The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 26 wins & 46 nominations total
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- TriviaDue to the frequent use of popular recorded songs in many episodes, as of June 2023, the series hasn't been made available for streaming since re-releasing the rights to all of those songs would be very expensive.
- GoofsMcMurphy's pilot boyfriend is a Captain (wearing two silver bars on each shoulder) and has Command Pilot wings on his flight suit name tag (pilot's wings with a star surrounded by a wreath). To earn Command Pilot wings you have to be a rated pilot for 15 years and have 3,000 hours of flight time. No pilot in the USAF would be a rated pilot for 15 years and amass 3,000 flying hours and still be a Captain. Besides, assuming he graduated college at age 22 and flight training at 23, and then flew for 15 years he would be 38 years old. Clearly he isn't that old. [See Wikipedia article on "U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating" for rating criteria]
- Quotes
Colleen McMurphy: Sex is a bad word, but it feels good. Love is a good word, but it hurts.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
- SoundtracksReflections
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Written by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Eddie Holland
Recorded by Diana Ross & The Supremes
Featured review
Dana Delaney's "McMurphy" (the principal character) is complex, captivating, beautiful and sexy. The entire cast is outstanding, right down to the extras. The scripts and story lines are gripping and move the viewer from one emotion to another, moment to moment. Issues great and small are addressed in each episode and characters are well-developed and allowed to grow and change throughout the series. One particularly outstanding and unique episode is built around interviews with nurses who actually served in Viet Nam, including the nurse who was the model for the McMurphy character. These interviews are coupled with scenes from the series that illustrate the interviews. It is one of my fondest hopes that the entire series will finally be released on DVD.
- cbburton2000
- Sep 26, 2005
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