The Best Episodes of Trapper John, M.D. Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(19 votes)

   #1 - I Only Have Ice for You

   S5:E110/2/1983

   A professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.

   Director:Charles Siebert

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Siebert

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2. 

   8.0/10(18 votes)

   #2 - ... And for Loyal and Devoted Service

   S5:E210/9/1983

   The new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Nancy Bond

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   Writer:Nancy Bond
3. 

   8.6/10(20 votes)

   #3 - All About Everett

   S5:E310/16/1983

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   Director:Unknown

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4. 

   8.1/10(18 votes)

   #4 - May Divorce Be With You

   S5:E410/23/1983

   Trapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.

   Director:Earl Bellamy

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Earl Bellamy

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5. 

   7.5/10(20 votes)

   #5 - What a Difference a Day Makes

   S5:E510/30/1983

   Trapper gets called into the hospital on his birthday to deal with a possible epidemic. Stanley is finally able to track down the source of the problem, but that does not do much for John's mood, as everyone seems to have forgotten him.

   Director:Earl Bellamy

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Earl Bellamy

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6. 

   7.1/10(21 votes)

   #6 - The Final Cut

   S5:E611/6/1983

   Gonzo is not happy when Trapper passes on to him the job of proctoring three Cardio-Thoracic surgery residents, and things get worse when he learns that he is required to cut one of the residents out of the programme because of budget cuts.

   Director:Unknown

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7. 

   7.5/10(17 votes)

   #7 - Old Man Liver

   S5:E711/13/1983

   A 119-year-old man, seemingly in good health, says that he has come to the hospital to die. He changes his mind after media attention makes him feel important again, but Trapper discovers an aortic aneurysm that may kill him after all.

   Director:Earl Bellamy

   Writer:Stewart Moss

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   Director:Earl Bellamy

   Writer:Stewart Moss
8. 

   8.0/10(17 votes)

   #8 - The Agony of D'Feet

   S5:E811/20/1983

   As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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9. 

   8.1/10(19 votes)

   #9 - Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke

   S5:E911/27/1983

   Andrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact the man's daughter in Greece.

   Director:Vincent Sherman

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Vincent Sherman

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10. 

    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Fat Chance

    S5:E1012/4/1983

    Against his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.

    Director:Susan Oliver

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Susan Oliver

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11. 

    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Supernurse

    S5:E1112/11/1983

    Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and tries to have Gloria fired.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Special Delivery

    S5:E121/1/1984

    A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.

    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Earl Bellamy

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13. 

    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Play Your Hunch

    S5:E131/8/1984

    Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.

    Director:Unknown

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14. 

    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #14 - A Little Knife Music

    S5:E141/15/1984

    When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.

    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Earl Bellamy

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15. 

    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Where There's a Will

    S5:E151/29/1984

    A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley into taking his annual physical.

    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Earl Bellamy

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16. 

    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Send in the Clowns

    S5:E162/12/1984

    An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Michael O'Herlihy

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17. 

    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #17 - This Gland is Your Gland

    S5:E173/4/1984

    Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.

    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writers:J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley

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    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writers:J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley
18. 

    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #18 - The Fred Connection

    S5:E183/11/1984

    A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.

    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:Jim Mulligan

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    Writer:Jim Mulligan
19. 

    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #19 - The Jackpot Pays Off

    S5:E193/18/1984

    For two years Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance, but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires treatment he cannot afford.

    Director:Ivan Dixon

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #20 - I Do, I Don't

    S5:E203/25/1984

    Trapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #21 - It's About Time

    S5:E214/1/1984

    When his office ends up as a temporary storage dump for medical equipment from the WWI era, Trapper imagines how routine cases would have been treated at that time, and decides that SFM isn't quite a dinosaur after all.

    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.0/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Aunt Mildred is Watching You

    S5:E225/6/1984

    An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an awkward problem.

    Director:Gregory Harrison

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gregory Harrison

    Writer:Unknown