I missed that one. Towards the end, the series took on more and more leftist issues, and I lost interest in a preaching coroner. So what was his first name?
The very last episode of the series featured Dr. Quincy's marriage. The preacher performing the ceremony started off with the traditional question, "Quincy, do you take this woman..." Since it would be impolite to ask the question using his last name, it must be assumed that it was his first name; meaning his full name was Dr. Quincy Quincy, M.E.
I bet no one ever expected to see the words "Quincy spoiler" appear on the Hobbit Hole...
IMO (based mostly on recently reviewing the reruns, though I did catch the tail end of the original series when I was very young) Quincy was at his best at first when he was a coroner/detective alternating with Columbo on the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie. Later when he became a coroner/detective/activist for all medically-related issues, although I still find the show entertaining because Jack Klugman is so funny, it got to be a little absurd. After a while you start to wonder, is Quincy a coroner, a PI, a health care activist, an environmentalist, a social worker. . .?--just how many degrees did this guy have?--LOL!