This television documentary chronicles the rise and fall of John R. Brinkley, commonly referred to as the 'goat gland doctor.' The program was produced by and broadcast on KTWU, the PBS station licensed to Topeka, Kansas. Brinkley purchased a medical degree from a diploma mill in 1913, first practicing in South Carolina as a general practitioner. Four years later, he moved to Milford, Kansas, and began offering the procedure that would bring him immense wealth and international notoriety. For a handsome fee, Brinkley would implant goat testicles into his patients as a supposed cure for a number of ailments, most commonly impotence and infertility. The procedure received considerable publicity, bringing success to Brinkley and Milford. In 1923, the doctor built his own radio station, KFKB, to further promote his services and proprietary treatments across the airwaves. As Brinkley's profile and profits grew, he drew the attention of the American Medical Association. In 1930, the Kansas Medical Board revoked Brinkley's license. Six months later, the Federal Radio Commission revoked his broadcasting license. In response, Brinkley launched a write-in campaign for governor of Kansas, only losing the race after tens of thousands of his votes were disqualified. In 1932, Brinkley left Milford for Del Rio, Texas, operating a clinic in town and a radio tower just across the border. In spite of ongoing repudiation from the medical community, Brinkley's business continued to grow. It all would end in 1939, when Brinkley sued Dr. Morris Fishbein, an editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, for libel. The trial revealed Brinkley as a fraud, with the jury ultimately siding with Fishbein. The verdict unleashed a number of lawsuits against Brinkley for malpractice, wrongful death, and fraud. The disgraced doctor also became the subject of federal investigations of tax and mail fraud. Brinkley declared bankruptcy in 1941, dying from heart failure a year later. While this production discusses the accusations of charlatanism raised against Brinkley throughout his career, it nevertheless presents a mystifyingly flattering view of the doctor and his success. While Brinkley enjoyed immense popularity, his transplant procedure offered no medical benefit. Quite the contrary, by 1930, Brinkley had signed death certificates for 42 patients, many of whom were not sick when they arrived at his clinic.