| Cutter to Houston | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Sandor Stern |
| Written by | Rick Edelstein Larry Mollin Sandor Stern |
| Directed by | Richard Michaels |
| Starring | Shelley Hack Jim Metzler Alec Baldwin |
| Composer(s) | J.A.C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | October 1, 1983 – December 31, 1983 |
Cutter to Houston is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from October 1 to December 31, 1983. The series was created by Sandor Stern.
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Cutter to Houston is set at Cutter Community Hospital in the small town of Cutter, Texas, sixty miles from Houston. The series stars Shelley Hack as surgeon Dr. Beth Gilbert, Jim Metzler as Dr. Andy Fenton, and Alec Baldwin as Dr. Hal Wexler, a GP under probation for writing illegal prescriptions.[1]
Cutter to Houston aired on Saturdays at 8:00 PM Eastern. Due to low ratings, it was canceled after seven episodes and was replaced by another short-lived series, Whiz Kids.
In a 1983 episode, Chad Allen, then 9 years of age, "played a kid who got hurt and had to be given mouth-to-mouth and carried to the waiting chopper by Dr. Hal Wexler." Years later, Chad reminisced that "I thought it was the greatest job I had ever gotten," because Alec Baldwin was Dr. Wexler.[2]
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Pilot | October 1, 1983 |
| 1-2 | "In the Eye of the Hurricane" | October 8, 1983 |
| 1-3 | "From the Smallest Crystal, From the Smallest Stone" | October 15, 1983 |
| 1-4 | "It Ain't Braggin' If You Done It" | December 10, 1983 |
| 1-5 | "Race for Life" | December 17, 1983 |
| 1-6 | "Tell Me a Riddle, Daddy" | December 24, 1983 |
| 1-7 | "The Life You Save" | December 31, 1983 |
| 1-8 | "Don't Look for Zebras" | Never aired |
| 1-9 | "The Very Best of Friends" | Never aired |