Doc Adams was iconoclastic and grumpy, but McNear's performances became more warm-hearted.

He can frequently be seen arguing with Doc Adams, or trying to get someone to buy him a beer at the Long Branch.

But they all know Doc Adams.

I stared at the broken man lying in front of me as Doc Adams motioned to a man with a cell phone.

I could see it as clearly as I could see Doc Adams, who was staring at me with a puzzled look.

Doc Adams was talking to the police; I recognized one of the officers.

"And get hold of Doc Adams while you're at it!"

Doc Adams was right.

Rick Boyer, who has now written a half-dozen of these adventures in a series featuring an oral surgeon named Doc Adams, has the knack.

You'd better fly a Fellow of the College over there to talk to Doc Adams.