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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 The Elusive Butterfly
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #1 - The Elusive Butterfly

    S7:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Brain Child
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #3 - 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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    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Albatross
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #5 - 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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    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #6 - All About Everett

    S5:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Second Sight
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - 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'.

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    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Slim Chance
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Straight and Narrow
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Straight and Narrow

    S2:E6

    The near-fatal shooting of a gay cop at a gay demonstration leaves an important question - was the gunman a demonstrator, or a police officer?

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    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for A Family Affair
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #11 - A Family Affair

    S2:E11

    Trapper's busy hospital schedule becomes even more hectic when family problems crowd in. Melanie arrives to inform him the their daughter Kim is planning to drop out of school.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Agony of D'Feet

    S5:E8

    As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. Background image for Special Delivery
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Special Delivery

    S5:E12

    A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Days of Wine and Leo
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Days of Wine and Leo

    S2:E13

    Leo, Trapper's good friend from his days in Korea, comes to visit. Trapper offers him a job as Diagnostician. The fact that he is a double amputee could be a problem for the board of San Francisco Memorial Hospital.

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    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for A Little Knife Music
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #16 - A Little Knife Music

    S5:E14

    When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Have I Got a Girl For You
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Have I Got a Girl For You

    S2:E9

    A young student nurse, who is the daughter of a friend of Trapper's, is making a serious play for the Chief of Surgery.

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    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Finders Keepers
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Finders Keepers

    S2:E12

    A young girl who has been in the care of a street gang is admitted after being hit by a car, but appears to have had pre-existing problems. Gloria hides some kittens in the office of Dr. Riverside, who happens to be very allergic.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for I Only Have Ice for You
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #19 - I Only Have Ice for You

    S5:E1

    A professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #20 - ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service

    S5:E2

    The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nancy Bond
  22. Background image for May Divorce Be With You
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #21 - May Divorce Be With You

    S5:E4

    Trapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Send in the Clowns

    S5:E16

    An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Aunt Mildred is Watching You

    S5:E22

    An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an awkward problem.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Judgment Day

    S7:E13

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (2)
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (2)

    S2:E2

    The mother of a little girl who needs heart surgery refuses to let Gonzo operate because of sexual misconduct charges pending against him. Ernie agrees to take the job as Trapper's scrub nurse.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Elusive Butterfly" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D.". It scored 8.4/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/1986. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Brain Child".