Marcus Welby M-D- Season 1

Product Description The Original M.D. Show Finally Comes to DVD Robert Young plays Dr. Marcus Welby, a dedicated family physician who made house calls a priority in life. From week to week Welby was tasked with some of the most devastating disorders and serious situations an M.D. can face, but confronted them with a fierce honesty and dedicated compassion that made him a virtual superhero with a stethoscope. But he could not do it alone. Enter Dr. Steven Kiley, portrayed by the strapping and very new James Brolin in his first regular television role. As any doctor will tell you, looks can be deceiving. The show mixed up the common formula, with the older and wiser Welby embracing the unorthodox treatments while the young gun, Kiley, had the straitlaced approach. The chemistry was electric, and the results were positively award-winning, as both actors earned Emmys for their roles. Marcus Welby, M.D. ran for seven seasons on ABC from 1969 1976, earning it a top spot in the medical drama lexicon and paving the way for such hits as House, M.D. Bonus Features * Original 2-Hour Pilot Movie: A Matter Of Humanities: Dr. Marcus Welby enlists the help of a young Doctor Steven Kiley to help run his Santa Monica practice. Airing on March 26, 1969, this two-hour made-for-TV movie set the stage for the one-hour series that would be viewed regularly in about one of every four American homes that year. Amazon.com More than 40 years later, Marcus Welby, M.D. may have lost some of its potency, but it's still pretty strong medicine. One of the most beloved TV series of its time, this Emmy winner and Top Ten series in its inaugural season anticipated The Streets of San Francisco with the generation-bridging mentor-student relationship between straight-talking but compassionate general practitioner Marcus Welby (Robert Young) and aspiring neurologist Steven Kiley (James Brolin). Kiley may ride a cool motorcycle, but in a nice twist, he is more tradition-bound and by the book than Welby. In one episode, he dismisses the edgy "sex and garbage" novels of a controversial writer in favor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In 1969, TV was getting hip with such youth-oriented series as The Mod Squad, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and The Music Scene. The then-62-year-old Robert Young, a boomer TV icon as Jim Anderson on Father Knows Best, was definitely part