About this season
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.
Episodes (22)
1. I Only Have Ice for You
Aired 2 October 1983 • 60 min
A professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.
2. ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
Aired 9 October 1983 • 60 min
The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.
3. All About Everett
Aired 16 October 1983 • 60 min
All About Everett is an episode of Trapper John, M.D.
4. May Divorce Be With You
Aired 23 October 1983 • 60 min
Trapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.
5. What a Difference a Day Makes
Aired 30 October 1983 • 60 min
Trapper gets called into the hospital on his birthday to deal with a possible epidemic. Stanley is finally able to track down the source of the problem, but that does not do much for John's mood, as everyone seems to have forgotten him.
6. The Final Cut
Aired 6 November 1983 • 60 min
Gonzo is not happy when Trapper passes on to him the job of proctoring three Cardio-Thoracic surgery residents, and things get worse when he learns that he is required to cut one of the residents out of the programme because of budget cuts.
7. Old Man Liver
Aired 13 November 1983 • 60 min
A 119-year-old man, seemingly in good health, says that he has come to the hospital to die. He changes his mind after media attention makes him feel important again, but Trapper discovers an aortic aneurysm that may kill him after all.
8. The Agony of D'Feet
Aired 20 November 1983 • 60 min
As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.
9. Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
Aired 27 November 1983 • 60 min
Andrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact the man's daughter in Greece.
10. Fat Chance
Aired 4 December 1983 • 60 min
Against his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.
11. Supernurse
Aired 11 December 1983 • 60 min
Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and tries to have Gloria fired.
12. Special Delivery
Aired 1 January 1984 • 60 min
A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.
13. Play Your Hunch
Aired 8 January 1984 • 60 min
Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.
14. A Little Knife Music
Aired 15 January 1984 • 60 min
When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.
15. Where There's a Will
Aired 29 January 1984 • 60 min
A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley into taking his annual physical.
16. Send in the Clowns
Aired 12 February 1984 • 60 min
An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.
17. This Gland is Your Gland
Aired 4 March 1984 • 60 min
Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.
18. The Fred Connection
Aired 11 March 1984 • 60 min
A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.
19. The Jackpot Pays Off
Aired 18 March 1984 • 60 min
For two years Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance, but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires treatment he cannot afford.
20. I Do, I Don't
Aired 25 March 1984 • 60 min
Trapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.
21. It's About Time
Aired 1 April 1984 • 60 min
When his office ends up as a temporary storage dump for medical equipment from the WWI era, Trapper imagines how routine cases would have been treated at that time, and decides that SFM isn't quite a dinosaur after all.
22. Aunt Mildred is Watching You
Aired 6 May 1984 • 60 min
An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an awkward problem.