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The Worst Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.

Every episode of Trapper John, M.D. ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Trapper John, M.D.!

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.

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Trapper John, M.D." is "Just Around the Corner", rated 5.3/10 from 16 user votes. It was directed by Leo Penn and written by N/A. "Just Around the Corner" aired on 10/27/1985 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Curmudgeon".

  • Just Around the Corner
    5.3/10 16 votes

    #1 - Just Around the Corner

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1985

    No description available

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: N/A

  • The Curmudgeon
    5.3/10 12 votes

    #2 - The Curmudgeon

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 3/18/1986

    No description available

    Director: Douglas E. Wise

    Writer: N/A

  • The Second Best Man
    5.5/10 16 votes

    #3 - The Second Best Man

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/1985

    No description available

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: N/A

  • Hot Shot
    5.8/10 14 votes

    #4 - Hot Shot

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1985

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who's the Lucky Father?
    6.0/10 14 votes

    #5 - Who's the Lucky Father?

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/1981

    A professional con artist is admitted to SFM, where he is outconned by Trapper and Gonzo, with help from his romantic interest.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps
    6.1/10 14 votes

    #6 - Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1984

    No description available

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • Game of Hearts (1)
    6.1/10 15 votes

    #7 - Game of Hearts (1)

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1985

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Game of Hearts (2)
    6.1/10 15 votes

    #8 - Game of Hearts (2)

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1985

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Promises, Promises
    6.2/10 13 votes

    #9 - Promises, Promises

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1984

    No description available

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • Self-Diagnosis
    6.2/10 11 votes

    #10 - Self-Diagnosis

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 8/14/1986

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health
    6.4/10 16 votes

    #11 - Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1980

    Stanley thinks he has finally found the love of his life in the hospital's excellent new neurosurgeon, until he learns how she made the money to get through medical school. A sleazy reporter looking for dirt around the hospital gets more than he bargained for.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • That Old Gang of Mine
    6.4/10 14 votes

    #12 - That Old Gang of Mine

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1981

    Gonzo is finally ready to settle down and get married, and his friends are planning a big bachelor party. Everything seems to be perfect, until the husband of the bride-to-be appears on the scene.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • All the King's Men (a.k.a.) All the King's Horses ...
    6.4/10 14 votes

    #13 - All the King's Men (a.k.a.) All the King's Horses ...

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/1985

    No description available

    Director: Charles Siebert

    Writer: N/A

  • A Wheel Within a Wheel
    6.4/10 13 votes

    #14 - A Wheel Within a Wheel

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1985

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hate is Enough
    6.6/10 19 votes

    #15 - Hate is Enough

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1981

    Stanley wants to upgrade the hospital's image, and puts forth a talented staff surgeon as a ""typical"" SFM doctor - until he learns that the man is a local Ku Klux Klan leader.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Don Brinkley

  • Creepy Time Gal
    6.7/10 15 votes

    #16 - Creepy Time Gal

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/1981

    Gonzo tries to heal a student who appears to be the victim of a curse. The staff at the hospital prepare for a costume ball.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • Earthquake
    6.7/10 15 votes

    #17 - Earthquake

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/1981

    Following an earthquake the hospital has to be evacuated, Trapper is pinned in a basement with an injured woman and Gonzo is picked up for looting.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A

  • Dark Side of the Loon
    6.7/10 11 votes

    #18 - Dark Side of the Loon

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1984

    No description available

    Director: Gregory Harrison

    Writer: N/A

  • Go for Broker
    6.7/10 12 votes

    #19 - Go for Broker

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/21/1985

    No description available

    Director: Gregory Harrison

    Writer: Carl Sautter

  • Flashback
    6.8/10 17 votes

    #20 - Flashback

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1979

    Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to save on taxes by incorporating himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Don Brinkley

  • Taxi in the Rain
    6.8/10 17 votes

    #21 - Taxi in the Rain

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1979

    A local street person known as ""Harry the Hinge"" is admitted to SFM with kidney failure, and manages to convince to convince a wealthy hospital patron to keep the free clinic open.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Shimon Wincelberg

  • A Case of the Crazies
    6.8/10 11 votes

    #22 - A Case of the Crazies

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/29/1981

    Gonzo talks Wendy from Personnel into taking the teaching job at the new Day Care Centre at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. She is unsure about her new role. An accident in the class room brings with it the news that she has spent time in a mental hospital. Meanwhile Trapper John is trying to savage his relationship with Ingrid.

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

  • Three on a Mismatch
    6.8/10 14 votes

    #23 - 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

  • The Good Life
    6.8/10 14 votes

    #24 - 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

  • The Final Cut
    6.8/10 18 votes

    #25 - 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