The DoctorsSeason 6 (1968)

Dr. Matt Powers is head of Hope Memorial Hospital in the town of Madison, concerning himself with the staff and patients with their attending dramas. He is primarily supported by his wife Maggie, their good friends Dr. Althea Davis and Dr. Nick Bellini, and eventually the extensive Aldrich family over the years.

Where to Watch The Doctors • Season 6 (1968)

19 Episodes

1/2/1968
E1
1/2/1968Liz reaches a decision regarding her continued employment at Hope Memorial. Nick forces a reluctant Liz to hear what he has to say, but he’s the one who gets an earful. Karen takes advantage of Maggie’s absence to move in on Matt.
1/3/1968
E2
1/3/1968After a therapy session with Bill, Althea receives a visit from a nosy Ruth. Ruth’s prying annoys Althea. Later, Bill and Ruth quarrel after he finds out that she has interfered in Althea’s personal life. The situation worsens when Mrs. Berger arrives for a surprise visit from the adoption agency and finds an unhappy household.
1/4/1968
E3
1/4/1968Carolee accepts a date with Steve, unaware that he’s using her for his own gain. Althea begins to hemorrhage. Matt examines Althea and offers her harsh advice. Althea considered her options.
1/5/1968
E4
1/5/1968Steve and a giddy Carolee plan their first date. Liz assures John that she will never be a doormat for man again. Polly seeks John’s help in deciding how to disburse her family’s inheritance.
1/8/1968
E5
1/8/1968Paired together in the outpatient’s clinic, John and Karen have another argument. Polly devises a plan for her nieces. John attempts to warn Carolee off Steve.
1/9/1968
E6
1/9/1968Maggie and Greta’s unexpected arrival from Wyoming spoils Karen’s cozy evening with Matt. Maggie’s return to Matt’s side elates John. John gets the latest scoop about Althea’s troubles.
1/10/1968
E7
1/10/1968Danny makes progress in walking again, but he doesn’t want to go back to the foster home. Ruth loses her cool over Maggie’s patient, who is pregnant and unmarried. Steve makes another date with Carolee.
1/11/1968
E8
1/11/1968Althea covers up her miscarriage by pretending she went a skiing vacation to Vermont. In psychoanalysis with Bill, Althea draws parallels between the loss of her baby and son Buddy’s sudden death the previous spring.
1/12/1968
E9
1/12/1968Nick begs Althea to marry him but is stunned by her news. Liz confronts Nick and Althea and later speaks with Nathan Bunker, editor of the local newspaper, who plans an expose of Nick’s research lab. An upset Liz writes a note and leaves.
1/15/1968
E10
1/15/1968Carolee finds Liz’s note and concerned by its contents, shares it with Matt. Althea learns her daughter Penny is ill and prepares to leave for a visit. Bunker informs Matt of the expose being written about Hope Memorial.
1/16/1968
E11
1/16/1968John learns about Liz’s departure from Carolee and blames Nick, prompting another altercation between the two. Later, Maggie shares Liz’s history of mental instability with John. Polly and John make plans for her nieces.
1/17/1968
E12
1/17/1968Mrs. Berger questions Matt about Ruth Winters’ history of alcoholism. Ruth panics after learning Mrs. Berger met with Matt. Ruth becomes tempted to drink again when she worries that Bill doesn’t want to adopt and is unhappy with their marriage.
1/18/1968
E13
1/18/1968Karen suggests to Maggie that a woman’s job is the satisfaction of her mate. Karen recalls her own father, who mentored a young Matt in medicine. Later, Karen purposefully delays Matt from leaving the hospital and going home to Maggie. Maggie is upset when Matt arrives home late, having also forgotten her birthday.
1/19/1968
E14
1/19/1968A newspaper article disturbs Matt and Maggie. Nick discovers the latest problem with Liz. Karen subtly pumps Nick for personal information regarding the Powers marriage. When Carolee can’t stop worrying about Liz’s disappearance, Steve accuses her of overreacting.
1/22/1968
E15
1/22/1968Karen encourages Matt to fight the newspaper allegations made by Bunker’s article. Ruth helps Danny with his recovery. Nick realizes Karen wants Matt. Nathan Bunker receives a visit from a determined Nick.
1/23/1968
E16
1/23/1968Matt learns about Nick’s visit to the newspaper, but wonders if it will do any good. Maggie advises Nick to reflect on his life. Hope Memorial’s board convenes a meeting, with Matt ordered to attend.
1/24/1968
E17
1/24/1968Matt shares with the hospital board his theory about Bunker’s vendetta against Hope Memorial. Polly worries about possibly seeing her nieces after so many years apart. Karen wants to be the first to know the results of Matt’s meeting with the board.
1/25/1968
E18
1/25/1968Ruth invites Danny to spend the evening at her home. John searches for the whereabouts of Polly’s family. Ruth and Bill are tense during their evening with Danny, who talks about the death of his parents. Danny’s visit culminates in upset emotions when he finds that Ruth has purchased baby items in anticipation of an adoption.
1/26/1968
E19
1/26/1968Carolee and John offer Steve advice about his dinner invitation to the Powers home. The dinner takes an unhappy turn when Steve and Karen disagree with one another, and Matt sides with Karen. Maggie confronts Matt over her suspicions that something is happening between him and Karen.