 | 1x01 24 Hours (Air Date: Sep. 19, 1994) In the pilot episode of 'ER' overworked residents are the heroes of County General Hospital as they make life-and-death decisions on a daily basis. They include Dr. Mark Greene, a married ... |  | 1x02 Day One (Air Date: Sep. 22, 1994) In the pilot episode of 'ER' overworked residents are the heroes of County General Hospital as they make life-and-death decisions on a daily basis. They include Dr. Mark Greene, a married ... |  | 1x03 Going Home (Air Date: Sep. 29, 1994) Carter's first full day finds him saving a patient from cardiac arrest. Later, he treats a co-worker's rash and winds up going home with her. Meanwhile, the ER is inundated with both a tour ... |  | 1x04 Hit and Run (Air Date: Oct. 06, 1994) Hathaway returns to work and the staff greets her with a surprise welcome back party. Greene treats a domestic violence victim, while Lewis goes on the defensive after a cardiac case goes ... |  | 1x05 Into That Good Night (Air Date: Oct. 13, 1994) Benton disappoints his brother-in-law Walt when he is "too busy" to visit their mother. Doug attempts to reconcile with Carol, and also protects a pregnant teen's confidentiality. An older ... |  | 1x06 Chicago Heat (Air Date: Oct. 20, 1994) A business contractor with a bad heart gathers his family around him in the ER as he prepares for the end. Dr. Ross helps an asthmatic teenage girl when her mother doesn't have the funds. ... |  | 1x07 Another Perfect Day (Air Date: Nov. 03, 1994) The air conditioning quits on the hottest day in October which, coupled with closed ERs in Chicago's other two hospitals, leads to an extremely hectic day. Dr. Ross treats a six-year-old ... |  | 1x08 9 1/2 Hours (AKA Growing Up) (Air Date: Nov. 10, 1994) Cater treats a wounded gang member, and later completes his first spinal tap. Ross and Hathaway share a kiss, but Hathaway tells him she's moving in with Oligario. Greene's wife visits, ... |  | 1x09 ER Confidential (Air Date: Nov. 17, 1994) When Dr. Greene calls in sick to spend the day with his wife, Jennifer, Ross is left in charge for the ER. Dr. Benton learns that he's lost the Starze Fellowship to Dr. Langworthy and Dr. ... |  | 1x10 Blizzard (Air Date: Dec. 08, 1994) Thanksgiving brings unusual patients and family patience. After Carter treats a depressed transvestite for lacerations, the man commits suicide by jumping off the roof of the hospital. In ... |  | 1x11 The Gift (Air Date: Dec. 15, 1994) When a blizzard brings Chicago to a stand still, the ER staff finds creative ways to pass the time. Just when they are reaching new levels of boredom, a fifteen-car pileup on the expressway ... |  | 1x12 Happy New Year (Air Date: Jan. 05, 1995) First a 6-year-old is revived after almost drowning while ice fishing, then a busload of choir kids seek treatment after a minor bus accident. Meanwhile, Carter treats Santa and assists ... |  | 1x13 Luck of the Draw (Air Date: Jan. 12, 1995) After seemingly endless requests, Dr. Benton finally allows Dr. Carter to observe in the O.R. After Dr. Lewis disagrees with Dr. Kayson over the care of a patient, the patient's family sues ... |  | 1x14 Long Day's Journey (Air Date: Jan. 19, 1995) Nurse Hathaway is surprised by an injured student's rude behavior, until she learns the student is doing a study on violence in society. Dr. Lewis receives unsolicited advice from doctors ... |  | 1x15 February Fifth, 1995 (Air Date: Feb. 02, 1995) Puzzled by a female patient's potentially fatal injuries, Greene discovers that the woman is being abused by her teenage daughter. Lewis and Kayson are brought before the review board regarding ... |  | 1x16 Make of Two Hearts (Air Date: Feb. 09, 1995) Dr. Benton is chastised by Nurse Haleh, Nurse Hathaway and his mother's new physical therapist for his condescending attitude. Dr. Morgenstern, impressed by Dr. Greene's performance, offers ... |  | 1x17 The Birthday Party (Air Date: Feb. 16, 1995) On Valentine's Day, a mother leaves her AIDS-stricken adopted, Russian daughter in the ER. After hitting a dog, Officer Grabarsky brings the injured animal in and pleads with the ER docs ... |  | 1x18 Sleepless in Chicago (Air Date: Feb. 23, 1995) Both Benton and Greene miss important birthday engagements. Benton, his mother's birthday and Greene, his daughter's. Carter, thinking it's Benton's birthday, organizes a surprise party, ... |  | 1x19 Love's Labor Lost (Air Date: Mar. 09, 1995) 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, ... |  | 1x20 Full Moon, Saturday Night (Air Date: Mar. 30, 1995) Dr. Greene goes all day in solving his patients' problems, until he encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from complications that threaten both her life and her unborn baby's. ... |  | 1x21 House of Cards (Air Date: Apr. 06, 1995) Carter and Chen extend their shifts to experience the ER during a full moon, and they are not disappointed. Greene is so despondent over the breakup of his marriage that Lewis is left to ... |  | 1x22 Men Plan, God Laughs (Air Date: Apr. 27, 1995) On Taglieri's recommendation, Benton's mother is released from the ER into a nursing home. After a near-fatal error, Chen contemplates giving up medicine. Diane and Ross continue their relationship. ... |  | 1x23 Love Among the Ruins (Air Date: May. 04, 1995) Already on bad terms with the new chief, Dr. Swift, Greene refuses to work late and travels to Milwaukee instead. Ross, as a consequence of hitting an abusive parent, is forced to see a ... |  | 1x24 Motherhood (Air Date: May. 11, 1995) As their wedding day rapidly approaches, Hathaway and Taglieri argue over the details and Carol puts off writing her vows. Greene moves to Milwaukee in an attempt to save his marriage, and ... |  | 1x25 Everything Old Is New Again (Air Date: May. 18, 1995) Despite having kicked out her pregnant sister, Lewis winds up delivering Chloe's baby girl in the ER. However, plans for Chloe and the baby to live with Lewis's mother, Cookie, are thwarted ... |
 | 2x01 Welcome Back, Carter! (Air Date: Sep. 21, 1995) Carter arrives two-hours late to his new surgerical sub-internship with Benton. Later, he is introduced to an attractive new med student, Harper Tracy. Jeanie and Benton become intimately ... |  | 2x02 Summer Run (Air Date: Sep. 28, 1995) Ross treats a young pyromanic for burns then leaves him to await a psych consult; however, once alone, the boy promptly starts a fire in the ER. Lewis contends with her live-in sister, who ... |  | 2x03 Do One, Teach One, Kill One (Air Date: Oct. 05, 1995) Benton allows Carter to do his first unsupervised surgery, and Carter accidentally perforates the patient's liver. Tension between Weaver and Lewis escalates, while Ross saves an AIDS baby ... |  | 2x04 What Life? (Air Date: Oct. 12, 1995) After Benton punches an obnoxious salesman, Hicks chooses Carter to replace him in surgery -- and asks that Benton consult with Jeanie Boulet. Greene witnesses Ross's complicated personal ... |  | 2x05 And Baby Makes Two (Air Date: Oct. 19, 1995) Weaver's day off provides welcome relief to the ER staff. With Benton's finger still healing, Carter continues to impress his superiors in the O.R. Benton and Hathaway treat a motorcycle ... |  | 2x06 Days Like This (Air Date: Nov. 02, 1995) A gang shooting leads multiple victims to the ER. Jeanie and Benton are forced to work together when she returns to the ER as a physician's assistant. Greene catches Harper and Ross together, ... |  | 2x07 Hell and High Water (Air Date: Nov. 09, 1995) Before blowing out of County General Memorial Hospital, a dissatisfied Dr. Ross accepts a lucrative position in private pediatric practice, and is on his way to celebrate when he discovers ... |  | 2x08 The Secret Sharer (Air Date: Nov. 16, 1995) Now that Dr. Ross is considered a hero by all of Chicago -- after saving a boy from a flooded storm drain -- Bernstein reinstates his fellowship. Feeling guilty from a misdiagnosis, Carter ... |  | 2x09 Home (Air Date: Dec. 07, 1995) Just after treating a hit-and-run victim, Greene learns that his wife and daughter were involved in serious car accident back in Milwaukee. Lewis is asked to speak at a prestigious medical ... |  | 2x10 A Miracle Happens Here (Air Date: Dec. 14, 1995) While his estranged wife asks to keep their daughter over the holidays, Greene deals with hospital attorneys. They're anxious to settle the malpractice suit with the husband whose wife died ... |  | 2x11 Dead of Winter (Air Date: Jan. 04, 1996) When paramedic Shepherd makes an off-color remark about a large group of neglected children, he raises the ire of Dr. Benton. Meanwhile, Greene is served divorce papers and Carter tries ... |  | 2x12 True Lies (Air Date: Jan. 25, 1996) Unable to save an elderly cardiac patient, Carter receives the blame from the patient's grief-stricken husband. Meanwhile, Benton is humiliated when Vucelich must bail him out of a complicated ... |  | 2x13 It's Not Easy Being Greene (Air Date: Feb. 01, 1996) Greene finally settles the wrongful death suit, only to have his ex-wife sue for custody of their daughter, Rachel. Carter takes credit for Harper's diagnosis, which leads to an argument. ... |  | 2x14 The Right Thing (Air Date: Feb. 08, 1996) After confronting Vucelich about the research data, Benton is forced out of the study. Benton threatens to go to the ethics board and Vucelich removes him from the surgical team all together. ... |  | 2x15 Baby Shower (Air Date: Feb. 15, 1996) When a water main breaks in the maternity ward, the ER is flooded with babies and expectant mothers. During the numerous deliveries that follow, Greene is shadowed by Hicks and Boulet deals ... |  | 2x16 The Healers (Air Date: Feb. 22, 1996) When a mother of four sets her apartment building ablaze by illegally preparing methamphetamines, Shep and Raul rush in unprotected to save the children. While Hathaway is relieved when ... |  | 2x17 The Match Game (Air Date: Mar. 28, 1996) Dr. Lewis's erratic sister Chloe returns, claiming five months of sobriety. Lewis, however, refuses to trust her and refuses to turn over baby Susie. Benton ignores hospital policy and betrays ... |  | 2x18 A Shift in the Night (Air Date: Apr. 04, 1996) An especially busy night goes from bad to worse when Weaver, Lewis and Ross are all unavailable. Greene, who has been working overtime for four days in a row, works on pure adrenaline to ... |  | 2x19 Fire in the Belly (Air Date: Apr. 25, 1996) Weaver allows a videographer, Iris, to document ER procedures as a study guide. Greene is initially resistant, since Iris is a former patient. Ultimately, Greene and Iris share a romantic ... |  | 2x20 Fevers of Unknown Origin (Air Date: May. 02, 1996) Ross and Benton put aside their differences when they work to save a little girl hurt in a water heater explosion. Lewis deals with losing custody of Susie by throwing herself into work ... |  | 2x21 Take These Broken Wings (Air Date: May. 09, 1996) Ross turns to his mother for help when his father skips town with Karen's money. Meanwhile, Weaver tells Greene she'll support Lewis as chief resident if Greene will help Weaver become an ... |  | 2x22 John Carter, M.D. (Air Date: May. 16, 1996) Greene announces that Lewis has been selected as chief resident for next year and Weaver as the ER attending physician -- with less-than-happy reactions. Lewis ultimately refuses the offer. ... |
 | 3x01 Dr. Carter, I Presume (Air Date: Sep. 26, 1996) Dr. Carter begins his surgical internship, but his first shift as a doctor is not what he expected. When 4th of July casualties inundate the ER, Carter is reassigned back downstairs -- and ... |  | 3x02 Let the Games Begin (Air Date: Oct. 03, 1996) Jeanie struggles with her decision to keep her HIV-positive status a secret and also starts receiving Al's medical bills. Lewis and Greene bond over their pathetic social lives and recent ... |  | 3x03 Don't Ask, Don't Tell (Air Date: Oct. 10, 1996) With the merging of now-defunct Southside and County General, the ER gains a new intern, Maggie Doyle and must contend with their new Chief of Staff, Anspaugh. The patient load also increases. ... |  | 3x04 Last Call (Air Date: Oct. 17, 1996) Benton is busted by Dr. Keaton for his lack of compassion for the pediatric patients and families. Carter, on the other hand, is praised for understanding the emotional side of medicine. ... |  | 3x05 Ghosts (Air Date: Oct. 31, 1996) The Halloween shift starts off with a bang when an injured Frankenstein arrives with a gunshot wound to the chest. Gant and Carter compare evaluations and Gant discovers that Benton is being ... |  | 3x06 Fear of Flying (Air Date: Nov. 07, 1996) In response to a remote, near-fatal car accident, doctors Greene and Lewis ride in a rescue helicopter to help the victims. Lewis momentarily gets over her fear of flying and arrives on ... |  | 3x07 No Brain, No Gain (Air Date: Nov. 14, 1996) While obsessing over a critically ill baby in his care, Dr. Benton uses heroic measures to sustain the life of a gang banger already declared brain dead by Dr. Ross. Ross is again second-guessed ... |  | 3x08 Union Station (Air Date: Nov. 21, 1996) Dr. Lewis and Dr. Greene are faced with a personal decision that will affect both their futures. Dr. Keaton tries to teach Dr. Benton a new approach to surgery. Nurse Hathaway fights with ... |  | 3x09 Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies (Air Date: Dec. 12, 1996) With the ER understaffed since Lewis's departure, Greene steps up to take a more active and strict interest in running things. After treating Al Boulet, Greene becomes suspicious of Jeanie ... |  | 3x10 Homeless for the Holidays (Air Date: Dec. 19, 1996) While Dr. Greene and Dr. Weaver work out their differences regarding a policy for HIV-positive workers, Jeanie decides to put a stop to the rumors that a staff member has AIDS. Dr. Carter ... |  | 3x11 Night Shift (Air Date: Jan. 16, 1997) Dr. Weaver talks Jeanie into assisting in a study on the effect of exercise on night-shift workers. Dr. Greene, battling with the hospital attorney who refuses to let him treat an incoherent ... |  | 3x12 Post Mortem (Air Date: Jan. 23, 1997) Guilty over Gant's death, Carter blames himself for not being a better friend. Benton remains unwilling to talk about the matter, further irritating Carter.Charlie asks Ross to be her guardian ... |  | 3x13 Fortune's Fools (Air Date: Jan. 30, 1997) Carter confronts Benton about his inability to deal with Gant's death. Benton must also deal with the fact that his former girlfriend, Carla, is pregnant as a result of their recent night ... |  | 3x14 Who's Appy Now? (Air Date: Feb. 06, 1997) Newly single Dr. Greene cancels a date so he can instead juggle two other women on the same night. However, all three discover the truth and one, Dr. Pomerantz is particularly peeved. Doyle ... |  | 3x15 The Long Way Around (Air Date: Feb. 13, 1997) Nurse Hathaway is among those shopping at a family-owned convenience store when a robbery attempt goes awry. The store owner injures one of the robbers, James, and is badly wounded himself ... |  | 3x16 Faith (Air Date: Feb. 20, 1997) Dr. Benton's attempt to placate Carla is met with contempt, and he returns to the hospital for the first time since his appendectomy. Dr. Carter is working extra-long hours to cover shifts ... |  | 3x17 Tribes (Air Date: Apr. 10, 1997) When two teenagers -- one white and one black -- are brought in with gunshot wounds, Dr. Greene must deal with his own racial attitudes, angry family members and a retaliation shooting. ... |  | 3x18 You Bet Your Life (Air Date: Apr. 17, 1997) Greene struggles to juggle the demands of the ER and his increasingly problematic daughter, Rachel. Nonetheless, he agrees to write an article for a medical journal in order to better his ... |  | 3x19 Calling Dr. Hathaway (Air Date: Apr. 24, 1997) Hathaway passes her MCAT with flying colors and Weaver begins treating her like a med student. However, Hathaway decides that she loves nursing too much for a career change. Benton discovers ... |  | 3x20 Random Acts (Air Date: May. 01, 1997) Benton acts as Carla's birthing coach, but she wants someone less critical and more reliable. Jeanie tries to get her HIV-positive, ex-husband into her current boyfriend's AIDS study. Greene ... |  | 3x21 Make a Wish (Air Date: May. 08, 1997) Carla goes into labor eight weeks early, causing a frantic Benton to overstep his bounds. Benton and Carla grow further apart as their baby's life hangs in the balance. Carter contemplates ... |  | 3x22 One More for the Road (Air Date: May. 15, 1997) Carter decides he wants to give up his surgical residency to pursue emergency medicine, even if it means working for free. Surgery is performed on Benton's premature baby, but he fears permanent ... |
 | 4x01 Ambush (Air Date: Sep. 25, 1997) When a documentary video crew invades the ER to follow Dr. Greene and his co-workers through a typical day, everyone is self-conscious at first, but gradually becomes accustomed to being ... |  | 4x02 Something New (Air Date: Oct. 02, 1997) Dr. Carter tries to overcome his frustration at being once again considered a first-year intern and having to run his cases by Dr. Doyle, while his new medical student keeps disappearing ... |  | 4x03 Friendly Fire (Air Date: Oct. 09, 1997) After insisting that she and Dr. Ross keep their relationship a secret, Nurse Hathaway must deal with trusting Ross when Dr. Corday flirts with him. Dr. Greene and Dr. Carter are surprised ... |  | 4x04 When the Bough Breaks (Air Date: Oct. 16, 1997) Dr. Ross and Dr. Del Amico's disagreement over a pediatric asthma patient is overshadowed by a school bus accident which floods the ER with severely injured children. Dr. Greene's mental ... |  | 4x05 Good Touch, Bad Touch (Air Date: Oct. 30, 1997) Dr. Benton's new role as a parent begins to affect his work life. Dr. Carter struggles with his medical student Ivan and with his own career decisions. Dr. Ross offers to help when Dr. Del ... |  | 4x06 Ground Zero (Air Date: Nov. 06, 1997) Dr. Greene's attitude worsens as he faces eccentric patients and continuing legal problems. Dr. Benton clashes with Dr. Corday over who gets to perform the most interesting surgeries. Dr. ... |
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