Episode Guide
This guide covers the first 6 episodes of HeartBeat which aired in 1988. The descriptions and advertisements are from TV GUIDE. If you have additional information about these episodes, information about the episodes which aired in 1989, or any episodes on tape, I'd love to hear from you. totallykate@netscape.net
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Pilot
Broadcast:  Wednesday, March 23, 1988
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET 

Drama: 2 hrs.
Debut: Drs. Joanne Springsteen, Eve Autry and Marilyn McGrath head the progressive Woman's Medical Arts, a practice that breathes new life into the doctor-patient relationship. In the opener, the doctors confront obstetric emergencies and the demands of their personal lives, while battling sexist colleagues. 

Guest Cast:
Cathryn - Joan Chen
Wendy Moran - Kathleen Wilhoite
Priscilla Gorshalk - Katherine Cannon

Note: The character of Marilyn McGrath is incorrectly identified as a doctor. The character was in fact a nurse-practitioner. The third doctor was Cory Banks. 
 

Where's Solomon When You Need Him?
Broadcast:  Wednesday, March 30, 1988
10:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET

Cory delivers a test-tube baby from a surrogate mother, who decides to fight to keep the child; Joanne and Eve disagree on whether Leo should join the staff; Paul decides it's time for a real relationship; and the staff faces an ethical dilemma when a blood donor tests positive for the AIDS virus. 

Guest Cast:
Priscilla - Katherine Cannon
Carolyn Petrie - Shanna Reed
Herb - Vincent Baggetta

Two Out of Six
Broadcast:  Wednesday, April 6, 1988
10:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET

An ailing woman pregnant with sextuplets may survive childbirth if four of the fetuses are aborted; Cory resuscitates an abandoned infant and then grows attached to the baby; Stan meets with his wife's lover; and Joanne is dreading a meeting with Leo's kids.

Guest Cast:
Lynn - Kathleen Lloyd
Dixon - Lou Beatty Jr.
Bobby - John Allen Nelson
Patty - Gina Hecht

Cory's Loss
Broadcast:  Wednesday, April 13, 1988
10:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET

A woman's newborn dies of SIDS and Cory's delivery methods are questioned; Joanne eases a woman's fear of menopause; Paul proposes "the M-word"; and Eve takes on the transformation of her overweight niece - with startling results. 

Guest Cast:
Dixon - Lou Beatty Jr.
Caroline - Shanna Reed
Tom - Marc Poppel

To Heal a Doctor
Broadcast: Wednesday, April 20, 1988
10:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET

The complexities of the dating game: Eve keeps disappearing into a room with Sam, the mystery man; Priscilla moves in with her lover, so Paul sets up a date for Stan; and Marilyn's daughter informs her that Marilyn's lover is unwelcome at her wedding.

Guest Cast:
Patty - Gina Hecht
Dixon - Lou Beatty Jr.
Caroline - Shanna Reed
Allison - Hallie Todd

The Wedding
Broadcast:  Thursday, April 21, 1988
10:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET

It's bumpy riding for the staff when Leo holds a conference for the parents of sleepless newborns; Eve faces a horde of insolent plastic surgeons with her concerns about undetectable breast cancer, then turns to Leo for comfort; Paul confronts impotence; and Marilyn finds reconciliation with her daughter tough going.

Guest Cast:
Priscilla - Catherine Cannon
Patty - Gina Hecht
Dixon - Lou Beatty Jr. 

Other (unconfirmed) Episode Titles
Dates & Descriptions - Unknown
Stress
Baby Maybe
Prison
South and a Little to the Right of Eden
Paradise Lost
Gestalt and Battery
Confidentially Yours
What the Inspector Saw
Bivouac Babies
Last Tango

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