List of Trapper John, M.D. episodes

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

Much like its parent show M*A*S*H, some episodes were held over from past seasons. Four episodes from Season 3 were filmed towards the end of Season 2, one episode from Season 4 was filmed towards the end of Season 3, and one episode from Season 5 was filmed towards the end of Season 4.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30)
218November 23, 1980 (1980-11-23)May 17, 1981 (1981-05-17)
325October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04)May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)
422September 26, 1982 (1982-09-26)April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03)
522October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02)May 6, 1984 (1984-05-06)
623September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30)May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05)
719October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04)

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Season 1 (1979–80)

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11"Pilot"Jackie CooperDon BrinkleySeptember 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)A-910
The first episode features pictures from the set of M*A*S*H, including a picture of Wayne Rogers as Trapper and Alan Alda as Hawkeye, which would link the series to the continuity of M*A*S*H. 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, to a lesser extent. Special Guest Star Roddy McDowall.
22"Flashback"Murray GoldenErik TarloffSeptember 30, 1979 (1979-09-30)V-403
Special Guest Star James Coco
33"Deadly Exposure"Joseph PenveyStory by : Jim Rogers
Teleplay by : Don Brinkley & Jim Rogers
October 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)V-407
44"Love is a Three-Way Street"Marc DanielsDon BrinkleyOctober 21, 1979 (1979-10-21)V-401
55"The Shattered Image"Corey AllenShimon WincelbergOctober 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)V-404
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.
66"What Are Friends For?"Ralph SenenskyRay BrennerNovember 11, 1979 (1979-11-11)V-408
First appearance of O'Malley.
77"One For My Baby"Bernard McEveetyCharles Larson and Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsNovember 18, 1979 (1979-11-18)V-409
The staff at SFMH help a teenage boy with alcoholism.
88"Taxi in the Rain"Barry CraneStory by : Shimon Wincelberg and Larry Arnstein & David Hurwitz
Teleplay by : Shimon Wincelberg
December 2, 1979 (1979-12-02)V-410
99"Licensed to Kill"Bernard McEveetyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsDecember 9, 1979 (1979-12-09)V-411
1010"The Surrogate"Alex MarchDon BrinkleyDecember 23, 1979 (1979-12-23)V-405
1111"Whose Little Hero Are You?"Robert DouglasDon BrinkleyDecember 30, 1979 (1979-12-30)V-402
1212"Boom!"Seymour RobbieDon BrinkleyJanuary 6, 1980 (1980-01-06)V-412
1313"Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?"Ralph LevyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsJanuary 13, 1980 (1980-01-13)V-406
1414"Missionary's Downfall"Joseph PevneyStory by : Ray Brenner
Teleplay by : Don Brinkley
January 27, 1980 (1980-01-27)V-414
1515"Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health"Alf KjellinDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsFebruary 3, 1980 (1980-02-03)V-413
1616"'Til Life Do Us Part"Bernard McEveetyJack GussFebruary 10, 1980 (1980-02-10)V-417
1717"If You Can't Stand the Heat"Murray GoldenDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsFebruary 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)V-416
1818"Strike!"Alex MarchKenneth BergFebruary 24, 1980 (1980-02-24)V-418
1919"It's a Wise Surgeon"Robert DouglasJack GussMarch 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)V-415
2020"Short Odds"Murray GoldenJeff StuartMarch 9, 1980 (1980-03-09)V-419
2121"Quarantine"Seymour RobbieDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsMarch 23, 1980 (1980-03-23)V-420
2222"Hot Line"Barry CraneJ.B. HallMarch 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)

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231"Girl Under Glass: Part 1"Bernard McEveetyDon BrinkleyNovember 23, 1980 (1980-11-23)Z-501

First appearance of Ernestine Shoop. Gonzo gets romantically involved with a patient.

Guest appearance: Robert Vaughn
242"Girl Under Glass: Part 2"Bernard McEveetyDon BrinkleyNovember 30, 1980 (1980-11-30)Z-502
Continuation from previous episode. Second appearance of Robert Vaughn.
253"Slim Chance"Seymour RobbieJudy Merl & Paul Eric MyersDecember 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)Z-503
264"Call Me Irresponsible"Robert DouglasCharles LarsonDecember 21, 1980 (1980-12-21)Z-505
275"Creepy Time Gal"Barry CraneDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsJanuary 4, 1981 (1981-01-04)Z-504
286"Straight and Narrow"Seymour RobbieBarbara Avedon & Christopher HaunJanuary 11, 1981 (1981-01-11)Z-506
297"Earthquake"Robert DouglasPhil Alden Robinson & Betty GoldbergJanuary 18, 1981 (1981-01-18)Z-507
308"The Pagoda Cure"Seymour RobbieMilt RosenJanuary 25, 1981 (1981-01-25)Z-508
319"Have I Got a Girl For You"Joseph PevneyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsFebruary 1, 1981 (1981-02-01)Z-509
3210"Who's the Lucky Father?"Michael CaffeyJack GussFebruary 15, 1981 (1981-02-15)Z-510
3311"Family Affair"Joseph PevneyStory by : Paul Harrison
Teleplay by : Charles Larson
February 22, 1981 (1981-02-22)Z-511
3412"Finders Keepers"Seymour RobbieStory by : Jody Ann Ranney
Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns and Jody Ann Ranney
March 8, 1981 (1981-03-08)Z-512
3513"Days of Wine and Leo"Joseph PevneyJack GussMarch 15, 1981 (1981-03-15)Z-513
3614"A Case of the Crazies"Seymour RobbieJames FritzhandMarch 29, 1981 (1981-03-29)Z-514
3715"Second Sight"Jeff BlecknerJeff StuartApril 5, 1981 (1981-04-05)Z-515
3816"King of the Road"Bernard McEveetyStory by : Milt Rosen
Teleplay by : Milt Rosen & Don Brinkley
May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03)Z-516
3917"Albatross"Michael PreeceCharles LarsonMay 10, 1981 (1981-05-10)Z-517
4018"Brain Child"Barry CraneDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsMay 17, 1981 (1981-05-17)Z-518

Season 3 (1981–82)

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411"That Old Gang of Mine"Bob SweeneyJack GussOctober 4, 1981 (1981-10-04)Z-521
422"C.O.D."Joseph PevneyBetty Goldberg & Phil Alden RobinsonOctober 11, 1981 (1981-10-11)Z-522
433"Give 'Till It Hurts"Barry CraneEric EdsonOctober 18, 1981 (1981-10-18)Z-520
444"Hate Is Enough"Bernard McEveetyDon BrinkleyOctober 25, 1981 (1981-10-25)1-M01
455"The Ego Experience"Richard A. CollaStory by : James Fritzhand
Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart & James Fritzhand
November 8, 1981 (1981-11-08)1-M02
466"Cooperative Care"Joseph PevneyStory by : Ken Berg & Jeff Stuart
Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart
November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15)Z-519
477"Is There a Doctor in the Big House?"Bernard McEveetySanford MintonNovember 29, 1981 (1981-11-29)1-M03
488"Mother Dearest"Alex MarchStory by : Milt Rosen
Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06)1-M05
499"'Tis the Season"
"The Season"
Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyDecember 20, 1981 (1981-12-20)1-M04
5010"Future Imperfect"Vincent ShermanCharles LarsonDecember 27, 1981 (1981-12-27)1-M06
5111"42"Michael CaffeyStory by : Marc Sirinsky & Betty Goldberg
Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart
January 3, 1982 (1982-01-03)1-M07
5212"Victims"Bernard McEveetyJim RogersJanuary 10, 1982 (1982-01-10)1-M08
5313"Angel of Mercy"Leo PennJeffrey FerroJanuary 17, 1982 (1982-01-17)1-M09
5414"Danny"Bernard McEveetyJeffrey FerroJanuary 24, 1982 (1982-01-24)1-M10
5515"Ladies in Waiting"Barry CraneJack V. FogartyJanuary 31, 1982 (1982-01-31)1-M11
5616"The Peter Pan Syndrome"Seymour RobbieAnnie Caroline SchulerFebruary 7, 1982 (1982-02-07)1-M12
5717"Medicine Man"Barry CraneJohn WhelpleyFebruary 21, 1982 (1982-02-21)1-M13
5818"Maybe Baby"Seymour RobbieKay BenderMarch 7, 1982 (1982-03-07)1-M14
5919"Love and Marriage"Bob SweeneySharyn AbramhoffMarch 14, 1982 (1982-03-14)1-M15
6020"Candy Doctor"Jeff BlecknerRichard MorganMarch 21, 1982 (1982-03-21)1-M16
6121"Doctors and Other Strangers"Bob SweeneyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsMarch 28, 1982 (1982-03-28)1-M17
6222"A Piece of the Action"Bernard McEveetyBrad RadnitzApril 11, 1982 (1982-04-11)1-M18
6323"Cause for Concern"Michael CaffeyKay BenderApril 18, 1982 (1982-04-18)1-M20
6424"John's Other Life"Earl BellamyJerry RossMay 2, 1982 (1982-05-02)1-M21
6525"The One and Only"Charles SiebertJeff StuartMay 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)1-M22

Season 4 (1982–83)

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661"Don't Rain on My Charade"Earl BellamyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsSeptember 26, 1982 (1982-09-26)1-M19
672"Truth and Consequences: Part 1"Earl BellamyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 3, 1982 (1982-10-03)8-B02
683"Truth and Consequences: Part 2"Earl BellamyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 10, 1982 (1982-10-10)8-B03
694"Three on a Mismatch"Michael CaffeyJeff StuartOctober 17, 1982 (1982-10-17)8-B01
705"The Object of My Affliction"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyOctober 24, 1982 (1982-10-24)8-B04
716"You Pays Your Money"Earl BellamyKay BenderOctober 31, 1982 (1982-10-31)8-B05
727"The Ransom"Barry CraneStory by : Jeffrey Ferro
Teleplay by : Jeffrey Ferro & Jeff Stuart
November 7, 1982 (1982-11-07)8-B07
738"Thanks for Giving"Michael CaffeyPhyllis Wapner & Nancy BondNovember 21, 1982 (1982-11-21)8-B06
749"The Good Life"Michael CaffeyDeborah Gilliand & Robert SonntagNovember 28, 1982 (1982-11-28)8-B08
7510"Getting to Know You"Barry CraneMartin DonovanDecember 12, 1982 (1982-12-12)8-B09
7611"Russians and Ruses"Michael CaffeyEmilie Small & Garn StephensDecember 19, 1982 (1982-12-19)8-B10
7712"Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyJanuary 2, 1983 (1983-01-02)8-B12
7813"Baby on the Line"Bernard McEveetyElaine NewmanJanuary 9, 1983 (1983-01-09)8-B11
7914"It Only Hurts When I Love"Bernard McEveetyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsJanuary 16, 1983 (1983-01-16)8-B13
8015"Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow"Vincent ShermanJeff StuartJanuary 23, 1983 (1983-01-23)8-B14
8116"Forget Me Not"Leo PennJohn WhelpleyJanuary 30, 1983 (1983-01-30)8-B16
8217"The Spy Who Bugged Me"Michael CaffeyJ. Miyoko Hensley & Steven HensleyFebruary 13, 1983 (1983-02-13)8-B15
8318"Pasts Imperfect"Gregory HarrisonStory by : Robert Bielak
Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns & Jeff Stuart and Robert Bielak
February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20)8-B17
8419"Primetime"Bernard McEveetyNancy Bond & Phyllis WapnerMarch 13, 1983 (1983-03-13)8-B18
8520"Blue Genes"Earl BellamyDeborah Gilliand & Robert SonntagMarch 20, 1983 (1983-03-20)8-B19
8621"Friends in High Places"Bernard McEveetyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsMarch 27, 1983 (1983-03-27)8-B20
8722"South Side Story"Earl BellamyJeff StuartApril 3, 1983 (1983-04-03)8-B21

Season 5 (1983–84)

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881"I Only Have Ice for You"Charles SiebertJohn WhelpleyOctober 2, 1983 (1983-10-02)8-B22
892"...And for Loyal and Devoted Service"Michael CaffeyPhyllis Wapner & Nancy BondOctober 9, 1983 (1983-10-09)2-F02
903"All About Everett"Michael CaffeyJeff StuartOctober 16, 1983 (1983-10-16)2-F04
914"May Divorce Be with You"Earl BellamyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 23, 1983 (1983-10-23)2-F03
925"What a Difference a Day Makes"Earl BellamyDeborah Gilliland & Robert SonntagOctober 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)2-F01
936"The Final Cut"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyNovember 6, 1983 (1983-11-06)2-F06
947"Old Man Liver"Earl BellamyStewart MossNovember 13, 1983 (1983-11-13)2-F05
958"The Agony of D'Feet"Michael CaffeyStory by : Robert Bielak
Teleplay by : Robert Bielak and John Whelpley and Don Brinkley
November 20, 1983 (1983-11-20)2-F08
969"Mother Load"Vincent ShermanOliver ClarkNovember 27, 1983 (1983-11-27)2-F09
9710"Fat Chance"Susan OliverBarry PollackDecember 4, 1983 (1983-12-04)2-F07
9811"Supernurse"Michael CaffeyJeff StuartDecember 11, 1983 (1983-12-11)2-F10
9912"Special Delivery"Earl BellamyStory by : Kay Bender
Teleplay by : John Whelpley
January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01)2-F11
10013"Play Your Hunch"Michael CaffeyMaxine HermanJanuary 8, 1984 (1984-01-08)2-F12
10114"A Little Knife Music"Earl BellamyJohn WhelpleyJanuary 15, 1984 (1984-01-15)2-F13
10215"Where There's a Will"Earl BellamyBruce HowardJanuary 29, 1984 (1984-01-29)2-F15
10316"Send in the Clowns"Michael O'HerlihyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsFebruary 12, 1984 (1984-02-12)2-F14
10417"This Gland is Your Gland"Earl BellamyJ. Miyoko Hensley & Steven HensleyMarch 4, 1984 (1984-03-04)2-F17
10518"The Fred Connection"Leo PennJim MulliganMarch 11, 1984 (1984-03-11)2-F18
10619"The Jackpot Pays Off"Ivan DixonStory by : Paul Robinson Hunter
Teleplay by : Paul Robinson Hunter & Jeff Stuart
March 18, 1984 (1984-03-18)2-F16
10720"I Do, I Don't"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyMarch 25, 1984 (1984-03-25)2-F19
10821"It's About Time"Leo PennBarry PollackApril 1, 1984 (1984-04-01)2-F20
10922"Aunt Mildred is Watching You"Gregory HarrisonJeff StuartMay 6, 1984 (1984-05-06)2-F21

Season 6 (1984–85)

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1101"A Change of Heart"Michael CaffeyBarry PollackSeptember 30, 1984 (1984-09-30)3-L01
1112"My Son, the Doctor"Leo PennDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 14, 1984 (1984-10-14)3-L02
1123"Moonlighting Becomes You"Charles SiebertDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 21, 1984 (1984-10-21)2-F22
1134"Eternally Yours"Earl BellamyHolly Durham & Greg ThorneycroftOctober 28, 1984 (1984-10-28)3-L05
1145"School Nurse"Michael CaffeyPamela DouglasNovember 4, 1984 (1984-11-04)3-L04
1156"Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps"Michael CaffeyRobert M. YoungNovember 18, 1984 (1984-11-18)3-L06
1167"A Fall to Grace"Michael CaffeyKimmer RingwaldNovember 25, 1984 (1984-11-25)3-L08
1178"Promises, Promises"Earl BellamyStory by : Clyde Phillips & John Whelpley
Teleplay by : John Whelpley
December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09)3-L07
1189"Dark Side of the Loon"Gregory HarrisonJohn WhelpleyDecember 16, 1984 (1984-12-16)3-L09
11910"Double Bubble"Michael CaffeyStory by : Jon Breakfield
Teleplay by : Nancy Bond & Jon Breakfield
December 30, 1984 (1984-12-30)3-L10
12011"Long Ago and Far Away"Earl BellamyEmilie R. Small & Garn StephensJanuary 6, 1985 (1985-01-06)3-L11
12112"Muddle of the Knight"Lorraine SennaNancy BondJanuary 13, 1985 (1985-01-13)3-L12
12213"Buckaroo Bob Rides Again"Bob SweeneyKimmer RingwaldJanuary 20, 1985 (1985-01-20)3-L03
12314"Love Thy Neighbor"Charles SiebertJohn WhelpleyFebruary 3, 1985 (1985-02-03)3-L13
12415"So Little, Gone"Michael CaffeyKimmer RingwaldFebruary 17, 1985 (1985-02-17)3-L15
12516"Bad Breaks"Walter GraumanStory by : Barry Pollack
Teleplay by : Barry Pollack & John Whelpley
February 24, 1985 (1985-02-24)3-L16
12617"High Time"Earl BellamyHolly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft and Nancy Bond & Kimmer RingwaldMarch 3, 1985 (1985-03-03)3-L14
12718"The Unholy Ghost"Leo PennStory by : Robert Malcolm Young
Teleplay by : Robert Malcolm Young & Nancy Bond
March 10, 1985 (1985-03-10)3-L17
12819"A False Start"Gregory HarrisonDeborah Gilliland & Robert SonntagMarch 17, 1985 (1985-03-17)3-L18
12920"In the Eyes of the Beholder"Arthur Allan SeidelmanBarry PollackMarch 24, 1985 (1985-03-24)3-L19
13021"All the King's Men"
"All the King's Horses..."
Charles SiebertGene O'Neill & Noreen TobinMarch 31, 1985 (1985-03-31)3-L20
13122"Go for Broker"Gregory HarrisonCarl SautterApril 21, 1985 (1985-04-21)3-L21
13223"All of Me"Michael CaffeyStory by : Dawn Tarnofsky
Teleplay by : Nancy Bond
May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05)3-L22

Season 7 (1985–86)

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1331"Game of Hearts: Part 1"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyOctober 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)4-J01
1342"Game of Hearts: Part 2"Michael CaffeyDon Brinkley & Frank GlicksmanOctober 13, 1985 (1985-10-13)4-J02
1353"Hot Shot"Michael CaffeyDeborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria JohnsOctober 20, 1985 (1985-10-20)4-J04
1364"Just Around the Corner"Leo PennBarry PollackOctober 27, 1985 (1985-10-27)4-J05
1375"Friends and Lovers"Leo PennCarl Sautter & Carol FrankNovember 3, 1985 (1985-11-03)4-J07
1386"The Wunderkind"Leo PennKimmer RingwaldNovember 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)4-J03
1397"A Wheel Within a Wheel"Michael CaffeyGeorge O'Neill & Noreen TobinDecember 1, 1985 (1985-12-01)4-J06
1408"The Second Best Man"Joseph PevneyKimmer RingwaldDecember 15, 1985 (1985-12-15)4-J08
1419"Billboard Barney"Howard MorrisRobert M. Young (s/t)
Kimmer Ringwald (s)
December 29, 1985 (1985-12-29)4-J10
14210"Going, Going, Gonzo"Victor LobiJohn WhelpleyJanuary 5, 1986 (1986-01-05)4-J11
14311"Heart and Seoul"Charles SiebertNancy Bond (t) & John Breckfield (s/t) & Robert C. Thompson (s/t)January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28)4-J09
14412"Life, Death and Dr. Christmas"Howard MorrisKimmer RingwaldFebruary 18, 1986 (1986-02-18)4-J12
14513"Judgment Day"Michael CaffeyJohn WhelpleyMarch 4, 1986 (1986-03-04)4-J15
14614"Fall of the Wild"Victor LobiNancy Bond (t) & Deborah Zoe Dawson (s) & Victoria Johns (s) & Kimmer Ringwald (t) & John Whelpley (t)March 11, 1986 (1986-03-11)4-J14
14715"The Curmudgeon"Douglas E. WiseKimmer RingwaldMarch 18, 1986 (1986-03-18)4-J18
14816"Self-Diagnosis"Michael CaffeyLawrence Levy (s/t) & Don Brinkley (t)August 14, 1986 (1986-08-14)4-J17
14917"Research and Destroy"Michael CaffeyNancy Bond (t) & Deborah Zoe Dawson (s) & Victoria Johns (s) & Kimmer Ringwald (s) & John Whelpley (t)August 21, 1986 (1986-08-21)4-J13
15018"Strange Bedfellows"Charles SiebertBarry PollackAugust 28, 1986 (1986-08-28)4-J19
15119"The Elusive Butterfly"Charles S. DubinGene O'Neill & Noreen TobinSeptember 4, 1986 (1986-09-04)4-J16
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