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{{Infobox television
  |  show_name = Marcus Welby, M.D.
  |  image = [[Image:Marcus Welby Intro Screen.jpg|270px]]
  |  caption = ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' title card
  |  format = [[Medical drama]]
  |  creator = David Victor
  |  starring = [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]<br>[[James Brolin]]
  |  theme_music_composer = [[Leonard Rosenman]]
(contracted; show full)
In the episode ''Designs'' which aired on March 12th, 1974. Young was reunited with his ''[[Father Knows Best]]'' co-star, [[Jane Wyatt]]; she played a [[fashion designer]] whose marriage to an embittered paraplegic led her to fall in love with the gentle doctor while keeping her marriage a secret most of the episode.

==Medical features==
Its handling of many varied medical cases – some common, some uncommon – made it an instant hit for 
[[ABC]]. Story lines included [[impotence]], [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], [[brain damage]], [[breast cancer]], [[Infectious mononucleosis|mononucleosis]], [[sexually transmitted disease]]s, [[epilepsy]], [[leukemia]], [[dysautonomia]], [[rape]], [[Alzheimer's Disease]] and addiction to painkillers, among others. At its second season (1970–1971), it ranked #1 in the [[Nielsen ratings]], becoming the first ABC show to top the list. The same year, both Young and Brolin won [[Emmy Awards]] for their (contracted; show full)[[Category:Medical television series]]
[[Category:Nielsen Ratings winners]]
[[Category:Television series by NBC Universal Television]]
[[Category:Television shows set in California]]

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