M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker).[1] It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War.[2] The series was produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the CBS network and aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983.[2] The series, which covered a three-year military conflict, spanned 11 seasons and 251 episodes (245 half-hour episodes, 5 one-hour episodes, and the 2½-hour finale).[3]
The regular cast originally consisted of Alan Alda as Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre, the base's two chief surgeons; McLean Stevenson as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, the base commander; Loretta Swit as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the head nurse; Larry Linville as Major Frank Burns, another surgeon; and Gary Burghoff as Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, the company clerk. Recurring characters in the first season consisted of John Orchard as Ugly John, Timothy Brown as "Spearchucker" Jones, William Christopher as Father John Patrick Mulcahy (played by George Morgan in the pilot), and Jamie Farr as Corporal Maxwell Klinger.[4]
Several changes were made in the cast line up during the 11-year run. Ugly John and Spearchucker were dropped after the first season, while Klinger and Father Mulcahy were retained and became permanent cast members in, respectively, the fourth and fifth seasons.[5][6] Rogers and Stevenson left the series at the end of the third season and were replaced in the fourth by, respectively, Mike Farrell as Capt. B. J. Hunnicutt and Harry Morgan as Col. Sherman Potter.[4] Linville left the series at the end of the sixth season and was replaced in the seventh by David Ogden Stiers as Capt. Charles Emerson Winchester.[4] Burghoff left the series during the eighth season.[4] Two recurring characters—Allan Arbus as Dr. Sidney Freeman (called Milton Freeman in his first appearance) and Edward Winter as Colonel Flagg—were introduced in the second season.[7][8]
Although not an immediate success, the popularity of M*A*S*H increased in its second season, where it ranked among the ten most-popular programs on prime time American television. Except for the fourth season, where it dropped to number 15, the series stayed in the top 10 for the remainder of its run. The final episode, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", became the most-watched television in American television history with a 106 million viewers.[9] During its 11-year run M*A*S*H received 14 Emmy Awards.[10] The series continues to air in syndication, while the entire run has been released on DVD.
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Season | Number of episodes |
Timeslot | Airdates | Popularity | DVD releases | ||||||||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Nielsen ratings | Estimated audience |
Ref | No. of discs |
Region 1 | Region 2 | ||||||
Release date | Ref | Release date | Ref | ||||||||||
01 | 024 | 7:30 ETZ, Sunday | September 17, 1972 | March 25, 1973 | 46 | N/A | [11] | 03 | January 8, 2002 | [12] | May 19, 2003 | [13] | |
02 | 024 | 8:30 ETZ, Saturday | September 15, 1973 | March 2, 1974 | 04 | 17,013,400 | [14] | 03 | July 23, 2002 | [15] | October 13, 2003 | [16] | |
03 | 024 | 8:30 ETZ, Tuesday | September 10, 1974 | March 18, 1975 | 05 | 18,769,000 | [17] | 03 | February 18, 2003 | [18] | March 15, 2004 | [19] | |
04 | 024 | 8:30 ETZ, Friday | September 12, 1975 | February 24, 1976 | 15 | 15,938,400 | [20] | 03 | July 15, 2003 | [21] | June 14, 2004 | [22] | |
05 | 024 | 9:00 ETZ, Tuesday | September 21, 1976 | March 15, 1977 | 04 | 18,440,800 | [23] | 03 | December 9, 2003 | [24] | January 17, 2005 | [25] | |
06 | 024 | 9:00 ETZ, Tuesday | September 20, 1977 | March 27, 1978 | 09 | 16,912,800 | [26] | 03 | June 8, 2004 | [27] | March 28, 2005 | [28] | |
07 | 025 | 9:00 ETZ, Monday | September 18, 1978 | March 12, 1979 | 07 | 18,923,000 | [29] | 03 | December 7, 2004 | [30] | May 30, 2005 | [31] | |
08 | 025 | 9:00 ETZ, Monday | September 17, 1979 | March 24, 1980 | 05 | 19,303,900 | [32] | 03 | May 24, 2005 | [33] | August 15, 2005 | [34] | |
09 | 020 | 9:00 ETZ, Monday | November 17, 1980 | May 4, 1981 | 04 | 20,534,300 | [35] | 03 | December 6, 2005 | [36] | January 9, 2006 | [37] | |
10 | 021 | 9:00 ETZ, Monday | October 26, 1981 | April 12, 1982 | 09 | 18,174,500 | [38] | 03 | May 23, 2006 | [39] | April 17, 2006 | [40] | |
11 | 016 | 9:00 ETZ, Monday | October 25, 1982 | February 16, 1983 | 03 | 18,825,800 | [41] | 03 | November 7, 2006 | [42] | May 26, 2006 | [43] | |
— | 251 | The Martinis and Medicine Collection (complete series) | 36 | November 7, 2006 | [44] | December 25, 2008 | [45] | ||||||
— | 001 | "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" (final episode with bonus material) | 03 | May 15, 2007 | [46] | not released | — |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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001 | 01 | "M*A*S*H the Pilot" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart | September 17, 1972 | J301 | [49] |
002 | 02 | "To Market, to Market" | Michael O'Herlihy | Burt Styler | September 24, 1972 | J303 | [50] |
003 | 03 | "Requiem for a Lightweight" | Hy Averback | Robert Klane | October 1, 1972 | J308 | [51] |
004 | 04 | "Chief Surgeon Who?" | E.W. Swackhamer | Larry Gelbart | October 8, 1972 | J307 | [52] |
005 | 05 | "The Moose" | Hy Averback | Laurence Marks | October 15, 1972 | J305 | [53] |
006 | 06 | "Yankee Doodle Doctor" | Lee Philips | Laurence Marks | October 22, 1972 | J310 | [54] |
007 | 07 | "Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" | Bruce Bilson | Burt Styler | November 5, 1972 | J311 | [55] |
008 | 08 | "Cowboy" | Don Weis | Robert Klane | November 12, 1972 | J309 | [56] |
009 | 09 | "Henry Please Come Home" | William Wiard | Laurence Marks | November 19, 1972 | J302 | [57] |
010 | 10 | "I Hate a Mystery" | Hy Averback | Hal Dresner | November 26, 1972 | J306 | [58] |
011 | 11 | "Germ Warfare" | Terry Becker | Larry Gelbart | December 10, 1972 | J304 | [59] |
012 | 12 | "Dear Dad" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart | December 17, 1972 | J313 | [60] |
013 | 13 | "Edwina" | James Sheldon | Hal Dresner | December 24, 1972 | J312 | [61] |
014 | 14 | "Love Story" | Earl Bellamy | Laurence Marks | January 7, 1973 | J314 | [62] |
015 | 15 | "Tuttle" | William Wiard | Bruce Shelley, David Ketchum | January 14, 1973 | J315 | [63] |
016 | 16 | "The Ringbanger" | Jackie Cooper | Jerry Mayer | January 21, 1973 | J316 | [64] |
017 | 17 | "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" | William Wiard | Carl Kleinschmitt | January 28, 1973 | J318 | [65] |
018 | 18 | "Dear Dad...Again" | Jackie Cooper | Sheldon Keller, Larry Gelbart | February 4, 1973 | J317 | [66] |
019 | 19 | "The Longjohn Flap" | William Wiard | Alan Alda | February 18, 1973 | J319 | [67] |
020 | 20 | "The Army-Navy Game" | Gene Reynolds | McLean Stevenson (story) Sid Dorfman (teleplay) |
February 25, 1973 | J322 | [68] |
021 | 21 | "Sticky Wicket" | Don Weis | Richard Baer (story) Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks (teleplay) |
March 4, 1973 | J321 | [69] |
022 | 22 | "Major Fred C. Dobbs" | Don Weis | Sid Dorfman | March 11, 1973 | J320 | [70] |
023 | 23 | "Ceasefire" | Earl Bellamy | Larry Gelbart (story) Laurence Marks (teleplay) |
March 18, 1973 | J323 | [71] |
024 | 24 | "Showtime" | Jackie Cooper | Larry Gelbart (story and teleplay) Robert Klane (teleplay) |
March 25, 1973 | J324 | [72] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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025 | 01 | "Divided We Stand" | Jackie Cooper | Larry Gelbart | September 15, 1973 | K401 | [73] |
026 | 02 | "5 O'Clock Charlie" | Norman Tokar | Keith Walker (story) Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks (teleplay) |
September 22, 1973 | K403 | [74] |
027 | 03 | "Radar's Report" | Jackie Cooper | Sheldon Keller (story) Laurence Marks (teleplay) |
September 29, 1973 | K402 | [7] |
028 | 04 | "For the Good of the Outfit" | Jackie Cooper | Jerry Mayer | October 6, 1973 | K404 | [75] |
029 | 05 | "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" | Jackie Cooper | Alan Alda, Robert Klane | October 18, 1973 | K405 | [76] |
030 | 06 | "Kim" | William Wiard | Marc Mandel, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | October 20, 1973 | K407 | [77] |
031 | 07 | "L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)" | William Wiard | Carl Kleinschmitt | October 27, 1973 | K406 | [78] |
032 | 08 | "The Trial of Henry Blake" | Don Weis | McLean Stevenson, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | November 3, 1973 | K408 | [79] |
033 | 09 | "Dear Dad... Three" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | November 10, 1973 | K409 | [80] |
034 | 10 | "The Sniper" | Jackie Cooper | Richard M. Powell | November 17, 1973 | K410 | [81] |
035 | 11 | "Carry On, Hawkeye" | Jackie Cooper | Bernard Dilbert, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | November 24, 1973 | K411 | [82] |
036 | 12 | "The Incubator" | Jackie Cooper | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | December 1, 1973 | K412 | [83] |
037 | 13 | "Deal Me Out" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | December 8, 1973 | K413 | [84] |
038 | 14 | "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" | Jackie Cooper | Linda Bloodworth, Mary Kay Place | December 15, 1973 | K414 | [85] |
039 | 15 | "Officers Only" | Jackie Cooper | Ed Jurist | December 22, 1973 | K415 | [86] |
040 | 16 | "Henry in Love" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | January 5, 1974 | K416 | [87] |
041 | 17 | "For Want of a Boot" | Don Weis | Sheldon Keller | January 12, 1974 | K417 | [88] |
042 | 18 | "Operation Noselift" | Hy Averback | Paul Richards (story) Erik Tarloff (story and teleplay) |
January 19, 1974 | K418 | [89] |
043 | 19 | "The Chosen People" | Jackie Cooper | Gerry Reinert, Jeff Wilheim (story) Laurence Marks, Sheldon Keller, Larry Gelbart (teleplay) |
January 26, 1974 | K419 | [90] |
044 | 20 | "As You Were" | Hy Averback | Gene Reynolds (story) Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks (teleplay) |
February 2, 1974 | K420 | [91] |
045 | 21 | "Crisis" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | February 9, 1974 | K421 | [92] |
046 | 22 | "George" | Gene Reynolds | John Regier, Gary Markowitz | February 16, 1974 | K422 | [93] |
047 | 23 | "Mail Call" | Alan Alda | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | February 23, 1974 | K423 | [94] |
048 | 24 | "A Smattering of Intelligence" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | March 2, 1974 | K424 | [8] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
049 | 01 | "The General Flipped at Dawn" | Larry Gelbart | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | September 10, 1974 | B308 | [97] |
050 | 02 | "Rainbow Bridge" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | September 17, 1974 | B301 | [98] |
051 | 03 | "Officer of the Day" | Hy Averback | Laurence Marks | September 24, 1974 | B307 | [99] |
052 | 04 | "Iron Guts Kelly" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart, Sid Dorfman | October 1, 1974 | B304 | [100] |
053 | 05 | "O.R." | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks | October 8, 1974 | B306 | [101] |
054 | 06 | "Springtime" | Don Weis | Linda Bloodworth, Mary Kay Place | October 15, 1974 | B303 | [95] |
055 | 07 | "Check-Up" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | October 22, 1974 | B312 | [102] |
056 | 08 | "Life With Father" | Hy Averback | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 29, 1974 | B302 | [103] |
057 | 09 | "Alcoholics Unanimous" | Hy Averback | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | November 12, 1974 | B314 | [104] |
058 | 10 | "There is Nothing Like a Nurse" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart | November 19, 1974 | B309 | [105] |
059 | 11 | "Adam's Ribs" | Gene Reynolds | Laurence Marks | November 26, 1974 | B316 | [106] |
060 | 12 | "A Full Rich Day" | Gene Reynolds | John D. Hess | December 3, 1974 | B311 | [107] |
061 | 13 | "Mad Dogs and Servicemen" | Hy Averback | Linda Bloodworth, Mary Kay Place | December 10, 1974 | B317 | [108] |
062 | 14 | "Private Charles Lamb" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart, Sid Dorfman | December 31, 1974 | B310 | [109] |
063 | 15 | "Bombed" | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | January 7, 1975 | B320 | [110] |
064 | 16 | "Bulletin Board" | Alan Alda | Larry Gelbart | January 14, 1975 | B323 | [111] |
065 | 17 | "The Consultant" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart, Robert Klane | January 21, 1975 | B318 | [112] |
066 | 18 | "House Arrest" | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | February 4, 1975 | B315 | [113] |
067 | 19 | "Aid Station" | William Jurgensen | Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner | February 11, 1975 | B322 | [114] |
068 | 20 | "Love and Marriage" | Lee Philips | Arthur Julian | February 18, 1975 | B321 | [115] |
069 | 21 | "Big Mac" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | February 25, 1975 | B313 | [116] |
070 | 22 | "Payday" | Hy Averback | John Regier, Gary Markowitz | March 4, 1975 | B305 | [117] |
071 | 23 | "White Gold" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner | March 11, 1975 | B319 | [118] |
072 | 24 | "Abyssinia, Henry" | Larry Gelbart | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | March 18, 1975 | B324 | [96] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
073 | 01 | "Welcome to Korea"A | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell, Larry Gelbart | September 12, 1975 | G504 (1) G506 (2) |
[119] |
074 | 02 | "Change of Command" | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | September 19, 1975 | G501 | [120] |
075 | 03 | "It Happened One Night" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds (story) Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner |
September 26, 1975 | G502 | [121] |
076 | 04 | "The Late Captain Pierce" | Alan Alda | Glen Charles, Les Charles | October 3, 1975 | G507 | [122] |
077 | 05 | "Hey, Doc" | William Jurgensen | Rich Mittleman | October 10, 1975 | G510 | [123] |
078 | 06 | "The Bus" | Gene Reynolds | John D. Hess | October 17, 1975 | G512 | [124] |
079 | 07 | "Dear Mildred" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 24, 1975 | G505 | [125] |
080 | 08 | "The Kids" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 31, 1975 | G511 | [126] |
081 | 09 | "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" | Larry Gelbart | Bert Prelutsky | November 7, 1975 | G513 | [127] |
082 | 10 | "Dear Peggy" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | November 11, 1975 | G509 | [128] |
083 | 11 | "Of Moose and Men" | John Erman | Jay Folb | November 21, 1975 | G503 | [129] |
084 | 12 | "Soldier of the Month" | Gene Reynolds | Linda Bloodworth | November 28, 1975 | G514 | [130] |
085 | 13 | "The Gun" | Burt Metcalfe | Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds | December 2, 1975 | G517 | [131] |
086 | 14 | "Mail Call, Again" | George Tyne | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | December 9, 1975 | G518 | [132] |
087 | 15 | "The Price of Tomato Juice" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds | December 16, 1975 | G519 | [133] |
088 | 16 | "Dear Ma" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | December 23, 1975 | G515 | [134] |
089 | 17 | "Der Tag" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | January 6, 1976 | G522 | [135] |
090 | 18 | "Hawkeye" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner | January 13, 1976 | G520 | [136] |
091 | 19 | "Some 38th Parallels" | Burt Metcalfe | John Regier, Gary Markowitz | January 20, 1976 | G521 | [137] |
092 | 20 | "The Novocaine Mutiny" | Harry Morgan | Burt Prelutsky | January 27, 1976 | G523 | [138] |
093 | 21 | "Smilin' Jack" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner | February 3, 1976 | G508 | [139] |
094 | 22 | "The More I See You" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds | February 10, 1976 | G524 | [140] |
095 | 23 | "Deluge" | William Jurgensen | Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner | February 17, 1976 | G516 | [141] |
096 | 24 | "The Interview"B | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart | February 24, 1976 | G525 | [142] |
^A One-hour season premiere; later divided into two parts for syndication[119] ^B Presented in black-and-white[142] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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097 | 01 | "Bug Out"C | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | September 21, 1976 | U801 (1) U802 (2) |
[144] |
098 | 02 | "Margaret's Engagement" | Alan Alda | Gary Markowitz | September 28, 1976 | U803 | [145] |
099 | 03 | "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | Gene Reynolds | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | October 5, 1976 | U806 | [146] |
100 | 04 | "Lt. Radar O'Reilly" | Alan Rafkin | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 12, 1976 | U805 | [147] |
101 | 05 | "The Nurses" | Joan Darling | Linda Bloodworth | October 19, 1976 | U809 | [148] |
102 | 06 | "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds (story) Allan Katz, Don Reo |
October 26, 1976 | U808 | [149] |
103 | 07 | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | November 9, 1976 | U810 | [150] |
104 | 08 | "Mulcahy's War" | George Tyne | Richard Cogan | November 16, 1976 | U812 | [151] |
105 | 09 | "The Korean Surgeon" | Gene Reynolds | Bill Idelson | November 23, 1976 | U814 | [152] |
106 | 10 | "Hawkeye Get Your Gun" | William Jurgensen | Gene Reynolds (story) Jay Folb (story and teleplay) |
November 30, 1976 | U813 | [153] |
107 | 11 | "The Colonel's Horse" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | December 7, 1976 | U811 | [154] |
108 | 12 | "Exorcism" | Alan Alda | Gene Reynolds (story), Jay Folb (story and teleplay) | December 14, 1976 | U815 | [155] |
109 | 13 | "Hawk's Nightmare" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Prelutsky | December 21, 1976 | U804 | [156] |
110 | 14 | "The Most Unforgettable Characters" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | January 4, 1977 | U818 | [157] |
111 | 15 | "38 Across" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | January 11, 1977 | U821 | [158] |
112 | 16 | "Ping Pong" | William Jurgensen | Sid Dorfman | January 18, 1977 | U817 | [159] |
113 | 17 | "End Run" | Harry Morgan | John D. Hess | January 25, 1977 | U816 | [160] |
114 | 18 | "Hanky Panky" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds | February 1, 1977 | U822 | [161] |
115 | 19 | "Hepatitis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | February 8, 1977 | U823 | [162] |
116 | 20 | "The General's Practitioner" | Alan Rafkin | Burt Prelutsky | February 15, 1977 | U807 | [163] |
117 | 21 | "Movie Tonight" | Burt Metcalfe | Gene Reynolds, Don Reo, Allan Katz, Jay Folb | February 22, 1977 | U824 | [164] |
118 | 22 | "Souvenirs" | Joshua Shelley | Reinhold Weege (story) Burt Prelutsky (story and teleplay) |
March 1, 1977 | U819 | [165] |
119 | 23 | "Post Op" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds, Jay Folb (story) Ken Levine, David Isaacs (teleplay) |
March 8, 1977 | U825 | [166] |
120 | 24 | "Margaret's Marriage" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | March 15, 1977 | U820 | [143] |
^C One-hour season premiere; later divided into two parts for syndication[144] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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121 | 01 | "Fade Out, Fade In"D | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | September 20, 1977 | Y101 (1) Y102 (2) |
[167] |
122 | 02 | "Fallen Idol" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | September 27, 1977 | Y104 | [169] |
123 | 03 | "Last Laugh" | Don Weis | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 4, 1977 | Y103 | [170] |
124 | 04 | "War of Nerves" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | October 11, 1977 | Y106 | [171] |
125 | 05 | "The Winchester Tapes" | Burt Metcalfe | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | October 18, 1977 | Y107 | [172] |
126 | 06 | "The Light That Failed" | Charles S. Dubin | Burt Prelutsky | October 25, 1977 | Y108 | [173] |
127 | 07 | "In Love and War" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | November 1, 1977 | Y112 | [174] |
128 | 08 | "Change Day" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | November 8, 1977 | Y113 | [175] |
129 | 09 | "Images" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Prelutsky | November 15, 1977 | Y105 | [176] |
130 | 10 | "The M*A*S*H Olympics" | Don Weis | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | November 22, 1977 | Y111 | [177] |
131 | 11 | "The Grim Reaper" | George Tyne | Burt Prelutsky | November 29, 1977 | Y110 | [178] |
132 | 12 | "Comrades in Arms" — Part 1 | Burt Metcalfe, Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 6, 1977 | Y116 | [179] |
133 | 13 | "Comrades in Arms" — Part 2 | Burt Metcalfe, Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 13, 1977 | Y117 | [179] |
134 | 14 | "The Merchant of Korea" | William Jurgensen | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | December 20, 1977 | Y118 | [180] |
135 | 15 | "The Smell of Music" | Stuart Miller | Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum | January 3, 1978 | Y115 | [181] |
136 | 16 | "Patent 4077" | Harry Morgan | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | January 10, 1978 | Y114 | [182] |
137 | 17 | "Tea and Empathy" | Don Weis | Bill Idelson | January 17, 1978 | Y109 | [183] |
138 | 18 | "Your Hit Parade" | George Tyne | Ronny Graham | January 24, 1978 | Y124 | [184] |
139 | 19 | "What's Up, Doc" | George Tyne | Larry Balmagia | January 30, 1978 | Y119 | [185] |
140 | 20 | "Mail Call Three" | Charles S. Dubin | Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell | February 6, 1978 | Y121 | [168] |
141 | 21 | "Temporary Duty" | Burt Metcalfe | Larry Balmagia | February 13, 1978 | Y125 | [186] |
142 | 22 | "Potter's Retirement" | Burt Metcalfe | Laurence Marks | February 20, 1978 | Y120 | [187] |
143 | 23 | "Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde" | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Ronny Graham | February 27, 1978 | Y122 | [188] |
144 | 24 | "Major Topper" | Charles S. Dubin | Allyn Freeman | March 27, 1978 | Y123 | [189] |
^D One-hour season premiere; later divided into two parts for syndication[167] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
145 | 01 | "Commander Pierce" | Burt Metcalfe | Ronny Graham | September 18, 1978 | T404 | [191] |
146 | 02 | "Peace on Us" | George Tyne | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | September 25, 1978 | T401 | [192] |
147 | 03 | "Lil" | Burt Metcalfe | Sheldon Bull | October 2, 1978 | T406 | [193] |
148 | 04 | "Our Finest Hour"E | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Larry Balmagia, Ronny Graham | October 9, 1978 | T408 (1) T409 (2) |
[194] |
149 | 05 | "The Billfold Syndrome" | Alan Alda | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | October 16, 1978 | T405 | [195] |
150 | 06 | "None Like It Hot" | Tony Mordente | Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Johnny Bonaduce | October 23, 1978 | T410 | [196] |
151 | 07 | "They Call the Wind Korea" | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | October 30, 1978 | T407 | [197] |
152 | 08 | "Major Ego" | Alan Alda | Larry Balmagia | November 6, 1978 | T412 | [198] |
153 | 09 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | George Tyne | Gary David Goldberg | November 13, 1978 | T403 | [199] |
154 | 10 | "Point of View" | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | November 20, 1978 | T415 | [200] |
155 | 11 | "Dear Comrade" | Charles S. Dubin | Tom Reeder | November 27, 1978 | T413 | [201] |
156 | 12 | "Out of Gas" | Mel Danski | Tom Reeder | December 4, 1978 | T411 | [202] |
157 | 13 | "An Eye for a Tooth" | Charles S. Dubin | Ronny Graham | December 11, 1978 | T414 | [203] |
158 | 14 | "Dear Sis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 18, 1978 | T417 | [204] |
159 | 15 | "B.J. Papa San" | James Sheldon | Larry Balmagia | January 1, 1979 | T402 | [205] |
160 | 16 | "Inga" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | January 8, 1979 | T420 | [206] |
161 | 17 | "The Price" | Charles S. Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 15, 1979 | T418 | [207] |
162 | 18 | "The Young and the Restless" | William Jurgensen | Mitch Markowitz | January 22, 1979 | T421 | [208] |
163 | 19 | "Hot Lips is Back in Town" | Charles S. Dubin | Gary Markowitz (story) Benard Dilbert (story and teleplay) Larry Balmagia (teleplay) |
January 29, 1979 | T419 | [209] |
164 | 20 | "C*A*V*E" | William Jurgensen | Larry Balmagia, Ronny Graham | February 5, 1979 | T423 | [210] |
165 | 21 | "Rally Round the Flagg, Boys" | Harry Morgan | Mitch Markowitz | February 14, 1979 | T425 | [211] |
166 | 22 | "Preventive Medicine" | Tony Mordente | Tom Reeder | February 19, 1979 | T416 | [212] |
167 | 23 | "A Night at Rosie's" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | February 26, 1979 | T426 | [213] |
168 | 24 | "Ain't Love Grand" | Mike Farrell | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | March 5, 1979 | T422 | [214] |
169 | 25 | "The Party" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Metcalfe, Alan Alda | March 12, 1979 | T424 | [215] |
^E One-hour episode presented partly in black-and-white; later divided into two parts for syndication[194] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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170 | 01 | "Too Many Cooks" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | September 17, 1979 | S601 | [219] |
171 | 02 | "Are You Now, Margaret?" | Charles S. Dubin | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox | September 24, 1979 | S602 | [220] |
172 | 03 | "Guerilla My Dreams" | Alan Alda | Bob Colleary | October 1, 1979 | S603 | [221] |
173 | 04 | "Good-Bye Radar" — Part 1 | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | October 8, 1979 | S610 | [222] |
174 | 05 | "Good-Bye Radar" — Part 2 | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine, David Isaacs | October 15, 1979 | S611 | [216] |
175 | 06 | "Period of Adjustment" | Charles S. Dubin | Jim Mulligan, John Rappaport | October 22, 1979 | S604 | [217] |
176 | 07 | "Nurse Doctor" | Charles S. Dubin | Sy Rosen (story and teleplay) Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox (teleplay) |
October 29, 1979 | S608 | [223] |
177 | 08 | "Private Finance" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 5, 1979 | S605 | [224] |
178 | 09 | "Mr. and Mrs. Who" | Burt Metcalfe | Ronny Graham | November 12, 1979 | S606 | [225] |
179 | 10 | "The Yalu Brick Road" | Charles S. Dubin | Mike Farrell | November 19, 1979 | S607 | [226] |
180 | 11 | "Life Time" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda, Walter D. Dishell, MD | November 26, 1979 | S609 | [227] |
181 | 12 | "Dear Uncle Abdul" | William Jurgensen | John Rappaport, Jim Mulligan | December 3, 1979 | S613 | [228] |
182 | 13 | "Captain's Outrageous" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox | December 10, 1979 | S614 | [218] |
183 | 14 | "Stars and Stripes" | Harry Morgan | Dennis Koenig | December 17, 1979 | S615 | [229] |
184 | 15 | "Yessir, That's Our Baby" | Alan Alda | Jim Mulligan | December 31, 1979 | S617 | [230] |
185 | 16 | "Bottle Fatigue" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox | January 7, 1980 | S618 | [231] |
186 | 17 | "Heal Thyself" | Mike Farrell | Gene Reynolds (story) Dennis Koenig (story and teleplay) |
January 14, 1980 | S616 | [232] |
187 | 18 | "Old Soldiers" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | January 21, 1980 | S620 | [233] |
188 | 19 | "Morale Victory" | Charles S. Dubin | John Rappaport | January 28, 1980 | S619 | [234] |
189 | 20 | "Lend a Hand" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | February 4, 1980 | S621 | [235] |
190 | 21 | "Goodbye, Cruel World" | Charles S. Dubin | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox | February 11, 1980 | S622 | [236] |
191 | 22 | "Dreams" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda, James Jay Rubinfier | February 18, 1980 | S612 | [237] |
192 | 23 | "War Co-Respondent" | Mike Farrell | Mike Farrell | March 3, 1980 | S624 | [238] |
193 | 24 | "Back Pay" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox, Dennis Koenig | March 10, 1980 | S625 | [239] |
194 | 25 | "April Fools" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | March 24, 1980 | S623 | [240] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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195 | 01 | "The Best of Enemies" | Charles S. Dubin | Sheldon Bull | November 17, 1980F | Z404 | [241] |
196 | 02 | "Letters" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 24, 1980 | Z403 | [242] |
197 | 03 | "Cementing Relationships" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollack, Elias Davis | December 1, 1980 | Z401 | [243] |
198 | 04 | "Father's Day" | Alan Alda | Karen Hall | December 8, 1980 | Z405 | [244] |
199 | 05 | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Mike Farrell | Mike Farrell | December 15, 1980 | Z408 | [245] |
200 | 06 | "A War For All Seasons" | Burt Metcalfe | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | December 29, 1980 | Z409 | [246] |
201 | 07 | "Your Retention Please" | Charles S. Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 5, 1981 | Z406 | [247] |
202 | 08 | "Tell it To the Marines" | Harry Morgan | Hank Bradford | January 12, 1981 | Z410 | [248] |
203 | 09 | "Taking the Fifth" | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis, David Pollack | January 19, 1981 | Z407 | [249] |
204 | 10 | "Operation Friendship" | Rena Down | Dennis Koenig | January 26, 1981 | Z412 | [250] |
205 | 11 | "No Sweat" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 2, 1981 | Z402 | [251] |
206 | 12 | "Depressing News" | Alan Alda | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | February 9, 1981 | Z411 | [252] |
207 | 13 | "No Laughing Matter" | Burt Metcalfe | Elias Davis, David Pollack | February 16, 1981 | Z413 | [253] |
208 | 14 | "Oh, How We Danced" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 23, 1981 | Z414 | [254] |
209 | 15 | "Bottoms Up" | Alan Alda | Dennis Koenig | March 2, 1981 | Z415 | [255] |
210 | 16 | "The Red/White Blues" | Gabrielle Beaumont | David Pollack, Elias Davis | March 9, 1981 | Z416 | [256] |
211 | 17 | "Bless You, Hawkeye" | Nell Cox | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | March 16, 1981 | Z417 | [257] |
212 | 18 | "Blood Brothers" | Harry Morgan | Elias Davis, David Pollack | April 6, 1981 | Z421 | [258] |
213 | 19 | "The Foresight Saga" | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis, David Pollack | April 13, 1981 | Z422 | [259] |
214 | 20 | "The Life You Save" | Alan Alda | John Rappaport, Alan Alda | May 4, 1981 | Z418 | [260] |
^F Season premiere delayed due to a writer's strike[241] |
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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215 | 01 | "That's Show Biz"GH | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis, David Pollack | October 26, 1981 | Z419 (1) Z420 (2) |
[261] |
216 | 02 | "Identity Crisis"G | David Ogden Stiers | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | November 2, 1981 | Z423 | [262] |
217 | 03 | "Rumor at the Top"G | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollack, Elias Davis | November 9, 1981 | Z424 | [263] |
218 | 04 | "Give 'Em Hell, Hawkeye" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 16, 1981 | 1G01 | [264] |
219 | 05 | "Wheelers and Dealers" | Charles S. Dubin | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | November 23, 1981 | 1G02 | [265] |
220 | 06 | "Communication Breakdown" | Alan Alda | Karen Hall | November 30, 1981 | 1G03 | [266] |
221 | 07 | "Snap Judgment" — Part 1 | Hy Averback | Paul Perlove | December 7, 1981 | 1G04 | [267] |
222 | 08 | "Snappier Judgment" — Part 2 | Hy Averback | Paul Perlove | December 14, 1981 | 1G05 | [268] |
223 | 09 | "'Twas the Day After Christmas" | Burt Metcalfe | David Pollack, Elias Davis | December 28, 1981 | 1G06 | [269] |
224 | 10 | "Follies of the Living — Concerns of the Dead" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | January 4, 1982 | 1G07 | [270] |
225 | 11 | "The Birthday Girls" | Charles S. Dubin | Karen Hall | January 11, 1982 | 1G08 | [271] |
226 | 12 | "Blood and Guts" | Charles S. Dubin | Lee H. Grant | January 18, 1982 | 1G09 | [272] |
227 | 13 | "A Holy Mess" | Burt Metcalfe | Elias Davis, David Pollack | February 1, 1982 | 1G10 | [273] |
228 | 14 | "The Tooth Shall Set You Free" | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis, David Pollack | February 8, 1982 | 1G11 | [274] |
229 | 15 | "Pressure Points" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollack | February 15, 1982 | 1G12 | [275] |
230 | 16 | "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Alan Alda | Elias Davis, David Pollack | February 22, 1982 | 1G13 | [276] |
231 | 17 | "Promotion Commotion" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | March 1, 1982 | 1G14 | [168] |
232 | 18 | "Heroes" | Nell Cox | Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox | March 15, 1982 | 1G15 | [277] |
233 | 19 | "Sons and Bowlers" | Hy Averback | Elias Davis, David Pollack | March 22, 1982 | 1G16 | [278] |
234 | 20 | "Picture This" | Burt Metcalfe | Karen Hall | April 5, 1982 | 1G17 | [279] |
235 | 21 | "That Darn Kid" | David Ogden Stiers | Karen Hall | April 12, 1982 | 1G19 | [280] |
^G Episodes produced in the ninth season but aired in the tenth[47] ^H One-hour season premiere; later divided into two parts for syndication[261] |
In the season finale:[281]
Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | Production code | Ref |
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236 | 01 | "Hey, Look Me Over"I | Susan Oliver | Alan Alda | October 25, 1982 | 1G21 | [282] |
237 | 02 | "Trick or Treatment" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 1, 1982 | 9B01 | [283] |
238 | 03 | "Foreign Affairs"I | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollack, Elias Davis | November 8, 1982 | 1G22 | [284] |
239 | 04 | "The Joker is Wild"I | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport, Dennis Koenig | November 15, 1982 | 1G24 | [285] |
240 | 05 | "Who Knew?"I | Harry Morgan | David Pollack, Elias Davis | November 22, 1982 | 1G18 | [286] |
241 | 06 | "Bombshells" | Charles S. Dubin | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | November 29, 1982 | 9B02 | [287] |
242 | 07 | "Settling Debts"I | Mike Switzer | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | December 6, 1982 | 1G23 | [288] |
243 | 08 | "The Moon is Not Blue"I | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Balmagia | December 13, 1982 | 1G20 | [289] |
244 | 09 | "Run For the Money" | Nell Cox | Mike Farrell, David Pollack, Elias Davis | December 20, 1982 | 9B03 | [290] |
245 | 10 | "U.N., the Night and the Music" | Harry Morgan | David Pollack, Elias Davis | January 3, 1983 | 9B06 | [291] |
246 | 11 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Mike Farrell | Karen Hall | January 10, 1983 | 9B07 | [292] |
247 | 12 | "Say No More" | Charles S. Dubin | John Rappaport | January 24, 1983 | 9B08 | [293] |
248 | 13 | "Friends and Enemies" | Jamie Farr | Karen Hall | February 7, 1983 | 9B05 | [294] |
249 | 14 | "Give and Take" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | February 14, 1983 | 9B09 | [295] |
250 | 15 | "As Time Goes By"J | Burt Metcalfe | Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford | February 21, 1983 | 9B10 | [296] |
251 | 16 | "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda, Burt Metcalfe, John Rappaport, Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox, David Pollack, Elias Davis, Karen Hall | February 28, 1983 | 9B04 | [281] |
^I Episodes produced in the tenth season but aired in the eleventh[47] ^J The final episode filmed[296] |
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