List of Trapper John, M.D. episodes

The following is a list of episodes in the CBS TV series Trapper John, M.D.

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	22	September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)	March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30)
	2	18	November 23, 1980 (1980-11-23)	May 17, 1981 (1981-05-17)
	3	25	October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04)	May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)
	4	22	September 26, 1982 (1982-09-26)	April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03)
	5	22	October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02)	May 6, 1984 (1984-05-06)
	6	23	September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30)	May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05)
	7	19	October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)	September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04)

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1979–80)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Pilot"	Jackie Cooper	Don Brinkley	September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)	TBA
The first episode features pictures from the set of MASH, including a picture of Wayne Rogers as Trapper and Alan Alda as Hawkeye, which would link the series to the continuity of MASH. Both Hawkeye and Radar are referred to in the first scene. The character of Starch was also apparently in the 4077th with Trapper. This series also uses a PA Announcement character, although, similar to AfterMASH, kkto a lesser extent. Special Guest Star Roddy McDowall.
2	2	"Flashback"	Murray Golden	Don Brinkley	September 30, 1979 (1979-09-30)	V-403
Special Guest Star James Coco
3	3	"Deadly Exposure"	Joseph Penvey	Story by : Jim Rogers Teleplay by : Don Brinkley & Jim Rogers	October 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)	TBA
4	4	"Love is a Three-Way Street"	Marc Daniels	Don Brinkley	October 21, 1979 (1979-10-21)	TBA
5	5	"The Shattered Image"	Corey Allen	Shimon Wincelberg	October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)	TBA
Special Guest Star Shelley Long, who is trying to get a job at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, but despite being a brilliant nurse's aid, she finds difficulty due to her past.
6	6	"What Are Friends For?"	Ralph Senensky	Ray Brenner	November 11, 1979 (1979-11-11)	TBA
First appearance of O'Malley.
7	7	"One For My Baby"	Bernard McEveety	Charles Larson and Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	November 18, 1979 (1979-11-18)	V-409
The staff at SFMH help a teenage boy with alcoholism.
8	8	"Taxi in the Rain"	Barry Crane	Story by : Shimon Wincelberg and Larry Arnstein & David Hurwitz Teleplay by : Shimon Wincelberg	December 2, 1979 (1979-12-02)	V-410
9	9	"Licensed to Kill"	Bernard McEveety	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	December 9, 1979 (1979-12-09)	V-411
10	10	"The Surrogate"	Alex March	Don Brinkley	December 23, 1979 (1979-12-23)	V-405
11	11	"Whose Little Hero Are You?"	Robert Douglas	Don Brinkley	December 30, 1979 (1979-12-30)	V-402
12	12	"Boom!"	Seymour Robbie	Don Brinkley	January 6, 1980 (1980-01-06)	V-412
13	13	"Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?"	Ralph Levy	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	January 13, 1980 (1980-01-13)	V-406
14	14	"Missionary's Downfall"	Joseph Pevney	Story by : Ray Brenner Teleplay by : Don Brinkley	January 27, 1980 (1980-01-27)	TBA
15	15	"Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health"	Alf Kjellin	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	February 3, 1980 (1980-02-03)	TBA
16	16	"'Til Life Do Us Part"	Bernard McEveety	Jack Guss	February 10, 1980 (1980-02-10)	TBA
17	17	"If You Can't Stand the Heat"	Murray Golden	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	February 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)	TBA
18	18	"Strike!"	Alex March	Kenneth Berg	February 24, 1980 (1980-02-24)	TBA
19	19	"It's a Wise Surgeon"	Robert Douglas	Jack Guss	March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)	V-415
20	20	"Short Odds"	Murray Golden	Jeff Stuart	March 9, 1980 (1980-03-09)	V-419
21	21	"Quarantine"	Seymour Robbie	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	March 23, 1980 (1980-03-23)	V-420
22	22	"Hot Line"	Barry Crane	J.B. Hall	March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30)	V-421
Last appearance of Clara "Starch" Willoughby. "In Girl Under Glass", her character is said to have gotten married, moved away and retired. Note: Starch was written out due to Mary McCarty, who played her, having died on April 30, 1980, exactly a month after this episode.

Season 2 (1980–81)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
23	1	"Girl Under Glass: Part 1"	Bernard McEveety	Don Brinkley	November 23, 1980 (1980-11-23)	Z-501
First appearance of Ernestune Shoop. Gonzo gets romantically involved with a patient. Guest appearance: Robert Vaughn
24	2	"Girl Under Glass: Part 2"	Bernard McEveety	Don Brinkley	November 30, 1980 (1980-11-30)	Z-502
Continuation from previous episode. Second appearance of Robert Vaughn.
25	3	"Slim Chance"	Seymour Robbie	Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers	December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)	Z-503
26	4	"Call Me Irresponsible"	Robert Douglas	Charles Larson	December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21)	Z-505
27	5	"Creepy Time Gal"	Barry Crane	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	January 4, 1981 (1981-01-04)	Z-504
28	6	"Straight and Narrow"	Seymour Robbie	Barbara Avedon & Christopher Haun	January 11, 1981 (1981-01-11)	Z-506
29	7	"Earthquake"	Robert Douglas	Phil Alden Robinson & Betty Goldberg	January 18, 1981 (1981-01-18)	Z-507
30	8	"The Pagoda Cure"	Seymour Robbie	Milt Rosen	January 25, 1981 (1981-01-25)	Z-508
31	9	"Have I Got a Girl For You"	Joseph Pevney	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01)	Z-509
32	10	"Who's the Lucky Father?"	Michael Caffey	Jack Guss	February 15, 1981 (1981-02-15)	Z-510
33	11	"Family Affair"	Joseph Pevney	Story by : Paul Harrison Teleplay by : Charles Larson	February 22, 1981 (1981-02-22)	Z-511
34	12	"Finders Keepers"	Seymour Robbie	Story by : Jody Ann Ranney Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns and Jody Ann Ranney	March 8, 1981 (1981-03-08)	Z-512
35	13	"Days of Wine and Leo"	Joseph Pevney	Jack Guss	March 15, 1981 (1981-03-15)	Z-513
36	14	"A Case of the Crazies"	Seymour Robbie	James Fritzhand	March 29, 1981 (1981-03-29)	Z-514
37	15	"Second Sight"	Jeff Bleckner	Jeff Stuart	April 5, 1981 (1981-04-05)	Z-515
38	16	"King of the Road"	Bernard McEveety	Story by : Milt Rosen Teleplay by : Milt Rosen & Don Brinkley	May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03)	Z-516
39	17	"Albatross"	Michael Preece	Charles Larson	May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10)	Z-517
40	18	"Brain Child"	Barry Crane	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	May 17, 1981 (1981-05-17)	Z-518

Season 3 (1981–82)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
41	1	"That Old Gang of Mine"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Guss	October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04)
42	2	"C.O.D."	Joseph Pevney	Betty Goldberg & Phil Alden Robinson	October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11)
43	3	"Give 'Till It Hurts"	Barry Crane	Eric Edson	October 18, 1981 (1981-10-18)
44	4	"Hate is Enough"	Bernard McEveety	Don Brinkley	October 25, 1981 (1981-10-25)
45	5	"The Ego Experience"	Richard A. Colla	Story by : James Fritzhand Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart & James Fritzhand	November 8, 1981 (1981-11-08)
46	6	"Cooperative Care"	Joseph Pevney	Story by : Ken Berg & Jeff Stuart Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart	November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15)
47	7	"Is There a Doctor in the Big House?"	Bernard McEveety	Sanford Minton	November 29, 1981 (1981-11-29)
48	8	"Mother's Day" "Mother Dearest"	Alex March	Story by : Milt Rosen Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06)
49	9	"Tis the Season"	Michael Caffey	John Whelpley	December 20, 1981 (1981-12-20)
50	10	"Future Imperfect"	Vincent Sherman	Charles Larson	December 27, 1981 (1981-12-27)
51	11	"42"	Michael Caffey	Marc Sirinsky & Betty Goldberg	January 3, 1982 (1982-01-03)
52	12	"Victims"	Bernard McEveety	Jim Rogers	January 10, 1982 (1982-01-10)
53	13	"Angel of Mercy"	Leo Penn	Jeffrey Ferro	January 17, 1982 (1982-01-17)
54	14	"Danny"	Bernard McEveety	Jeffrey Ferro	January 24, 1982 (1982-01-24)
55	15	"Ladies in Waiting"	Barry Crane	Jack V. Fogarty	January 31, 1982 (1982-01-31)
56	16	"The Peter Pan Syndrome"	Seymour Robbie	Annie Carolie Schuler	February 7, 1982 (1982-02-07)
57	17	"Medicine Man"	Barry Crane	John Whelpley	February 21, 1982 (1982-02-21)
58	18	"Maybe Baby"	Seymour Robbie	Kay Bender	March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07)
59	19	"Love and Marriage"	Bob Sweeney	Sharyn Abramhoff	March 14, 1982 (1982-03-14)
60	20	"Candy Doctor"	Jeff Bleckner	Richard Morgan	March 21, 1982 (1982-03-21)
61	21	"Doctors and Other Strangers"	Bob Sweeney	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	March 28, 1982 (1982-03-28)
62	22	"A Piece of the Action"	Bernard McEveety	Brad Radnitz	April 11, 1982 (1982-04-11)
63	23	"Cause for Concern"	Michael Caffey	Kay Bender	April 18, 1982 (1982-04-18)
64	24	"John's Other Life"	Earl Bellamy	Jerry Ross	May 2, 1982 (1982-05-02)
65	25	"The One and Only"	Charles Siebert	Jeff Stuart	May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)

Season 4 (1982–83)[]

Season 5 (1983–84)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
88	1	"I Only Have Ice for You"	Charles Siebert	John Whelpley	October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02)	8-B22
89	2	"...And for Loyal and Devoted Service"	Michael Caffey	Phyllis Wapner & Nancy Bond	October 9, 1983 (1983-10-09)	2-F02
90	3	"All About Everett"	Michael Caffey	Jeff Stuart	October 16, 1983 (1983-10-16)	2-F04
91	4	"May Divorce Be with You"	Earl Bellamy	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	October 23, 1983 (1983-10-23)	2-F03
92	5	"What a Difference a Day Makes"	Earl Bellamy	Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag	October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)	2-F01
93	6	"The Final Cut"	Michael Caffey	John Whelpley	November 6, 1983 (1983-11-06)	2-F06
94	7	"Old Man Liver"	Earl Bellamy	Stewart Moss	November 13, 1983 (1983-11-13)	2-F05
95	8	"The Agony of D'Feet"	Michael Caffey	Story by : Robert Bielak Teleplay by : Robert Bielak and John Whelpley and Don Brinkley	November 20, 1983 (1983-11-20)	2-F08
96	9	"Mother Load"	Vincent Sherman	Oliver Clark	November 27, 1983 (1983-11-27)	2-F09
97	10	"Fat Chance"	Susan Oliver	Barry Pollack	December 4, 1983 (1983-12-04)	2-F07
98	11	"Supernurse"	Michael Caffey	Jeff Stuart	December 11, 1983 (1983-12-11)	2-F10
99	12	"Special Delivery"	Earl Bellamy	Story by : Kay Bender Teleplay by : John Whelpley	January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01)	2-F11
100	13	"Play Your Hunch"	Michael Caffey	Maxine Herman	January 8, 1984 (1984-01-08)	2-F12
101	14	"A Little Knife Music"	Earl Bellamy	John Whelpley	January 15, 1984 (1984-01-15)	2-F13
102	15	"Where There's a Will"	Earl Bellamy	Bruce Howard	January 29, 1984 (1984-01-29)	2-F15
103	16	"Send in the Clowns"	Michael O'Herlihy	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12)	2-F14
104	17	"This Gland is Your Gland"	Earl Bellamy	J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley	March 4, 1984 (1984-03-04)	2-F17
105	18	"The Fred Connection"	Leo Penn	Jim Mulligan	March 11, 1984 (1984-03-11)	2-F18
106	19	"The Jackpot Pays Off"	Ivan Dixon	Story by : Paul Robinson Hunter Teleplay by : Paul Robinson Hunter & Jeff Stuart	March 18, 1984 (1984-03-18)	2-F16
107	20	"I Do, I Don't"	Michael Caffey	John Whelpley	March 25, 1984 (1984-03-25)	2-F19
108	21	"It's About Time"	Leo Penn	Barry Pollack	April 1, 1984 (1984-04-01)	2-F20
109	22	"Aunt Mildred is Watching You"	Gregory Harrison	Jeff Stuart	May 6, 1984 (1984-05-06)	2-F21

Season 6 (1984–85)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
110	1	"A Change of Heart"	Michael Caffey	Barry Pollack	September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30)	3-L01
111	2	"My Son, the Doctor"	Leo Penn	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	October 14, 1984 (1984-10-14)	3-L02
112	3	"Moonlighting Becomes You"	Charles Siebert	Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns	October 21, 1984 (1984-10-21)	3-L22
113	4	"Eternally Yours"	Earl Bellamy	Holly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft	October 28, 1984 (1984-10-28)	3-L05
114	5	"School Nurse"	Michael Caffey	Pamela Douglas	November 4, 1984 (1984-11-04)	3-L04
115	6	"Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps"	Michael Caffey	Robert M. Young	November 18, 1984 (1984-11-18)	3-L06
116	7	"A Fall to Grace"	Michael Caffey	Kimmer Ringwald	November 25, 1984 (1984-11-25)	3-L08
117	8	"Promises, Promises"	Earl Bellamy	Story by : Clyde Phillips & John Whelpley Teleplay by : John Whelpley	December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09)	3-L07
118	9	"Dark Side of the Loon"	Gregory Harrison	John Whelpley	December 16, 1984 (1984-12-16)	3-L09
119	10	"Double Bubble"	Michael Caffey	Story by : Jon Breakfield Teleplay by : Nancy Bond & Jon Breakfield	December 30, 1984 (1984-12-30)	3-L10
120	11	"Long Ago and Far Away"	Earl Bellamy	Emilie R. Small & Garn Stephens	January 6, 1985 (1985-01-06)	3-L11
121	12	"Muddle of the Night"	Lorraine Senna	Nancy Bond	January 13, 1985 (1985-01-13)	3-L12
122	13	"Buckaroo Bob Rides Again"	Bob Sweeney	Kimmer Ringwald	January 20, 1985 (1985-01-20)	3-L13
123	14	"Love Thy Neighbor"	Charles Siebert	John Whelpley	February 3, 1985 (1985-02-03)	3-L13
124	15	"So Little, Gone"	Michael Caffey	Kimmer Ringwald	February 17, 1985 (1985-02-17)	3-L15
125	16	"Bad Breaks"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Barry Pollack Teleplay by : Barry Pollack & John Whelpley	February 24, 1985 (1985-02-24)	3-L16
126	17	"High Tide"	Earl Bellamy	Holly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft and Nancy Bond & Kimmer Ringwald	March 3, 1985 (1985-03-03)	3-L14
127	18	"The Unholy Ghost"	Leo Penn	Story by : Robert Malcolm Young Teleplay by : Robert Malcolm Young & Nancy Bond	March 10, 1985 (1985-03-10)	3-L17
128	19	"A False Start"	Gregory Harrison	Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag	March 17, 1985 (1985-03-17)	3-L18
129	20	"In the Eyes of the Beholder"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Barry Pollack	March 24, 1985 (1985-03-24)	3-L19
130	21	"All the King's Men" "All the King's Horses..."	Charles Siebert	Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin	March 31, 1985 (1985-03-31)	3-L20
131	22	"Go for Broker"	Gregory Harrison	Carl Sautter	April 21, 1985 (1985-04-21)	3-L21
132	23	"All of Me"	Michael Caffey	Story by : Dawn Tarnofsky Teleplay by : Nancy Bond	May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05)	3-L22

Season 7 (1985–86)[]

External links[]

Trapper John, M.D. at IMDb