Season 5
22 episodes · Oct 2, 1983
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- S5E1
I Only Have Ice for You
Oct 2, 198360mA professional skater refuses treatment for a heart condition that could be fatal. Stanley and E.J. find out that they are going to be parents.
- S5E2
... And for Loyal and Devoted Service
Oct 9, 198360mThe new acting board chairman tries to pressure Arnold Slocum into retirement only four months short of his pension.
- S5E4
May Divorce Be With You
Oct 23, 198360mTrapper's ex-wife starts a self-help group for the wives of doctors, and ends up with one of them on her doorstep. Stanley and E.J. may lose their baby.
- S5E5
What a Difference a Day Makes
Oct 30, 198360mTrapper gets called into the hospital on his birthday to deal with a possible epidemic. Stanley is finally able to track down the source of the problem, but that does not do much for John's mood, as everyone seems to have forgotten him.
- S5E6
The Final Cut
Nov 6, 198360mGonzo is not happy when Trapper passes on to him the job of proctoring three Cardio-Thoracic surgery residents, and things get worse when he learns that he is required to cut one of the residents out of the programme because of budget cuts.
- S5E7
Old Man Liver
Nov 13, 198360mA 119-year-old man, seemingly in good health, says that he has come to the hospital to die. He changes his mind after media attention makes him feel important again, but Trapper discovers an aortic aneurysm that may kill him after all.
- S5E8
The Agony of D'Feet
Nov 20, 198360mAs SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.
- S5E9
Mother Load (a.k.a.) If it Ain't Broke
Nov 27, 198360mAndrea finds out who her real mother is, and wants to meet her. Trapper's concern over the emotional state of a Greek patient brings out the good samaritan in Gonzo, who decides to contact the man's daughter in Greece.
- S5E10
Fat Chance
Dec 4, 198360mAgainst his better judgement, Trapper agrees to staple the stomach of an obese woman. Gonzo goes to unusual lengths to save Andrea's dog.
- S5E11
Supernurse
Dec 11, 198360mEveryone 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.
- S5E12
Special Delivery
Jan 1, 198460mA 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.
- S5E13
Play Your Hunch
Jan 8, 198460mTrapper'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.
- S5E14
A Little Knife Music
Jan 15, 198460mWhen an eight-month-old baby is brought to the hospital with respiratory problems, x-rays show that the child is a dwarf.
- S5E15
Where There's a Will
Jan 29, 198460mA 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.
- S5E16
Send in the Clowns
Feb 12, 198460mAn 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.
- S5E17
This Gland is Your Gland
Mar 4, 198460mGonzo 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.
- S5E18
The Fred Connection
Mar 11, 198460mA 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.
- S5E19
The Jackpot Pays Off
Mar 18, 198460mFor 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.
- S5E20
I Do, I Don't
Mar 25, 198460mTrapper questions Ernie's motives when she accepts a proposal from a long-time suitor only after she finds out that he is dying.
- S5E21
It's About Time
Apr 1, 198460mWhen 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.
- S5E22
Aunt Mildred is Watching You
May 6, 198460mAn 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.