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M*A*S*H S6E6 — The Light That Failed
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M*A*S*H•Season 6•Episode 6

The Light That Failed

7.8/10 · 617 votesOct 25, 197725 min

Ranked #7 of 24 in Season 6•matches the season avg

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With supplies low, the 4077th gets a truckload of ice cream churns and salt tablets. But what it needs are light bulbs, and in the dimly lit post-op Charles makes an error for which he draws the ultimate wrath of his two surgeon bunkmates.

Directed byCharles S. Dubin
Written byBurt Prelutsky
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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

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Burt Prelutsky

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Charles S. Dubin

Charles S. Dubin

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Episode Summary

"The Light That Failed" is episode 6 of M*A*S*H season 6. It scored 7.8/10 from 617 votes, ranking #7 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Charles S. Dubin and written by Burt Prelutsky, it aired on October 25, 1977.

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