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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!

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 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 14 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/1981. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "C.O.D.".

  • That Old Gang of Mine
    6.4/1014 votes

    #1 - That Old Gang of Mine

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1981

    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: N/A

  • C.O.D.
    7.2/1016 votes

    #2 - C.O.D.

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1981

    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: N/A

  • Give 'Till It Hurts
    7.5/1015 votes

    #3 - Give 'Till It Hurts

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1981

    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: N/A

  • Hate is Enough
    6.6/1019 votes

    #4 - Hate is Enough

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1981

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Don Brinkley

  • The Ego Experience
    6.9/1013 votes

    #5 - The Ego Experience

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cooperative Care
    7.1/1014 votes

    #6 - Cooperative Care

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1981

    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: N/A

  • Is There a Doctor in the Big House?
    7.5/1013 votes

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

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1981

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest
    7.6/1015 votes

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

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1981

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    Director: Alex March

    Writer: N/A

  • 'Tis the Season
    6.9/1017 votes

    #9 - 'Tis the Season

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Future Imperfect
    7.2/1014 votes

    #10 - Future Imperfect

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/27/1981

    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.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: Charles Larson

  • 42
    7.5/1016 votes

    #11 - 42

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1982

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Victims
    7.5/1016 votes

    #12 - Victims

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/1982

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

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Angel of Mercy
    7.6/1014 votes

    #13 - Angel of Mercy

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1982

    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

    Writer: Jeffrey Ferro

  • Danny
    7.8/1013 votes

    #14 - Danny

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/1982

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Jeffrey Ferro

  • Ladies in Waiting
    7.7/1014 votes

    #15 - Ladies in Waiting

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1982

    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: N/A

  • The Peter Pan Syndrome
    7.2/1013 votes

    #16 - The Peter Pan Syndrome

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1982

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

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

  • Medicine Man
    7.8/1016 votes

    #17 - Medicine Man

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/1982

    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: N/A

  • Maybe Baby
    7.5/1013 votes

    #18 - Maybe Baby

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/1982

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

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and Marriage
    7.6/1013 votes

    #19 - Love and Marriage

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/14/1982

    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: N/A

  • Candy Doctor
    7.6/1012 votes

    #20 - Candy Doctor

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/21/1982

    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: N/A

  • Doctors and Other Strangers
    7.4/1014 votes

    #21 - Doctors and Other Strangers

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/28/1982

    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: N/A

  • A Piece of the Action
    8.1/1014 votes

    #22 - A Piece of the Action

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/1982

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Cause for Concern
    7.4/1015 votes

    #23 - Cause for Concern

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 4/18/1982

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John's Other Life
    7.8/1013 votes

    #24 - John's Other Life

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/2/1982

    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

  • The One and Only
    7.2/1015 votes

    #25 - The One and Only

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1982

    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.

    Director: Charles Siebert

    Writer: N/A