It's another long, hard slog in the O.R. for the surgeons of the 4077th. On this day in particular, included among the casualties was a little boy no older than 5. His name was Kim. Right away, everybody wonders what should be done about the little tyke. Henry decides it would be proper to send him to Sister Theresa's orphanage, and Hawkeye and Trapper call him a villain. All may not be lost, however, as Trapper gets an idea on how to help Kim, in probably the best way possible: he'll adopt him. It could be because he has a 5-year-old at home himself, or because he really didn't want him to be stuck in an orphanage. Whatever the case, Trapper promptly writes a letter to Louise, stating his proposition. In the meantime, the officers and enlisted men get real chummy with the little lad. Hawkeye takes him along on a date, Trapper teaches him magic tricks, Hot Lips reads him The Three Bears in Korean (or as best she can anyway), which disrupts her "discussion" time with Frank, making him pout; Klinger plays baseball with him and Radar shares his bunk with him...but not so much his teddy bear, and Henry keeps up a ruse about Kim having a fever to keep him at the 4077th.
It looks as though Trapper will be a father again, as Father Mulcahy personally delivers a letter from Louise, supporting her husband 100%. Trapper John was ecstatic, and to celebrate the occasion, Hawkeye takes out some old cigars. However, there was a problem. Where was the boy? Frank and Hot Lips took him on a picnic, but as they were having "dessert", the boy wandered off. As Hawkeye and Trapper came looking for him, the gang spies the boy in the middle of the minefield! Trapper tries to dart in after him and quickly finds himself stuck. Radar calls for a chopper rescue, but in the meantime, Henry finds a map to the minefield and tries to direct Trapper through it. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a World War II surplus map that is useless except for anyone trying to get to Berlin. Thankfully, O'Brien arrives in his chopper and rescues Trapper and Kim. No sooner do they touch the ground does Sister Theresa show up with Kim's mother! They take the boy away without even so much as a "thank you." "Thank you for taking such good care of my boy." "Oh, don't mention it. It was our pleasure." Some people. Well, Trapper had to bid adieu to the little lad, but at least he knew he had his "surrogate" son, Radar, to fall back on.
This was a good episode and a nice character builder for Trapper. He got so few of them because for whatever reason the show's producers decided to give all of Trapper John's credentials to Hawkeye (chief surgeon and top chest cutter), and they treated Wayne Rogers very poorly. But when they gave him a chance to take center stage, he did very well. He and McLean were hilarious. My favorite part of Kim is the chopper rescue. I love those choppers used on the show and the way the whole thing was filmed was incredible. So if you like Trapper, you like stories about little kids and chopper rescues, then Kim is definitely for you.
It looks as though Trapper will be a father again, as Father Mulcahy personally delivers a letter from Louise, supporting her husband 100%. Trapper John was ecstatic, and to celebrate the occasion, Hawkeye takes out some old cigars. However, there was a problem. Where was the boy? Frank and Hot Lips took him on a picnic, but as they were having "dessert", the boy wandered off. As Hawkeye and Trapper came looking for him, the gang spies the boy in the middle of the minefield! Trapper tries to dart in after him and quickly finds himself stuck. Radar calls for a chopper rescue, but in the meantime, Henry finds a map to the minefield and tries to direct Trapper through it. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a World War II surplus map that is useless except for anyone trying to get to Berlin. Thankfully, O'Brien arrives in his chopper and rescues Trapper and Kim. No sooner do they touch the ground does Sister Theresa show up with Kim's mother! They take the boy away without even so much as a "thank you." "Thank you for taking such good care of my boy." "Oh, don't mention it. It was our pleasure." Some people. Well, Trapper had to bid adieu to the little lad, but at least he knew he had his "surrogate" son, Radar, to fall back on.
This was a good episode and a nice character builder for Trapper. He got so few of them because for whatever reason the show's producers decided to give all of Trapper John's credentials to Hawkeye (chief surgeon and top chest cutter), and they treated Wayne Rogers very poorly. But when they gave him a chance to take center stage, he did very well. He and McLean were hilarious. My favorite part of Kim is the chopper rescue. I love those choppers used on the show and the way the whole thing was filmed was incredible. So if you like Trapper, you like stories about little kids and chopper rescues, then Kim is definitely for you.