"Trapper John, M.D." (1979)TV series 1979-1986

Directors:

Barry Crane
Gregory Harrison

Writers:

Victoria Johns (writer) (3 episodes)
Deborah Zoe Dawson (writer) (2 episodes)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

23 September 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This series brought the character of "Trapper John" from M*A*S*H in as the Chief of Surgery at San Franscico Memorial Hospital...

Plot Keywords:

Unofficial Sequel | Medical | Doctor | Hospital | M A S H

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Pernell Roberts	...	Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre (150 episodes, 1979-1986)
Brian Stokes Mitchell	...	Dr. 'Jackpot' Jackson (150 episodes, 1979-1986)

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Series Directed by
Michael Caffey		(32 episodes, 1981-1986)
Earl Bellamy		(19 episodes, 1982-1985)
Bernard McEveety		(15 episodes, 1979-1983)
Seymour Robbie		(9 episodes, 1980-1982)
Leo Penn		(9 episodes, 1982-1985)
Joseph Pevney		(8 episodes, 1979-1985)
Barry Crane		(8 episodes, 1979-1982)
Charles Siebert		(7 episodes, 1982-1986)
Robert Douglas		(4 episodes, 1979-1981)
Bob Sweeney		(4 episodes, 1981-1985)
Gregory Harrison		(4 episodes, 1983-1985)
Alex March		(3 episodes, 1979-1981)
Murray Golden		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Vincent Sherman		(3 episodes, 1981-1983)
Jeff Bleckner		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Howard Morris		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Victor Lobl		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Writing credits
Deborah Zoe Dawson		(21 episodes, 1979-1986)
Victoria Johns		(21 episodes, 1979-1986)
John Whelpley		(18 episodes, 1981-1986)
Don Brinkley		(12 episodes, 1979-1986)
Jeff Stuart		(12 episodes, 1980-1984)
Nancy Bond		(11 episodes, 1982-1986)
Kimmer Ringwald		(11 episodes, 1984-1986)
Barry Pollack		(7 episodes, 1983-1986)
Jack Guss		(5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Charles Larson		(4 episodes, 1979-1981)
Deborah Gilliland		(4 episodes, 1982-1985)
Robert Sonntag		(4 episodes, 1982-1985)
Betty Goldberg		(3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Milt Rosen		(3 episodes, 1981)
Phyllis Wapner		(3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Kay Bender		(3 episodes, 1982)
Jeffrey Ferro		(3 episodes, 1982)
Robert M. Young		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gene O'Neill		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Noreen Tobin		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jim Rogers		(2 episodes, 1979-1982)
Ray Brenner		(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Shimon Wincelberg		(2 episodes, 1979)
Kenneth Berg		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
James Fritzhand		(2 episodes, 1981)
Phil Alden Robinson		(2 episodes, 1981)
Emilie R. Small		(2 episodes, 1982-1985)
Garn Stephens		(2 episodes, 1982-1985)
J. Miyoko Hensley		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Steven Hensley		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
John Breckfield		(2 episodes, 1984-1986)
Holly Durham		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Greg Thorneycroft		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carl Sautter		(2 episodes, 1985)
Martin Donovan		(unknown episodes)
Richard Hooker		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jack Sonntag	....	associate producer (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Frank Glicksman	....	executive producer / producer (13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Don Brinkley	....	producer (12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Deborah Zoe Dawson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Victoria Johns	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Carl Parker		(3 episodes, 1979)
Brian Stokes Mitchell		(3 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lance Rubin		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Frederick Gately		(97 episodes, 1979-1985)
Charles Young		(7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Brianne Murphy		(2 episodes, 1981)
Bradley B. Six		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Film Editing by
Jack Kampschroer		(6 episodes, 1979-1981)
Michael McCroskey		(2 episodes, 1981)
John E. Hensel		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Gary Shaffer		(4 episodes, 1979)

Series Art Direction by
Marvin Summerfield		(4 episodes, 1979)

Series Set Decoration by
Carl Biddiscombe		(2 episodes, 1979)
Don Greenwood Jr.		(2 episodes, 1979)

Series Makeup Department
Marilyn Patricia Phillips	....	hair department head (1 episode, 1979)

Series Production Management
Joseph Silver	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 1979)
Mark Evans	....	executive production manager (2 episodes, 1979)
Jack Sonntag	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Kinwald	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
William Cosentino	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1979)
Carl 'Major' Roup	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1979)
Randy Carter	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Robert Sonntag	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Allan Gordon	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator (1 episode, 1985)
Herman Lewis	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
George E. Marshall Jr.	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	utility stunts (1 episode, 1984)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Charles R. Young	....	camera operator (22 episodes, 1983-1984)
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1984-1985)
Curtis Foster	....	best boy (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor (1 episode, 1979)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (1 episode, 1979)

Series Other crew
Deborah Zoe Dawson	....	story editor (1 episode, 1979)
Walter D. Dishell	....	medical advisor (1 episode, 1979)
Chris Hutson	....	technical advisor (1 episode, 1979)
Victoria Johns	....	story editor (1 episode, 1979)
Robert Gary	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• CBS Television (original airing)

Runtime:

60 min (150 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

A court ruled that the series was not a spin-off from the television show "M*A*S*H" (1972); rather, that it was a spin-off from the film MASH (1970).

Quotes:

[As a very attractive, young female nurse walks past.]
Doctor "Trapper John" McIntyre: That's the kind of thing that makes me wish I was 20 years younger.
Doctor. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates: Me, too.
[Trapper gives Gonzo an odd look.]
Doctor. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates: I'd be 7 years old and these things wouldn't bother me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Punky Brewster: Changes: Part 3 (#2.19)" (1986)

The Best Medical Show of the Late 1970's

This show pretty much was the opposite of the show it spun off from. While it was primarily a drama, it still had some very humorous moments. As with most medical shows at the time, the conflict of the old doctor and the young doctor was the axis on which this show rotated. Also, it was interesting to see the character of Trapper John, who definitely was a maverick, acting as a member of the establishment while working with the not only with the younger Gonzo, but with the even younger Jackpot. The show really took off when Madge Sinclair joined the cast and also when they didn't concentrate on the obvious assets of Gloria (a.k.a. Ripples). This show is definitely worth watching again.