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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 1 - Divided We Stand
    8.0/10(835 votes)

    #1 - Divided We Stand

    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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  2. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 2 - 5 O’Clock Charlie
    8.5/10(1023 votes)

    #2 - 5 O’Clock Charlie

    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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  3. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 3 - Radar’s Report
    7.9/10(822 votes)

    #3 - Radar’s Report

    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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  4. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 4 - For the Good of the Outfit
    7.7/10(766 votes)

    #4 - For the Good of the Outfit

    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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  5. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 5 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
    7.5/10(791 votes)

    #5 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde

    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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  6. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 6 - Kim
    7.7/10(802 votes)

    #6 - Kim

    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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  7. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 7 - L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
    7.6/10(780 votes)

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

    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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  8. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 8 - The Trial of Henry Blake
    8.6/10(934 votes)

    #8 - The Trial of Henry Blake

    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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  9. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 9 - Dear Dad... Three
    8.1/10(809 votes)

    #9 - Dear Dad... Three

    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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  10. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 10 - The Sniper
    8.0/10(812 votes)

    #10 - The Sniper

    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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  11. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 11 - Carry On, Hawkeye
    8.4/10(849 votes)

    #11 - Carry On, Hawkeye

    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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  12. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 12 - The Incubator
    8.1/10(830 votes)

    #12 - The Incubator

    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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  13. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 13 - Deal Me Out
    8.6/10(992 votes)

    #13 - Deal Me Out

    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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  14. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 14 - Hot Lips and Empty Arms
    7.9/10(760 votes)

    #14 - Hot Lips and Empty Arms

    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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  15. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 15 - Officers Only
    7.8/10(731 votes)

    #15 - Officers Only

    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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  16. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 16 - Henry in Love
    7.4/10(809 votes)

    #16 - Henry in Love

    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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  17. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 17 - For Want of a Boot
    8.1/10(779 votes)

    #17 - For Want of a Boot

    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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  18. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 18 - Operation Noselift
    7.4/10(736 votes)

    #18 - Operation Noselift

    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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  19. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 19 - The Chosen People
    7.6/10(726 votes)

    #19 - The Chosen People

    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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  20. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 20 - As You Were
    7.8/10(700 votes)

    #20 - As You Were

    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:Gene Reynolds, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  21. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 21 - Crisis
    8.5/10(800 votes)

    #21 - Crisis

    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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  22. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 22 - George
    7.9/10(761 votes)

    #22 - George

    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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  23. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 23 - Mail Call
    8.0/10(701 votes)

    #23 - Mail Call

    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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  24. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 24 - A Smattering of Intelligence
    8.3/10(789 votes)

    #24 - A Smattering of Intelligence

    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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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 835 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".