Trapper John, M.D.: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Trapper John, M.D. Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
That Old Gang of Mine
Oct 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 appea
C.O.D.
Oct 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 j
Give 'Till It Hurts
Oct 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
Hate is Enough
Oct 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
Nov 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
Nov 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 Ne
Is There a Doctor in the Big House?
Nov 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
'Tis the Season
Dec 20, 1981
A street-corner Santa Claus worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.
Future Imperfect
Dec 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
Jan 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 contac
Victims
Jan 10, 1982
Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts.
Angel of Mercy
Jan 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
Danny
Jan 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 misinte
Ladies in Waiting
Jan 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
The Peter Pan Syndrome
Feb 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
Feb 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 h
Maybe Baby
Mar 7, 1982
A former lover names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.
Love and Marriage
Mar 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 relatio
Candy Doctor
Mar 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 docto
Doctors and Other Strangers
Mar 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 docto
A Piece of the Action
Apr 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 su
Cause for Concern
Apr 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 di
John's Other Life
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 complica
The One and Only
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.