As of July 2026, Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 aired in 1981 with 25 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Trapper John, M.D. Season 3

1981 25 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 is available on streaming right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 22 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Pernell Roberts — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 earns its spot. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 earns every emotional beat it goes for. Season 3 of Trapper John, M.D. Includes 25 episodes. It aired from October 1981 to May 1982. Pernell Roberts and Gregory Harrison lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1981. The performances in Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Trapper John, M.D. Season 3. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Pernell Roberts carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

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🎬 Trapper John, M.D. Season 3 — Episode Guide

That Old Gang of Mine

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 appears on the scene.

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 join him in a relay race against Bay General.

Give 'Till It Hurts

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 is given an official warning. Meanwhile a patient is trying to set Trapper up with her Daughter.

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

The leader of a pop-psychology programme becomes a patient at the hospital, resulting in threats against his and Gonzo's lives.

Cooperative Care

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 Neice, Liza are the perfect candidates. If Mrs Fitch would only accept Liza's help.

Is There a Doctor in the Big House?

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 arrange for her to be taken to the hospital.

Mother's Day (a.k.a.) Mother Dearest

'Tis the Season

A street-corner Santa Claus worries more about a sick boy than his own ill health.

Future Imperfect

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.

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 contact his home planet, 42 befriends a sick and lonely lady.

Trapper buys himself a gun after being robbed, then has second thoughts.

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 not soon enough.

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 misinterprets Gloria's feelings for him.

Ladies in Waiting

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 on the attacker, while having two prostitutes show up at his house seriously hampers Trapper's love life.

The Peter Pan Syndrome

The mother of a 16-year-old boy with a gland disorder preventshim from having hormone injections that would cure his problem.

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 have never heard of him. Jackpot is frustrated by a Jane Doe with a high fever and some unusual symptoms.

A former lover names Gonzo in a paternity suit after learning she has a serious cardiac condition.

Love and Marriage

Ernie is engaged to be married, but begins to have second thoughts when her fiancÃ© expects her to take all of the responsibility for the house, his five children and their relationship while he relaxes after work and serves as nothing more than a playmate to his out-of-control kids.

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 doctor is responsible, and treats all his patients the same way, they plot to drive him out of business.

🎭 Cast of Trapper John, M.D. Season 3

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

"Trapper" John McIntyre

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates

Madge Sinclair

Ernestine Shoop, R. N.

Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

Stanley Riverside III

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Justin "Jackpot" Jackson

Christopher Norris

Christopher Norris

Gloria Brancusi

Simon Scott

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