Breaking Point (partially found TV medical drama; 1963-1964)
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Status: Partially Found
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Breaking Point was a TV medical drama spin-off of the show Ben Casey. It ran for a single season of 30 episodes from September 16th, 1963 to April 27th, 1964 on ABC. It starred Paul Richards and Eduard Franz and was created by Meta Rosenberg. It was known as having a wide variety of guest stars including Lillian Gish, Robert Loggia, Rip Torn, and many others. Breaking Point was produced by Bing Crosby Productions at the studios of Desilu.
Premise
Richards stars as Dr. McKinley Thompson, the chief resident in psychiatry at York Hospital, a fictitious hospital in Los Angeles. Eduard Franz co-starred as Dr. Edward Raymer, the hospital's psychiatric clinical director. McKinley was called Dr. Mac by everyone on the staff, and the stories focused on the people who came to the psychiatric clinic for their help
Availability
It's unclear if the show was ever aired in syndication after its initial airing and has not had any official home video release or streaming release. As of this article, only 15 of the 30 episodes have been located and all are uploaded to Internet Archive for viewing.
| # | Episode Title | Original Air Date | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solo for B-Flat Clarinet | September 16th, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 2 | Last Summer We Didn't Go Away | September 23rd, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 3 | Fire and Ice | September 30th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 4 | Bird and Snake | October 7th, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 5 | There Are The Hip, and There Are The Square | October 14th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 6 | The Bull Roarer | October 21st, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 7 | Crack In An Image | October 28th, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 8 | A Pelican In The Wilderness | November 4th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 9 | And James Was A Very Small Snail | November 11th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 10 | Whatsoever Things I Hear | November 18th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive with original network commericals |
| 11 | Who Is Mimi, What Is She? | December 2nd, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 12 | Millions of Faces | December 9th, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 13 | The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct | December 16th, 1963 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 14 | Heart of Marble, Body of Stone | December 23rd, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 15 | Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry | December 30th, 1963 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 16 | A Little Anger Is A Good Thing | January 6th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 17 | And If Thy Hand Offend Thee | January 13th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 18 | Better Than A Dead Lion | January 20th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive with original network commericals |
| 19 | A Land More Cruel | January 27th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 20 | No Squares In My Family Circle | February 10th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 21 | So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time | February 17th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 22 | A Child of the Center Ring | February 24th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 23 | The Tides of Darkness | March 2nd, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 24 | The Summer House | March 9th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 25 | Shadow of a Starless Night | March 16th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |
| 26 | Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals | March 23rd, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 27 | Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles You | March 30th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 28 | Confounding Her Astronomers | April 6th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 29 | I, the Dancer | April 20th, 1964 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 30 | My Hands Are Clean | April 27th, 1964 | Found | Available on Internet Archive |