Major Fred C. Dobbs
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| M*A*S*H episode | |
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| “Major Fred C. Dobbs” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Writer(s) | Larry Gelbart Sid Dorfman |
| Director | Don Weis |
| Production no. | J320 |
| Original airdate | March 11, 1973 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| Sticky Wicket | Ceasefire |
"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 to another unit. But when another prank embarrasses both Frank and Hot Lips over the P.A., she also demands a transfer. However, when Hawkeye and Trapper discover they will be assigned double duty until replacements are found, they decide to trick Frank into staying by convincing him there’s a fortune in gold to be found near the camp.
[edit] Trivia
- Among those involved in the making of M*A*S*H, this is often considered to be the worst episode.
- The title of this episode is a reference to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The episode does not actually feature a character named Major Fred C. Dobbs.
| Preceded by: "Sticky Wicket" |
M*A*S*H episodes | Followed by: "Ceasefire" |
| M*A*S*H | |
|---|---|
| Film: | MASH |
| TV series: | M*A*S*H | Trapper John, M.D. | AfterMASH | W*A*L*T*E*R |
| Characters: |
Hawkeye Pierce | Trapper John McIntyre | Duke Forrest | B.J. Hunnicutt | Henry Blake | Sherman T. Potter | Frank Burns | Margaret Houlihan | Charles Winchester | Radar O'Reilly | Father Mulcahy | Maxwell Klinger | Igor Straminsky | Luther Rizzo | Sidney Freedman | Col. Flagg | Spearchucker Jones | Ugly John | Walter Koskiusko Waldowski | Ho-Jon | Lieutenant Dish | Donald Penobscot |
| Episodes: | Season 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Books: | M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors | M*A*S*H Goes to Maine |
| Related material: | Guest stars | Differences between book, film and TV versions of M*A*S*H | Suicide Is Painless |
