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Back in 1979 before he was famous, Gregory Itzin was a contestant on the CBS game show Whew! on an episode where his opponent threw his knee out jumping up and down celebrating:

The April 2, 1968 episode contains a classic blooper. At 7:00, talking about drop-out Edward Stark, Gerald Gordon can't get his line out and ends up saying, "I know it's rough, but what are we going to do, speen.. uh.. spoon the guy, you know what I mean?" James Pritchett smiles and responds, "Spoon feed him?", to which Gordon says "Right!" They then continue the scene as if nothing happened 😁

I've watched from December 1967 - March 1968 on the website. The quality is excellent, and the run so far complete, with the exception of 1 episode, 2/14/68, which did air on Retro TV. Hopefully they get around to uploading that episode.. The charisma of the actors more than anything is what keeps me watching! Most of them give really good performances, rising above the clichéd material. I feel like the more long term your character is, the better writing you get. Short term characters Ruth Winters and John Rice have the worst stories. The best stories seem to be for Matt and Maggie. James Pritchett is great in these episodes, so anchored and grounded. And I really appreciate Bethel Leslie! I also just saw her on a 1964 episode of GUNSMOKE called "Innocence" (1964); she plays a no nonsense saloon girl, giving out a whole bunch of those looks that she would later give to Liz and Karen on The Doctors

For classic TV buffs/ Santa Barbara fans: The first two actors who played C.C. Capwell share a scene or two together in an episode of the 1960s TV show 12 O'Clock High. The show stars Paul Burke. The episode "The Jones Boys" (Season 2, Episode 13) has Peter Mark Richman as one of its guest stars. It's hard to believe that Paul Burke, the lead in two classic TV shows from the 60s, Naked City and 12 O'Clock High, could be so god awful acting on Santa Barbara, but seeing is believing. Peter Mark Richman made some poor acting choices too as C.C. Capwell, but at least he had the gravitas, and I would have liked to have seen him continue for a little bit more.

I've been really enjoying The Doctors from Dec 1967 - Feb 1968! James Pritchett does such a great job of anchoring the show, really impressive! There are things that take me out of it though. I guess the main thing is the look of the Karen Werner character. It's obviously an actress in a bad wig trying too hard to sound foreign. I wish they would have let the actress use her own hair (or get better wigs) and talk closer to her normal voice, or recast with someone that looks more natural in the role. Compare Karen to the naturalness of Carolee, or any of the other characters; it's so night and day! Also weird are the silent extras; no one but the main cast can talk; it's like the Twilight Zone; very weird if you pay attention to it. Also strange is Matt's office. It looks a converted medium sized closet; no windows for the Chief of Staff? These are all minor things. The show is really good, and beautiful to watch, in such clear, vibrant colors, from 1968; such a treat!

I was wondering, are there any lists online as to which episodes of The Doctors from 1968 - 1979 are missing or were skipped by Retro TV?

I worry about the P&G archives. With P&G allowing no access to their old shows at all, maybe they will come to a point where they say to themselves why are we bothering to hold onto these tapes, and then decide to just junk everything

I just signed up to the website It's Really Good TV to watch The Doctors. I was under the impression that they had all the episodes that have run on Retro TV. I was really disappointed to discover that they don't. There are quite a number of missing episodes for many of the years. From June 1968 for example, there are 4 episodes missing from the last week, 2 episodes from the week before. I really hope they can correct this and add all the episodes!! The episodes from the late 60s look amazing; colorful, clear, and vibrant! The ones from the mid to late 70s, in comparison, look dull, muddy, washed out. I wonder what happened; did the producers change their video stock?