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M*A*S*H S8E10 — The Yalu Brick Road
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M*A*S*H•Season 8•Episode 10

The Yalu Brick Road

8.2/10 · 654 votesNov 19, 197925 min

Ranked #9 of 25 in Season 8•+0.3 vs season avg

Discussion

Hawkeye and BJ lose their way while rushing urgently needed antibiotics to the 4077th, which is wracked with low-mileage Thanksgiving turkey-induced salmonella. Wandering back to M*A*S*H, the pair are found by a peculiar North Korean soldier.

Directed byCharles S. Dubin
Written byMike Farrell
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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

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr

Maxwell Klinger

William Christopher

William Christopher

Father Mulcahy

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Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell

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Charles S. Dubin

Charles S. Dubin

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Episode Summary

"The Yalu Brick Road" is episode 10 of M*A*S*H season 8. It scored 8.2/10 from 654 votes, ranking #9 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Charles S. Dubin and written by Mike Farrell, it aired on November 19, 1979.

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