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The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in,...
  1. Background image for Edwina
    7.0/10(926 votes)

    #1 - Edwina

    S1:E13

    The nurses go to extremes lengths to find a date for Nurse Eddie - they won't go out with anyone until Eddie gets a date. The men draw straws, and Hawkeye is the big loser, especially after Eddie nearly kills him in a scene resembling teenage "mating" rituals.

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    Director:James Sheldon
  2. Background image for Hey, Doc
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Hey, Doc

    S4:E5

    Its quid pro quo at the 4077th: two bottles of Scotch for secret surgery, and a tank to scare off snipers for an unauthorized shot of penicillin.

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  3. Background image for The Gun
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Gun

    S4:E13

    A wounded colonel's gun, a showpiece, disappears, and Hawkeye and B.J. play a hunch and bluff Frank, who has it, into returning it.

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  4. Background image for Some 38th Parallels
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Some 38th Parallels

    S4:E19

    Frank tries to distinguish himself by selling the camp garbage, but it's Hawkeye who finds a use for it: he dumps it on a troublesome Colonel Coner.

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  5. Background image for Hanky Panky
    7.0/10(661 votes)

    #5 - Hanky Panky

    S5:E18

    B.J. falls off the fidelity wagon while trying to provide consolation to a nurse whose marriage has just ended. But will he confess his infidelity to his wife?

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Lil

    S7:E3

    Colonel Potter meets a female soldier of the same age and interests as himself, named Lil. The others in the camp think that he might be cheating on Mildred, even though his friendship with Lil is completely platonic. Meanwhile Hawkeye tries to find out what B.J.'s initials stand for. As it turns out, he was named after his parents, Bea and Jay Hunnicutt.

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  8. Background image for The Billfold Syndrome
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Billfold Syndrome

    S7:E5

    Charles becomes so irate, when he is turned down for a future medical position at home, that he refuses to talk to anyone in the unit, until Hawkeye and B.J. send him a false telegram from home. Meanwhile, a young soldier, Jerry Wilson, can't remember his own identity, so Sidney Freedman is called for help.

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  9. Background image for Ain't Love Grand
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Ain't Love Grand

    S7:E24

    The impossible happens for the snobbish Charles when he shares an emotional experience with Klinger, who discovers a U.S. nurse, Debbie, finds him and his bizarre attire attractive, while Charles succumbs to the exotic charms of a Korean girl, called Sooni, who he meets at Rosie's Bar.

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  10. Background image for Exorcism
    7.1/10(651 votes)

    #9 - Exorcism

    S5:E12

    To save the life of an elderly local who rejects an operation because he believes bad spirits surround the 4077th, Colonel Potter permits a Korean exorcism.

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    Director:Alan Alda
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for That's Show Biz
    7.1/10(661 votes)

    #10 - That's Show Biz

    S10:E1

    A touring USO show brings an unexpected touch of vaudeville to the 4077th when the star showgirl requires an emergency operation. And wouldn't you know, the comedian is Klinger's hero!

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  12. Background image for Strange Bedfellows
    7.1/10(538 votes)

    #11 - Strange Bedfellows

    S11:E11

    The 4077th faces a sleepless night as Charles's snoring keeps B.J. and Hawkeye from counting sheep. Meanwhile, Colonel Potter discovers that his son-in-law, Bob Wilson, has had an affair.

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    Director:Mike Farrell
    Writer:Karen Hall
  13. Background image for Showtime
    7.2/10(833 votes)

    #12 - Showtime

    S1:E24

    Captain Kaplan is to be shipped home, but becomes paranoid that something will happen to him before he leaves. He takes the wheel of the jeep to drive to Kimpo himself, but crashes and ends up in plaster. Henry's wife is in labor and gives birth while he has Radar calling the hospital every 5 mins.An entertainer, Jackie Flash, visits the camp to entertain the troops.

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  14. Background image for Captains Outrageous
    7.2/10(534 votes)

    #13 - Captains Outrageous

    S8:E13

    A brawl at Rosie's Bar puts Rosie in the hospital, and the 4077th doctors are pressed into service as temporary saloon-keepers. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is apprehensive that his long-pending promotion to captain will again be denied. Potter: "The Pentagon. Weird looking building. Four walls and a spare. Monument to Murphy's Law."

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  15. Background image for Stars and Stripes
    7.2/10(519 votes)

    #14 - Stars and Stripes

    S8:E14

    Friction arises between B.J. and Winchester when they are asked to write an article for a prestigious medical journal, on how they saved a soldier's life with a daring operation. Meanwhile, Hot Lips receives an eventful visit from Scully, her combat soldier beau.

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    Director:Harry Morgan
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Taking the Fifth
    7.2/10(521 votes)

    #15 - Taking the Fifth

    S9:E9

    Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Blood and Guts
    7.2/10(536 votes)

    #16 - Blood and Guts

    S10:E12

    Hawkeye is outraged when a sensationalistic war correspondent, Clayton Kibbee, reports irresponsible G.I. stunts as tales of military valor. Kibbee: "As for the last two pints of blood, there's no big finale, no heroes. They helped an old soldier, who'd had visions of glory but finally got it through his thick head how tragic and inhumane war can be. Maybe he'll know better next time."

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  18. Background image for Heroes
    7.2/10(513 votes)

    #17 - Heroes

    S10:E18

    Hawkeye is the golden boy of the world press when he treats a celebrity prizefighter, 'Gentleman' Joe Cavanaugh, who has a stroke at the 4077th. Father Mulcahy finds the news hard to take, as Cavanaugh was a hero of his.

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  19. Background image for The Moon is Not Blue
    7.2/10(532 votes)

    #18 - The Moon is Not Blue

    S11:E8

    With the camp facing prohibition, and a severe medical supply shortage, during another heat wave, Hawkeye resolves to lift morale by importing a racy new movie.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Love Story
    7.3/10(838 votes)

    #19 - Love Story

    S1:E14

    Radar gets a Dear John recording from home. Hawkeye and Trapper try to set him up with a date, but fail. Radar is taken by a new nurse at the camp and she is into poetry and music, so they coach him. Margaret wants to stop the relationship, so Hawkeye and Trapper get between her and Frank until she relents. Radar's "Ahhhh, Bach!" and "That's highly significant," quotes win him the girl.

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  21. Background image for Love and Marriage
    7.3/10(643 votes)

    #20 - Love and Marriage

    S3:E20

    Hawkeye and Trapper prevent a GI from marrying a call girl who has TB, whilst trying to help a Korean soldier join his pregnant wife. Radar, of course, provides his usual invaluable help.

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    Director:Lee Philips
  22. Background image for Hawkeye
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Hawkeye

    S4:E18

    Hawkeye is injured in a jeep accident and, aware he has a concussion, babbles to a Korean family to keep himself awake.

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  23. Background image for Smilin' Jack
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Smilin' Jack

    S4:E21

    The 4077th turns up a sick helicopter pilot, 'Smilin' Jack, who doesn't want to quit, and a twice-wounded GI who does.

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  24. Background image for Guerilla My Dreams
    7.3/10(588 votes)

    #23 - Guerilla My Dreams

    S8:E3

    The arrival of a wounded Korean woman sparks a conflict at the 4077th: Hawkeye wants to heal her, but a steely ROK officer, Lt. Park, is more anxious to "question" her about alleged guerilla activities.

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    Director:Alan Alda
  25. Background image for Lend a Hand
    7.3/10(577 votes)

    #24 - Lend a Hand

    S8:E20

    Irritated that the 4077th is planning a "surprise" party for him, Hawkeye volunteers to go to the aid of a wounded surgeon at the front. An additional irritant to Hawkeye is the arrival of Dr. Borelli, a wisecracking medical advisor with whom he habitually disagrees.

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    Director:Alan Alda
    Writer:Alan Alda
  26. Background image for War Co-Respondent
    7.3/10(615 votes)

    #25 - War Co-Respondent

    S8:E23

    B.J. finds himself attracted to a famous war correspondent, Aggie O'Shea, who has fallen in love with him.

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    Director:Mike Farrell

Worst Episodes Summary

"Edwina" is the worst rated episode of "M*A*S*H". It scored 7/10 based on 926 votes. Directed by James Sheldon and written by Hal Dresner, it aired on 12/24/1972. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hey, Doc".