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Season 1 – House Calls

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Opposites attract at a San Francisco hospital.
House Calls — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While House Calls' derivative take on the hospital drama needs some emergency care, Lynn Redgrave and Wayne Rogers' combative repartee gives it enough of a pulse to pull through.

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SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald 07/20/2021
A first-class movie can be turned into a fourth-class TV series with very little effort and almost no imagination. The latest example of TVs ability to trivialize and cheapen an idea that worked well on the big screen is House Calls. Go to Full Review John J. O'Connor New York Times 07/20/2021
Miss Redgrave is an accomplished actress clearly enjoying her romp in this minor fling. Together, Mr. Rogers and Miss Redgrave are very impressive. Go to Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post 07/20/2021
hTe crusty and rumpled surgeon played by Walter Matthau has been homogenized into a human dimple played by the relentlessly innocuous Wayne Rogers. What results is a hospital comedy not only antiseptic but anesthetized. Go to Full Review Bill Mandel San Francisco Examiner 07/20/2021
House Calls is low keyed and will obviously rely on the group dynamic for its laughs. Based on last night's opening episode, House Calls has enough plot levels to provide months and months of entertainment. Go to Full Review Harold Schindler Salt Lake Tribune 07/20/2021
Proved to be a sprightly, not-too-insipid hospital comedy being touted by CBS as a "sophisticated" series. Its something on the order of a civilian M*A*S*H, and should liven the evening a bit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
House Calls — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Wayne Rogers

Dr. Charley Michaels

Lynn Redgrave

Ann Anderson

Sharon Gless

Jane Jeffries

David Wayne

Dr. Amos Weatherby

Ray Buktenica

Dr. Normon Solomon

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 17, 1979 Paging Dr. Michaels A new assistant hospital administrator arrives. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 24, 1979 Final Exams Charley's old high-school teacher is admitted. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 31, 1979 Side to Side Charley tries to juggle two dates on one night. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 7, 1980 Crisis of Confidence Charley is unsure; Norman's patient refuses surgery. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 14, 1980 Defeat of Clay A famous doctor (Fernando Lamas) visits the hospital. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 21, 1980 A Slight Case of Quarantine Some hospital staffers are quarantined for smallpox. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 28, 1980 Mobster Tale Charley must operate on a well-known mob figure. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 4, 1980 Old Is Beautiful The new administrator fires Amos. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 11, 1980 Phantom of Kensington Thefts and a phantom physician plague the hospital. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 18, 1980 Beast of Kensington A bad back makes Charley a patient. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 3, 1980 I'll Be Suing You Charley's pet patient turns out to be a con artist. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 10, 1980 Take My Granddaughter, Please Weatherby's granddaughter tries her hand at medicine. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 17, 1980 Rock Around the Doc A rock star makes Ann a job offer. Details

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Season Info

Network
CBS
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 17, 1979