CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - US Medical Drama Series
Trapper John, M.D.
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Jorge Galindo
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
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TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Television
Frank Glicksman and Don Brinkley Production
for
CBS (Sundays 10:00 pm)

Produced by Don Brinkley (seasons 1 to 5)
Produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns (season 6 & 7)
based on a character in the novel M*A*S*H
by C. W. Heinz & Richard Hornberger
& on the 1970 motion picture & TV series of the same title.

US Medical Drama series 1979-1986 pilot + 151 episodes x 60 min color
(7 seasons)
starring
Pernell Roberts as Dr. John McIntyre ("Trapper John")  Pernell Roberts - L.A. Times Obituary
Gregory Harrison as Dr. George Alonzo Gates ("Gonzo")
with
Mary McCarty as Nurse Clara Willoughly ("Starch") (1979-1980)
Christopher Norris as Nurse Gloria Brancusi ("Ripples") (1979-1985)
Charles Siebert as Dr. Stanley Riverside II (1979-1986)
Brian Mitchell as Dr. Jacob/Justin Jackson ("Jackpot")(1979-1986)

Marion Yue as Nurse Shapiro (1979-1980)
Simon Scott as Arnold Slocum
Madge Sinclair as Nurse Ernestine Shoop (1980-1986)
Richard Schaal as Doctor Sandler (1980-1984)
Michael Tucci as Doctor Charlie Nichols (1980-1984)
Chris Hutson as Nurse (1981-)
Bebe Kelly as Nurse Clover (1981-)
Sarah Cunningham as Nurse Andrews (1981-)
Robin Ignico as Andrea Brancusi (1983-)
Marcia Rodd as E.J. Riverside (1983-)
Timothy Busfield as Doctor John "J.T." McIntyre (1984-1986)
Lorna Luft as Nurse Libby Kegler (1985-1986)
Andrea Marcovicci as Fran Brennan (1985-1986)
Janis Paige as Catherine Hackett (1985-1986)
Kenneth David Gilman as ? (1985-1986)

script supervisor Robert Gary

Stories set in the San Francisco Memorial Hospital

'Trapper John M.D.' theme music by John Parker

Episodes listed in <production no.> order

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0.00 [--] Trapper John MD: TRAPPER JOHN, M.D (pilot)
23Sep79
written by Don Brinkley
directed by Jackie Cooper
guest stars
Jack Gilford
Barbara Stuart
Jessica Walter
Roddy McDowall
Twenty-eight years after the Korean War, former M*A*S*H surgeon
"Trapper" John McIntyre, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco
Memorial Hospital, is faced with a younger copy of himself -
Vietnam vet Dr. "Gonzo" Gates.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 1 1979-80 ##############
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21 episodes
CBS Sundays 10:00 - 11:00 p.m.

1.01 [--] Trapper John MD: LOVE IS A THREE-WAY STREET
<V-401>
10Oct79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Marc Daniels.
written by Don Brinkley
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest star
Monte Markham
Trapper deals with lingering emotions when his ex-wife's
suitor (Monte Markham) insists on McIntyre as surgeon.

1.02 [--] Trapper John MD: WHOSE LITTLE HERO ARE YOU?
<V-402>
1Nov79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Robert Douglas.
written by Don Brinkley & Frank Glicksman
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest star
Alan Feinstein
A brilliant improvisation saves a life but causes problems
for Trapper and Riverside.

1.03 [--] Trapper John MD: FLASHBACK
<V-403>
13Sep79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Murray Golden
guest star
James Coco
A police lieutenant is eager to nab a Vietnam veteran who
critically wounded a patient (James Coco).

1.04 [--] Trapper John MD: THE SHATTERED IMAGE
<V-404>
19Oct79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Corey Allen.
guest stars
Celeste Holm
Shelley Long (Cheers)
Trapper deals with a frightened socialite (Celeste Holm);
a competent nurse (Shelley Long) has a prison record.

1.05 [--] Trapper John MD: THE SURROGATE
<V-405>
29Oct79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Alex March.
written by Don Brinkley
music: John Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest star
Kim Cattrall
Two surgery cases find Trapper uncovering a family secret and
Gonzo acquiring an unwilling prospective bride (Kim Cattrall).

1.06 [--] Trapper John MD: HAVE YOU HUGGED YOUR NURSE TODAY?
<V-406>
1Nov79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Ralph H. Levy.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music: John Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
Gloria's romantic interest refuses a possible surgical
cure to his paralysis.

1.07 [--] Trapper John MD: DEADLY EXPOSURE
<V-407>
4Oct79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joe Pevney.
story by Jim Rogers
teleplay by Don Brinkley & Jim Rogers
music: John Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest stars
Dee Wallace
Jack Kruschen
Carl Franklin
Paul Lambert
Joey Aresco
special guest star
Jayne Kennedy
Gonzo risks his job to uncover radiation leaks at a
nuclear power plant.

1.08 [--] Trapper John MD: WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
<V-408>
8Nov79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Ralph Sensensky.
written by Ray Brenner
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest stars
Richard Gilliland
Roxanne Gregory
Paul Lambert
and
Jessica Walter
Gonzo refuses to falsify records so a Vietnam buddy
who saved his life can make a fraudulent insurance claim.

1.09 [--] Trapper John MD: ONE FOR MY BABY
<V-409>
14Nov79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Charles Larson, Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Fred Gately
guest stars
Penny Fuller
Patrick Laborteaux
Mark Withers ........... Addison Wesley III
Gonzo discovers that the teen-age son (Patrick Laborteaux) of
a seriously ill patient (Penny Fuller) is an acute alcoholic.

1.10 [--] Trapper John MD: TAXI IN THE RAIN
<V-410>
28Nov79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
story by Shimon Wincelberg, Larry Arnstein & David Hurwitz
teleplay by Shimon Wincelberg
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Anita Gillette
Paul Lambert
special guest star
William Windom
and
Clifton James .......... Bobby Joe Brady
Gonzo attempts to reunite a woman (Anita Gillette) with
her estranged father (William Windom), who needs a kidney
transplant.

1.11 [--] Trapper John MD: LICENSED TO KILL
<V-411>
6Dec79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Kristoffer Tabori
Robert Davi
John Crawford
Simon Scott
special guest star
Sheila Larkin
and
Jessica Walter ..........Melanie, Trapper's ex wife
Political terrorists hand Trapper an ultimatum: Either he
lets a patient die or they murder his ex-wife (Jessica Walter).

1.12 [--] Trapper John MD: BOOM
<V-412>
31Dec79
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Don Brinkley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Robert Hooks
Simon Scott
special guest star
Kathleen Lloyd
and
Buur De Benning ....... Mackie
The staff struggle to avoid a panic while searching for an
explosive.

1.13 [--] Trapper John MD: WARNING--I MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
<V-413>
15Jan80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Alf Kjellin.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Allen Goorwitz
Lynn Carlin
Simon Scott
special guest star
Lloyd Bochner
and
Joanna Cassidy ......... Dr Carson Witaker
Trapper learns a surgeon (Joanna Cassidy) he hired, whom
Riverside now loves, was a prostitute.

1.14 [--] Trapper John MD: MISSIONARY'S DOWNFALL
<V-414>
23Jan80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney
story by Ray Brenner
teleplay by Don Brinkley
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
David Spielberg
Simon Scott
special guest star
Jesse Welles
and
Barry Miller ......... Obie
A critically ill girl turns to a sham healer who
uses a holistic approach; a tough street-gang youth shows
artistic talent.

1.15 [--] Trapper John MD: IT'S A WISE SURGEON
<V-415>
26Feb80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Robert Douglas.
written by Jack Guss
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
George Kee Cheung
special guest star
Barrie Youngfellow
A 25-year-old arrives, claiming to be the son of
Trapper and a Korean woman.

1.16 [--] Trapper John MD: IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
<V-416>
13Feb80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Murray Golden.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Ed Winter
special guest star
Molly Picon
Gonzo worries over a surgeon's erratic behavior;
an elderly woman offers to leave her money to the staff.

1.17 [--] Trapper John MD: 'TIL LIFE US DO PART
<V-417>
5Feb80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Jack Guss
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Gary Lockwood
Lynne Marta
special guest star
Marcia Rodd
and
Jayne Meadows Allen ...... Edwina Garth
Gonzo, Trapper and a terminally ill woman try to
cheer a dying patient (Gary Lockwood).

1.18 [--] Trapper John MD: STRIKE
<V-418>
22Feb80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Alex March.
written by Kenneth Berg
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
John Randolph
Mimi Maynard
Simon Scott
special guest star
Barbara Cason
and
John Opatoshu ........... Harry Weintraub
A threatened strike by the nurses' union causes unexpected
complications for Trapper, Gonzo and Starch.

1.19 [--] Trapper John MD: SHORT ODDS
<V-419>
5Mar80
produced by Don Brinkley
written by Jeff Stuart
directed by Murray Golden
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Trish Stewart
special guest star
William Smith
Gonzo falls in love with a beautiful surgeon (Trish Stewart)
determined to prove her medical skills.

1.20 [--] Trapper John MD: QUARANTINE
<V-420>
13Mar80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Kaye Ballard
Phil Bruns
Simon Scott
James Staley
special guest star
Imogene Coca
and
Jessica Walter ......... Melanie
An ailing abandoned baby, which carries pneumonic plague,
causes Trapper, Melanie and a hospital-room wedding party
to be quarantined.

1.21 [--] Trapper John MD: HOT LINE
<V-421>
26Mar80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
written by J. B. Hall
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Paul Burke
Deborah Morgan-Weldon
Beverly Sanders
special guest star
Jerry Orbach
and
Julie Adams ...... Laurie Malcolm
The only surgeon (Paul Burke) who can restore a girl's sight
is emotionally unwell.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 2 1980-81 ##############
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22 episodes

2.01 [022] Trapper John MD: GIRL UNDER GLASS pt I (aka 'The Sex Act')
<Z-501>
20Nov80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Don Brinkley
music by John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Belinda Montgomery
Beverly Garland
Natalie Schafer
Katherine Baumann
special guest star
Robert Vaughn
and
Barbara Cason ......... Dotie
A patient (Belinda Montgomery) accuses Gonzo of sexual
misconduct.

2.02 [023] Trapper John MD: GIRL UNDER GLASS pt II (aka 'The Sex Act')
<Z-502>
26Nov80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Don Brinkley
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Belinda Montgomery
Beverly Garland
Joanna Barnes
special guest star
Robert Vaughn
and
Barbara Cason ......... Dotie
Misconduct charges may prevent Gonzo from operating on a
girl.

2.03 [024] Trapper John MD: SLIM CHANCE
<Z-503>
4Dec80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers
music by John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Pamela Franklin
Steve Franken
John McCook
special guest star
Tim O'Connor
and
Anne Francis ........... Gail Edsin
A weight-reduction program leaves Gonzo's childhood friend
critically ill.

2.04 [025] Trapper John MD: CREEPY TIME GAL
<Z-504>
31Dec80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
theme by John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Madeline Stowe
R.G. Armstrong
William Lanteau
special guest star
David Groh
Gonzo tries to treat a hysterical woman (Madeline Stowe)
who believes she has been cursed.

2.05 [026] Trapper John MD: CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE
<Z-505>
17Dec80
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Robert Douglas.
written by Charles Larson
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Jack Kampschroer
guest star
Candy Azzara
An apparent misjudgment may end Riverside's career,
and the patient involved is his father's fiancee.

2.06 [027] Trapper John MD: STRAIGHT AND NARROW
<Z-506>
7Jan81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Barbara Hammer Avedon & Christopher Haun
music: Lance Rubin
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Michael McCroskey.
guest stars
Joseph Cali
Charles Hallahan
Craig Russell
Harold J. Stone
Stephanie Kramer (Hunter)
Stewart Moss
special guest star
Paula Kelly
and
Frank Marth ............. Timothy Calvin
A police officer is shot during a riot by San Francisco
homosexuals.

2.07 [028] Trapper John MD: EARTHQUAKE
<Z-507>
13Jan81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Robert Douglas.
written by Phil Alden Robinson & Betty Goldberg
music by John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs)
George Murdock
Ned Glass
James Crittenden
Sandy Helberg
An earthquake imperils Gonzo and injured Trapper and
necessitates evacuation of the hospital.

2.08 [029] Trapper John MD: THE PAGODA CURE
<Z-508>
20Jan81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Milt Rosen
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Jack Kampschroer.
guest stars
France Nuyen
Jacqueline Scott
special guest star
Ed Nelson
special cameo appearance by
Joey Bishop
and
Constance Forslund ...... Lorna Latour
A mystery surgeon successfully operates on an elderly
Vietnamese woman.

2.09 [030] Trapper John MD: HAVE I GOT A GIRL FOR YOU
<Z-509>
27Jan81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Stephanie Faracy
special guest stars
Penny Fuller
and
Cesare Danova ............ Jonathan
Trapper helps a student nurse improve herself for Gonzo;
a glamorous woman faces an operation that could destroy her
looks.

2.10 [031] Trapper John MD: WHO'S THE LUCKY FATHER?
<Z-510>
10Feb81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Jack Guss
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Jack McSweeney
guest star
Dick Gautier
special guest star
Arlene Golonka
An audacious con artist refuses necessary surgery and then
dumps his pregnant girlfriend.

2.11 [032] Trapper John MD: A FAMILY AFFAIR
<Z-511>
19Feb81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney.
story by Paul Harrison
teleplay by Charles Larson
music by John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Stacey Nelkin
Richard Deacon
Paul Picerni
special guest star
Kevin Brophy
and
Jessica Walter ......... Melanie McIntyre
Trapper is torn between worrying about Melanie's
pregnancy and his daughter's marrying a doctor.

2.12 [033] Trapper John MD: FINDERS KEEEPERS
<Z-512>
2Mar81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
story by Jody Ann Ranney
teleplay by Deborah Zoe Dawson,
Victoria Johns, & Jody Ann Ranney
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Michael McBroskey.
guest stars
Larry Fishburn
Richard Schaal
Christopher Blande
Larry B. Scott
Grand Bush
special guest stars
Dori Brenner
and
Tonya Crowe ............ Jenny
Gonzo must find the parents of a 14-year-old waif to
determine the extent of her injuries in an auto accident.

2.13 [034] Trapper John MD: DAYS OF WINE AND LEO
aka 'The Harold Russell Story'
<Z-513>
11Mar81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney.
written by Jack Guss
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Jack McSweeney.
guest stars
Harold Russell
Carl Ballantine
special guest star
Rita Moreno
Harold Russell was a Canadian paratroop sergeant
who lost both hands in an explosion during World
War II and demonstrated his ability not only to use
hooks in their place but to act as well.
In 1946 he won two oscars for his appearance in the
film 'The Best Years of our Lives'.
In this episode he plays a handicapped doctor who hides his
feelings for a patient, a former stripper (Rita Moreno).

2.14 [035] Trapper John MD: A CASE OF THE CRAZIES
<Z-514>
25Mar81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie
written by James Fritzhand
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
film editor: Jack Kampschroer
guest stars
Kathleen Lloyd
K.C. Martel
Sandy Helberg
John Karlen
The injury of a child brings to light the medical
history of a day-care instructor.

2.15 [036] Trapper John MD: SECOND SIGHT
<Z-515>
1Apr81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Jeff Bleckner.
written by Jeff Stuart
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
William Daniels
Hamilton Camp
special guest star
Robyn Douglass
and
Hermoine Baddeley ...... Frieda Holloway
Jackpot seeks a surgeon to restore his girlfriend's sight.

2.16 [037] Trapper John MD: KING OF THE ROAD
<Z-516>
9Apr81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety
story by Milt Rosen
teleplay by Milt Rosen and Don Brinkley
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest star
Pat Hingle
special guest star
Allyn Ann McLerie
and
Brooke Bundy .......... Dr. Sandra Kemp
Gonzo learns his long-lost father is a
patient at San Francisco Memorial.

2.17 [038] Trapper John MD: THE ALBATROSS
<Z-517>
1May81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Preece
written by Charles Larson
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Soon-Teck Oh
John Cypher
Mark Withers
special guest star
Diane Baker
and
Kathy Wiberg ........... Eve Laxness
Trapper escorts a visiting Chinese doctor.
Gonzo tries to treat a very ill deaf-mute orphan.

2.18 [039] Trapper John MD: BRAIN CHILD
<Z-518>
8May81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Michael J. Fox
Danny Goldman
special guest star
Michael Constantine
and
Nicholas Pryor ......... Mr Schweitzer
Gonzo deals with the arrogance of a 17-year-old intern
described as a genius.

2.19 [040] Trapper John MD: CO-OPERATIVE CARE
<Z-519>
18May81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney.
story by Ken Berg & Jeff Stuart
teleplay by Jeff Stuart
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Andrea Marcovicci
Kaye Ballard
Bert Rosario
Marta DuBois
special guest star
Jeanette Nolan ......... Dorothy Fitch
and
Jack Kruschen .......... Marvin Krakowsky
Budget cuts prompt a trial for a program in which relatives
participate in patient care.

2.20 [041] Trapper John MD: GIVE TILL IT HURTS
<Z-520>
29May81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
written by Eric Edson
music: John Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Cliff Potts
Carmen Zapata
Paul Jenkins
Paul Henry Itkin
Gloria neglects her job, putting it in jeopardy, to assist her
indigent alcoholic brother (Cliff Potts).

2.21 [042] Trapper John MD: THAT OLD GANG OF MINE
<Z-521>
24Jul81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bob Sweeney.
written by Jack Guss
director of photography: Brianne Murphy
music: John Parker
guest star
Ken Kercheval (Cliff Barnes from 'Dallas')
Gonzo's wedding preparations pall when his
fiancee's long-lost former husband (Ken Kercheval) checks in
as a patient.

2.22 [043] Trapper John MD: C. O. D.
<Z-522>
3Aug81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Joseph Pevney.
written by Betty Goldberg & Phil Alden Robinson
director of photography: Brianne Murphy
music by John Carl Parker.
guest stars
Joanna Cassidy
Toni Kalem
special guest star
Greg Mullavey
special cameo appearance
Lyle Alzado
Joe Kapp
Jamal Wilkes
Herb Edelman ............ Detective Aherns
Nurse Brancusi reports an extra and unidentified baby at the
maternity ward, but when the doctors come to check it the baby
is gone.


########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 3 1981-82 ##############
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22 episodes

3.01 [044] Trapper John MD: HATE IS ENOUGH
<1-M01>
22Oct81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety
written by Don Brinkley
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Dick Sargent (Bewitched)
Chip Frye
Sandra Kearns
special guest star
Mary Wickes
and
Warren Berlinger ........ George Lieberman
Trapper and Gonzo suspect that a distinguished staff-surgeon
(Dick Sargent) is a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

3.02 [045] Trapper John MD: THE EGO EXPERIENCE
<1-M02>
3Nov81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Richard A. Colla.
teleplay by Jeff Stuart and James Fritzhand
story by James Fritzhand
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
guest stars
Dick Gautier
Constance Forslund
David Sheiner
Marriane McAndrew
special guest star
Don Stroud

3.03 [046] Trapper John MD: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE BIG HOUSE?
<1-M03>
23Nov81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Sanford Minton
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music by John Carl Parker
guest stars
Fionnula Flanagan
Dena Dietrich
special guest star
Mildred Natwick
and
Leslie Ackerman ........ Bernie

3.04 [047] Trapper John MD: 'TIS THE SEASON (aka 'The Season')(Christmas episode)
<1-M04>
8Dec81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley.
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian)
Jermaine Johnson
special guest star
Lynne Moody
A street-corner Santa Claus (Ray Walston)
worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.

3.05 [048] Trapper John MD: MOTHER DEAREST (aka Mother's day episode)
<1-M05>
1Dec81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Alex March.
teleplay by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
story by Milt Rosen
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Eileen Heckart
special guest star
Hermoine Gingold

3.06 [049] Trapper John MD: FUTURE IMPERFECT
<1-M06>
16Dec81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Vincent Sherman.
written by Charles Larson
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
(not to be confused with episode #82 'Past Imperfect')
guest stars
Joseph Campanella
Maggie Cooper
Paul Brineger

3.07 [050] Trapper John MD: "42"
<1-M07>
29Dec81
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
teleplay by Jeff Stuart
story by Marc Sirinsky & Betty Goldberg
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Lance Kerwin
Richard Schaal
David Goldman
Wendy Phillips
Jack Rader
special guest star
Nancy Walker (Rhoda, Macmillan and Wife)
A young man (Lance Kerwin) with strange burns on his chest
claims to be an outer-space alien.

3.08 [051] Trapper John MD: VICTIMS
<1-M08>
6Jan82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Jim Rogers
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
David Ackroyd
Ralph Strait
Virginia Hawkins
special guest star
Gretchen Corbett (The Rockford Files)
Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then
has second thoughts.

3.09 [052] Trapper John MD: ANGEL OF MERCY
<1-M09>
13Jan82
produced by Don Brinkley.
directed by Leo Penn
written by Jeffrey Ferro
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music by John Carl Parker.
guest star
Joanna Miles
Gina Hecht
James Staley
special guest star
Edward Winter
and
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ...... Barnell
Patients with severe pain die under questionable
circumstances.

3.10 [053] Trapper John MD: DANNY
<1-M10>
20Jan82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety
written by Jeffrey Ferro
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music by John Carl Parker.
guest stars
Dan O'Herlihy
Brooke Bundy
and
Edward Edwards ......... Danny
A dying hermit (Dan O'Herlihy) wills his beloved cello
to a mentally retarded man.

3.11 [054] Trapper John MD: LADIES IN WAITING
<1-M11>
27Jan82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane
written by Jack V. Fogarty
director of photography: Frederick Gately;
music by John Carl Parker.
guest stars
Elaine Giftos
Lisa Jane Persky
Stephen Young
Dawn Jeffory
Debbi Morgan
special guest star
Terri Nunn
and
Philip Michael Thomas ..... Walsh (Miami Vice)
A woman who works as a social worker during the day spends
her nights trying to save teen-age prostitutes.

3.12 [055] Trapper John MD: THE PETER PAN SYNDROME
<1-M12>
4Feb82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Seymour Robbie.
written by Annie Caroline Schuler
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Sparky Marcus
Kevin Brophy
William Prince
special guest star
Ann Wedgeworth
and
Barbara Cason ............ Dottie Pitt
The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder prevents
him from having hormone injections that would cure his problem.

3.13 [056] Trapper John MD: MEDICINE MAN
<1-M13>
19Feb82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
written by John Whelpley
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest star
Ben Murphy ............ Dr. Travis
special guest star
Ann Dusenberry
and
Jonelle Allen ......... Jane Doe
A check into the history of a doctor (Ben Murphy) who helped
Trapper after an accident yields unexpected results.

3.14 [057] Trapper John MD: MAYBE BABY
<1-M14>
2Mar82
produced by Don Brinkley
written by Kay Bender
directed by Seymour Robbie
music: John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
Lynne Marta
Keene Curtis
Bettye Ackerman
Larry Storch
A former lover (Lynne Marta) names Gonzo in a paternity suit
after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.

3.15 [058] Trapper John MD: LOVE AND MARRIAGE
<1-M15>
10Mar82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bob Sweeney.
written by Sharyn Abramhoff
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music by John Carl Parker
guest star
Bernie Casey
Corinne Micheals
Irene Tedrow
special guest star
Rosalind Cash
and
Barbara Cason ......... Dottie Pitt
Shoop falls in love with a divorced man (Bernie Casey)
who shirks his responsibilities to his five children and
former wife.

3.16 [059] Trapper John MD: CANDY DOCTOR
<1-M16>
18Mar82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Jeff Bleckner
written by Dick Morgan
director of photography: Herb Pearl
music by John Carl Parker.
guest star
Natalie Schafer (Gilligan's Island)
Arthur Peterson
Michael Tucci
special guest star
Henry Gibson
Trapper treats an elderly woman (Natalie Schafer) who is
dangerously medicated by an unscrupulous doctor.

3.17 [060] Trapper John MD: DOCTORS AND OTHER STRANGERS
<1-M17>
25Mar82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bob Sweeney.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music by John Carl Parker
guest stars
Gail Strickland ...... Dr. Curtis
Ronnie Schell
Bert Rosario
Jackpot takes over the emergency room; Trapper meets a
rural doctor (Gail Strickland) at a medical convention.

3.18 [061] Trapper John MD: A PIECE OF THE ACTION
<1-M18>
6Apr82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Brad Radnitz
music by John Carl Parker
director of photography: Frederick Gately
guest stars
LeVar Burton
Howard Morris
Tina Andrews
Miguel Ferrer
special guest star
Louise Sorel
The staff backs Jackpot's boxer friend (LeVar Burton),
whose first opponent dies in the ring.

3.19 [062] Trapper John MD: DON'T RAIN ON MY CHARADE aka FAMILY IN BLUE
<1-M19>
22Apr82
guest stars
Celeste Holm ............... Lillie Townsend
Michael Tucci
special guest star
Lew Ayres
and
Jessica Walter ............. Melanie Townsend
Lillie Townsend, Trapper's mother-in-law, arrives into town.
Soon he discovers that Melanie, his ex-wife, never told
Lillie about the divorce.

3.20 [063] Trapper John MD: CAUSE FOR CONCERN
<1-M20>
15Apr82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Kay Bender
director of photography: Edward R. Plante
music by John Parker
guest stars
Jayne Meadows
Michael O'Hare
Norman Alden
Richard Schaal
John Matuszak
Gossip abounds when job offers come to Trapper, Gonzo and
Jackpot, and Gloria receives a marriage proposal.

3.21 [064] Trapper John MD: JOHN'S OTHER LIFE
<1-M21>
29Apr82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Jerry Ross
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Rick Lohman
Irene Miracle
Ken Swofford
special guest star
Rue McClanahan (The Golden Girls)
and
Dick O'Neill ........... Ed Renquist
A federally protected witness needs to find
his father for a bone-marrow transplant.

3.22 [065] Trapper John MD: THE ONE AND ONLY
<1-M22>
May82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Robin Gammell
special guest star
Salome Jens
and
Gerard Prendergast .......... Brother Bliss
A flower salesgirl, who works on the street, wakes up one day
at the hospital. The girl is very ill yet refuses to be treated
since she considers that doctors are Satan's henchmen.
The estranged mother (Salome Jens) of a cult member
(Jennifer Jason Leigh) has the girl kidnapped from the
hospital.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 4 1982-83 ##############
##############################################
22 episodes


4.01 [066] Trapper John MD: THREE ON A MISMATCH
<8-B01>
11Oct82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately;
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Lois Nettleton
Shari Belafonte-Harper
Steve Franken
special guest star
Ruth Buzzi
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman (Lois Nettleton)
Slocum falls for a patient.

4.02 [067] Trapper John MD: TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES, pt. 1
<8-B02>
30Sep82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Herb Pearl
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Cliff Gorman
David Huddleston
R.G. Armstrong
special guest star
Marcia Rodd ............. E. J. Riverside
and
Ramon Bieri ............. Sheriff Willis

4.03 [068] Trapper John MD: TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES, pt. 2
<8-B03>
7Oct82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Cliff Gorman
David Huddleston
R.G. Armstrong
special guest star
Marcia Rodd ............. E. J. Riverside
and
Ramon Bieri ............. Sheriff Willis
Militant survivalists take Gonzo and Trapper prisoner;
Riverside marries E.J. (Marcia Rodd).
Trapper and Gonzo purchase a vineyard.

4.04 [069] Trapper John MD: THE OBJECT OF MY AFFLICTION
<8-B04>
19Oct82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Leonard Frey ......... Derrick Peters
Carole Cook
Michael Tucci
special guest star
Richard Schaal
and
Robert Alda .......... Derrick Peters Sr.
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man (Leonard Frey) who suffers
from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads
him to fake symptoms.

4.05 [070] Trapper John MD: YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY
<8-B05>
21Oct82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Kay Bender
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Kim Cattrall
Howard Morris
Stuart Pankin
special guest star
William Windom
A miserly industrialist (William Windom) with an obsession
for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.

4.06 [071] Trapper John MD: THANKS FOR GIVING (Thanksgiving episode)(flashbacks)
<8-B06>
29Oct82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Phyllis Wapner & Nancy Bond
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
(no guest stars listed on opening credits)
Trapper is accidentally hit by Slocum during a foggy night,
on Thanksgiving eve.As John fights for his life, staff members
recall (in flashbacks) reasons they have to be thankful for
his friendship and help.

4.07 [072] Trapper John MD: THE RANSOM
<8-B07>
4Nov82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
teleplay by Jeffrey Ferro & Jeff Stuart
story by Jeffrey Ferro
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Joe Santos
Bert Remsen
Paul Koslo
Joan Pringle
special guest star
Vincent Price
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage
and demands $1 million ransom.

4.08 [073] Trapper John MD: THE GOOD LIFE
<8-B08>
24Nov82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Ken Mars
Mary Wickes
Alan Fudge
Cliff Emmich
special guest star
Bibi Besch
and
Tom Ewell ............... Earl Tendermeyer
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.

4.09 [074] Trapper John MD: GETTING TO KNOW YOU
<8-B09>
7Dec82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Barry Crane.
written by Martin Donovan
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Cassie Yates
special guest star
Jack Bannon (Lou Grant)
special guest appearance by
Jack Gilford
Talented neurosurgeon Russ Brandis enduring a deadly disease
and fits of rage he shows are due to the drugs he must take.
The surgeon's personal problems are uncovered as Riverside
and Gonzo try to recruit him for the hospital staff.

4.10 [075] Trapper John MD: RUSSIANS AND RUSES
<8-B10>
14Dec82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Emilie Small & Garn Stephens
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Theodore Bikel
Stepfanie Kramer (Hunter)
Alex Henteloff
Hank Brandt
special guest star
Rosemary Murphy
A Soviet diplomat (Theodore Bikel) is admitted with pain
from a liver tumor.

4.11 [076] Trapper John MD: BABY ON THE LINE
<8-B11>
20Dec82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety
written by Elaine Newman
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest star
Edward Edwards
special guest star
Dianne Kay
The parents of a hermaphroditic baby battle over which sex
the child should be after surgery.

4.12 [077] Trapper John MD: LIFE, DEATH AND VINNIE DUNCAN
aka 'In the name of love'
<8-B12>
28Dec82
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Kristoffer Tabbori
special guest star
Lisa Pelikan
and
Marcia Rodd ............ E. J. Riverside
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for
rare-disease drugs.

4.13 [078] Trapper John MD: IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I LOVE
<8-B13>
11Jan83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Robin Ignico .......... Andrea
special guest star
France Nuyen
and
Jim Backus ............ Gus
When Gloria Brancusi (Christopher Norris)learns that Andrea,
the orphan girl, has come back to the hospital as a patient
her first reaction is to run away.
Gloria has second thoughts after deciding to adopt the
troubled orphan.

4.14 [079] Trapper John MD: HEAR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
<8-B14>
20Jan83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Vincent Sherman.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
John Rubinstein
Howard Morris
special guest star
Donna Pescow
and
Richard Schaal ......... Dr Standler
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early
from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.

4.15 [080] Trapper John MD: THE SPY WHO BUGGED ME
<8-B15>
9Feb83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Bill Daily
Sheila Larken
Stuart Pankin
Howard Morris
special guest star
Barney Martin
Gonzo's professional confidence and bedside manner are affected
by a malpractice lawsuit, after a young patient asserts he has
begun to feel worse from an emergency operation made him.
A patient is mistaken for a hospital inspector.

4.16 [081] Trapper John MD: FORGET ME NOT
<8-B16>
27Jan83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Leo Penn.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Tony Roberts
Jenny O'Hara
Louis Guss
special guest star
Conrad Janis
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful
and disoriented behavior.

4.17 [082] Trapper John MD: PAST IMPERFECT
aka 'Pasts imperfect'
<8-B17>
17Feb83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Gregory Harrison
teleplay by Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns & Robert Bielak
story by Robert Bielak
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Kim Darby
Elizabeth Huddle
Dana Elcar
and
Marcia Rodd ............ E.J. Riverside
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
(not to be confused with episode #49 'Future Imperfect')

4.18 [083] Trapper John MD: PRIME TIME
<8-B18>
24Feb83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Nancy Bond & Phyllis Wapner
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Christopher Allport
Roz Kelly
Jill Jaress
Bruce M. Fisher
Allyn Ann McLerie ....... Hettie Gates
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a
sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.

4.19 [084] Trapper John MD: BLUE GENES
<8-B19>
10Mar83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest star
Vera Miles
with
Kim Stanley
Jesse White
(The late Jesse White is best known as the original
Maytag repairman from the television commercials)
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research
project becomes mysteriously ill.

4.20 [085] Trapper John MD: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
<8-B20>
22Mar83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Bernard McEveety.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Alexa Hamilton ...... Phoebe
Oliver Clark
Beulah Quo
Jon Cypher
Gonzo neglects work when he becomes infatuated
with Phoebe, a rich heiress.

4.21 [086] Trapper John MD: SOUTH SIDE STORY
<8-B21>
29Mar83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Paul Carafotes
Patrick McCormick
Judith Anna Roberts
John Laughlin
Dawn Jeffory
William Bogert
special guest star
Lilia Skala
and
Jimmy Baio.............. Jed
Punks mug Gonzo and then force him to check up an old lady
who lives in a rundown apartment.
Gonzo learns that San Francisco Memorial owns the decrepit
apartment building.

4.22 [087] Trapper John MD: I ONLY HAVE ICE FOR YOU
<8-B22>
18Apr83 (some sources show this as airing 2Oct83)
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
music: John Parker
film editor: John McSweeney
guest stars
David Huffman
Robin Ignico
Richard Deacon
Edith Diaz
special guest star
Lynn Holly Johnson
and
Marcia Rodd ........... E. J. Riverside
A figure skater (Lynn-Holly Johnson) with a heart condition
performs rather than abandon her partner.
Nurse Ripples is interned in the hospital because of an
epidemic.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 5 1983-84 ##############
##############################################
22 episodes

5.01 [088] Trapper John MD: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
<2-F01>
30Sep83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Deborah Gilliland & Robert Sonntag
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Selma Diamond
Bill Quinn
George Takei
Robert Lussier
Sandy Freeman
special guest star
Jill Whelan (The Love Boat 1979-84)
Trapper is called in on his birthday and discovers a
possible epidemic.

5.02 [089] Trapper John MD: ... AND FOR LOYAL AND DEVOTED SERVICE ...
no. 2-F02
21Sep83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey
written by Phyllis Wapner & Nancy Bond
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Charles Cioffi
James Karen
Ruth Kobart
Sarah Cunningham
special guest star
Toni Kalem
A new hospital-board chairman pressures Arnold Slocum into
to retiring four months short of being vested in his pension.

5.03 [090] Trapper John MD: MAY DIVORCE BE WITH YOU
<2-F03>
20Oct83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Karen Morrow
Harvey Jason
Marya Small
special guest star
Marcia Rodd
and
Jessica Walter ........ Melanie
Melanie begins a weekly discussion group for doctors' wives.
Riverside worries about his marriage.

5.04 [091] Trapper John MD: ALL ABOUT EVERETT
<2-F04>
12Oct83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gateley
music: John Parker
guest stars
Robert Mandan (Soap)
Patricia Davis
Paul Mantee
Lonny Chapman
special guest star
Sharon Acker
and
Bart Braverman .......... Govinda
A jealous surgeon tries to discredit Trapper and replace
him as chief of surgery.

5.05 [092] Trapper John MD: OLD MAN LIVER
<2-F05>
28Oct83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Stewart Moss
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Whitman Mayo
Nita Talbot
James Staley
special guest star
Lori Hellier
A 119-year-old man comes to the hospital prepared to die,
although there seems to be nothing wrong with him.

5.06 [093] Trapper John MD: THE FINAL CUT
<2-F06>
2Nov83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Raymond St. Jacques
Judith Chapman
Leslie Easterbrook
Bibi Osterwold
Henry Beckman
special guest star
Gary Frank
and
Scott Jacoby ........... Matthew Murdock
Trapper hands Gonzo the job of monitoring surgical residents.

5.07 [094] Trapper John MD: FAT CHANCE
<2-F07>
10Nov83
produced by Don Brinkley
written by Howard Pollack
directed by Susan Oliver
guest stars
Shirley Hemphill
Michael Tuuci
Sandy Helberg
special guest star
Anne Francis
and
Robert Ignito ......... Andrea
Gonzo is called in as obstetrician for Andrea's pregnant dog;
Trapper reluctantly agrees to operate on an overweight woman.

5.08 [095] Trapper John MD: THE AGONY OF D'FEET
<2-F08>
17Nov83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey
guest stars
Kevin Brophy
John Fujioka
D.D. Howard
Frank McRae
James Read
special guest star
Dennis Cole
and
Marcia Rodd ........... E. J. Riverside
A marathon runner with a heart condition competes anyway
in the Bay City Marathon;
Riverside runs the race as E.J. goes into labor.


5.09 [096] Trapper John MD: MOTHER LOAD aka 'If it ain't broke'
<2-F09>
23Nov83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Vincent Sherman
guest stars
Kerrie Keane
Titos Travis
special guest star
Barrie Youngfellow
and
Robert Ignito ......... Andrea
Gloria is upset when Andrea finds her real mother (Barrie
Youngfellow), who says she wants Andrea back.

5.10 [097] Trapper John MD: SUPERNURSE
<2-F10>
10Jan84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately;
music: John Parker
guest star
William Bogert
special guest star
Elaine Stritch
and
Melissa Steinberg ...... Polly Novak
A jealous doctor resents Gloria's accreditation in cardiac care,
and hires an overzealous lawyer to bring her up on charges

5.11 [098] Trapper John MD: SPECIAL DELIVERY
<2-F11>
20Dec83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy
guests stars
Elaine Giftos
Karen Landry
Billy Martin
Tim Rossovich
special guest star
Dennis Cole
and
Daryl Anderson ........ Marty Collins
Jackpot must deal with a rugby player;
Gloria and a nurse moonlighting as a midwife nearly lose
their jobs when a delivery has complications.

5.12 [099] Trapper John MD: PLAY YOUR HUNCH
<2-F12>
30Dec83
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey
guest stars
Marta DuBois
Arte Johnson
special guest star
George Grizzard
and
Nina Foch ............ Julie Luden
A nurse has premonitions which come true. Shoop denies her
psychic ability until Trapper asks her to help him locate an
ailing friend.

5.13 [100] Trapper John MD: A LITTLE KNIFE MUSIC
<2-F13>
10Jan84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy
guest stars
Andrew Prine
Billy Barty
Patty Maloney
Ty Henderson
Herb Edelman
special guest star
Kim Darby
and
Grant Goodeve ......... David Huber
The doctor and parents of a baby with dwarfism resist surgery;
Shoop's son launches a business.

5.14 [101] Trapper John MD: SEND IN THE CLOWNS
<2-F14>
1Feb84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael O'Herlihy.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Kristoffer Tabori
Richard Yniques
Jerry Superin
Vito Scotti
special guest star
Eileen Heckart
A widow (Eileen Heckart) and a pediatrician (Kristoffer Tabori)
lose loved ones.

5.15 [102] Trapper John MD: WHERE THERE'S A WILL
<2-F15>
23Jan84 or 17Feb84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Bruce Howard
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Jerry Stiller
Cliff Osmond
Howard Morris
Robert Sampson
special guest star
Joe Pantoliano
and
Tracey Gold .......... Jennifer Robins
An angry heir besets inheritor Gonzo; a child worsens for
lack of medical equipment.

5.16 [103] Trapper John MD: THE JACKPOT PAYS OFF
<2-F16>
1Mar84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Ivan Dixon.
teleplay by Paul Robinson Hunter & Jeff Stuart
story by Paul Robinson Hunter
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
David S. Sheiner
Nita Talbot
Milton Selzer
special guest star
Viveca Lindfors
Jackpot hides the admission of an elderly friend
(Viveca Lindfors) who has no insurance.

5.17 [104] Trapper John MD: THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND
<2-F17>
6Mar84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Earl Bellamy
guest stars
Andrea Marcovicci
Ronnie Schell
R. G. Armstrong
and
Nancy Kwan ............ Dr. Lois Miyoshiro
Gonzo believes a woman's (Andrea Marcovicci) bizarre behavior
is caused by a physical, not mental, problem.

5.18 [105] Trapper John MD: THE FRED CONNECTION
<2-F18>
9Mar84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Jim Mulligan
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Richard Libertini
Anthony De Longis
Hunter Von Leer
John Pyle
special guest star
John Amos
and
Alice Ghostley ........ Marge Collins
A detective tells Gonzo just before ulcer surgery
about a hospital drug ring.

5.19 [106] Trapper John MD: I DO, I DON'T
<2-F19>
20Mar84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Dick Anthony Williams
Kenneth Mars
Sarah Cunningham
Gonzo and Trapper are reluctant to tell Shoop about her
boyfriend's (Dick Anthony Williams) heart tumor. .

5.20 [107] Trapper John MD: IT'S ABOUT TIME
<2-F20>
29Mar84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Barry Howard Pollack
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Stoney Jackson
Silvana Gallardo
Kario Salem
Jonathan Goldsmith
special guest star
Alan Oppenheimer
and
Victor Arnold ......... Johanis Rivera
An Army medic's World War I watch helps Trapper
understand medical progress and diagnose an illness.

5.21 [108] Trapper John MD: AUNT MILDRED IS WATCHING YOU
<2-F21>
11Apr84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Gregory Harrison.
written by Jeff Stuart
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Ray Wise
Bibi Besch
Vincent Schiavelli
special guest star
Sylvia Sidney
and
Melissa Steinberg ....... Polly Novack
An efficiency expert (Sylvia Sidney) hampers Trapper's efforts
to stop a doctor performing unnecessary surgery.

5.22 [109] Trapper John MD: MOONLIGHTING BECOMES YOU
<2-F22>
19Apr84
produced by Don Brinkley
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Robert B. Hauser
music: John Parker
guest stars
Jeanette Nolan
Jenny O'Hara
Missy Gold
Benny Baker
Lurene Tuttle
Sarah Cunningham
special guest star
John McIntire
and
Fred Willard .......... Laird
Jackpot helps an agoraphobic woman while moonlighting
the staff fills in at a diner while the owner has surgery.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 6 1984-85 ##############
##############################################
22 episodes

6.01 [110] Trapper John MD: A CHANGE OF HEART
<3-L01>
28Sep84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Barry H. Pollack
guest stars
Jason Presson
Hunter Von Leer
Jack Andreozzi
special guest star
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Trapper and Gonzo clash over declaring a critically
injured hockey player dead so that his heart can be used
in a transplant.

6.02 [111] Trapper John MD: MY SON THE DOCTOR
<3-L02>
9Oct84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
director of photography: Fred Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Carl Ballantine
Eric Christmas
and
Jessica Walter ......... Melanie
introducing
Tim Busfield ........... J.T. McIntire
Trapper's brash son J.T. (Tim Busfield) arrives to serve
his internship at San Francisco Memorial.

6.03 [112] Trapper John MD: BUCKAROO BOB RIDES AGAIN
<3-L03>
18Jan85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Robert Sweeney.
written by Kimmer Ringwald
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest star
Noah Beery
Janet Machlachlan
special guest star
Ray Walson
and
Marcia Rodd ........... E.J. Riverside
Gonzo attempts to help an aging childhood television
hero (Noah Beery); Trapper takes on Riverside and Gonzo as
housemates.

6.04 [113] Trapper John MD: SCHOOL NURSE
<3-L04>
25Oct84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Pamela Douglas
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
J. A. Preston
William E. Pugh
Forest Whitaker
James Martinez
Fran Bennett
special guest star
Rosalind Cash
Shoop moonlights as a high-school nurse to discover who
attacked her friend and other faculty members.

6.05 [114] Trapper John MD: ETERNALLY YOURS
<3-L05>
23Oct84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Holly Durham & Greg Thorneycroft
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest stars
Calvin Jung
R. G. Armstrong
special guest star
Priscilla Lopez
and
Keye Luke ........... Ronald Kwan Mein
A Chinese undertaker falls prey to stress; a fortune
cookie convinces Gonzo he's a jinx.

6.06 [115] Trapper John MD: OF CATS, CRASHES, AND CREEPS
<3-L06>
9Nov84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Robert Malcolm Young
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Oliver Clark
Greg Monahan
Michael Laskin
special guest star
Toni Kalem
and
Mary Wickes ........... Rocky Flanagan
A patient reveals a secret to J.T. while under anesthesia;
Jackpot and Riverside try to place a dying woman's cats.

6.07 [116] Trapper John MD: PROMISES, PROMISES
<3-L07>
16Nov84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Earl Bellamy.
teleplay by John Whelpley
story by Clyde Phillips & John Whelpley
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest stars
Bert Remsen
Edie McClurg
Bettye Ackerman
Sandy Ward
special guest star
Dennis Christopher ....... Daryl Kirby
A surgeon is torn between an obligation to his hometown,
which financed his medical schooling, and a prestigious job
offer.

6.08 [117] Trapper John MD: A FALL TO GRACE
<3-L08>
23Nov84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Kimmer Ringwald
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest star
Barbara Barrie
and
Jessica Walter ........ Melanie
When a rare disorder paralyzes Trapper, J.T. is
shaken and Gonzo fills in as chief of surgery.

6.09 [118] Trapper John MD: DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
<3-L09>
11Dec84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Gregory Harrison.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest stars
Marc McClure
William Marquez
Richard Schall
and
Marcia Rodd ........... E. J. Riverside
Hospitalized for a heart attack, a longtime resident
(Marc McClure) of J.T.'s new mansion claims he is a
vampire.

6.10 [119] Trapper John MD: DOUBLE BUBBLE
<3-L10>
21Dec84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
teleplay by Nancy Bond & Jon Breakfield
story by Jon Breakfield
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Nancy Bond
Lillian Lehman
Martin E. Brooks
special guest star
Albert Salmi
and
Lukas Haas ........... Nicholas
J.T. tries to find the reclusive father (Albert Salmi)
of a boy (Lukas Haas) desperately in need of a bone-marrow
transplant.

6.11 [120] Trapper John MD: LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
<3-L11>
31Dec84
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Emilie R. Small & Garn Stephens
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest star
Frances Lee McCain
A troubled nurse's (Frances Lee McCain)
flashbacks cause her to almost kill a patient.

6.12 [121] Trapper John MD: MUDDLE OF THE KNIGHT
<3-L12>
11Jan85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Lorraine S. Ferrara.
written by Nancy Bond
director of photography: Frederick Gately.
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Pat Hingle
Jonathan Goldsmith
Gene Ross
special guest star
Edie Adams

6.13 [122] Trapper John MD: LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
<3-L13>
25Jan85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by John Whelpley
director of photography: Charles Young.
music: John Parker
guest stars
Michael Halsey
Tanya Fenmore

6.14 [123] Trapper John MD: HIGH TIME
<3-L14>
1Mar85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Earl Bellamy.
written by Kimmer Ringwald, Holly Durham,
Greg Thorneycroft & Nancy Bond.
guest stars
Tanya Fenmore
Katie O'Neill
Mark Everett
special guest star
Geraldine Fitzgerald
and
Kate Murtagh ........... Muley

6.15 [124] Trapper John MD: SO LITTLE, GONE
<3-L15>
15Feb85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Kimmer Ringwald.
guest stars
Ronee Blakley
James A. Watson Jr
special guest star
Dennis Cole
and
Marcia Rodd .......... E. J. Riverside

6.16 [125] Trapper John MD: BAD BREAKS
<3-L16>
22Feb85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Walter Grauman.
teleplay by Barry H. Pollack & John Whelpley
story by Barry H. Pollack
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker.
guest stars
Lance Kerwin
Lynnette Mettey
Freddye Chapman
Stuart Pankin
special guest
Karlene Crockett
and
Marcia Rodd .......... E. J. Riverside

6.17 [126] Trapper John MD: THE UNHOLY GHOST
<3-L17>
8Mar85
produced by Doborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Robert Malcolm Young & Nancy Bond
story by Robert Malcolm Young
guest stars
Sheree North
Tony Barr
Richard Schall
special guest star
Kathleen Lloyd
J.T. believes a surgeon's ghost helped Trapper complete
an operation.

6.18 [127] Trapper John MD: A FALSE START
<3-L18>
15Mar85
produced by Debra Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Gregory Harrison.
written by Debra Gilliland & Robert Sonntag
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Jesse Vint
Renee Jones
Tom Simcox
Walter Brooke
special guest stars
Bob and Ray
and
Robert Morse ........ Honest Wayne McIntyre
Gonzo and Trapper suspect Shoop's friend, a coach, of
giving steroids to his athletes.

6.19 [128] Trapper John MD: IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER
<3-L19>
22Mar85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson
directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
written by Barry H. Pollack
guest stars
Richard Alfieri
Joanna Barnes
Marta Kristen
Allan Rich
William Wintersole
Parents sue Trapper and J.T. after their
injured son dies suddenly in the emergency room.

6.20 [129] Trapper John MD: ALL THE KING'S HORSES...
aka 'All the king's men'
<3-L20>
29Mar85
produced by Debra Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin
director of photography: Frederick Gately
music: John Parker
guest stars
Tony Roberts
Pamela Dunlap
Miguel Ferrer
special guest star
Gwen Verdon
A TV personality (Tony Roberts) attacks Trapper's decision
to induce a coma to save a girl who fell into icy water.

6.21 [130] Trapper John MD: GO FOR BROKER
<3-L21>
19Apr85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Gregory Harrison.
written by Carl Sautter
director of photography: Charles Young
music: John Parker
guest stars
Walter Olkewicz
Shuko Akume
A man's newly arrived Filipino fiancee is very ill;
Gloria and J.T. create a fictitious doctor.

6.22 [131] Trapper John MD: ALL OF ME
<3-L22>
4May85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Nancy Bond
story by Dawn Tarnofsky
guest star
Dick O'Neill
special guest star
Paul Sand
and
Joan Sweeny
J.T. learns that identical twins are one woman married to two
men.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
############ season 7 1985-86 ##############
############# (final season) ###############
19 episodes
starring
(as shown on opening titles in the following order)

Pernell Roberts as Dr. John McIntyre ("Trapper John")
Timothy Busfield as Doctor John "J.T." McIntyre (1984-1986)
Madge Sinclair as Nurse Ernestine Shoop (1980-1986)
Brian Mitchell as Dr. Jacob/Justin Jackson ("Jackpot")(1979-1986)
Lorna Luft as Nurse Libby Kegler (new regular) (1985-1986)
Kenneth David Gilman as
and
Charles Siebert as Dr. Stanley Riverside II (1979-1986)

also joining the regular cast for the final season
Andrea Marcovicci as Fran Brennan (1985-1986)
Janis Paige as Catherine Hackett (1985-1986)


7.01 [132] Trapper John MD: GAME OF HEARTS pt. I
<4-J01>
Oct85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
guest stars
Hoyt Axton
Janis Paige
Lynn Carlin
special guest star
Andrea Marcovicci
and
Pat Carroll .......... Aunt Mo
Trapper is distracted from his sister (Pat Carroll) by a
heart patient; Gonzo falls for a veterinarian.

7.02 [133] Trapper John MD: GAME OF HEARTS pt. II
<4-J02>
11Oct85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by John Whelpley
guest stars
Hoyt Axton
Janis Paige
Lynn Carlin
special guest star
Andrea Marcovicci
and
Pat Carroll .......... Aunt Mo
Gonzo helps Fran deal with her multiple sclerosis;
Dearborne has a stroke; Fran announces plans to go to Africa.

7.03 [134] Trapper John MD: THE WUNDERKIND
<4-J03>
15Oct85 ????????
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Kimmer Ringwald
guest stars
Harold Gould
Suzanne Lederer
Gonzo's girlfriend (Suzanne Lederer) turns out to be an
Israeli agent looking for an accused Nazi war criminal

7.04 [135] Trapper John MD: HOT SHOT
<4-J04>
16Oct85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
guest star
Beau Gravitte
Michael Pniewski
Nancy Lane
R.G. Armstrong
Trapper enlists a doctor/pilot (Beau Gravitte) and his
helicopter to help transport emergency patients.

7.05 [136] Trapper John MD: JUST AROUND THE CORNER
<4-J05>
23Oct85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Barry Howard Pollack
guest star
Barbara Rhoades
Devon Ericson
Jonathan Goldsmith
Bill Drago
and
Dennis Burkley ...... Goman Ragway
Trapper is shocked to learn he is thought responsible for
a patient's death.

7.06 [137] Trapper John MD: A WHEEL IN A WHEEL
<4-J06>
29Nov85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
written by Gene O'Neill and Noreen Tobin
guests stars
Diana Canova
Danny Colby
Whitman Mayo
and
Louis Nye .......... Marty Slaughter
A disabled nurse encounters obstacles when she returns
to work at the hospital.

7.07 [138] Trapper John MD: FRIENDS AND LOVERS
<4-J07>
1Nov85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Leo Penn.
written by Carl Sautter & Debra Frank.
guest stars
Terry Kiser
Robert Desiderio
Libby's ex-beau (Robert Desiderio) returns after eight
years and is found to have AIDS..

7.08 [139] Trapper John MD: THE SECOND BEST MAN
<4-J08>
13Dec85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Joseph Pevney.
written by Kimmer Ringwald.
guest stars
David Hedison as Miles Warner
Richard Schaal
Israel Juarbe
special guest star
Marcia Rodd
and
Jessica Walter ........ Melanie
Melanie receives gifts from a secret admirer while
her fiance (David Hedison) is hospitalized.

7.09 [140] Trapper John MD: HEART AND SEOUL
<4-J09>
28Nov85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Charles Siebert.
teleplay by Jon Breakfield, Robert C. Thompson & Nancy Bond
story by Jon Breakfield & Robert C. Thompson
guest star
Irene Tsu
Clyde Kasatu
Phil Bruns
Donovon Scott
Trapper meets an old love (Irene Tsu) while in Korea to
find the brother of a man needing a kidney transplant.

7.10 [141] Trapper John MD: BILLBOARD BARNEY
<4-J10>
5Dec85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Howard Morris.
teleplay by Robert Malcolm Young & Kimmer Ringwald
story by Robert Malcolm Young
director of photography: Bradley Six
music: John Parker
guest stars
Rebecca Balding
Carl Steven
Dana Elcar
special guest star
Andrea Marcovicci
and
Max Gail ............. Barney Tucker
An ailing Little Leaguer's father (Max Gail) dramatically
calls attention to toxic waste under the playing field.

7.11 [142] Trapper John MD: GOING, GOING, GONZO
<4-J11>
19Dec85
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Victor Lobel
written by John Whelpley
guest star
Byron Stewart
Jonathan Goldsmith
special guest star
Andrea Marcovicci
Gonzo's plans to vacation with Fran end suddenly when
he is struck by a debilitating stroke.

7.12 [143] Trapper John MD: LIFE, DEATH, AND DR. CHRISTMAS
<4-J12>
24Jan86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns.
directed by Howard Morris
written by Kimmer Ringwald
director of photography: Bradley Six
guest star
Kenneth David Gilman
special guest star
Shecky Green
and
Laurie O'Brien ......... Olivia
A widowed surgeon (Kenneth David Gilman) tries to care
for his children and continue to work.

7.13 [144] Trapper John MD: RESEARCH AND DESTROY
<4-J13>
17Jan86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
teleplay: Kimmer Ringwald, Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns
story by Nancy Bond, John Whelpley
director of photography: Bradley Six
guest star
Gary Lockwood
Allan Rich
Carl Weintraub
Rahdha Delamaster
Cheryl-Ann Wilson
Phil Rubenstein
and
William Bogert ......... Dean Derensky
Animal-rights activists break into the hospital and
steal a dog that holds the key to a cancer vaccine.

7.14 [145] Trapper John MD: FALL OF THE WILD
<4-J14>
31Jan86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Victor Lobl.
teleplay: Kimmer Ringwald, Nancy Bond, John Whelpley
story by Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns
guest stars
Denise DuBarry
Jason Marin
Lisa Nelson
special guest star
Zohra Lampert
A wild woman attacks after J.T. admits a malnourished,
feral boy he found in a dumpster.

7.15 [146] Trapper John MD: JUDGEMENT DAY
<4-J15>
7Feb86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey
written by John Whelpley
guest stars
Doran Clark
Stamnley Brock
special guest star
James McEachin
and
Marcia Rodd ....... E. J. Riverside
A dying doctor (Doran Clark) has a judge (James McEachin),
Jackpot's father, sign a court order to keep her off life
support.

7.16 [147] Trapper John MD: THE ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY
<4-J16>
21Feb86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Charles Dubin.
written by Gene O'Neill, Noreen Tobin
guest star
Jean Sagal
Ron Pallilo
Ann Doran
Geoff Edwards
and
Ray Abruzzo ........... Thaddeus Coates
Hospitalized for exhaustion, a rock singer (Jean Sagal)
is found to have a malignant mole on her shoulder.

7.17 [148] Trapper John MD: SELF-DIAGNOSIS
<4-J17>
14Mar86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Michael Caffey.
teleplpay by Lawrence H. Levy and Don Brinkley
story by Lawrence H. Levy
guest stars
Lisa Nelson
Hedley Mattingley
Anne Wyndham
special guest stars
David Wayne
An auto accident hospitalizes Riverside's father; an
intern thinks she is dying from Hodgkin's disease.

7.18 [149] Trapper John MD: THE CURMUDGEON
<4-J18>
21Mar86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns
directed by Douglas E. Wise.
written by Kimmer Ringwald.
guest star
John Randolph
Sarah Cunningham
and
Barney Martin ........ Fella
Not knowing they were once engaged, Shoop assigns a nurse
(Sarah Cunningham) to a curmudgeonly old doctor.

7.19 [150] Trapper John MD: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS (final episode)
<4-J19>
28Mar86
produced by Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns
directed by Charles Siebert.
written by Barry H. Pollack
guest stars
Roxie Roker
Jesse D. Goins
Stewart Wilson-Turner
Israel Juarbe-Jesus
Hackett gets J.T. to help establish a mobile clinic;
a teen-age orderly swallows dope-filled balloons.

########### Trapper John, M. D. #############
################ the end ###################
##############################################

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