Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. is a popular medical drama that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969 to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young (of Father Knows Best fame) as the title character, a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.

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[TypesALot]

Folks, this was made when doctors still made house calls and a visit cost about $3.00 - Way before HMOs, HIPPA, and all things medical today! Great era for doctors back then - they actually got to know their patients.

[bobfritz1466]

Did anybody else ever walk out of their house with such dramatic music?

[nyomythus]

Did he have to catapult himself out of the car like that!?

[AlbieGray]

Wow, that IS an interesting fact. I didn't really know that.

[niselat]

fun fact: after each episode of marcus welby, ER's would be flooded with calls from women suffering from the same "symptoms" of whatever illness was featured on the show

[Barry I. Grauman]

Same backlot at Universal....

[AtsfMike559]

LOL! James Brolin before he was George Lutz.

[Tim Harper]

Anyone notice Dr Welby came out of Beaver Cleaver's house?

[Juliaflo]

Miss Field was playing identical twin sisters in an episode called 'I Can Hardly Tell You Apart'. I remember the episode, and don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOLOL.

[3dartistguy]

Edith Bunker's favorite tv doctor!

[anthem11212]

I wish someone would put on here The bionic women....

[johnny10301968]

Ahhh the good old days when doctors made house calls and had private practices.