"9½ Hours" is the eighth episode of the first season of ER.
Synopsis[]
Susan Lewis' boyfriend Div Cvetic, a psychiatric resident at County General, seems to be under a great deal of stress regularly lashing out at everyone. Doug Ross takes over for Mark Greene who takes a day off to be with his wife. He has a hard time keeping up with all the paperwork. John Carter is increasingly frustrated with Peter Benton who never seems to invite him to participate in surgeries.
Benton learns the result of the fellowship he applied for and his mother shows up in the ER with a sprained ankle. Carol Hathaway treats a patient who was raped. A new ER aide, Bob, start work.
NBC Description[]
CALLING DR. ROSS: When Dr. Greene calls in sick to spend the day with his wife, Jennifer (Christine Harnos), Ross is left in charge of the ER.
Dr. Benton learns that he's lost the Starze Fellowship to Dr. Langworthy (Tyra Ferrell) and Dr. Cvetic (John Terry) exhibits unreasonable behavior.
Dr. Carter develops a crush on Dr. Lewis.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene
- George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis
- Noah Wyle as John Carter
- Julianna Margulies as Nurse Carol Hathaway
- Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton
Co-starring[]
- Abraham Benrubi as Jerry Markovic
- Ving Rhames as Walt Robbins
- John Terry as Dr. David "Div" Cvetic
- Conni Marie Brazelton as Nurse Connie Oligario
- Ellen Crawford as Nurse Lydia Wright
- Yvette Freeman as Nurse Haleh Adams
- Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
- Christine Harnos as Jennifer Greene
- Beah Richards as Mrs. Benton
- Małgorzata Gebel as Bob
Guest starring[]
- Brigid Brannagh as Jamie Hendricks
Gallery[]
Trivia/Notes[]
- Lily Mariye makes her first appearance as Nurse Lily Jarvik in this episode. She would go on to be a mainstay of the recurring supporting cast for fifteen seasons until the series ended in 2009.
- Previous title: "Growing Up"
References[]
- "Nielsen Ratings - September-December 1994" (PDF). USA Today. (May 15, 2015).
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