Pernell Roberts
"Trapper" John McIntyre
Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1983
Trapper John, M.D.
Season 5
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Episode 160 min1983-10-02
I Only Have Ice for You
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 260 min1983-10-09
... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.
Episode 360 min1983-10-16
All About Everett
All About Everett is an episode of Trapper John, M.D.
Episode 460 min1983-10-23
May Divorce Be With You
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 560 min1983-10-30
What a Difference a Day Makes
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 John's mood, as everyone seems to have forgotten him.
Episode 660 min1983-11-06
The Final Cut
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 residents out of the programme because of budget cuts.
Episode 760 min1983-11-13
Old Man Liver
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 an aortic aneurysm that may kill him after all.
Episode 860 min1983-11-20
The Agony of D'Feet
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 960 min1983-11-27
Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
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 the man's daughter in Greece.
Episode 1060 min1983-12-04
Fat Chance
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 1160 min1983-12-11
Supernurse
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 tries to have Gloria fired.
Episode 1260 min1984-01-01
Special Delivery
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 1360 min1984-01-08
Play Your Hunch
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. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.
Episode 1460 min1984-01-15
A Little Knife Music
When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.
Episode 1560 min1984-01-29
Where There's a Will
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 into taking his annual physical.
Episode 1660 min1984-02-12
Send in the Clowns
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 1760 min1984-03-04
This Gland is Your Gland
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 1860 min1984-03-11
The Fred Connection
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 1960 min1984-03-18
The Jackpot Pays Off
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 treatment he cannot afford.
Episode 2060 min1984-03-25
I Do, I Don't
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 2160 min1984-04-01
It's About Time
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 isn't quite a dinosaur after all.
Episode 2260 min1984-05-06
Aunt Mildred is Watching You
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 awkward problem.
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