Don Brinkley
Director
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Season 4
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.
Released Sept. 23, 1979
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
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Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Don't Rain on My Charade
When Melanie's mother comes for a surprise visit, Trapper learns that Melanie has kept their divorce a secret from her for the last six years. Gonzo suggests that a doctor should work as a nurse for a week to get a better idea of the problems they are having, and he gets volunteered for the job.
Sept. 26, 1982, midnight
S4E2 - Truth and Consequences (1)
Oct. 3, 1982, midnight
S4E3 - Truth and Consequences (2)
Oct. 10, 1982, midnight
S4E4 - Three on a Mismatch
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.
Oct. 17, 1982, midnight
S4E5 - The Object of My Affliction
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
Oct. 24, 1982, midnight
S4E6 - You Pays Your Money
A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
Oct. 31, 1982, midnight
S4E7 - The Ransom
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
Nov. 7, 1982, midnight
S4E8 - Thanks for Giving
On a foggy Thanksgiving, Slocum hits Trapper with his car. As John fights for his life, staff members recall (in flashbacks) reasons they have to be thankful for his friendship and help.
Nov. 21, 1982, midnight
S4E9 - The Good Life
Doctor Albright dies from a heart attack. Gonzo and Shoop send Trapper on vacation to Geneva Springs. While Trapper substitutes for a small-town doctor, Riverside is fired and a former patient of Trapper's needs heart surgery.
Nov. 28, 1982, midnight
S4E10 - Getting to Know You
Talented neurosurgeon Russ Brandis enduring a deadly disease and fits of rage he shows are due to the drugs he must take. The surgeon's personal problems are uncovered as Riverside and Gonzo try to recruit him for the hospital staff.
Dec. 12, 1982, midnight
S4E11 - Russians and Ruses
A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
Dec. 19, 1982, midnight
S4E12 - Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
Jan. 2, 1983, midnight
S4E13 - Baby on the Line
A baby admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection turns out to be a hermaphrodite, sparking a battle between the parents over which sex it should be.
Jan. 9, 1983, midnight
S4E14 - It Only Hurts When I Love
When Gloria Brancusi learns that Andrea, the orphan girl, has come back to the hospital as a patient her first reaction is to run away. Gloria has second thoughts after deciding to adopt the troubled orphan.
Jan. 16, 1983, midnight
S4E15 - Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
Jan. 23, 1983, midnight
S4E16 - Forget Me Not
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
Jan. 30, 1983, midnight
S4E17 - The Spy Who Bugged Me
Gonzo's professional confidence and bedside manner are affected by a malpractice lawsuit, after a young patient asserts he has begun to feel worse from an emergency operation made him. A patient is mistaken for a hospital inspector.
Feb. 13, 1983, midnight
S4E18 - Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
Feb. 20, 1983, midnight
S4E19 - Blue Genes
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
March 13, 1983, midnight
S4E20 - Primetime
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
March 20, 1983, midnight
S4E21 - Friends in High Places
Gonzo starts dating a high society woman who tries to convince him to leave the hospital and set up a private practice. She also talks him into selling the Titanic to Jackpot.
March 27, 1983, midnight
S4E22 - South Side Story
Gonzo runs out of gas in front of a decrepit apartment building where a woman has been injured on the broken stairs. When he traces ownership to SFM and brings it to the board, they agree to do something - tear down the building and put up condos.
April 3, 1983, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 23, 1979
Last Air Date: Sept. 4, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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