Into That Good Night

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired

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    • From a cryptic exchange between Doug and Susan we learn Doug's age. He mentions that it is the same as that of former Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg upon Sandberg's retirement, and Mozart's at the time of the composer's death; Doug is 35 years old.

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    • Doug: Seven inches taller, I would have been a contender.
    • Sam Gasner: You feel crummy waiting around for a kid to smash up his car so you can get his heart.
    • (Mark is on the phone with his wife; Susan, Doug and Carol are standing next to him) Mark: Jenn, I can't get out. I've got two residents on double shifts. I'll be home before Rachel goes to bed. Susan: (to Doug and Carol) Tell Mark to go see his wife. Doug: Go see your wife. Mark: (still on the phone) Why can't you tell me over the phone? Doug: Hey, hang on. (he takes the phone from Mark) Jenn? Hi, it's Doug. Can you hang on a second? (he puts the phone down and turns to Mark) We can survive without you. (he gives the phone back to him) Mark: (to Jenn) I'll meet you there, alright? Bye. Thank you. I know you can survive without me.
    • (Benton is listening to something on his Walkman) Carter: What are you listening to? Benton: (with seriousness) Snoop Doggy Dogg. Susan: "Trends in Cardiac Surgery, Volume II."
    • Doug: Good morning, Susan. Susan: It's afternoon. Doug: I knew that. Susan: Your brain's rotted.
    • Doug: Where's Benton? Haleh: Am I his travel agent?
    • Carol: Doug, they called from Neonatal if you want to take a look at the Niemeyer preemie. He's going to be okay. Ross: God smiled on him. Carol: Since when do you believe in God? Ross: Well, I've been contemplating my insignificance in the universe. Carol: I thought you were the center of the universe. Ross: Not always.
    • Ivan Gregor: In Russia, it's crazy. You need case of vodka to get good doctor. God bless America.
    • Jerry: Will you look at this board? Carol: Don't worry. It'll get quieter later. Jerry: Uh, don't say the "q" word. You'll start a stampede.
    • Sam Gasner: How's your heart? Mark: Pretty good shape. Sam Gasner: Want to lend it to me for the weekend? Nah, you got better things to do with it. Do 'em all. You never know when you'll get the chance.
    • Carter: (about Benton) What's he doing? Susan: Practicing one-handed knots. He'd do it with his teeth if he could. Benton: No, I wouldn't. You can't wear a glove on your teeth.
    • (paramedics have just brought in Sam Gasner) Greene: I thought this guy was in full arrest. Gasner: I was, until they fried my chest hairs.
    • Doug: (to Carter) Read books of diseases, you start thinking you have them.
    • Sarah: My mom says my dad's gonna die. Greene: Yes, he is. Sarah: Why can't you fix him? Greene: We can't fix everything.
    • Doug: Old company saying, Carter--don't dip your pen in the company ink.
    • Susan: At your age, Ryne Sandberg was retired. Doug: At my age, Mozart was dead.

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    • Susan: At your age, Ryne Sandberg was retired. Doug: At my age, Mozart was dead. Ryne Sandberg, a former second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, retired from Major League Baseball in 1994 at the age of thirty-five. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a tremendously prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five.
    • Title: "Into That Good Night" The episode title comes from the Dylan Thomas poem "Do not go gentle into that good night."

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