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The Best Episodes Directed By Burt Metcalfe

Every TV Episode Directed by Burt Metcalfe Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Burt Metcalfe Ratings Summary

"Movie Tonight" is the best rated episode directed by Burt Metcalfe. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Don Reo. It aired on 2/22/1977 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A War for All Seasons".

  • Movie Tonight
    8.3/103 votes

    #1 - Movie Tonight

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/1977

    Colonel Potter hopes a Western will be the cure for the 4077th's morale problem. But during the show, the staff of the camp is forced to make its own entertainment during the frequent film breakages.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Don Reo

  • A War for All Seasons
    8.3/103 votes

    #2 - A War for All Seasons

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/1980

    On New Year's Eve, the staff looks back on the highlights of 1951: The doctors invent an artificial kidney machine; Mulcahy plants a garden; Margaret takes up knitting; and Klinger and Winchester bet on which baseball team will win the pennant.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • 'Twas the Day after Christmas
    8.2/104 votes

    #3 - 'Twas the Day after Christmas

    Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 12/28/1981

    To boost post-yuletide morale on Dec 26, Potter has the officers and enlisted men change places for the day.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Elias Davis

  • Dear Peggy
    8.0/102 votes

    #4 - Dear Peggy

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1975

    B.J. writes home to his wife, Peg, reporting Klinger's escape attempts, the visit of a formidable chaplain, and one of Frank's goof-ups.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Everett Greenbaum

  • Images
    8.0/102 votes

    #5 - Images

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1977

    Radar notices a number of tattoos on one of the wounded, and convinces himself that with a tattoo he will be irresistible to women. Everyone tries to discourage him, and he admits to having received a tattoo that will wash off. Meanwhile, Margaret is frustrated with a new nurse who keeps getting upset at the sight of combat injuries.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Burt Prelutsky

  • Commander Pierce
    8.0/102 votes

    #6 - Commander Pierce

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1978

    Hawkeye undergoes a drastic change when he becomes temporary commander of the 4077th, and learns about the tedious bureaucracy and accompanying headaches that Colonel Potter deals with daily.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Ronny Graham

  • Our Finest Hour
    8.0/102 votes

    #7 - Our Finest Hour

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1978

    Newscaster Clete Roberts, reprising an earlier interview appearance, returns to update Korean War conditions, when he conducts a series of television talks with the leading characters of the 4077th.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Ronny Graham

  • A Night at Rosie's
    8.0/102 votes

    #8 - A Night at Rosie's

    Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1979

    A typical day in the life of Rosie's bar, complete with AWOL problem drinkers, a bound and gagged Winchester, and a gambling scheme.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: David Isaacs

  • Captains Outrageous
    8.0/102 votes

    #9 - Captains Outrageous

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1979

    A brawl at Rosie's Bar puts Rosie in the hospital, and the 4077th doctors are pressed into service as temporary saloon-keepers. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is apprehensive that his long-pending promotion to captain will again be denied. Potter: "The Pentagon. Weird looking building. Four walls and a spare. Monument to Murphy's Law."

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Thad Mumford

  • No Sweat
    8.0/102 votes

    #10 - No Sweat

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1981

    Margaret develops a case of prickly heat, Charles does his tax returns, and Klinger takes the P.A. apart - just some of the events, which occur during another unendurably, hot night at the 4077th.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: John Rappaport

  • No Laughing Matter
    8.0/102 votes

    #11 - No Laughing Matter

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1981

    Hawkeye wagers that he can go a full day without a wisecrack, and Winchester finally confronts the major who exiled him to the 4077th. Charles: "I will not, even for a return to that pearl of the Orient, Tokyo, lie to protect you while destroying a friend's career."

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Oh, How We Danced
    8.0/102 votes

    #12 - Oh, How We Danced

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1981

    Winchester is sent to inspect sanitary conditions on the frontlines, while the rest of the camp plans a surprise anniversary party for B.J.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: John Rappaport

  • The Most Unforgettable Characters
    7.8/104 votes

    #13 - The Most Unforgettable Characters

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1977

    Radar becomes an aspiring writer after ordering a flier from a comic book, and Hawkeye and B.J. give Frank a surprise birthday present that only he will appreciate.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: David Isaacs

  • 38 Across
    7.8/104 votes

    #14 - 38 Across

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1977

    A fouled radio call for help on a crossword puzzle leads to a senior officer coming to the 4077th to help with a supposed serious medical problem.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Everett Greenbaum

  • The Colonel's Horse
    7.7/106 votes

    #15 - The Colonel's Horse

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1976

    Everybody pitches in to save Colonel Potter's horse, who becomes sick while Potter is away in Tokyo. And Margaret asks Hawkeye, not Frank, to operate on her appendix.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Everett Greenbaum

  • Comrades in Arms: Part 1
    7.7/103 votes

    #16 - Comrades in Arms: Part 1

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1977

    Lost behind enemy lines, Hawkeye and Margaret form a personal truce and seek shelter in a roadside hut.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Alan Alda

  • Mr. and Mrs. Who?
    7.7/103 votes

    #17 - Mr. and Mrs. Who?

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1979

    Charles returns to the 4077th after a trip to Tokyo with an uncharacteristic hangover and the uneasy feeling of a romantic entanglement. Meanwhile, the hospital struggles to find a cure for an outbreak of deadly hemorrhagic fever.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Ronny Graham

  • The Winchester Tapes
    7.5/102 votes

    #18 - The Winchester Tapes

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1977

    Hawkeye tries unsuccessfully to get to Seoul, to see Nurse Gilmore for the weekend. Meanwhile, Winchester has taped a letter home, asking for his influential parents to help get him back to the States. To get even, Hawkeye and B.J. switch Winchester's clothes, causing Winchester to alter his eating patterns.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: James Fritzell

  • The Party
    7.5/102 votes

    #19 - The Party

    Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/1979

    Talk of a post-war reunion gives BJ an idea- planning a present-day stateside gathering of 4077th families. He continues to obsess with the idea even under the duress of bug-out instigated by a Chinese breakthrough. Also, Klinger fears that the party will blow his cover, as his mother doesn't know he's stationed in Korea.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Burt Metcalfe

  • Bottle Fatigue
    7.5/102 votes

    #20 - Bottle Fatigue

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1980

    Horrified by the gigantic size of his monthly bar tab at the officer's club, Hawkeye vows to give up booze for a week. Meanwhile, Winchester desperately tries to halt his sister's impending marriage to a man he considers unworthy of the Winchester heritage.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Thad Mumford

  • Back Pay
    7.5/102 votes

    #21 - Back Pay

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1980

    Angered by the way civilian doctors in the States are profiting from the war, Hawkeye presents the Army with a bill for his medical services. Meanwhile, Charles reluctantly demonstrates American medical practices to three Korean medics, and is on the receiving end of their medical expertise.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Thad Mumford

  • Picture This
    7.5/102 votes

    #22 - Picture This

    Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/1982

    Potter's attempts to assemble the crew for a family portrait are thwarted by a feud between bunkmates Pierce, Hunnicutt, and Winchester. Things are not helped by the efforts of Margaret, Klinger and Mulcahy to bring the Swampmen back together.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • The Joker is Wild
    7.5/102 votes

    #23 - The Joker is Wild

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/1982

    Tired of reminders about Trapper John's skill as a practical joker, B.J. bets Hawkeye he can prank everyone present.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: John Rappaport

  • As Time Goes By
    7.3/103 votes

    #24 - As Time Goes By

    Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/1983

    Margaret and Hawkeye work on a time capsule to commemorate their time in Korea; Rizzo and BJ goof around with a fake hand grenade; Klinger becomes smitten with a young, pretty Korean war criminal.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Dan Wilcox

  • Hawk's Nightmare
    7.2/104 votes

    #25 - Hawk's Nightmare

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1976

    Hawkeye starts sleepwalking and having horrific nightmares. He begins to think that he may be starting to lose his "war against the war."

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Burt Prelutsky