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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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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
    M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 8 - The Trial of Henry Blake
    8.6/10(967 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(1027 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(1073 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(836 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(885 votes)

    S2:E11

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

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

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  6. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 24 - A Smattering of Intelligence
    8.3/10(824 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(862 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(842 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(811 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(883 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(846 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 3 - Radar’s Report
    7.9/10(859 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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  13. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 14 - Hot Lips and Empty Arms
    7.9/10(792 votes)

    S2:E14

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

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

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  14. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 22 - George
    7.9/10(793 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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  15. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 23 - Mail Call
    7.9/10(730 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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  16. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 15 - Officers Only
    7.8/10(757 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(730 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(797 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(827 votes)

    S2:E6

    Everyone wants to mother a wounded and apparently orphaned boy.

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

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  20. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 7 - L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
    7.6/10(805 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:Carl Kleinschmitt, Larry Gelbart, Lawrence Marks

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  21. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 19 - The Chosen People
    7.6/10(756 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:Jeff Wilhelm, Gerry Renert, Sheldon Keller, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  22. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 5 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
    7.5/10(825 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:Alan Alda, Robert Klane

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  23. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 16 - Henry in Love
    7.4/10(843 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(765 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 based on 967 votes. Directed by Don Weis and written by McLean Stevenson, it aired on 11/3/1973. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Deal Me Out".