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Trapper John, M.D.

⭐ 6.6/10· 1979 ·7 Seasons ·151 Episodes · Created by Don Brinkley
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About this series

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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6.6/10 22 votes

Quick facts

First Aired
1979
Seasons
7
Episodes
151
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
22
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Director
Language
EN

Seasons

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S01E01
Trapper John, M.D.
⭐ 5.5
Sep 23, 1979 60 min
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 …
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S01E02
Flashback
Sep 30, 1979 60 min
Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to save on taxes by incorporating himself.
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S01E03
Deadly Exposure
Oct 7, 1979 60 min
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…
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S01E04
Love is a Three-Way Street
Oct 21, 1979 60 min
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"".
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S01E05
The Shattered Image
Oct 28, 1979 60 min
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.
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S01E06
What Are Friends For?
Nov 11, 1979 60 min
A medic who once saved Gonzo's life in Vietnam now wants his friend's help in a fraudulent medical claim.
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S01E07
One For My Baby
Nov 18, 1979 60 min
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.
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S01E08
Taxi in the Rain
Dec 2, 1979 60 min
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 ope…
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S01E09
Licensed to Kill
Dec 9, 1979 60 min
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.
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S01E10
The Surrogate
Dec 23, 1979 60 min
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.
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S01E11
Whose Little Hero Are You?
Dec 30, 1979 60 min
A brilliant improvisation saves a life but causes problems for Trapper and Riverside.
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S01E12
Boom
Jan 6, 1980 60 min
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 sav…
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S01E13
Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?
Jan 13, 1980 60 min
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.
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S01E14
Missionary's Downfall
Jan 27, 1980 60 min
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 me…
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S01E15
Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Feb 3, 1980 60 min
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 sleaz…
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S01E16
'Till Life Us Do Part
Feb 10, 1980 60 min
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…
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S01E17
If You Can't Stand the Heat
Feb 17, 1980 60 min
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 emergenc…
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S01E18
Strike
Feb 24, 1980 60 min
A strike by the nurses at San Francisco Memorial is a threat to patient care and Gonzo's sex life.
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S01E19
It's a Wise Surgeon
Mar 2, 1980 60 min
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.
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S01E20
Short Odds
Mar 9, 1980 60 min
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.
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S01E21
Quarantine
Mar 23, 1980 60 min
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, …
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S01E22
Hot Line
Mar 30, 1980 60 min
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.

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🎭 Drama 🎬 Don Brinkley 👤 Pernell Roberts 👤 Gregory Harrison 👤 Madge Sinclair
san francisco, california hospital doctor medical drama

Questions about Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. has 7 seasons and 151 episodes total.
Trapper John, M.D. was created by Don Brinkley and first aired in 1979.
Trapper John, M.D. is a Drama series.
The cast of Trapper John, M.D. includes Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Charles Siebert, Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Trapper John, M.D. has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 22 votes.

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