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Trapper John, M.D.

Season 1 Episode 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. Meanwhile, Riverside must...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 23, 1979

San Francisco Memorial Hospital handles incoming mass casualties from a hotel...

Episode 2 Flashback

2. Flashback

Aired: Sep 30, 1979

Trapper and Gonzo deal with a deranged Vietnam vet, while Stanley tries to sa...

Episode 3 Deadly Exposure

3. Deadly Exposure

Aired: Oct 7, 1979

When an employee from a local nuclear power plant is admitted to SFM with sig...

Episode 5 The Shattered Image

5. The Shattered Image

Aired: Oct 28, 1979

A wealthy socialite injured in a car accident tries to cover up the fact that...

Episode 6 What Are Friends For?

6. What Are Friends For?

Aired: Nov 11, 1979

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

Episode 7 One for My Baby

7. One for My Baby

Aired: Nov 18, 1979

A young widow with a stomach tumor leans heavily on her 14-year-old son, who ...

Episode 8 Taxi in the Rain

8. Taxi in the Rain

Aired: Dec 2, 1979

A local street person known as "Harry the Hinge" is admitted to SFM with kidn...

Episode 9 Licensed to Kill

9. Licensed to Kill

Aired: Dec 9, 1979

A group of radicals kidnap Melanie and give Trapper an ultimatum: either he k...

Episode 10 The Surrogate

10. The Surrogate

Aired: Dec 23, 1979

A boy is brought in and he calls his father to come. He offers to donate bloo...

Episode 12 Boom!

12. Boom!

Aired: Jan 6, 1980

There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight, the nigh...

Episode 16 'Til Life Do Us Part

16. 'Til Life Do Us Part

Aired: Feb 10, 1980

A patient who is diagnosed with a serious form of cancer finds inspiration in...

Episode 18 Strike!

18. Strike!

Aired: Feb 24, 1980

A possible nurse's strike threatens the hospital as well as Gonzo's love life.

Episode 19 It's a Wise Surgeon

19. It's a Wise Surgeon

Aired: Mar 2, 1980

Gonzo is suspicious of a young Korean man who comes to the hospital claiming ...

Episode 20 Short Odds

20. Short Odds

Aired: Mar 9, 1980

Gonzo tries to date a new surgeon who suffers a loss of confidence after her ...

Episode 21 Quarantine

21. Quarantine

Aired: Mar 23, 1980

Trapper's ex-wife Melanie finds a baby in a fitting room and the hospital is ...

Episode 22 Hot Line

22. Hot Line

Aired: Mar 30, 1980

Gonzo and the staff decide to start a hot-line for people to anonymously call...

Info about Trapper John, M.D.

Seasons: 7

Network: CBS

Genres:Drama