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Joyce Jordan, M.D.
41 episodes · 1938–1948 · NBC, CBS · Soap Operas
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A doctor's serial from 1938 to 1955, heard at various times on ABC, CBS and NBC. Historian Donna Halper counts Joyce Jordan among the soap opera women who had careers and struggled to balance them with family. Gertrude Warner is heard in many of these.
Sources: Wikipedia: Joyce Jordan, M.D.; RadioGOLDINdex
Episodes
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1938
1944
- Joyce & Mary Clean House
Joyce and Mary tidy the house, while Vic and Carol share a kiss by the river in the moonlight.
1945
- Dean's Uncle Dies
A blackmail scheme is exposed. Joyce, recovering from a collapse, stays at the Crandall cottage, and Dean's uncle has died.
1946
- Troubled Feelings on a Beautiful Day
Celia and Joyce both have uneasy feelings, even though the day is lovely.
1947
- Prayers for Dawson Blakely
- Dawson Reconsiders Marriage
The question is whether Will Dawson will ever walk again, and he weighs his thoughts about marriage. - Brett Martin Plans Her Move
Joyce begs Dr. Tracy to stop Iris Blakely from pulling Dawson out of his hospital bed, since she is determined to get him walking again. - Dawson Confronts His Mother
Dawson lashes out at his mother, Mrs. Blakely, from his hospital bed. Meanwhile Ernest and Jim run away and fall in with a new friend who means trouble. - Dawson's Decision
- Grace Martin Talks with Mr. Blakely About Joyce
- Dr. J Talks with Richard Bergman
- Carving Knife Premium Offer
Dawson, told he will stay crippled, is bitter toward everyone, his mother included. A possible trip to Florida would upset Joyce Jordan. - Brett Martin Summons Dawson
- Joyce Confides in Brett
- Emergency in the New Office
- Joyce Jordan, M.D., November 28, 1947
Bret Martin hosts Thanksgiving dinner for Dawson and his mother, with Dawson still bedridden. His toast to Joyce ends in a smashed glass. Joyce eats alone with Eric and says she will probably never wed him. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 3, 1947
Joyce harbors bitter thoughts about Dawson and Dr. Gray. She stops by to see Bret, and Dawson's mother shows up to visit Bret as Joyce departs. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 4, 1947
Joyce harbors bitter thoughts about Dawson and Dr. Gray. She stops by to see Bret, and Dawson's mother shows up to visit Bret as Joyce departs. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 8, 1947
- Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 9, 1947
Joyce quits Hotchkiss Memorial Hospital and finds a tenant for her apartment in Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Wilcox has a place Joyce might rent, and Dr. Gray is leaving the hospital too. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 11, 1947
With no hospital job, Joyce hunts for an office and a home. The kitten Muffin hurts a paw, and Dawson Blakely waits at the hospital, since the two have split for good. - Joyce Decides to Operate
Joyce declares that she will carry out the surgery herself, then leave Hotchkiss Memorial Hospital. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 15, 1947
Joyce informs Dr. Tracy and Mrs. Blakely that she will do the surgery and then walk away from the hospital. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 16, 1947
Joyce sits waiting for her first patient. Her first caller is her laundress Sarah, who faints. - Sarah's Hospital Emergency
- Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 22, 1947
- Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 23, 1947
Sarah, a poor laundress, lies in the hospital awaiting her baby. Joyce worries Dawson may be falling for Bret Martin, her foster son dreams of Christmas, and Bob and Eleanor Wilcox talk in the penthouse that was Joyce's. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 30, 1947
Sarah asks Joyce whether to give her baby up for adoption, and Dr. Jordan says to keep it. Sarah can't eat, and Joyce seeks advice from Dr. Stacy. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., December 31, 1947
1948
- Joyce Jordan, M.D., January 5, 1948
Dawson comes to Joyce's office and says he loves her, just as she hears that Sarah has died. A letter then arrives that names who fathered Sarah's child. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., January 6, 1948
The last letter from Sarah is read, and it says Dawson fathered her child. - Joyce Jordan, M.D., January 19, 1948
Dr. Alex Gray cautions Joyce against operating on the man she loves, Dawson, then warns Dawson against letting her. - Franz Fedlin Guides the Surgery
Dr. Jordan describes to Dr. Tracy how Dr. Fedlin pressed her into operating on Dawson. The surgery is due within a week. - Joyce Tells Dawson She'll Never Marry Again
At her patient Dorey's bedside, Joyce learns that Michael seems to have cooled and that Lester, who stabbed Dorey, is being treated for alcoholism. Aunt Iris calls, claims Joyce hopes to wed Dawson, and starts a campaign against her. - Antonia Andressa's Story
- Andy Shares her fears of tomorrows surgery w Bob
- Dr Jordon & Dr Gaylord Discuss Issues
- Andy Admits she was Selfish When first Wed to Bob
- Before Surgery Andy talks w Bob of when they got engaged & married
- Deathbed Confession
- A Home for Sarah's Baby