4x1 - Don't Rain on My Charade

September 26, 1982

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.

4x2 - Truth and Consequences (1)

October 3, 1982

4x3 - Truth and Consequences (2)

October 10, 1982

4x4 - Three on a Mismatch

October 17, 1982

Trapper falls for a hospital scrubwoman Slocum falls for a patient.

4x5 - The Object of My Affliction

October 24, 1982

Jackpot recommends surgery for a man who suffers from Munchhausen's disease, a psychological disorder which leads him to fake symptoms.

4x6 - You Pays Your Money

October 31, 1982

A miserly industrialist with an obsession for anonymity badgers the hospital staff.

4x7 - The Ransom

November 7, 1982

A bitter former hospital employee takes Riverside hostage and demands million ransom.

4x8 - Thanks for Giving

November 21, 1982

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.

4x9 - The Good Life

November 28, 1982

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.

4x10 - Getting to Know You

December 12, 1982

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.

4x11 - Russians and Ruses

December 19, 1982

A Soviet diplomat is admitted with pain from a liver tumor.

4x12 - Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan

January 2, 1983

Vinnie Duncan, Gonzo's good friend, leads a fund campaign for rare-disease drugs.

4x13 - Baby on the Line

January 9, 1983

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.

4x14 - It Only Hurts When I Love

January 16, 1983

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.

4x15 - Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

January 23, 1983

An emotionally troubled musician is released much too early from the hospital. Nurse Shoop suffers a hearing loss.

4x16 - Forget Me Not

January 30, 1983

A brilliant surgeon begins suffering from bouts of forgetful and disoriented behavior.

4x17 - The Spy Who Bugged Me

February 13, 1983

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.

4x18 - Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect

February 20, 1983

A woman from Riverside's past is obsessed with him.

4x19 - Blue Genes

March 13, 1983

Trapper fears an epidemic after the leader of a research project becomes mysteriously ill.

4x20 - Primetime

March 20, 1983

Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.

4x22 - South Side Story

April 3, 1983

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.