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The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 20 - Short Odds
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    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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  7. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 5 - The Shattered Image
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    S1:E5

    A wealthy socialite injured in a car accident tries to cover up the fact that she has no real friends by sending herself flowers and gifts.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Shimon Wincelberg

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  8. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 7 - One For My Baby
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    S1:E7

    A young widow with a stomach tumor leans heavily on her 14-year-old son, who has dealt with the pressure by becoming a closet alcoholic.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Charles Larson

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  9. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 19 - It's a Wise Surgeon
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 1 - Trapper John, M.D.
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  11. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 3 - Deadly Exposure
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    S1:E3

    When an employee from a local nuclear power plant is admitted to SFM with signs of radiation poisoning, Gonzo cannot understand why it appears that nothing is being done to protect other workers from exposure.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  12. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 4 - Love is a Three-Way Street
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S1:E4

    A persistent swain of his ex-wife, Melanie, causes both professional and romantic turmoil for Trapper. Stanley is determined to get rid of the ""Titanic"".

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  13. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 6 - What Are Friends For?
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    S1:E6

    A medic who once saved Gonzo's life in Vietnam now wants his friend's help in a fraudulent medical claim.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 13 - Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S1:E13

    Gloria falls for a man in a wheelchair - who happens to already have a wife. Trapper resents Starch labelling him ""predictable"", and decides to do something about it.

    Director:Ralph Levy
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 14 - Missionary's Downfall
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  16. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 18 - Strike
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    S1:E18

    A strike by the nurses at San Francisco Memorial is a threat to patient care and Gonzo's sex life.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 22 - Hot Line
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    S1:E22

    The only hope for a girl going blind from a brain tumour is an alcoholic retired surgeon. Gonzo starts a telephone help line service at SFM.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 2 - Flashback
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S1:E2

    Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to save on taxes by incorporating himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  19. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 8 - Taxi in the Rain
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S1:E8

    A local street person known as ""Harry the Hinge"" is admitted to SFM with kidney failure, and manages to convince to convince a wealthy hospital patron to keep the free clinic open.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Shimon Wincelberg

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  20. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 10 - The Surrogate
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S1:E10

    An injured boy is torn between the mother he ran away from and the man he considers to be his father. A grateful sheik gives Gonzo a present he can't refuse - his daughter.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  21. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 17 - If You Can't Stand the Heat
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S1:E17

    At first Trapper is not concerned when an old friend starts to behave erratically, but Gonzo suspects that something is wrong, especially when the doctor freezes during an emergency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 Episode 15 - Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E15

    Stanley thinks he has finally found the love of his life in the hospital's excellent new neurosurgeon, until he learns how she made the money to get through medical school. A sleazy reporter looking for dirt around the hospital gets more than he bargained for.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Licensed to Kill" is the best rated episode of Trapper John, M.D. season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 24 votes. Directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Unknown, it aired on December 9, 1979.