Quincy Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 (1976–1983) watch online HD

This is the first of a two-part episode of "Quincy". While some might like the fact that the Doctor was getting married, to me this marks the absolute lowest point of the show. In my opinion, bringing in a new Mrs. Quincy is just a sign that the writers had run out of ideas. It also damaged the series because of the sort of woman she (Anita Gillette) played, as she was as big a know-it-all as Quincy and offered no counter-point to him. Instead, it was like having TWO Quincys!! Two means two on crusades and two preaching about various social ills. And, the social issues episodes were among the worst in the series--and the better crime investigation shows were no longer the norm.

The show begins with Dr. Hanover (the soon-to-be Mrs. Quincy) preparing for the wedding with her very efficient wedding planner. As for Quincy, he just stands back and says very little--just content to show up for the ceremony.

At the same time, there is another plot involving a wonderfully annoying couple (John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan). The scenes with the two of them together are great, as the couple bicker horribly and say amazingly awful things to each other. In particular, McIntire was fabulously despicable. Unfortunately for the episode, however, he dies midway through episode one--and without him, his widow comes off as a bit too kooky and annoying. You might like her--I think having so much of her in episodes one and two was a mistake.

Later in the show, Quincy's eagerness to marry ebbs after Dr. Hanover tries to emotionally castrate him (the show never deliberately makes this point, but as a guy, I sure felt bad for him). Although Quincy adores his boat and lives in it, his fiancée unilaterally decides he must sell it--and from then on, Quincy seems less certain of the marriage*. Ultimately, episode ends with the marriage being called off--as both were reassessing whether or not Quincy was really ready for this commitment.

As I mentioned above, I never liked the introduction of Dr. Hanover--she threw off the balance on the show and it seemed like the series has jumped the shark, so to speak. As for this particular show, there was stuff to like (McIntire) and stuff not to like. Overall, I didn't love the show and thought it overlong, but it is reasonably entertaining.

*Although the show NEVER seems to draw this conclusion--as for me, I wanted to punch Hanover in the nose and could understand Quincy's feelings about the boat! Let the guy keep his boat--you're both doctors and can EASILY afford a boat AND a real house!! This insistence on her part REALLY made me dislike her character. See part two to see what happens with this.

Quincy M.E.: Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 starts a mere two week before Los Angeles chief medical examiner Quincy (Jack Klugman) is due to marry psychiatrist Dr. Emily Hanover (Anita Gillette) but he seems hesitant & nervous. Meanwhile life still goes on as well as death, the latest body to arrive on Quincy's autopsy table is that of the elderly Roy Brackett (John McIntire) who at first seems to have died from heart failure & as such natural causes. But then Quincy gets a visit from his widow Edna (Jeanette Nolan) who admits to killing him, Quincy is sceptical at first but feels there might be something to her story when she talks about specialised drugs & techniques for administering them...

Episode 17 from season 8 this is obviously the two part story where Quincy ties the knot & get married for the second time, you know I have to say I don't like the way Quincy as a series was going particularly in the generally poor season eight as it just felt like the makers were trying to turn the show into a soap opera amongst other things. I'm sorry but that's not what Quincy was about & that's not why I liked the show so much, I'm just not interested in the sort of rubbish moral issues & soap opera style shenanigan's that went on during the majority of season eight. This episode has to be considered a disappointment, there's a bit of humour revolving around the wedding planner Winslow as well as a slow moving & horribly predictable murder mystery which gets very little screen time as to stretch it out over two episodes but otherwise Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 is poor & pretty much typifies most of what was wrong with Quincy at this point & why a season nine was never commissioned.

It seems that Quincy is pulling out all the stops for his wedding with a lavish outdoor setting. I feel a little sorry for him having to sell his boat though, over the previous seven & a half seasons it's made clear how much he loves his boat & I see it as another aspect of Quincy that the makers were trying to get rid off & change, another important aspect of Quincy I might add. The acting is alright but the regulars are better than the guests as they always are.

Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 is closer to a soap opera as it is a proper Quincy episode & that ladies & gentlemen is why I didn't like it & if I'm totally honest I don't even want to watch Part 2 (even though I already have).

Quincy's Wedding Part 1 starts off with an elderly couple (real life couple John McIntyre and Jeanette Nolan) in a rest home dramatically feuding with each other as the staff are trying to host their 65th Wedding Anniversary party. Meanwhile, Dr. Hanover (Anita Gillette) is in the midst of preparations for her quickly approaching nuptials to Quincy, who is perfectly happy letting her handle all the arrangements. To assist in this effort, Hanover hires a wedding planner with a military background who is played with good humor by the fabulous Carole Cook.

When the elderly husband dies, everyone assumes that it was from natural causes and old age until his widow comes forward to the police claiming that she was responsible. Her claim is met with skepticism by all until she mentions detailed information about a drug that her husband was on and the procedure by which it was provided to him by the nursing staff. This captures the attention of Quincy and makes him reconsider taking another look at the body for any indications of foul play. As he becomes more engrossed in this case, he begins missing appointments with Hanover and the wedding planner leading his future wife to be increasingly frustrated with him. There is also a subplot of Quincy selling his beloved boat upon the insistence of Hanover who refuses to live there once they are married.

I would say that the highlight of this episode for me is the guest stars and their performances. Fans of Jeanette Nolan get to see her engage in various attention-seeking antics and play opposite her actual husband with the two of them really going at it by screaming at each other and hurling nasty insults. I would imagine they must have had a lot of fun doing this. Another positive is that there is a murder investigation featured in this episode and not the advancement of a social issue, unless you count the old adage of an independent man needing to settle down and abandon all the things he likes in the process of getting married to be a social cause.

I also find the wedding aspect of this episode to be that much less enjoyable because there is absolutely no chemistry whatsoever between Jack Klugman and Anita Gillette. Combine that with how similar their characters are in terms of outspokenness, stubbornness, etc. it is just difficult to get behind them as a couple and it feels like there is always something lacking in their scenes together. I see Quincy pairing best with a strong, quieter, supportive type that would talk him off the ledge and offer a counterpoint to help balance things out. Unfortunately the Hanover character was not written this way and the casting was very lazy in that they simply brought back the same actress who played his first wife in flashbacks.

My final note is on the sale of Quincy's boat and the dialogue between him and Hanover that they need the proceeds from the sale in order to buy a house. This is so ridiculous considering that they are supposed to be two successful doctors getting married later in life with no obligations among the two of them in terms of children to support, exes, etc. and the audience is made to believe that they can't buy a house on their own without the sale of that modest boat? What a joke!

The full reviews in here by Paul Andrews are terrific and need little in the way of added commentary from me but I'll add my two cents. The two-part Quincy's Wedding had possibilities but it was clearly a stretch to make two episodes out of this one. Jeannette' Nolan's semi-senile semi-wily character is terrific and the way she envelops Quincy in the mystery is smart. Unfortunately the wedding planning is interminable save for the masterful performance of Carole Cook as the wedding planner/drill sergeant. We know Quince is going to tie the knot to the insufferable Dr. Emily Hanover so the drama of will he won't he falls flat.