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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 The Elusive Butterfly
    9.4/10(16 votes)

    #1 - The Elusive Butterfly

    S7:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for A Fall to Grace
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    #2 - A Fall to Grace

    S6:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Forget Me Not
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for My Son, the Doctor
    8.8/10(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 All About Everett
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #5 - All About Everett

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for A Change of Heart
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #6 - A Change of Heart

    S6:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for 'Till Life Us Do Part
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #7 - '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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  9. Background image for Licensed to Kill
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Straight and Narrow
    8.4/10(18 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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  11. Background image for Brain Child
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for Love Thy Neighbor
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Love Thy Neighbor

    S6:E14

    No description available

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for So Little, Gone
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #12 - So Little, Gone

    S6:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for All of Me
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #13 - All of Me

    S6:E23

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

    Writer:Nancy Bond
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  15. Background image for Boom
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Quarantine
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for The Pagoda Cure
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Albatross
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for South Side Story
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Eternally Yours
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Eternally Yours

    S6:E4

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Long Ago and Far Away
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Long Ago and Far Away

    S6:E11

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Muddle of the Night
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Muddle of the Night

    S6:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for A False Start
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #23 - A False Start

    S6:E19

    No description available

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Judgment Day
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Judgment Day

    S7:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Second Sight
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"The Elusive Butterfly" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D.". It scored 9.4/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/1986. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Fall to Grace".