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Season 3 – Trapper John, M.D.

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The ex-MASH surgeon is chief of surgery at a San Francisco hospital.
Trapper John, M.D. — Season 3

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Cast & Crew

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Pernell Roberts

Trapper John McIntyre

Gregory Harrison

Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates

Charles Siebert

Dr. Stanley Riverside II

Christopher Norris

Gloria 'Ripples' Brancusi, R.N.

Madge Sinclair

Ernestine Shoop, R. N.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Dr. Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 4, 1981 That Old Gang of Mine Gonzo's wedding preparations pall when his fiancee's long-lost former husband (Ken Kercheval) checks in as a patient. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 11, 1981 C.O.D. Gonzo tries to persuade a couple to keep a sick child who was adopted through the hospital; guest Joanna Cassidy. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 18, 1981 Give Till It Hurts Gloria neglects her job, putting it in jeopardy, to assist her indigent alcoholic brother (Cliff Potts). Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 25, 1981 Hate Is Enough Trapper and Gonzo suspect that a distinguished staff-surgeon (Dick Sargent) is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 8, 1981 The Ego Experience After he takes on a critically ill author (Dick Gautier) as a patient, Gonzo starts receiving death threats. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 15, 1981 Cooperative Care Budget cuts prompt a trial for a program in which relatives participate in patient care; guest Jeanette Nolan. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 29, 1981 Is There a Doctor in the House? Enraged that her premature infant has been rushed to San Francisco Memorial without her, a prison inmate attacks the warden. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 6, 1981 Mother's Day Two swindlers choose gullible Riverside as their next target by posing as his former nanny and his long-lost mother. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 20, 1981 'Tis the Season Instead of consenting to surgery that could save his life, a street-corner Santa (Ray Walston) directs his concern toward an ill 11-year-old boy. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 27, 1981 Future Imperfect A visiting surgeon (Joseph Campanella) with psychic powers can't seem to concentrate on his work when he foresees Gonzo in a dangerous situation. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 3, 1982 42 A young man (Lance Kerwin) with strange burns on his chest claims to be an outer-space alien; guest Nancy Walker. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 10, 1982 Victims Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts; guests David Ackroyd, Gretchen Corbett. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 17, 1982 Angel of Mercy Patients with severe pain die under questionable circumstances; guests Edward Winter, Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 24, 1982 Danny A dying hermit (Dan O'Herlihy) wills his beloved cello to a mentally impaired man; guest Brooke Bundy. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 31, 1982 Ladies in Waiting A woman who works as a social worker during the day spends her nights trying to save teenage prostitutes; guest Terri Nunn. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 7, 1982 Peter Pan Syndrome The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder prevents him from having hormone injections that would cure his problem. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 21, 1982 Medicine Man A check into the history of a doctor (Ben Murphy) who helped Trapper after an accident yields unexpected results. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 7, 1982 Maybe Baby A former lover (Lynne Marta) names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 14, 1982 Love and Marriage Shoop falls in love with a divorced man (Bernie Casey) who shirks his responsibilities to his five children and former wife. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 21, 1982 Candy Doctor Trapper treats an elderly woman (Natalie Schafer) who is dangerously medicated by an unscrupulous doctor. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 28, 1982 Doctors and Other Strangers Jackpot takes over the emergency room; Trapper meets a rural doctor (Gail Strickland) at a medical convention. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 11, 1982 A Piece of the Action The staff backs Jackpot's boxer friend (LeVar Burton), whose first opponent dies in the ring; guest Louise Sorel. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 18, 1982 A Cause for Concern Gossip abounds when job offers come to Trapper, Gonzo and Jackpot, and Gloria receives a marriage proposal. Details Episode 24 Aired May 2, 1982 John's Other Life A federally protected witness needs to find his father for a bone-marrow transplant; guest Rue McClanahan. Details Episode 25 Aired May 16, 1982 The One and Only The estranged mother (Salome Jens) of a cult member (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has the girl kidnapped from the hospital. Details

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Season Info

Director
Bernard McEveety, Bob Sweeney, Michael Caffey, Barry Crane, Joseph Pevney, Alex March, Leo Penn, Richard A. Colla, Vincent Sherman, Seymour Robbie, Earl Bellamy, Jeff Bleckner, Charles Siebert
Executive Producer
Frank Glicksman
Screenwriter
Don Brinkley, Jeff Stuart
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 4, 1981