Seasons & episodes

S5 · E10Fat Chance 1983-12-04 · 60 min

Against his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.

S5 · E11Supernurse 1983-12-11 · 60 min

Everyone is happy for Gloria when she earns her accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care, except one doctor. He does not believe nurses should be doing this kind of work, and tries to have Gloria fired.

S5 · E12Special Delivery 1984-01-01 · 60 min

A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey ""birthing centre"" at the hospital.

S5 · E13Play Your Hunch 1984-01-08 · 60 min

Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.

S5 · E14A Little Knife Music 1984-01-15 · 60 min

When an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.

S5 · E15Where There's a Will 1984-01-29 · 60 min

A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley into taking his annual physical.

S5 · E16Send in the Clowns 1984-02-12 · 60 min

An elderly woman comes to visit with her husband, who died a year previously. A pediatrician has difficulty dealing with a young boy who has cancer.

S5 · E17This Gland is Your Gland 1984-03-04 · 60 min

Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.

S5 · E18The Fred Connection 1984-03-11 · 60 min

A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.

S5 · E19The Jackpot Pays Off 1984-03-18 · 60 min

For two years Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance, but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires treatment he cannot afford.

S5 · E20I Do, I Don't 1984-03-25 · 60 min

Trapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.

S5 · E21It's About Time 1984-04-01 · 60 min

When his office ends up as a temporary storage dump for medical equipment from the WWI era, Trapper imagines how routine cases would have been treated at that time, and decides that SFM isn't quite a dinosaur after all.

S5 · E22Aunt Mildred is Watching You 1984-05-06 · 60 min

An expert brought in by the board to increase hospital productivity only makes life more difficult as the staff deals with a doctor who performs unnecessary surgeries and a shy man with an awkward problem.

S6 · E1A Change of Heart 1984-09-30 · 60 min