Episode guide
Trapper John, M.D.: Season 3
25 episodes · premiered Oct 4, 1981
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- Episode 1: That Old Gang of Mine Oct 4, 1981 · 1h 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…
- Episode 2: C.O.D. Oct 11, 1981 · 1h A couple desperate for a child adopts a black-market baby, only to discover that the infant is addicted to heroin and has a heart condition. Stanley recruits Trapper and Gonzo to join him…
- Episode 3: Give 'Till It Hurts Oct 18, 1981 · 1h Gloria's Brother Brian flies in from Texas for a visit. He manages to turn Gloria's Life upside down. As a result of his drinking problem, her work at the Hospital suffers and she is given…
- Episode 4: Hate is Enough Oct 25, 1981 · 1h 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.
- Episode 5: The Ego Experience Nov 8, 1981 · 1h The leader of a pop-psychology programme becomes a patient at the hospital, resulting in threats against his and Gonzo's lives.
- Episode 6: Cooperative Care Nov 15, 1981 · 1h San Francisco Memorial Hospital is endeavouring to put into place a co-operative care programme. Due to Arnold Slocomb and the Board of Directors, budget cuts. Mrs Fitch and her Neice…
- Episode 7: Is There a Doctor in the Big House? Nov 29, 1981 · 1h 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…
- Episode 8: Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest Dec 6, 1981 · 1h
- Episode 9: 'Tis the Season Dec 20, 1981 · 1h A street-corner Santa Claus worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.
- Episode 10: Future Imperfect Dec 27, 1981 · 1h 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.
- Episode 11: 42 Jan 3, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 12: Victims Jan 10, 1982 · 1h Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts.
- Episode 13: Angel of Mercy Jan 17, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 14: Danny Jan 24, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 15: Ladies in Waiting Jan 31, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 16: The Peter Pan Syndrome Feb 7, 1982 · 1h The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder preventshim from having hormone injections that would cure his problem.
- Episode 17: Medicine Man Feb 21, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 18: Maybe Baby Mar 7, 1982 · 1h A former lover names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.
- Episode 19: Love and Marriage Mar 14, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 20: Candy Doctor Mar 21, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 21: Doctors and Other Strangers Mar 28, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 22: A Piece of the Action Apr 11, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 23: Cause for Concern Apr 18, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 24: John's Other Life May 2, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 25: The One and Only May 16, 1982 · 1h 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…