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!
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 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Trapper John, M.D." season 5 is "I Only Have Ice for You", rated 7.4/10 from 16 user votes. It was directed by Charles Siebert and written by N/A. "I Only Have Ice for You" aired on 10/2/1983 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "... And for Loyal and Devoted Service".
7.4/10 16 votes#1 - I Only Have Ice for You
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1983
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 15 votes
#2 - ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1983
The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nancy Bond
- 7.9/10 17 votes
#3 - All About Everett
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1983
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 15 votes
#4 - May Divorce Be With You
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1983
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: N/A
- 7.1/10 17 votes
#5 - What a Difference a Day Makes
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1983
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: N/A
- 6.8/10 18 votes
#6 - The Final Cut
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 14 votes
#7 - Old Man Liver
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1983
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
- 7.6/10 14 votes
#8 - The Agony of D'Feet
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 16 votes
#9 - Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1983
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: N/A
- 6.9/10 12 votes
#10 - Fat Chance
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1983
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: N/A
- 7.7/10 14 votes
#11 - Supernurse
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 14 votes
#12 - Special Delivery
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/1984
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: N/A
- 7.2/10 14 votes
#13 - Play Your Hunch
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1984
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 16 votes
#14 - A Little Knife Music
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1984
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: N/A
- 7.1/10 12 votes
#15 - Where There's a Will
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1984
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 14 votes
#16 - Send in the Clowns
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1984
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: N/A
- 6.8/10 13 votes
#17 - This Gland is Your Gland
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1984
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
Writer: J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley
- 7.3/10 12 votes
#18 - The Fred Connection
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1984
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
- 7.1/10 14 votes
#19 - The Jackpot Pays Off
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1984
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: N/A
- 7.0/10 13 votes
#20 - I Do, I Don't
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1984
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 12 votes
#21 - It's About Time
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1984
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 17 votes
#22 - Aunt Mildred is Watching You
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1984
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: N/A