Trapper John, M.D.

TV Show

Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH. 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 from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986. Roberts played the character more than twice as long as had Wayne Rogers (1972–1975) in the series M*A*S*H.

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Genre	Medical drama +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Created by	Richard Hooker +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Based on	based on +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Developed by	Don Brinkley Frank Glicksman +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Starring	Pernell Roberts Gregory Harrison Charles Siebert Madge Sinclair Brian Mitchell Christopher Norris Timothy Busfield Lorna Luft +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Music by	music by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Theme music composer	John Parker +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Country of origin	United States +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original language	English +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of seasons	7 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of episodes	151 (list of episodes) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PRODUCTION

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Camera setup	Single-camera +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Running time	45–48 minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production company	Frank Glicksman Productions Don Brinkley Productions 20th Century-Fox Television +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Distributor	20th Television +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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RELEASE

Original network	CBS +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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First shown in	first shown in +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original release	September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23) – September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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Preceded by	MASH (1970 film) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Followed by	followed by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Related shows	MASH* AfterMASH +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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