Doogie bemoans his friendship-only status with Michele but finds inspiration on how to deal with it from an acerbic cartoonist patient.

A deposit error dumping $16,000 in Vinnie’s account tests his integrity; and Doogie must prove his integrity to a girl with a crush on him.

Some things are better left unexplored, like Doogie’s crush on his old baby sitter or Vinnie’s dream of having a star read his script.

Laura makes Vinnie feel he’s “become a man,” but he reacts with adolescent jealousy to men around her. Meanwhile, a traveler’s illness puzzles Doogie.

Doogie as Sherlock Holmes and Vinnie as Dr. Watson play out Doogie’s confusion over Michele.

Vinnie can’t adjust to the masseuse his father is dating; Doogie’s dad is asked to replace a doctor who expired while on duty.

A nurse Doogie’s dating retaliates against his braggadocio by spreading rumors about him; Vinnie gets a new film-school dormmate.

Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown from a free-spirited model sharing his loft, as does a kidney-transplant candidate.

Doogie’s mom makes a poor substitute as Doogie’s fishing partner when Dr. Howser throws his back out and is at home being cared for by Vinnie.

Doogie spots evidence of child abuse when his dad’s friend brings in his injured son for care.

Doogie holes up at the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve for some R&R, as does a new mother who feigns illness to get away from her family.

Doogie’s heart tells him to do one thing, his head another in choosing the best candidate for a heart transplant; and Vinnie’s dilemma involves a vulnerable Janine.

Doogie’s ego takes a beating when a winsome nurse chooses Vinnie over him. Raymond also comes up short when comparing himself to other technicians.

A hearing-impaired patient charms Doogie, who speaks her language by signing but may not be listening. She also offers creative inspiration for Vinnie’s Chaplinesque film.

Doogie faces his first solo surgery fearing he’s not perfect; and Vinnie faces his first time voting.

A med-school project has Doogie and a fellow doctor posing as patients, being poked, prodded and probed to learn how to empathize with patients.

Doogie hunts for new digs and finds a Venice Beach loft; and Vinnie must also find a new home when his parents divorce.

After the family is robbed, Doogie considers buying a gun, but he’s haunted by memories of shooting victims he’s treated.

Katherine can’t stop playing mother to Doogie even after he dates her boss, whom he brings to the house for skinny-dipping.

The 1992 L.A. riots find trauma surgeon Doogie overwhelmed.

The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.

Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.

Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad’s new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.

Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.

Janine’s parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.

While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father’s practice.

After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there’s more fun in store for the two of them.

After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she’s been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie’s paternal instincts.

An egotistical actor observes Doogie’s hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.

Vinnie bets that Doogie can’t last in a “mindless” fast-food job.

The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.

Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the ‘hood.

Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.

Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she’s scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor’s lies trap him in a kind of prison.

Doogie and Wanda’s efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.

Doogie’s parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding’s father doesn’t want a pacemaker.

While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie’s car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.

Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.

Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.

A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.