ER FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about ER.
This FAQ about ER was compiled and written by Rose Cooper cooper@acm.cse.msu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
MeMiceElfAnI Productions Copyright 1997-99 by Rose Cooper; content cannot be used without expressed written permission of the author.
1.1 What is "ER"?- ER is a weekly one-hour television drama on NBC that takes ...
- 1.2 What does "ER" stand for?
- [Truth, Justice, And The American Way. Oh, sorry. That`s CCH Pounder....
- 1.3 When does "ER" come on television?
- [Note on time zone abbreviations--...
- 1.32 ER on Satellite dishes:
- If you have a satellite dish and live in North America,...
- 1.33 ER on International television
- [NOTE: The information here is only as good (or bad) as ...
- 1.33 ER in UK (SKY ONE AND CHANNEL 4)
- [NOTE: detailed UK-specific information is now available in ...
- 1.33 ER in Australia and Latin America
- Australian television airs ER on Channel 9 on ...
- 1.33 ER in Europe
- German television is currently showing the second ...
- 1.33 ER in Japan and Elsewhere
- Japan`s NHK began showing ER in April `96. It ...
- 1.4 Who produces the show? (ER)
- Created by: Michael ...
- 2.1 What is the name of [Character X]? Who does [Actor X] play? (ER)
- 2.11 Main cast:...
- 2.12 ER Supporting cast (currently active):
- Nurse Conni Oligario, played by Conni Marie ...
- 2.13 ER Recurring Cast:
- (Note: I define a recurring character as ...
- 2.14 ER Miscellaneous Recurring Characters
- (The following characters appear frequently on the show ...
- 2.15 ER Former Supporting/Recurring Cast Members
- The following characters appear to be gone from the ...
- 2.2 Who has joined/will join the cast in the fifth season? (ER)
- Kellie Martin, star of stellar productions such as (in the words ...
- 2.3 Who has left/will be leaving the cast in/after the fifth season? (ER)
- Maria Bello [that ol' Young Female Doctor Void-creator herself], ...
- 2.4 ...so, are any of the Old Hats stayin'? (ER)
- Sure. In fact, most of them are....
- 3.1 What happened in (Episode X)? (ER)
- 3.11 Episode List [note: only original US NBC air dates ...
- 3.12.1 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [Extended summaries are available from episodes #114 on the Alt.TV.ER ...
- 3.12.2 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [111] {#11}--The Gift (94 Dec 15)...
- 3.12.3 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [123] {#23}--Love Among The Ruins (95 May 4)...
- 3.12.4 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [206] {#31}--Days Like This (95 Nov 2)...
- 3.12.5 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [215] {#40}--Baby Shower (96 Feb 15)...
- 3.12.6 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [302] {#49}--Let The Games Begin (96 Oct 3)...
- 3.12.7 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [310] {#57}--Homeless for the Holidays (96 Dec 19)...
- 3.12.8 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [317] {#64}--Tribes (97 Apr 10)...
- 3.12.9 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [404] {#73}--When The Bough Breaks (97 Oct 16)...
- 3.12.10 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [413] {#82}--Carter's Choice (98 Jan 29)...
- 3.12.11 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- [422] {#91}--A Hole In The Heart (98 May 14)...
- 3.12.12 Brief episode summaries (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS): (ER)
- *[506] {#97}--Stuck On You (98 Nov 5)...
- 4.0 Filmographies of the "ER" actors
- [Filmographies courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)...
- 5.01 Where does "ER" take place?
- ER takes place in Cook County General Hospital, and is ...
- 5.02 Where is "ER" filmed?
- ER is filmed both in California and in Chicago. ...
- 5.03 What are some other "ER"-like shows on television?
- Debuting the same week as ER was CBS`s Chicago Hope, ...
- 5.05 Why does "ER" show reruns all the time?
- More so than most shows, the fans of ER definitely ...
- 5.06 What is "ER: The Movie"?
- This is a title sometimes used to refer to the two-hour pilot ...
- 5.07 How does "ER" perform in the ratings?
- ER ended its fourth season one place behind Seinfeld, and ...
- 5.08 How can I get copies of past episodes on videotape? (ER)
- As stated previously, there is only one episode of ER ...
- 5.09 How can I contact the actors on the show? (ER)
- You can send your letters to:...
- 5.11 Is "ER" in syndication?
- The cable channel TNT (Turner Network Television) has ...
- 5.12 What Emmy award(s) was "ER" nominated for this year?
- The 1997-1998 Emmy nominations were announced on July 23, 1998....
- 5.121 What other awards has "ER" been nominated for/won? (ER)
- To date, ER has received 14 Emmys....
- 5.13 Does Michael Crichton have any real medical experience? (ER)
- Michael Crichton graduated from Harvard Medical School....
- 5.14 Why was Carter around for so long as just a medical student? (ER)
- In real life, the rotation for a medical ER student ...
- 5.15 Why was Carter referred to as "Doctor" while he was still a student? (ER)
- The explanation given is that patients are made to feel ...
- 5.16 Is Carter wealthy? (ER)
- In the episode Love Among the Ruins [123], it's ...
- 5.17 Is [Character X] a resident or an attending physician? (ER)
- *As we near the middle of season five, this is the lineup, ...
- 5.18 Did Carol try to commit suicide? Why? (ER)
- In the show`s pilot episode, 24 Hours, Carol ...
- 5.19 So, are Doug and Carol hitched yet? (ER)
- At a time before the first episode took place, Carol and ...
- 5.20 Was/is Doug an alcoholic? (ER)
- Early in the series, much was made of Doug`s ...
- 5.21 Does Doug have a son? (ER)
- Yes. Though the writers seem to have forgotten it. Thank goodness....
- 5.221 Are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related? (ER)
- Rosemary Clooney, a prominent cabaret singer from the `40s ...
- 5.222 Are George Clooney and Nick Clooney related? (ER)
- Again, yes! Nick Clooney is George`s father (and Rosemary`...
- 5.23 Is George Clooney leaving the show? (ER)
- Yep. The end of the fifth season will be his last as a regular. ...
- 5.24 Is Sherry Stringfield ever coming back? (ER)
- The short answer is: We don`t know....
- 5.26 Was Harper`s name "Harper Tracy" or "Tracy Harper"? (ER)
- It`s Harper Tracy. Her first name is Harper, and her ...
- 5.27 What`s the cause of Kerry Weaver`s disability? (ER)
- The source of Kerry`s leg injury has never been mentioned ...
- 5.28 What`s the "Top Gun" connection to "ER"? (ER)
- Several ER actors appeared in the film _Top Gun_, ...
- 5.29 What`s the "China Beach" connection to "ER"? (ER)
- One of ER`s writer/producers, John Wells, served a ...
- 5.30 What`s the "St. Elsewhere" connection to "ER"? (ER)
- Eric Laneuville, who played orderly Luther Hawkins on St....
- 5.31 Why did Mark and his wife split up? (ER)
- The troubled marriage of Mark and Jennifer (or Jenn) ...
- 5.32 Are Mark and Susan going to get together? (ER)
- Always good friends, it looked as if Mark and Susan ...
- 5.331 Did Amanda Plummer play Susan`s sister Chloe? (ER)
- No. This is a very common misapprehension, however....
- 5.332 Does Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper) look like Sandra Bullock? (ER)
- Yes, definitely....
- 5.34 Where did Div Cvetic (Susan`s boyfriend) disappear to? (ER)
- During the first season, Susan dated one of the ...
- 5.35 Where did Randi go? (Recurring characters) (ER)
- Randi (as well as E. Ray, Dr. Morganstern, and ...
- 5.36 Where did "Wild Willie" go? (ER)
- In the episode Sleepless in Chicago [118], Dr. ...
- 5.37 Where did Bob go? (ER)
- A timid Polish woman who worked in the ER during the ...
- 5.371 I`ve seen some people on the Internet use the term "bobbed" in reference to "ER". What does it mean? (ER)
- As mentioned in the previous question, Bob was a character ...
- 5.372 ...And what about "Doyled"? (ER)
- On a.t.e., the always-effervescent catherine yronwode (who, ...
- 5.38 What does "CCH" mean in "CCH Pounder"? (ER)
- CCH Pounder is the actress who plays Dr. Angela Hicks, ...
- 5.39 What does Quentin Tarantino have to do with "ER"?
- The popular director of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs ...
- 5.391 Are any other famous directors slated to work on "ER"?
- It was reported not too long ago that Joel ...
- 5.40 Which "ER" characters are Jewish?
- In A Miracle Happens Here [210], Mark Greene ...
- 5.41 I heard something on the news about the guy who plays Malik. What happened? (ER)
- [HE DID IT!!!. Or was it The Paramedic?]...
- 5.43 Did "ER" go live?
- You betcha! Needless to say, this was an enormous challenge,...
- 5.44 Who played the sleeping doctor in the 9/26/96 episode? (ER)
- In Dr. Carter, I Presume [301], Carter has to wake up ...
- 5.45 When did Peter and Jeanie date? (ER)
- From the moment Jeanie Boulet was introduced on the show ...
- 5.48 Who assaulted Mark Greene? (ER)
- In Random Acts [320], Mark is the victim of a ...
- 5.49 Is it "Jorja Fox" or "Jorjan Fox"? (ER)
- The actress who plays Dr. Maggie Doyle currently ...
- 5.50 Is Maggie Doyle gay? (ER)
- It looks that way. While spending some time with ...
- 5.51 Who is currently the ER`s chief resident?
- At the end of the second season (John Carter, M.D.,...
- 5.52 Who wrote the famous "book" about the ER staff? (new info in SPOILER space) (ER)
- **NOTE**: This section contains potential spoiler info; if you do not ...
- 5.53 Did Dennis Gant commit suicide? (ER)
- In Night Shift [311], the troubled Dennis Gant left ...
- 5.54 Who was Kerry Weaver`s African boyfriend? (ER)
- Even though she became a main character in the ...
- 5.55 Why do the "ER" lockers "move"? Do nurses have lockers? What kinds of production mistakes have been made on "ER"? Must All "ER" Characters, Eventually, Scromp? (ER FAQtoids) (ER)
- *You've seen them, I'm sure: the Majical Mistikal Moving Lockers; ...
- 6.1 How realistic is "ER"?
- The question that gets asked the most about ER when it comes to ...
- 6.2 What is the general schedule for becoming a doctor? (ER)
- After completing college or university, the prospective ...
- 6.21 What's the chain of command like?
- The chain of command is very confusing. Donald Anspaugh is ...
- 6.3 Emergency medicine: More than you ever wanted to know (ER)
- The International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) was formed ...
- 6.4 I want to learn more! Give me something to read! (ER)
- The definitive textbook for this specialty is Emergency Medicine:...
- 6.51 What do all those medical terms mean? (ER) A-C
- The technical reader will, hopefully, forgive me for ...
- 6.52 What do all those medical terms mean? (ER) C-F
- + Chem 7: A blood test to measure blood urea nitrogen (BUN), ...
- 6.53 What do all those medical terms mean? (ER) G-O
- + Glasgow Coma Score (or scale, depending on who you talk to): ...
- 6.54 What do all those medical terms mean? (ER) P-Z
- + Pulse Oximetry (pulse ox): Arguably one of the most ...
- 6.6 What's this rib spreader thing, and what's a thoracotomy? (ER)
- There's a really cool and incredibly gory picture of one in action ...
- 6.7 What does "DNR" mean, and when can it be applied? (ER)
- Recently, western medicine has been faced with a bit of a dilemma -- ...
- 6.8 A request (ER)
- I mentioned up in the definitions section something about taking a ...
- 6.9 References, thanks, and further readings (ER)
- I've spent the past three months mired in research papers (in ...
- 7.1 Can I buy a soundtrack of "ER" music?
- [*May* I buy a soundtrack...]...
- 7.2 Who wrote the theme music for "ER"?
- The ER theme was composed by James Newton Howard. Mr. Howard ...
- 7.3.1 "Third-party" songs used in "ER"
- [What was that song playing at the beginning of...?]...
- 7.3.2 "Third-party" songs used in "ER"
- - In a fit of pique [no, not really. I just like that partic'lar ...
- 7.4 Is there any musical talent on "ER"?
- [Does a bear sh--]Why, yes, there sure is!...
- 8.1 Are there any books about the show? (ER)
- Yes. One is called Behind the Scenes at ER, written by ...
- 8.2 Where can I go on the Internet to learn more about "ER"?
- There is a newsgroup devoted to discussion of the show,...
- 8.3 What's a "spoiler" and why does it upset some people? (ER)
- With so many TV shows featuring cliffhanger-type plots this spring,...
- 8.31 Any other "Rules Of The Road" for unsuspecting newbies? (ER)
- [...you know, Road, as in Information Su-- Gak. I loathe that term.]...
- 8.5 Is there any "ER" fan fiction out there?
- Yes, quite a bit. And, as of April 30, 1998, there is a place ...
- 8.6 Thanks! (ER)
- Many thanks are due to the following people for their help ...
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