7.4/1016 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
- 7.2/1013 votes
#2 - Truth and Consequences (1)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1982
No description available
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1012 votes
#3 - Truth and Consequences (2)
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1982
No description available
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1014 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
- 7.4/1013 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
- 7.1/1014 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
- 7.1/1016 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
- 7.1/1012 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
- 6.8/1014 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
- 7.1/1012 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
- 7.0/1014 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
- 7.1/1012 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
- 7.4/1013 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
- 8.0/1014 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
- 7.4/1012 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
- 8.6/1015 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
- 6.9/1012 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
- 7.8/1014 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
- 7.3/1012 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
- 7.1/1013 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
- 7.0/1012 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
- 7.9/1016 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
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Don't Rain on My Charade" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Earl Bellamy and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/1982. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Truth and Consequences (1)".