Episode guide
Trapper John, M.D.: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 1983
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- Episode 1: I Only Have Ice for You Oct 2, 1983 · 1h A professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.
- Episode 2: ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service Oct 9, 1983 · 1h The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.
- Episode 3: All About Everett Oct 16, 1983 · 1h All About Everett is an episode of Trapper John, M.D.
- Episode 4: May Divorce Be With You Oct 23, 1983 · 1h Trapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.
- Episode 5: What a Difference a Day Makes Oct 30, 1983 · 1h Trapper gets called into the hospital on his birthday to deal with a possible epidemic. Stanley is finally able to track down the source of the problem, but that does not do much for…
- Episode 6: The Final Cut Nov 6, 1983 · 1h 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…
- Episode 7: Old Man Liver Nov 13, 1983 · 1h A 119-year-old man, seemingly in good health, says that he has come to the hospital to die. He changes his mind after media attention makes him feel important again, but Trapper discovers…
- Episode 8: The Agony of D'Feet Nov 20, 1983 · 1h As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.
- Episode 9: Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke Nov 27, 1983 · 1h Andrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact…
- Episode 10: Fat Chance Dec 4, 1983 · 1h Against his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.
- Episode 11: Supernurse Dec 11, 1983 · 1h Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and…
- Episode 12: Special Delivery Jan 1, 1984 · 1h A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.
- Episode 13: Play Your Hunch Jan 8, 1984 · 1h Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P…
- Episode 14: A Little Knife Music Jan 15, 1984 · 1h When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.
- Episode 15: Where There's a Will Jan 29, 1984 · 1h A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley…
- Episode 16: Send in the Clowns Feb 12, 1984 · 1h An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.
- Episode 17: This Gland is Your Gland Mar 4, 1984 · 1h Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.
- Episode 18: The Fred Connection Mar 11, 1984 · 1h A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.
- Episode 19: The Jackpot Pays Off Mar 18, 1984 · 1h For two years Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance, but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires…
- Episode 20: I Do, I Don't Mar 25, 1984 · 1h Trapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.
- Episode 21: It's About Time Apr 1, 1984 · 1h When his office ends up as a temporary storage dump for medical equipment from the WWI era, Trapper imagines how routine cases would have been treated at that time, and decides that SFM…
- Episode 22: Aunt Mildred is Watching You May 6, 1984 · 1h An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an…