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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.!

Best episode
S7E19 The Elusive Butterfly
9.417 votes
Worst episode
S7E8 The Second Best Man
5.819 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.9avg
Binge time
6d 7h
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Trapper John, M.D. Season 7 Episode 19 - The Elusive Butterfly
    9.4/10(17 votes)

    S7:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 7 - A Fall to Grace
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    S6:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Trapper John, M.D. Season 4 Episode 16 - Forget Me Not
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    S4:E16

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

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 2 - My Son, the Doctor
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    S6:E2

    No description available

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 3 - All About Everett
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 1 - A Change of Heart
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    S6:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 Episode 18 - Brain Child
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    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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  8. Trapper John, M.D. Season 7 Episode 17 - Research and Destroy
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    S7:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 16 - 'Till Life Us Do Part
    8.4/10(25 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 9 - Licensed to Kill
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 12 - Boom
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    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?

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  12. Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 Episode 1 - Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  13. Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 Episode 6 - Straight and Narrow
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    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?

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  14. Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 Episode 8 - The Pagoda Cure
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 21 - Quarantine
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 Episode 17 - The Albatross
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Charles Larson

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  17. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 14 - Love Thy Neighbor
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S6:E14

    No description available

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 23 - All of Me
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S6:E23

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

    Director:Michael Caffey
    Writer:Nancy Bond

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  19. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 15 - So Little, Gone
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S6:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Trapper John, M.D. Season 4 Episode 22 - South Side Story
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    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. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 4 - Eternally Yours
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S6:E4

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Trapper John, M.D. Season 7 Episode 13 - Judgment Day
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S7:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 11 - Whose Little Hero Are You?
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  24. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 11 - Long Ago and Far Away
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S6:E11

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Trapper John, M.D. Season 6 Episode 12 - Muddle of the Night
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S6:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    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 from 17 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on September 4, 1986. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Fall to Grace".

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