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The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.

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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 A Fall to Grace
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #1 - A Fall to Grace

    S6:E7

    No description available

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

    #2 - The Elusive Butterfly

    S7:E19

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

    #3 - My Son, the Doctor

    S6:E2

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Licensed to Kill
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Boom
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for 'Till Life Us Do Part
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #6 - '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.

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    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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Quarantine
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Whose Little Hero Are You?
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Whose Little Hero Are You?

    S1:E11

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

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  11. Background image for A Piece of the Action
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for All About Everett
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #11 - All About Everett

    S5:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Short Odds
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Danny
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Medicine Man
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Jerry Ross
  17. Background image for All of Me
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #16 - All of Me

    S6:E23

    J.T. discovers that he has two patients with the same wife.

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    Writer:Nancy Bond
  18. Background image for Trapper John, M.D.
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Trapper John, M.D.

    S1:E1

    Twenty-eight years after the Korean War, former M*A*S*H surgeon ""Trapper"" John McIntyre, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, is faced with a younger copy of himself - Vietnam vet Dr. ""Gonzo"" Gates.

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  19. Background image for Missionary's Downfall
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Missionary's Downfall

    S1:E14

    A former patient who recovered from terminal cancer using a holistic approach he devised has written a book and is looking for converts. He convinces a lupus patient to stop all medical treatment, and nearly allows her to die before accepting that she needs help he cannot give her.

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  20. Background image for It's a Wise Surgeon
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Ladies in Waiting
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Ladies in Waiting

    S3:E15

    A woman who devotes her life to getting teenaged hookers off the street is badly beaten by a pimp. Gonzo's disgust at their apparent disinterest convinces the girls to get revenge on the attacker, while having two prostitutes show up at his house seriously hampers Trapper's love life.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Love and Marriage
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Love and Marriage

    S3:E19

    Ernie is engaged to be married, but begins to have second thoughts when her fiancé expects her to take all of the responsibility for the house, his five children and their relationship while he relaxes after work and serves as nothing more than a playmate to his out-of-control kids.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke

    S5:E9

    Andrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact the man's daughter in Greece.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Supernurse
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Supernurse

    S5:E11

    Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and tries to have Gloria fired.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Love Thy Neighbor
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Love Thy Neighbor

    S6:E14

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for So Little, Gone
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #25 - So Little, Gone

    S6:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"A Fall to Grace" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D.". It scored 8.5/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/25/1984. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Elusive Butterfly".