1x19 Love's Labor Lost - ER Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x19
Title: Love's Labor Lost
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 456618
First Aired: Mar. 09, 1995

Season 1 » Episode #19 - Love's Labor Lost

Summary: In order to make up for time he took off to care for his mother, Benton works 48 hours straight, which worries Dr. Hicks and has serious repercussions for Benton's mom. It also affects Carter, when Benton becomes even more demanding than normal. Dr. Greene's personal problems go from bad to worse when his wife tells him she may be falling out of love with him. The AIDS hospice turns down Hathaway's request to adopt a Russian teen due to Hathaway's suicide attempt.

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Guest Stars:

John Carter	played by Noah Wyle
Jerry Markovic	played by Abraham Benrubi
Dr. Janet Coburn	played by Amy Aquino
Dr. Wilson	played by Dennis Lipscomb
Deb Chen	played by Ming-Na
Mae Benton	played by Beah Richards
Jackie Robbins	played by Khandi Alexander
Jodi O'Brien	played by Colleen Flynn
Sean O'Brien	played by Bradley Whitford

Season 1 / Episode 19: - Love's Labor Lost

Deb Chen: Everyone's so old and sick around here.
John Carter: Yeah. This is a hospital.

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This episode, which introduced the show's signature machine-gun delivery, won 5 Emmy Awards, more than any other.
In 1997, TV Guide selected this as the greatest episode of a dramatic show (3rd greatest episode overall, behind episodes of "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) and "I Love Lucy" (1951)).
The episode's title references William Shakespeare (I)'s play "Love's Labour Lost".
This episode tells of Dr. Greene's heroic efforts to save a mother who runs into complications while giving birth to her baby. Ironically, the episode's editor, Randy Jon Morgan, was absent for a week because his wife was having a baby under happier circumstances.
Noah Wyle was sick with mononucleosis while filming this episode, and had IV bags for medication and re-hydrating in the pockets of his pants during most of the shoot.

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