1. Abby Lockhart first appears as a guest star in the first half of the sixth season, before becoming a main character later that season, appearing until the beginning of the fifteenth season.
38 Facts About Abby Lockhart
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The character Abby Lockhart first appears in season 6 of ER in the episode "Great Expectations", guest starring as Carol Hathaway's labor and delivery nurse.
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Abby Lockhart first made an appearance in February 2000 as a third-year medical student beginning her ER rotation.
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Abby Lockhart has had to speak to superiors Kerry Weaver and Mark Greene about John Carter's growing drug addiction.
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Abby Lockhart confronts her ex-husband, who has stopped paying her tuition because had become bankrupt.
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Abby Lockhart is called in as a doctor to help save her friends' lives.
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Abby Lockhart's childhood is revealed to have been very difficult: she was forced to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and long absences and had to take care of her younger brother Eric.
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Abby Lockhart is in the US Air Force but goes AWOL and is showing signs of bipolar disorder.
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Abby Lockhart refuses to accept it and clashes with both Abby and Maggie as a result.
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Abby Lockhart eventually reconciles with her mother during the beginning of Season 13 as Maggie is taking medications for her disorder regularly, and Abby Lockhart is grateful for her support when her son Joe is born prematurely.
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Abby Lockhart's father, Eddie, left the family when Abby Lockhart was a child, due at least in part to Maggie's uncontrollable behavior.
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Abby Lockhart tells him to stay away from her, although she later considers inviting him to her wedding.
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Abby Lockhart befriends many colleagues in the ER throughout the series, co-workers such as Susan Lewis, and Kerry Weaver.
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Abby Lockhart never told her family about the pregnancy and Richard was unaware of it until after the abortion.
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Abby Lockhart criticizes him and expresses her concern when he behaves badly towards other staff during his depressive episode in season 9.
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Abby Lockhart discovers Carter shooting up on painkillers during season 6.
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Abby Lockhart tells the senior doctors about it, and at their urging and with their help, Carter enters a rehab program.
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Abby Lockhart tells him that she is a recovering alcoholic and had been sober for five years.
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Several months later, Abby Lockhart has a particularly horrible birthday and starts drinking again.
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Abby Lockhart continues drinking on occasion and Carter compulsively tries to "fix" and "change" her.
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On his return, Abby Lockhart is extremely hostile towards him, kicking him out of her apartment, asking for her key to be returned and returning things of his.
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Abby Lockhart begins to grow closer in her friendships with Dr Susan Lewis and Dr Kerry Weaver.
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Abby Lockhart tries to bargain with him, telling him that she is a recovering alcoholic, and recounting an occasion where she felt she had hit 'rock bottom'.
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Abby Lockhart says if they got through the shooting incident and the Curtis Ames nightmare, they can get through anything - he proposes and the couple get engaged.
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Later Luka realises that Abby Lockhart is freaked out about planning the wedding, so he decides to prepare a surprise wedding for her.
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In season 14, Abby Lockhart is struggling to deal with Luka's absence, raise Joe and work at the ER; in "Gravity", Joe is injured after falling off a jungle gym at the playground and Abby Lockhart ends up relapsing at the episode's end.
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Abby Lockhart's drinking problem continues to escalate, and she realizes how bad it is in "Blackout" when she shows up drunk to a party in honor of Pratt and Morris passing their boards.
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Abby Lockhart finds herself waking up at 3am in Moretti's apartment realizing, after sobering up at the airport when trying to find a flight to Croatia to see Luka, that she slept with him.
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Abby Lockhart tells Luka to take Joe to Croatia for the funeral while she seeks help for her alcoholism- though she does not initially reveal the infidelity that her blackout caused.
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Abby Lockhart goes to Croatia and confesses her blackout and subsequent actions to Luka.
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Abby Lockhart decides to work at a long-term care facility and soon has a change of heart about Abby's mistake, especially after a tense conversation with Dr Moretti.
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At the beginning of the 15th season, we learn that Abby Lockhart has sought a position at a hospital in Boston where she and Luka plan to move with their son for a new start.
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Abby Lockhart then adds both hers and Luka's tags to the wall.
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Abby Lockhart is picked up by Luka who has arrived in his car with their son.
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In 2003, Abby Lockhart starts her final year of medical school and newcomer Samantha Taggart replaces her as the central nurse character on the show.
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Abby Lockhart applies for an Attending position at County when she becomes frustrated by the endless delays and interviews for a position at an upscale medical facility, although this is partly because she wants to keep her options open if Luka decides to reconcile with her.
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Abby Lockhart gets the other position, but Dr Pratt uses his pull to get County to offer her the Attending position, which she accepts, one episode before Luka decides to forgive her.
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Abby Lockhart is seen in her new home looking after a group of young children for her after-shift daycare, including a three-year-old Joe.