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Momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. -Forrest
Forrest Gump

Trapper John, MD

Show Summary

Aired: 1979 - 1986
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

Twenty-eight years after he was discharged from the army, Trapper John McIntyre, who was very much against authority, now finds himself the very thing he was against during the war as he is now chief of surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. One day a young surgeon named G. Alonzo Gates (Gonzo for short), a former MASH surgeon and Vietman vet, walks into surgery and assists Trapper. Trapper then finds out that Gates is not a member of the staff. However, he is impressed with with the brash young doctor who reminds Trapper of himself when he was younger and hires him on the spot. Other members on the staff are Dr. Stanley Riverside (who's father was on the board of directors), intern Justin "Jackpot" Jackson, nurses Clara "Starch" Willoughby, Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi and Ernestine Shoop and, much later, Trapper's son J.T., who is working as an intern at the hospital.

Summary written by Brian Washington {Sargebri@earthlink.net}

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Posted: 03/17/2006

It's actually meant to be a spin off of the Trapper John character from the movie, rather than the TV version of M*A*S*H*

Posted: 07/24/2006

GREAT SHOW... loved it as a child...

NostalgiascapePosted: 01/07/2007

Interesting Mash spinoff.

theguilty1Posted: 09/04/2008

I remember being so confused when my mom told me it was the same character from M*A*S*H. When I was little I didn't understand that a different person could play the same character.

GoofballPosted: 11/17/2009

Yeah, hard to believe this was a MASH spinoff. Enjoyed the show, though, as one of my Sunday night staples. Adam Cartwright as an older Trapper. Liked to look at Christopher Norris (how'd she get a name like Christopher anyway?).

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