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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!

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 2 Ratings Summary

"Divided We Stand" is the best rated episode of "M*A*S*H" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 737 votes. Directed by Jackie Cooper and written by Larry Gelbart, it aired on 9/15/1973. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "5 O’Clock Charlie".

  • Divided We Stand
    8.0/10737 votes

    #1 - Divided We Stand

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1973

    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

  • 5 O’Clock Charlie
    8.5/10895 votes

    #2 - 5 O’Clock Charlie

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1973

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks, Keith Walker

  • Radar’s Report
    7.9/10722 votes

    #3 - Radar’s Report

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1973

    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

    Writer: Sheldon Keller, Laurence Marks

  • For the Good of the Outfit
    7.7/10674 votes

    #4 - For the Good of the Outfit

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1973

    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

  • Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
    7.5/10695 votes

    #5 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1973

    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

    Writer: Alan Alda, Robert Klane

  • Kim
    7.6/10701 votes

    #6 - Kim

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1973

    Everyone wants to mother a wounded and apparently orphaned boy.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Marc Mandel, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
    7.6/10678 votes

    #7 - L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1973

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Carl Kleinschmitt, Lawrence Marks

  • The Trial of Henry Blake
    8.5/10815 votes

    #8 - The Trial of Henry Blake

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1973

    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

  • Dear Dad... Three
    8.1/10703 votes

    #9 - Dear Dad... Three

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1973

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • The Sniper
    8.0/10713 votes

    #10 - The Sniper

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1973

    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

  • Carry On, Hawkeye
    8.4/10743 votes

    #11 - Carry On, Hawkeye

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1973

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

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Bernard Dilbert, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • The Incubator
    8.1/10739 votes

    #12 - The Incubator

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1973

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

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • Deal Me Out
    8.6/10873 votes

    #13 - Deal Me Out

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1973

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • Hot Lips and Empty Arms
    7.8/10668 votes

    #14 - Hot Lips and Empty Arms

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1973

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

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Mary Kay Place

  • Officers Only
    7.7/10643 votes

    #15 - Officers Only

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/1973

    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

  • Henry in Love
    7.4/10713 votes

    #16 - Henry in Love

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1974

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • For Want of a Boot
    8.1/10693 votes

    #17 - For Want of a Boot

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1974

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

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Sheldon Keller

  • Operation Noselift
    7.4/10645 votes

    #18 - Operation Noselift

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/19/1974

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

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: Paul Richards, Erik Tarloff

  • The Chosen People
    7.5/10631 votes

    #19 - The Chosen People

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1974

    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

    Writer: Sheldon Keller, Jeff Wilhelm, Gerry Renert, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • As You Were
    7.8/10615 votes

    #20 - As You Were

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1974

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds, Laurence Marks

  • Crisis
    8.4/10710 votes

    #21 - Crisis

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/1974

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

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • George
    7.9/10672 votes

    #22 - George

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/16/1974

    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

    Writer: John Regler, Gary Markowitz

  • Mail Call
    7.9/10621 votes

    #23 - Mail Call

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1974

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • A Smattering of Intelligence
    8.3/10699 votes

    #24 - A Smattering of Intelligence

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/2/1974

    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

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks