7.1/10603 votes#1 - That's Show Biz
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/1981
A touring USO show brings an unexpected touch of vaudeville to the 4077th when the star showgirl requires an emergency operation. And wouldn't you know, the comedian is Klinger's hero!
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
7.6/10498 votes#2 - Identity Crisis
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/1981
Father Mulcahy counsels a GI who is plagued by guilt because he has swapped tags with a dead colleague. Meanwhile, B.J. and Charles consider ways of keeping a soldier-salesman quiet.
Director: David Ogden Stiers
Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox
7.4/10447 votes#3 - Rumor at the Top
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/1981
The latest scuttlebutt affects everyone's behavior when a visitor is rumored to be recruiting for a new M*A*S*H unit. The gang fears that the 4077th will be split up.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
7.3/10462 votes#4 - Give 'em Hell, Hawkeye
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1981
Hawkeye writes a heartfelt letter to President Harry Truman to protest at the continued fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, Colonel Ditka has promised a much-needed water-heater if the 4077th beautifies the camp.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: N/A
7.4/10449 votes#5 - Wheelers and Dealers
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/1981
On the eve of a big poker game, B.J.'s pride is bruised when he finds out his wife is working as a waitress. And Potter takes driving lessons from Klinger.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox
7.6/10455 votes#6 - Communication Breakdown
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/1981
Winchester infuriates the camp when he hoards his stateside newspapers, and Hawkeye reunites two Korean brothers who have been fighting on opposite sides of the war.
Director: Alan Alda
Writer: Karen Hall
7.5/10443 votes#7 - Snap Judgment (1)
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/1981
The military police think they've solved a rash of thefts at the 4077th when they apprehend Klinger with Hawkeye's stolen camera.
Director: Hy Averback
Writer: Paul Perlove
7.6/10453 votes#8 - Snappier Judgment (2)
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/1981
B.J. and Hawkeye resolve to clear Klinger's name after he chooses Winchester to defend him at his military court-martial.
Director: Hy Averback
Writer: Paul Perlove
7.7/10471 votes#9 - '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, David Pollock
7.3/10448 votes#11 - The Birthday Girls
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/1982
Margaret's birthday plans are spoiled when she and Klinger get stranded on a desolate roadside. Meanwhile, Charles gives a lecture for Margaret, and the surgeons assist in the delivery of a calf.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Karen Hall
7.2/10481 votes#12 - Blood and Guts
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/1982
Hawkeye is outraged when a sensationalistic war correspondent, Clayton Kibbee, reports irresponsible G.I. stunts as tales of military valor. Kibbee: "As for the last two pints of blood, there's no big finale, no heroes. They helped an old soldier, who'd had visions of glory but finally got it through his thick head how tragic and inhumane war can be. Maybe he'll know better next time."
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Lee H. Grant
7.6/10488 votes#13 - A Holy Mess
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/1982
An AWOL soldier, Nick Gillis, seeks sanctuary in the mess tent, after Father Mulcahy's service. At the same time, a special Sunday brunch is due to be served, following the donation of some eggs to the camp by a grateful farmer.
Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
8.1/10539 votes#14 - The Tooth Shall Set You Free
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1982
Charles has a serious toothache, but hates the thought of having anything done about it. The doctors suspect prejudice when an inordinate number of black casualties are brought in from a single unit, led by Major Weems.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
7.8/10485 votes#15 - Pressure Points
Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1982
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
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
8.4/10520 votes#16 - Where There's a Will, There's a War
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1982
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
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
7.7/10488 votes#17 - Promotion Commotion
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1982
Winchester, Pierce, and Hunnicutt find themselves in the sticky position of having to decide which enlisted men to recommend for promotion. For Winchester it could be a matter of life and death.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: N/A
7.2/10463 votes#18 - Heroes
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/1982
Hawkeye is the golden boy of the world press when he treats a celebrity prizefighter, 'Gentleman' Joe Cavanaugh, who has a stroke at the 4077th. Father Mulcahy finds the news hard to take, as Cavanaugh was a hero of his.
Director: Nell Cox
Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox
8.1/10512 votes#19 - Sons and Bowlers
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/1982
After losing to the Marines once again, Colonel Potter wishes there was one sport the 4077th were any good at. When Klinger mentions he can bowl, the Colonel decides to have a bowling competition. Unfortunately, he and Klinger are the only 2 good bowlers in the camp, so BJ and Father Mulcahy are "recruited" to the team. Colonel Potter becomes obsessed with winning the game, and excludes Margaret from the team because she helped the team lose at softball. Then the 4077th team hear the Marines have got a "ringer" in their team after pulling some strings..... Meanwhile, Hawkeye finds out his father is in hospital and tries to speak to him over the phone, watched by Charles, who envies Hawkeye's close relationship with his father.
Director: Hy Averback
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
7.4/10449 votes#20 - 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
7.4/10441 votes#21 - That Darn Kid
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 4/12/1982
Klinger buys a goat, with the intention of getting rich by selling it's milk. Then the goat eats the 4077th's $22,340 payroll, leaving paymaster Hawkeye holding the bag. Meanwhile, Charles also thinks he can make a killing when he sees an ancient vase.
Director: David Ogden Stiers
Writer: Karen Hall
The Best Episodes of M*A*S*H Season 10
Every episode of M*A*S*H Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of M*A*S*H Season 10!
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,...
Genres:War & PoliticsDramaComedy
Network:CBS
Season 10 Ratings Summary
"That's Show Biz" is the best rated episode of "M*A*S*H" season 10. It scored 7.1/10 based on 603 votes. Directed by Charles S. Dubin and written by Elias Davis, David Pollock, it aired on 10/26/1981. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Identity Crisis".
