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Birdland
Created byWalter F. Parkes
Scott Frank
Written byWalter F. Parkes[1]
Scott Frank
StarringBrian Dennehy
CCH Pounder
Hudson Leick
Lindsay Frost
Julio Oscar Mechoso
John Rothman
David Packer
Jeff Williams
Kevin J. O'Connor
Leslie Mann
ComposerDennis McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersScott Frank[1]
Walter F. Parkes
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesAerial Pictures
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 5 (1994-01-05) –
April 21, 1994 (1994-04-21)

Birdland is an American medical drama series created by Walter F. Parkes and Scott Frank that aired on ABC from January 5[2] to April 21, 1994. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Graphic Design And Title Sequences[3] and an Artios Award for Best Dramatic Episodic Casting.[4]

Premise

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Dr. Brian McKenzie, the chief of psychiatry at Riverview Hospital in Oakland, deals with patients while trying to juggle his own problems.[5][2]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"Peter HortonWalter F. Parkes & Scott Frank[6]January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05)
McKenzie looks into the case of a teenage accident victim.[7]
2"Crazy for You"Peter HortonNicole Yorkin & Dawn PrestwichJanuary 12, 1994 (1994-01-12)
McKenzie's new patient is his son's new girlfriend. A patient thinks he has x-ray vision.
3"Plan B"John David ColesWalter F. Parkes & Scott FrankJanuary 19, 1994 (1994-01-19)
The staff is taken hostage by a man who wants compensation for his wife's death.
4"O.C.P.D. Blues"Lesli Linka GlatterToni GraphiaJanuary 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)
A cop keeps having visions about shooting his partner. Horner's brother comes to take him home.
5"Grand Delusions"Claudia WeillEric OvermyerFebruary 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
A patient admits to killing a man. Niles tries to connect with Mary. Jessie has a malpractice suit on her hands.
6"Sons and Mudders"Larry ShawDawn Prestwich & Nicole YorkinApril 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)
Niles suspects a politician's son of having a troubled homelife. McKenzie liquidates his assets for a bet at the race track. After an accident, a Polish bus driver has suddenly developed a French accent.
7"Lower Than the Angels"Lesli Linka GlatterWalter F. Parkes & Eric Overmyer and Ann Powell & Rose SchachtApril 21, 1994 (1994-04-21)
McKenzie thinks his nephew has a genetic illness. A patient turns out to be a talented painter.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Birdland". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Elber, Lynn (January 3, 1994). "Brian Dennehy stars in new medical drama 'Birdland'". The Dispatch. pp. 5B. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Graphic Design And Title Sequences 1994 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1994 Artios Awards". Casting Society. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Knutzen, Eirik (February 12, 1994). "Dennehy rules roost in TV's 'Birdland'". Oxnard Press-Courier. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Birdland pilot, 1/5/1994, retrieved February 16, 2025
  7. ↑ "Birdland". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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