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Trapper John, M.D. Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
Don't Rain on My Charade
Sun, Sep 26, 198260 mins
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.
Episode 2
Truth and Consequences: Part 1
Sun, Oct 3, 198260 mins
Trapper John and Gonzo discover the vineyard they bought was a scam, finding both infertile soil and evidence of criminal behavior in a basement.
Episode 3
Truth and Consequences: Part 2
Sun, Oct 10, 198260 mins
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.
Episode 4
Three on a Mismatch
Sun, Oct 17, 198260 mins
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman, while Slocum falls for a patient.
Episode 5
The Object of My Affliction
Sun, Oct 24, 198260 mins
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchausen syndrome, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
Episode 6
You Pays Your Money
Sun, Oct 31, 198260 mins
A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
Episode 7
The Ransom
Sun, Nov 7, 198260 mins
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
Episode 8
Thanks for Giving
Sun, Nov 21, 198260 mins
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.
Episode 9
The Good Life
Sun, Nov 28, 198260 mins
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.
Episode 10
Getting to Know You
Sun, Dec 12, 198260 mins
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.
Episode 11
Russians and Ruses
Sun, Dec 19, 198260 mins
A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
Episode 12
Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan
Sun, Jan 2, 198360 mins
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
Episode 13
Baby on the Line
Sun, Jan 9, 198360 mins
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.
Episode 14
It Only Hurts When I Love
Sun, Jan 16, 198360 mins
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.
Episode 15
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Sun, Jan 23, 198360 mins
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
Episode 16
Forget Me Not
Sun, Jan 30, 198360 mins
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
Episode 17
The Spy Who Bugged Me
Sun, Feb 13, 198360 mins
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.
Episode 18
Pasts Imperfect
Sun, Feb 20, 198360 mins
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
Episode 19
Primetime
Sun, Mar 13, 198360 mins
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
Episode 20
Blue Genes
Sun, Mar 20, 198360 mins
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
Episode 21
Friends in High Places
Sun, Mar 27, 198360 mins
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.
Episode 22
South Side Story
Sun, Apr 3, 198360 mins
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.