St. Elsewhere: The Idiot and the Odyssey

Air Date

Wednesday September 23, 1987

Production Code

7303

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  • William Daniels Dr. Mark Craig

• Guest Cast

  • Allan Williams Hugh McFadden
  • Fredric Cook Greek Orthodox Priest
  • Reuven Bar-Yotam Nikos Papandrao
  • Paula Hoffman Caitlin McFadden
  • Brandon Call Chris McFadden
  • Frederick Long Barry Haus

• Writers

  • Channing Gibson Writer
  • John Tinker Writer
  • John Masius Writer

• Directors

  • Mark Tinker Director

• Recurring Roles

  • Kavi Raz Dr. Kochar
  • Jack Dodson Judge Farnham
  • Patricia Wettig Joanne Morrison
  • Gregg Berger Dr. Van Werner
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• Episode Title: The Idiot and the Odyssey
  
  The title is a pun based on Homer's classic epic poems "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey". [edit]