Alan Alda directs Yessir, That’s Our Baby from a script by Jim Mulligan. First airing on 31 December, 1979 the story brings to light the very real nature of Amerasian babies that American soldiers fathered with Korean women, and then left behind taking no responsibility for them. When one of them ends up in the…
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M*A*S*H (1977) – The General’s Practitioner, Movie Tonight, and Souvenirs
Everything seems to happen just a bit too quick in this episode, The General’s Practitioner. Written by Burt Prelotsky, this one first hit the airwaves on 15 February, 1977. A Colonel Bidwell (Leonard Stone) shows up in camp on behalf of his general, Korshak (Edward Binns) in order to recruit the best doctor the 4077th…
M*A*S*H (1977) – End Run, Hanky Panky, and Hepatitis
Harry Morgan directs the first episode this week, End Run, which was written by John D. Hess and debuted on 25 January, 1977. Morgan keeps his story threads separate, giving us some comedy with Klinger (Jamie Farr), Frank (Larry Linville) and Zale (Johnny Haymer) when Frank decides to pit the two against one another in…
M*A*S*H (1976) – The Colonel’s Horse, Exorcism, and Hawk’s Nightmare
James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum pen The Colonel’s Horse which was first broadcast on 7 December, 1976. When Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) gets a week’s leave in Tokyo, where he will be joined by his wife, who caught a flight from State-side, Frank (Larry Linville) is left in charge, much to everyone’s dismay. Radar’s (Gary…
M*A*S*H (1976) – Mulcahy’s War, The Korean Surgeon, and Hawkeye Get Your Gun
Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) gets a moment or two to shine in Mulcahy’s War. Written by Charlie Hauck, this episode was first broadcast on 16 November, 1976. While Hawkeye (Alan Alda), B.J. (Mike Farrell) and Frank (Larry Linville) work on an injured corporal and his friend, Corporal Cupcake (a German Shephard) who set off a…
M*A*S*H (1976) – The Nurses, The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan, and Dear Sigmund
Loretta Swit has a pair of episodes this week that allow her to shine as her character Margaret Houlihan. First up is The Nurses. Written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it was first broadcast on 19 October, 1976, and lets the main cast step back a bit to let a supporting cast of nurses have a little…
M*A*S*H (1976) – Smilin’ Jack, The More I See You, and Deluge
B.J. (Mike Farrell), Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and Potter (Harry Morgan) hane to ground a pilot, the titular Smililn’ Jack (Robert Hogan) in this episode penned by Simon Muntner and series developer Larry Gelbart, which first aired on 3 February, 1976. Smilin’ Jack is a helluva pilot, going for chopper pilot of the year, all he…
M*A*S*H (1975/1976) – The Price of Tomato Juice, Dear Ma, and Der Tag
Gene Reynolds and series developer Larry Gelbart penned The Price of Tomato Juice that first aired on 16 Decemember, 1975. When Radar (Gary Burghoff) shares his tomato juice with Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan), the colonel recalls how much he enjoys it, but its actually a rarity at the front, so Radar decides they should get…
M*A*S*H (1975) – Soldier of the Month, The Gun, and Mail Call, Again
Radar (Gary Burghoff) ties one on for the first time, and Frank (Larry Linville) falls ill while trying to rid the camp of a rat infestation on Soldier of the Month. Written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason this episode first debuted on 28 November, 1975. Word comes down that there is going to be a Soldier of…
M*A*S*H (1975) – It Happened One Night, The Late Captain Pierce, and Hey, Doc
The camp has their hands full in It Happened One Night. Written by series developer Larry Gelbart and Simon Munter from a story by Gene Reynolds, this episode first aired on 26 September, 1975. It’s incredibly cold at the 4077th, and on top of that, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and Margaret (Loretta Swit) are working the…
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