Season 4
Episodes
1. Don't Rain on My Charade
1982-09-26
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.
2. Truth and Consequences (1)
1982-10-03
No overview available.
3. Truth and Consequences (2)
1982-10-10
No overview available.
4. Three on a Mismatch
1982-10-17
Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.
5. The Object of My Affliction
1982-10-24
Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.
6. You Pays Your Money
1982-10-31
A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.
7. The Ransom
1982-11-07
A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands $1 million ransom.
8. Thanks for Giving
1982-11-21
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.
9. The Good Life
1982-11-28
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.
10. Getting to Know You
1982-12-12
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.
11. Russians and Ruses
1982-12-19
A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.
12. Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan
1983-01-02
Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.
13. Baby on the Line
1983-01-09
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.
14. It Only Hurts When I Love
1983-01-16
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.
15. Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
1983-01-23
An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.
16. Forget Me Not
1983-01-30
A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.
17. The Spy Who Bugged Me
1983-02-13
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.
18. Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect
1983-02-20
A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.
19. Blue Genes
1983-03-13
Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.
20. Primetime
1983-03-20
Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.
21. Friends in High Places
1983-03-27
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.
22. South Side Story
1983-04-03
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.