ER Season 2 - The Complete Second Season
Warner Bros. (1995)
Drama
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IMDB   7.7
16 hr 25 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
William H. Macy Dr. David Morgenstern
Anthony Edwards Dr. Mark Greene
Julianna Margulies Nurse Carol Hathaway
Gloria Reuben Jeanie Boulet
George Clooney Dr. Doug Ross
Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter
Eriq La Salle Dr. Peter Benton
Sherry Stringfield Dr. Susan Lewis
Laura Innes Dr. Kerry Weaver
Laura Ceron Nurse Chuny Marquez
Deezer D Nurse Malik McGrath
Yvette Freeman Nurse Haleh Adams
Goran Visnjic Dr. Luka Kovac
Director
Brett Fallis
Jonathan Kaplan
Producer John Wells
Vicki Voltarel
Writer Michael Chrichton
R. Scott Gemmill


Colleagues. Lovers. Achievers. Doctors. Heroes.

A stricken newborn, a 9-year-old pyromaniac, unimaginably mangled accident victims, a Santa-like toymaker, a nude singer of show tunes. - you never know what you'll find in the ER. But the thing you're sure to find is the excellence that makes Season 2 the Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Drama Series.

All 22 episodes plus bonus features comprise this 4-disc collection that's a must-see for fans of the show and fans of great drama. Greene (Anthony Edwards). Ross (George Clooney), Lewis (Sherry Stringfield), Carter (Noah Wyle), Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), Boulet (Gloria Reuben) and Benton (Eriq la Salle) and other County General doctors and staff are your prescription for unforgettable viewing.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    9/21/1995  1.  Welcome Back, Carter!
The ER treats victims of a gang shootout. Carter arrives late and unprepared for his new position. Mark learns all about being an attending, including senior staff's habit of bad-mouthing the residents, particularly Doug Ross. Mark hires a new chief resident, Kerry Weaver. New third year med students arrive to complete their ER rotation.
Director:  Mimi Leder  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Tim deZarn,  David Spielberg, Taylor Young,  Penny Fuller, Nicole Nagel, Colin Martin, Howard George, Maria Hurtado, Darrow Igus, James Keane, Jesse Littlejohn, Mark del Castillo Morante, Maurice Sherbanee, Antonio del Sol, Julius Tennon
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    9/28/1995  2.  Summer Run
Kerry Weaver manages to offend just about everyone in her first day as chief resident. Carol goes on a ride-along with paramedics Shep and Raul, sharing a ferris wheel ride with Shep. Peter and Jeanie's secret relationship comes to a head. Susan is stuck caring for Little Susie while Chloe attends school. Dr. Ross has his hands full with a young pyromaniac. Carter shows interest in med student Harper Tracy.
Director:  Eric Laneuville  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Andi Chapman, Antoinette Peragone, Jameson Baltes, Victor D. Castro, Carmen Cenko, Elda M. Lopez, Lauro Lopez, Michael A. Shepperd, Richard Speight, Harrison Young, Jr.
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/5/1995  3.  Do One, Teach One, Kill One
Carter gets his first patient...and loses him. Susan's feud with Kerry Weaver intensifies when Weaver demands all of Susan's procedures be cleared with her. Chloe abandons Little Susie again for a lucrative career in the flea market business. Carol finishes her paramedic recertification by picking up a very overweight, lethargic man. Shep hits on Carol. Jeanie ends her relationship with Benton. Wendy conducts interviews with various ER staffers for an article on Dr. Greene. Dr. Ross cares for a four-year-old Asian boy with AIDS.
Director:  Felix Enriquez Alcala  Writer:  Paul Manning 
Guest starring:  Joe Costanza, John Finnegan,  Lucy LiuDavid Spielberg, Carol Locatell, Nicole Nagel, Albert Henderson,  Tony Longo, Kedric Robin Wolfe,  Perry Anzilotti, Carole Goldman, Billy Mayo, Mario Tanzi
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/12/1995  4.  What Life?
Weaver and Susan's feud escalates to the point where Mark needs to step in and fix it. Benton is involved in a parking lot altercation, resulting in a broken hand and Carter replacing him in surgery. Mark cares for an abandoned elderly woman. Susan tries to juggle her work and care for Little Susie. Shep risks his life to bring in a gunshot victim.
Director:  Dean Parisot  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Phil LeedsLucy Liu, Shay Astar,  Dennis Burkley, Andi Chapman, Cully Frederickson,  Phyllis Lyons, Susan Peretz, Nicole Nagel, Jennifer Balgobin,  Carlos CarrascoPatricia Belcher, Justin Cooper, Kim Delgado, Paul Laurence
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/19/1995  5.  And Baby Makes Two
Dr. Ross treats the dying Chia-Chia. Susan tries to find a way to keep Little Susie, asking her parents for help. Benton treats an injured woman who refuses to press charges against her abusive policeman husband. Carol and Harper are tricked by a patient from the "turkey file." Lydia helps Loretta the prostitute outfit herself for a job interview. The staff celebrates Weaver's day off.
Director:  Lesli Linka Glatter  Writer:  Anne Kenney 
Guest starring:  Finn CarterLucy LiuVito D'AmbrosioThom MathewsErnestine MercerJoan Pringle, Arthur Senzy, Jennifer Tighe,  Paul DooleyValerie Perrine, Joshua Hoon Cho, Mark Costello, Charles Noland, Valeri Ross, Laura Henry
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/2/1995  6.  Days Like This
Speculation runs through the ER, on a very hectic day, about Randi's possible criminal history. Mark faces an ethical dilemma when he has to decide whether to report yet another of Doug Ross's indiscretions--Doug slept with med student Harper Tracy. Carter becomes upset when Harper confesses this to him. Carol meets with a mobile notary to finish the paperwork to purchase a house. Bernstein informs Doug that he need to look for other employment. Benton is visibly upset when Jeanie begins work in the ER as a physician's assistant.
Director:  Mimi Leder  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  David SpielbergRobert PicardoGuillermo DiazMike Genovese, Ivory Ocean, Boris Cabrera, Nike Doukas, Alejandra Flores, Michael Galeota, Marlo Lovitch, Fred Pinkard
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/9/1995  7.  Hell and High Water
In the middle of a torrential rainstorm, Dr. Ross stumbles across a child trapped in a drainage pipe rapidly filling with water. Doug does everything possible to save the boy, Ben Larkin. Harper develops a bond with a young girl with separated parents.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  Neal Baer 
Guest starring:  Robert Cicchini, Luis Avalos,  Ellen Albertini Dow, Cynthia Mace,  Chase MastersonJ. Madison Wright, Peter Gregory, Zachary Charles, Yolanda Gaskins, Will Jeffries, Nika Kolodziej, Kurt Naebig, Richard Pickren, Warner Saunders,  Stephanie Sawyer
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/16/1995  8.  The Secret Sharer
Doug's heroics earn him a second chance as Bernstein and Morganstern ask him to stay on. Doug and Mark clash when each treats a seriously injured patient and want to use the same equipment. Benton learns that Jeanie has separated from Al. After missing an earlier diagnosis, Carter overcompensates on his next patient and catches a break when the test results reveal something. Shep gets on Carol's bad side when he makes disparaging remarks about the people who make botched suicide attempts. Doug gets a phone call from his estranged father.
Director:  Thomas Schlamme  Writer:  Paul Manning 
Guest starring:  Angela PatonDavid SpielbergTom EverettAustin O'Brien, Miriam Reichmeister,  Paul DooleyCharles Cyphers, Jonathan Hernandez, Terry Hoyos, David Miklatski, Kelly Morgan, David G. Robinson, Ann Shea, Ann Weldon, Tony Winters
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    12/7/1995  9.  Home
Carol and Jeanie try to find a home for a schizophrenic architect. Carter signs Benton up for an interview with Vucelich for a prestigious study. Carter and Harper try to find a place to make out. Jenn and Rachel are involved in a car accident; Mark is thrown for a loop when he learns that Jenn has been having an affair with a coworker. Doug dines with his mother. Susan receives $3000 in the mail from Chloe.
Director:  Donna Deitch  Writer:  Tracey Stern 
Guest starring:  Adam GoldbergBruce NozickBarbara TysonPiper LaurieSusan Lee Hoffman, Karen Ludwig, Jennifer Crystal, Gabriel Dell Jr., Lisa Dinkins, Carol Kiernan, Peter McDonald, Nicole Nieth, Marc Odets, Greta Sesheta, Tom Simmons
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    12/14/1995  10.  A Miracle Happens Here
The ER staffers are in decidedly unfestive moods as Christmas arrives. Carol's spirits are lifted by a Santa-like patient. Mark is outraged when Jenn decides to stay in Milwaukee over Christmas. Benton and Carter score points with Vucelich when Carter convinces an older gentleman, Ruby, to include his wife in Vucelich's study. Mark gives a deposition in the O'Brien case. The death of a priest threatens to start a gang war. Weaver receives a surprise visit from an African friend. A Holocaust survivor, the victim of a carjacking, brings Chanukah to the ER.
Director:  Mimi Leder  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Brandon MaggartJacob VargasBradley Whitford, Joan Copeland,  Tony PlanaJohn CassiniJa'net DuBoisAl FannMike GenoveseDanny GoldringSean MurrayLorna Scott, Aleta Braxton,  Michael Chinyamurindi, Michelle Fournier
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/4/1996  11.  Dead of Winter
Shep and Raul bring a dozen malnourished and abandoned children into the ER, keeping everyone very busy. Shep has a run-in with Malik and Benton when he makes an off-handed racially insensitive remark. Carter's high from the admission of Mrs. Rubadoux to the study ends when she shows no signs of recovery. Jeanie and Carol clash when Jeanie receives a poor evaluation. Al asks Jeanie to give him another chance. Mark is served with divorce papers.
Director:  Whitney Ransick  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Edye Byrde, Michael Harris, Lillian Lehman, Nicholas Cascone, Channing Chase, Tom Bailey,  Hamilton Camp, Ramon Choyce, Ruth DeSosa, Derrick Gordon Jr., Mari Gorman, Ashlee Lauren, Jennifer Ann Lee,  Jake Lloyd, Linda Lutz
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/25/1996  12.  True Lies
Mark tries to find a way to tell Rachel about his impending divorce. Benton attends a banquet at Vucelich's home, with Jeanie as his date. Carter finally tells Mr. Rubadoux about his wife's terminal condition, making the man furious. Morganstern is admitted to the hospital after breaking a leg at a Scottish family reunion.
Director:  Lesli Linka Glatter  Writer:  Lance Gentile 
Guest starring:  Tim deZarn,  Jessica Steen, Richard Penn,  Eileen Ryan, Channing Chase,  Pamela Salem, Robert Silveri, Suzanne Carney, Robert Kerbeck, Jesse Littlejohn, Ernest Perry Jr.,  Lorna Raver, Billye Ree Wallace, Kenneth White, Angus of Brother
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/1/1996  13.  It's Not Easy Being Greene
Mark is riddled with self doubt as the hospital prepares to settle the O'Brien suit. Kerry appoints herself as Susan's personal mentor. Carol mind a bucketful of expensive worms. Doug balks at counseling a teenage boy who thinks he might be gay. Benton uncovers some disturbing information concerning Vucelich's study. Carter steals a diagnosis from Harper.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  Paul Manning 
Guest starring:  Megan Gallagher, Josette DiCarlo,  Jonah RooneyLisa WaltzMichael Alldredge, Jennifer Rhodes, Channing Chase, Megan Cole, Suzanne Carney, Michael Bryan French, Sandy Martin
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/8/1996  14.  The Right Thing
Benton decides to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods, causing Vucelich to drop him from the study. Susan treats a street couple, one of whom has passed HIV to the other. Doug receives a visit from his estranged father. Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan. Mark buys a motorcycle. Prostitute Loretta has cervical cancer.
Director:  Richard Thorpe  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Dean Cameron,  Micole MercurioMark Pellegrino, Charlotte Ross,  James Farentino, Channing Chase, Nathan Bexton,  Thom Barry, Thomas Bellin, Ashlee Lauren,  Jake Lloyd, Valentino Moreno, Pamela Roberts, Ira S. Youdovin, Emmy Yu
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/15/1996  15.  Baby Shower
The ER hosts roughly a dozen pregnant women when a sprinkler bursts in the maternity ward. Carter plays tour guide for the visiting surgical intern hopefuls before going through the interview himself. Benton tries to bring a hopeless patient back from the brink of death in a marathon surgery. Jerry tries to convince the others that basketball player Scottie Pippen visisted. Doug visits his father.
Director:  Barnet Kellman  / Carol Flint  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  John Caponera, Cecile Callan,  Nia Long, Kelly Jo Minter, Peter Spears, Myra Turley,  James FarentinoLindsay Crouse, Scottie Pippen, Pierre Epstein, Carol Ann Susi, Steven Anderson, Cedrick Terrell, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Amy Elizabeth Correa
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/22/1996  16.  The Healers
Shep and Raul respond to a massive fire without proper equipment, risking their lives to save addicts and their children. Shep will be okay, but Raul has third-degree burns covering his body; it's only a matter of time. The ER is flooded with burn victims. Chloe returns to Chicago. Doug is stood up by his father for a basketball game.
Director:  Mimi Leder  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Michael CudlitzGregory Itzin, Leah Lail,  James FarentinoMary Pat Gleason, John Christian Graas, Dan Martin, Hank Cheyne, Ann Shea, Nick LaTour, Elke Larson, Kylie Larson, Danny Rizzo,  Marg Helgenberger
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    3/28/1996  17.  The Match Game
Susan institutes extra precautions in case Chloe tries to reclaim Little Susie. Mark changes his look, growing a goatee and wearing contact lenses. Carol and Jeanie square off over the care of a transient. Carter celebrates when he receives his residency match, putting his patient and his job at risk. Shep, still suffering from Raul's death, is surly with new parter Reilly. Benton and Ross have differences when Peter discloses a critical mistake made by Doug, raising animosity between the two.
Director:  Thomas Schlamme  Writer:  Neal Baer 
Guest starring:  Bill Cobbs, Megan Gallagher, Joanna Gleason,  Michael McShane, David Packer, John Walcutt,  Richard SchiffRodney Eastman, Ann Shea, Magali Alvarado, Joanie Fox, George Lugg, Terrence O'Connor, Rashaan Nall
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/4/1996  18.  A Shift in the Night
Mark finds himself manning a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer. He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room and a never-ending stream of traumas.
Director:  Lance Gentile  Writer:  Joe Sachs 
Guest starring:  Patricia Gaul, Steve Gilborn, Michael Ralph,  John ApicellaPat Crawford Brown, Kyle Gibson,  Kathryn Joosten, Stogie Kenyatta, Jeffrey W. Langford II, Claudia Levy,  Jim Mapp, Amy Mayer, Jose Felipe Padron, Stephen Pocock, Jane Marla Robbins
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/25/1996  19.  Fire in the Belly
Carter engages in competition with new surgical resident-in-training Dale Edson upon learning that residents will be evaluated and graded; only the top ones advancing to second year. It doesn't help that Dale once had a relationship with Harper. Mark flirts with infomercial director Iris. Peter faces the fallout from his altercation with Doug when surgeons begin dropping him from procedures. Shep begins exhibiting uncontrolled hostility, first to a patient being abusive with Carol, then a pedestrian. Susan and Chloe try to reach an agreement regarding Little Susie.
Director:  Felix Enriquez Alcala  Writer:  Paul Manning 
Guest starring:  Marg HelgenbergerBibi BeschMatthew Glave, Joanna Gleason, Michael C. Mahon,  Claudette NevinsPaul Dooley, Tony Perez, Suzanne Carney, Jeff Daurey, Kevin Duran, Robert Louis Kempf,  J.P. ManouxDuke Moosekian, Consuela Nance
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/2/1996  20.  Fevers of Unknown Origin
Susan throws herself into her work to escape her stressful personal life, earning recognition from Kerry and Mark, who begins preliminary discussions on next year's chief resident. Carter needs a pedes rotation, and fast, with Doug to graduate med school. Doug takes up with his father's girlfriend. Shep overreacts and attacks an Asian boy interfering at a scene. Mark and Jenn try to discuss their divorce amicably, with unforeseen results. Benton is named Resident of the Year. Harper leaves for an OB rotation at Parkland in Dallas.
Director:  Richard Thorpe  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Marg Helgenberger, Michael C. Mahon, Lynn Milgrim, Mariangela Pino,  Romy RosemontAl Ruscio, Pierre Epstein, Scott Williamson, Annie O'Donnell, Rex Ryon, Meloney Black, Kevin Graves, Christopher Graves, Vien Hong, Chad McKnight
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/9/1996  21.  Take These Broken Wings
Susan visits a psychiatrist to cope with the loss of Little Susie. Jeanie's estranged husband Al checks in the ER complaining of flu-like symptoms, which turn out to be caused by HIV. Shep expects Carol to back his version of events during an official investigation of his behavior. Loretta takes a turn for the worse. Doug discovers that his father has disappeared with a LOT of Karen's money.
Director:  Anthony Edwards  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Marg Helgenberger, Joanna Gleason, Adriano Gonzalez,  Mike GenovesePiper LaurieReg E. Cathey, Dylan Haggerty, Mary McCann, Gabrielle Boni, Emily Kuroda, Ashlee Lauren,  Kyla PrattJake Lloyd
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/16/1996  22.  John Carter, M.D.
Carol is pushed to the breaking point after another day when politics triumph over health care, and she quits. Dr. Greene "trades his soul" when he agrees to back Weaver for ER attending, in exchange for her support of Susan for chief resident. Jeanie takes an HIV test and informs Peter he should get himself tested as well. Carter invites Benton to his med school graduation, which he himself misses. Shep's refusal to see a psychiatrist risks his relationship with Carol.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Marg HelgenbergerJudith MalinaWilliam Lucking, Steven Anderson,  John Furey, Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly, Gabrielle Boni, Felicity LaFortune, Michael Manuel, Colleen McQuade
Edition Details
Series ER
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 4/27/2004
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.77:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01 2 New Making-of Documentaries with Members of the Cast and Creative Team:
  • Specialists: Anatomy of an Episode: Hell and High Water
  • On Call - The Life of an ER Director: The challenges and benefits of working with various directors throughout the season
    Audio Commentary on 2 noteworthy episodes by director, editor, and cast member
    Deleted Scenes and Outtakes