Out on a Limb

Name: Out on a Limb
Genre: Drama
Released: February 26, 1986
Cast: Stephen Furst, Mark Harmon, Christina Pickles, William Daniels, Terence Knox

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NBC | Air Date: February 26, 1986

Starring: Stephen Furst, Mark Harmon, Christina Pickles, William Daniels, Terence Knox, Ed Begley Jr., Cynthia Sikes, Ed Flanders, David Morse, Howie Mandel, Denzel Washington

Summary: A former nurse returns to St. Eligius as a medical student; a jock desperate to prolong his mediocre career learns the steroids he's using are killing him; Morrison has difficulty telling a young boy he will lose an arm to cancer; Fiscus and Axelrod see southern California through different eyes during a medical conference; and Ellen CraigA former nurse returns to St. Eligius as a medical student; a jock desperate to prolong his mediocre career learns the steroids he's using are killing him; Morrison has difficulty telling a young boy he will lose an arm to cancer; Fiscus and Axelrod see southern California through different eyes during a medical conference; and Ellen Craig feels the pressure of caring for Barbara and her continuing grief over Steven's death.… Expand

Creator: Joshua Brand and John Falsey

Genre(s): Drama

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Air Date: May 7, 1986
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Air Date: March 19, 1986

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1987
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1986
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1985
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  S4:E24. E.R.
  Air Date: May 7, 1986
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  S4:E23. The Equalizer
  Air Date: April 30, 1986
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  S4:E22. Black's Magic
  Air Date: March 19, 1986
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  S4:E21. Cheek to Cheek
  Air Date: March 12, 1986
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  S4:E20. Come Home, Oh Sapien
  Air Date: March 5, 1986
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  S4:E19. Out on a Limb
  Air Date: February 26, 1986
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  S4:E18. Time Heals (2)
  Air Date: February 20, 1986
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  S4:E17. Time Heals (1)
  Air Date: February 19, 1986
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  S4:E16. Family Affair
  Air Date: February 12, 1986
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  S4:E15. Family Feud
  Air Date: January 29, 1986
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  S4:E14. Family Ties
  Air Date: January 22, 1986
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  S4:E13. To Tell the Truth
  Air Date: January 15, 1986
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  S4:E12. The Boom Boom Womb
  Air Date: January 8, 1986
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  S4:E11. Santa Claus is Dead
  Air Date: December 18, 1985
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  S4:E10. Loss of Power
  Air Date: December 11, 1985
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  S4:E9. Sanctuary
  Air Date: December 4, 1985
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  S4:E8. Watch the Skies
  Air Date: November 27, 1985
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  S4:E7. Close Encounters
  Air Date: November 20, 1985
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  S4:E6. Lost and Found in Space
  Air Date: November 13, 1985
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  S4:E5. Slice O'Life
  Air Date: November 6, 1985
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  S4:E4. The Naked and the Dead
  Air Date: October 30, 1985
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  S4:E3. Haunted
  Air Date: October 23, 1985
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  S4:E2. Fathers and Sons
  Air Date: September 25, 1985
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  S4:E1. Remembrance of Things Past
  Air Date: September 18, 1985
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 19, 1984
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 26, 1983
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 26, 1982