"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.
Major Margaret Houlihan reveals when she comes back from Tokyo that she is now engaged to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscot, a West Point graduate who has swept her off her feet. Frank Burns doesn't take...
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"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.
Major Margaret Houlihan reveals when she comes back from Tokyo that she is now engaged to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscot, a West Point graduate who has swept her off her feet. Frank Burns doesn't take the news so well, almost having a complete breakdown.
While making coffee for Colonel Potter, Radar receives a phone call from Major Houlihan, who is in Tokyo to follow up on the progress of some of the 4077th's patients. Hot Lips insists on being put through to Colonel Potter immediately, and when Radar does this she tells Potter that she has "wonderful news". However, she refuses to explain over the phone, knowing that Radar is listening in.
Later in the OR, Potter and the Swampmen speculate on what Margaret's news will be. B.J. suggests...
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