Season 6

1984–1985

Sep 30, 1984 · 60m

Trapper and Gonzo clash over how to deal with a brain-dead patient whose heart could be used to save a 12-year-old boy (Jason Presson).

E2. My Son, the Doctor

Oct 14, 1984 · 60m

Trapper's son J.T. signs on at San Francisco Memorial after he's bounced from another hospital's internship program.

E3. Moonlighting Becomes You

Oct 21, 1984 · 60m

Slocum plans to make an example of Jackpot for moonlighting; the hospital staff fills in for the proprietor (Jeanette Nolan) of their favorite greasy spoon while she recuperates from surgery.

E4. Eternally Yours

Oct 28, 1984 · 60m

Two patients---a mortician and a woman facing a second battle with cancer---refuse to continue treatment.

E5. School Nurse

Nov 4, 1984 · 60m

After several women are beaten at a high school, Shoop signs on as a school nurse so she can play detective.

E6. Of Cats, Crushes and Creeps

Nov 18, 1984 · 60m

Doctor-patient confidentiality creates a dilemma for J.T. when a patient reveals a secret while anesthetized.

E7. A Fall to Grace

Nov 25, 1984 · 60m

Trapper fears that he will never be able to perform surgery---or even walk again---when he is paralyzed by Guillain-Barre syndrome.

E8. Promises, Promises

Dec 9, 1984 · 60m

A resident (Dennis Christopher) is appointed to a prestigious institute, but feels committed to the citizens of his home town, who financed his education.

E9. Dark Side of the Loon

Dec 16, 1984 · 60m

A young man's symptoms seem to indicate that he's a vampire.

E10. Double Bubble

Dec 30, 1984 · 60m

A 6-year-old orphan confined to a sterile plastic bubble needs a bone-marrow transplant.

E11. Long Ago and Far Away

Jan 6, 1985 · 60m

A nurse suffers lingering psychological aftereffects of service in Vietnam.

E12. Muddle of the Night

Jan 13, 1985 · 60m

A singer in the twilight of her child-bearing years learns that she's pregnant; Trapper tries to raise money for a hospital laser center.

E13. Buckaroo Bob Rides Again

Jan 20, 1985 · 60m

A has-been cowboy star is headed for the last roundup unless Trapper can boost his will to live.

E14. Love Thy Neighbor

Feb 3, 1985 · 60m

Gloria falls in love with her neighbor (Michael Halsey)---who's also the landlord forcing her to move out of her apartment.

E15. So Little, Gone

Feb 17, 1985 · 60m

An aging flower child delivers a stillborn baby; the Riversides' son is kidnapped from his stroller.

E16. Bad Breaks

Feb 24, 1985 · 60m

The X-rays of a 4-year-old suggest a history of abuse; Riverside (Charles Siebert) tries to prevent his wife from learning that he once contributed to a sperm bank.

E17. High Time

Mar 3, 1985 · 60m

J.T. brings in a bag lady who's been wandering in the rain with a serious case of bronchitis; Gloria suspects her 12-year-old daughter of drug abuse.

E18. The Unholy Ghost

Mar 10, 1985 · 60m

A doctor dies in the operating room while performing an experimental procedure. Meanwhile, J.T. is having ghostly visions.

E19. A False Start

Mar 17, 1985 · 60m

Two athletes suffer from substances taken to improve performance; two birdwatchers (Bob and Ray) push the pastime to its limits.

E20. In the Eyes of the Beholder

Mar 24, 1985 · 60m

A hearing probing the death of an accident victim produces four different accounts of what happened in the ER.

E21. All the King's Men (a.k.a.) All the King's Horses ...

Mar 31, 1985 · 60m

Trapper's efforts to save an apparently brain-dead 7-year-old anger the girl's uncle (Tony Roberts), a showboating TV reporter.

E22. Go for Broker

Apr 21, 1985 · 60m

A scientist (Walter Olkewicz) wants his fiancée, whom he met through a marriage broker, to stay in the U.S. for treatment of an infection she thinks voids their nuptial plans.

E23. All of Me

May 5, 1985 · 60m

J.T. discovers that he has two patients with the same wife.