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Diagnosis Murder - The Complete 1st Season

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This Detective Drama Show fisrt telecasted on October 29th, 1993 until May 11th, 2001 for a total of 8 seasons and 178 episodes.

Dr. Mark Sloan, a very busy guy, was the Chief of internal medicine at fictional Community General Hospital in Los Angeles. Not only did he treated patients, he also teach young doctors at Community General. Over all that, he maintained a private practice and served as a special consultant to the L.A.P.D. and that gave him the most pleasure.

Working with Dr.Sloan were:
* Jack: a handsome young resident at the hospital who did double job as Mark's legman.
* Amanda: also a resident at Community General specialized in pathology.
* Steve (Dr. Sloan son): a detective on the L.A.P.D.

The cast for this show are:
*Dr.Mark Sloan ..... Dick Van Dyke
*Dr.Jack Stewart (1993-1995) ..... Scott Baio
*Amanda Bentley Livingston ..... Victoria Rowell
*Det. Steve Sloan ..... Barry Van Dyke
*Norman Briggs (1993-1997) ..... Michael Tucci
*Nurse Delores Mitchell (1993-1995) ..... Delores Hall
*Dr.Jesse Travis (1995-2000) ..... Charlie Schlatter
*Nurse Susan Hilliard (1998-1999) ..... Kim Little
*Dr.Madison Wesley (1999-2000) .....Joanna Cassidy
*Alex Smith (1999-2001) ..... Shane Van Dyke
*Det. Cheryl Banks (1999-2001) ..... Charmin Lee

The first season consisted of 19 episodes and they are as follows:
01- Miracle Cure 10/29/1993
02- Amnesia 11/5/1993
03- Murder at the Telethon 11/12/1993
04- Inheritance of Death 11/19/1993
05- The 13 Million Dollar Man 12/3/1993
06- Vanishing Act (1) 12/10/1993
07- Vanishing Act (2) 12/17/1993
08- Shanda's Song 1/7/1994
09- The Restless Remains 1/14/1994
10- Murder with Mirrors 1/21/1994
11- Flashdance with Death 1/28/1994
12- Reunion with Murder 2/4/1994
13- Lily 3/4/1994
14- Guardian Angel 4/1/1994
15- Nirvana 4/8/1994
16- Broadcast Blues 4/15/1994
17- Shaker 4/29/1994
18- The Plague 5/6/1994
19- Sister Michael Wants You 5/13/1994

I would like to see all seasons released as soon as possible.

Thank you for reading my review, have a nice day :)

In Diagnosis Murder, Dick Van Dyke plays Doctor Mark Sloan.Head of Internal Medicine for a major hospital and an armchair detective. And unlike the TV show HOUSE, this detective solves crimes OUTSIDE the hospital. And he does it G-Rated without so much blood and gore as CSI or Law and Order..Think of this as Murder the Doctor Wrote! Its Pricesless

Van Dyke is no Rob Petrie in this one. He still has a friendly bedside manner and easygoingness that he has in the original Van Dyke show, but its not one liners and jokes that makes this shows. Its a friendly snoop that Dick brings to this show, like TV's Columbo, without the "MY WIFE SAID..., SIR".

The ensemble cast meshes together well. With dick's son Barry Van Dyke as Sloan's son Steve, Happy Days's Scott Baio as Dr.Jack Stewart, and Victoria Rowell as Amanda, the cast supports Van Dyke's witty detective style

an extra bonus, the DVD has the Jake and the Fat Man episode that introduced Van Dyke as the Dr Sloan.However the two hour pilot is not included in this set, nor is there an audio commentary (FOR SHAME). Would love to heard Van Dyke talk about an episode of two or even an interview with him

Its a great family series, Enjoyable

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

I, like others who wrote before me, am THRILLED to finally see Diagnosis Murder on DVD. PLEASE put the other seasons on DVD as soon as possible!!!! It is one of the BEST shows ever developed.

Think about it---Dick Van Dyke and the creators were geniuses in their day. They were the pre-cursors to all the CSI shows and others like it. They did the forensics and solved murders, but in a much less gruesome way. Diagnosis Murder is a G-rated show that solves crimes in a thought provoking way, without showing all the blood and guts all the CSI and other shows do. You can actually sleep after watching the show.

Dick Van Dyke and the cast are like a huge family (no pun intended since his son Barry has a lead role) and the camaraderie comes through to make for a very enjoyable and family friendly show. Young and old, cool and nerdy, single or married, people from all walks of life can and will enjoy this wonderful show.

Amazon, if you could pass along all the positive feedback to the producers, so that they can see how much people desperately want the other seasons on DVD, I think I speak for all fans of the show when I say, "we'd GREATLY appreciate it!"

To readers, buy this DVD and you won't be disappointed. The show is AWESOME!

I love this show!!! I can't wait for all of the seasons to be on DVD! I started watching the show back in 1993 with my grandparents so it's also very sentimental to me. Thank you for making the DVD, and keep them coming! :)

I'm glad the DVDs are finally coming out for this series. I'm biased -- I was a writer & executive producer on the show for several years and I've written the seven original DIAGNOSIS MURDER novels. My only complaint about this DVD boxed set -- beyond the lack of commentaries, deleted scenes, and other material -- is that they didn't include the TV movies that were produced and aired between the broadcast of the pilot (the JAKE AND THE FATMAN episode) and the premiere of the first season episodes. Hopefully they will include those movies as bonus materials on subsequent DVD sets.

I love Diagnosis Murder. Dick Van Dyke alway keeps a smile on my face when I see him on Diagnosis Murder. It is finally on DVD, Yahoo! I can watch all the episodes over and over again. That is why I like to see each season on DVD. Hurray and put the rest on DVD!

Diagnosis Murder is one of the best shows ever, in my opinion, and I am thrilled that it is finally making its way onto DVD. My liking this show is probably also helped by the fact that it stars one of the greatest acting legends of all time, Dick Van Dyke. There is just something about him that I love, and he just gives this show something special. If you're a mystery fan, or a fan of Dick Van Dyke, this is a must have to add to your collection. 5 stars!

Diagnosis Murder is one of my favorite shows. Dick Van Dyke and the entire cast is purely wonderful! It is a great show with lots of celebrity guests. Diagnosis Murder is a easy show to get hooked on!

I loved it! I never saw these shows before as I do not watch television. I stick to purchasing dvd's and tapes for the kids to watch. I really hate a lot of the filth that is on tv. I have always loved reading mysteries and have been looking for things that my children and I can watch together; things that are CLEAN. There is nothing indecent or gory about these movies, no profanity, and we certainly did not find them boring.

I really like Diagnosis murder, and I'm waiting for more! I personally prefer the style and content of the later seasons because everyone seems more at ease, but this is a great selection too!