Trapper John, M.D.

Episode Guide

Season Three (1981-82)

45. HATE IS ENOUGH

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
Guest Stars: Dick Sargent, Chip Frye, Sandra Kearns, Mary Wickes, Warren Berlinger

46. THE EGO EXPERIENCE

The leader of a pop-psychology programme becomes a patient at the hospital, resulting in threats against his and Gonzo's lives.

Director: Richard A. Colla
Teleplay: Jeff Stuart, James Fritzhand
Story: James Fritzhand
Guest Stars: Dick Gauthier, Constance Forslund, David Sheiner, Marianne McAndrew, Don Stroud

47. IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE BIG HOUSE?

A woman prisoner gives birth to a premature baby, who is rushed to SFM for care. The mother, upset at not being allowed to be with her child, beats the prison warden who refused to arrange for her to be taken to the hospital.

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Sanford Minton
Guest Stars: Mildred Natwick

48. 'TIS THE SEASON (Christmas episode)

Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: John Whelpley

49. MOTHER DEAREST

Director: Alex March
Teleplay: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns
Story: Milt Rosen

50. FUTURE IMPERFECT

A respected cardiologist is so fearful of what he believes to be psychic visions that he has become unable to function at home or at work.

Director: Vincent Sherman
Writer: Charles Larson
Guest Stars: Joseph Campanella, Maggie Cooper, Paul Brinegar

51. "42"

A young man admitted to the hospital following an accident informs the staff that his name is "42", and he is an alien just visiting earth. While building a transmitter to contact his home planet, 42 befriends a sick and lonely lady.

Director: Michael Caffey
Teleplay: Jeff Stuart
Story: Marc Sirinsky, Betty Goldberg
Guest Stars: Nancy Walker, Lance Kerwin, Richard Schaal, Danny Goldman, Wendy Phillips, Jack Rader

52. VICTIMS

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Jim Rogers

53. ANGEL OF MERCY

Someone is killing terminally ill patients at San Francisco Memorial, and it appears to be an inside job. A young woman with chronic pain is learning how to deal with it, but maybe not soon enough.

Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro
Guest Stars: Edward Winter, Joanna Miles, Gina Hecht, James Staley, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

54. DANNY

A mentally disabled man who works at the hospital is able to make friends with a crotchety old hermit who is dying of cancer, but gets embarrassed and quits his job when he misinterprets Gloria's feelings for him.

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro
Guest Stars: Brooke Bundy, Dan O'Herlihy, Edward Edwards

55. LADIES IN WAITING

A woman who devotes her life to getting teenaged hookers off the street is badly beaten by a pimp. Gonzo's disgust at their apparent disinterest convinces the girls to get revenge on the attacker, while having two prostitues show up at his house seriously hampers Trapper's love life.

Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Jack V. Fogarty
Guest Stars: Elaine Giftos, Lisa Jane Persky, Stephen Young, Dawn Jeffory, Debbi Morgan, Terri Nunn, Philip Michael Thomas

56. THE PETER PAN SYNDROME

Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Annie Caroline Schuler

57. MEDICINE MAN

A doctor that comes to SFM with an accident patient is so good that Slocum wants to bring him on staff, but he runs into a problem - the schools the man claims to have trained at have never heard of him. Jackpot is frustrated by a Jane Doe with a high fever and some unusual symptoms.

Director: Barry Crane
Writer: John Whelpley
Guest Stars: Ben Murphy, Ann Dusenberry, Jonelle Allen

58. MAYBE BABY

Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Kay Bender

59. LOVE AND MARRIAGE

Ernie is engaged to be married, but begins to have second thoughts when her fiancé expects her to take all of the responsibility for the house, his five children and their relationship while he relaxes after work and serves as nothing more than a playmate to his out-of-control kids.

Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Sharyn Abramhoff
Guest Stars: Bernie Casey, Corinne Michaels, Irene Tedrow, Rosalind Cash, Barbara Cason

60. CANDY DOCTOR

A 74-year-old woman who is admitted with a blocked artery in her leg has another problem - she is hooked on prescription medications. When Trapper and Gonzo discover that her doctor is responsible, and treats all his patients the same way, they plot to drive him out of business.

Director: Jeff Bleckner
Writer: Dick Morgan
Guest Stars: Henry Gibson, Natalie Schafer, Arthur Peterson, Michael Tucci

61. DOCTORS AND OTHER STRANGERS

Jackpot is put in charge of Emergency Services while Trapper, Gonzo and Stanley attend a medical conference in Mexico. South of the border, Trapper falls in love with another doctor, but they may have too much in common for the romance to last.

Director: Bob Sweeney
Writers: Deborah Zoe Dawson and Victoria Johns
Guest Stars: Gail Strickland, Ronnie Schell, Bert Rosario

62. A PIECE OF THE ACTION

Jackpot convinces several of the staff to invest in a promising young boxer he is managing, but after the fighter kills his opponent in his first professional match he begins to suffer mysterious injuries that may keep him out of the ring permanently.

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Brad Radnitz
Guest Stars: LeVar Burton, Howard Morris, Tina Andrews, Miguel Ferrer, Louise Sorel

63. CAUSE FOR CONCERN

A rumour that Trapper may be leaving SFM for a hospital in Boston has several other staff considering new positions. After 72 hours on duty and the loss of a patient, Stanley is displaying psychotic symptoms, and ends up in jail.

Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Kay Bender
Guest Stars: Jayne Meadows, Michael O'Hare, Norman Alden, Richard Schaal, John Matuszak

64. JOHN'S OTHER LIFE

A man who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive claims that he has no relatives that can serve as donors. However, Gonzo soon discovers that the truth is a little more complicated: the man is in the Witness Protection Program, and cannot safely have contact with his family.

Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: Jerry Ross
Guest Stars: Dick O'Neill, Rick Lohman, Irene Miracle, Ken Swofford, Rue McLanahan

65. THE ONE AND ONLY

Director: Charles Siebert
Writer: Jeff Stuart

66. DON'T RAIN ON MY CHARADE

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
Writers: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns
Guest Stars: Celeste Holm, Michael Tucci, Lew Ayres, Jessica Walter

Episode Guide copyright

1998 by Karen Millard.