A Dozen Favorite Episodes of M*A*S*H
by dusty56 | created - 02 Jul 2011 | updated - 9 months ago | PublicM*A*S*H is one of my all-time favorite shows, and here are a dozen favorites, in their order of appearance.
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1.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Hawkeye's childhood buddy drops by, and reveals that he is writing a book about his experiences in the infantry - experiences that may hit a little too close to home.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit
Votes: 959
One of the first episodes to show what the series could become. Look for a teenage Ron Howard as a very young Marine.
2.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Aid Station
(1975)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Hawkeye, Margaret, and Klinger travel to an aid station at the front, where they end up working closely together under heavy fire and unsanitary medical conditions.
Director: William K. Jurgensen | Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit
Votes: 601
Margaret - "Do you suppose there are snipers out there?" Hawkeye - "If they're good union snipers, they are."
3.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Deluge
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The Chinese Army joins the war, killing any hopes the 4077th has about a speedy resolution and homecoming.
Director: William K. Jurgensen | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 620
I love the narration of reading the unit's commendation, not to mention the interplay of the shower visits between Col. Potter and Margaret.
4.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
The Interview
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
War Correspondent Clete Roberts interviews the members of the 4077.
Director: Larry Gelbart | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 741
Real-life newsman Clete Roberts plays a visiting journalist, much like Edward R. Murrow had actually done during the Korean War. Some of the dialogue was the result of improv moments of the actors in character.
5.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Dear Sigmund
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Psychiatrist Sidney Freedman composes a letter to Sigmund Freud during a visit to the 4077, while the rest of the camp endures the hijinks of a mystery prankster.
Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 745
I always loved the character of Sidney, and this was his best, I thought. The scene where Potter reads the letter that Radar wrote is also very touching.
6.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Hot Lips Is Back in Town
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Margaret celebrates her newly obtained divorce by creating a new way to handle triage and invites a general to observe. Radar is enamored of a new nurse and tries everything he knows to get her attention.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 512
One of Gary Burghoff's finest episodes. The scene in the O Club at the end, when Hawkeye toasts Radar, is a great moment.
7.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Too Many Cooks
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The 4077 receives a patient who is a bumbler at the front but regular gourmet in the mess tent. The surgical staff try and convince Potter to keep him but he flatly refuses. He has enough trouble as it is, his marriage is in danger.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 512
The scene at the bar, when Potter reads his letter from Mildred, is simply wonderful.
8.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Morale Victory
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
While Hawkeye and BJ struggle as morale officers of the disgruntled camp, Winchester tries to help a patient whose pianist career seems ruined due to a crippled hand.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 561
My favorite Winchester episode. I can play the notes; I cannot make music.
9.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Identity Crisis
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Father Mulcahy counsels a guilt-ridden GI who swapped tags with a dead colleague. B.J. and Charles consider ways of keeping a soldier-salesman quiet, while Hawkeye and Margaret help another GI get even with the woman who jilted him.
Director: David Ogden Stiers | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 479
Featuring a guest starring role by Joe Pantoliano, who would go on to play Guido the Killer Pimp in "Risky Business" and also Tommy Lee Jones' deputy Cosmo Renfro in "The Fugitive" and "U.S. Marshals."
10.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Where There's a Will, There's a War
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Fearing for his life at an aid station, Hawkeye writes his will with special bequests for his friends.
Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 500
Favorite moment: Hawkeye realizing Klinger had traded a huge salami for a Life magazine with pictures of Maine, just to give Hawkeye a gift of home.
11.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Sons and Bowlers
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Ignoring Margaret's offers to help, Potter and B.J. head a bowling team in a championship match against the Marines. Hawkeye's father is having an operation back home, so Hawkeye feels helpless enough to confide in Charles.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 488
Charles and Hawkeye develop a new respect for each other. I love the toast at the end.
12.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Hey, Look Me Over
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The nurses return from evacuation to find that the doctors have left the camp a mess. Potter announces an inspection in two days, Margaret and the nurses try to get everything reorganized. Nurse Kellye is mad at Hawkeye for ignoring her.
Director: Susan Oliver | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 557
Frequent background cast member Nurse Kelly gets to shine. Don't miss the scene in post op where she comforts a dying patient - truly wonderful.
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