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

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(46 votes)

   #1 - Trapper John, M.D.

   S1:E19/23/1979

   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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   Director:Jackie Cooper

   Writer:Don Brinkley
2. 

   7.4/10(23 votes)

   #2 - Flashback

   S1:E29/30/1979

   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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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Don Brinkley
3. 

   7.9/10(26 votes)

   #3 - Deadly Exposure

   S1:E310/7/1979

   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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   Director:Joseph Pevney

   Writer:Don Brinkley
4. 

   7.9/10(23 votes)

   #4 - Love is a Three-Way Street

   S1:E410/21/1979

   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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   Director:Marc Daniels

   Writer:Don Brinkley
5. 

   7.9/10(21 votes)

   #5 - The Shattered Image

   S1:E510/28/1979

   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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   Director:Corey Allen

   Writer:Shimon Wincelberg
6. 

   7.8/10(22 votes)

   #6 - What Are Friends For?

   S1:E611/11/1979

   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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   Director:Ralph Senensky

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   7.9/10(21 votes)

   #7 - One For My Baby

   S1:E711/18/1979

   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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   Director:Bernard McEveety

   Writer:Charles Larson
8. 

   7.4/10(21 votes)

   #8 - Taxi in the Rain

   S1:E812/2/1979

   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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   Director:Barry Crane

   Writer:Shimon Wincelberg
9. 

   8.4/10(22 votes)

   #9 - Licensed to Kill

   S1:E912/9/1979

   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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   Director:Bernard McEveety

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #10 - The Surrogate

    S1:E1012/23/1979

    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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    Director:Alex March

    Writer:Don Brinkley
11. 

    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Whose Little Hero Are You?

    S1:E1112/30/1979

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

    Director:Robert Douglas

    Writer:Don Brinkley

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    Director:Robert Douglas

    Writer:Don Brinkley
12. 

    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Boom

    S1:E121/6/1980

    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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    Director:Seymour Robbie

    Writer:Don Brinkley
13. 

    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?

    S1:E131/13/1980

    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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    Director:Ralph Levy

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14. 

    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Missionary's Downfall

    S1:E141/27/1980

    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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    Director:Joseph Pevney

    Writer:Don Brinkley
15. 

    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

    S1:E152/3/1980

    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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    Director:Alf Kjellin

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #16 - 'Till Life Us Do Part

    S1:E162/10/1980

    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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    Director:Bernard McEveety

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17. 

    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #17 - If You Can't Stand the Heat

    S1:E172/17/1980

    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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18. 

    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Strike

    S1:E182/24/1980

    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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    Director:Alex March

    Writer:Unknown
19. 

    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #19 - It's a Wise Surgeon

    S1:E193/2/1980

    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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    Director:Robert Douglas

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20. 

    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Short Odds

    S1:E203/9/1980

    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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    Director:Unknown

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21. 

    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Quarantine

    S1:E213/23/1980

    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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    Director:Seymour Robbie

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22. 

    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Hot Line

    S1:E223/30/1980

    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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    Director:Barry Crane

    Writer:Unknown