Nurses

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Nurses

1991TMDB 7.1Comedy

Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May 7, 1994, created and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which itself was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.

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About Nurses

Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May 7, 1994, created and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which itself was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.

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Streaming Snapshot

Release Year

1991

TMDB Rating

7.1

Available Sources

19

Watch Path

/tv/nurses-5317

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3 seasons available

Season 1

22 episodes | 1991-09-14

Son of a Pilot
E1

Son of a Pilot

Episode 1
Runtime TBA1991-09-14TMDB N/A

The newest nurse, Julie, doesn't exactly inspire her co-workers with confidence. Meanwhile, Sandy is shocked to learn her ex-husband is planning to marry a very young patient.

A Lesson in Life
E2

A Lesson in Life

Episode 2
Runtime TBA1991-09-21TMDB N/A

A patient helps Julie with her phobias; Laverne convinces Sandy to go on a date; Gina helps a patient reunite with his brother; and the doctors try to cure Greg's bad attitude.

This Joint is Jumpin'
E3

This Joint is Jumpin'

Episode 3
Runtime TBA1991-09-28TMDB N/A

A new doctor frames Greg for the theft of some missing drugs; Sandy gets made at a patient who is ignoring her mother; and Annie worries she may be pregnant.

Coming to America
E4

Coming to America

Episode 4
Runtime TBA1991-10-05TMDB N/A

Gina's father is coming to visit and worried that he might disapprove of her life alone, she tells him that she has a boyfriend. Little does she know that he excepts her to get married before he leaves the country.

Reversal of Grandpa
E5

Reversal of Grandpa

Episode 5
Runtime TBA1991-10-12TMDB N/A

The staff take turns talking to an accident victim in hopes he will come out of his coma.

Mother, Jugs, and Zach
E6

Mother, Jugs, and Zach

Episode 6
Runtime TBA1991-10-19TMDB N/A

sandy must look after her ex-husband's new fiancée; Annie's son is getting into trouble at school; Gina sneaks a dog onto the floor to comfort a burn victim; and Julie helps a senile patient.

Dead Nurse
E7

Dead Nurse

Episode 7
Runtime TBA1991-10-26TMDB N/A

Annie's boss tells her she has to drop her plans and cover a shift, so Annie tells her to drop dead -- and she does.

Kind, Konsiderate Kare
E8

Kind, Konsiderate Kare

Episode 8
Runtime TBA1991-11-02TMDB N/A

A high-ranking member of the Klu Klux Klan check into the hospital with a medical condition, then collapses in the hallway, leaving Annie to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on him. Another patient is a sexist construction worker who sat on a nail gun – so the female staff finds a way to get even with his snide remarks. Greg is smitten with a lady patient he's seeing… until her husband shows up.

Begone with the Wind
E9

Begone with the Wind

Episode 9
Runtime TBA1991-11-09TMDB N/A

Chaos breaks out in the hospital during a hurricane – the kitchen's flooded, the phones are out, and the roads are closed. So when Rose Nyland shows up to help, she's immediately stuck with Julie and the duo are assigned to gathering food from the patients – food that they later give to Laverne for the pediatrics ward. When the news arrives that the roof collapses in a burning building, Annie fears that her husband, a fireman, may have been killed. Sandy runs into a man with a broken leg, whom she dumped. Hank and Gina get trapped in an elevator and share a romantic moment. Two rival gangs start a knife-fight in front of the nurses' station (and threaten Rose) so it's Paco to the rescue.

An Intern-al Affair to Remember
E10

An Intern-al Affair to Remember

Episode 10
Runtime TBA1991-11-16TMDB N/A

Sandy must decide if she wants to move to Minnesota with her new boyfried; a patient confuses her medicine because she can't read; and Greg overacts in a training video.

Seize the Date
E11

Seize the Date

Episode 11
Runtime TBA1991-11-23TMDB N/A

Hank's brother visits and falls in love with Gina; Julie makes friends with a selfish patient; and a hospital administrator tries to prove Dr. Riskin isn't billing poor patients for their tests.

Friends and Lovers
E12

Friends and Lovers

Episode 12
Runtime TBA1991-12-07TMDB N/A

Annie nearly died in a car accident, so she decides if anything ever happens to her and Fred, she's leaving the kids to Sandy. Sandy is initially taken with the idea… until Annie starts criticizing her habits and lifestyle. Meanwhile, Julie falls for a doctor who turns out to be an escaped mental patient. Greg announces that he has the ability to shapeshift.

Love, Death, and the Whole Damn Thing
E13

Love, Death, and the Whole Damn Thing

Episode 13
Runtime TBA1991-12-14TMDB N/A

Julie's first lover, Peter, checks into 3 West, and the two immediately start catching up on old times, with Peter revealing all the women he's slept with. But when Dr. Risken arrives to break the news that Peter's indiscriminate bed-hopping has left him a brief time to live with AIDS, he's enraged and Julie's freaked out. Julie, deathly afraid of catching AIDS, first avoids him but later lets him know that he won't have be alone when he dies. Meanwhile, Annie's mother-in-law moves in with her.

No Hiding Place
E14

No Hiding Place

Episode 14
Runtime TBA1992-01-04TMDB N/A

A mentally unstable patient (Larry Linville) is told that he has to cut sulfites out of his diet, so he responds by taking the staff hostage at gunpoint... Which doesn't sit well with Sandy, who was supposed to be off on a big date.

Sphere Today, Gone Tomorrow
E15

Sphere Today, Gone Tomorrow

Episode 15
Runtime TBA1992-01-11TMDB N/A

Hank gets testy with everyone when he discovers a lump in his scrotum... and then accidentally announces his news over the P.A. Dr. Riskin takes Julie's advice and stands up to the medical director, who then quits leaving her to fill his position.

The Truth Shall Screw You Up
E16

The Truth Shall Screw You Up

Episode 16
Runtime TBA1992-02-01TMDB N/A

Sandy's mother arrives for a visit and immediately starts to complain; Gina is upset to learn Hank is dating other women.

Married to the Mop
E17

Married to the Mop

Episode 17
Runtime TBA1992-02-08TMDB N/A

Paco becomes indebted to a mob boss; Gina tries to make Hank jealous by dating another man, unaware that he is gay.

Eat Something
E18

Eat Something

Episode 18
Runtime TBA1992-02-15TMDB N/A

When a patient is killed by an ambulance, Annie begins to question her faith in God.

Catch a Fallen Star
E19

Catch a Fallen Star

Episode 19
Runtime TBA1992-02-22TMDB N/A

A former child star, Chet ""Poofie"" McGuire (Stephen Furst), comes to the hospital to research his new role for the sitcom ""Poofie McGuire, Nurse for Hire."" Greg's star-struck, but everyone else is annoyed – particularly Annie, who has to take Chet on rounds with her. But Chet's attitude changes when he witnesses the staff revive a dying man. Meanwhile, Julie goes on a ""holy quest"" to track down the brother of that dying man and Dr. Riskin fends off an obnoxious mother who's giving her son high blood-pressure.

Moon over Miami
E20

Moon over Miami

Episode 20
Runtime TBA1992-02-29TMDB N/A

The entire staff is pulled in to cover a double-shift during the full moon. Julie tells her co-workers about her grandmother's theory on the full moon – how it's a chance to make up for missed love opportunities. Sandy finds herself falling for Charlie Deitz. Paco decides that he's going to ask out Gina. Hank wants to ask out a slut… but he changes his tune when Gina attacks him and sticks her tongue down his throat in the elevator. A hernia-surgery patient makes repeated attempts at escaping; a former astronaut arrives with a bump on the head; and Blanche Devereaux tracks down Dr. Riskin because she can't get a man to bed her.

Rude Awakenings
E21

Rude Awakenings

Episode 21
Runtime TBA1992-04-25TMDB N/A

When a patient comes out of a 38-year coma, Dr. Riskin shocks the staff by telling them she was once engaged to the man, and that they had a son.

The Ex-Factor
E22

The Ex-Factor

Episode 22
Runtime TBA1992-05-02TMDB N/A

Gina realizes Hank is still carryin a torch for his ex-wife; Greg is trapped in the elevator with a cannibal.

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