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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 3 - All About Everett
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    S5:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 12 - Special Delivery
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 14 - A Little Knife Music
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 16 - Send in the Clowns
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 4 - May Divorce Be With You
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 9 - Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 2 - ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nancy Bond

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  8. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 8 - The Agony of D'Feet
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 18 - The Fred Connection
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Jim Mulligan

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  10. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 22 - Aunt Mildred is Watching You
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Gregory Harrison
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 13 - Play Your Hunch
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 1 - I Only Have Ice for You
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 15 - Where There's a Will
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 21 - It's About Time
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 10 - Fat Chance
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    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.

    Director:Susan Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 11 - Supernurse
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 17 - This Gland is Your Gland
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley

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  18. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 20 - I Do, I Don't
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 5 - What a Difference a Day Makes
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 7 - Old Man Liver
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Stewart Moss

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  21. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 19 - The Jackpot Pays Off
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Trapper John, M.D. Season 5 Episode 6 - The Final Cut
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 8.6/10 from 20 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 16, 1983. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Special Delivery".