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M*A*S*H S8E21 — Goodbye, Cruel World
7.5
M*A*S*H•Season 8•Episode 21

Goodbye, Cruel World

7.5/10 · 544 votesFeb 11, 198025 min

Ranked #18 of 25 in Season 8•−0.4 vs season avg

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Klinger redecorates his quarters, but the resultant ridicule he receives drives him to new heights in his efforts to get out of the Army. Meanwhile, the doctors are perplexed by the reaction of an Asian-American war hero who tries to kill himself when he's told

Directed byCharles S. Dubin
Written byDan Wilcox, Thad Mumford
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Alan Alda

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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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Dan Wilcox

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T

Thad Mumford

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Charles S. Dubin

Charles S. Dubin

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Episode Summary

"Goodbye, Cruel World" is episode 21 of M*A*S*H season 8. It scored 7.5/10 from 544 votes, ranking #18 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Charles S. Dubin and written by Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford, it aired on February 11, 1980.

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