962-02-12

Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase

20. Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase

A piece of baggage.

Air Date : 1962-02-19

Behold a Pale Horse

21. Behold a Pale Horse

""And his name that sat on him was Death.""

Air Date : 1962-02-26

For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses

22. For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses

A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.

Air Date : 1962-03-05

To a Grand and Natural Finale

23. To a Grand and Natural Finale

A consummation devoutly to be wished.

Air Date : 1962-03-12

Monument to an Aged Hunter

24. Monument to an Aged Hunter

Souvenirs and trophies.

Air Date : 1962-03-19

All the Clocks are Ticking

25. All the Clocks are Ticking

As time goes by.

Air Date : 1962-03-26

Among Others a Girl Named Abilene

26. Among Others a Girl Named Abilene

A Texas rose.

Air Date : 1962-04-02

A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes

27. A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes

A vision of loveliness.

Air Date : 1962-04-16

And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears

28. And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears

Sorrow and pity.

Air Date : 1962-04-23

Preferably, the Less-Used Arm

29. Preferably, the Less-Used Arm

Might and main.

Air Date : 1962-04-30

An Uncommonly Innocent Killing

30. An Uncommonly Innocent Killing

Qualifications for the deed.

Air Date : 1962-05-07

So Oft It Chances in Particular Men

31. So Oft It Chances in Particular Men

So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose his origin) By the o'ergrowth of some complexion, Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, Or by some habit, that too much o'erleavens The form of plausive mannersâ€”that (these men, Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, Being nature's livery, or fortune's star) Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo, Shall in the general censure take corruption From that particular fault. The dram of evil Doth all the noble substance of a doubt, To his own scandal. Hamlet

Air Date : 1962-05-21

When You See an Evil Man