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M*A*S*H S3E2 — Rainbow Bridge

8.3

M*A*S*H•Season 3•Episode 2

Rainbow Bridge

8.3/10 · 831 votesSep 17, 197425 min

Ranked #6 of 24 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

As Hawkeye and Trapper are planning to leave for Tokyo, an unusual offer to swap POW patients between the Chinese and the 4077th comes in. Henry, after much debate, agrees to send Hawkeye, Trapper, Frank, Radar, and Klinger into enemy territory. Frank almost botches the

Directed byHy Averback

Written byLarry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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Cast6

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Hawkeye Pierce

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

Trapper

McLean Stevenson

McLean Stevenson

Henry Blake

Loretta Swit

Loretta Swit

Margaret Houlihan

Larry Linville

Larry Linville

Frank Burns

Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff

Radar O'Reilly

Crew3

Hy Averback

Hy Averback

Director

Larry Gelbart

Larry Gelbart

Writer

Laurence Marks

Laurence Marks

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Rainbow Bridge" is episode 2 of M*A*S*H season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 831 votes, ranking #6 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Hy Averback and written by Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks, it aired on September 17, 1974.

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