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| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Pernell Roberts Gregory Harrison Charles Siebert Mary McCarty Madge Sinclair Brian Mitchell Christopher Norris Timothy Busfield Lorna Luft |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Pernell Elvin Roberts (born May 18, 1928 in Waycross Georgia) is an American Television Actor and Singer. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from Madge Dorita Sinclair ( 28 April 1938 – 20 December 1995 was a Jamaican American character actress Brian Stokes Mitchell (b 31 October, 1957, Seattle Washington) is an American stage film and television actor Christopher Norris (born October 7, 1953) is an American movie and television Actress. Timothy "Timmy B" Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in Lansing Michigan) is an American Actor and director Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952 in Santa Monica California) is an American television stage and film actress and singer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century Fox Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 23, 1979 – September 4, 1986 |
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Trapper John, M. A minute is a Unit of measurement of Time or of Angle. The minute is a unit of Time equal to 1/60th of an Hour or 60 Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc (on-logo as 20th Century Fox Television) is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio a subsidiary CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. D. is an American television medical drama and spinoff of the film MASH, and ran on CBS from September 23, 1979 to September 4, 1986. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A medical drama is a Television Drama in which events center upon a Hospital, an ambulance staff or any medical environment A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. It featured 'Trapper John' McIntyre 28 years after he had left the 4077th MASH. For the Scottish radiologist see John Macintyre. For the American actor see John McIntire. Due to the popularity of the series M*A*S*H, colloquial use might refer to any mobile military Field hospital. The series had Trapper working as chief of surgery at the San Francisco Memorial Hospital. In this incarnation, Trapper was played by Pernell Roberts. Pernell Elvin Roberts (born May 18, 1928 in Waycross Georgia) is an American Television Actor and Singer.
One of the other characters in the show was Doctor George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, who was played by Gregory Harrison. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California Gonzo was a man who had just returned to the states after serving in a Vietnam-era MASH unit, and who was much like what Trapper had been earlier. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Interestingly, Harrison was featured in a 1976 episode of M*A*S*H as Lt. Tony Baker, the husband of one of the nurses at the 4077th.
In this series, Trapper had mellowed somewhat, and had become more a part of establishment than what he had been in his younger days. Eventually his son J. T. , played by Timothy Busfield, joins him at the hospital. Timothy "Timmy B" Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in Lansing Michigan) is an American Actor and director While the show had a comedy element, it also dealt with serious subjects, such as AIDS - which had appeared in the developed world during the series run.
Legally, the show is considered a spinoff of the original movie MASH, rather than the M*A*S*H television show. See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. This is due to a court case in which the producers of the series had sought royalty payments on the grounds that Trapper John, M. D. was a spinoff of their television series. However, the court found that the series was a spinoff of the original movie. As a result, the series producers did not receive any royalties from Trapper John, M. D.