donald penobscott – The Mind Reels

MAS*H (1977) – Post Op, Margaret’s Marriage, and Fade Out, Fade In

The penultimate episode of the fifth season is a hectic affair with a teleplay by Ken Levine and David Isaacs from a story by Gene Reynolds and Jay Folb. Post Op first aired on 8 March, 1977. There are patients everywhere, and more arriving all the time. The doctors and nurses of the 4077th are…

MAS*H (1976) – Margaret’s Engagement, Out of Sight, Out of Mind, and Lt. Radar O’Reilly

Alan Alda directs the second episode of season five, Margaret’s Engagement, which was written by Gary Markowitz and first aired on 28 September, 1976. Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) calls the 4077th while she’s attending a medical conference, and confides in Potter (Harry Morgan) that she has big news to share when she gets back to…