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M*A*S*H S6E5 — The Winchester Tapes
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M*A*S*H•Season 6•Episode 5

The Winchester Tapes

7.9/10 · 610 votesOct 18, 197725 min

Ranked #6 of 24 in Season 6•+0.1 vs season avg

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Hawkeye tries unsuccessfully to get to Seoul, to see Nurse Gilmore for the weekend. Meanwhile, Winchester has taped a letter home, asking for his influential parents to help get him back to the States. To get even, Hawkeye and B.J. switch Winchester's clothes, causing Winchester

Directed byBurt Metcalfe
Written byEverett Greenbaum, James Fritzell
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Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Hawkeye Pierce

Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell

B. J. Hunnicutt

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Sherman Potter

Loretta Swit

Loretta Swit

Margaret Houlihan

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Charles Winchester

Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff

Radar O'Reilly

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr

Maxwell Klinger

William Christopher

William Christopher

Father Mulcahy

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Everett Greenbaum

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Burt Metcalfe

Burt Metcalfe

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James Fritzell

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Winchester Tapes" is episode 5 of M*A*S*H season 6. It scored 7.9/10 from 610 votes, ranking #6 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Burt Metcalfe and written by Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell, it aired on October 18, 1977.

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