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Diagnosis: Murder

A tangled web of mystery. Classic 'whodunit' suspense.

7.11993TV-PG8 seasonsEnglish

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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DramaFamilyMysteryCrime
Starring

Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter

Created by

Joyce Burditt

Season 1

1.Miracle Cure

A priest kills his would-be blackmailers and does everything he can to cover his tracks. Dr. Sloan investigates when details don't quite add up.

45 minOct 29, 1993

2.Amnesia

Security is increased at the hospital when Senator Robert Bassett undergoes an operation. Drs. Sloan and Stewart are preoccupied when a beautiful young amnesia patient is brought in. Unbeknownst to them, their beautiful young patient is a professional killer.

45 minNov 5, 1993

3.Murder at the Telethon

When an abrasive, washed-up comic is found dead at a Community General benefit telethon, suspicion is cast on everyone from his son to his former writers.

45 minNov 12, 1993

4.Inheritance of Death

Mark's cousin, Jonathan Nash, bequeaths his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital. His three dastardly children are the main suspects after Nash dies suspiciously... before he has a chance to alter his will.

45 minNov 19, 1993

5.The 13 Million Dollar Man

After a dying man gives Dr. Sloane a winning lottery ticket, the deceased's family and creditors swarm him, claiming the ticket is theirs.

45 minDec 3, 1993

6.Vanishing Act (1)

A group of crooked cops frame Steve for murder after he gets too close to their robbery operation. Jack visits some past friends, now mobsters, to dig up information.

45 minDec 10, 1993

7.Vanishing Act (2)

The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnaps Mark's underworld friend, Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save Benedict before time runs out.

45 minDec 17, 1993

8.Shanda's Song

Dr. Sloan treats a famous singer,then takes her into his home as a homicidal closes in.

45 minJan 7, 1994

9.The Restless Remains

Financier Robin westlin dies in Dr. Sloan's house, but when the paramedics at the scene, the body's gone. Everyone is certain the event was a figment of Mark's imagination. Dr. Sloan goes on a quest to validate his theory.

45 minJan 14, 1994

10.Murder with Mirrors

A team of Magicians Clark & Madison, breaks up when Paul Madison decides to go solo. Mark jumps to his friend Clark's aid when Madison turns up dead with Eddie Clark the main suspect.

45 minJan 21, 1994

11.Flashdance with Death

Steve's latest girlfriend, a dance instructor, is a suspect in a murder investigation when a dance club's owner dies mysteriously.

45 minJan 28, 1994

12.Reunion with Murder

A tell-all book written by one of Amanda's vindictive old college roommates contains embarrassing secrets of all four roommates. Dr. Sloan tries to discover what happened when the author is found dead and Amanda is the main suspect.

45 minFeb 4, 1994

13.Lily

A prostitute, who tells Jack of her plans to blackmail her clients, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. Dr. Sloan interviews her clients to discover the real cause of death.

45 minMar 4, 1994

14.Guardian Angel

An unhappy politician's wife guns down her husband in an underground garage. Mark sees through her alibi and attempts to confirm his suspicions.

45 minApr 1, 1994

15.Nirvana

Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck. Jack tangles with the underworld to find out what happened.

45 minApr 8, 1994

16.Broadcast Blues

A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.

45 minApr 15, 1994

17.Shaker

A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. The dry-eyed Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake. Jack and Amanda help Mark weed through the wealthy family to find the murderer.

45 minApr 29, 1994

18.The Plague

A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.

45 minMay 6, 1994

19.Sister Michael Wants You

Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.

45 minMay 13, 1994

Diagnosis: Murder

DramaFamilyMysteryCrime

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

A tangled web of mystery. Classic 'whodunit' suspense.

Information

Released
Oct 29, 1993
Episode length
Seasons
8
Episodes
178
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
TV-PG
Created by
Joyce Burditt

Networks

Network
CBS

People in this story

Dick Van DykeMark Sloan
Victoria RowellAmanda Bentley-Livingston
Charlie SchlatterJesse Travis
Barry Van DykeSteve Sloan

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