Trapper John, M.D. S4 E19: Blue Genes

Aired 13 Mar 1983 60 min

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Blue Genes

Blue Genes

Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.

Season 4 Episodes

Aired 26 Sep 1982

When Melanie's mother comes for a surprise visit, Trapper learns that Melanie has kept their divorce a secret from her for the last six years. Gonzo suggests that a doctor should work as a nurse for a week to get a better idea of the problems they are having, and he gets volunteered for the job.

Aired 03 Oct 1982

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Aired 10 Oct 1982

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Aired 17 Oct 1982

Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.

Aired 24 Oct 1982

Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.

Aired 31 Oct 1982

A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.

Aired 07 Nov 1982

A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.

Aired 21 Nov 1982

On a foggy Thanksgiving, Slocum hits Trapper with his car. As John fights for his life, staff members recall (in flashbacks) reasons they have to be thankful for his friendship and help.

Aired 28 Nov 1982

Doctor Albright dies from a heart attack. Gonzo and Shoop send Trapper on vacation to Geneva Springs. While Trapper substitutes for a small-town doctor, Riverside is fired and a former patient of Trapper's needs heart surgery.

Aired 12 Dec 1982

Talented neurosurgeon Russ Brandis enduring a deadly disease and fits of rage he shows are due to the drugs he must take. The surgeon's personal problems are uncovered as Riverside and Gonzo try to recruit him for the hospital staff.

Aired 19 Dec 1982

A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.

Aired 02 Jan 1983

Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.

Aired 09 Jan 1983

A baby admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection turns out to be a hermaphrodite, sparking a battle between the parents over which sex it should be.

Aired 16 Jan 1983

When Gloria Brancusi learns that Andrea, the orphan girl, has come back to the hospital as a patient her first reaction is to run away. Gloria has second thoughts after deciding to adopt the troubled orphan.

Aired 23 Jan 1983

An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.

Aired 30 Jan 1983

A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.

Aired 13 Feb 1983

Gonzo's professional confidence and bedside manner are affected by a malpractice lawsuit, after a young patient asserts he has begun to feel worse from an emergency operation made him. A patient is mistaken for a hospital inspector.

Aired 20 Feb 1983

A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.

Aired 13 Mar 1983

Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.

E20 Primetime
Aired 20 Mar 1983

Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.

Aired 27 Mar 1983

Gonzo starts dating a high society woman who tries to convince him to leave the hospital and set up a private practice. She also talks him into selling the Titanic to Jackpot.

Aired 03 Apr 1983

Gonzo runs out of gas in front of a decrepit apartment building where a woman has been injured on the broken stairs. When he traces ownership to SFM and brings it to the board, they agree to do something - tear down the building and put up condos.