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Airing on [[NBC]] from 1982-1988, '''''St. Elsewhere''''' was the first prime-time [[Medical Drama]] in almost a decade to use [[Continuity]] for [[Character Development]]. It would be a model for many shows that followed it, including ''[[ER]]''.
It was about the staff, and to a lesser extent the patients, in the rundown hospital St. Eligius (nicknamed "St. Elsewhere"). It was [[Soap Opera|Soap Operatic]] at times and had numerous [[Very Special Episode|Very Special Episodes]]. It ran for six seasons, appeared to have strong [[Continuity]] for the most part, was written well enough for the most part that people got attached to the characters, had crossed over with numerous other network properties, and it was both popular and critically acclaimed while it was running. It was truly Must-See TV.
''St. Elsewhere'' is now remembered as the definitive {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream]]}} series, and the entire run can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/show/stelsewhere here]...in the UK only. <ref>
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: The finale. This has been referenced so often that it falls into [[It Was His Sled]] territory.
* [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]]: The finale.
* [[And Starring]]: William Daniels gets an "and starring as Dr. Mark Craig" credit in the open.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Not even {{spoiler|Santa Claus}} and {{spoiler|Mimsie, MTM Enterprises' adorable kitten mascot}}, are safe.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Dr. Jackie Wade (Sagan Lewis) goes from a character with one line in the pilot to recurring character in the same season before getting promoted to the opening titles in Season 6.
* [[Bear Trap Bed]]{{context}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Poor {{spoiler|Cathy Martin}}. After being {{spoiler|raped twice and beaten by Peter White}}, she is irrevocably broken.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: Dr. Craig. His {{spoiler|son dies}}, his {{spoiler|artificial heart patient regrets his surgery and then dies}}, he punches a mirror and injures his hand, leaving him unable to operate, and {{spoiler|his wife leaves him and begins an affair with another man. They eventually reconcile}}. Oh, and in one episode, he's mistaken for being homeless.
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* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Dr. Craig's {{spoiler|artificial heart patient}} ended up feeling like a freak, with a side of [[What Have I Become?]].
* [[Gratuitous Rape]]: Dr. Morrison couldn't catch a break.
* [[Hahvahd Yahd in My Cah]]{{context}}
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: While he's being treated for a ''massive'' heart attack that almost killed him, Dr. Elliot Axelrod's room-mate goes into a Code Blue situation. Elliot, despite being on his last legs, gets out of bed to help as he's ''technically'' the closest doctor around. The strain and the stress of cause Axelrod to have ''another'' heart attack, but even while dying himself he gets the patient's heart restarted.
* [[Hollywood
* [[Hospital Gurney Scene]]: All the time.{{context}}
* [[I Have This Friend]]: Erlich tries this one a lot.
* [[Instrumental Theme Tune]]: Composed by Dave Grusin. Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdNXBgces1Q here].
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: Several, which [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824200044/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~kwgow/crossovers.html raises some interesting questions]...
* [[It Got Worse]]: Lots and lots of times, especially Jack Morrison (see [[Butt Monkey]] above).
* [[It Is Not Your Time]]: Wayne Fiscus' near-death experience after {{spoiler|being shot by an ER patient}}.
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* [[Magical Defibrillator]]: Frequently, but not always.
* [[Marijuana Is LSD]]: When Dr. Auschlander asks Dr. Fiscus to get him some pot to help with the side effects of chemo, [[Intoxication Ensues]].
* [[Mind Screw]]: Guess. Go on, ''guess''.{{context|reason=MOD: I don't have time to guess. Please tell us.}}
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Dr. Craig and Dr. Westphall, along with Dr. Craig and Dr. Erlich.
* [[Napoleon Delusion]]: "[[You Are Number Six|John Doe #6]]", a patient in the psych ward who suffered from [[Identity Amnesia|amnesia]] and imagined himself at various times to be different people including [[The Mary Tyler Moore Show|Mary Richards]], John McEnroe, and Dr. Craig.
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* [[The Shrink]]: Dr. Beale in Season One, and Dr. Ridley in Season Two.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Victor Erlich and Lucy Papandrao.
* [[Southies]]{{context}}
* [[Surfer Dude]]: Erlich's best friend Dogger. Dogger implies that Erlich also fit this trope before he moved to the East Coast.
* [[Surgeons Can Do Autopsies If They Want]]: Unusually for a medical drama, this is mostly averted.
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* [[The Troubles]]: In the Season 2 episode "Under Pressure", two Irish boys, one Catholic and one Protestant, end up in the ER after fighting. One boy's mother references [[The Troubles]] by name.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Luther, in earlier seasons. Dr. Chandler even called him out on it. Luther eventually got better in later seasons, first becoming a paramedic and then studying to become a physician's assistant.
* [[Vanity Plate]]{{context}}
* [[Very Special Episode]]{{context}}
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Fourth season episodes "Time Heals (Part 1)" and "Time Heals (Part 2)", in which we see St. Eligius in its early days, Dr. Auschlander as a young doctor, and Dr. Westphall as an angry young juvenile delinquent. Also features Dr. Craig as an [[Jerkass|arrogant]], [[Professional Butt-Kisser|sycophantic]] resident and Helen Rosenthal as a young newlywed.
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