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- Lee Barrows learns he has leukemia and returns to the town where he grew up, to die by himself. Doc Elliot counsels Lee and his wife Pamela about different options, while trying to make the dying man comfortable.
Guest star: John Mitchum (en)
- Cases of typhoid begin occurring in the small community and Doc looks for the source. His investigation leads him to a young couple who are intent on keeping a secret.
Guest stars: Heather North, Anthony Geary, John Lupton, Jeanne Cooper and Lonny Chapman. (en)
- Paul Bartlett is an eccentric elderly man who owns valuable property that others covet. He is determined to have grandson Jamie inherit it, but his behavior leaves his sanity in question. Doc Elliott is asked to sign off to have him committed.
Guest stars: Leonard Stone, Russell Thorson and George DiCenzo. (en)
- Doc and his companions are stuck in the wilderness after a plane crash.
Guest stars: John Ericson, Kathrine Baumann, Phillip Pine, Harry Hauss and Christine Belford. (en)
- Doc Elliot treats Jenny , a blind woman who is very dependent on her reclusive husband. When Ben suggests an operation that will restore Jenny's eyesight, her spouse opposes the procedure, fearing that his wife will leave him.
Guest stars: Woodrow Chambliss, William Mims and Mills Watson. (en)
- Doc Elliott must convince pharmacist Gus Turners that his age no longer allows him to do his job properly.
Guest stars: John Karlen, Rutanya Alda, Jordan Rhodes and Mitch Vogel. (en)
- Urban physician Doc Elliot relocates to a rural area to enjoy a less hectic life. One of his first patients is a young man suffering from depression, because he feels responsible for the accident that maimed his older brother.
Guest stars: Joe Don Baker, Jim Antonio, Perry Lopez and Verna Bloom. (en)
- The father of a young woman with facial scars is reluctant to allow her to have reconstructive surgery.
Guest stars: Joan Blackman, Lane Bradbury, Tim O'Connor and Stuart Nisbet. (en)
- Samantha Wells is a well-known New York actress who has relocated to Colorado to improve her son's asthma. Her son, Robert , chafes because of the many restrictions but finds an ally in Doc Elliot who helps his mother better understand his condition.
Guest stars: Ike Eisenmann, Kathrine Baumann, Sally Kemp and Victor Kilian. (en)
- A carefree Native American youth crashes his speeding motorcycle, seriously injuring his brother who was riding with him. In sorrow, the youth goes into the mountains to offer himself as sacrifice for his brother's health. Doc Elliot finds the youth near death from exposure.
Guest stars: Victor Mohica, Cal Bellini, Howard Platt and Victoria Racimo. (en)
- A car accident victim turns out to be a young man on the run from the law, who forces Doc to drive him to Mexico.
Guest stars: John David Carson, Kathleen Cody, Maggie Malooly and R.L. Armstrong. (en)
- Doc Elliot sees a young man who doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps as a bronco-buster. The patient, named Gary has over-exerted himself by constantly running. Doc soon learns that Gary's father Stuart is very disapproving and rigid; consequently, Gary 'escapes' by running.
Guest star: Harry Carey Jr. (en)
- Emma Johnson is anxious to keep her gold mine, because the men that work in it frequently fall ill and are getting old. Unfortunately, they've been unable to extract enough gold to pay the debts or even the payroll. Desperate to find a new vein, the miners resort to stealing supplies and creating an unsafe new tunnel.
Guest stars: Merle Haggard, Hoke Howell, Ken Mayer, Heidi Vaughn and Karl Swenson. (en)
- Doc Elliot finds himself challenged when his patients turn to a faith healer for their illnesses. Ben's years of medical training are at odds with the community's spiritual beliefs.
Guest stars: Royal Dano, Tyne Daly, Gail Bonney and Ford Rainey. (en)
- One of Ben's patients is Bonnie Ames , an unmarried schoolteacher. After learning she is pregnant, she knows the community will pressure her to quit her job. Doc Elliot vows to stand behind her during this difficult time.
Guest stars: Clint Howard, Dee Carroll, Leonard Stone and John Mitchum. (en)
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