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* EightiesHair: Gets a mullet in Season 5.
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* EightiesHair: Gets Goes through several of these styles over the years, including a mullet in for most of Season 5.
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* LonelyRichKid: [[{{Manchild}} The kind that never grew up]]. [[DelusionsOfParentalLove He claims he was "dearly loved" as a child]], but goes on to describe only the ways his father provided for him materially. He was raised almost entirely by his nanny, and when she reappears in his adult life [[spoiler: it's as part of a plan to scam him out of a large sum of money by preying on his [[MissingMom longing for a mother figure]]]].
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* LonelyRichKid: [[{{Manchild}} The kind that never grew up]]. [[DelusionsOfParentalLove He claims he was "dearly loved" as a child]], but goes on to describe only describes the ways his father provided for him materially. He was raised almost entirely by his nanny, and when she reappears in his adult life [[spoiler: it's as part of a plan to scam him out of a large sum of money by preying on his [[MissingMom longing for a mother figure]]]].
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* 80sHair: Gets a mullet in Season 5.
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* 80sHair: EightiesHair: Gets a mullet in Season 5.
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* CarpetOfVirility: He refuses to have his ribs taped after an injury in one episode because he dreads the thought of removing it.
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* TheCasanova: His love life is the source of much hospital gossip. He gets as far as proposing in "That Old Gang Of Mine", but his relationships always fall through for one reason or another by the end of the episode because StatusQuoIsGod.
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* SerialRomeo: Gets into several serious relationships over the course of the series, getting as far as proposing in "That Old Gang Of Mine", only for them to fall through for one reason or another by the end of the episode because StatusQuoIsGod.
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* SerialRomeo: Gets into several serious relationships over the course of the series, getting as far as proposing in "That Old Gang Of Mine", only for them to fall through for one reason or another by the end of the episode because StatusQuoIsGod.ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: His modus operandi.
* BlackBossLady: A successful businesswoman when we first meet her, she becomes this again when she's put in charge of the nurses.
* PomPomGirl: Was one in her youth.
* 80sHair: Gets a mullet in Season 5.
* LoveHurts: The poor girl does not have good luck in the romance department.
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* SoapboxSadie: She can frequently be seen wearing a campaign badge for some noble cause or another, and gets upset when a new, stricter dress code forbids them.
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* SoapboxSadie: She can frequently be seen wearing a campaign badge for some noble cause or another, and [[ChafingAgainstTheDressCode gets upset when a new, stricter dress code forbids them.them]].
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* YouGoGirl: One of the better athletes on the staff, and resents not being taken seriously for it on account of her gender.
* AliterativeName: Justin Jedediah Jackson.
* BlackAndNerdy
* TheGamblingAddict: He's always looking for a way to make a wager, hence the nickname.
* BlackAndNerdy
* TheGamblingAddict: He's always looking for a way to make a wager, hence the nickname.
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* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Struggles to fit in in his predominantly-Black neighborhood due to being mixed-race.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Struggles to fit in in his predominantly-Black neighborhood due to being mixed-race.
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* TheGamblingAddict: He's always looking for a way to make a wager, hence TheLancer: Usually the nickname.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Strugglesfirst to fit back Gonzo's latest scheme, especially the ones that [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Trapper]] can't be seen supporting.
* TheWhitestBlackGuy: Accused of this a handful of times, inin his predominantly-Black neighborhood part due to being mixed-race.
[[HalfBreedDiscrimination mixed-race]].
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Struggles
* TheWhitestBlackGuy: Accused of this a handful of times, in
* ImprobablyPredictable: After knowing Trapper as long as she has, she has his habits down to a science.
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* EmptyNest: "Quarantine" and "A Family Affair" both see her struggling with this.
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* RareBloodType: Fitting for a man with ChronicHeroSyndrome, he's O-, a universal donor.
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* AncestralName: Although he's named after his father, he's [[InsistentTerminology 'the Second' rather than 'Junior']], presumably because it [[PreppyName sounds fancier]]. [[spoiler: His son, naturally, is Stanley Riverside the Third.]]
* MamaBear: Don't mess with her nurses.
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* SoapboxSadie: She can frequently be seen wearing a campaign badge for some noble cause or another, and gets upset when a new, stricter dress code forbids them.
** In "Cause For Concern", she breaks up with her long-term boyfriend (whom she had been planning to leave SFM to move to Omaha with) after he tells her not to bring up the Equal Rights Amendment when she meets his conservative parents.
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Trapper's scrub nurse at the beginning of the series, who has worked with him since Korea. Gets married and moves away between Seasons 1 and 2, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot as actress Mary [=McCarty=] passed away in the summer of 1980]].
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Trapper's scrub nurse at the beginning of the series, who has worked with him since Korea. Gets married and moves away between Seasons 1 and sometime before the start of Season 2, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot as actress Mary [=McCarty=] passed away in shortly after production finished on the summer of 1980]].
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OnlyKnownByTheirInitials: [[EmbarrassingFirstName Ethel Jean]] isn't her style.
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* BriarPatching: A favorite technique of his in dealing with uncooperative patients.
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* BadassesWearBandanas: He seems to think so, as he wears one nearly every time we see him active despite lacking the hair to tie back with it.
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* LittleMissSnarker: Has quite the attitude, especially when we first meet her.
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* OneSteveLimit: Goes by "J.T." to mitigate some of the confusion of having two John [=McIntyres=] running around, but there is still a gag in his debut episode where he and Trapper both arrive upon hearing a page for "Dr. [=McIntyre=].
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* OneSteveLimit: Goes by "J.T." to mitigate some of the confusion of having two John [=McIntyres=] running around, but there is still a gag in his debut episode where he and Trapper both arrive upon hearing a page for "Dr. [=McIntyre=].[=McIntyre=]".
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* CoolOldGuy: Surgical skills aside, the man is pushing 60 and drives flashy cars, has a lavishly furnished house and a taste for nice suits, knows martial arts, has interests running the gamut from opera to basketball, and is adored by his younger colleagues.
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* CoolOldGuy: Surgical skills aside, the man is pushing 60 and drives flashy cars, has a lavishly furnished house and a taste for nice suits, suits and leather jackets, knows martial arts, has interests running the gamut from opera to basketball, and is adored by his younger colleagues.
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* OneSteveLimit: Presumably unrelated to Starch, though it never comes up as the latter had left the cast long before E.J.'s introduction.
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* OneSteveLimit: SameSurnameMeansRelated: Presumably unrelated [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in relation to Starch, though it never comes up as the latter had left the cast long before E.J.'s introduction.
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!!Dr. [[CharacterTitle "Trapper" John [=McIntyre=], M.D.]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/PernellRoberts
A veteran of UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. [[Film/{{MASH}} A freewheeling hotshot doctor in his younger days]], age and the weight of responsibility have mellowed him significantly.
[[Characters/{{MASH}} See here]] for tropes applicable to his time in Korea.
!! Tropes:
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the original novel, film, and TV series, he was from Boston, but it's implied that this version of Trapper has always lived in San Francisco.
* AdaptationalNameChange: A minor one, but in every other appearance his full name has been John Francis Xavier [=McIntyre=], while here his middle name begins with a T.
* CoolOldGuy: Surgical skills aside, the man is pushing 60 and drives flashy cars, has a lavishly furnished house and a taste for nice suits, knows martial arts, has interests running the gamut from opera to basketball, and is adored by his younger colleagues.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Roughly twice Gonzo's age.
* MentorInSourArmor: Serves this role to the younger staff members, particularly Gonzo. He'll be the first to warn them of the unfortunate realities of the situation at hand, but he always has the best interests of his team and their patients at heart.
* OlderAndWiser: He's had a lot of growing up to do since his time in Korea.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: A source of frequent tension between him and Gonzo. It's often revealed after [[WhatTheHellHero Gonzo reads him his rights]] that Trapper has already set in motion his own plan to fix the current problem.
!!Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, M.D.
!!!Actor: Creator/GregoryHarrison
A passionate young upstart surgeon who Trapper takes on as something of a protege after learning that he also served in a MASH unit in [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam]]. [[spoiler: He retires from medicine after suffering a stroke midway through Season 7, which ultimately spelled the end of the series.]]
!! Tropes:
* AmbiguouslyBi: There's no question of his attraction to women, but his relationship with Trapper at times seems to border on the sexual, and, as we find out in "Straight and Narrow", homophobia is a particular BerserkButton of his. [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] in the same episode when a high-profile case involving a gay patient kicks up an inquiry into the orientations of hospital staff. He and Trapper fall under immediate suspicion, even before they're seen walking arm-in-arm and [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple bickering about domestic chores]], and Gonzo later knowingly taking Stanley to a gay bar to meet someone (work-related, but he never clarifies). By the end of the episode the apparent misconception has yet to be corrected, and Gonzo gives a vague answer when his girlfriend asks why he became so emotionally invested in this particular case.
** He gives a similar non-answer in "BOOM!" when Trapper responds to his mention of a "beautiful cop"[[note]]the cop in question is a woman, which was still quite rare at the time[[/note]] with a coy "Is there something about you I don't know?"
* BaseOnWheels: He lives in a beat-up motorhome in the hospital parking lot, dubbed "The Titanic".
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Gonzo is hot-headed, unpredictable, and idealistic, but he's a ''damn'' good doctor.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Something his friends tease him for frequently, but he's almost always vindicated by the end of the episode.
* DeceptiveLegacy: Learns in "King of the Road" that the father he'd spent nearly 30 years hating for abandoning him and his mother had in fact tried to keep the family together, and it was his mother who refused to go with him.
* IgnoredExpert: His outside-the-box answers to patients' problems are often shot down by those in authority, or the patients themselves, leading him to take things into his own hands.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Roughly half Trapper's age.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In "King of the Road", an eccentric patient admitted under a false name is revealed to be George Gates Sr., who walked out on the family 27 years earlier. Not only is the truth more complicated than he thought (see DeceptiveLegacy), but the man [[YourDaysAreNumbered turns out to have terminal cancer]].
-->'''Gonzo:''' He never gave me a chance to love him, and now he won't even let me hate him.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The only person who ever calls him George is his mother. When formal introductions are called for he defaults to G. Alonzo or simply Alonzo. Given that he's named after his DisappearedDad, this may not be surprising.
* SerialRomeo: Gets into several serious relationships over the course of the series, getting as far as proposing in "That Old Gang Of Mine", only for them to fall through for one reason or another by the end of the episode because StatusQuoIsGod.
* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: His fondness for wine is one of the things he and Trapper bond over.
!!Dr. Stanley Riverside II, M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Charles Siebert
The persnickety Chief of Emergency Services, whose father is Chairman of SFM's Board of Directors. [[spoiler: Marries dentist E.J. Willoughby in the Season 4 two-parter "Truth and Consequences". Their son, Stanley Riverside III, is born the next season.]]
!! Tropes:
* DefrostingIceKing: Begins the series as a straightforward antagonist ([[{{Expy}} much in the vein of]] [[Series/{{MASH}} Frank Burns]]), but he softens over time as he grows closer to the rest of the cast and begins to seek independence from his father.
* DrJerk: Fits the arrogant-but-dedicated mold.
** As the series progresses he proves himself to be a Dr. JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In "Straight and Narrow", when Gonzo reveals that he's taken him to a gay bar, he makes his exit while loudly proclaiming that he's going to see his (non-existent) girlfriend.
* LonelyRichKid: [[{{Manchild}} The kind that never grew up]]. [[DelusionsOfParentalLove He claims he was "dearly loved" as a child]], but goes on to describe only the ways his father provided for him materially. He was raised almost entirely by his nanny, and when she reappears in his adult life [[spoiler: it's as part of a plan to scam him out of a large sum of money by preying on his [[MissingMom longing for a mother figure]]]].
* NonIdleRich: His father being Chairman of the Board is no coincidence, but it's clear that Stanley doesn't ''need'' the money he makes as a doctor, especially in the unglamorous world of emergency work. His desire to help people is genuine.
* TheUnseen: His father, Stanley Riverside Sr..
* WellDoneSonGuy: Desperately wants his father's approval. Much of his CharacterDevelopment is about him breaking away from this mindset, establishing a life and identity of his own and admitting to himself that he's been [[DaddyDidntShow emotionally neglected]] his entire life.
!!Ernestine Shoop, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MadgeSinclair
Trapper's scrub nurse following Starch's retirement, later promoted to Nursing Supervisor. An immigrant from Jamaica, she was running a successful line of gyms when Trapper convinced her to rejoin the world of medicine.
!! Tropes:
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: Only takes the job on the condition that Trapper take better care of his own health, particularly by drinking vegetable juice, which he always protests.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black, and one of two women in the main cast.
!!Gloria Brancusi, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Christopher Norris
A socially-conscious nurse at San Francisco Memorial whose kind heart sometimes gets her in over her head.
!! Tropes:
* CassandraTruth: Multiple episode plots involve her telling the doctors one of these.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: Faces a steep learning curve when she decides to adopt Andrea, a precocious, chronically ill orphan who had given up on finding a permanent home.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde and attractive, and compassionate to a fault.
* HospitalHottie: Downplayed. Originally given the nickname "Ripples" in reference to her figure, but [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the first season]], the nickname was dropped.
* MDEnvy: Gets accused of this in "Supernurse" after receiving a certification that allows her to provide more advanced cardiac care without a doctor present.
!!Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson, M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/BrianStokesMitchell (credited as Brian Mitchell)
A resident in the Emergency Department at San Francisco Memorial who can be found hustling whenever he's not working (and sometimes even then).
!! Tropes:
* TheIntern: Technically only until he takes his board exams in "Second Sight", at which point he becomes a full-fledged resident, but he's still TheBabyOfTheBunch until J.T. enters the picture.
* TheGamblingAddict: He's always looking for a way to make a wager, hence the nickname.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Struggles to fit in in his predominantly-Black neighborhood due to being mixed-race.
!!Dr. John "J.T." [=McIntyre=], M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/TimothyBusfield
Trapper's son, introduced in Season 6 upon his graduation from medical school. After an over-the-top prank costs him a prestigious internship, Trapper gets him a spot on the staff of San Francisco Memorial.
!! Tropes:
* ClassClown: Like his father before him.
* OneSteveLimit: Goes by "J.T." to mitigate some of the confusion of having two John [=McIntyres=] running around, but there is still a gag in his debut episode where he and Trapper both arrive upon hearing a page for "Dr. [=McIntyre=].
* SpinOffspring: In keeping with [[Film/{{MASH}} the film's]] continuity rather than that of [[Series/{{MASH}} the TV series]], he was born after Trapper returned to the States from Korea.
!!Clara "Starch" Willoughby, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Mary [=McCarty=]
Trapper's scrub nurse at the beginning of the series, who has worked with him since Korea. Gets married and moves away between Seasons 1 and 2, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot as actress Mary [=McCarty=] passed away in the summer of 1980]].
!! Tropes:
* RememberTheNewGuy: Said to have worked in the same MASH unit as Trapper in Korea, but neither the film nor the series had a nurse that went by Starch.
!!Arnold Slocum
!!!Portrayed by: Simon Scott
San Francisco Memorial's Chief Administrator and supplier of bureaucratic red tape.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: As the man responsible for allocating the hospital's funds, this is his primary role.
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!!Melanie [=McIntyre=] (neé Townsend)
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/JessicaWalter
Trapper's ex-wife, with whom he is still very much emotionally involved.
!! Tropes:
* AmicableExes: It's noted several times that she and Trapper get along better now than when they were married. Even after he's fulfilled his alimony payments, they keep in regular contact, and they celebrate the anniversary of their divorce with many of the same traditions they once celebrated on their wedding anniversary.
--> '''Starch:''': Screwiest divorce I've ever seen.
* SexWithTheEx: At least once.
!!E.J. Riverside (neé Willoughby)
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MarciaRodd
Stanley's wife as of the Season 4 episode "Truth and Consequences", a free-spirited dentist from a very different walk of life. [[spoiler: In Season 5, she gives birth to their son, Stanley Riverside III.]]
!! Tropes:
* MaternityCrisis: [[spoiler: Goes into labor three weeks early with Stanley nowhere to be found, as he's disappeared without telling anyone to attempt to prove a point by running a marathon.]]
* MDEnvy: Feeling unfulfilled in general dentistry, she considers taking a residency at UCLA in dental surgery.
* OneSteveLimit: Presumably unrelated to Starch, though it never comes up as the latter had left the cast long before E.J.'s introduction.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Fills this dynamic with the much more reserved Stanley.
* SweetTooth: Ironically, given her profession.
* UnabashedBMovieFan: Attempts to take Stanley to a horror movie on their first date.
!!Andrea
!!!Portrayed by: Robin Ignico
Gloria's adoptive daughter. Introduced as a troublesome frequent patient at SFM, her age and chronic illness had led her to give up hope of a permanent home when Gloria decided to take her in.
!! Tropes:
* MommyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Meets her biological mother in "Mother Load", now a successful businesswoman, then a young single mother without the resources to take care of a severely ill child. [[spoiler: Andrea forces her to show her true colors by faking an episode, where she again gets cold feet while [[HappilyAdopted Gloria]] refuses to leave her side, dispelling any question of who Andrea belongs with.]]
!!Dr. [[CharacterTitle "Trapper" John [=McIntyre=], M.D.]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/PernellRoberts
A veteran of UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, now Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. [[Film/{{MASH}} A freewheeling hotshot doctor in his younger days]], age and the weight of responsibility have mellowed him significantly.
[[Characters/{{MASH}} See here]] for tropes applicable to his time in Korea.
!! Tropes:
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the original novel, film, and TV series, he was from Boston, but it's implied that this version of Trapper has always lived in San Francisco.
* AdaptationalNameChange: A minor one, but in every other appearance his full name has been John Francis Xavier [=McIntyre=], while here his middle name begins with a T.
* CoolOldGuy: Surgical skills aside, the man is pushing 60 and drives flashy cars, has a lavishly furnished house and a taste for nice suits, knows martial arts, has interests running the gamut from opera to basketball, and is adored by his younger colleagues.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Roughly twice Gonzo's age.
* MentorInSourArmor: Serves this role to the younger staff members, particularly Gonzo. He'll be the first to warn them of the unfortunate realities of the situation at hand, but he always has the best interests of his team and their patients at heart.
* OlderAndWiser: He's had a lot of growing up to do since his time in Korea.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: A source of frequent tension between him and Gonzo. It's often revealed after [[WhatTheHellHero Gonzo reads him his rights]] that Trapper has already set in motion his own plan to fix the current problem.
!!Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, M.D.
!!!Actor: Creator/GregoryHarrison
A passionate young upstart surgeon who Trapper takes on as something of a protege after learning that he also served in a MASH unit in [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam]]. [[spoiler: He retires from medicine after suffering a stroke midway through Season 7, which ultimately spelled the end of the series.]]
!! Tropes:
* AmbiguouslyBi: There's no question of his attraction to women, but his relationship with Trapper at times seems to border on the sexual, and, as we find out in "Straight and Narrow", homophobia is a particular BerserkButton of his. [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] in the same episode when a high-profile case involving a gay patient kicks up an inquiry into the orientations of hospital staff. He and Trapper fall under immediate suspicion, even before they're seen walking arm-in-arm and [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple bickering about domestic chores]], and Gonzo later knowingly taking Stanley to a gay bar to meet someone (work-related, but he never clarifies). By the end of the episode the apparent misconception has yet to be corrected, and Gonzo gives a vague answer when his girlfriend asks why he became so emotionally invested in this particular case.
** He gives a similar non-answer in "BOOM!" when Trapper responds to his mention of a "beautiful cop"[[note]]the cop in question is a woman, which was still quite rare at the time[[/note]] with a coy "Is there something about you I don't know?"
* BaseOnWheels: He lives in a beat-up motorhome in the hospital parking lot, dubbed "The Titanic".
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Gonzo is hot-headed, unpredictable, and idealistic, but he's a ''damn'' good doctor.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Something his friends tease him for frequently, but he's almost always vindicated by the end of the episode.
* DeceptiveLegacy: Learns in "King of the Road" that the father he'd spent nearly 30 years hating for abandoning him and his mother had in fact tried to keep the family together, and it was his mother who refused to go with him.
* IgnoredExpert: His outside-the-box answers to patients' problems are often shot down by those in authority, or the patients themselves, leading him to take things into his own hands.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Roughly half Trapper's age.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In "King of the Road", an eccentric patient admitted under a false name is revealed to be George Gates Sr., who walked out on the family 27 years earlier. Not only is the truth more complicated than he thought (see DeceptiveLegacy), but the man [[YourDaysAreNumbered turns out to have terminal cancer]].
-->'''Gonzo:''' He never gave me a chance to love him, and now he won't even let me hate him.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The only person who ever calls him George is his mother. When formal introductions are called for he defaults to G. Alonzo or simply Alonzo. Given that he's named after his DisappearedDad, this may not be surprising.
* SerialRomeo: Gets into several serious relationships over the course of the series, getting as far as proposing in "That Old Gang Of Mine", only for them to fall through for one reason or another by the end of the episode because StatusQuoIsGod.
* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: His fondness for wine is one of the things he and Trapper bond over.
!!Dr. Stanley Riverside II, M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Charles Siebert
The persnickety Chief of Emergency Services, whose father is Chairman of SFM's Board of Directors. [[spoiler: Marries dentist E.J. Willoughby in the Season 4 two-parter "Truth and Consequences". Their son, Stanley Riverside III, is born the next season.]]
!! Tropes:
* DefrostingIceKing: Begins the series as a straightforward antagonist ([[{{Expy}} much in the vein of]] [[Series/{{MASH}} Frank Burns]]), but he softens over time as he grows closer to the rest of the cast and begins to seek independence from his father.
* DrJerk: Fits the arrogant-but-dedicated mold.
** As the series progresses he proves himself to be a Dr. JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In "Straight and Narrow", when Gonzo reveals that he's taken him to a gay bar, he makes his exit while loudly proclaiming that he's going to see his (non-existent) girlfriend.
* LonelyRichKid: [[{{Manchild}} The kind that never grew up]]. [[DelusionsOfParentalLove He claims he was "dearly loved" as a child]], but goes on to describe only the ways his father provided for him materially. He was raised almost entirely by his nanny, and when she reappears in his adult life [[spoiler: it's as part of a plan to scam him out of a large sum of money by preying on his [[MissingMom longing for a mother figure]]]].
* NonIdleRich: His father being Chairman of the Board is no coincidence, but it's clear that Stanley doesn't ''need'' the money he makes as a doctor, especially in the unglamorous world of emergency work. His desire to help people is genuine.
* TheUnseen: His father, Stanley Riverside Sr..
* WellDoneSonGuy: Desperately wants his father's approval. Much of his CharacterDevelopment is about him breaking away from this mindset, establishing a life and identity of his own and admitting to himself that he's been [[DaddyDidntShow emotionally neglected]] his entire life.
!!Ernestine Shoop, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MadgeSinclair
Trapper's scrub nurse following Starch's retirement, later promoted to Nursing Supervisor. An immigrant from Jamaica, she was running a successful line of gyms when Trapper convinced her to rejoin the world of medicine.
!! Tropes:
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: Only takes the job on the condition that Trapper take better care of his own health, particularly by drinking vegetable juice, which he always protests.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black, and one of two women in the main cast.
!!Gloria Brancusi, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Christopher Norris
A socially-conscious nurse at San Francisco Memorial whose kind heart sometimes gets her in over her head.
!! Tropes:
* CassandraTruth: Multiple episode plots involve her telling the doctors one of these.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: Faces a steep learning curve when she decides to adopt Andrea, a precocious, chronically ill orphan who had given up on finding a permanent home.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde and attractive, and compassionate to a fault.
* HospitalHottie: Downplayed. Originally given the nickname "Ripples" in reference to her figure, but [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the first season]], the nickname was dropped.
* MDEnvy: Gets accused of this in "Supernurse" after receiving a certification that allows her to provide more advanced cardiac care without a doctor present.
!!Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson, M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/BrianStokesMitchell (credited as Brian Mitchell)
A resident in the Emergency Department at San Francisco Memorial who can be found hustling whenever he's not working (and sometimes even then).
!! Tropes:
* TheIntern: Technically only until he takes his board exams in "Second Sight", at which point he becomes a full-fledged resident, but he's still TheBabyOfTheBunch until J.T. enters the picture.
* TheGamblingAddict: He's always looking for a way to make a wager, hence the nickname.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Struggles to fit in in his predominantly-Black neighborhood due to being mixed-race.
!!Dr. John "J.T." [=McIntyre=], M.D.
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/TimothyBusfield
Trapper's son, introduced in Season 6 upon his graduation from medical school. After an over-the-top prank costs him a prestigious internship, Trapper gets him a spot on the staff of San Francisco Memorial.
!! Tropes:
* ClassClown: Like his father before him.
* OneSteveLimit: Goes by "J.T." to mitigate some of the confusion of having two John [=McIntyres=] running around, but there is still a gag in his debut episode where he and Trapper both arrive upon hearing a page for "Dr. [=McIntyre=].
* SpinOffspring: In keeping with [[Film/{{MASH}} the film's]] continuity rather than that of [[Series/{{MASH}} the TV series]], he was born after Trapper returned to the States from Korea.
!!Clara "Starch" Willoughby, R.N.
!!!Portrayed by: Mary [=McCarty=]
Trapper's scrub nurse at the beginning of the series, who has worked with him since Korea. Gets married and moves away between Seasons 1 and 2, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot as actress Mary [=McCarty=] passed away in the summer of 1980]].
!! Tropes:
* RememberTheNewGuy: Said to have worked in the same MASH unit as Trapper in Korea, but neither the film nor the series had a nurse that went by Starch.
!!Arnold Slocum
!!!Portrayed by: Simon Scott
San Francisco Memorial's Chief Administrator and supplier of bureaucratic red tape.
!! Tropes:
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: As the man responsible for allocating the hospital's funds, this is his primary role.
! Relatives
!!Melanie [=McIntyre=] (neé Townsend)
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/JessicaWalter
Trapper's ex-wife, with whom he is still very much emotionally involved.
!! Tropes:
* AmicableExes: It's noted several times that she and Trapper get along better now than when they were married. Even after he's fulfilled his alimony payments, they keep in regular contact, and they celebrate the anniversary of their divorce with many of the same traditions they once celebrated on their wedding anniversary.
--> '''Starch:''': Screwiest divorce I've ever seen.
* SexWithTheEx: At least once.
!!E.J. Riverside (neé Willoughby)
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MarciaRodd
Stanley's wife as of the Season 4 episode "Truth and Consequences", a free-spirited dentist from a very different walk of life. [[spoiler: In Season 5, she gives birth to their son, Stanley Riverside III.]]
!! Tropes:
* MaternityCrisis: [[spoiler: Goes into labor three weeks early with Stanley nowhere to be found, as he's disappeared without telling anyone to attempt to prove a point by running a marathon.]]
* MDEnvy: Feeling unfulfilled in general dentistry, she considers taking a residency at UCLA in dental surgery.
* OneSteveLimit: Presumably unrelated to Starch, though it never comes up as the latter had left the cast long before E.J.'s introduction.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Fills this dynamic with the much more reserved Stanley.
* SweetTooth: Ironically, given her profession.
* UnabashedBMovieFan: Attempts to take Stanley to a horror movie on their first date.
!!Andrea
!!!Portrayed by: Robin Ignico
Gloria's adoptive daughter. Introduced as a troublesome frequent patient at SFM, her age and chronic illness had led her to give up hope of a permanent home when Gloria decided to take her in.
!! Tropes:
* MommyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Meets her biological mother in "Mother Load", now a successful businesswoman, then a young single mother without the resources to take care of a severely ill child. [[spoiler: Andrea forces her to show her true colors by faking an episode, where she again gets cold feet while [[HappilyAdopted Gloria]] refuses to leave her side, dispelling any question of who Andrea belongs with.]]
