The Short Goodbye

Name: The Short Goodbye
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: October 11, 1989
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Lawrence Pressman, Belinda Montgomery, James B. Sikking, Mitchell Anderson

Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 1: Episode 5

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ABC | Air Date: October 11, 1989

Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Lawrence Pressman, Belinda Montgomery, James B. Sikking, Mitchell Anderson, Lisa Dean Ryan, Kathryn Layng, Max Casella

Summary: A fight over a new car prompts Doogie to move out and consider becoming an emancipated minor. Meanwhile, a pop star is admitted for surgery on her vocal cords and tells Doogie her own story of leaving home while still a teenager.

Creator: David E. Kelley and Steven Bochco

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S1:E26. Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand
Air Date: May 2, 1990
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S1:E25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener
Air Date: April 25, 1990
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S1:E24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
Air Date: April 4, 1990

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1992
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1991
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 1990
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1989
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  S1:E26. Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand
  Air Date: May 2, 1990
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  S1:E25. The Grass Ain't Always Greener
  Air Date: April 25, 1990
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  S1:E24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie
  Air Date: April 4, 1990
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  S1:E23. And the Winner Is...
  Air Date: March 28, 1990
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  S1:E22. Vinnie's Blind Date
  Air Date: March 25, 1990
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  S1:E21. Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway?
  Air Date: March 14, 1990
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  S1:E20. Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail
  Air Date: February 28, 1990
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  S1:E19. Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
  Air Date: February 14, 1990
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  S1:E18. I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father
  Air Date: February 7, 1990
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  S1:E17. Tough Guys Don't Teach
  Air Date: January 31, 1990
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  S1:E16. It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings
  Air Date: January 17, 1990
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  S1:E15. Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster
  Air Date: January 10, 1990
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  S1:E14. Greed Is Good
  Air Date: January 3, 1990
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  S1:E13. Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  Air Date: December 13, 1989
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  S1:E12. Every Dog Has His Doogie
  Air Date: November 29, 1989
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  S1:E11. Tonight's the Night
  Air Date: November 22, 1989
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  S1:E10. My Old Man and the Sea
  Air Date: November 15, 1989
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  S1:E9. She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin
  Air Date: November 8, 1989
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  S1:E8. Blood and Remembrance
  Air Date: November 1, 1989
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  S1:E7. Vinnie Video Vici
  Air Date: October 25, 1989
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  S1:E6. Simply Irresistible
  Air Date: October 18, 1989
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  S1:E5. The Short Goodbye
  Air Date: October 11, 1989
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  S1:E4. Frisky Business
  Air Date: October 4, 1989
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  S1:E3. A Stitch Called Wanda
  Air Date: September 27, 1989
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  S1:E2. The Ice Queen Cometh
  Air Date: September 20, 1989
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 19, 1989