Doogie Howser MD Complete Season 4

1992-93/NR, TV-Comedy, 4 Discs/~8:42:00
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Crew: David E. Kelley & Steven Bochco (Created by), Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, James Sikking, Belinda Montgomery, Lawrence Pressman, Kathryn Layng, Markus Redmond
Details: A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up in 22 episodes of the final season. (IMDB)
Content:
Disc 1 - Running Time Unknown
- 6 Episodes: 1. There's a Riot Going On, 2. Look Ma, No Pants, 3. Doogie Got a Gun, 4. Doogie Doesn't Live Here Anymore, 5. The Patient in Spite of Himself, 6. To Err Is Human; To Give Up Isn't a Bad Idea.
Disc 2 - Running Time Unknown
- 6 Episodes: 7. Doogie, Can You Hear Me?, 8. Nothing Compares 2 U, 9. Do the Right Thing...If You Can Figure Out What It Is, 10. The Big Sleep...Not! 11. Will the Real Dr. Howser Please Stand Up, 12. The Mother of All Fishing Trips.
Disc 3 - Running Time Unknown
- 6 Episodes: 13. Roommate with a View, 14. Spell It M-A-N, 15. It's a Tough Job, But Why Does My Father Have to Do It?, 16. The Adventures of Sherlock Howser, 17. Love Means Constantly Having to Say You're Sorry, 18. You've Come a Long Way, Baby-Sitter.
Disc 4 - Running Time Unknown
- 4 Episodes: 19. Love Makes the World Go 'Round...Or Is It Money?, 20. Dorky Housecall M.D., 21. Eleven Angry People...& Vinnie, 22. What Makes Doogie Run.
- Lawrence Pressman Interview
- Kathryn Layng Interview
Eggs: (Eeggs, Eggs, DVD Town)
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Factoids: IMDB, MovieMistakes, Wiki
1. Steven Bochco stated in his interview on the Season One DVD that had he been able to finish the series and write a "final" season (as opposed to ABC's abrupt cancellation of the show in its fourth season), he would have had a season long story arc in which Doogie becomes disillusioned with medicine and in the end, becomes a writer.
2. The concept for the show was allegedly inspired by the story of Dr. Howard A. Zucker who became an MD at age 22 and had a cousin who worked in programming at ABC at the time.
Comments: Rating C (2.3.07, Rental) With the maturing storylines from the first three seasons...what happened? It was like the network gave up on the show. Episodes are all out of order this season, and it not only felt like there was a new writer for each episode, but the stories themselves felt like they should have been from the first season. A sad ending to a promising series. The last episode comes off lame too.