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The Night That Changed Everything: Revisiting George Clooney in the ER Premiere

: Establishing Doug Ross as the "bad boy" of the hospital. [S1E1] George Clooney

: The episode’s emotional core involved the suicide attempt of Nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies). Clooney’s raw chemistry with Margulies was so powerful that producers decided to save her character, who was originally scripted to die in the pilot. The Night That Changed Everything: Revisiting George Clooney

: Clooney was the set's resident prankster from day one. In one famous S1 mishap, he accidentally shocked himself with a defibrillator while messing around, much to the amusement of castmates like Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies. : Clooney was the set's resident prankster from day one

The premiere was a masterclass in tension, directed by Rod Holcomb and written by Michael Crichton. Key moments for Clooney's character included:

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