M*A*S*H (TV Series) Carry On, Hawkeye (1973) User Reviews

When the Chips Are Down

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 26 February 2015]

This is quite a good episode where the crew must come to the fore. An epidemic of flu takes out most of the doctors and support staff. This leaves Hawkeye and Margaret to operate and administrate. It also means that such non-medical people as Mulcahy and Radar are pressed into service, as well as nurses who don't normally do any kind of surgical procedures. Hawkeye must show respect for Margaret (who turns out to be a strong leader--setting up future episodes) and she for him. The patient comes first and they keep coming. Radar's efforts to get another surgeon fall on deaf ears. The cream rises to the top and things go forward. Some of the funnier scenes involve doctors trying to return to surgery before they are well. McLean Stevenson is a master at sight humor. This episode sets the stage for those that are yet to come.

Hawkeye carries on

[safenoe · 7/10 · 12 March 2024]

Carry On, Hawkeye is from season two of M*A*S*H, which found its audience after almost being axed after just one season. Anyway, Gwen Farrell continues her role as a nurse, as does Kellye Nakahara. Hawkeye is the focus of this episode, and whilst the early years for me in my humble opinion I prefer the later seasons, it's still worth reflecting on seasons one, two and three which had the original cast. The M*A*S*H Matters podcast, hosted by superfan Ryan Patrick and Jeff Maxwell, famous for playing Igor (introduced in season two) has given me an opportunity to reflect about the early years of M*A*S*H.

More dramatic than funny!!!

[elo-equipamentos · 6/10 · 1 July 2017]

After an epidemic of flu strikes everyone except Hawkeye who in charge of all operation on camp with a proper help of Margaret who claim to administrate, meanwhile Hawkeye focused in sexual favors which is promptly rejected, at operation tent a Priest is called to help, even Radar eventually is forced to do something, anyway more dramatic than funny!!

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First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6.5

The one where a flu epidemic occurs

[jarrodmcdonald-1 · 26 April 2023]

This is the first of five times that Hawkeye's name appears in the title of an episode, though there was an earlier one called 'Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde.' Up until this point, the character whose name appeared more often in the title was Henry Blake's, but I think we are starting to get to the point in the series' run where Hawkeye is clearly emerging as the lead character.

A year and a half from now both McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers will be gone, with Rogers in particular being dissatisfied by the evolution from ensemble to what some fans would derisively call 'The Alan Alda Show.' Their replacements, Harry Morgan and Mike Farrell, would clearly support Alda, not costar alongside him. But that's a discussion for another time.

In this story a strain of flu has hit the camp, leaving only a few who are still able to operate on patients. While most of the personnel are now bedridden, trying to recover, Hawkeye and Margaret take over. This is a good way to give us scenes of depth between these two long-running characters who will eventually have a romantic liaison and remain with the series until the final episode.

In addition to Hawkeye and Margaret, we also have Radar and Father Mulcahy helping out in the O. R. As I have said in a previous review, it's always nice when Father Mulcahy becomes a more integral presence in the stories, not merely relegated to the sidelines.

Eventually Hawkeye starts developing symptoms of the flu, which throws a wrench into everything. But Hawkeye carries on for as long as he can. This nicely helmed episode earned actor-director Jackie Cooper an Emmy award.