M*A*S*H (season 4)
| M*A*S*H (season 4) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 12, 1975 – February 24, 1976 |
The fourth season of M*A*S*H aired Fridays at 8:30-9:00 pm from September 12 to November 28, 1975 and Tuesdays at 9:00-9:30 pm from December 2, 1975 to February 24, 1976 on CBS.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alan Alda | Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce |
| Mike Farrell | Capt. B.J. Hunnicut |
| Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman T. Potter |
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan |
| Larry Linville | Maj. Frank Burns |
| Gary Burghoff | Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly |
| Jamie Farr | Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger |
Episodes
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title[n 1] | Directed by[n 2] | Written by[n 2] | Original air date | Production code[n 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73/74 | 1/2 | "Welcome to Korea" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart | September 12, 1975 | G-504/G-506 |
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Trapper gets discharged and Hawkeye misses saying goodbye, but makes a new ally in Captain B.J. Hunnicut (Mike Farrell). Gene Reynolds won the Primetime Emmy Award for directing this episode while Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler won for editing. Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart won the Writers Guild Award. | ||||||
| 75 | 3 | "Change of Command" | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 19, 1975 | G-501 |
| Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) assumes command (as per voiceover at 16:00 19th September 1952) of the 4077th and learns that life at a M*A*S*H unit is hardly normal. | ||||||
| 76 | 4 | "It Happened One Night" | Gene Reynolds | Teleplay: Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner Story: Gene Reynolds | September 26, 1975 | G-502 |
| The 4077th is shaken up by heavy artillery during a long, cold night. | ||||||
| 77 | 5 | "The Late Captain Pierce" | Alan Alda | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 3, 1975 | G-507 |
| The Army mistakenly lists Hawkeye as dead, but Hawkeye takes advantage of the situation hoping it'll get him home. Timeline: President Elect Eisenhower comes to Korea-which happened in December 1952 | ||||||
| 78 | 6 | "Hey, Doc" | William Jurgensen | Rick Mittleman | October 10, 1975 | G-510 |
| The 4077th is bombarded with requests for special favors, and a sniper begins firing at the compound. | ||||||
| 79 | 7 | "The Bus" | Gene Reynolds | John D. Hess | October 17, 1975 | G-512 |
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Hawkeye, B.J., Frank, Potter and Radar get stranded in unfamiliar territory when their bus breaks down on their way back from a medical conference. (Note: This episode has no laugh track) | ||||||
| 80 | 8 | "Dear Mildred" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 24, 1975 | G-505 |
| Potter writes to his wife Mildred on their 27th anniversary, and Radar saves the best gift for last. | ||||||
| 81 | 9 | "The Kids" | Alan Alda | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | October 31, 1975 | G-511 |
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The 4077th shelters Korean orphans in their tents. Alan Alda received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode. | ||||||
| 82 | 10 | "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" | Larry Gelbart | Burt Prelutsky | November 7, 1975 | G-513 |
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A wounded bombardier comes to believe he's Jesus Christ, which brings him to the attention of both Colonel Flagg and Sidney Freedman. (Note: This episode has no laugh track) | ||||||
| 83 | 11 | "Dear Peggy" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | November 14, 1975 | G-509 |
| B.J. writes to his wife Peggy about life at the 4077th. Featuring Ned Beatty as a senior chaplain. | ||||||
| 84 | 12 | "Of Moose and Men" | John Erman | Jay Folb | November 21, 1975 | G-503 |
| A bitter colonel (Tim O'Connor) with shrapnel in his stomach goes after Hawkeye, while B.J. learns about "moose" in Korea. | ||||||
| 85 | 13 | "Soldier of the Month" | Gene Reynolds | Linda Bloodworth | November 28, 1975 | G-514 |
| Potter announces a contest that will send the winner to Tokyo, making the 4077th more militaristic, while Frank gets delirious from a fever. | ||||||
| 86 | 14 | "The Gun" | Burt Metcalfe | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | December 2, 1975 | G-517 |
| Frank steals a wounded colonel's rare Colt .45 and makes Radar take the fall when the gun goes missing. Warren Stevens plays the colonel. | ||||||
| 87 | 15 | "Mail Call...Again" | George Tyne | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | December 9, 1975 | G-518 |
| Another batch of mail from home brings news that Potter will be a grandfather and Frank's wife has found out about his affair with Margaret. | ||||||
| 88 | 16 | "The Price of Tomato Juice" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | December 16, 1975 | G-519 |
| In his on-going mission to please Potter, Radar does everything to obtain a supply of tomato juice. | ||||||
| 89 | 17 | "Dear Ma" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | December 23, 1975 | G-515 |
| Radar writes to his mother about the 4077th's monthly foot inspection, a North Korean sniper helping himself to food in the mess tent, and Frank getting paranoid about being overrun. | ||||||
| 90 | 18 | "Der Tag" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | January 6, 1976 | G-522 |
| Potter asks Hawkeye and B.J. to be nice to Frank while Margaret's in Tokyo. | ||||||
| 91 | 19 | "Hawkeye" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | January 13, 1976 | G-520 |
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Hawkeye gets a concussion in a jeep accident and finds shelter in a Korean farmer's home, where he talks nonstop to maintain consciousness. (Notes: Alan Alda is the only regular cast member to appear in this episode. This was the only episode after his arrival that BJ did not appear in.) | ||||||
| 92 | 20 | "Some 38th Parallels" | Burt Metcalfe | John W. Regier & Gary Markowitz | January 20, 1976 | G-521 |
| Personal anxieties affect the 4077th, while a gung-ho colonel is responsible for a number of casualties. | ||||||
| 93 | 21 | "The Novocaine Mutiny" | Harry Morgan | Burt Prelutsky | January 27, 1976 | G-523 |
| Frank charges Hawkeye with mutiny, but they each have different views of the circumstances leading to the court-martial. Timeline October 1952 | ||||||
| 94 | 22 | "Smilin' Jack" | Charles Dubin | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | February 3, 1976 | G-508 |
| A wounded helicopter pilot (Robert J. Hogan) doesn't want to go home, but a soldier who received two Purple Hearts certainly does. | ||||||
| 95 | 23 | "The More I See You" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | February 10, 1976 | G-524 |
| An old flame (Blythe Danner) of Hawkeye's is assigned to the 4077th. | ||||||
| 96 | 24 | "Deluge" | William Jurgensen | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | February 17, 1976 | G-516 |
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The 4077th is overrun with casualties from an unexpected offensive. (Note: The "unexpected offensive", described in the episode's dialogue as the Chinese army "hitting and rupturing the entire UN line", is likely a reference to the Third Battle of Seoul, an actual event in the history of the Korean War. | ||||||
| 97 | 25 | "The Interview" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart | February 24, 1976 | G-525 |
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A news correspondent (Clete Roberts) visits the 4077th to get their feelings about the war. (Notes: This episode was filmed in black and white and was the final episode for series developer Larry Gelbart. Loretta Swit does not appear in this episode.) | ||||||
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