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Premiered

Sunday, September 23, 1979

Ended: Sunday, March 30, 1980

When does Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 come out?

Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 premiered Sunday, September 23, 1979 on CBS and ended Sunday, March 30, 1980. The season has 22 episodes.

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1. Trapper John, M.D.

Twenty-eight years after the Korean War, former M*A*S*H surgeon ""Trapper"" John McIntyre, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, is faced with a younger copy of himself - Vietnam vet Dr. ""Gonzo"" Gates.

Sunday · 47 years ago

2. Flashback

Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to save on taxes by incorporating himself.

Sunday · 47 years ago

3. Deadly Exposure

When an employee from a local nuclear power plant is admitted to SFM with signs of radiation poisoning, Gonzo cannot understand why it appears that nothing is being done to protect other workers from exposure.

Sunday · 47 years ago

4. Love is a Three-Way Street

A persistent swain of his ex-wife, Melanie, causes both professional and romantic turmoil for Trapper. Stanley is determined to get rid of the ""Titanic"".

Sunday · 47 years ago

5. The Shattered Image

A wealthy socialite injured in a car accident tries to cover up the fact that she has no real friends by sending herself flowers and gifts.

Sunday · 47 years ago

6. What Are Friends For?

A medic who once saved Gonzo's life in Vietnam now wants his friend's help in a fraudulent medical claim.

Sunday · 47 years ago

7. One For My Baby

A young widow with a stomach tumor leans heavily on her 14-year-old son, who has dealt with the pressure by becoming a closet alcoholic.

Sunday · 47 years ago

8. Taxi in the Rain

A local street person known as ""Harry the Hinge"" is admitted to SFM with kidney failure, and manages to convince to convince a wealthy hospital patron to keep the free clinic open.

Sunday · 46 years ago

9. Licensed to Kill

A group of radicals kidnaps Melanie, and gives Trapper an ultimatum: either he kills a policeman who has survived two earlier murder attempts, or they will kill his ex-wife.

Sunday · 46 years ago

10. The Surrogate

An injured boy is torn between the mother he ran away from and the man he considers to be his father. A grateful sheik gives Gonzo a present he can't refuse - his daughter.

Sunday · 46 years ago

11. Whose Little Hero Are You?

A brilliant improvisation saves a life but causes problems for Trapper and Riverside.

Sunday · 46 years ago

12. Boom

There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight. The bomb squad can't find it, and the man who planted it is dying from bullet wounds. Can Trapper and Gonzo save his life in time to save San Francisco Memorial?

Sunday · 46 years ago

13. Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today?

Gloria falls for a man in a wheelchair - who happens to already have a wife. Trapper resents Starch labelling him ""predictable"", and decides to do something about it.

Sunday · 46 years ago

14. Missionary's Downfall

A former patient who recovered from terminal cancer using a holistic approach he devised has written a book and is looking for converts. He convinces a lupus patient to stop all medical treatment, and nearly allows her to die before accepting that she needs help he cannot give her.

Sunday · 46 years ago

15. Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Stanley thinks he has finally found the love of his life in the hospital's excellent new neurosurgeon, until he learns how she made the money to get through medical school. A sleazy reporter looking for dirt around the hospital gets more than he bargained for.

Sunday · 46 years ago

16. 'Till Life Us Do Part

A man diagnosed with terminal cancer tries to come to terms with the fact that he only has months to live, then must deal with something almost equally disturbing: he has gone into remission while the new friend he has made continues to get worse.

Sunday · 46 years ago

17. If You Can't Stand the Heat

At first Trapper is not concerned when an old friend starts to behave erratically, but Gonzo suspects that something is wrong, especially when the doctor freezes during an emergency.

Sunday · 46 years ago

18. Strike

A strike by the nurses at San Francisco Memorial is a threat to patient care and Gonzo's sex life.

Sunday · 46 years ago

19. It's a Wise Surgeon

A young half-white Korean man comes to the hospital claiming to be Trapper's son, but when John accepts and tries to help him, he runs.

Sunday · 46 years ago

20. Short Odds

A new female surgeon at SFM suffers a crisis of confidence after she loses a young patient and has to deal with a cowboy who believes all women belong in the kitchen.

Sunday · 46 years ago

21. Quarantine

When Melanie finds an abandoned baby in the department store she works for, she is ready to adopt him. However, she runs into a couple of problems - the baby has pneumonic plague, and a mother who wants him back.

Sunday · 46 years ago

22. Hot Line Finale

The only hope for a girl going blind from a brain tumour is an alcoholic retired surgeon. Gonzo starts a telephone help line service at SFM.

Sunday · 46 years ago

Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 guest stars

  • Lynne Marta

    Lynne Marta

  • Carl Franklin

    Carl Franklin

  • Billy Jayne

    Billy Jayne

  • Robert Hooks

    Robert Hooks

  • Molly Picon

    Molly Picon

  • Allen Garfield

    Allen Garfield

  • Diane Shalet

    Diane Shalet

  • George Cheung

    George Cheung

  • Jason Hervey

    Jason Hervey

  • Carl Weintraub

    Carl Weintraub

  • Barry Miller

    Barry Miller

  • Jack Gilford

    Jack Gilford

  • Monte Markham

    Monte Markham

  • John Randolph

    John Randolph

  • Joan Hackett

    Joan Hackett

  • William Smith

    William Smith

    Tugwell

Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 FAQ

When does Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 come out?

Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 premiered Sunday, September 23, 1979 on CBS.

How many episodes are in Trapper John, M.D. Season 1?

Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 finale?

The Trapper John, M.D. Season 1 finale (Episode 22) aired Sunday, March 30, 1980.

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