Series synopsis
Nurses is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on September 14, 1991. It ended on May 7, 1994. It was created by Susan Harris. It stars Loni Anderson, Stephanie Hodge, Arnetia Walker and Mary Jo Keenen.
Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May 7, 1994, created and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which itself was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.
Premise
Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May 7, 1994, created and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which itself was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Loni Anderson as Casey MacAfee
- Stephanie Hodge as Nurse Sandy Miller
- Arnetia Walker as Nurse Annie Roland
- Mary Jo Keenen as Nurse Julie Milbury
- Ada Maris as Gina Cuevas
- Kip Gilman as Dr. Hank Kaplan
- Carlos Lacámara as Paco Ortiz
- Jeff Altman as Greg Vincent
Supporting cast
- Markus Flanagan as Luke Fitzgerald
- David Rasche as Jack Trenton
- Florence Stanley as Dr. Amanda Riskin
- Leslie Jordan
- Eric Pierpoint
- Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
- Adam West
- Richard Burgi
- Amy Hill
- Ed McMahon
- Tom Virtue
- Joe Alaskey
Guest cast
- Leslie Jordan
- Eric Pierpoint
- Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
- Adam West
- Richard Burgi
- Amy Hill
- Ed McMahon
- Tom Virtue
- Joe Alaskey
- Stuart Pankin
- Tim Thomerson
- Vanessa Marquez as Angelica
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 68 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | September 14, 1991 | May 2, 1992 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 19, 1992 | May 1, 1993 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 25, 1993 | May 7, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Son of a Pilot The newest nurse, Julie, doesn't exactly inspire her co-workers with confidence. Meanwhile, Sandy is shocked to learn her ex-husband is planning to marry a very young patient. |
September 14, 1991 |
| 2 |
A Lesson in Life A patient helps Julie with her phobias; Laverne convinces Sandy to go on a date; Gina helps a patient reunite with his brother; and the doctors try to cure Greg's bad attitude. |
September 21, 1991 |
| 3 |
This Joint is Jumpin' A new doctor frames Greg for the theft of some missing drugs; Sandy gets made at a patient who is ignoring her mother; and Annie worries she may be pregnant. |
September 28, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Slime and Punishment Shady businessman Jack Trenton is court-ordered to do community service at the hospital. Enraged Annie goes to complain, but ends up getting an ultimatum from her boss – she has one week to get her coworkers' respect or her butt gets the boot. Annie later confronts Jack about his inability to follow orders, and initially has him arrested, until it occurs to her that it may put her job in further jeopardy. Meanwhile, Gina lets Hank know that she's unhappy about his recent interest in his ex-wife. |
September 19, 1992 |
| 2 |
In My New Country Laverne checks into 3 West to have her webbed toes fixed, but when Sandy gets wind of the situation, toes aren't the only things being separated. Gina, hopped up on recently becoming a US citizen, vows to track down the slumlord that owns Paco's building… which turns out to be Jack Trenton. And Luke and Hank butt heads over Luke's problem with authority. |
September 26, 1992 |
| 3 |
Inside Information Sandy, who has become increasingly hostile, is pressured by Julie and Annie to see a psychiatrist. Jack and Hank try to gain inside stock information from a comatose patient. |
October 3, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Eagle Has Landed The hospital is sold to the Healthweb Corporation, and the new owner, Mr. Waites, pulls one of his hotel managers to be the new corporate representative of the hospital. The new rep, Casey MacAfee (Loni Anderson), disguises herself as a patient for ""research"" and proceeds to annoy the staff. When Mr. Waites arrives, he gives Casey a promotion for her good work – he puts her in charge of the hospital as the administrator. Meanwhile, Gina finally announces her pregnancy (though at 5 months, it's more than obvious), and Hank finally proposes. And Jack begins his obsession with Casey, who begins her obsession with Harry Weston… |
September 25, 1993 |
| 2 |
Send in the Gowns Casey orders new, obnoxiously-loud, yellow hospital gowns, much to Annie's chagrin. Patients begin complaining that the new gowns are making them itch, so Paco and Jack are assigned to wash them. But after Paco puts the gowns in the dryer, it's discovered that they're flammable. When Mr. Waites shows that he's not happy with the flaming gown situation, Casey lets Jack take the blame. Meanwhile Hank tries to find a romantic way to re-propose to Gina, and he settles on a barbershop quartet... but Gina's taken a leave of absence and disappeared. And Julie points out to Annie, that she would rather ""swing"" like a gate than confront Casey. |
October 3, 1993 |
| 3 |
Intruders Casey spies on the staff by installing a security camera in front of the nurse's station, and everyone begins ""performing for the spycamera."" Annie keeps trying to express her discomfort with the camera, but Casey keeps giving her the brush-off – so Annie jerks it off the wall. Meanwhile, Hank tries to locate Gina, but Julie's the only one who knows that she's returned to her native homeland. Jack passes himself off as a doctor to get into the doctors' lounge – but he ends up in surgery. |
October 9, 1993 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1991 |
| Last aired | May 7, 1994 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:30:00 |