Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'St. Elsewhere' from 1970-1982:
- Bonnie Bartlett as Ellen Craig (1982-1988)
- Christina Pickles as Nurse Helen Rosenthal (1982-1988)
- David Morse as Dr. Jack Morrison (1982-1988)
- Denzel Washington as Dr. Philip Chandler (1982-1988)
- Ed Begley, Jr. as Dr. Victor Ehrlich (1982-1988)
- Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall (1982-1988)
- Eric Laneuville as Luther Hawkins (1982-1988)
- Howie Mandel as Dr. Wayne Fiscus (1982-1988)
- Norman Lloyd as Dr. Daniel Auschlander (1982-1988)
- Sagan Lewis as Dr. Jacqueline Wade (1982-1988)
- William Daniels as Dr. Mark Craig (1982-1988)
- Barbara Whinnery as Dr. Cathy Martin (1982-1985)
- Cynthina Sikes as Dr. Annie Cavanero (1982-1985)
- Ellen Bry as Nurse Shirley Daniels (1982-1985)
- Kavi Raz as Dr. Vijay Kochar (1982-1985)
- Kim Miyori as Dr. Wendy Armstrong (1982-1984)
- Terence Knox as Dr. Peter White (1982-1984)
- David Birney as Dr. Ben Samuels (1982-1983)
- G.W. Bailey as Dr. Hugh Beale (1982-1983)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'St. Elsewhere':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Joshua Brand, John Falsey D: Thomas Carter
With Richard Marcus (Ralph), Roxanne Reese (Nurse Louise), Jennifer Savidge (Lucy Papandrao), Heather McAdam (Sandy Malin), James O'Sullivan (Dr. Robinson), Cotter Smith (Dr. Rowe), Rafael Campos (Ramon), Jack Murdock (Professor), Ben Slack (Louie), Mary Armstrong (Mrs. Malin), Estelle Omens (Erma), Pearl Shear (Mrs. Sussman), Alma Beltran (Nurse Vela).
Series premiere. While the doctors of St. Eligius search for a missing mental patient, paramedics bring in the victims of a terrorist bombing.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Joshua Brand, John Falsey D: Thomas Carter
With Deborah White (Nina Morrison), Roxanne Reese (Nurse Louise), Jennifer Savidge (Nurse Lucy Papandrao), Laraine Newman (Jane Zontell), Jack Bannon (Stephen MacAllister), Frances Lee McCain (Mrs. Reinhardt), Sandy McPeak (Mr. Reinhardt), Robert Costanzo (Mr. Broadwater), Tim Robbins (Andrew Reinhardt), Peter Maloney (Dr. Burgess), Vivian Bonnell (Nurse Skilling), Thomas Babson (Reporter).
Morrison treats the obnoxious bank bomber; Mr. MacAllister arrives to find his wife in a coma; Dr. Craig holds a news conference and badgers a patient into a surgical consent; Dr. Samuels tries to teach Dr. Beale how to swim.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Tom Fontana D: Mark Tinker
With Deborah White (Nina Morrison), Tim Robbins (Andrew Reinhardt), Tony Bill (Brian Whitehill), Maureen Anderman (Denise Whitehill), Jack Bannon (Stephen MacAllister), Virginia Kiser (Mrs. Beardsley), Thomas Hill (Judge), Betty Cole (Miss Taylor), Sandy Martin (Mrs. Lawson), Jeanna Barron (Michelle Whitehill), Michelle Walker (Stephanie Whitehill), John Walter Davis (Bram Hammond), Lance Guest (Sean Rooney).
Cavanero tries to counsel a couple expecting a Down's Syndrome child; White makes a near-tragic mistake in the E.R.; Martin and Fiscus are caught in a stalled elevator; Morrison learns his wife is pregnant; Dr. Beale visits the bomber.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Neil Cuthbert D: Mark Tinker
With James Coco (Arnie), Doris Roberts (Cora), Camilla Ashland (Billing Clerk), Anne Gerety (Lillian Rogers), Bernard Berhrens (George Rogers), Tim Robbins (Andrew Reinhardt), Jack Bannon (Stephen MacAllister).
Morrison tries to help a bag woman and her retarded husband; Fiscus admits a relatively healthy woman for some very expensive tests; V.J. feels homesick; the bomber and his victim both leave the hospital.
Season 1, episode 5
W: John Masius D: Thomas Carter
With Roxanne Reese (Nurse Louise), Ally Sheedy (Diane), Jeremy Licht (Robbie Durant), Paul Lieber (Suspect), Robert Davi (Patrick), Rudy Ramos (Bernie Arguello), Vivian Bonnell (Nurse Skilling), Bridget Sienna (Mrs. Rodriguez), Barry Cutler (Orderly), Peter Iacangelo (Policeman), Douglas Rowe (Dr. Anspaugh), Henry Celis (Juan), Michael Saucedo (Paco).
Dr. Samuels becomes attached to a boy in for leg surgery; Fiscus surprises Martin with a romantic gesture; Chandler challenges a veteran nurse's competency; Dr. Craig receives his coveted 'Surgeon of the Year' award; Cavanero's weekend away is interrupted by a patient delivering her baby at home with just a teenage boy to help.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Charles Rosin D: Mark Tinker
With Candace Cameron (Megan White), Karen Landry (Myra White), Christopher Guest (H.J. Cummings), Rita Taggart (Nurse Losef), James Keane (Lawyer), Matthew Faison (Mr. Woodman), Rafael Campos (Ramon), Guy Killum (Lexie), Harry Stephens (Technician), David Wiley (Mr. Prensky), John Steadman (Mr. Andover), Albert Salmi (Leo Rushcom).
While coping with a fussy new administrator, Dr. Westphall investigates suspicious deaths in Ward Five; Martin shocks Fiscus by breaking off their affair; Cavanero has to deal with a hostile nurse; White goes to desperate lengths to raise the money to replace his on-call beeper.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Joel Surnow D: Thomas Carter
With Richard Marcus (Ralph), Jennifer Savidge (Nurse Lucy Papandrao), Christopher Guest (H.J Cummings), Laraine Newman (Jane/Tweety), Robert Davi (Patrick), Ann Bronston (Martha Mulvahey), Carl Byrd (Dr. Borovay), Edith Fellows (Mrs. Sabin), Katharine M. Hayden (Nurse), David Packer (Willie Andrews), Thomas Babson (Reporter), Patti Rooney (Nurse), Howard Vahn (Gun Shop Proprietor), Lance Guest (Orderly Rooney), Vivian Bonnell (Nurse Skilling), Dana Short (Lizzie Westphall).
Dr. Westphall risks his job by creating an isolation floor to stem the spread of the suspected Legionnaires Disease; Dr. Beale learns that Tweety got pregnant while in the hospital; Fiscus is assaulted in the E.R.; Dr. Craig decides to sell his car.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Elizabeth Diggs D: Mark Tinker
With Richard Marcus (Ralph), Roxanne Reese (Nurse Louise), Laraine Newman (Jane/Tweety), Molly Cheek (Leslie Stevenson), Nan Martin (Mrs. Stevenson), Charles Robinson (Bill Austin), Lisa Rafel (Nurse), Martin Azarow (Fat Man), Dana Short (Elizabeth Westphall).
The search continues for the source of the Legionnaires Disease; Cavanero befriends a young woman facing a hysterectomy; Tweety makes a decision about her future; Ellen Craig deals with the elusive Dr. Barnum.