Doogie is no ordinary teenager, he is a doctor. As smart as they come, he has been a doctor since the age of fourteen. But it's not because you are highly intelligent that you don't have the same feelings toward life. He is constantly torn between a life of teenage fun with his buddy Vinny, and a more serious and quiet life practicing medicine.

	1x01 Pilot Doogie needs to pass one test to get his driver's license, and another when he treats a critically ill boy.	Sep. 19, 1989
	1x02 The Ice Queen Cometh Doogie is surprised when Victoria Burke, the new radiology chief, asks him out for dinner. He is even more shocked when she asks him to father her child.	Sep. 20, 1989
	1x03 A Stitch Called Wanda While out on a date with Wanda, she has a sudden appendicitis and Doogie is required to help perform the emergency surgery, causing embarrassment for both.	Sep. 27, 1989
	1x04 Frisky Business While his parents are out of town, Vinnie convinces Doogie to throw a party. This soon gets out of hand and Doogie gets paged to come to Eastman after having a beer.	Oct. 04, 1989
	1x05 The Short Goodbye Doogie decides to move dout of his parents hme for more freedom, and is taught a valuable lesson by a rock star who is secretly admitted to the hospital for vocal chord surgery.	Oct. 11, 1989
	1x06 Simply Irresistible After a grueling 48-hour shift at Eastman, Doogie is tempted to switch loyalties and join an upscale pediatrics medical group.	Oct. 18, 1989
	1x07 Vinnie Video Vici Vinnie disrupts Doogie's personal and professional life as he shoots a documentary on the day in the life of a teenage doctor for his school project.	Oct. 25, 1989
	1x08 Blood and Remembrance Doogie's hectic schedule prevents him from spending quality time with Wanda making him more sympathetic to one of his patients who is the middle of a messy divorce.	Nov. 01, 1989
	1x09 She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin Vinnie goes on a date with Wanda's "big-boned" cousin who has a problem with the way she looks, while Doogie question's a plastic-surgery patient who's quest is to have the perfect ...	Nov. 08, 1989
	1x10 My Old Man and the Sea Doogie has to choose between spending the weekend in Palm Springs with Wanda and her family, or going on the annual fishing trip with his father.	Nov. 15, 1989
	1x11 Tonight's the Night Doogie and Wanda are feeling the peer pressure about having sex, while Doogie tries to help an unwed teenage mother.	Nov. 22, 1989
	1x12 Every Dog Has His Doogie Doogie retaliates against Eastman medical center's decision to turn away homeless for the paying patients by performing surgery on an injured dog.	Nov. 29, 1989
	1x13 Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer Doogie feels the guilt after faining an illness to get out of night shift and attend a party instead of the annual Eastman Christmas present giveaway. Meanwhile, a man wanders around ...	Dec. 13, 1989
	1x14 Greed Is Good Greedy friends and family expect more out of Doogie as he makes the finals of a quiz show offering cash and prizes galore.	Jan. 03, 1990
	1x15 Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster Relationships are tested as jealousy comes between not only Doogie and Wanda, but also Dr. and Mrs. Howser.	Jan. 10, 1990
	1x16 It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings A scare involving the results of her mammogram motivates Katherine to revive her '60s singing career at a nightclub's open-mic night.	Jan. 17, 1990
	1x17 Tough Guys Don't Teach Teaching a safe-sex class in high school isn't as intimidating for Doogie as is one of his students, an upper class bully.	Jan. 31, 1990
	1x18 I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father Vinnie is frustrated by his father's urgency to involve him in the family showerhead business and his distain for his dream of going to film school.	Feb. 07, 1990
	1x19 Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure The "super-cool" Griffin gives Doogie some fashion advice after saving his life at a restaurant, and ecourages him to "borrow" his father's new BMW.	Feb. 14, 1990
	1x20 Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail A gang member holds Vinnie and Doogie hostage during a botched convenience store holdup in which Doogie is left pondering his own prejudices.	Feb. 28, 1990
	1x21 Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway Dr. Howser decides to retire when his research failed to make an impact in the medical journals. Doogie tries to prescribe an attitude adjustment for his father.	Mar. 14, 1990
	1x22 Vinnie's Blind Date Vinnie has a romantic date with one of Doogie's patients, but he's concerned that it won't last once her vision is restored.	Mar. 25, 1990
	1x23 And the Winner Is... Their friendship is put on the line when Doogie and McGuire compete for the Resident of the Year Award.	Mar. 28, 1990
	1x24 Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie After sitting in on a marriage-counseling session, Doogie and Wanda wonder if their relationship will improve with time. McGuire defends Spaulding's honor to a boastful rival.	Apr. 04, 1990
	1x25 The Grass Ain't Always Greener Now free to date other women, Doogie quickly realizes he's missing something important, Wanda.	Apr. 25, 1990
	1x26 Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand Vinnie is nervous about his "first time" with Janine. Wanda has an emotional announcement.	May. 02, 1990