Browse episode ratings trends for Dr. Kildare. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Dr. Kildare's 191 episodes.
Best Episodes of Dr. Kildare
Gravida One
S2 Ep1
10.0
27th Sep 1962
With the help and emotional support, Dr. Kildare helps a severly neglected older woman, Doris Manning, give birth to her first child.
Tyger Tyger (2)
S3 Ep17
8.0
23rd Jan 1964
Yvette Mimieux continues her surfing. She and Kildare go to the beach at night and they ""make out"". He is infatuated with her but cant get her to accept the epilepsy. She has many smaller siezures. Kildare meets all the beach bums and beatnicks of that time. Ultimately she goes for a surf, catches the wave off her life and has a grand mal siezure at the same time. She drowns and Kildare is there to pronounce her dead. GREAT episode with a sad ending.
Worst Episodes of Dr. Kildare
Shining Image
S1 Ep3
6.0
12th Oct 1961
Julie Lawler, a beautiful and fun-loving young woman, suffers a sudden respiratory attack and is brought to Blair Hospital.
The Million Dollar Property
S1 Ep5
7.0
26th Oct 1961
Anne Francis plays the part of a famous actress BUT everywhere she goes her cool cat friends follow. All they care about is partying. They give Kildare a very hard time. She is emotionally drained and in the hospital. Her friends led by Jan Murray try to keep up the partying even in her room but eventually Anne calls it quits. Gillespe arranges for Kildare to go on a romantic weekend with Anne. He finally convinces her that she doesnt need these friends and can go on with her acting career with confidence. Jan Murray plays a very sarcastic role. Anne highlights that beauty mark on her face like never before. Good episode.
Dr. Kildare Episode Guide
Shining Image
S1 Ep3
6.0
12th Oct 1961
Julie Lawler, a beautiful and fun-loving young woman, suffers a sudden respiratory attack and is brought to Blair Hospital.
The Million Dollar Property
S1 Ep5
7.0
26th Oct 1961
Anne Francis plays the part of a famous actress BUT everywhere she goes her cool cat friends follow. All they care about is partying. They give Kildare a very hard time. She is emotionally drained and in the hospital. Her friends led by Jan Murray try to keep up the partying even in her room but eventually Anne calls it quits. Gillespe arranges for Kildare to go on a romantic weekend with Anne. He finally convinces her that she doesnt need these friends and can go on with her acting career with confidence. Jan Murray plays a very sarcastic role. Anne highlights that beauty mark on her face like never before. Good episode.
The Patient
S1 Ep9
23rd Nov 1961
Dr. Kildare trips over a cart while looking at a cute nurses aide and hurts his back. He gets hospitalized in Blair in a ward with several different characters. He slowly becomes friends with them all and ends up liking them and givies advise on their problems. Very good episode.
A Very Present Help
S1 Ep26
5th Apr 1962
Glynis Johns plays a nun who gets admitted to Blair because she has gallstones and needs an operation. She gets involved in some of the patient's lives and problems, tries to help and is scolded by Kildare before he apologizes and realizes how good she really is. The episode is too long and deep to explain in words, BUT, it is one of the very best that they ever produced. An A plus for this show.
A Distant Thunder
S1 Ep31
10th May 1962
Elderly war hero, Lt Gen John Sparrow is admitted for malnutrition. A very potient story of mistreatment of the elderly.
The best rated episodes of Dr. Kildare are:
Gravida One S2E1 rated 10.0
Tyger Tyger (2) S3E17 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of Dr. Kildare are:
Shining Image S1E3 rated 6.0
The Million Dollar Property S1E5 rated 7.0
The first episode of Dr. Kildare aired on September 27, 1961.
The last episode of Dr. Kildare aired on April 05, 1966.
