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
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (1979–80)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jackie Cooper | Don Brinkley | September 23, 1979 | 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. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Flashback" | Murray Golden | Erik Tarloff | September 30, 1979 | 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 | V-407 |
4 | 4 | "Love is a Three-Way Street" | Marc Daniels | Don Brinkley | October 21, 1979 | V-401 |
5 | 5 | "The Shattered Image" | Corey Allen | Shimon Wincelberg | October 28, 1979 | 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. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "What Are Friends For?" | Ralph Senensky | Ray Brenner | November 11, 1979 | V-408 |
First appearance of O'Malley. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "One For My Baby" | Bernard McEveety | Charles Larson and Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | November 18, 1979 | 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 | V-410 |
9 | 9 | "Licensed to Kill" | Bernard McEveety | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | December 9, 1979 | V-411 |
10 | 10 | "The Surrogate" | Alex March | Don Brinkley | December 23, 1979 | V-405 |
11 | 11 | "Whose Little Hero Are You?" | Robert Douglas | Don Brinkley | December 30, 1979 | V-402 |
12 | 12 | "Boom!" | Seymour Robbie | Don Brinkley | January 6, 1980 | V-412 |
13 | 13 | "Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?" | Ralph Levy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | January 13, 1980 | V-406 |
14 | 14 | "Missionary's Downfall" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Ray Brenner Teleplay by : Don Brinkley | January 27, 1980 | V-414 |
15 | 15 | "Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health" | Alf Kjellin | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | February 3, 1980 | V-413 |
16 | 16 | "'Til Life Do Us Part" | Bernard McEveety | Jack Guss | February 10, 1980 | V-417 |
17 | 17 | "If You Can't Stand the Heat" | Murray Golden | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | February 17, 1980 | V-416 |
18 | 18 | "Strike!" | Alex March | Kenneth Berg | February 24, 1980 | V-418 |
19 | 19 | "It's a Wise Surgeon" | Robert Douglas | Jack Guss | March 2, 1980 | V-415 |
20 | 20 | "Short Odds" | Murray Golden | Jeff Stuart | March 9, 1980 | V-419 |
21 | 21 | "Quarantine" | Seymour Robbie | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | March 23, 1980 | V-420 |
22 | 22 | "Hot Line" | Barry Crane | J.B. Hall | March 30, 1980 | 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)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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23 | 1 | "Girl Under Glass: Part 1" | Bernard McEveety | Don Brinkley | November 23, 1980 | Z-501 |
First appearance of Ernestine 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 | 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 | Z-503 |
26 | 4 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | Robert Douglas | Charles Larson | December 21, 1980 | Z-505 |
27 | 5 | "Creepy Time Gal" | Barry Crane | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | January 4, 1981 | Z-504 |
28 | 6 | "Straight and Narrow" | Seymour Robbie | Barbara Avedon & Christopher Haun | January 11, 1981 | Z-506 |
29 | 7 | "Earthquake" | Robert Douglas | Phil Alden Robinson & Betty Goldberg | January 18, 1981 | Z-507 |
30 | 8 | "The Pagoda Cure" | Seymour Robbie | Milt Rosen | January 25, 1981 | Z-508 |
31 | 9 | "Have I Got a Girl For You" | Joseph Pevney | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | February 1, 1981 | Z-509 |
32 | 10 | "Who's the Lucky Father?" | Michael Caffey | Jack Guss | February 15, 1981 | Z-510 |
33 | 11 | "Family Affair" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Paul Harrison Teleplay by : Charles Larson | February 22, 1981 | 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 | Z-512 |
35 | 13 | "Days of Wine and Leo" | Joseph Pevney | Jack Guss | March 15, 1981 | Z-513 |
36 | 14 | "A Case of the Crazies" | Seymour Robbie | James Fritzhand | March 29, 1981 | Z-514 |
37 | 15 | "Second Sight" | Jeff Bleckner | Jeff Stuart | April 5, 1981 | Z-515 |
38 | 16 | "King of the Road" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : Milt Rosen Teleplay by : Milt Rosen & Don Brinkley | May 3, 1981 | Z-516 |
39 | 17 | "Albatross" | Michael Preece | Charles Larson | May 10, 1981 | Z-517 |
40 | 18 | "Brain Child" | Barry Crane | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | May 17, 1981 | Z-518 |
Season 3 (1981–82)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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41 | 1 | "That Old Gang of Mine" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Guss | October 4, 1981 | Z-521 |
42 | 2 | "C.O.D." | Joseph Pevney | Betty Goldberg & Phil Alden Robinson | October 11, 1981 | Z-522 |
43 | 3 | "Give 'Till It Hurts" | Barry Crane | Eric Edson | October 18, 1981 | Z-520 |
44 | 4 | "Hate Is Enough" | Bernard McEveety | Don Brinkley | October 25, 1981 | 1-M01 |
45 | 5 | "The Ego Experience" | Richard A. Colla | Story by : James Fritzhand Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart & James Fritzhand | November 8, 1981 | 1-M02 |
46 | 6 | "Cooperative Care" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Ken Berg & Jeff Stuart Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart | November 15, 1981 | Z-519 |
47 | 7 | "Is There a Doctor in the Big House?" | Bernard McEveety | Sanford Minton | November 29, 1981 | 1-M03 |
48 | 8 | "Mother Dearest" | Alex March | Story by : Milt Rosen Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | December 6, 1981 | 1-M05 |
49 | 9 | "'Tis the Season" "The Season" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | December 20, 1981 | 1-M04 |
50 | 10 | "Future Imperfect" | Vincent Sherman | Charles Larson | December 27, 1981 | 1-M06 |
51 | 11 | "42" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Marc Sirinsky & Betty Goldberg Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart | January 3, 1982 | 1-M07 |
52 | 12 | "Victims" | Bernard McEveety | Jim Rogers | January 10, 1982 | 1-M08 |
53 | 13 | "Angel of Mercy" | Leo Penn | Jeffrey Ferro | January 17, 1982 | 1-M09 |
54 | 14 | "Danny" | Bernard McEveety | Jeffrey Ferro | January 24, 1982 | 1-M10 |
55 | 15 | "Ladies in Waiting" | Barry Crane | Jack V. Fogarty | January 31, 1982 | 1-M11 |
56 | 16 | "The Peter Pan Syndrome" | Seymour Robbie | Annie Caroline Schuler | February 7, 1982 | 1-M12 |
57 | 17 | "Medicine Man" | Barry Crane | John Whelpley | February 21, 1982 | 1-M13 |
58 | 18 | "Maybe Baby" | Seymour Robbie | Kay Bender | March 7, 1982 | 1-M14 |
59 | 19 | "Love and Marriage" | Bob Sweeney | Sharyn Abramhoff | March 14, 1982 | 1-M15 |
60 | 20 | "Candy Doctor" | Jeff Bleckner | Richard Morgan | March 21, 1982 | 1-M16 |
61 | 21 | "Doctors and Other Strangers" | Bob Sweeney | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | March 28, 1982 | 1-M17 |
62 | 22 | "A Piece of the Action" | Bernard McEveety | Brad Radnitz | April 11, 1982 | 1-M18 |
63 | 23 | "Cause for Concern" | Michael Caffey | Kay Bender | April 18, 1982 | 1-M20 |
64 | 24 | "John's Other Life" | Earl Bellamy | Jerry Ross | May 2, 1982 | 1-M21 |
65 | 25 | "The One and Only" | Charles Siebert | Jeff Stuart | May 16, 1982 | 1-M22 |
Season 4 (1982–83)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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66 | 1 | "Don't Rain on My Charade" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | September 26, 1982 | 1-M19 |
67 | 2 | "Truth and Consequences: Part 1" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 3, 1982 | 8-B02 |
68 | 3 | "Truth and Consequences: Part 2" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 10, 1982 | 8-B03 |
69 | 4 | "Three on a Mismatch" | Michael Caffey | Jeff Stuart | October 17, 1982 | 8-B01 |
70 | 5 | "The Object of My Affliction" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | October 24, 1982 | 8-B04 |
71 | 6 | "You Pays Your Money" | Earl Bellamy | Kay Bender | October 31, 1982 | 8-B05 |
72 | 7 | "The Ransom" | Barry Crane | Story by : Jeffrey Ferro Teleplay by : Jeffrey Ferro & Jeff Stuart | November 7, 1982 | 8-B07 |
73 | 8 | "Thanks for Giving" | Michael Caffey | Phyllis Wapner & Nancy Bond | November 21, 1982 | 8-B06 |
74 | 9 | "The Good Life" | Michael Caffey | Deborah Gilliand & Robert Sonntag | November 28, 1982 | 8-B08 |
75 | 10 | "Getting to Know You" | Barry Crane | Martin Donovan | December 12, 1982 | 8-B09 |
76 | 11 | "Russians and Ruses" | Michael Caffey | Emilie Small & Garn Stephens | December 19, 1982 | 8-B10 |
77 | 12 | "Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | January 2, 1983 | 8-B12 |
78 | 13 | "Baby on the Line" | Bernard McEveety | Elaine Newman | January 9, 1983 | 8-B11 |
79 | 14 | "It Only Hurts When I Love" | Bernard McEveety | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | January 16, 1983 | 8-B13 |
80 | 15 | "Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Vincent Sherman | Jeff Stuart | January 23, 1983 | 8-B14 |
81 | 16 | "Forget Me Not" | Leo Penn | John Whelpley | January 30, 1983 | 8-B16 |
82 | 17 | "The Spy Who Bugged Me" | Michael Caffey | J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley | February 13, 1983 | 8-B15 |
83 | 18 | "Pasts Imperfect" | Gregory Harrison | Story by : Robert Bielak Teleplay by : Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns & Jeff Stuart and Robert Bielak | February 20, 1983 | 8-B17 |
84 | 19 | "Primetime" | Bernard McEveety | Nancy Bond & Phyllis Wapner | March 13, 1983 | 8-B18 |
85 | 20 | "Blue Genes" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Gilliand & Robert Sonntag | March 20, 1983 | 8-B19 |
86 | 21 | "Friends in High Places" | Bernard McEveety | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | March 27, 1983 | 8-B20 |
87 | 22 | "South Side Story" | Earl Bellamy | Jeff Stuart | April 3, 1983 | 8-B21 |
Season 5 (1983–84)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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88 | 1 | "I Only Have Ice for You" | Charles Siebert | John Whelpley | October 2, 1983 | 8-B22 |
89 | 2 | "...And for Loyal and Devoted Service" | Michael Caffey | Phyllis Wapner & Nancy Bond | October 9, 1983 | 2-F02 |
90 | 3 | "All About Everett" | Michael Caffey | Jeff Stuart | October 16, 1983 | 2-F04 |
91 | 4 | "May Divorce Be with You" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 23, 1983 | 2-F03 |
92 | 5 | "What a Difference a Day Makes" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag | October 30, 1983 | 2-F01 |
93 | 6 | "The Final Cut" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | November 6, 1983 | 2-F06 |
94 | 7 | "Old Man Liver" | Earl Bellamy | Stewart Moss | November 13, 1983 | 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 | 2-F08 |
96 | 9 | "Mother Load" | Vincent Sherman | Oliver Clark | November 27, 1983 | 2-F09 |
97 | 10 | "Fat Chance" | Susan Oliver | Barry Pollack | December 4, 1983 | 2-F07 |
98 | 11 | "Supernurse" | Michael Caffey | Jeff Stuart | December 11, 1983 | 2-F10 |
99 | 12 | "Special Delivery" | Earl Bellamy | Story by : Kay Bender Teleplay by : John Whelpley | January 1, 1984 | 2-F11 |
100 | 13 | "Play Your Hunch" | Michael Caffey | Maxine Herman | January 8, 1984 | 2-F12 |
101 | 14 | "A Little Knife Music" | Earl Bellamy | John Whelpley | January 15, 1984 | 2-F13 |
102 | 15 | "Where There's a Will" | Earl Bellamy | Bruce Howard | January 29, 1984 | 2-F15 |
103 | 16 | "Send in the Clowns" | Michael O'Herlihy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | February 12, 1984 | 2-F14 |
104 | 17 | "This Gland is Your Gland" | Earl Bellamy | J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley | March 4, 1984 | 2-F17 |
105 | 18 | "The Fred Connection" | Leo Penn | Jim Mulligan | March 11, 1984 | 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 | 2-F16 |
107 | 20 | "I Do, I Don't" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | March 25, 1984 | 2-F19 |
108 | 21 | "It's About Time" | Leo Penn | Barry Pollack | April 1, 1984 | 2-F20 |
109 | 22 | "Aunt Mildred is Watching You" | Gregory Harrison | Jeff Stuart | May 6, 1984 | 2-F21 |
Season 6 (1984–85)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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110 | 1 | "A Change of Heart" | Michael Caffey | Barry Pollack | September 30, 1984 | 3-L01 |
111 | 2 | "My Son, the Doctor" | Leo Penn | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 14, 1984 | 3-L02 |
112 | 3 | "Moonlighting Becomes You" | Charles Siebert | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 21, 1984 | 2-F22 |
113 | 4 | "Eternally Yours" | Earl Bellamy | Holly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft | October 28, 1984 | 3-L05 |
114 | 5 | "School Nurse" | Michael Caffey | Pamela Douglas | November 4, 1984 | 3-L04 |
115 | 6 | "Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps" | Michael Caffey | Robert M. Young | November 18, 1984 | 3-L06 |
116 | 7 | "A Fall to Grace" | Michael Caffey | Kimmer Ringwald | November 25, 1984 | 3-L08 |
117 | 8 | "Promises, Promises" | Earl Bellamy | Story by : Clyde Phillips & John Whelpley Teleplay by : John Whelpley | December 9, 1984 | 3-L07 |
118 | 9 | "Dark Side of the Loon" | Gregory Harrison | John Whelpley | December 16, 1984 | 3-L09 |
119 | 10 | "Double Bubble" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Jon Breakfield Teleplay by : Nancy Bond & Jon Breakfield | December 30, 1984 | 3-L10 |
120 | 11 | "Long Ago and Far Away" | Earl Bellamy | Emilie R. Small & Garn Stephens | January 6, 1985 | 3-L11 |
121 | 12 | "Muddle of the Knight" | Lorraine Senna | Nancy Bond | January 13, 1985 | 3-L12 |
122 | 13 | "Buckaroo Bob Rides Again" | Bob Sweeney | Kimmer Ringwald | January 20, 1985 | 3-L03 |
123 | 14 | "Love Thy Neighbor" | Charles Siebert | John Whelpley | February 3, 1985 | 3-L13 |
124 | 15 | "So Little, Gone" | Michael Caffey | Kimmer Ringwald | February 17, 1985 | 3-L15 |
125 | 16 | "Bad Breaks" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Barry Pollack Teleplay by : Barry Pollack & John Whelpley | February 24, 1985 | 3-L16 |
126 | 17 | "High Time" | Earl Bellamy | Holly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft and Nancy Bond & Kimmer Ringwald | March 3, 1985 | 3-L14 |
127 | 18 | "The Unholy Ghost" | Leo Penn | Story by : Robert Malcolm Young Teleplay by : Robert Malcolm Young & Nancy Bond | March 10, 1985 | 3-L17 |
128 | 19 | "A False Start" | Gregory Harrison | Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag | March 17, 1985 | 3-L18 |
129 | 20 | "In the Eyes of the Beholder" | Arthur Allan Seidelman | Barry Pollack | March 24, 1985 | 3-L19 |
130 | 21 | "All the King's Men" "All the King's Horses..." | Charles Siebert | Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin | March 31, 1985 | 3-L20 |
131 | 22 | "Go for Broker" | Gregory Harrison | Carl Sautter | April 21, 1985 | 3-L21 |
132 | 23 | "All of Me" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Dawn Tarnofsky Teleplay by : Nancy Bond | May 5, 1985 | 3-L22 |
Season 7 (1985–86)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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133 | 1 | "Game of Hearts: Part 1" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | October 6, 1985 | 4-J01 |
134 | 2 | "Game of Hearts: Part 2" | Michael Caffey | Don Brinkley & Frank Glicksman | October 13, 1985 | 4-J02 |
135 | 3 | "Hot Shot" | Michael Caffey | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 20, 1985 | 4-J04 |
136 | 4 | "Just Around the Corner" | Leo Penn | Barry Pollack | October 27, 1985 | 4-J05 |
137 | 5 | "Friends and Lovers" | Leo Penn | Carl Sautter & Carol Frank | November 3, 1985 | 4-J07 |
138 | 6 | "The Wunderkind" | Leo Penn | Kimmer Ringwald | November 10, 1985 | 4-J03 |
139 | 7 | "A Wheel Within a Wheel" | Michael Caffey | George O'Neill & Noreen Tobin | December 1, 1985 | 4-J06 |
140 | 8 | "The Second Best Man" | Joseph Pevney | Kimmer Ringwald | December 15, 1985 | 4-J08 |
141 | 9 | "Billboard Barney" | Howard Morris | Robert M. Young (s/t) Kimmer Ringwald (s) | December 29, 1985 | 4-J10 |
142 | 10 | "Going, Going, Gonzo" | Victor Lobi | John Whelpley | January 5, 1986 | 4-J11 |
143 | 11 | "Heart and Seoul" | Charles Siebert | Nancy Bond (t) & John Breckfield (s/t) & Robert C. Thompson (s/t) | January 28, 1986 | 4-J09 |
144 | 12 | "Life, Death and Dr. Christmas" | Howard Morris | Kimmer Ringwald | February 18, 1986 | 4-J12 |
145 | 13 | "Judgment Day" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | March 4, 1986 | 4-J15 |
146 | 14 | "Fall of the Wild" | Victor Lobi | Nancy Bond (t) & Deborah Zoe Dawson (s) & Victoria Johns (s) & Kimmer Ringwald (t) & John Whelpley (t) | March 11, 1986 | 4-J14 |
147 | 15 | "The Curmudgeon" | Douglas E. Wise | Kimmer Ringwald | March 18, 1986 | 4-J18 |
148 | 16 | "Self-Diagnosis" | Michael Caffey | Lawrence Levy (s/t) & Don Brinkley (t) | August 14, 1986 | 4-J17 |
149 | 17 | "Research and Destroy" | Michael Caffey | Nancy Bond (t) & Deborah Zoe Dawson (s) & Victoria Johns (s) & Kimmer Ringwald (s) & John Whelpley (t) | August 21, 1986 | 4-J13 |
150 | 18 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Charles Siebert | Barry Pollack | August 28, 1986 | 4-J19 |
151 | 19 | "The Elusive Butterfly" | Charles S. Dubin | Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin | September 4, 1986 | 4-J16 |