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 is G. Wood as General Hammond, Odessa Cleveland as Lt. Ginger Bayliss, Robert Ito as Lin, Jack Soo as Charlie Lee and John C. Johnson as Truck Driver. The black market has knocked off the 4077's suppli... more

"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 is G. Wood as General Hammond, Odessa Cleveland as Lt. Ginger Bayliss, Robert Ito as Lin, Jack Soo as Charlie Lee and John C. Johnson as Truck Driver. The black market has knocked off the 4077's supplies again. Pierce and McIntyre meet with a black marketer and agree to trade Blake's 100-year-old vintage desk for a new batch of hydrocortisone, which they desperately need. A general comes in wounded and Pierce orders hydrocortisone. The nurse tells him that they are out. After the session, Pierce and McIntyre want to know why there isn't any hydrocortisone left. They said that whoever filled out the previous month's requisitions ought to be given a pint of castor oil and locked in a closet. Major Houlihan says she did the requisition and... less