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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced in association with 20th...
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M*A*S*H the Pilot
M*A*S*H, The eponymous pilot episode of the M*A*S*H television series, was originally shown on September 17, 1972 and repeated twice, on April 1 and August 5, 1973. It was written by Larry Gelbart and directed by Gene Reynolds. Gene Reynolds won a...
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- Sep 17, 1972
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- 1
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To Market, to Market
"To Market, to Market" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the second episode broadcast and aired on September 24, 1972; its repeat was April 29, 1973. It was written by Burt Styler and directed by Michael O'Herlihy.
Guest cast...
Original air date:
- Sep 24, 1972
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- 2
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Requiem for a Lightweight
"Requiem for a Lightweight" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the third episode broadcast and aired on October 1, 1972 and was repeated on December 31, 1972, the first episode of M*A*S*H to do so. It was written by Bob Klane...
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- Oct 1, 1972
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- 3
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Chief Surgeon Who?
Chief Surgeon Who? is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the fourth episode broadcast and aired on October 8, 1972; it was repeated twice, on April 15 and July 29, 1973. It was written by Larry Gelbart and directed by E.W....
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- Oct 8, 1972
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- 4
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The Moose
"The Moose" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the fifth episode broadcast and aired on October 15, 1972, and repeated May 27, 1973. It was written by Laurence Marks and directed by Hy Averback.
Guest cast is Paul Jenkins as...
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- Oct 15, 1972
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- 5
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Yankee Doodle Doctor
"Yankee Doodle Doctor" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the sixth episode broadcast and aired on October 22, 1972, and it was rerun April 8, 1973. It was written by Laurence Marks and directed by Hy Averback.
Guest cast is Ed...
Original air date:
- Oct 22, 1972
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- 6
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Bananas, Crackers and Nuts
"Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" is an episode from M*A*S*H. It was the seventh episode broadcast and aired on November 5, 1972 and repeated April 22, 1973. It was written by Burt Styler and directed by Bruce Bilson.
Guest cast is Odessa Cleveland as Lt...
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- Nov 5, 1972
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- 7
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Last Laugh
"Last Laugh" is an episode from the TV series M*A*S*H. It was the third episode of the sixth season, originally airing October 4, 1977 and repeated March 6, 1978, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell and directed by Don Weis.
Guest cast...
Original air date:
- Oct 4, 1977
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- 3
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War of Nerves
"War of Nerves" is an episode from the TV series M*A*S*H, the fourth episode of its sixth season. Originally airing on October 11, 1977 with a rebroadcast on June 5, 1978 (which saw CBS move the show to Mondays at 9:00), it was written and directed...
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- Oct 11, 1977
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- 4
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Mad Dogs and Servicemen
"Mad Dogs and Servicemen" is the sixty-first episode from M*A*S*H, that originally aired on December 10, 1974. It was written by Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place and directed by Hy Averback.
The guest cast includes Shizuko Hoshi as Rosie, Jeff...
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- Dec 10, 1974
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- 13
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Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
"Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" is a television movie that served as the 251st and final episode of the M*A*S*H television series. Closing out the series' eleventh season, the 2½-hour episode first aired on CBS on Monday, February 28, 1983. Written by...
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- Feb 28, 1983
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The Winchester Tapes
"The Winchester Tapes" is an episode from the TV series M*A*S*H. The fifth episode of the sixth season, it originally aired on CBS October 18, 1977, with a repeat on December 27, 1977, and was written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell and...
Original air date:
- Oct 18, 1977
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Episode number:
- 5
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Tuttle
"Tuttle" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the fifteenth episode broadcast and aired on January 14, 1973. It was written by Bruce Shelley and David Ketchum and directed by William Wiard. Due to its bizarre storyline, it is one...
Original air date:
- Jan 14, 1973
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Episode number:
- 15
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The Late Captain Pierce
"The Late Captain Pierce" is an episode from M*A*S*H. It was the fourth episode of the fourth season and aired on October 3, 1975 (first-run) and April 6, 1976 (repeat). It was written by Glen Charles and Les Charles and directed by Alan Alda.
Guest...
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- Oct 3, 1975
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- 4
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Margaret's Engagement
"Margaret's Engagement" is an episode from the TV series M*A*S*H. It was the second episode of the fifth season and originally aired September 28, 1976, with a repeat on April 5, 1977. It was written by Gary Markowitz and directed by Alan Alda....
Original air date:
- Sep 28, 1976
Episode number:
- 3
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Cowboy
"Cowboy" was the eighth episode of the M*A*S*H television series. Originally shown on November 12, 1972 and repeated May 6, 1973, it was written by Bob Klane and directed by Don Weis. It is the only first season episode listed in TV Guide as a ...
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- Nov 12, 1972
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- 8
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Henry Please Come Home
"Henry Please Come Home" was the ninth episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on November 19, 1972. It was written by Laurence Marks and was directed by William Wiard.
Guest cast is Odessa Cleveland as Ginger,...
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- Nov 19, 1972
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- 9
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I Hate a Mystery
"I Hate A Mystery" was the tenth episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. Originally airing on November 26, 1972 and repeated on June 10, 1973, it was written by Hal Dressner and was directed by Hy Averback.
Guest cast is Patrick...
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- Nov 26, 1972
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- 10
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Germ Warfare
"Germ Warfare" was the eleventh episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on December 10, 1972 and was rerun May 13, 1973.
Guest cast is Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon, Timothy Brown as Spearchucker Jones (in his final...
Original air date:
- Dec 10, 1972
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Episode number:
- 11
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Dear Dad
"Dear Dad" was episode twelve of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on December 17, 1972 and was repeated on May 20, 1973.
This was the first episode to use an epistle as part of the narrative, a device that would be used...
Original air date:
- Dec 17, 1972
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- 12
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Edwina
"Edwina" was episode thirteen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on December 24, 1972. It was written by Hal Dresner, directed by James Sheldon and guest starred Arlene Golonka in the title role.
In this episode,...
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- Dec 24, 1972
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- 13
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Love Story
"Love Story" was episode fourteen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on January 7, 1973.
Radar has received a "Dear John" recording from his fiancée and he has consequently become depressed. This is until a new nurse...
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- Jan 7, 1973
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- 14
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The Ringbanger
"The Ringbanger" was episode sixteen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on January 21, 1973.
Hawkeye and Trapper try to have Buzz Brighton (Leslie Nielsen), a colonel with a high casualty record, sent back to America...
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- Jan 21, 1973
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- 16
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Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
"Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" was episode seventeen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on January 28, 1973. This was the first episode in which the medical staff failed to save a wounded soldier, and one of the first...
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- Jan 28, 1973
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- 17
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Dear Dad...Again
"Dear Dad...Again" was episode eighteen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on February 4, 1973.
Hawkeye writes to his father again about several crazy events that take place at the 4077th, including the discovery of an...
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- Feb 4, 1973
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- 18
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The Longjohn Flap
"The Longjohn Flap" was episode nineteen of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on February 18, 1973 and was the first episode of "M*A*S*H" to be written by series star Alan Alda.
In the middle of a cold snap, Hawkeye...
Original air date:
- Feb 18, 1973
Episode number:
- 19
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The Army-Navy Game
"The Army–Navy Game" was episode twenty of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on February 25, 1973; its repeat on September 9, 1973 was the last official telecast in M*A*S*H 's first season on CBS.
The episode opens with...
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- Feb 25, 1973
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- 20
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Sticky Wicket
"Sticky Wicket" was episode twenty-one of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 4, 1973.
The episode opens in surgery. Hawkeye and Houlihan operate on a patient and the former insults Frank. However, Hawkeye's...
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- Mar 4, 1973
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- 21
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Major Fred C. Dobbs
"Major Fred C. Dobbs" was episode twenty-two of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 11, 1973.
Hawkeye and Trapper's latest scheme succeeds where no other one has; Frank has finally demanded that he be transferred...
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- Mar 11, 1973
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- 22
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Ceasefire
"Ceasefire" was episode twenty-three of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 18, 1973.
News of a ceasefire has reached the 4077th. Everyone celebrates and says their good-byes, except Trapper, who remains skeptical...
Original air date:
- Mar 18, 1973
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Episode number:
- 23
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Showtime
"Showtime" was the twenty-fourth episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 25, 1973.
As a USO stand-up comic performs at the 4077th, Henry’s wife back home gives birth to a son and the camp’s dentist receives...
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- Mar 25, 1973
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- 24
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Dreams
"Dreams" is an episode from the television series M*A*S*H. It was the 22nd episode of the eighth season, broadcast and aired on February 18, 1980 and repeated September 1, 1980. It was directed by Alan Alda. This episode was conceived by James Jay...
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- Feb 18, 1980
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- 22
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Abyssinia, Henry
"Abyssinia, Henry" is the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the final episode of the series' third season. First aired on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, the highly rated episode was most notable...
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- Mar 18, 1975
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Episode number:
- 24
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Change Day
"Change Day" is the 9 episode of season 6 of the television series M*A*S*H, first airing on November 8, 1977.
An upcoming exchange of Army scrip gives Maj. Winchester an idea for making some fast money. He visits several local merchants and buys up...
Welcome to Korea
"Welcome to Korea" was the 73rd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and first episode of the fourth season of the series. First aired on September 12, 1975, the series' first 60 minute episode (double the normal time) was most notable for its...
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- Sep 12, 1975
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Fade Out, Fade In
"Fade Out, Fade In" was the 121st episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the debut of the sixth season of the series. First aired as an hour-long special episode on September 20, 1977 and repeated as half-hour 2-parters on March 13 and 20,...
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- Sep 20, 1977
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Change of Command
"Change of Command" was the 74th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and second episode of the fourth season of the series. First aired on September 26, 1975 and repeated on March 9, 1976. Note the date given in this episode is September 19,...
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- Sep 19, 1975
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Hawkeye
"Hawkeye" was the 90th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and 18th episode of the fourth season of the series. The episode first aired on January 13, 1976 and was repeated on August 31, 1976.
"Hawkeye" is notable for the fact that Alan Alda...
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- Jan 13, 1976
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Divided We Stand
"Divided We Stand" was the 25 episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and first of season two. The episode aired on September 13 1973.
This episode reintroduces the premise and characters of the show as General Clayton, considering breaking up the...
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- Sep 15, 1973
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5 O’Clock Charlie
"5 O’Clock Charlie" was the 26 episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and second of season two. The episode aired on September 22, 1973.
For six weeks, an ammunition depot near the camp has been the target of a punctual but inept North Korean...
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- Sep 22, 1973
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Radar’s Report
"Radar’s Report" was the 27 episode of M*A*S*H, and third of season two. The episode aired on September 29, 1973.
This episode is told as a voice-over of Radar reading a report as he is typing it. Comically, it includes where he puts punctuation and...
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- Sep 29, 1973
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For the Good of the Outfit
"For the Good of the Outfit" was the 28 episode of M*A*S*H, and third of season two. The episode aired on October 6, 1973.
While operating on a group of wounded locals from a nearby village, Hawkeye and Trapper discover that they were hit by...
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- Oct 6, 1973
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Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
"Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" was the 29 episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and third of season two. The episode aired on October 18 1973.
The opening scene is of an almost-empty operating room, save Hawkeye and Trapper. It's the end of a 20-hour...
Original air date:
- Oct 18, 1973
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The Trial of Henry Blake
The Trial of Henry Blake is episode 8 from season 2 of the TV series M*A*S*H.
Henry Blake faces a disciplinary review after several complaints from Majors Burns and Houlihan. Among the issues at hand are the 4077th's Kentucky Derby Day, in which the...
Original air date:
- Nov 3, 1973
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Episode number:
- 8
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The General Flipped at Dawn
Aired September 10, 1974 and rerun on Christmas Eve, 1974, "The General Flipped at Dawn" is the premiere of the third season of M*A*S*H.
An inspection by the strict Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele ("That's three E's, not all in a row") puts...
Original air date:
- Sep 10, 1974
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Episode number:
- 1
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Kim
A young Korean boy, apparently an orphan, arrives as a patient at the hospital and Trapper John wants to adopt him and send him to the United States. After he and a helicopter pilot rescue the boy from the middle of the camp’s minefield, a nun from...
Original air date:
- Oct 20, 1973
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Episode number:
- 6
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L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
A Korean woman and an American soldier want to get married, which is normally impossible due to bigoted bureaucrats who must approve the union. Hawkeye decides to step in and help by blackmailing the bureaucrat in charge of the case. On the same...
Original air date:
- Oct 27, 1973
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- 7
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Dear Dad... Three
Hawkeye writes another letter home talking about recent events, including operating on a soldier with an unexploded grenade embedded in him, and a tolerance lesson they taught to a bigoted soldier who does not wish to receive the ’wrong color’ blood...
Original air date:
- Nov 10, 1973
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Episode number:
- 9
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The Sniper
Maj. Burns decides to do a little target shooting with his pistol at the same time that Capt. Pierce is having a picnic with one of the nurses. When the amorous couple is nearly hit by a gunshot, Pierce blames Burns' bad aim but soon learns that...
Original air date:
- Nov 17, 1973
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Episode number:
- 10
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Carry On, Hawkeye
December 10, 1951: During a flu epidemic that is incapacitating everyone, Hawkeye and Margaret find themselves among the few personnel uninfected and able to keep working. Matters are complicated when Hawkeye catches the flu as well, but must...
Original air date:
- Nov 24, 1973
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Episode number:
- 11
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The Incubator
Hawkeye and Trapper have a patient with an infection they cannot quickly diagnose, due to the fact that the 4077th does not have its own incubator for growing germ cultures. They dispatch Radar to check with other units in the area; at the same time...
Original air date:
- Dec 1, 1973
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Episode number:
- 12
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Deal Me Out
As everybody gathers for the regular poker game (including visiting physicians Major Sidney Freedman (Allan Arbus) and Captain Sam Pak (Pat Morita), a wounded criminal investigation agent is brought in to the operating room and Major Burns chooses...
Original air date:
- Dec 8, 1973
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Episode number:
- 13
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Hot Lips and Empty Arms
Fed up with her affair with Frank Burns and the lack of discipline and professionalism at the 4077th, Major Margaret Houlihan requests a transfer. The night before she is scheduled to leave, she becomes very drunk and says what she really thinks of...
Original air date:
- Dec 15, 1973
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- 14
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Officers Only
In gratitude for saving his son’s life, a General gives the 4077th a prefabricated Officers Club. Normal military protocol says it’s restricted to officers only, much to the consternation of most camp personnel. Hawkeye and Trapper launch a plan to...
Original air date:
- Dec 22, 1973
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- 15
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Henry in Love
Henry returns from Tokyo, having fallen in love with a woman half his age, and is seriously tempted to end his marriage.
Original air date:
- Jan 5, 1974
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Episode number:
- 16
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For Want of a Boot
Unable to obtain a replacement boot by any other means, Hawkeye launches an incredibly complex plan to get a new one by filling the requests of the camp dentist, supply sergeant, Corporal Klinger, Frank Burns, Radar, and a nurse. The episode's...
Original air date:
- Jan 12, 1974
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- 17
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Operation Noselift
A soldier with severe morale problems due to his very large nose wants a nose job, in violation of army regulations. Not known to pay attention to regulations, Hawkeye and Trapper launch a huge scheme to bring an esteemed plastic surgeon to the camp...
Original air date:
- Jan 19, 1974
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Episode number:
- 18
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The Chosen People
A Korean woman shows up with a baby she insists is Radar’s, which surprises everybody, especially Radar. A Korean family moves into the compound, claiming that the land is their farm.
Original air date:
- Jan 26, 1974
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Episode number:
- 19
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As You Were
During a lull in the action, Frank Burns has to ask Hawkeye and Trapper John to fix his hernia.
At the end the MASH announcer remarks on the pardon of Nazi War Criminal Alfred Krupp which actually occurred January 31, 1951.
Original air date:
- Feb 2, 1974
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Episode number:
- 20
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Crisis
When the supply lines are cut, Henry Blake declares a state of emergency and delegates various tasks to the officers in an effort to keep the camp running. As heating fuel and toilet paper run low, the members of the 4077th are forced to operate in...
Original air date:
- Feb 9, 1974
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Episode number:
- 21
