China Beach

The Best Episodes of China Beach

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Every episode of China Beach ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of China Beach!

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one...
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  1. 8.8/10(50 votes)

    #1 - F.N.G.

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    S3:E20

    In November 1966, fairly new guys Colleen McMurphy and Dr. Richard find themselves learning the ropes when they arrive at China Beach.

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  2. 8.7/10(45 votes)

    #2 - 100 Klicks Out

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    S4:E11

    The imminent fall of Saigon reunites KC with her daughter as she struggles to get the little girl out of Vietnam and safely to America and a waiting Boonie. In the 1980s, a cynical McMurphy tries to prevent further child abuse in New Mexico.

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    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.6/10(48 votes)

    #3 - Vets

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    S2:E12

    The accounts of life in Vietnam by real vets are intercut with scenes from old episodes showing how closely the show has mirrored reality.

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  4. 8.6/10(45 votes)

    #4 - The World (1)

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    S2:E16

    Wayloo Marie prepares to return the world and a new job at BBC news. She's unexpectedly joined by McMurphy, who's returning to her unsettled family in Kansas following her father's heart attack.

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  5. 8.6/10(46 votes)

    #5 - The World (2)

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    S2:E17

    McMurphy reassesses her life as she tries to decide whether or not to return to Vietnam following her father's death.

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  6. 8.6/10(57 votes)

    #6 - Hello, Goodbye (1)

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    S4:E16

    McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.

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  8. 8.4/10(29 votes)

    #7 - One Small Step

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    S4:E8

    Suddenly back home and missing one leg, Boonie begins a slow and painful re-entry into civilian life with the comfort of a loving nurse.

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    Director:Steve Dubin
    Writer:John Wells
  9. 8.3/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Twilight

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    S2:E13

    Wayloo Marie's digging results in a medal ceremony for Boonie and an unwelcome investigation into his lost jungle patrol. McMurphy sees Dodger again as he prepares to go back into action. Frankie befriends a captured deserter.

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  10. 8.3/10(41 votes)

    #9 - How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (1)

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    S3:E9

    Beckett and a civilian photographer temporarily join Dodger's patrol; McMurphy gets to know a wounded POW.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.2/10(50 votes)

    #10 - Waiting for Beckett

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    S1:E6

    Cherry is taken in by a deserter who claims to know her brother, and who is pursued by a determined office from the CID. Laurette and Boonie try to help a stressed out Beckett get some sleep.

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    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.2/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Lost and Found (2)

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    S2:E2

    Wayloo Marie becomes a casualty as she shoots her assignment. Frankie Bunsen arrives for temporary duty. McMurphy finds a badly injured Dodger.

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  13. 8.2/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Women in White

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    S2:E5

    McMurphy fights jealousy, envy and fear when a confident woman doctor comes in from the States and takes over Dr. Richard and Dodger's case. Wayloo Marie tries to win a position as a armed forces tv reporter with a report on the war from a woman's point of view. Frankie debuts as a disk jockey

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  14. 8.2/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Tet '68

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    S2:E7

    Wayloo Marie tries to keep reporting, McMurphy and KC are trapped in an officer's restroom, Beckett is held prisoner by Mai's brother and Dr. Richard and the wounded Dodger prepare to defend the hospital during the fierce fighting of the 1968 Tet offensive. Cherry comforts another Red Cross volunteer at a firebase.

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    Director:Steve Dubin
    Writer:John Wells
  15. 8.2/10(43 votes)

    #14 - The Unquiet Earth

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    S3:E1

    McMurphy and K.C. are kidnapped by the Viet Cong and taken underground into a warren of tunnels, where their captors expect McMurphy to operate on their wounded leader.

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  16. 8.2/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Skin Deep

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    S3:E2

    McMurphy uses a little guilt and a little blackmail to get a reluctant K.C. to visit a wounded soldier whose face has been badly disfigured. Holly, the new doughnut dolly, challenges the nurses on behalf of the Red Cross Volunteers to compete in a Miss China Beach beauty pageant. Frankie is assigned to the motor pool and runs into Sarge Pepper, who's not very eager to have her there.

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    Director:Mimi Leder
  17. 8.2/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Nightfall

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    S3:E12

    K.C. feels responsible for the death of a Vietnamese prostitute she sent out and takes things into her own hands when Otis refuses to investigate the matter.

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    Director:N/A
  18. 8.2/10(41 votes)

    #17 - The Thanks of a Grateful Nation

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    S3:E17

    Dodger tries to reintegrate his life as a civilian but finds himself drifting as he tries to make sense of his experiences in Vietnam.

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    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:John Wells
  19. 8.2/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Skylark

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    S3:E18

    A pair of ballroom dancers bring a note of grace and harmony to the uneasy relationship between McMurphy and Dr. Richard while completing a mysterious mission of their own.

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  20. 8.2/10(33 votes)

    #19 - One Giant Leap

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    S4:E7

    In 1969, China Beach watches from afar as the first men land on the moon. McMurphy simmers jealously as Dr. Richard falls for a new nurse. Beckett entertains a group of USO singers in his G.R.U. hut. A disturbed Boonie meets with a tragic accident.

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  21. 8.2/10(36 votes)

    #20 - I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't

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    S4:E10

    McMurphy meets a sympathetic drummer at a 1983 wedding and recalls the 1969 wedding of Lila and Sarge Pepper, as well as the end of her relationship with Dr. Richard.

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  22. 8.1/10(42 votes)

    #21 - Lost and Found (1)

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    S2:E1

    Lila takes over command of China Beach and orders KC off the base. McMurphy finally lets herself admit how much she cares for Natch when she receives some disturbing news about him. Wayloo Marie Holmes, former Saigon weather girl, arrives at China Beach to handle her first journalism assignment, extolling the recreational facilities at the base.

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  23. 8.1/10(45 votes)

    #22 - X-Mas Chnbch VN '67

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    S2:E4

    Christmas '67 brings a steady supply of casualties and a crazed Santa to China Beach.

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    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:John Wells
  24. 8.1/10(44 votes)

    #23 - Cherry

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    S2:E8

    Wayloo Marie becomes intimidated by the war as its reality sinks in following Cherry's death. McMurphy tries to fight the bureaucracy to keep Dodger from going to Japan for more medical help. KC fights her heroin habit as she tries to locate Cherry's brother and prepares to accompany her body home to Iowa for burial.

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    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:N/A
  25. 8.1/10(41 votes)

    #24 - Where the Boys Are

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    S2:E11

    As McMurphy's enforced R&R continues with the help of an 18-year-old medic, Boonie tries to recreate a combination spring beach frolic and senior prom. KC warns Boonie that Wayloo Marie has learned part of his story. A chopper pilot shows Frankie that joys of flying.

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  26. 8.1/10(36 votes)

    #25 - The Gift

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    S3:E21

    McMurphy finds herself under suspicion when a wounded G.I. she doesn't remember names her as his beneficiary. Lila has mixed feelings about an old friend who now outranks her and has arrived at China Beach to do a recruiting film about Army nurses.

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Best Episodes Summary

"F.N.G." is the best rated episode of "China Beach". It scored 8.8/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by John Sacret Young and written by Carol Flint, it aired on 4/16/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "100 Klicks Out".