Dead Dad, from the first season of M*A*S*H, is the first M*A*S*H Christmas episode, and we see Hawkeye writing to his Dad. Ironically, a few years later Alan Alda's real-life father Robert Alda starred in a M*A*S*H episode, but not playing Hawkeye's Dad. In that same episode Alan's brother also appeared. Odessa Cleveland returns as Lt. Ginger Bayliss, RN, and Gwen Farrell (no relation to Mike) also appears. I'd love for Ryan Patrick and Jeff Maxwell (who played Igor), the hosts of the acclaimed podcast M*A*S*H Matters, to have Odessa and Gwen as guests so they can talk about their days on the early days of M*A*S*H.
