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The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 5

Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 5

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 All About Everett
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #1 - All About Everett

    S5:E3

    All About Everett is an episode of Trapper John, M.D.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. Background image for Supernurse
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Supernurse

    S5:E11

    Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and tries to have Gloria fired.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. Background image for The Agony of D'Feet
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #3 - The Agony of D'Feet

    S5:E8

    As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.

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    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke

    S5:E9

    Andrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact the man's daughter in Greece.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Special Delivery

    S5:E12

    A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
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    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #6 - A Little Knife Music

    S5:E14

    When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #7 - I Only Have Ice for You

    S5:E1

    A professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.

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  9. Background image for ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #8 - ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service

    S5:E2

    The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nancy Bond
  10. Background image for May Divorce Be With You
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #9 - May Divorce Be With You

    S5:E4

    Trapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Send in the Clowns

    S5:E16

    An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.

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  12. Background image for Aunt Mildred is Watching You
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Aunt Mildred is Watching You

    S5:E22

    An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an awkward problem.

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    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #12 - The Fred Connection

    S5:E18

    A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.

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    Director:Leo Penn
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    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Play Your Hunch

    S5:E13

    Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.

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  15. Background image for What a Difference a Day Makes
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #14 - What a Difference a Day Makes

    S5:E5

    Trapper gets called into the hospital on his birthday to deal with a possible epidemic. Stanley is finally able to track down the source of the problem, but that does not do much for John's mood, as everyone seems to have forgotten him.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
  16. Background image for Where There's a Will
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Where There's a Will

    S5:E15

    A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley into taking his annual physical.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Jackpot Pays Off

    S5:E19

    For two years Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance, but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires treatment he cannot afford.

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:N/A
  18. Background image for It's About Time
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #17 - It's About Time

    S5:E21

    When his office ends up as a temporary storage dump for medical equipment from the WWI era, Trapper imagines how routine cases would have been treated at that time, and decides that SFM isn't quite a dinosaur after all.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  19. Background image for I Do, I Don't
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #18 - I Do, I Don't

    S5:E20

    Trapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.

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    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Old Man Liver

    S5:E7

    A 119-year-old man, seemingly in good health, says that he has come to the hospital to die. He changes his mind after media attention makes him feel important again, but Trapper discovers an aortic aneurysm that may kill him after all.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
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    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Fat Chance

    S5:E10

    Against his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.

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    Director:Susan Oliver
    Writer:N/A
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    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #21 - The Final Cut

    S5:E6

    Gonzo is not happy when Trapper passes on to him the job of proctoring three Cardio-Thoracic surgery residents, and things get worse when he learns that he is required to cut one of the residents out of the programme because of budget cuts.

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  23. Background image for This Gland is Your Gland
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - This Gland is Your Gland

    S5:E17

    Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"All About Everett" is the best rated episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/16/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Supernurse".