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27-552: After a nervous breakdown, Dr. Alec Considine comes back to New North Hospital for another year of internship. He develops an immediate attraction for a student nurse, Laura Rogers, but she's not so inclined unless he's got marriage in mind. Social worker Nancy Terman is sexually assaulted by juvenile delinquents who grew up in the same neighborhood as Dr. Tony "Shiv" Pirelli. New intern Dr. Tony Pirelli quarrels with Riccio and falls in love with Nancy as well. As other personal dramas occur, including newlywed Dr. Lew Worship discovering he

54-470: A guest appearance. An original story was written by Wilton Schiller, producer of Ben Casey . Kay Stevens signed a three-picture deal with producer Robert Cohn the first of which was to be The Interns . Cohn offered the job of directing to John Rich, who was under contract to Hal Wallis but loaned out to make th emovie. (This meant he had to turn down the chance to direct the original pilot for Gilligan's Island although he later reshot it.) Rich said he

81-602: A hypnotized Rob addresses the bald Mel Cooley as "Dr. Zorba", a rare instance of the show referencing another TV series. In Who's Minding the Store? (1963), Jerry Lewis watches Ben Casey on TV. The veterinarian in The Simpsons , first introduced in the episode " Dog of Death " performing surgery on Santa's Little Helper , was based on Ben Casey. In addition, the Springfield Hospital motif played at

108-445: Is chief of neurosurgery Doctor David Zorba, played by Sam Jaffe , who, in the pilot episode, tells a colleague that Casey is "the best chief resident this place has known in 20 years." In its first season, the series and Vince Edwards were nominated for Emmy awards. Additional nominations at the 14th Primetime Emmy Awards on May 22, 1962 went to Sam Jaffe, Jeanne Cooper (for the episode "But Linda Only Smiled"), and Joan Hackett (for

135-460: Is on Monday night”. There is a street named Ben Casey Drive in San Antonio, Texas. Cleveland, Ohio's late-night movie program The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show and its successor program The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show regularly aired comedy skits under the title "Ben Crazy" that parodied Ben Casey . The skits opened with a spoof of the chalkboard sequence, adding one more symbol at

162-449: Is sterile and cannot have children, Nancy's attackers end up in a fracas at the hospital and Alec ends up injured. After his recovery, Alec decides to marry Laura and remain on New North's staff. The Interns was a commercial success and Columbia announced a follow-up. It was thought James MacArthur, Michael Callan, Stefanie Powers, Telly Savalas and Kay Stevens would return, Cliff Robertson and Suzy Parker would not, and Nick Adams may make

189-487: The 1960s, Raksin wrote the theme for (and scored the pilot of) the medical drama television series Ben Casey . Later in life, Raksin taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles . Raksin died in 2004, aged 92. At the time of his death, it was announced that Raksin had completed his autobiography, titled If I Say So Myself . The book was eventually published under

216-574: The Beautiful" (also called "Love is For the Very Young") for the 1953 film The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) was also a hit, although not as popular as "Laura". Raksin insisted that the song be released as an instrumental, because he had resented having to split the proceeds from "Laura" with a lyricist. Raksin's theme for "The Bad and the Beautiful" was initially disliked by the film's director Vincente Minnelli and producer John Houseman , but

243-597: The Ben Casey-lookalike doctor as Vince. Dr. Vince yells back in Ben Casey fashion that he’s doing all he can. David Raksin David Raksin (August 4, 1912 – August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was noted for his work in film and television. Raksin had more than 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit. Some sources called him the "Grandfather of Film Music". David Raksin

270-474: The Vietnam War, the term "Ben Casey" was used by American troops as slang for a medic. In the popular Japanese medical drama Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon the office cat is named Ben Casey. In season 6, episode 32 of Leave It to Beaver , after his plans fall through on a Saturday night, Beaver Cleaver says that it would be “just me and Ben Casey”, and Wally corrects him and says that “Ben Casey

297-534: The Yum Yum Tree for Columbia. A key female role was given to Inger Stevens who was then appearing in the TV series The Farmer's Daughter . Michael Callan and Stefanie Powers, under contract to Columbia, reprised their role from the original. Callan signed a six-picture deal with Columbia. Ben Casey Ben Casey is an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show

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324-414: The books featured photographs of Edwards as Casey, or in the case of the third novel, a drawing of a doctor with Edwards' appearance. In 1988, the TV movie The Return of Ben Casey , with Vince Edwards reprising his role as Casey, aired in syndication. Harry Landers was the only other original cast member to reprise his role (as Dr. Ted Hoffman). The film was directed by Joseph L. Scanlan . The pilot

351-545: The character of Ben Casey on Dr. Allan Max Warner, a neurosurgeon whom Moser met while researching Ben Casey . Warner served as the program's original technical advisor in 1961. According to an article in TV Guide (September 30 – October 6, 1961), he worked with the actors to show them how to handle medical instruments, Ben Casey had several directors, including Irvin Kershner and Sydney Pollack . Its theme music

378-540: The end — a dollar sign ($ ), accompanied by a laugh track. "Big Chuck" Schodowski, one of the hosts of the show, said that the skits continued to air for so many years after the 1966 cancellation of Ben Casey that younger viewers probably did not recognize the opening and that real-life doctors would send in ideas for skits, some of which were used on the show. Dickie Goodman released a novelty song in 1962 titled "Ben Crazy" that parodied Ben Casey as "Ben Crazy" and Dr. Zorba as "Dr. Smorba", and it parodied Dr. Kildare ,

405-550: The episode "A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness"). The show began running multi-episode stories, starting with the first five episodes of season four; Casey developed a romantic relationship with Jane Hancock ( Stella Stevens ), who had emerged from a coma after 15 years. At the beginning of season five (the last season), Jaffe left the show, and Franchot Tone replaced Zorba as the new chief of neurosurgery Creator James E. Moser based

432-561: The main character on another popular 1960s medical drama series . Goodman's recording used his "break-in" technique of sampling lines from then-popular songs to "answer" comedic questions; it sampled the Ben Casey title sequence and theme. The record reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Flintstones featured several parodies of Ben Casey: In "My Husband Is Not a Drunk", a 1962 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show ,

459-552: The series is in bold text . Both a comic strip and a comic book were based on the television series. The strip was developed and written by Jerry Capp (né Caplin) and drawn by Neal Adams . The daily comic strip began on November 26, 1962, and the Sunday strip debuted on September 20, 1964. Both ended on July 31, 1966 (a Sunday). The daily strip was reprinted in The Menomonee Falls Gazette . The comic book

486-527: The series is in bold text . On October 9, 2019, CBS Home Entertainment released the first season on DVD in 2 volume sets. Due to the combination of The Beverly Hillbillies and The Dick Van Dyke Show , Ben Casey returned to its original Monday-night time slot in the fall of 1964, remaining there until its cancellation in March 1966. Daytime repeats of the series aired on ABC's weekday schedule from 1965 through 1967. NOTE: The highest average rating for

513-489: The start of a Hospital-based scene is based on the opening of the Ben Casey musical theme. In his song "One Hippopotomi", a parody of " What Kind of Fool Am I? " by Anthony Newley , Allan Sherman sings the lyrics: "When Ben Casey meets Kildare, that's called a paradox." In the 1966 Batman episode “Rats Like Cheese”, the Dynamic Duo are brought to a hospital because Mr. Freeze froze them solid. Chief O’Hara refers to

540-440: Was as assistant to Charlie Chaplin in the composition of the score for Modern Times (1936). He is perhaps best remembered for his score for Laura (1944). The theme music for " Laura ", with lyrics by Johnny Mercer , became a major hit. During Raksin's lifetime, "Laura" was reportedly the second most-recorded song in history after " Stardust " by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish . Raksin's theme song, "The Bad and

567-690: Was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States, to Jewish parents (of Russian heritage). His father was an orchestra conductor. Raksin played professionally in dance bands while attending Central High School of Philadelphia . He went on to study composition with Harl McDonald at the University of Pennsylvania , and later with Isadore Freed in New York and Arnold Schoenberg in Los Angeles. In New York, Raksin worked as an arranger for Harms/Chappell. One of his earliest film assignments

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594-558: Was dissatisfied with the script, had it rewritten, was still dissatisfied, and so rewrote the script himself. Rich says the lead role was offered to Peter Falk, who turned it down as he felt with the large cast and multiple storylines he would not be able to make an impression. He was replaced by George Segal, who came out to Hollywood from New York to star in a TV series that had been cancelled after four episodes. Columbia put Segal, under long-term contract. James MacArthur's old role ended up being played by Dean Jones who had just made Under

621-413: Was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe said "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff served as a medical consultant for the show. The series stars Vince Edwards as medical doctor Ben Casey, the young, intense, and idealistic neurosurgeon at County General Hospital. His mentor

648-467: Was not picked up by the major networks to bring the series back. In 1962, the series inspired the semicomic rock song "Callin' Dr. Casey", written and performed by songwriter John D. Loudermilk . In the song, Loudermilk refers to the TV doctor's wide-ranging medical abilities and asks whether Casey has any cure for heartbreak. The song reached number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. During

675-539: Was published by Dell Comics for 10 issues from 1962 to 1964. All had photo covers, except for that of the final issue, which was drawn by John Tartaglione . From 1962 through 1963, the paperback publisher Lancer Books issued four original novels based on the series. They were Ben Casey by William Johnston , A Rage for Justice by Norman Daniels , The Strength of His Hands by Sam Elkin, and The Fire Within , again by Daniels, small-print standard mass-market size paperbacks of 128 or 144 pages each. The covers of

702-420: Was saved from rejection by the intervention of Adolph Green and Betty Comden , who both liked it. The theme has since been praised by Stephen Sondheim , Leonard Rosenman , Richard Rodney Bennett , and Alexander Courage . Sondheim reportedly called it "one of the best themes ever written in films." Raksin also scored the 1958 film Separate Tables , for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. In

729-758: Was written by David Raksin , and it is played in 5/4 time signature; a version performed by pianist Valjean was a Billboard Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number 28 on 23 June 1962. Filmed at the Desilu Studios , the series was produced by Bing Crosby Productions. Vince Edwards appeared on the television series Breaking Point as Ben Casey. The episode was "Solo for B-Flat Clarinet" and debuted 16 September 1963. Both Ben Casey and Breaking Point were produced by Bing Crosby Productions. Cast members of Breaking Point also had guest roles on Ben Casey . The most frequent time slot for

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