8.0/1018 votes#1 - Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/1980
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
- 7.3/1015 votes
#2 - Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/30/1980
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.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Don Brinkley
- 7.7/1015 votes
#3 - Slim Chance
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/7/1980
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.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1013 votes
#4 - Call Me Irresponsible
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/1980
Stan is accused of malpractice after a woman has a severe allergic reaction, apparently to medication administered by him.
Director: Robert Douglas
Writer: Charles Larson
- 6.7/1015 votes
#5 - Creepy Time Gal
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/1981
Gonzo tries to heal a student who appears to be the victim of a curse. The staff at the hospital prepare for a costume ball.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1016 votes
#6 - Straight and Narrow
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/11/1981
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
- 6.7/1015 votes
#7 - Earthquake
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/1981
Following an earthquake the hospital has to be evacuated, Trapper is pinned in a basement with an injured woman and Gonzo is picked up for looting.
Director: Robert Douglas
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1015 votes
#8 - The Pagoda Cure
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/1981
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: N/A
- 7.4/1013 votes
#9 - Have I Got a Girl For You
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/1981
A young student nurse, who is the daughter of a friend of Trapper's, is making a serious play for the Chief of Surgery.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1014 votes
#10 - Who's the Lucky Father?
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/1981
A professional con artist is admitted to SFM, where he is outconned by Trapper and Gonzo, with help from his romantic interest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1013 votes
#11 - A Family Affair
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/1981
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.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Charles Larson
- 7.4/1012 votes
#12 - Finders Keepers
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/1981
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.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1015 votes
#13 - Days of Wine and Leo
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/1981
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.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1011 votes
#14 - A Case of the Crazies
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/29/1981
Gonzo talks Wendy from Personnel into taking the teaching job at the new Day Care Centre at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. She is unsure about her new role. An accident in the class room brings with it the news that she has spent time in a mental hospital. Meanwhile Trapper John is trying to savage his relationship with Ingrid.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1015 votes
#15 - Second Sight
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/1981
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: N/A
- 7.1/1013 votes
#16 - King of the Road
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/3/1981
Hub Wendover arrives at San Francisco Memorial Hospital for treatment for his leg and to be close to his son, Gonzo. Trapper operates on Hub finding his body riddled with cancer. Gonzo and Hub have some issues to deal with. Gonzo can't help but love the Father that supposedly walked out when he was four years old.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Don Brinkley
- 7.9/1014 votes
#17 - The Albatross
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/10/1981
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
- 8.3/1026 votes
#18 - Brain Child
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/17/1981
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: N/A
The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 2
Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 2!
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (1)" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Don Brinkley, it aired on 11/23/1980. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Girl Under Glass (a.k.a.) The Sex Act (2)".