7.2 /10 1 Votes
7.6/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 7 | 6.7/10 IMDb Original language(s) English First episode date 23 September 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developed by Don BrinkleyFrank Glicksman Starring Pernell RobertsGregory HarrisonCharles SiebertMary McCartyMadge SinclairBrian MitchellChristopher NorrisTimothy BusfieldLorna Luft Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trapper john md presentation cast opening 1979 1986
Trapper John, M.D. is an American medical drama television series and spin-off of the film M*A*S*H (1970). Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979 to September 4, 1986. Roberts played the character more than twice as long as had Wayne Rogers (1972–75) in the TV series M*A*S*H.
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- Trapper john md presentation cast opening 1979 1986
- Trapper john md pilot episode full episode 1979 season 1 episode 1 first episode
- Synopsis
- Cast
- References
Trapper john md pilot episode full episode 1979 season 1 episode 1 first episode
Synopsis
Trapper John, M.D. focuses on Dr. "Trapper" John McIntyre (Pernell Roberts) 28 years after his discharge from the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H. or MASH) in the Korean War. During that time after the war, the character had mellowed considerably. He did not merely learn how to stop fighting the system but became a part of it, in a sense, as the Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. Trapper showed tremendous compassion toward his patients, often violating "established hospital procedures." Working with Trapper was an aspiring young professional named Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates (Gregory Harrison), who had a lot in common with Trapper, having also served in a MASH (albeit during the later Vietnam War). His sense of humor and love of life also reflected elements of Trapper's younger days. In the show, Gonzo resided in a motor home (dubbed "The Titanic") in the hospital parking lot.
The show also involves many supporting characters that served as hospital staff. One was Clara "Starch" Willoughby (Mary McCarty), a nurse who had served in the Korean War with Trapper (McCarty died after the first season). She was replaced by Ernestine Shoop (Madge Sinclair). Other characters included young nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi (Christopher Norris) who later adopted a sickly, homeless girl, Andrea; Stanley Riverside II (Charles Siebert), a pompous, but nonetheless capable doctor (whose father was the head of the hospital board of directors) who later married a dentist named E.J. (Marcia Rodd); and Justin "Jackpot" Jackson (Brian Stokes Mitchell), a young doctor always interested in wagers. Character actress Lurene Tuttle guest starred six times in different roles.
In the 1984–1985 season, Trapper's son, J.T. (Timothy Busfield), graduated from medical school and arrived at the hospital to work on his internship. When Gloria left the next fall, she was replaced by Libby Kegler (Lorna Luft). Subsequent additions included the beautiful and mature administrator, Catherine Hackett (Janis Paige), and ER service helicopter pilot and surgeon, Dr. Andy Pagano (Beau Gravitte).