Season 4

Episodes • 1982

Pernell Roberts
Gregory Harrison
Madge Sinclair
Charles Siebert
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Christopher Norris
Simon Scott
Don't Rain on My Charade

1. Don't Rain on My Charade

60 min

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.

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Truth and Consequences (1)

2. Truth and Consequences (1)

60 min

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Truth and Consequences (2)

3. Truth and Consequences (2)

60 min

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Three on a Mismatch

4. Three on a Mismatch

60 min

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

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The Object of My Affliction

5. The Object of My Affliction

60 min

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

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You Pays Your Money

6. You Pays Your Money

60 min

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

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The Ransom

7. The Ransom

60 min

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

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Thanks for Giving

8. Thanks for Giving

60 min

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.

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The Good Life

9. The Good Life

60 min

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.

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Getting to Know You

10. Getting to Know You

60 min

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.

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Russians and Ruses

11. Russians and Ruses

60 min

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

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Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan

12. Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan

60 min

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

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Baby on the Line

13. Baby on the Line

60 min

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.

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It Only Hurts When I Love

14. It Only Hurts When I Love

60 min

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.

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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

15. Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

60 min

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

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Forget Me Not

16. Forget Me Not

60 min

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

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The Spy Who Bugged Me

17. The Spy Who Bugged Me

60 min

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.

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Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect

18. Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect

60 min

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

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Blue Genes

19. Blue Genes

60 min

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

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Primetime

20. Primetime

60 min

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

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Friends in High Places

21. Friends in High Places

60 min

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.

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South Side Story

22. South Side Story

60 min

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.

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