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Trapper John, M.D.
Medical television drama, spin-off of the film
MASH, about a lovable doctor who becomes a mentor
and father figure, running a teaching hospital
in San Francisco. The series ran on CBS from September
1979 through September 1986.
(Episode number and Title)
95. FAT CHANCE
Against his better judgment, Trapper agrees to
staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes
to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.
Director: Susan Oliver
Writer: Barry Howard Pollack
Guest Stars: Shirley Hemphill, Michael Tucci,
Sandy Helberg, Anne Francis
108. IT'S ABOUT TIME
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: Barry Howard Pollack
Guest Stars: Stoney Jackson, Silvana Gallardo,
Kario Salem, Jonathan Goldsmith, Alan Oppenheimer,
Victor Arnold
111. A CHANGE OF HEART
The heart of a brain-dead hockey player could
save a twelve-year-old boy who needs a transplant,
but the lawyer for the man who injured the player
in a game gets an injunction saying that Gonzo
cannot pronounce him legally dead.
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Barry H. Pollack
Guest Stars: Jason Presson, Hunter von Leer, Jack
Andreozzi, Lincoln Kilpatrick
126. BAD BREAKS
A young child brought to the hospital with a
broken leg turns out to have had several previous
fractures, causing the doctors to suspect that
he has been abused. Stanley tries to withdraw
his deposit to a sperm bank after he finds out
that E.J. is opposed to them.
Director: Walter Grauman
Teleplay: Barry H. Pollack, John Whelpley
Story: Barry H. Pollack
Guest Stars: Lance Kerwin, Lynnette Mettey, Freddye
Chapman, Stuart Pankin, Karlene Crockett, Marcia
Rodd
129. IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER
The parents of a boy who died after a car crash
sue the hospital. The story of what happened when
the boy was brought in is then told from the point
of view of the father, Trapper, J.T. and another
patient.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writer: Barry H. Pollack
Guest Stars: Richard Alfieri, Joanna Barnes, Marta
Kristen, Allan Rich, William Wintersole
137. JUST AROUND THE CORONER
J.T. is working in pathology for a month, and
comes across a case that looks like a surgical
error. The surgeon was Trapper, who puts himself
on suspension pending a review by the board then
breaks his own rules when a woman requires emergency
surgery.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Barry Howard Pollack
Guest Stars: Barbara Rhoades, Devon Ericson, Jonathan
Goldsmith, Billy Drago, Dennis Burkley
151. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
Stanley is impressed that Jesus has gotten a
job as an orderly, and seems to be "going
straight". But when the teen is admitted
for stomach pains, it turns out that the cause
is the drug-filled balloons he swallowed. J.T.
is elected the intern representative to the hospital
board, and discovers that there is more involved
than free doughnuts.
Director: Charles Siebert
Writer: Barry H. Pollack
Guest Stars: Roxie Roker, Jesse D. Goins, Stewart
Wilson-Turner, Israel Juarbe
Hotel
Prime time drama series which aired on ABC from
September 1983 to May 1988. Based on Arthur Hailey's
1965 novel of the same name. Produced by Aaron
Spelling and set in the elegant and ficticious
S. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Episodes followed
the activities of passing guests as well as the
staff.
Writer, story - 2 episodes
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