Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. is an American medical drama television series and spin-off of the film M*A*S*H (1970). Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS for seven seasons, from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986. Roberts played the character more than twice as long as had Wayne Rogers (1972–75) on the TV series M*A*S*H. The role of Trapper John was played by Elliott Gould in the film.

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Trapper John, M.D.
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Richard Hooker
Developed by	Don Brinkley Frank Glicksman
Starring	Pernell Roberts Gregory Harrison Charles Siebert Madge Sinclair Brian Mitchell Christopher Norris Timothy Busfield Lorna Luft
Theme music composer	John Parker
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	151 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Frank Glicksman (1979–84) Don Brinkley (1984–86)
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Frank Glicksman Productions (1979–84) Don Brinkley Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23) – September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04)
Related
M*A*S*H (1970 film) M*A*S*H AfterMASH

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