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Trapper John, M.D.
Title card
Format	Drama
Starring	Pernell Roberts Gregory Harrison Charles Siebert Mary McCarty Madge Sinclair Brian Mitchell Christopher Norris Timothy Busfield Lorna Luft
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	151
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 23, 1979 – September 4, 1986
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Trapper John, M.D. was a television medical drama and spinoff of the film MASH, and ran on CBS from September 23, 1979 to September 4, 1986. It featured 'Trapper John' McIntyre 28 years after he had left the 4077th MASH. The series had Trapper working as chief of surgery at the San Francisco Memorial Hospital. In this incarnation, Trapper was played by Pernell Roberts.

One of the other characters in the show was Doctor George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, who was played by Gregory Harrison. Gonzo was a man who had just returned to the states after serving in a Vietnam-era MASH unit, and who was much like what Trapper had been earlier.

The cast of Trapper John MD

In this series, Trapper had mellowed somewhat, and had become more a part of establishment than what he had been in his younger days. Eventually his son J.T., played by Timothy Busfield, joins him at the hospital. While the show had a comedy element, it also dealt with serious subjects, such as AIDS - which had appeared in the developed world during the series run.

Legally, the show is considered a spinoff of the original movie MASH, rather than the M*A*S*H television show. This is due to a court case in which the producers of the series had sought royalty payments on the grounds that Trapper John, M.D. was a spinoff of their television series. However, the court found that the series was a spinoff of the original movie. As a result, the series producers did not receive any royalties from Trapper John, M.D.

• Pernell Roberts as John 'Trapper John' McIntyre, M.D.
• Gregory Harrison as George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, M.D.
• Charles Siebert as Stanley Riverside, III, M.D.
• Mary McCarty (1979-1980) as Nurse Clara 'Starch' Willoughby
• Madge Sinclair as Nurse Ernestine Shoop
• Brian Stokes Mitchell as 'Jackpot' Jackson, M.D.
• Christopher Norris as Nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi
• Timothy Busfield (1984-1986) as John 'J.T.' McIntyre, Jr., M.D.
• Lorna Luft (1985-1986) as Nurse Libby Kegler
• Simon Scott/actor as Arnold Slocum, Hosp. Administrator
• Jessica Walter as Melanie McIntyre

• Trapper John, M.D. at the Internet Movie Database
• Trapper John, M.D. at TV.com
• Finest-Kind.net - M*A*S*H website w/info on Trapper John, M.D.