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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 10 - Thanksgiving of '53
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 15 - C.Y.A.
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown

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  3. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 19 - Another Saturday Night
    8.1/10(27 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Jamie Farr
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 4 - Snap, Crackle, Plop
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 16 - Yours Truly, Max Klinger
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 5 - Staph Inspection
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 6 - Night Shift
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 18 - Odds and Ends
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 11 - Fallout
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown

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  10. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 13 - All About Christmas Eve
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 3 - Klinger vs. Klinger
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 20 - Fever Pitch
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 1 - September of '53
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  14. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 9 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 14 - Chief of Staff
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 21 - By The Book
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 12 - Bladder Day Saints
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 8 - Little Broadcast of '53
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown

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  19. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 2 - Together Again
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown

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  20. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 17 - It Had To Be You
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writers:Dennis Koenig, David Isaacs, Ken Levine

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  21. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 7 - Shall We Dance
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. AfterMASH Season 1 Episode 22 - Up and Down Payments
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E22

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

    Director:Burt Metcalfe
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Thanksgiving of '53" is the best rated episode of "AfterMASH" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Burt Metcalfe and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/21/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "C.Y.A.".