"The Birthday Party" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of ER.
Plot[]
Carol wants to adopt Tatiana, but Taglieri doesn't. A conflict arises between Mark and his wife when she accepts a job in Milwaukee after he has already been offered a permanent position by Morgenstern. Benton finds family and hospital responsibilities overwhelming when he tries to get someone to cover his shift so he can attend his mother's birthday party. Doug learns what really happened to a little girl he was treating and confronts the abusive father responsible for her injuries.
NBC Description[]
WISH UNFULFILLMENT: Both Benton and Greene miss important birthday engagements: Benton, his mother's birthday and Greene, his daughter's.
Carter (thinking it's Benton's birthday) organizes a surprise party, but the surprise is his when he discovers the truth.
Dr. Ross risks his career when he yells at an abusive parent of a baby girl.
Hathaway tries to adopt the Russian girl left in the ER, but Taglieri (Rick Rossovich) is against it.
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[]
- Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson
- Khandi Alexander as Jackie
- William H. Macy as Dr. David Morgenstern
- Conni Marie Brazelton as Nurse Connie Oligario
- Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
- Emily Wagner as Pickman
- Abraham Benrubi as Jerry Markovic
- Ming-Na Wen as Deb Chen
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Angela Hicks
- Ving Rhames as Walter Robbins
Gallery[]
Trivia/Notes[]
- A character with a Yakko Warner shirt is seen.
References[]
- "Nielsen Ratings - December-March 1995" (PDF). Zap2it. (May 15, 2015).
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