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The Best Episodes of M*A*S*H Season 2

Every episode of M*A*S*H Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of M*A*S*H Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 8 - The Trial of Henry Blake
    8.6/10(972 votes)

    S2:E8

    Henry's fitness for command is called into question when he's put on trial for charges stemming from the tomfoolery at the 4077th.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:McLean Stevenson

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  2. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 13 - Deal Me Out
    8.6/10(1029 votes)

    S2:E13

    The 4077th and friends convene for their weekly “Medical Conference,” A.K.A. Poker while Radar runs over a civilian and Frank is held hostage in the showers by an enlisted man.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  3. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 2 - 5 O’Clock Charlie
    8.5/10(1075 votes)

    S2:E2

    An inept, if punctual, bomber pilot provides comic relief for Hawkeye and Trapper, but inspires Frank to call out the heavy artillery.

    Director:Norman Tokar
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks, Keith Walker

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  4. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 21 - Crisis
    8.5/10(838 votes)

    S2:E21

    A wave of conservation hits the 4077th after a vital supply line is cut, creating a variety of shortages.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  5. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 11 - Carry On, Hawkeye
    8.4/10(888 votes)

    S2:E11

    A flu epidemic leaves yet-to-be infected Hawkeye and Margaret more overworked than ever.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Bernard Dilbert, Laurence Marks

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  6. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 24 - A Smattering of Intelligence
    8.3/10(829 votes)

    S2:E24

    Frank is investigated by two crazy intelligence men, one who's convinced he's a communist, the other's certain Frank's a fascist.

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  7. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 12 - The Incubator
    8.2/10(865 votes)

    S2:E12

    Hawkeye and Trapper hassle the brass to obtain a vital piece of medical equipment.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  8. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 9 - Dear Dad... Three
    8.1/10(845 votes)

    S2:E9

    Another letter from Hawkeye to his father tells about a bigoted soldier who wants the "right color" blood, a live grenade in the OR and Henry's home movies.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  9. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 17 - For Want of a Boot
    8.1/10(814 votes)

    S2:E17

    Hawkeye's quest for new boots turns into a never-ending game of horse trading.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Sheldon Keller

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  10. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 1 - Divided We Stand
    8.0/10(886 votes)

    S2:E1

    Gen. Clayton sends a psychiatrist to the 4077th to gauge the camp's cohesiveness and fitness as a unit.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Larry Gelbart

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  11. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 10 - The Sniper
    8.0/10(849 votes)

    S2:E10

    A lone sniper turns the hospital compound into a combat zone, traps Henry and Radar in the showers and forces surgery by candlelight after he knocks out the generator.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  12. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 23 - Mail Call
    8.0/10(732 votes)

    S2:E23

    Mail call inspires Hawkeye and Trapper to play on Frank's greed, and Klinger's letters from home cover everything from death to pregnancy.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  13. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 3 - Radar’s Report
    7.9/10(863 votes)

    S2:E3

    Radar chronicles the antics of a typical week at the 4077th, which includes Hawkeye falling for a new nurse, a POW going berserk in the OR and Klinger seeking a psychiatric discharge.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Sheldon Keller, Laurence Marks

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  14. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 14 - Hot Lips and Empty Arms
    7.9/10(795 votes)

    S2:E14

    Depressed by news from home, Margaret examines her life and decides to request a transfer.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Mary Kay Place

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  15. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 22 - George
    7.9/10(798 votes)

    S2:E22

    Hawkeye learns a patient was beaten up in his unit because he's homosexual, and Frank wants the soldier drummed out of the Army.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Gary Markowitz, John Regler

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  16. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 15 - Officers Only
    7.8/10(761 votes)

    S2:E15

    Something smells rank at the 4077th, and it might be the new officers' club--from which enlisted types are barred.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Ed Jurist

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  17. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 20 - As You Were
    7.8/10(733 votes)

    S2:E20

    Frank chooses a lull in the action to ask Hawkeye and Trapper to perform his hernia operation, and that's just when the war returns full tilt.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds, Laurence Marks

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  18. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 4 - For the Good of the Outfit
    7.7/10(801 votes)

    S2:E4

    Hawkeye and Trapper receive high-level flak when they buck the brass to report the "friendly fire" shelling of a South Korean village.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  19. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 6 - Kim
    7.7/10(829 votes)

    S2:E6

    Everyone wants to mother a wounded and apparently orphaned boy.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Marc Mandel, Laurence Marks

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  20. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 7 - L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
    7.6/10(807 votes)

    S2:E7

    Hawkeye cuts through red tape to help a GI marry his child's Korean mother, and cuts romantic ties with a bigoted nurse.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Carl Kleinschmitt, Lawrence Marks

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  21. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 19 - The Chosen People
    7.6/10(759 votes)

    S2:E19

    A local farmer claims the 4077th is on his land, and a Korean woman claims Radar is the father of her child.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Gerry Renert, Sheldon Keller, Jeff Wilhelm, Laurence Marks

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  22. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 5 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
    7.5/10(828 votes)

    S2:E5

    Hawkeye has been operating so long he just can't quit, and he decides to try to end the war while he's at it.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Robert Klane, Alan Alda

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  23. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 16 - Henry in Love
    7.4/10(849 votes)

    S2:E16

    Henry returns from Tokyo in love with a woman half his age, but he seems to have forgotten one thing--he's married.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  24. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 18 - Operation Noselift
    7.4/10(770 votes)

    S2:E18

    A private with a prominent proboscis pleads for prohibited plastic surgery--but Frank and Margaret smell a rat.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Paul Richards, Erik Tarloff

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Trial of Henry Blake" is the best rated episode of M*A*S*H season 2. It scored 8.6/10 from 972 votes. Directed by Don Weis and written by McLean Stevenson, it aired on November 3, 1973.