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Trapper John, M.D.
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Trapper John, M.D.

1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.6 | en | Drama

Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.

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EP19  The Elusive Butterfly
Sep. 04,1986
The Elusive Butterfly

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EP18  Strange Bedfellows
Aug. 28,1986
Strange Bedfellows

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EP17  Research and Destroy
Aug. 21,1986
Research and Destroy

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EP16  Self-Diagnosis
Aug. 14,1986
Self-Diagnosis

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EP15  The Curmudgeon
Mar. 18,1986
The Curmudgeon

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EP14  Fall of the Wild
Mar. 11,1986
Fall of the Wild

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EP13  Judgment Day
Mar. 04,1986
Judgment Day

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EP12  Life, Death and Dr. Christmas
Feb. 18,1986
Life, Death and Dr. Christmas

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EP11  Heart and Seoul
Jan. 28,1986
Heart and Seoul

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EP10  Going, Going, Gonzo
Jan. 05,1986
Going, Going, Gonzo

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EP9  Billboard Barney
Dec. 29,1985
Billboard Barney

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EP8  The Second Best Man
Dec. 15,1985
The Second Best Man

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EP7  A Wheel Within a Wheel
Dec. 01,1985
A Wheel Within a Wheel

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EP6  The Wonderkind
Nov. 10,1985
The Wonderkind

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EP5  Friends and Lovers
Nov. 03,1985
Friends and Lovers

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EP4  Just Around the Corner
Oct. 27,1985
Just Around the Corner

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EP3  Hot Shot
Oct. 20,1985
Hot Shot

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EP2  Game of Hearts (2)
Oct. 13,1985
Game of Hearts (2)

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EP1  Game of Hearts (1)
Oct. 06,1985
Game of Hearts (1)

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6.6 | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 1979-09-23 | Released Producted By: 20th Century Fox Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.

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Cast

Pernell Roberts , Gregory Harrison , Madge Sinclair

Director

James Hassinger

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Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts

as "Trapper" John McIntyre

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Reviews

missjenniferd Im a conservative, and in 2018 with political views getting further and further apart from the middle, i like watching older shows so i can drift back into the conservative good ol days.. this show is just a bunch of liberal preaching most of the time. Someone gets on their high horse, throws a tantrum, and complains on their uppity high horse attitude how close minded or awful everyone else is... Then of course, everyone sees the error of their ways and agrees with whoever was throwing the tantrum... I was like wow, what year is this show, its just like its 2018 all over again.and for the record, contrary to all the rest of the reviews, house is the best medical show, followed by e.r.
bkoganbing Medical dramas never go out of style. There's one or two for every generation from Drs Kildare and Christian on the big screen to House in this new 21st century. A really good one debuted in 1979 with its lead character borrowed from another medical drama that was on both the big screen and the small. MASH's Trapper John character left the show in the middle of its run and then popped up in his own series almost thirty years after war service in Korea. And of course Wayne Rogers became Pernell Roberts.I'm sure I'll hear from someone who will know the answer. But I don't ever recall why Dr. John McIntyre was ever given the nickname of Trapper. Not on MASH and not on Trapper John. But apparently it is the culture to give medical personnel who did war service nicknames. Trapper's protégé Gregory Harrison was Gonzo, Brian Mitchell was Jackpot and in that very first season nurse Mary McCarty was Starch. Sadly McCarty died right after the first season. She was replaced by Madge Sinclair as a senior nurse on the show. Sad that she died, she had an interesting character developing.The shared war experience between Roberts and Harrison is a lot of what drove the show. These two had a bond that no one else had and the others in the show knew and respected it. Other than a mention of Hawkeye and Radar in the pilot episode there was no reference at all to MASH. Both Trapper and Gonzo had a lot of contemporary medical issues to deal with to wax nostalgic about their wars neither of which was anything glorious.Roberts of course was Adam Cartwright in Bonanza and he left mid point in that show, dissatisfied with his character's development and the trend of the show. No complaints about him were ever uttered about Trapper John. What I always found interesting was that Roberts who was a good guy in both of his successful television series played some really bad dudes on the big screen and small in between. A tribute to him as an actor.Trapper John, MD always stood on its own as a medical series with no reference to MASH. Had there not been a connection it still was fine television drama.
Brian Washington This show pretty much was the opposite of the show it spun off from. While it was primarily a drama, it still had some very humorous moments. As with most medical shows at the time, the conflict of the old doctor and the young doctor was the axis on which this show rotated. Also, it was interesting to see the character of Trapper John, who definitely was a maverick, acting as a member of the establishment while working with the not only with the younger Gonzo, but with the even younger Jackpot. The show really took off when Madge Sinclair joined the cast and also when they didn't concentrate on the obvious assets of Gloria (a.k.a. Ripples). This show is definitely worth watching again.
raysond One thing that I can say about "Trapper John,MD"....it was the best medical show ever to come out of the late 1970's and continued into the early 1980's. It was a Sunday night ritual at the 10:00 hour during its run on CBS-TV from 1979-1986. Pernell Roberts(who was Adam Cartwright on TV's Bonanza)was head of the chief of surgeons at San Francisco General Hospital who handled severe medical cases and always managed to keep his cool as well,which wasn't easy in some of the episodes. His assistant Dr.Gonzo Gates(played by Gregory Harrison,who was back then was a hottie with the ladies,and which women were watching the show just to see him in his thick glasses and 70's disco attire,all underneath his medical uniform!)was also in a M*A*S*H unit as well,but he always managed to get the best of it by helping out and always helping Trapper out in some of the bizarre cases. However,the show also featured Nurse Gloria,and also two other doctors that worked at the hospital as well(both played by actors Brian Mitchell and Chris(Christina)Norris who are now these days are very successful actors on Broadway and musical productions as well). The took on the some very tough case included a episode that dealt with the AIDS virus(a rarely during that time in the early 1980's where it became a serious issue among some folks). The last time this show was seen was on FX,and its playing somewhere around the country and on some local station. NOTE: The show was produced by the same individuals who brought you numerous other doctor shows including "Medical Center"(the executive producer was Frank Glicksman).

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