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The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.

Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.!

The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father...

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  1. Background image for Forget Me Not
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Forget Me Not

    S4:E16

    A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for A Fall to Grace
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #2 - A Fall to Grace

    S6:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Elusive Butterfly
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #3 - The Elusive Butterfly

    S7:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for My Son, the Doctor
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #4 - My Son, the Doctor

    S6:E2

    No description available

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Brain Child
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Brain Child

    S2:E18

    Seventeen year old Dr Schweitzer, is a new Intern at SFMH. He takes his work very seriously, pushing himself to the limit. Trapper tries to help him remember hat there is more to medicine than science and books.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Licensed to Kill
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Licensed to Kill

    S1:E9

    A group of radicals kidnaps Melanie, and gives Trapper an ultimatum: either he kills a policeman who has survived two earlier murder attempts, or they will kill his ex-wife.

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Change of Heart
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #7 - A Change of Heart

    S6:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for 'Till Life Us Do Part
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - 'Till Life Us Do Part

    S1:E16

    A man diagnosed with terminal cancer tries to come to terms with the fact that he only has months to live, then must deal with something almost equally disturbing: he has gone into remission while the new friend he has made continues to get worse.

    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Quarantine
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Quarantine

    S1:E21

    When Melanie finds an abandoned baby in the department store she works for, she is ready to adopt him. However, she runs into a couple of problems - the baby has pneumonic plague, and a mother who wants him back.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)

    S2:E1

    Gonzo takes a leave from the hospital to supervise a very rich young woman with a rare medical condition, and is charged with sexual misconduct when he rejects her advances. Trapper looks for a new scrub nurse to replace Starch.

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  12. Background image for It Only Hurts When I Love
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #11 - It Only Hurts When I Love

    S4:E14

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Whose Little Hero Are You?
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Whose Little Hero Are You?

    S1:E11

    A brilliant improvisation saves a life but causes problems for Trapper and Riverside.

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  14. Background image for Boom
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Boom

    S1:E12

    There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight. The bomb squad can't find it, and the man who planted it is dying from bullet wounds. Can Trapper and Gonzo save his life in time to save San Francisco Memorial?

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  15. Background image for The Pagoda Cure
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Pagoda Cure

    S2:E8

    When a Vietnamese woman is operated on, very skillfully, without a consent form, the staff tries to find out the identity of the mystery surgeon.

    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for A Piece of the Action
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #15 - A Piece of the Action

    S3:E22

    Jackpot convinces several of the staff to invest in a promising young boxer he is managing, but after the fighter kills his opponent in his first professional match he begins to suffer mysterious injuries that may keep him out of the ring permanently.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for South Side Story
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #16 - South Side Story

    S4:E22

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for All About Everett
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #17 - All About Everett

    S5:E3

    All About Everett is an episode of Trapper John, M.D.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for It's a Wise Surgeon
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #18 - It's a Wise Surgeon

    S1:E19

    A young half-white Korean man comes to the hospital claiming to be Trapper's son, but when John accepts and tries to help him, he runs.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Short Odds
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Short Odds

    S1:E20

    A new female surgeon at SFM suffers a crisis of confidence after she loses a young patient and has to deal with a cowboy who believes all women belong in the kitchen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Slim Chance
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Slim Chance

    S2:E3

    When an old friend of Gonzo's is checked into the hospital forty pounds slimmer but suffering from an overuse of amphetamines and diuretics, he looks for evidence that a famous ""diet doctor"" is responsible.

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Second Sight
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Second Sight

    S2:E15

    Jackpot convinces his friend, Sheila, to undergo radical surgery to return her eyesight. When things go wrong he becomes riddled with guilt almost costing him his Medical Board Exam. Meanwhile Trapper John has just hired a housekeeper who thinks he's a 'soft touch'.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Albatross
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #22 - The Albatross

    S2:E17

    Gonzo accidentally runs down a homeless deaf girl. Trapper has to contend with Dr. Wang from Red China. Both share a history in North and South Korea.

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  24. Background image for Danny
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Danny

    S3:E14

    A mentally disabled man who works at the hospital is able to make friends with a crotchety old hermit who is dying of cancer, but gets embarrassed and quits his job when he misinterprets Gloria's feelings for him.

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  25. Background image for Medicine Man
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Medicine Man

    S3:E17

    A doctor that comes to SFM with an accident patient is so good that Slocum wants to bring him on staff, but he runs into a problem - the schools the man claims to have trained at have never heard of him. Jackpot is frustrated by a Jane Doe with a high fever and some unusual symptoms.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for John's Other Life
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #25 - John's Other Life

    S3:E24

    A man who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive claims that he has no relatives that can serve as donors. However, Gonzo soon discovers that the truth is a little more complicated: the man is in the Witness Protection Program, and cannot safely have contact with his family.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Jerry Ross
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Best Episodes Summary

"Forget Me Not" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D.". It scored 8.6/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/30/1983. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Fall to Grace".