Ben Casey (Season 4)

August is the Month Before Christmas (Episode 1)

Air date: 1964-09-14

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.

A Bird in the Solitude Singing (Episode 2)

Writer: John Meredyth Lucas

Air date: 1964-09-21

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd,    Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd    Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing,    In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing,    Which speaks to my spirit of thee. Lord Byron

But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (Episode 3)

Air date: 1964-09-28

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: ""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)

Autumn Without Red Leaves (Episode 4)

Air date: 1964-10-05

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: ""The summer is over...""

You Fish or You Cut Bait (Episode 5)

Air date: 1964-10-12

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The proverb put to the test.

For Jimmy, the Best of Everything (Episode 6)

Air date: 1964-10-19

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The power of personality.

Woods Full of Question Marks (Episode 7)

Air date: 1964-10-26

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.

A Thousand Words are Mute (Episode 8)

Air date: 1964-11-09

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A picture is most eloquent.

Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin (Episode 9)

Writer: Oliver Crawford

Air date: 1964-11-16

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.

A Disease of the Heart Called Love (Episode 10)

Air date: 1964-11-23

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: L'amour et la mort.

Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer (Episode 11)

Air date: 1964-11-30

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The Freudian prescription.

Courage at 3 A.M. (Episode 12)

Air date: 1964-12-07

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: ""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""

This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World (Episode 13)

Air date: 1964-12-14

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The whirligig of 3/4 time.

A Boy is Standing Outside the Door (Episode 14)

Air date: 1965-01-04

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The threshold of knowledge.

Where Does the Boomerang Go? (Episode 15)

Air date: 1965-01-11

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.

Pas de Deux (Episode 16)

Writer: Dick Nelson

Air date: 1965-01-18

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A romantic ballet.

Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World (Episode 17)

Air date: 1965-01-25

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Working in the hospital milieu.

A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks (Episode 18)

Air date: 1965-02-01

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Cleopatra and the clepsydra.

When I am Grown to Man's Estate (Episode 19)

Air date: 1965-02-08

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson

A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette (Episode 20)

Air date: 1965-02-22

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Various strings and attachments.

A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well (Episode 21)

Air date: 1965-03-01

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complicated for Casey when Boone's indomitable mother accuses her son of malingering in order to shirk family responsibilities.

A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow (Episode 22)

Air date: 1965-03-08

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.

Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw (Episode 23)

Air date: 1965-03-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Modern medicine.

Eulogy in Four Flats (Episode 24)

Air date: 1965-03-22

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The key of mourning.

Three Li'l Lambs (Episode 25)

Writer: Howard Head

Air date: 1965-03-29

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: ""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)

A Slave is On the Throne (Episode 26)

Air date: 1965-04-12

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill develops symptoms of a nervous disorder, Casey is on hand to help solve his problems.

Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (Episode 27)

Air date: 1965-04-19

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night

The Day They Stole County General (Episode 28)

Air date: 1965-04-26

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A change of management.

Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey? (Episode 29)

Air date: 1965-05-03

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A son of the auld sod.

From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell (Episode 30)

Air date: 1965-05-10

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A memorable rapprochement.

A Horse Named Stravinsky (Episode 31)

Air date: 1965-05-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A mount with a legendary moniker.