Season 4 Episodes
1. August is the Month Before Christmas
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
2. A Bird in the Solitude Singing
From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing, In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing, Which speaks to my spirit of thee. Lord Byron
3. But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
4. Autumn Without Red Leaves
""The summer is over...""
5. You Fish or You Cut Bait
The proverb put to the test.
6. For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
The power of personality.
7. Woods Full of Question Marks
The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
8. A Thousand Words are Mute
A picture is most eloquent.
9. Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
10. A Disease of the Heart Called Love
L'amour et la mort.
11. Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer
The Freudian prescription.
12. Courage at 3 A.M.
""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
13. This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
The whirligig of 3/4 time.
14. A Boy is Standing Outside the Door
The threshold of knowledge.
15. Where Does the Boomerang Go?
The parabolic return. A scientist from Australia on his last legs.
16. Pas de Deux
A romantic ballet.
17. Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Working in the hospital milieu.
18. A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
19. When I am Grown to Man's Estate
Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson
20. A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Various strings and attachments.
21. A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Shadow and substance.
22. A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
23. Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Modern medicine.
24. Eulogy in Four Flats
The key of mourning.
25. Three Li'l Lambs
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
26. A Slave is On the Throne
Gen. 41:41
27. Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
28. The Day They Stole County General
A change of management.
29. Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
A son of the auld sod.
30. From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell
A memorable rapprochement.
31. A Horse Named Stravinsky
A mount with a legendary moniker.
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