Trapper John, M.D. - Season 3

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That Old Gang of Mine

1 - That Old Gang of Mine

Air Date: October 4, 1981

Gonzo is finally ready to settle down and get married, and his friends are planning a big bachelor party. Everything seems to be perfect, until the husband of the bride-to-be appears on the scene.

C.O.D.

2 - C.O.D.

Air Date: October 11, 1981

A couple desperate for a child adopts a black-market baby, only to discover that the infant is addicted to heroin and has a heart condition. Stanley recruits Trapper and Gonzo to join him in a relay race against Bay General.

Give 'Till It Hurts

3 - Give 'Till It Hurts

Air Date: October 18, 1981

Gloria's Brother Brian flies in from Texas for a visit. He manages to turn Gloria's Life upside down. As a result of his drinking problem, her work at the Hospital suffers and she is given an official warning. Meanwhile a patient is trying to set Trapper up with her Daughter.

Hate is Enough

4 - Hate is Enough

Air Date: October 25, 1981

Stanley wants to upgrade the hospital's image, and puts forth a talented staff surgeon as a ""typical"" SFM doctor - until he learns that the man is a local Ku Klux Klan leader.

The Ego Experience

5 - The Ego Experience

Air Date: November 8, 1981

The leader of a pop-psychology programme becomes a patient at the hospital, resulting in threats against his and Gonzo's lives.

Cooperative Care

6 - Cooperative Care

Air Date: November 15, 1981

San Francisco Memorial Hospital is endeavouring to put into place a co-operative care programme. Due to Arnold Slocomb and the Board of Directors, budget cuts. Mrs Fitch and her Neice, Liza are the perfect candidates. If Mrs Fitch would only accept Liza's help.

Is There a Doctor in the Big House?

7 - Is There a Doctor in the Big House?

Air Date: November 29, 1981

A woman prisoner gives birth to a premature baby, who is rushed to SFM for care. The mother, upset at not being allowed to be with her child, beats the prison warden who refused to arrange for her to be taken to the hospital.

Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest

8 - Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest

Air Date: December 6, 1981

'Tis the Season

9 - 'Tis the Season

Air Date: December 20, 1981

A street-corner Santa Claus worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.

Future Imperfect

10 - Future Imperfect

Air Date: December 27, 1981

A respected cardiologist is so fearful of what he believes to be psychic visions that he has become unable to function at home or at work.

42

11 - 42

Air Date: January 3, 1982

A young man admitted to the hospital following an accident informs the staff that his name is ""42"", and he is an alien just visiting earth. While building a transmitter to contact his home planet, 42 befriends a sick and lonely lady.

Victims

12 - Victims

Air Date: January 10, 1982

Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts.

Angel of Mercy

13 - Angel of Mercy

Air Date: January 17, 1982

Someone is killing terminally ill patients at San Francisco Memorial, and it appears to be an inside job. A young woman with chronic pain is learning how to deal with it, but maybe not soon enough.

Danny

14 - Danny

Air Date: January 24, 1982

A mentally disabled man who works at the hospital is able to make friends with a crotchety old hermit who is dying of cancer, but gets embarrassed and quits his job when he misinterprets Gloria's feelings for him.

Ladies in Waiting

15 - Ladies in Waiting

Air Date: January 31, 1982

A woman who devotes her life to getting teenaged hookers off the street is badly beaten by a pimp. Gonzo's disgust at their apparent disinterest convinces the girls to get revenge on the attacker, while having two prostitutes show up at his house seriously hampers Trapper's love life.

The Peter Pan Syndrome

16 - The Peter Pan Syndrome

Air Date: February 7, 1982

The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder preventshim from having hormone injections that would cure his problem.

Medicine Man

17 - Medicine Man

Air Date: February 21, 1982

A doctor that comes to SFM with an accident patient is so good that Slocum wants to bring him on staff, but he runs into a problem - the schools the man claims to have trained at have never heard of him. Jackpot is frustrated by a Jane Doe with a high fever and some unusual symptoms.

Maybe Baby

18 - Maybe Baby

Air Date: March 7, 1982

A former lover names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.

Love and Marriage

19 - Love and Marriage

Air Date: March 14, 1982

Ernie is engaged to be married, but begins to have second thoughts when her fiancé expects her to take all of the responsibility for the house, his five children and their relationship while he relaxes after work and serves as nothing more than a playmate to his out-of-control kids.

Candy Doctor

20 - Candy Doctor

Air Date: March 21, 1982

A 74-year-old woman who is admitted with a blocked artery in her leg has another problem - she is hooked on prescription medications. When Trapper and Gonzo discover that her doctor is responsible, and treats all his patients the same way, they plot to drive him out of business.

Doctors and Other Strangers

21 - Doctors and Other Strangers

Air Date: March 28, 1982

Jackpot is put in charge of Emergency Services while Trapper, Gonzo and Stanley attend a medical conference in Mexico. South of the border, Trapper falls in love with another doctor, but they may have too much in common for the romance to last.

A Piece of the Action

22 - A Piece of the Action

Air Date: April 11, 1982

Jackpot convinces several of the staff to invest in a promising young boxer he is managing, but after the fighter kills his opponent in his first professional match he begins to suffer mysterious injuries that may keep him out of the ring permanently.

Cause for Concern

23 - Cause for Concern

Air Date: April 18, 1982

A rumour that Trapper may be leaving SFM for a hospital in Boston has several other staff considering new positions. After 72 hours on duty and the loss of a patient, Stanley is displaying psychotic symptoms, and ends up in jail.

John's Other Life

24 - John's Other Life

Air Date: May 2, 1982

A man who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive claims that he has no relatives that can serve as donors. However, Gonzo soon discovers that the truth is a little more complicated: the man is in the Witness Protection Program, and cannot safely have contact with his family.

The One and Only

25 - The One and Only

Air Date: May 16, 1982

A flower salesgirl, who works on the street, wakes up one day at the hospital. The girl is very ill yet refuses to be treated since she considers that doctors are Satan's henchmen. The estranged mother of a cult member has the girl kidnapped from the hospital.