TV Series
The Resume
(September 24, 1969-September 6, 1976)
CBS
Chad Everett as Dr. Joe Gannon
James Daly as Dr. Paul Lochner
Chris Hutson as Courtland
Virginia Hawkins as Canford
Jayne Meadows as Chambers
Jane Dulo as Murphy
Audrey Totter as Eve Wilcox, R.N. (recurring, became regular in 1972)
1970 Golden Globe Award winner for Best Television Series — Drama
Two Emmy nominations
Based on the TV movie U.M.C. (1969)
Surgeons in an otherwise unnamed Los Angeles university hospital coexist in the all-too-familiar clash between youth and experience
Why Medical Center might be annoying
Because of its generic title, the first page of a search engine search won’t necessarily yield results for the show itself.
In the pilot movie, Everett’s iconic role would be played by Richard Bradford.
Until 1972, Everett and Daly were the only regulars.
Though credited as a regular halfway through its run, Totter appeared in only one of every five episodes — far fewer than Hutson and only slightly behind others who never became regulars.
Curiously, it was a favorite of younger viewers in first-run.
Why Medical Center might not be annoying
The opening montage and theme music.
It happily took on hot-button medical issues, such as STDs and abortion, head-on.
Two episodes were directed by Everett himself.
Daly’s own daughter Tyne appeared as Lochner’s daughter.
It managed to finish eighth in the Nielsens, its highest overall rating, for its second season.
With two original episodes more than Marcus Welby, M.D. (which ran during the exact same period), it was the longest-running medical series of the time.
Credit: Cool It All Right?
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Year In Review:
For 2021, as of last week, Out of 87 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 87 Votes: 43.68% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
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