Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993): Season 2, Episode 3 - Ask Dr. Doogie - full transcript

"Dr. Doogie" becomes an overnight sensation after he appears in public service announcements on a popular music channel. However, when his fame gets in the way of his job and normal life, ...

DR. HOWSER...

SOMETHING UNIQUE
AND RATHER YOUTHFUL

HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING.

I DON'T THINK I WANNA HEAR THIS.

DOUGLAS, DO YOU EVER
WATCH THE MUSIC CHANNEL?

YEAH, SOMETIMES.
IT'S PRETTY POPULAR.

TERRIFIC, BECAUSE THEIR
PROGRAM DIRECTOR CALLED ME

AND PROPOSED AN INTERESTING
IDEA THAT INVOLVES YOU.

WHAT?

THEY WANT TO CAPITALIZE
ON YOUR AGE AND POSITION.

IN FACT, THEY'RE OF THE
OPINION THAT YOUR VOICE,



THROUGH A SERIES OF
PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH SPOTS,

COULD REACH A LOT OF
THEIR YOUNG VIEWERS.

DR. CANFIELD, I'M NO GOOD
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.

YOU SHOULD SEE MY
DRIVER'S LICENSE PICTURE.

DR. HOWSER, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY,
THROUGH THE MODERN MEDIA,

TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF MILLIONS
OF YOUNGSTERS LIKE YOURSELF.

EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THEIR BODIES,

THE SERIOUS HEALTH
PROBLEMS WE FACE IN THE '90s.

YOU SAY NOTHING OF THE
PUBLICITY FOR EASTMAN.

GOSH, I HADN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

BUT YOU GIVE IT
PLENTY OF THOUGHT.

THEY'RE AWFULLY
EXCITED AND READY TO...

ROCK 'N' ROLL, SHALL WE SAY.

DOOG, THIS IS ACES, MAN.



I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE
EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

THE DOOG-MAN KICKIN' IT
ON THE MUSIC CHANNEL?

YOU'LL BE LIVIN'
LIKE THANKSGIVING.

GUYS, I'M A PROFESSIONAL.
MY JOB IS HERE.

OKAY, OKAY. LET'S
INTELLIGENTLY WEIGH THE OPTIONS.

ON THE ONE HAND, YOU'RE
SURROUNDED BY HEMORRHAGING

OPEN WOUNDS AND
DUDES WITH BED SORES.

ON THE OTHER, YOU'RE HANGING WITH
23-YEAR-OLD BABES WEARING IRON BRAS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO GO
TO JURY ON THIS DECISION.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. THE
TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER,

EVERY WOMAN IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS HAS A VISIBLE NAVEL.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING
THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DOWNSIDE,

BUT BEFORE YOU GO MAKING UP THAT
YOUNG MIND OF YOURS, JUST LET ME DROP THIS.

♪ SAY YOU FEEL A NEW LUMP ♪

♪ IN A SENSITIVE SPOT ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE
FEELING LIKE A CHUMP ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT ITCHES A LOT ♪

♪ JUST ASK DR. DOOGIE,
ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

♪ YOU SAY YOUR GIRL ♪

♪ IS A LITTLE LIGHT ♪

♪ YOU'RE KIND OF SCARED,
DON'T KNOW YOUR FATE? ♪

♪ JUST ASK DR. DOOGIE,
ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

♪ I'M FEELING LIKE THE PITS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOUR
FACE IS FULL OF ZITS ♪

♪ YOU SAID, YOUR
HEAD IS IN THE SINK ♪

♪ TOO MUCH TO DRINK?
JUST ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

♪ ASK DR. DOOGIE. GOT
A SPOT IN THE HEAD ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE
FEELING BRIGHT RED ♪

♪ AND YOUR HEART AIN'T
BEATING LIKE A THOROUGHBRED ♪

♪ WHEN YOU GOT NO COOL,
THERE'S SOMETHING LEFT TO DO ♪

♪ ASK DR. DOOGIE,
ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

♪ ASK DR. DOOGIE,
ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

♪ ASK DR. DOOGIE,
ASK DR. DOOGIE ♪

THERE YOU GO. SORRY
ABOUT THAT ONE CORNER,

NEXT TIME WE'LL GET ONE
WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.

SEE YOU.

COME ON, CHEER UP, WILL YOU?

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE
ONCE WE LOCATE A MARROW DONOR.

RIGHT... WHENEVER THAT IS.

HEY, HEY, HOLD ON HERE.

YOUR HLA TYPE IS FILED IN A NATIONAL
REGISTRY. WE'RE GONNA MAKE A CONNECTION.

WASN'T IT YOU WHO TOLD ME THE
ODDS ARE KIND OF ON THE LONG SIDE?

HMM, YEAH, BUT YOU
GOT A BETTER CHANCE

THAN THESE GUYS DO OF
SLIPPING ON A WORLD SERIES RING.

THEY NEVER SHOULD
HAVE TRADED GUERRERO.

THEY SHOULD HAVE SIGNED SAX
BEFORE HE WENT FREE AGENT.

PERSONALLY, I THINK BELCHER
IS A STOPPER, NOT A STARTER.

AND THERE'S A GREAT KID DOWN IN
ALBUQUERQUE THEY COULD BRING UP...

THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S THE ATTITUDE.

YOU HANG IN THERE, SLUGGER.
WE'LL BEAT THIS THING.

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT. I'VE GOT
A FRIEND OVER AT CENTINELA...

I GOT PERMISSION
TO GIVE THIS TO YOU.

OREL HERSHISER'S ROTATOR CUFF.

OH, GOD. THANKS, DR. HOWSER.

DON'T WORRY, CANDACE. WE GOT
PLENTY OF RELIEF FROM THE BULLPEN.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO
DO? FIGURE OUT THE LOTTERY?

IT'S NOT QUITE THE LOTTERY,
BUT IT'S THE PICK SIX ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT TO MATCH UP SIX
NUMBERS OF A MARROW TYPE

TO SAVE A GIRL'S
LIFE, AND SO FAR

FOUR NUMBERS IS
THE BEST I'VE GOT.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
SCRIPT? CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT CRAP?

THIS IS TRULY BITCHIN' STUFF.

- YOU LIKED IT?
- ABSOLUTELY RIGHTEOUS.

- YOU GOTTA DO IT.
- I ALREADY SAID YES.

CANFIELD AND THE BOARD
ARE DOING CARTWHEELS.

THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ANY OTHER ACCEPTABLE ANSWER.

- COOL.
- YEAH, WE'LL SEE HOW COOL.

THIS IS SO EXCELLENT.

MY PARENTS ARE AWAY FOR THE
WHOLE WEEKEND. NOW HERE'S THE DEAL:

JANET WILL BE OVER AT SEVEN.

NOW, RICKIE, YOU GO GET
STACEY. MARK, GET LISA.

THERE'S TWO BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS,

WE GOT A GUESTROOM IN THE BACK,

AND THIS COUCH FOLDS INTO A BED.

IT'S GONNA BE LOUNGE CITY.

SO GET MOVING.

HEY, COME ON, DUDES,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THERE'S NO REASON
NOT TO DO THIS.

DR. DOOGIE?!

HERE'S A REASON.

WHOA!

Doogie: HOW'D YOU GUYS LIKE TO
SPEND NINE MONTHS LIKE THAT?

YOU KNOW, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO, BE SAFE.

BE RESPONSIBLE.

THE CONDOM.

DON'T LEAVE YOUR
PANTS WITHOUT IT.

Man: ASK DR. DOOGIE,
SECOND SPOT.

COME ON, HONEY, HAVE ONE MORE.

I THINK THAT WE'VE HAD TOO MUCH.

UH... IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S HARD
STUFF. I MEAN, IT'S ONLY BEER.

Doogie: Only beer, huh?

OH, NO. IT'S DR. DOOGIE.

DON'T BE BLOWING SMOKE, BRAD.

THERE'S AS MUCH
ALCOHOL IN ONE BEER

AS THERE IS IN ONE MIXED DRINK
OR IN ONE GLASS OF THE GRAPE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HERE ARE A FEW OTHER
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW.

ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR HEART RATE. IT
LOWERS YOUR RESISTANCE TO BACTERIA AND...

HERE'S THE KICKER...

EACH GLASS HAS
ABOUT 160 CALORIES.

AND IT HAS BEEN KNOWN
TO CAUSE IMPOTENCE.

WE KNOW YOU DON'T
DRINK AND DRIVE.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
IT ONE STEP FARTHER?

DON'T DRINK AND LIVE.

Director: CUT! PRINT!

- PERFECT.
- Man: THAT WAS GOOD.

FABULOMUNDO! BRAVO!

THAT WAS OUTSTANDING,
DOOGIE. REALLY GOOD.

YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY
GONNA AIR THESE, ARE YOU?

SURE... YOU WERE GREAT.

YOU'RE REALLY DOING
SOME TERRIFIC WORK HERE.

WE'RE GONNA AIR THESE, ALL
RIGHT... WE'RE GONNA AIR THEM A LOT.

JANET, SWEETHEART...

THERE HE IS!

♪ FAME, MAKES A MAN
TAKE THINGS OVER ♪

♪ FAME, LETS HIM LOOSE,
HARD TO SWALLOW ♪

♪ FAME, PUTS YOU THERE
WHERE THINGS ARE HOLLOW ♪

♪ FAME ♪

♪ FAME, IT'S NOT YOUR
BRAIN, IT'S JUST THE FLAME ♪

♪ THAT BURNS YOUR
CHANCE TO KEEP YOU INSANE ♪

♪ FAME ♪

♪ FAME, WHAT YOU
LIKE IS IN THE LIMO ♪

♪ FAME, WHAT YOU
GET IS NO TOMORROW ♪

♪ FAME, WHAT YOU NEED
YOU HAVE TO BORROW ♪

♪ FAME ♪

♪ FAME, "NINE! IT'S
MINE" IS JUST HIS LINE ♪

♪ TO BIND YOUR TIME, IT
DRIVES YOU TO CRIME ♪

♪ FAME ♪

♪ IS IT ANY WONDER I
REJECT YOU FIRST? ♪

♪ FAME, FAME, FAME, FAME ♪

♪ IS IT ANY WONDER YOU
ARE TOO COOL TO FOOL? ♪

♪ FAME ♪

♪ FAME, BULLY FOR
YOU, CHILLY FOR ME ♪

♪ GOT TO GET A
RAIN CHECK ON PAIN ♪

♪ FAME... ♪

FROM THIS ANGLE, YOU LOOK A
LITTLE LIKE THE MOTHER IN "PSYCHO."

OH, SHUT UP. JUST GET ME TO THE
SECOND FLOOR. CUT THROUGH HERE.

LOOK, I'VE EXAMINED YOU BOTH AND THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER ONE OF YOU.

WELL, WE WANT A
SECOND OPINION...

Both: FROM DR. DOOGIE.

GET ME OUTTA HERE.

FROM DR. DOOGIE?

HERE'S YOUR SECOND
OPINION: YOU'RE AIRHEADS.

NOW TAKE A HIKE.

HOWSER, THAT'S
YOU IN THERE, ISN'T IT?

YES, SIR, IT IS.

WE'D BETTER TALK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE PROBLEM.

YOU'RE SITTING THERE
IN A DRESS AND A BAD WIG,

AND YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM?

LOOK, YOU CREATED
THIS THING, DR. CANFIELD.

TRUE.

BUT NOW I GUESS I'M ASKING
YOU TO PULL THE PLUG.

LOOK, NONE OF US REALIZED

WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE WERE MEDIA-STUPID.

I MEAN, MY GOD, IT MUST
BE A NIGHTMARE FOR YOU

HAVING TO DISGUISE YOURSELF
TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL,

BEING TUGGED HERE AND THERE...

I DON'T KNOW, AT
FIRST I DIDN'T LIKE IT,

BUT I'M KIND OF
GETTING INTO THIS.

I'M REACHING KIDS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WAIT A MINUTE, IS IT BECAUSE
YOU'RE REACHING KIDS

OR IS IT YOUR OWN EGO?

MAYBE... MAYBE IT IS,

BUT I'M REALLY GETTING INTO IT.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T
GET OUT OF IT,

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
CONTINUE BEING A DOCTOR.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO MAKE A CHOICE.

DOUGLAS, PLEASE, STOP
THIS RUNAWAY TRAIN

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
KILL DR. DOOGIE NOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN. I
DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO.

MAYBE WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS
TAKE A SHORT LEAVE OF ABSENCE...

AND THINK ABOUT IT.

YEAH, MAYBE.

HOW'S IT GOING, DR. DOOGIE?

HI, SLUGGER.

YOU KNOW, ALL MY FRIENDS
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE TREATING ME.

YOU'RE REALLY A BIG HIT.

YEAH, WELL...

THIS WHOLE DR. DOOGIE THING HAS
TAKEN UP MORE TIME THAN I THOUGHT.

SO...

I WON'T BE AROUND FOR A WHILE.

- WHAT?
- BUT DON'T WORRY.

I'LL STILL BE CONNECTED, I'LL BE
LINKED UP TO MY HOME COMPUTER.

I'LL BE MONITORING THE
SEARCH THE WHOLE WAY.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

PROMISE?

I PROMISE. GET SOME SLEEP.

YOU WOULDN'T COME TO THIS
ALLEY TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR.

AND THIS CERTAINLY
ISN'T A DRUGSTORE.

SO REMEMBER, IF
IT AIN'T PRESCRIBED,

IT AIN'T IMBIBED.

CUT! EVERYBODY IS ON A 15.

NA! NO!

NO PERSONAL MANAGER SHOULD
BE WITHOUT ONE OF THESE GIZMOS.

WHY DO YOU EVEN BOTHER
ME WITH THIS STUFF?

IT'S COMPLETELY
WRONG FOR HIS IMAGE.

RIGHT. BYE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

HE WANTED YOU TO BE A JUDGE
AT THE MISS GARLIC FESTIVAL.

WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE, VIN?

WELL, TOMORROW MORNING YOU GOTTA
SPEAK TO SOME SCHOOL KIDS IN TARZANA,

TOMORROW NIGHT,
THE MUSIC AWARDS.

MAJOR EVENT.

THE CAR PICKS US UP AT FIVE.

YOU THINK WE NEED THE LIMO
WITH THE JACUZZI IN THE BACK, DOOG?

CHECK, NO JACUZ.

WELL, TONIGHT
YOU'RE LOOKING CLEAR.

GOOD, I CAN FINALLY RELAX.

HI, CONNIE, THIS IS DR. HOWSER.

ANY NEW NUMBERS IN
TODAY FOR CANDACE?

OH GREAT, COULD YOU
FAX THEM TO MY HOUSE?

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

Doogie: THANKS.

UH, DOOG, I'VE BEEN HOLDING

THIS WILLIAMS GUY OFF FOR
DAYS, YOU GOTTA TALK TO HIM.

DR. DOOGIE, MEGASTAR
EXTRAORDINAIRE,

JACK WILLIAMS.

ADVERTISING.

DR. DOOGIE.

I'VE GOT SOME ENDORSEMENT
ITEMS I NEED TO GO OVER WITH YOU.

FIRST OF ALL,

THE EARRINGS. HUH?

AND... THE STETHOSCOPE.

A PLASTIC VERSION, FROM
THE ORIGINAL OF COURSE.

TESTED THROUGH THE ROOF
IN ALL THE REGIONAL AREAS.

AND THE T-SHIRT.

I'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT COLORS

AND LOGOS FOR YOU
TO CHOOSE FROM.

HUH?

DON'T YOU THINK
THIS IS ALL A BIT MUCH?

MAYBE I BETTER SHOW YOU
SOME PROJECTED SALES FIGURES

THAT MY STAFF HAS COME UP WITH.

NOW, THAT'S JUST IN
THE WESTERN STATES.

LET'S GO WITH
FLUORESCENT YELLOW.

THE MAN HAS TASTE.

COME ON, DOOG, WE'RE LATE FOR
THE TIGER BEAT PHOTO SESSION.

- HEY, HEY, NICE SHOES.
- YOU LIKE THE KICKS?

THEY'RE MY AIR ASTAIRES.

- THEY'RE DEFINITELY DEF.
- THANKS.

LISTEN, I JUST
SPOKE TO CHANDLER,

IT'S GONNA BE YOU AND WHITNEY HOUSTON
HANDING OUT THE BEST FEMALE AWARD.

- BEST FEMALE WHAT?
- WHO CARES?

YOU'RE GONNA BE NEXT
TO THE BEST FEMALE.

THE AWARD IS SECONDARY, MAN.

IF YOU'RE SMART, YOU WON'T
BE STARING AT THE STATUETTE.

VINCENT...

I HAVE THE FEELING
YOU'RE HAPPENING.

DOUGLAS, I JUST
TALKED TO DR. CANFIELD.

HE CALLED TO ASK
HOW YOU'RE DOING.

- WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?
- I DON'T KNOW, HOW ARE
YOU DOING?

I'M OKAY... EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE FINE.

Doogie: I'M GONNA
HOP IN THE SHOWER.

WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING.

DR. H., YOU WANNA LOOSE
THE BALL AND CHAIN TONIGHT

AND COME WITH US TO
THIS RIGHTEOUS GIG?

WHAT?

GUESS MAYBE NOT.

AHEM... DOOG,

DOOG, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH, IT'S JUST... UH...

I DON'T KNOW, JUST EVERYTHING.

PARTY AFTER PARTY, PROMOTIONS,
FUNCTIONS, PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

I'M JUST A LITTLE WORN OUT.

HEY, TAKE IT EASY.

LET'S RIDE THE WAVE

TILL IT TURNS TO WHITE
WATER ON THE BEACH OF LIFE.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE
SHOULD OPEN "DOOGIELAND"

IN CALIFORNIA OR FLORIDA.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

GOOD GOD! WHO ARE YOU?

VINNIE!

VINNIE!

CALL THE COPS!

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, PLEASE
DON'T CALL THE POLICE.

I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN. I
JUST WANTED A PICTURE.

- YOU GOT A PRETTY GOOD ONE.
- HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD
CLIMB RIGHT UP THE TREE OUT THERE?

- GET OUT! GET OUT
THE WAY YOU CAME.
- OKAY.

- RIGHT NOW.
- OKAY.

Girl: I LOVE YOU.

WELL, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY.

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN NUTS.
SHE COULD HAVE BEEN ARMED.

SHE COULD HAVE
DONE ANYTHING TO US.

NO KIDDING IT WAS SCARY. I SAW
THE FLASH FROM UNDER THE DOOR.

I KNEW YOU WERE NAKED, I THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU GOT HIT BY LIGHTNING.

COME ON, VIN, THIS IS SERIOUS.

THIS IS GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH.

DOOG, YOU'RE A STAR, MAN.

THIS COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I
LIKE THE TERRITORY.

THIS WHOLE SCENE IS
RIDICULOUS... I HAVE NO FREE TIME,

PEOPLE AT MY DOORSTEP, PEOPLE
SHOWING UP IN MY SHOWER... IT STINKS.

WELL, IT'S TOO BIG.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I CREATED THIS.

I CAN UN-CREATE IT.

FUN IN THE SUN.

SOMETIMES FUN AND SUN DON'T MIX.

THIS... IS THE LENTIGO MELANOMA.

IT'S A CUTANEOUS
MALIGNANT MELANOMA,

FOUND MOST OFTEN ON THE
SUN EXPOSED AREAS OF THE SKIN,

ESPECIALLY THE FACE.

IT BEGINS AS A CIRCUMSCRIBED

MACULAR PATCH OF
MOTTLED PIGMENTATION,

SHOWING SHADES OF
DARK BROWN, TAN, OR BLACK,

AND ENLARGES BY LATERAL GROWTH

BEFORE DERMAL INVASION OCCURS.

CUT!

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
JUST A FEW CHANGES, HUH?

YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE, BABE.

I WANT THE WHOLE THING TO
GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION,

THE CHARACTER TO GROW INTO
SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL,

MORE MEANINGFUL. TRUST
ME ON THIS ONE, BABE.

LOOK, KID, I THINK I
SHOULD WARN YOU,

FAME IS FLEETING, AND
YOURS IS ABOUT TO FLEET.

BABE, BABE, YOU'RE
OVERLOOKING SOMETHING:

I HAVE CREATIVE CONTROL, SO...

LET'S GET TO THAT SPOT
ON HEAD LICE, SHALL WE?

Doogie: The true lice,
which infect mammals,

belong to the order Anoplura.

Species parasitic upon man

are Pediculos humanis
capitis, the head louse.

The casual organisms of typhus,

relaxing fever and trench fever

are transmitted
by the bite of lice.

This is Douglas Howser from
the Eastman Medical Center,

wishing you and your family

a very happy day.

♪ FAME ♪

♪ FAME, FAME, FAME, FAME ♪

YES.

♪ FAME, FAME, FAME, FAME ♪

♪ FAME, FAME, FAME... ♪

♪ FAME ♪

WORKING A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT?

HI, DR. CANFIELD.

YEAH, I'M PUTTING IN
SOME EXTRA HOURS.

HOW'S DR. DOOGIE?

IT'S A DONE DEAL. THEY
SAID THEY'D GET BACK TO ME,

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

I RATHER LIKED THE SPOT
YOU DID ON HAMMERTOES.

WAS IT FUN WHILE IT LASTED?

AT FIRST, THEN IT
GOT A LITTLE NUTS.

I COULDN'T OPEN MY DOOR
WITHOUT SOMEONE SQUEALING

AND RUNNING AT ME,
WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

GIRLS HIDING IN MY SHOWER.

SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS
FUN WHILE IT LASTED.

YOU KNOW, IT MAY HAVE
LOOKED LIKE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE,

BUT IT SURE DIDN'T FEEL
LIKE IT FROM THE INSIDE.

WELL, IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK...

DR. DOUGLAS HOWSER.

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

WHOA!

- I FOUND IT.
- WHAT?

CANDACE... I GOT IT.

HOLY SMOKES, I GOTTA GO.

WE DID IT, CANDACE. PAY
DIRT, ALL SIX NUMBERS.

WE GOT THE DONOR.

DIDN'T YOU USED
TO BE DR. DOOGIE?

IN A FORMER LIFE.

JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD
NIGHT, SON, WE'RE TURNING IN.

DAD, WAIT.

WHEN I TOOK MY... MY LITTLE
LEAVE OF ABSENCE THERE,

HOW COME YOU AND MOM NEVER...

YOU KNOW, NEVER CAME
DOWN ON ME ABOUT IT?

WELL, AT FIRST WE WANTED TO.

AND THEN WE THOUGHT
IT OVER AND WE DECIDED

IT WAS BEST THAT YOU DISCOVER...

FOR YOURSELF WHERE
YOU REALLY BELONG.

AND YOU DID.

SOMETIMES YOU GUYS
ARE HARD TO FIGURE.

YOU KNOW, THESE
THINGS ACTUALLY WORK?

I TRIED IT ON MYSELF
THIS AFTERNOON.

I THINK I'LL KEEP
IT AS A MEMENTO

OF MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

I THINK THERE'S A FEW
MORE MINUTES LEFT IN YOU.

WILL YOU MISS ALL
THAT EXCITEMENT?

NOT AS MUCH AS THE EXCITEMENT
OF BEING A REAL DOCTOR.

GOOD NIGHT, SON.

GOOD NIGHT, DAD.