Trapper John, M.D.
Season 4
198222 episodes
Episode 1
Don't Rain on My Charade
Sep 26, 19821h
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.
Episode 2
Truth and Consequences (1)
Oct 3, 19821h
Episode 3
Truth and Consequences (2)
Oct 10, 19821h
Episode 4
Three on a Mismatch
Oct 17, 19821h
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.
Episode 5
The Object of My Affliction
Oct 24, 19821h
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
Episode 6
You Pays Your Money
Oct 31, 19821h
A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
Episode 7
The Ransom
Nov 7, 19821h
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
Episode 8
Thanks for Giving
Nov 21, 19821h
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.
Episode 9
The Good Life
Nov 28, 19821h
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.
Episode 10
Getting to Know You
Dec 12, 19821h
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.
Episode 11
Russians and Ruses
Dec 19, 19821h
A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
Episode 12
Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan
Jan 2, 19831h
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
Episode 13
Baby on the Line
Jan 9, 19831h
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.
Episode 14
It Only Hurts When I Love
Jan 16, 19831h
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.
Episode 15
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Jan 23, 19831h
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
Episode 16
Forget Me Not
Jan 30, 19831h
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
Episode 17
The Spy Who Bugged Me
Feb 13, 19831h
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.
Episode 18
Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect
Feb 20, 19831h
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
Episode 19
Blue Genes
Mar 13, 19831h
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
Episode 20
Primetime
Mar 20, 19831h
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
Episode 21
Friends in High Places
Mar 27, 19831h
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.
Episode 22
South Side Story
Apr 3, 19831h
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.