| Trapper John, M.D.* Season 4 | |
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| "Trapper John, M.D. - Season Four" | |
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| Season: | Season 4 |
| Original network: |
CBS-TV |
| Country/Language | United States |
| Original Run: | |
| First episode: | September 26, 1982 |
| Final episode: | April 3, 1983 |
| Number of episodes | 22 |
| Created by: | Richard Hooker |
| Executive producer(s): | Don Brinkley (executive producer) Frank Glicksman (executive producer) |
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Season 4 of Trapper John, M.D. consisted of a total of 22 episodes which was originally broadcasted on CBS-TV from its debut with the airing of the "Don't Rain on My Charade" episode on September 26, 1982 to the season finale episode, "South Side Story" on April 3, 1983.
Season 4: 1982–83[]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Don't Rain on My Charade" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | September 26, 1982 | Z-521 |
| 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 nurse for a week to get a better idea of the problems they are having, and he gets volunteered for the job. | ||||||
| 67 | 2 | "Truth and Consequences: Part 1" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 3, 1982 | 8-B02 |
| Trapper John and Gonzo discover the vineyard they bought was a scam, finding both infertile soil and evidence of criminal behavior in a basement. | ||||||
| 68 | 3 | "Truth and Consequences: Part 2" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | October 10, 1982 | 8-B03 |
| Trapper John and Gonzo are captured while at their vineyard. A representative for survivors of nuclear radiation exposure tries to get help from San Francisco Memorial. | ||||||
| 69 | 4 | "Three on a Mismatch" | Michael Caffey | Jeff Stuart | October 17, 1982 | 8-B01 |
| Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman, while Slocum falls for a patient. | ||||||
| 70 | 5 | "The Object of My Affliction" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | October 24, 1982 | 1-M02 |
| Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms. | ||||||
| 71 | 6 | "You Pays Your Money" | Earl Bellamy | Kay Bender | October 31, 1982 | 8-B05 |
| A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff. | ||||||
| 72 | 7 | "The Ransom" | Barry Crane | Jeffrey Ferro | November 7, 1982 | 8-B07 |
| A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom. | ||||||
| 73 | 8 | "Thanks For Giving" | Michael Caffey | Phyllis Wagner & Nancy Bond | November 21, 1982 | 8-B06 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 74 | 9 | "The Good Life" | Michael Caffey | Deborah Gilliand & Robert Sonntag | November 28, 1982 | 8-B08 |
| Gonzo and Shoop send Trapper on vacation to Geneva Springs. While Trapper substitutes for a small-town doctor, Riverside is fired and a former patient of Trapper's needs heart surgery. | ||||||
| 75 | 10 | "Getting to Know You" | Barry Crane | Martin Donovan | December 12, 1982 | 8-B09 |
| 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 Gonzo try to recruit him for the hospital staff. | ||||||
| 76 | 11 | "Russians and Ruses" | Michael Caffey | Emilie R. Small & Garn Stephens | December 19, 1982 | 8-B10 |
| A Soviet diplomat (Theodore Bikel) is admitted with pain from a liver tumor. | ||||||
| 77 | 12 | "Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan" | Michael Caffey | John Whelpley | January 2, 1983 | 8-B12 |
| Vinnie Duncan (Kristoffer Tabori), Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs. | ||||||
| 78 | 13 | "Baby on the Line" | Bernard McEveety | Elaine Newman | January 9, 1983 | 8-B12 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 79 | 14 | "It Only Hurts When I Love" | Bernard McEveety | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | January 16, 1983 | 8-B13 |
| 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 the troubled orphan. | ||||||
| 80 | 15 | "Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Vincent Sherman | Jeff Stuart | January 23, 1983 | 8-B14 |
| An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss. | ||||||
| 81 | 16 | "Forget Me Not" | Leo Penn | John Whelpley | January 30, 1983 | 8-B16 |
| A brilliant surgeon (Tony Roberts) begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior. | ||||||
| 82 | 17 | "The Spy Who Bugged Me" | Michael Caffey | J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley | February 13, 1983 | 8-B15 |
| Gonzo's professional confidence and bedside manner are affected by a malpractice lawsuit, after a young patient asserts that he has begun to feel worse after an emergency operation. A patient is mistaken for a hospital inspector. | ||||||
| 83 | 18 | "Pasts Imperfect" | Gregory Harrison | Teleplay by: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns, Jeff Stuart & Robert Bielak Story by: Robert Bielak |
March 20, 1983 | 8-B17 |
| A woman (Kim Darby) from Riverside's past is obsessed with him. | ||||||
| 84 | 19 | "Blue Genes" | Earl Bellamy | Deborah Gilliand & Robert Sonntag | March 13, 1983 | 8-B19 |
| Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill. | ||||||
| 85 | 20 | "Primetime" | Jeff Bleckner | Nancy Bond & Phyllis Wapner | March 20, 1983 | 8-B18 |
| Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation. | ||||||
| 86 | 21 | "Frieds in High Places" | Bernard McEveety | Deborah Zoe Dawson & Victoria Johns | March 27, 1983 | 8-B20 |
| When Gonzo starts dating a high society woman she tries to convince set up his own private practice and into selling the "Titanic" to Jackpot. | ||||||
| 87 | 22 | "South Side Story" | Earl Bellamy | Jeff Stuart | April 3, 1983 | 8-B21 |
| Gonzo rescues a woman who was injured on some broken stairs inside a rundown apartment building. After he traces the ownership of said building to SFM, the board decides that the best solution is to tear down the building and build condos in its place. | ||||||