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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>(We'll just leave [http://anonymizer.nntime.com/ this] right here...)</ref>
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* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Sort of. In the second season episode "Hello and Goodbye", Morrison takes his son to "the bar that inspired ''[[Cheers]]''", but then in the third season episode "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Cheers]]", Dr. Craig and Dr. Westphall visit the bar from ''Cheers'' where they interact with the characters from the show!
* [[Christmas Episode]]: A particularly heartwrenching one following the death of {{spoiler|the Craigs' son}}, which is also the one where they actually kill off '''''{{spoiler|[[Anyone Can Die|Santa Claus himself]]!}}!'''''
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Drs. Ben Samuels and Annie Cavanero both disappear without explanation.
* [[CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable]]: Sometimes played straight, but often averted.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Dr. Cathy Martin.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Dr. Craig starts singing "Sit Down, John" from ''[[1776]]'' when the Craigs go to Philadelphia.
** In one episode, Dr. Beale (the psychiatrist) is heard speaking with someone on the phone: "I'm sure your daughter-in-law isn't a witch, [[Bewitched|Mrs. Stevens]]... you ''saw'' the sofa levitating?".
** In the morgue: "Patient [[M*A*S*H (television)|#4077, Blake, Henry]]. Cause of death: [[McLeaned|Plane crash]]."
** Reference is made to a one-armed patient being sought by a "[[The Fugitive|Dr. Kimble]]".
** In the second season episode "After Dark", Shirley Daniels goes to the morgue to get "the report on [[Knight Rider|that Hassllehoff car wreck]]".
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