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The Best Episodes of AfterMASH Season 1

Every episode of AfterMASH Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of AfterMASH Season 1!

AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show takes place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicles the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy. M*A*S*H supporting cast-member Kellye Nakahara joined them, albeit off-camera, as the voice of the hospital's public address system. Rosalind Chao rounded out the starring cast as Soon-Lee Klinger, a Korean refugee whom Klinger met, fell in love with and married in the M*A*S*H series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen." AfterMASH premiered in the fall of 1983 in the same Monday night 9:00 P.M. EST. time slot as its predecessor M*A*S*H. It finished 10th out of all network shows for the 1983-1984 season according to Nielsen Media Research television ratings. For its second season CBS moved the show to Tuesday nights at 8:00 EST., opposite NBC's top ten hit The A-Team, and launched a marketing campaign featuring illustrations by Sanford Kossin of Max Klinger in a nurse's uniform, shaving off Mr. T's signature mohawk, theorizing that AfterMASH would take a large portion of The A-Team's audience. The theory, however, was proven wrong. In fact, the exact opposite occurred, as AfterMASH's ratings plummeted to near the bottom of the television rankings and the show was canceled nine episodes into its second season, while The A-Team continued until 1987, with 97 episodes.

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "AfterMASH" season 1 is "September of '53", rated 7.4/10 from 55 user votes. It was directed by Burt Metcalfe and written by Larry Gelbart. "September of '53" aired on 9/26/1983 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Together Again".

  • September of '53
    7.4/10 55 votes

    #1 - September of '53

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1983

    Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy find that adjusting to civilian life isn't easy. Potter, not wanting to mark time in retirement, applies for a job at a VA hospital. Klinger spends time in jail before being offered a job by Potter. Father Mulcahy despairs over his hearing loss suffered in the M*A*S*H finale.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Larry Gelbart

  • Together Again
    6.8/10 32 votes

    #2 - Together Again

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1983

    After ear surgery, Father Mulcahy goes on R-and-R at General Pershing, where Klinger is battling Alma to find a room for a female patient.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Klinger vs. Klinger
    7.4/10 28 votes

    #3 - Klinger vs. Klinger

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1983

    Soon-Lee wants to bring her family to America; a semiconscious patient is brought in without proper papers.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • Snap, Crackle, Plop
    7.4/10 25 votes

    #4 - Snap, Crackle, Plop

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1983

    Klinger has a day to prepare for a civil-service exam.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Staph Inspection
    7.4/10 24 votes

    #5 - Staph Inspection

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1983

    A flasher and a staph carrier are on the loose just two days before and inspection by VA top brass.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Shift
    7.2/10 23 votes

    #6 - Night Shift

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1983

    Myraid crises call Potter, Klinger, and Mulcahy to night duty at the hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shall We Dance
    6.8/10 23 votes

    #7 - Shall We Dance

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1983

    In a campaign against depravity, Alma bans From Here to Eternity and objects to a dance for the patients.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Broadcast of '53
    6.8/10 21 votes

    #8 - Little Broadcast of '53

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1983

    Klinger plays disc jockey on the PA system; a new nurse is being hazed; and Father Mulcahy has to contend with one patient who won't talk and another who won't stop.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
    7.2/10 22 votes

    #9 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1983

    Visitors' day attracts a group that includes a car-selling faith healer, a man dying too be admitted as a patient and an acrophobe whose brother is on the third floor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thanksgiving of '53
    7.8/10 24 votes

    #10 - Thanksgiving of '53

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1983

    The Potters plan their first family Thanksgiving in a dozen years -- but the guest list keeps on growing.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Fallout
    7.4/10 22 votes

    #11 - Fallout

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1983

    Potter and Pfeiffer are thinking of leaving, but the discovery that a patient's leukemia may be linked to A-Bomb tests gives them both pause.

    Director: Larry Gelbart

    Writer: N/A

  • Bladder Day Saints
    6.9/10 24 votes

    #12 - Bladder Day Saints

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1983

    Pfeiffer gets the needle from an obnoxious paitent with a face that Pfeiffer says ""only a proctologist could love"".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All About Christmas Eve
    7.1/10 20 votes

    #13 - All About Christmas Eve

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1983

    Santa sprinkles surprises among his gifts to the staff and patients at the hospital.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • Chief of Staff
    6.9/10 20 votes

    #14 - Chief of Staff

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1984

    Potter seems to be having more than his usual load of problems at the hospital.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • C.Y.A.
    7.6/10 23 votes

    #15 - C.Y.A.

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1984

    Mulcahy gets entangled in red tape trying to get the VA to pay for his ear operation. A woman claims the hospital lost her son.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • Yours Truly, Max Klinger
    7.5/10 25 votes

    #16 - Yours Truly, Max Klinger

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1984

    Klinger cites examples of how ""things are always jumping"" in a letter to Radar.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • It Had To Be You
    6.8/10 20 votes

    #17 - It Had To Be You

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1984

    About to be married, Radar turns up at the Potters', panicky and determined to call the whole thing off.

    Director: Larry Gelbart

    Writer: David Isaacs, Dennis Koenig, Ken Levine

  • Odds and Ends
    7.3/10 20 votes

    #18 - Odds and Ends

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1984

    Klinger gambles to provide for his unborn child. Scannell goes under the knife to remove migrating shrapnel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Another Saturday Night
    7.5/10 22 votes

    #19 - Another Saturday Night

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1984

    With Mildred out, Potter plans a quiet dinner, but the evening is interrupted by a stream of friends.

    Director: Jamie Farr

    Writer: N/A

  • Fever Pitch
    7.0/10 14 votes

    #20 - Fever Pitch

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1984

    Boyer is steamed because he can't get a cooling blanket for a feverish patient.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A

  • By The Book
    7.0/10 16 votes

    #21 - By The Book

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1984

    Klinger and Bob Scannell prospect for uranium; Potter searches for an antibiotic that hasn't been approved by the VA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Up and Down Payments
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - Up and Down Payments

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/1984

    When Klinger goes house hunting, he winds up getting trapped by an agent.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: N/A