One of the golden rules of law and order, if there's a fertility doctor 9/10 times he's the baby daddy.

I love Jill's reaction when she realizes the good Doctor are the babies' daddy.

I’m surprised that that after a certain point, they just didn’t go leak the story to the press. Even if they can’t get him legally, they at least destroy his business.

I like the subtle hint where they say the donor is Roman Catholic and Dr Gilbert says keeping secrets from him is like "going to confession and not telling the whole story"

“No criminal record” well not *yet*

So they're just gonna ignore the fact that cystic fibrosis is an incredibly serious medical condition, and while the babies wont have it, its possible THEIR babies could? K

Didn't this happen recently? A grown woman discovered that her biological father was her parents' fertility doctor. He had the gall to tell her she turned out OK, so he does not understand why she is upset. Of course her family sued, and others if I recall.

This is based on true stories. Over the years several fertility doctors in the USA UK Canada Germany and 2 in Russia were charged with doing this. All since have lost their licences to practise.

The fact that the doctor used his own sperm and the law would actually protect him (which this episode actually is saying...) is disgusting.

when i heard CF carriers my heart practically stopped. Im a carrier and it's anxiety induicing when it comes to wanting a child, especially if you dont know if the donor and you are carriers

Spoilers Essentially, the Doctor technically got away with it, but the team really did try everything to get him. Since there is no illegal crime or witness who wants to come forward, the Dr. Gilbert is safe. The one family who could come forward don't because of a sad and a bit twisted reasoning. They don't want to because it would reveal that their second child was merely conceived on the basis to save their first sick child with Leukemia. They didn't have matching bone marrow, so they placed their odds with Gilbert to help them conceive a child with matching marrow, but it was already impossible because it's Gilbert's sperm, not the fathers, so it was never gonna work. The Leukemia child passed away eventually, while their second child is still living. The parents want to testify because Gilbert essentially lied to them which they believed caused their daughter to die, but they don't want to admit that they only had their second child just for the parts.

Oh my god.....i feel SO bad for the CF carriers. Imagine finding ur soulmate and they turn out to be ur half sibling then your baby gets CF cause of you

I was (and still am) considering artificial insemination...and was online one day reading reviews of a particular clinic. One of the good reviews - a *good* review - mentioned how grateful she was that the doctor had double-checked to make sure she was using the correct donor vial...because it turned out the nurse had brought them the wrong vial. 😱

Part of the attempted prosecution on Dr. Delbert involved a hearing in family court in which, if memory serves, McCoy was applying to be named temporary guardian ad-litem of one of the Delbert babies in order to gain DNA evidence, and when Delbert's lawyer at the hearing accused McCoy of arrogance, Jack's reply was worthy of being classed with the best Briscoisms of the show: "Arrogant? Arrogant is creating your own race of people."

17 bottles of champaine and 8 bottles of scotch..Oh that's gonna be a fun christmas when that rolls around

People don't think that Doctors can be monsters. There's Mengele and Papa Doc Duvalier. Before they became monsters they were Doctors trying to save lives. I also recall that a Doctor in my home state did the same thing as the Doctor in the show. His practice was here in Idaho. I encourage people to look it up.

Who else is rewatching law and order through these clips 😆

They really should have started playing the song "Bette Davis Eyes" right after the woman said "he's got Bette Davis Eyes".

That look of discuss as she realises what that doctors done is priceless

Love these Dilbert dubs.

Whoa, listen to Logan talk around the 1:25 mark. They clearly dubbed in "Dr. Delbert" with another voice. And immediately after. It's hilarious!!

"We owe it all to Dr. Delbert." 😄Much more than you think.

Drink every time you hear a dubbed “Delbert”! 🍻

The two ladies are so sweet at the beginning. So happy too.

this is probably one of the most messed up episodes of law and order i’ve ever seen

What I cant figure out is why a doctor would use his own sperm instead of a donor. Is it some kind of power trip? What exactly is he getting out of it?

Rip Jerry Orbach

3:14 where's the "dun dun"?

She was so gullibly confident in her doctor that never once she raised an eyebrow if her 'husband" fitted those requirements? *Fabrication is a keyhole away from manipulation.*

Gosh I miss Kincaid. Her out of nowhere death is heartbreaking.

That's gonna be one hellva child support check he'll get

6:52 Jill Hennessy was so beautiful and a short-haired brunette.

Based on a true story. A doctor used his own for years

I'm fascinated by the fact that every time someone says the name of the doctor it's been dubbed over. Sometimes very poorly. What could have changed between filming and going to air? Did they find a doctor with the same name at the last minute? It couldn't have changed too much because you can see they're saying roughly the same thing in some close ups where they dub over the original line. After hitting up IMDB it seems the name was originally "Gilbert" but was changed to "Delbert" at some point in syndication but sometimes the original audio comes up as "Gilbert" while the location card that flashes during the "duh-duh" still says "Delbert". There's no reason given but the only thing that could necessitate a change like this had to be an actual doctor with that name not wanting to be associated with the episode. Maybe there's something else but that's the only thing I can think of.

So did they change the name of the Doctor? It really sounds like Logan is dubbed whenever he mentions Dr Delbert

Every person deserves to know who his siblings are, they didn't choose to severe ties. And yes NYC has millions of people but these children would be similar in age and as siblings share many commonalties. That narrows the chances significantly of their meeting at some point over the course of say 60 years. What about the moral hazard of enabling two people to unintentionally engage in incest?

i wish this was on Netflix just like NCIS, i wish they would have done a crossover

She's right...she owes it ALL to Dr. Delbert

That second doctor actor is on the good wife/fight as a lawyer its cool to see him younger.

"Is that all you found" he says as he looks casually at the menu. I love it! Jack's a rare breed.

"Dr. Delbert..." "I talked to Barzini..." (Moe Green) That was me. Both times.

One of my faverite episodes. Thank you for posting.

That thumbnail: When you tell her your pregnant.

I still remember watching a documentry about the sperm donation industry and they had a donor who was donating 3 times a week because he was a popular request. His main complaint is that it put a damper on his relationships for the past few years because he couldn't sleep with his girlfriends so that he could have enough juice to donate. The place he was donating to though was like a brokerage for sperm and sent the stuff around the US and a few other countries. Some of the other fathers had like 200 kids all over because they were considered desirable.

"Crazy Adventures with Sperm" is the plot of at least 10% of the episodes of the original Law and Order, and it at least 70% of the episodes of SVU.

If a fertility doctor is introduced in act 1, then he must be baby daddy by act 3. - Checkovs Doctor probably

That guy at Hudson Labs has enough good booze for a good long while. If anyone, he's the real winner in this episode.

"he gave us dennis" Imagine having a miracle child and deciding to name them Dennis

I'd love to see full episodes of law and order posted to KZfaq.

1:09 love how she looks straight into the camera

Briscoe: "I wonder which mommy is gonna teach him to smoke and drink." Logan: "... and shave." XD Unfortunately, this part was cut out...

Ahhh the 80s and 90s and the AIDS crisis. I lived through that era.

One of the best episodes

LOL How obvious is that post-production dub in at 1:26 idk if he swore there originally or what, but you can totally hear how flat the audio gets all of a sudden and it is too funny

Maybe the best Law & Order episode.

The colors are really.... great in this scene/episode. I don't know what it is. The analog recording and it's diluted colors.... just looks really good.

I was interested in the CF info- a childhood friend of mine was one of those unlucky 4- both parents were carriers - he passed away of complications when he was 17....

This was such a good episode.

1:12 i have to say they look adorable together omaii

I never tire of Lenny's cynicism

Thats xactly my point. Then the laugh. 😆 I miss jerry. Wonderful actor.

Man, svu really took the good episodes from the OG show

They must have changed the name of the doctor at some point. Pretty much every time someone says “Dr. Delbert” you can tell it’s been redubbed in post.

I love the thumb nail!

Are we going to ignore the clear changes of the name Delbert every time it’s said you can tell a bit was cut out to put Delbert in 1:27

Love this show!

Jordan Cavanaugh!!! #CrossingJordan!!!! I love her

the fact this is literally a true story is insanneee

New York is One Big Happy Family!

This doctor was on straight demon timing the whole episode 😈😈

that dubbing was smooth.. lol

2:37 It’s like bad science fiction. And I should know since I was in Robocop 3.

There's quite a few real cases of fertility doctors that used their own sperm, this episode was probably loosely based on one or more of them.

It's amazing the level of production TV programs have achieved since they began. I mean production in how well developed the writing, the stories, the acting; everything. Totally targeted at enticing the viewer to watch and keep watching, and sell advertising time.

Old L&O is the best! Watching my 2nd fav ADA talk about spunk was a little hot.

6:25 his expression, he's not surprised at all 😂😂😂

As a J/C shipper, I love the scene at the restaurant, where he says she'll be paying for the meal. That's not something a boss says to a subordinate... :D

I think this based off a real case. OH MY GOD!!! I'M SHOCKED

This is such a sad case. I have two family members with CF one of which has passed away at the age of 26 and the other she is still surviving❤

Wow it really happened in real life ❣️

Where do I get to watch these episodes? These old ones are the best

This clip cut out the best part: “I wonder which mommy is gonna teach him to smoke; or drink.” 😆

1:26 1:33 and 2:24 they dubbed over Logan’s lines whenever he says Delbert. You can hear a slight change in audio quality, and the background noise gets drowned out. Interesting, could be that when they first filmed the scene that Logan maybe pronounced Delberts name wrong. By the mouth flaps sounds like he says Dillbert.

I'm guessing there was a last minute name-change for Dr. "DELBERT". The ADR goes nuts.

I just noticed they mentioned Ed McMahon showing up on his doorstep with a check. I read somewhere that even though I remember Ed Mcmahon commercials for PCH, it never happened. 🤷‍♀️

There was a similar case in Northern Virginia years ago.

Claire wasn't exactly the sharpest knife in that restaurant, was she?

Lol, did they record over the doctors name? Every time they say Doctor Delburt it sounds recorded over haha

Why would you post clips of an episode that isn't available online?

Yeah, that'll make you hungry for dinner at a fancy restaurant.

That’s gonna be one hell of a family reunion.🤪

In recent years there has been a doctor caught in Denmark doing the same thing & fathered 60+ babies. More recently a huge scandal in the Netherlands but this time they have traced 200+ to a donor who used multiple clinics, false names, had been caught earlier & the court ordered him to stop but then he started being more devious to continue. Was active over 15+ years from student days.

1:28: Anyone know why the audio for "Delbert" sounds like an obvious insert?

But why didn’t he use fake IDs to make them seem like different donor samples? It seems like such an obvious way to hide it. I guess he just felt he didn’t need to bother?

Dr. Gil- I mean "Delbert", wasn't too smart about falsifying records.

Wow. That's a little bit of a sci fi moment;

Why isn't this on Netflix!!!!!!!!

Sounds like they voiced over the lines where the doctor's name is mentioned. I wonder if they had to change it for being too similar to whatever headline-worthy case they based the script on.

I miss L&O. Great drama.

All of these test could been done and over in minutes with a visit to the Maury show.