Doogie dates Katherine's new boss. David's angioplasty patient needs to consider putting her mentally-challenged, adult daughter into a group facility.
When Doogie decides to get his own place, he and his parents go look at some apartments but none of them is to his liking. But when he finds a loft, he feels this is it but his father refuses to support him if he decides to take it.
Doogie has to learn how it feels to be a patient. So he is admitted, given some props to simulate elder difficulties, and is subjected to the same treatment and experiences as his patients.
Vinnie snakes a girl from Doogie which bruises Doogie's ego causing him to act obnoxiously. Ray passes the EMT test and starts second guessing himself.
David throws out his back, and Katherine takes his place on the father-son fishing trip not to the initial delight of Doogie. Vinnie "nurses" the ailing Howser back to health.
Doogie is planning his New Year's celebration. He comes home and finds a girl there. He learns that the man who rented him his place also rented it out to her. They try to live together but the girl is very fancy free which drives the uptight Doogie crazy.
Vinnie is upset when his not yet divorced father starts dating another woman. David is offered the position of Head of Family Medicine at the hospital.
After Vinnie loses his virginity to Laura, he feels not good enough for her and begins to behave erratically. Doogie treats a famous actress for a mysterious illness.
Doogie learns that his former babysitter and crush, Rachel Wilson is in town. He hasn't seen her since he was 10 years old. Could his old fantasies finally come true? Vinnie attempts to get his movie script to a famous Hollywood actor, Nathan Gage.
Vinnie serves on a jury and angers the other jurors by casting the only dissenting vote. Doogie finds out that a well-respected doctor has never gotten his medical license.
Doogie, feeling unsatisfied with his position in life, decides to take acting lessons. This develops into a real identity crisis, so Doogie decides to leave the hospital and travel the world to find himself.
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What is the Italian language plot outline for Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)?