March 12, 1992... A doctor's hands must be strong, but I learned that a father's must be stronger...after all, it takes a tremendous amount of strength to let go.
S3 E19My Father, My Self
S3 E20Educating Janine
February 28, 1992... Everyone thinks of the Howser family as two parents with an exceptional son. But the older I get, the more I realize I'm a son with two exceptional parents.
S3 E21Sons of the Desert
April 17, 1992... I've decided to become a trauma surgeon. Maybe all my patients won't show Karen's spirit, but I want to give them the chance to try. It'll be my gift to them, and their gift to me.
S3 E22That's What Friends Are For
March 26, 1992... If you have to let go of a dream, it helps to have something else to hold on to... a friend.
S3 E24Club Medicine
May 18, 1992... Honduras - This year's father-son vacation was almost more than I could handle. Good thing my father was here to show me that sometimes the heaviest moments require the lightest touch.
S4 E1There's a Riot Going On
May 4, 1992... A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard. -- Martin Luther King. I've been taught that the best way to learn a language is to try and speak it. This time I'd better just shut up and listen.
S4 E2Look Ma, No Pants
September 28, 1992... No matter how old you get, you're always a child in the eyes of your parents. And in your own eyes, you're never an adult until you can tell your parents goodbye. It's time I move out.
S4 E3Doogie Got a Gun
October 1, 1992... Life teaches you that you have to be ready for anything. But being ready for anything is more than being ready for the worst. It's also being ready for the best.
S4 E4Doogie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
October 18, 1992... Finally, my own place. From this moment on, I live my own life, I answer to no one. I'm totally free! Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.
I'm not exactly the Venice type.
How do you know what type you are?
I just know this is not me.
WWinnie
Howser, you don't know who you are. The only "you" you know is the you your father's been telling you is you since the day you were born.
S4 E5The Patient in Spite of Himself
October 10, 1992... A physician searches others for signs of illness and disease. A human being searches others for signs of himself. Humanity is a profession we all share.
S4 E6To Err is Human, to Give up Isn't a Bad Idea
November 3, 1992... Before my first solo surgery, thinking I wasn't perfect was my greatest fear. But knowing I'm not perfect has become my greatest asset.
S4 E7Doogie, Can You Hear Me?
November 5, 1992... Even though I could speak Julia's language, I didn't understand what she was saying. Vinnie listened to her silence and found himself a voice.
S4 E8Nothing Compares 2 U
November 27, 1992... Ray and I got caught up in comparing ourselves to others. It doesn't matter whether you think too much of yourself or too little, either way you lose.
S4 E9Do the Right Thing ... If You Can Figure out What It Is
November 12, 1992... This week Vinnie and I both made decisions that hurt someone we cared about. But in the end, we realized that one thing must always be protected...the heart.
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