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Brain Salad Surgery

Episode Number: 74    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Wednesday October 15, 1997    Prod Code: 5M03
After suffering from an aneurysm, Dr. Shutt hallucinates, and views his life as a musical.

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Writer: Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin
Director: Bill D'Elia
Star: Jayne Brook (Dr. Diane Grad (Episodes 23-119, recurring otherwise)),  Rocky Carroll (Dr. Keith Wilkes (Episodes 46-141)),  Adam Arkin (Dr. Aaron Shutt),  Mark Harmon (Dr. Jack McNeil (Episodes 47-141)),  Hector Elizondo (Dr. Phillip Watters),  Christine Lahti (Dr. Kate Austin (Episodes 31-119, recurring otherwise)),  Peter Berg (Dr. Billy Kronk (Episodes 23-119, recurring otherwise)),  Vondie Curtis-Hall (Dr. Dennis Hancock (Episodes 23-119, recurring otherwise))
Recurring Role: Richard Gilbert-Hill (Dr. Ben Baglin),  Helena Lewis (Paramedic),  Venessia Valentino (Tracey Doyle),  Bob Bancroft (Dr. Joseph Cacaci),  Amie Carey (Maricela Keith),  Mandy Patinkin (Dr. Jeffrey Geiger)
Guest Star: Lauren Tuerk (Cecile),  Benjamin Diskin (Young Aaron),  Azura Skye (Cashier),  Gil Christner (Counter Man),  Tyler Layton (Mrs. Feirstein),  David St. James (Dr. Arnold Throop),  Carol Kiernan (Claire Shutt),  Tasha Smith (Dr. Denise Potter),  Lonnie Burr (Dr. Dancer)

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Music:
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra - Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Helen Reddy- You and Me Against the World
Melanie - Brand New Me
The Weavers - When I'm on My Journey
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Walk Like a Man
The Lettermen - Goin' Out of My Mind
Adam Arkin, Hector Elizondo, Mark Harmon and Vondie Curtis-Hall - Luck Be a Lady
Mandy Patinkin - I'll Be There, When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along (edit)
Russell C. Fager, R. Russell Smith, and William Freesh won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for their work on this episode. (edit)

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When Aaron is brought into the ER, Phillip asks the doctors if he had any symptoms prior to the crisis. They say no, that he was fine. But Aaron had complained that he had a headache to Jack, Phillip, Dennis, and Keith; and he also told Kate he thought he was getting the flu. (edit)

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Season Number: 4
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