Trapper John, M.D.

Season 71979

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.

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22 Episodes

E01 Trapper John, M.D.

Twenty-eight years after the Korean War, former M*A*S*H surgeon ""Trapper"" John McIntyre, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, is faced with a younger copy of himself - Vietnam vet Dr. ""Gonzo"" Gates.

September 23, 1979

E02 Flashback

Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to save on taxes by incorporating himself.

September 30, 1979

E03 Deadly Exposure

When an employee from a local nuclear power plant is admitted to SFM with signs of radiation poisoning, Gonzo cannot understand why it appears that nothing is being done to protect other workers from exposure.

October 7, 1979

E04 Love is a Three-Way Street

A persistent swain of his ex-wife, Melanie, causes both professional and romantic turmoil for Trapper. Stanley is determined to get rid of the ""Titanic"".

October 21, 1979

E05 The Shattered Image

A wealthy socialite injured in a car accident tries to cover up the fact that she has no real friends by sending herself flowers and gifts.

October 28, 1979

E06 What Are Friends For?

A medic who once saved Gonzo's life in Vietnam now wants his friend's help in a fraudulent medical claim.

November 11, 1979

E07 One For My Baby

A young widow with a stomach tumor leans heavily on her 14-year-old son, who has dealt with the pressure by becoming a closet alcoholic.

November 18, 1979

E08 Taxi in the Rain

A local street person known as ""Harry the Hinge"" is admitted to SFM with kidney failure, and manages to convince to convince a wealthy hospital patron to keep the free clinic open.

December 2, 1979

E09 Licensed to Kill

A group of radicals kidnaps Melanie, and gives Trapper an ultimatum: either he kills a policeman who has survived two earlier murder attempts, or they will kill his ex-wife.

December 9, 1979

E10 The Surrogate

An injured boy is torn between the mother he ran away from and the man he considers to be his father. A grateful sheik gives Gonzo a present he can't refuse - his daughter.

December 23, 1979

E11 Whose Little Hero Are You?

A brilliant improvisation saves a life but causes problems for Trapper and Riverside.

December 30, 1979

E12 Boom

There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight. The bomb squad can't find it, and the man who planted it is dying from bullet wounds. Can Trapper and Gonzo save his life in time to save San Francisco Memorial?

January 6, 1980

E13 Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?

Gloria falls for a man in a wheelchair - who happens to already have a wife. Trapper resents Starch labelling him ""predictable"", and decides to do something about it.

January 13, 1980

E14 Missionary's Downfall

A former patient who recovered from terminal cancer using a holistic approach he devised has written a book and is looking for converts. He convinces a lupus patient to stop all medical treatment, and nearly allows her to die before accepting that she needs help he cannot give her.

January 27, 1980

E15 Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Stanley thinks he has finally found the love of his life in the hospital's excellent new neurosurgeon, until he learns how she made the money to get through medical school. A sleazy reporter looking for dirt around the hospital gets more than he bargained for.

February 3, 1980

E16 'Till Life Us Do Part

A man diagnosed with terminal cancer tries to come to terms with the fact that he only has months to live, then must deal with something almost equally disturbing: he has gone into remission while the new friend he has made continues to get worse.

February 10, 1980

E17 If You Can't Stand the Heat

At first Trapper is not concerned when an old friend starts to behave erratically, but Gonzo suspects that something is wrong, especially when the doctor freezes during an emergency.

February 17, 1980

E18 Strike

A strike by the nurses at San Francisco Memorial is a threat to patient care and Gonzo's sex life.

February 24, 1980

E19 It's a Wise Surgeon

A young half-white Korean man comes to the hospital claiming to be Trapper's son, but when John accepts and tries to help him, he runs.

March 2, 1980

E20 Short Odds

A new female surgeon at SFM suffers a crisis of confidence after she loses a young patient and has to deal with a cowboy who believes all women belong in the kitchen.

March 9, 1980

E21 Quarantine

When Melanie finds an abandoned baby in the department store she works for, she is ready to adopt him. However, she runs into a couple of problems - the baby has pneumonic plague, and a mother who wants him back.

March 23, 1980

E22 Hot Line

The only hope for a girl going blind from a brain tumour is an alcoholic retired surgeon. Gonzo starts a telephone help line service at SFM.

March 30, 1980

Trapper John, M.D.

E01 Trapper John, M.D.

E02 Flashback

E03 Deadly Exposure

E04 Love is a Three-Way Street

E05 The Shattered Image

E06 What Are Friends For?

E07 One For My Baby

E08 Taxi in the Rain

E09 Licensed to Kill

E10 The Surrogate

E11 Whose Little Hero Are You?

E12 Boom

E13 Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?

E14 Missionary's Downfall

E15 Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

E16 'Till Life Us Do Part

E17 If You Can't Stand the Heat

E18 Strike

E19 It's a Wise Surgeon

E20 Short Odds

E21 Quarantine

E22 Hot Line

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E01 Trapper John, M.D.

E02 Flashback

E03 Deadly Exposure

E04 Love is a Three-Way Street

E05 The Shattered Image

E06 What Are Friends For?

E07 One For My Baby

E08 Taxi in the Rain

E09 Licensed to Kill

E10 The Surrogate

E11 Whose Little Hero Are You?

E12 Boom

E13 Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?

E14 Missionary's Downfall

E15 Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

E16 'Till Life Us Do Part

E17 If You Can't Stand the Heat

E18 Strike

E19 It's a Wise Surgeon

E20 Short Odds

E21 Quarantine

E22 Hot Line