Margaret's Engagement

Episode aired Sep 28, 1976
TV-PG
25m

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8.0/10

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Harry Morgan and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

Comedy Drama War

Margaret's sudden engagement comes as a surprise to everyone, but Frank predictably takes it the hardest.Margaret's sudden engagement comes as a surprise to everyone, but Frank predictably takes it the hardest.Margaret's sudden engagement comes as a surprise to everyone, but Frank predictably takes it the hardest.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

598

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This episode's original title was going to be "The Groom, the Bride, and the Ugly."

Goofs
After Frank says "I really got her on that one" and he's sharing a laugh with his swamp mates, the camera cuts to a rear view and Frank and B.J. and Frank is heard letting out a loud laugh at the same time he is seen taking a bite of his food.

Quotes
Frank Burns: Listen, Pierce, why don't you and I go out on the town tonight, hmm?
Hawkeye: Well, this is so sudden, Frank, I don't have anything to wear.
Frank Burns: Well, I mean, get a couple of nurses, go over to Rosie's bar, have a little fun.
Hawkeye: Sounds good to me.
Frank Burns: There's this little redheaded nurse who's had her eye on me. And tonight her wish will come true.
Margaret: Do you mean that new girl with the freckles on her nose?
Frank Burns: Yes, that's the one.
Margaret: She's a little young for you, isn't she, Major Burns?
Frank Burns: Oh, I don't know. I thought a little youth might be nice for a change.

Connections
References Sergeant York (1941)

Soundtracks
Back in the Saddle Again
(uncredited)
Written by Gene Autry and Ray Whitley
Hummed by Larry Linville

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8/10

Larry' Exodus

Margaret's Engagement was a turning point for M*A*S*H. It served two purposes: 1. The coming exodus of Larry Linville. Larry Linville most likely told the producers that he will not resign his contract for more seasons due to the writers did not evolve Frank Burns which caused his final season Frank Burns became sillier than ever.

2. The evolution of Margaret. Loretta Swit most likely campaigned the change of Margaret due to the current climate at the time where female characters was becoming more independent.

As for M*A*S*H it was a transition for the series. It was shredding the early anti war comedy antics into a dramedy dealing with the characters issues.