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St. Elsewhere
S3.E5
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  • Episode aired Oct 24, 1984
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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Ed Begley Jr. in St. Elsewhere (1982)
ComedyDrama

Auschlander feels negligent when a long-term maintenance worker develops asbestosis. White desperately attempts to locate his children. A mental health patient admits to the hospital rapes. ... Read allAuschlander feels negligent when a long-term maintenance worker develops asbestosis. White desperately attempts to locate his children. A mental health patient admits to the hospital rapes. One of the firefighters develops complications in his treatment. Ehrlich's bid to meet the... Read allAuschlander feels negligent when a long-term maintenance worker develops asbestosis. White desperately attempts to locate his children. A mental health patient admits to the hospital rapes. One of the firefighters develops complications in his treatment. Ehrlich's bid to meet the new nutritionist turns into a disaster.

  • Director
    • Eric Laneuville
  • Writers
    • Mark Tinker
    • John Masius
    • Joshua Brand
  • Stars
    • Ed Flanders
    • Norman Lloyd
    • Ed Begley Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    59
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    • Director
      • Eric Laneuville
    • Writers
      • Mark Tinker
      • John Masius
      • Joshua Brand
    • Stars
      • Ed Flanders
      • Norman Lloyd
      • Ed Begley Jr.
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ed Flanders
    Ed Flanders
    • Dr. Donald Westphall
    Norman Lloyd
    Norman Lloyd
    • Dr. Daniel Auschlander
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Dr. Victor Ehrlich
    Ellen Bry
    Ellen Bry
    • Nurse Shirley Daniels
    Stephen Furst
    Stephen Furst
    • Dr. Elliot Axelrod
    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Dr. Robert Caldwell
    Terence Knox
    Terence Knox
    • Dr. Peter White
    Eric Laneuville
    Eric Laneuville
    • Luther Hawkins
    • (credit only)
    Howie Mandel
    Howie Mandel
    • Dr. Wayne Fiscus
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Dr. Jack Morrison
    Christina Pickles
    Christina Pickles
    • Nurse Helen Rosenthal
    Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
    Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
    • Dr. Annie Cavanero
    • (as Cynthia Sikes)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Dr. Philip Chandler
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Dr. Mark Craig
    Renée Taylor
    Renée Taylor
    • Dr. Charlotte Miller
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    • Manny Schecter
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Jerry Close
    John Hammond
    John Hammond
    • Michael Duffy
    • Director
      • Eric Laneuville
    • Writers
      • Mark Tinker
      • John Masius
      • Joshua Brand
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    I worked for years in a place where exposed pipes had asbestos wrapped around them. After about ten years, a crew came in and removed it. I recall thinking about the implications. I have long passed the time whenI could have been infected but it was scary. Several events take place in this episode, but this, to me, was the most educational.

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    • Trivia
      In the scene in the chapel, Dr. Aushlander says that Father McCabe founded St. Eligius in 1932 and Dr. Westphall says that he never met McCabe. In Time Heals: Part 1 (1986) and Time Heals: Part 2 (1986), both statements would be retconned as that two-part story shows that McCabe founded the hospital in 1935 and had known Donald Westphall since he was a child.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Peter White: [Excited] Boomer, I finally found my kids man!

      Nurse Shirley Daniels: [Disgusted] Who cares?

      [Walks out of the office]

    • Connections
      Referenced in St. Elsewhere: Fade to White (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      St. Elsewhere
      by Dave Grusin

      Opening Theme Song and Closing Theme Song

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • MTM Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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