The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 4
Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 4!
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 figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.
Season 4 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 4 is "Don't Rain on My Charade", rated 7.4/10 from 16 user votes. It was directed by Earl Bellamy and written by N/A. "Don't Rain on My Charade" aired on 9/26/1982 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Truth and Consequences (1)".
7.4/10 16 votes#1 - Don't Rain on My Charade
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1982
When Melanie's mother comes for a surprise visit, Trapper learns that Melanie has kept their divorce a secret from her for the last six years. Gonzo suggests that a doctor should work as a nurse for a week to get a better idea of the problems they are having, and he gets volunteered for the job.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 13 votes
#2 - Truth and Consequences (1)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1982
No description available
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 12 votes
#3 - Truth and Consequences (2)
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1982
No description available
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 14 votes
#4 - Three on a Mismatch
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1982
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 13 votes
#5 - The Object of My Affliction
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1982
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 14 votes
#6 - You Pays Your Money
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1982
A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 16 votes
#7 - The Ransom
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1982
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro
- 7.3/10 11 votes
#8 - Thanks for Giving
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1982
On a foggy Thanksgiving, Slocum hits Trapper with his car. As John fights for his life, staff members recall (in flashbacks) reasons they have to be thankful for his friendship and help.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nancy Bond
- 6.8/10 14 votes
#9 - The Good Life
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1982
Doctor Albright dies from a heart attack. Gonzo and Shoop send Trapper on vacation to Geneva Springs. While Trapper substitutes for a small-town doctor, Riverside is fired and a former patient of Trapper's needs heart surgery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 12 votes
#10 - Getting to Know You
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1982
Talented neurosurgeon Russ Brandis enduring a deadly disease and fits of rage he shows are due to the drugs he must take. The surgeon's personal problems are uncovered as Riverside and Gonzo try to recruit him for the hospital staff.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 14 votes
#11 - Russians and Ruses
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1982
A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 12 votes
#12 - Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1983
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 13 votes
#13 - Baby on the Line
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1983
A baby admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection turns out to be a hermaphrodite, sparking a battle between the parents over which sex it should be.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 14 votes
#14 - It Only Hurts When I Love
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1983
When Gloria Brancusi learns that Andrea, the orphan girl, has come back to the hospital as a patient her first reaction is to run away. Gloria has second thoughts after deciding to adopt the troubled orphan.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 12 votes
#15 - Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1983
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10 15 votes
#16 - Forget Me Not
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/1983
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 12 votes
#17 - The Spy Who Bugged Me
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1983
Gonzo's professional confidence and bedside manner are affected by a malpractice lawsuit, after a young patient asserts he has begun to feel worse from an emergency operation made him. A patient is mistaken for a hospital inspector.
Director: N/A
Writer: J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley
- 7.8/10 14 votes
#18 - Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1983
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
Director: Gregory Harrison
Writer: Robert Bielak
- 7.3/10 12 votes
#19 - Blue Genes
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1983
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 13 votes
#20 - Primetime
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1983
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Nancy Bond
- 7.0/10 12 votes
#21 - Friends in High Places
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/27/1983
Gonzo starts dating a high society woman who tries to convince him to leave the hospital and set up a private practice. She also talks him into selling the Titanic to Jackpot.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 16 votes
#22 - South Side Story
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/3/1983
Gonzo runs out of gas in front of a decrepit apartment building where a woman has been injured on the broken stairs. When he traces ownership to SFM and brings it to the board, they agree to do something - tear down the building and put up condos.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A