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CBS · Ended

Trapper John, M.D.

Drama, Medical · 1979 · Rated 6.6/10

Last aired: S7 E19, The Elusive Butterfly · 1986-09-04

Trapper John, M.D. focuses on Dr. "Trapper" John McIntyre 28 years after his discharge from the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in the Korean War. During that time after the war, the character had mellowed considerably. He did not just learn how to stop fighting the system but became a part of it, in a sense, as the Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. Trapper showed tremendous compassion toward his patients, often violating "established hospital procedures." Working with Trapper was an aspiring young professional named Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates. Gates had a lot in common with Trapper, as he too had served in a MASH (albeit during the later Vietnam War). His sense of humor and love of life also reflected elements of Trapper's younger days. In the show, Gonzo resided in a motor home (dubbed "The Titanic") in the hospital parking lot.

Cast

Season 7

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7
E1 Game of Hearts (1) 1985-10-06 · 60 min Seventh season starts picking up scalpels again for a new round of aches, pains, romances, jealousies and assorted other problems that flood the corridors of San Francisco Memorial. In the first of a two-part episode, T.J. tackles his first artificial heart transplant. And who's that lying flat on his back awaiting the surgery? Good ol' Hoyt Axton, in a guest role. A cardiac patient who cannot risk the wait for a human heart tries his only chance, an artificial pump. As Trapper John (Pernell Roberts) prepares for his first artificial heart transplant, Gonzo (Gregory Harrison) helps him out with a personal matter, playing host to his pushy Aunt Mo (Pat Carroll). In the process he meets a beautiful doctor, Fran Brennan (Andrea Marcovicci). On part one of the season premiere of Trapper John, M.D.
E2 Game of Hearts (2) 1985-10-13 · 60 min Trapper keeps watch on the artificial-heart recipient, while Gonzo tries to convince Fran that his love for her doesn't come from pity. Trapper's artificial heart recipient (Hoyt Axton) suffers from complications; Dr. Brennan learns she has multiple sclerosis and rejects Gonzo's support.
E3 Hot Shot 1985-10-20 · 60 min Administrator Hackett (Janis Paige) refuses to hire a flashy medevac doctor. TJ. and Gonzo can't understand her reluctance until one day a secret from the man's past is revealed. The seat-of-the-pants operator of a helicopter medical-evacuation service lands with a patient in the hospital parking lot.
E4 Just Around the Corner 1985-10-27 · 60 min
E5 Friends and Lovers 1985-11-03 · 60 min Libby (Lorna Luft) is devastated to learn that an old flame is gay and an AIDS victim.
E6 The Wunderkind 1985-11-10 · 60 min
E7 A Wheel in a Wheel 1985-12-01 · 60 min
E8 The Second Best Man 1985-12-15 · 60 min
E9 Billboard Barney 1985-12-29 · 60 min
E10 Going, Going, Gonzo 1986-01-05 · 60 min
E11 Heart and Seoul 1986-01-28 · 60 min North Korea prevents a kidney donor from traveling to the U.S., which means Trapper (Pernell Roberts) must go to Seoul, where he encounters his wartime flame.
E12 Life, Death and Dr. Christmas 1986-02-18 · 60 min
E13 Judgment Day 1986-03-04 · 60 min
E14 Fall of the Wild 1986-03-11 · 60 min
E15 The Curmudgeon 1986-03-18 · 60 min
E16 Self-Diagnosis 1986-08-14 · 60 min
E17 Research and Destroy 1986-08-21 · 60 min
E18 Strange Bedfellows 1986-08-28 · 60 min
E19 The Elusive Butterfly 1986-09-04 · 60 min

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