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The Best Episodes of M*A*S*H

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The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 24 - Abyssinia, Henry
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Abyssinia, Henry

    S3:E24

    Everyone is happy when Henry finds out that he is being discharged and sent home, and Hawkeye and Trapper decide to literally send him off in style...

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell

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  2. M*A*S*H Season 7 Episode 17 - The Price
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Price

    S7:E17

    The 4077th is confronted by two crises: Colonel Potter's mare, Sophie, mysteriously disappears from her corral, and Hawkeye and B.J. find themselves with a young Korean boy on their hands, who is trying to avoid conscription into the Army.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Erik Tarloff

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  3. M*A*S*H Season 7 Episode 18 - The Young and the Restless
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Young and the Restless

    S7:E18

    A lecture on the latest techniques by a young surgeon from Tokyo, and a later demonstration of his surgical skill, turns Winchester into a drunk and Potter into an invalid, whilst bringing home to Hawkeye and B.J. that they are out of touch with new medical practices.

    Director:William B. Jurgensen
    Writer:Mitch Markowitz

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  4. M*A*S*H Season 11 Episode 16 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

    S11:E16

    Hawkeye is sent to a mental hospital; a freak accident causes Father Mulcahy to lose his hearing; Margaret worries about her post-war plans; Charles run across a band of Chinese musicians; BJ is sent home, much to Hawkeye's dismay; Klinger decides to stay in Korea to marry Soon-Lee; a ceasefire is declared, ending the war.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Alan Alda, John Rappaport, Burt Metcalfe, Elias Davis, Dan Wilcox, David Pollock, Thad Mumford, Karen Hall

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  5. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 4 - Good-Bye Radar: Part 1
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Good-Bye Radar: Part 1

    S8:E4

    On leave in Tokyo, Radar is desperately needed back at the crisis-stricken 4077th, but his return is delayed by outside events. While casualties continue to pour in from the front, the 4077th's generator conks out, and the backup has been stolen, depriving the medical unit of all electrical power. But Klinger, filling in for the vacationing Radar, lacks the expertise and experience to wheel and deal for a new machine.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  6. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 5 - Good-Bye Radar: Part 2
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Good-Bye Radar: Part 2

    S8:E5

    As company clerk Radar O'Reilly reluctantly prepares to depart the 4077th, the unit is still without electricity due to a broken generator, and the operating room continues to fill up with war wounded as night falls. The responsibility for procuring a new generator falls on Klinger, who lacks Radar's masterful knack of cutting through red tape in search of much-needed supplies.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 18 - Old Soldiers
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Old Soldiers

    S8:E18

    Hawkeye is appointed temporary commander of the 4077th when Colonel Potter rushes off to Tokyo on a mysterious mission. While in command, Hawkeye's main problem is housing a large group of Korean refugees comprised mainly of rambunctious children who need medical care.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 9 - Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler

    S4:E9

    Intelligence officer Colonel Flagg, and psychiatrist Sidney Freedman, grapples over the fate of a wounded officer, Captain Chandler, who claims to be Jesus Christ. Perhaps the most poignant scene is when Radar asks Chandler to bless his teddy bear.

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writer:Burt Prelutsky

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  9. M*A*S*H Season 5 Episode 7 - Dear Sigmund
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Dear Sigmund

    S5:E7

    Psychiatrist Sidney Freedman composes a letter to Sigmund Freud during a visit to the 4077, while the rest of the camp endures the hijinks of a mystery prankster.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writer:Alan Alda

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  10. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 11 - Life Time
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Life Time

    S8:E11

    Hawkeye and BJ race against the clock to save a soldier from paralysis. BJ harvesting an aorta from a dead soldier doesn't sit well with the soldier's friend.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Alan Alda, Walter D. Dishell, M.D.

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  11. M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 22 - Potter's Retirement
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Potter's Retirement

    S6:E22

    When bad reports are filed at headquarters, Col. Potter contemplates retirement.

    Director:William B. Jurgensen
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  12. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 2 - Change of Command
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Change of Command

    S4:E2

    Frank settles in as commanding officer, only to have a new one appointed over his head, one that, to his chagrin, fits in very well.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell

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  13. M*A*S*H Season 5 Episode 21 - Movie Tonight
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Movie Tonight

    S5:E21

    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

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  14. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 10 - The Yalu Brick Road
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - The Yalu Brick Road

    S8:E10

    Hawkeye and BJ lose their way while rushing urgently needed antibiotics to the 4077th, which is wracked with low-mileage Thanksgiving turkey-induced salmonella. Wandering back to M*A*S*H, the pair are found by a peculiar North Korean soldier.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Mike Farrell

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  15. M*A*S*H Season 10 Episode 15 - Pressure Points
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Pressure Points

    S10:E15

    Potter sends for Sidney Freedman when he loses confidence in his surgical abilities, and Winchester loses patience with his bunkmates' sloppiness.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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  16. M*A*S*H Season 10 Episode 16 - Where There's a Will, There's a War
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Where There's a Will, There's a War

    S10:E16

    Hawkeye goes to help at an aid station, and under heavy shelling he draws up a will, leaving various items to his friends at the 4077th.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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  17. M*A*S*H Season 1 Episode 15 - Tuttle
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Tuttle

    S1:E15

    Hawkeye creates a fake doctor, Captain Jonathan S. Tuttle, to give supplies to the local orphans. Henry wants Tuttle to be officer of the day, so Hawkeye creates a fake personnel file, and all his back pay is given to the orphanage. When General Clayton wants to reward his generosity, Hawkeye is forced to invent a story about Tuttle jumping from a chopper without his parachute! Of course, Trapper's new friend, Captain Murdoch, obtained the fake dog tags and parachute...!

    Director:William Wiard
    Writers:Bruce Shelley, David Ketchum

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  18. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 21 - Big Mac
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Big Mac

    S3:E21

    The camp prepares for a visit from General MacArthur. Klinger dresses as the Statue of Liberty as the General's jeep drives through the camp. MacArthur is so impressed, he salutes!

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 1 - Welcome to Korea
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Welcome to Korea

    S4:E1

    Trapper is shipped home while Hawkeye is on R&R. Hawkeye speeds to Kimpo with Radar to catch Trapper's plane, but they just miss him. While they are there, they pick up BJ Hunnicut and take him back to camp. On the way back, BJ is introduced to the Korean War.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell, Larry Gelbart

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  20. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 6 - The Bus
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Bus

    S4:E6

    Radar is driving Hawk, B.J., Sherman, and Frank in a bus back from a "medical conference" when they get lost. They stop to see if they can find anything they recognize. When they decide to turn around, they find that the bus does not want to start. Radar goes off in the middle of the night for the latrine, and does not immediately return. Stricken, Hawkeye wants to set out to find him, only to be stopped by Sherman. An injured Korean surrenders to get medical help from Hawk and B.J.. Upon Radar return, the Korean helps repair the bus and get them out of danger.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John D. Hess

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  21. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 8 - The Kids
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Kids

    S4:E8

    The 4077th plays host to kids bombed out of their orphanage, and at the same time has to deliver a baby and care for battle casualties.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell

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  22. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 12 - Soldier of the Month
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Soldier of the Month

    S4:E12

    Frank has a fever and makes a will, leaving all his money to his wife and all his clothes to Hot Lips.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  23. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 20 - The Novocaine Mutiny
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - The Novocaine Mutiny

    S4:E20

    Frank has Hawkeye up on charges of mutiny, for usurping his authority when Potter was away on leave, and Frank was the C.O. The Judge Advocate, Colonel Carmichael, tries the case; BJ, Potter, and Radar are in attendance of the preliminary hearing to offer support for Hawkeye. There are several versions of what happened: according to Frank, he was trying to hold the 4077th together during heavy casualties when everyone else was falling apart; according to The Eye Of The Hawk, BJ and Radar, it was Frank who was out of control with his regimen. Finding no evidence of the alleged mutiny, the judge drops all charges against Hawkeye and puts Frank in his place (but will he stay there?!).

    Director:Harry Morgan
    Writer:Burt Prelutsky

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  24. M*A*S*H Season 4 Episode 24 - The Interview
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Interview

    S4:E24

    Clete Roberts introduces this segment as his show; he's arrived at Korea to interview the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital because of its high 97% efficiency rating. In Roberts' interviews with Hawkeye, BJ, Frank, Radar, Klinger, Mulcahy and Potter, they talk about how they cope with their situation, what they miss about home, how they feel about who they work with, and whether they see any good in coming from war.

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writer:Larry Gelbart

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  25. M*A*S*H Season 5 Episode 1 - Bug Out
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Bug Out

    S5:E1

    When a rumor for a camp relocation turns out to be real, Hawkeye, Margaret and Radar volunteer to stay behind for a patient who cannot be moved.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell

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Best Episodes Summary

"Abyssinia, Henry" is the best rated episode of "M*A*S*H". It scored 9.1/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Larry Gelbart and written by Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell, it aired on 3/18/1975. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Price".