Episode guide
Trapper John, M.D.: Season 4
22 episodes · premiered Sep 26, 1982
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- Episode 1: Don't Rain on My Charade Sep 26, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 2: Truth and Consequences (1) Oct 3, 1982 · 1h
- Episode 3: Truth and Consequences (2) Oct 10, 1982 · 1h
- Episode 4: Three on a Mismatch Oct 17, 1982 · 1h Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.
- Episode 5: The Object of My Affliction Oct 24, 1982 · 1h Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
- Episode 6: You Pays Your Money Oct 31, 1982 · 1h A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
- Episode 7: The Ransom Nov 7, 1982 · 1h A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
- Episode 8: Thanks for Giving Nov 21, 1982 · 1h On a foggy Thanksgiving, Slocum hits Trapper with his car. As John fights for his life, staff members recall (in flashbacks) reasons they have to be thankful for his friendship and help.
- Episode 9: The Good Life Nov 28, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 10: Getting to Know You Dec 12, 1982 · 1h 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…
- Episode 11: Russians and Ruses Dec 19, 1982 · 1h A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
- Episode 12: Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan Jan 2, 1983 · 1h Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
- Episode 13: Baby on the Line Jan 9, 1983 · 1h A baby admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection turns out to be a hermaphrodite, sparking a battle between the parents over which sex it should be.
- Episode 14: It Only Hurts When I Love Jan 16, 1983 · 1h When Gloria Brancusi 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…
- Episode 15: Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow Jan 23, 1983 · 1h An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
- Episode 16: Forget Me Not Jan 30, 1983 · 1h A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
- Episode 17: The Spy Who Bugged Me Feb 13, 1983 · 1h 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…
- Episode 18: Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect Feb 20, 1983 · 1h A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
- Episode 19: Blue Genes Mar 13, 1983 · 1h Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
- Episode 20: Primetime Mar 20, 1983 · 1h Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
- Episode 21: Friends in High Places Mar 27, 1983 · 1h Gonzo starts dating a high society woman who tries to convince him to leave the hospital and set up a private practice. She also talks him into selling the Titanic to Jackpot.
- Episode 22: South Side Story Apr 3, 1983 · 1h Gonzo runs out of gas in front of a decrepit apartment building where a woman has been injured on the broken stairs. When he traces ownership to SFM and brings it to the board, they agree…