The Working Heart

1A Fragile Possession

60 minSep 12, 1972

2Love Is When They Say They Need You

60 minSep 19, 1972

3We'll Walk Out of Here Together

60 minSep 26, 1972

4In Sickness and In Health

60 minOct 3, 1972

5House of Mirrors

60 minOct 10, 1972

Ever since a car accident killed his wife and crippled his son, Dr. Val Peterson's life has centered on his work and surgeries to get his son walking again. His engagement to Marilyn Hoffman is not for love and the question becomes why.

6He Could Sell Iceboxes To Eskimos

60 minOct 17, 1972

7The Wednesday Game

60 minOct 24, 1972

8Don and Denise

60 minOct 31, 1972

9Please Don't Send Flowers

60 minNov 14, 1972

10With A Shout, Not A Whimper

60 minNov 21, 1972

11Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick

60 minNov 28, 1972

12Unto the Next Generation

60 minDec 5, 1972

13Heartbeat For Yesterday

60 minDec 12, 1972

Dr. Welby, called by flying physician Jerome Billings, an orthopedic surgeon, for help finds young Carlos in a diabetic coma. Carlos' grandfather, Charlie, convinced his grandson will die, objects to Welby's treating him but accompanies Carlos when Welby insists on flying the ailing youth to a hospital. Weather forces the plane into an emergency landing in which Charlie is injured, giving Welby two emergencies to handle.

14Dinner of Herbs

60 minDec 19, 1972

15A More Exciting Case

60 minJan 2, 1973

16A Necessary End

60 minJan 9, 1973

When Julie Langley Kirk's illness is diagnosed by Dr. Welby as serious heart damage, she refuses to accept it at first. Convinced finally by Dr. Welby that she must continue her work, she works on, with the help of her assistant, Greta, finishing a moving photographic essay on the end of life.

17Who Are You Arthur Kolinski?

60 minJan 16, 1973

Growing up, Arthur Kolinski was ashamed that his father made a living as an auto mechanic. He grew up to become a wealthy industrialist and changed his name to Cole. Now he's upset that his son wants to emulate his grandfather.

18Gemini Descending

60 minJan 23, 1973

19The Problem With Charlie

60 minJan 30, 1973

20Catch A Ring That Isn't There

60 minFeb 6, 1973

When 17-year-old gymnastic champion Rickie Manning falls off the rings in gym, he is examined by Dr. Kiley who suspects the boy has been drinking. He and Dr. Welby want the boy to get help from a group at Comeback House. Richie's parents resist at first, but come to face the fact they have helped create their son's problems by pressures on him following the death of their other son.

21The Working Heart

60 minFeb 13, 1973Now viewing

Laura Daniels develops a serious heart problem as the result of rheumatic fever. Although she accepts Dr. Welby's order to give up her TV interview show, she is convinced that her husband Paul loves her only as a successful career woman. She returns to work, getting pills from her assistant, Jan, and these, combined with liquor, cause her to collapse, making heart surgery mandatory.

22The Other Martin Loring

60 minFeb 20, 1973

"The Other Martin Loring" is a 1973 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., an American medical drama that aired on ABC. It tells the story of a middle-aged man facing several health issues, which seem to stem from his repression of his homosexuality. The episode aired on February 20, 1973, and was met with concern and protests from LGBT rights activists for its equating of homosexuality and illness.

23The Day After Forever

60 minFeb 27, 1973

Troubled by his wife's relationship with a charming young political candidate, a successful architect-builder turns to tranquilizers and is seriously injured at a construction site.

24The Tortoise Dance

60 minMar 6, 1973