ER is a television series about a group of emergency room doctors working at a Chicago hospital. The show has ran on NBC from 1994 until 2009. George Clooney's character, Dr. Doug Ross was ranked #95 the television special 100 Greatest TV Characters.
References
- Muppets Tonight’s E-I-E-I-OR is a spoof of the series.
- Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies had guest spots as friendly doctors on Sesame Street. Wyle's guest spot was sponsored by the letters "E and R."
- In episode 3910 of Sesame Street, the monsters have signs with different parts of the word "COOPERATE." Lulu's portion reads "ER," which she believes is the name of a television show.
Muppet Mentions
- The title for a second season episode, "It's Not Easy Being Greene" is a reference to the song Bein' Green.
Connections
- Alan Alda played Dr. Gabriel Lawrence (5 episodes, 1999)
- Tom Arnold played The Big Kahuna in "I Feel Good" (2009)
- Ed Asner played Dr. James McNulty (3 episodes, 2003)
- John Aylward played Dr. Anspaugh (1996-2008)
- Sterling K. Brown played Bob Harris in "Get Carter" (2004)
- Red Buttons played Jules "Ruby" Rubadoux (5 episodes, 1995-2005)
- Rosemary Clooney played Madame X in "Going Home" and "The Gift" (1994)
- James Cromwell played Bishop Stewart (4 episodes, 2001)
- Alexis Cruz played Terry in "Long Day's Journey" (1995)
- Paul Dooley played Henry Lewis (4 episodes, 1995-2004)
- Dakota Fanning played Delia Chadsey in "The Fastest Year" (2000)
- Conchata Ferrell played Mrs. Jenkins in "Four Corners" (2001)
- Sally Field played Maggie Wyczenski (2000-2006)
- Mariska Hargitay played Cynthia Hooper (1997-1998)
- Jonathan Morgan Heit played Jessie in "Dying Is Easy" (2007)
- Danny Glover played Charlie Pratt Sr. (4 episodes, 2005)
- Mimi Kennedy played Sergeant O'Malley in "Officer Down" (2007)
- Harvey Korman played Stan Levy in "Stuck on You" (1998)
- John Leguizamo played Dr. Victor Clemente (2005-2006)
- Ray Liotta played Charlie Metcalf in "Time of Death" (2004)
- William H. Macy played Dr. David Morgenstern (1994-1998)
- Brandon Maggart played Stan Calaus in "A Miracle Happens Here" (1995)
- Mary Mara played Loretta Sweet (1995-1996)
- Julianna Margulies played Carol Hathaway (1994-2000)
- Chris Marquette played Marty Dorset in "Abby Road" (2000)
- Kellie Martin played Lucy Knight (1998-2000)
- Whitman Mayo played Jesse Morgan in "Middle of Nowhere" (1999)
- Bob Newhart played Ben Hollander (3 episodes, 2003)
- Kim Raver played Kim Zambrano (her role from Third Watch) in "Brothers and Sisters" (2002)
- Lea Salonga played Amparo in "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (2001)
- Allison Smith played Denny in "The Greater Good" (2003)
- Susan Sarandon played Nora in "Old Times" (2009)
- David L. Smyrl played Marty in "Brothers and Sisters" (2002)
- Steven Spielberg was executive producer (1994-1995)
- John Stamos played Dr. Tony Gates (2005-2009)
- Frances Sternhagen played Millicent Carter (1997-2003)
- Lisa Waltz played Mrs. Wimbur in "It's Not Easy Being Greene" (1996)
- Gedde Watanabe played Yosh Takata (1997-2003)
- Ellis E. Williams played Bill McClintock in "Feb 5, '95" (1995)
- Forest Whitaker played Curtis Ames (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Noah Wyle played Dr. John Carter (1994-2006, 2009)