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The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 3

Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 3

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 That Old Gang of Mine
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #1 - That Old Gang of Mine

    S3:E1

    Gonzo is finally ready to settle down and get married, and his friends are planning a big bachelor party. Everything seems to be perfect, until the husband of the bride-to-be appears on the scene.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for C.O.D.
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #2 - C.O.D.

    S3:E2

    A couple desperate for a child adopts a black-market baby, only to discover that the infant is addicted to heroin and has a heart condition. Stanley recruits Trapper and Gonzo to join him in a relay race against Bay General.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Give 'Till It Hurts
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Give 'Till It Hurts

    S3:E3

    Gloria's Brother Brian flies in from Texas for a visit. He manages to turn Gloria's Life upside down. As a result of his drinking problem, her work at the Hospital suffers and she is given an official warning. Meanwhile a patient is trying to set Trapper up with her Daughter.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Hate is Enough
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Hate is Enough

    S3:E4

    Stanley wants to upgrade the hospital's image, and puts forth a talented staff surgeon as a ""typical"" SFM doctor - until he learns that the man is a local Ku Klux Klan leader.

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  5. Background image for The Ego Experience
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #5 - The Ego Experience

    S3:E5

    The leader of a pop-psychology programme becomes a patient at the hospital, resulting in threats against his and Gonzo's lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Cooperative Care
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Cooperative Care

    S3:E6

    San Francisco Memorial Hospital is endeavouring to put into place a co-operative care programme. Due to Arnold Slocomb and the Board of Directors, budget cuts. Mrs Fitch and her Neice, Liza are the perfect candidates. If Mrs Fitch would only accept Liza's help.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Is There a Doctor in the Big House?
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Is There a Doctor in the Big House?

    S3:E7

    A woman prisoner gives birth to a premature baby, who is rushed to SFM for care. The mother, upset at not being allowed to be with her child, beats the prison warden who refused to arrange for her to be taken to the hospital.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest

    S3:E8

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    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for 'Tis the Season
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #9 - 'Tis the Season

    S3:E9

    A street-corner Santa Claus worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Future Imperfect
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Future Imperfect

    S3:E10

    A respected cardiologist is so fearful of what he believes to be psychic visions that he has become unable to function at home or at work.

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    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #11 - 42

    S3:E11

    A young man admitted to the hospital following an accident informs the staff that his name is ""42"", and he is an alien just visiting earth. While building a transmitter to contact his home planet, 42 befriends a sick and lonely lady.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Victims
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Victims

    S3:E12

    Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Angel of Mercy
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Angel of Mercy

    S3:E13

    Someone is killing terminally ill patients at San Francisco Memorial, and it appears to be an inside job. A young woman with chronic pain is learning how to deal with it, but maybe not soon enough.

    Director:Leo Penn
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  15. Background image for Danny
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Danny

    S3:E14

    A mentally disabled man who works at the hospital is able to make friends with a crotchety old hermit who is dying of cancer, but gets embarrassed and quits his job when he misinterprets Gloria's feelings for him.

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  16. Background image for Ladies in Waiting
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Ladies in Waiting

    S3:E15

    A woman who devotes her life to getting teenaged hookers off the street is badly beaten by a pimp. Gonzo's disgust at their apparent disinterest convinces the girls to get revenge on the attacker, while having two prostitutes show up at his house seriously hampers Trapper's love life.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Peter Pan Syndrome
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #16 - The Peter Pan Syndrome

    S3:E16

    The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder preventshim from having hormone injections that would cure his problem.

    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Medicine Man
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Medicine Man

    S3:E17

    A doctor that comes to SFM with an accident patient is so good that Slocum wants to bring him on staff, but he runs into a problem - the schools the man claims to have trained at have never heard of him. Jackpot is frustrated by a Jane Doe with a high fever and some unusual symptoms.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Maybe Baby
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Maybe Baby

    S3:E18

    A former lover names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Love and Marriage
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Love and Marriage

    S3:E19

    Ernie is engaged to be married, but begins to have second thoughts when her fiancé expects her to take all of the responsibility for the house, his five children and their relationship while he relaxes after work and serves as nothing more than a playmate to his out-of-control kids.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Candy Doctor
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Candy Doctor

    S3:E20

    A 74-year-old woman who is admitted with a blocked artery in her leg has another problem - she is hooked on prescription medications. When Trapper and Gonzo discover that her doctor is responsible, and treats all his patients the same way, they plot to drive him out of business.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Doctors and Other Strangers
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Doctors and Other Strangers

    S3:E21

    Jackpot is put in charge of Emergency Services while Trapper, Gonzo and Stanley attend a medical conference in Mexico. South of the border, Trapper falls in love with another doctor, but they may have too much in common for the romance to last.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for A Piece of the Action
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #22 - A Piece of the Action

    S3:E22

    Jackpot convinces several of the staff to invest in a promising young boxer he is managing, but after the fighter kills his opponent in his first professional match he begins to suffer mysterious injuries that may keep him out of the ring permanently.

    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Cause for Concern
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Cause for Concern

    S3:E23

    A rumour that Trapper may be leaving SFM for a hospital in Boston has several other staff considering new positions. After 72 hours on duty and the loss of a patient, Stanley is displaying psychotic symptoms, and ends up in jail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for John's Other Life
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #24 - John's Other Life

    S3:E24

    A man who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive claims that he has no relatives that can serve as donors. However, Gonzo soon discovers that the truth is a little more complicated: the man is in the Witness Protection Program, and cannot safely have contact with his family.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Jerry Ross
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  26. Background image for The One and Only
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #25 - The One and Only

    S3:E25

    A flower salesgirl, who works on the street, wakes up one day at the hospital. The girl is very ill yet refuses to be treated since she considers that doctors are Satan's henchmen. The estranged mother of a cult member has the girl kidnapped from the hospital.

    Writer:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"That Old Gang of Mine" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 3. It scored 6.4/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/1981. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "C.O.D.".