The Best of ER

The Best of E.R. (NBC)

Creator: Michael Crichton

Seasons: 15 Episodes: 331 Years: 1994-2009

Premise: Intense surgeries and relationship soap operas in the ER

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. 24 Hours S01E01 | #01

Benton over-reaches, Doug partied too hard; Carol overdoses

2. Love’s Labor Lost S01E19 | #19

Mark deals with a difficult birth and must decide to who gets to live

3. Hell or High Water S02E07 | #32

Doug redeems himself by helping rescue a boy trapped in a drain system

4. Whose Appy Now S03E14 | #61

Carter gets to operate on Benton; Mark tries to juggle three women

5. The Long Way Around S03E15 | #62

Carol helps hostages trapped by a pair of gunmen in a corner store

6. Ambush S04E01 | #70

A live episode where Carter has to restart; Corday starts work

7. The Storm, Part I & II S05E14/15 | #105 & #106

Doug is caught doing illegal procedures; Mark works a school bus accident

8. Be Still My Heart / All in the Family

S06E13/14 | #126 & #127

Romano’s dog is admitted; a patient stabs Lucy and Carter, one survives

9. Rampage S07E22 | #157

Mark is worried about the vengeful father of a former violent patient

10. A Simple Twist of Fate S08E14 | #171

Food poisoning limits staff; Abby defends a neighbor and beaten

11.The Letter S08E20 | #177

Carter takes charge of the ER once they learn of Mark’s death

12. On the Beach S08E21 | #178

Mark tries to fix his daughter in Hawaii during his last days on earth

13. Lockdown / Chaos Theory S08E22 / S09E01 | #179 & #180

Carter shuts down the ER suspecting small pox

14. Freefall S10E08 | #209

A helicopter lands on Romano; Abby and Pratt shine in crisis

15. Skin S11E10| #233

Abby is abducted to help a gang member; Susan takes charge

16. The Show Must Go On S11E22 | #245

Carter’s last day at the ER, a party’s top floor gives way

17. Twenty-One Guns / Bloodline

S12E22 / S13E01 | #267 & #268

Two escaped prisoners shoot up the ER; Sam abducted; Abby gives birth

18. Ames V Kovac S13E05 | #272

Forest Whitaker sues Luka for malpractice when ignored

19. Life After Death S15E01 | #310

An ambulance explodes and Pratt’s life hangs in the balance

20. And in the End . . . S15E22 | #331

Twins are born; Carter opens a new facility and reunites with friends

My Top Five

1. Be Still My Heart / All in the Family

2. Whose Appy Now

3. Ambush

4. Twenty-One Guns / Bloodline

5. The Letter