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Trapper John, M.D. Season 7 Episodes

19 Episodes 1985 - 1986

Episode 1

Game of Hearts

Sun, Oct 6, 1985 60 mins

Trapper prepares for his first artificial-heart implant, but Gonzo (Gregory Harrison) may miss it because of his new love interest. Part 1 of two. Libby: Lorna Luft. J.T.: Timothy Busfield. Jack Dearborne: Hoyt Axton. Fran Brennan: Andrea Marcovicci.

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Episode 2

Game of Hearts

Sun, Oct 13, 1985 60 mins

Conclusion. A weary Trapper monitors the seesawing condition of his artificial-heart recipient, while Gonzo tries to convince Fran (Andrea Marcovicci) that pity has nothing to do with his devotion. Gregory Harrison, Timothy Busfield. Jack Dearborne: Hoyt Axton. Aunt Mo: Pat Carroll.

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Episode 3

Hot Shot

Sun, Oct 20, 1985 60 mins

Trapper and Gonzo (Gregory Harrison) want a swashbuckling doctor (Beau Gravitte) added to the staff, but a secret emerges from the man's past. Janis Paige, Timothy Busfield, Charles Siebert. Ozzie: Michael Pniewski. Melissa: Nancy Lane.

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Episode 4

Just Around the Coroner

Sun, Oct 27, 1985 60 mins

After suspending himself from surgery pending a patient's autopsy, Trapper suspects the coroner (Barbara Rhoades) is dragging her feet on the investigation. Timothy Busfield, Beau Gravitte. Jan Brown: Devon Ericson. Dr. Nathan: Jonathan Goldsmith.

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Episode 5

Friends and Lovers

Sun, Nov 3, 1985 60 mins

Libby is devastated to learn that an old flame (Robert Desiderio) is gay---and an AIDS victim. Pernell Roberts, Janis Paige, Beau Gravitte. Brad: Terry Kiser. Patricia Elliott: Babetta George. Woodruff: Lisa Nelson.

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Episode 6

The Wunderkind

Sun, Nov 10, 1985 60 mins

The woman Gonzo helped get a job at the hospital reveals that she's an Israeli agent, and claims that a staff doctor (Harold Gould) is a Nazi war criminal. Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison. Gabrielle: Wendy Brainard. Martine Le Vasseur: Signe Hasso.

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Episode 7

A Wheel in a Wheel

Sun, Dec 1, 1985 60 mins

After an accident leaves a nurse paraplegic, she finds more than just physical obstacles when she returns to work. Pernell Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Brian Mitchell. Tommy Mulgrew: Danny Colby. Lewis B. Larkin: Whitman Mayo.

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Episode 8

The Second Best Man

Sun, Dec 15, 1985 60 mins

After Trapper's ex-wife announces her engagement, she receives a secret admirer's outpourings, which J.T. says shouldn't be ignored. Pernell Roberts, Charles Siebert, Madge Sinclair. Miles Warner: David Hedison. Dr. David Sandler: Richard Schaal.

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Episode 9

Billboard Barney

Sun, Dec 29, 1985 60 mins

The father (Max Gail) of a boy exposed to a lethal poison scales a billboard and refuses to come down until the company responsible cleans up its old toxic-waste dump site; Gonzo proposes to Fran (Andrea Marcovicci). Gregory Harrison, Pernell Roberts. Anna: Rebecca Balding. Darryl: Carl Steven.

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Episode 10

Going, Going, Gonzo

Sun, Jan 5, 1986 60 mins

Gonzo's vacation with Fran which he's already postponed three times---may never come off after he has a stroke. Gregory Harrison, Pernell Roberts. Ellis Tate: Byron Stewart.

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Episode 11

Heart and Seoul

Tue, Jan 28, 1986 60 mins

North Korea prevents a kidney donor from traveling to the U.S., which means Trapper (Pernell Roberts) must go to Seoul, where he encounters his wartime flame (Irene Tsu). Timothy Busfield, Beau Gravitte. Lee Park: Mark Kamiyama. Tai Park: Jesse Dizon.

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Episode 12

Life, Death and Dr. Christmas

Tue, Feb 18, 1986 60 mins

A neurosurgeon (Kenneth Gilman) accuses Trapper and J.T. of interfering with one of his patients. Mickey the Mouth: Shecky Greene. Olivia: Laurie O'Brien. Libby: Lorna Luft.

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Episode 13

Judgment Day

Tue, Mar 4, 1986 60 mins

Jackpot clashes with a colleague (Doran Clark) who has refused artificial life support, and with the judge who granted her request---Jackpot's own estranged father (James McEachin). Brian Mitchell, Pernell Roberts. Alan Kaylins: Stanley Brock.

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Episode 14

Fall of the Wild

Tue, Mar 11, 1986 60 mins

J.T. and the staff find a boy and his mother (Jason Marin, Denise DuBarry) living on the streets, foraging through garbage. Timothy Busfield, Pernell Roberts. Esther Cole: Zohra Lampert. Jake: Kenneth David Gilman.

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Episode 15

The Curmudgeon

Tue, Mar 18, 1986 60 mins

An abrasive old doctor gets a taste of his own medicine from Nurse Andrews; and J.T. and the Titanic have new neighbors---a can recycler (Barney Martin) and his decrepit RV. Timothy Busfield, Pernell Roberts. Nurse Andrews: Sarah Cunningham. Patient: Charlie Dell.

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Episode 16

Self-Diagnosis

Thu, Aug 14, 1986 43 mins

J.T. is sworn to secrecy by Woodruff, who suspects she has Hodgkin's disease. Meanwhile, Riverside's father (David Wayne) is admitted to the hospital following a traffic accident. Pernell Roberts, Kenneth David Gilman. Riverside: Charles Siebert. Simmons: Hedley Mattingly.

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Episode 17

Research and Destroy

Thu, Aug 21, 1986 60 mins

Animal-rights protesters break into the hospital lab, freeing its occupants, including a dog involved in an experiment that could save a human patient. Pernell Roberts, Timothy Busfield. Dr. Matthew Ashfield: Gary Lockwood. Paul Slater: Carl Weintraub.

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Episode 18

Strange Bedfellows

Thu, Aug 28, 1986 60 mins

J.T. is named the interns' voice on the board of directors; Riverside's charge Jesus (Israel Juarbe) returns to the hospital---first as an orderly, then as a patient. Janis Paige, Charles Siebert. Gooden: Stewart Wilson-Turner. Zach: Jesse Goins.

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Episode 19

The Elusive Butterfly

Thu, Sep 4, 1986 60 mins

J.T. considers altering his post-internship plans in light of his infatuation with a hospitalized rock star (Jean Sagal) suffering from exhaustion. Pernell Roberts, Charles Siebert, Lorna Luft. Mrs. McAndrew: Ann Doran. Kussman: Ron Palillo.

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