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Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.Network: NBC
Episodes: 148 (four 90 minute movies, 144 hour episodes), eight seasons

Show dates:
October 3, 1976 — September 5, 1983
Show status: Cancelled/ended

Performers include: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, Robert Ito, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio, Joseph Roman, Eddie Garrett, Marc Scott Taylor, Peter Virgo, Diane Markoff, Anita Gillette, and John Nolan.

 

Series Description: Dr. R. Quincy (Jack Klugman) gives up his lucrative private practice as a surgeon after his wife Helen dies from a brain tumor. He joins the County of Los Angeles’ Coroner’s Office as a Medical Examiner (M.E.).

In his position, Quincy uses forensic medicine to determine a deceased person’s cause of death. Through his expertise, and with the help of fellow examiner Sam Fujiyama (Robert Ito), he sometimes uncovers details that indicate that a seemingly natural death was actually a murder. Not content to merely stay in the lab, Quincy often ventures out into the field on a crusade to gather evidence to prove his findings. This is a source of constant frustration to others, including Lieutenant Frank Monahan (Garry Walberg), Sergeant Brill (Joseph Roman), and Dr. Robert Astin (John S. Ragin), Quincy’s arrogant superior.

All of this extra activity doesn’t bode well for “Quince’s” love life with regular girlfriend Lee Potter (Lynette Mettey) or later, psychiatrist Dr. Emily Hanover (Anita Gillette). When he does finally take a break, Quincy can be found spending time at Danny’s, a bar located near his houseboat.

  

Series Finale:     
Episode 148 – The Cutting Edge
Kenny Kelso (Paul Rudd), a dock worker and young father, is seriously injured when a stack of metal piping falls on him and severs his arm. Quincy (Jack Klugman) and crime scene photographer Eddie (Eddie Garrett) are nearby and Quincy helps to stabilize Kenny until paramedics arrive. His arm is found and Kenny and his limb are transported to Las Manos Medical Center. Dr. Gabriel McCracken (Barry Newman) runs a program called Experiment Hope which is made up of devoted doctors who use new technology to find solutions to otherwise hopeless cases. Kenny’s arm is reattached but surgery complications cause him to lose the use of his other arm. Together, McCracken and his staff work to find a way to help Kenny lead a better quality of life.
First aired: May 11, 1983

  

What happened next?   
There haven’t been any reunions or revivals. During a June 1997 online chat, Klugman was asked about the possibility of a Quincy reunion. He responded, “I would love to do one. But as popular as [the series] is all over the world, Universal doesn’t seem interested. There are so many stories about injustices that I would like to do, especially about the harmfulness of smoking tobacco. There are so many episodes of Quincy that I am proud of. The show on orphan drugs had legislation passed after I appeared in front of a Congressional committee. That made me very proud.”

  

Behind the Scenes

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• The series finale is not a typical episode of the series. There’s very little focus on Quincy and many of the show’s regular characters are missing altogether. The episode was actually intended as a pilot for a spin-off series called The Cutting Edge. Had the series been picked-up, it would have focused on the hospital and its staff, helping people that others could not. Emily (Quincy’s wife since episode 141) is featured prominently in the episode and would have been a regular on the spin-off series. Cutting Edge did not become a series and viewers were cheated out of a fitting series finale.
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• Quincy’s first name was never spoken during the entire series. The only clue appeared in episode #33 when his business card was briefly seen. It read “Doctor R. Quincy.” When Klugman was asked about the character’s first name, he jokingly answered, “Doctor!”
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• The series began as four 90-minute movies as part of a rotation of mystery movies for the NBC Mystery Movie. They performed well so NBC made Quincy a regular sixty minute series the following year.
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• Anita Gillette once played Quincy’s deceased wife Helen in a brief flashback. The producers must have felt the actors had good chemistry because Gillette returned years later to play Quincy’s girlfriend (and eventual second wife) Doctor Emily Hanover.

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tony
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tony

I am a big fan of Quincy, ME…Love the show, the stories, the cast is superb too…I like Quincy’s righteousness….I wish we had more people like him…I have the complete series….Awesome show to say the least…QUINCY,ME…A great show…also Loved Jack Klugman in -“THE ODD COUPLE” too…funny and serious all in one show too…

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February 5, 2019 8:59 am
Steve
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Steve

Another thing I noticed. In season 7, there was a stock shot of the coroner’s wagon, (parked a bit screwy, too). The Matador from the early years, after he had moved up to a Ford. I suppose there was a fleet of them, but…I like watching these old shows, just to see what cars of the time I recognize.

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September 17, 2017 11:13 am
Steve
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Steve

2 things:
1: In most of the shows, Quincy gives details in metric, but at lease one has SAE. Scriptwriters booboo?
2: After their marriage, no one referred to her as “Mrs. Quincy”, not even Quincy himself. Anyone else notice this?

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September 17, 2017 11:01 am
Joanne
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Joanne

Quincy M.E, like the earlier Ironside, were quite groundbreaking shows at the time. The latter paved the way for better disabled persons access at building in the US, so I read. Quincy helped to influence shows like CSI and the like as well as focusing on social issues. I agree with poster Jim W, some episodes are a little bit preachy and Jack does overact in some scenes. The series is currently repeated here in the UK on weekday afternoons, along with Ironside. As a big fan of US TV shows from the 60s and 70s, I’m enjoying both. Not… Read more »

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December 23, 2016 7:05 pm
Danny Sordello
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Danny Sordello

Quincy M.E, was a great show and Jack Klugman was a wonderful actor. Sorry to have seen the series vanish.

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May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Angela Cox
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Angela Cox

I LOVED THIS SHOW SO MUCH!! I HATE TO SEE THE SHOW GO. I WATCH IT ON ME-TV AS MUCH AS I CAN FIND IT. I WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO PUT THE SHOW BACK ON TV. WISH THE SHOW WAS BACK ON ME-TV. I AM A DAILY WATCHER. I LOVE ALL THE CAST. SO MANY MEMORIES.

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November 23, 2016 1:17 pm
Msbunnie
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Msbunnie

It shows every week day on cozi tv

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March 29, 2017 7:39 pm
Sammy
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Sammy

I luv QUINCY! & there is “NO” Channel (I get about 650 Channels) that airs him.? Whynot?

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March 8, 2018 10:01 am
Jim W.
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Jim W.

Sorry if this offends fans of the show, but I just never could stomach it.

Too preachy & goody two shoes for me. Klugman was great as Oscar Madison, but as a show, Quincy just took itself too seriously. When I watch TV, I want to be entertained, not lectured about morality or preached at about current social issues.

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April 21, 2015 12:13 pm
Sandi
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Sandi

Jim W. Offend away! Isn’t that part of sharing opinions. Ha ha ha. Hubby feels the same way. He says its Quincys fault many medicines were taken off the shelves or rather not prescribed as much. He ws always having O.D.s of some sort or other. And it’s true towards the end he did change a lot of ways medicine was looked at. But I still loved the show. I’ve always liked older men and I told hubby that if I had not had a crush on Quincy I may not have felt comfortable going out with him. Ha ha… Read more »

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April 21, 2015 7:23 pm
Judd Edwards
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Judd Edwards

Those were just the later Quincy M.E. seasons, after about Season 4.

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May 7, 2020 1:15 pm
larry mccubbin
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larry mccubbin

i did watch Quincy, M.E. On A & E Hallmark Channel & Now On Me-tv Every Monday Thur Friday i Love Quincy, M.E. I got Quincy, M.E. Seasons 1 & 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7 on DVD We need One More Quincy, M.E. Season 8 The final season will come out on dvd On Tuesday March 10th collect them all to watch over & over again

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February 27, 2015 4:09 pm
Carol Barber (Allan)
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Carol Barber (Allan)

Diane Markoff mentored my daughter Amanda Allan for many, many years. She was there for Amanda during a crisis and without her kind and loving support neither Amanda nor I would have survived the aftermath. I do not feel I properly thanked Ms. Markoff for her tireless care and compassion to a mother and daughter in crisis. “Thank you” seems so inadequate. There simply are no words to express our gratitude. This email is prompted because it seems to me you only read in the press about the bad or notorious things celebrities do and that same press fails to… Read more »

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November 26, 2014 4:44 pm
Robert
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Robert

The Original Poster of the Quincy Story above made a mistake, he stated that Ann Gillette played Quincy’s diseased wife and then later payed his new Wife Dr. Hanover. That was wrong, Ann Gillette was in Law and Order and she is quite young. It was Anita Gillette who played in Quincy.

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January 2, 2013 10:38 pm
Trevor Kimball
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Trevor Kimball

Thanks for catching that typo! 🙂

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January 2, 2013 11:45 pm
lori
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lori

I’m sorry that would have been 1983, episode. starring Ann Margrette, I think she had a fatal illness! Thanks

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January 15, 2012 4:39 pm
lori
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lori

I would like to know if anyone knows how I would obtain, a copy of Quincy ME, that aired around 1986, Starring Anne Margrett as a pregnant, ill woman? At the end of the show my niece was the infant used as her newborn daughter. We would like to show her children and other family members this episode.

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January 15, 2012 4:31 pm
Sandi
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Sandi

Lori,
All of Quincy ME episodes are on Netflix. I hope that helps.

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November 24, 2014 7:01 pm
Msbunnie
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Msbunnie

Quincy was off the air by sept of 1983

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March 29, 2017 7:41 pm
Betty
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Betty

Jack Klugman was perfect as Dr Quincy, who was a great medical examiner; and Quincy ME was a better forensic medicine show than the CSI shows which seem to concentrate too much on gore. I wish the show about the man who tried to get away with murder by pretending to be “just” a drunk driver had been as successful for legislation as the show on orphan drugs apparently was. Then and now and during all the years in-between, whenever people have talked about the lack of consequences for drunk drivers, even those who kill, I agree and use that… Read more »

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January 30, 2010 7:40 pm
kelly
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kelly

what was Quinceys first name.

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December 19, 2009 4:19 am
Trevor Kimball
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Trevor Kimball

@kelly: As the article says, it was never revealed. We do know that it began with an “R.” A fun bit of trivia about the series!

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December 19, 2009 7:04 am
Msbunnie
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Msbunnie

He never had one on one episode his card read…Doctor R.Quincy

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March 29, 2017 7:43 pm
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