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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, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 22 - George
    5.1/10(8 votes)

    #1 - George

    S2:E22

    Hawkeye learns a patient was beaten up in his unit because he's homosexual, and Frank wants the soldier drummed out of the Army.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:Gary Markowitz, John Regler

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  2. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 3 - Radar’s Report
    5.4/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Radar’s Report

    S2:E3

    Radar chronicles the antics of a typical week at the 4077th, which includes Hawkeye falling for a new nurse, a POW going berserk in the OR and Klinger seeking a psychiatric discharge.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Sheldon Keller, Laurence Marks

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  3. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 7 - Check-Up
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Check-Up

    S3:E7

    Trapper gets an ulcer and a ticket home. Unfortunately, his going-away party is spoiled by a new Army regulation, which forces him to stay.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  4. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 8 - Life With Father
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Life With Father

    S3:E8

    Mail from home worries Henry that Lorraine may be seeing other men. Father Mulcahy presides over a Jewish circumcision ceremony for the Korean-born son of a US GI.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell

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  5. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 13 - Mad Dogs and Servicemen
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Mad Dogs and Servicemen

    S3:E13

    A local dog bites Radar, and the camp conducts a search to find the pooch, so that Radar doesn't have to undergo a series of painful rabies vaccinations. Hawkeye defies Frank, to take care of a GI who's suffering from a case of hysterical paralysis.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Mary Kay Place

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  6. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 17 - The Consultant
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Consultant

    S3:E17

    Dr. Borelli visits the 4077th to demonstrate his artery transplant technique. Unfortunately, being so close to the front at the 4077th causes Borelli's drinking problem to interfere at the worst time - when a patient needs the transplant.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 15 - Officers Only
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Officers Only

    S2:E15

    Something smells rank at the 4077th, and it might be the new officers' club--from which enlisted types are barred.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Ed Jurist

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  8. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 23 - Mail Call
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Mail Call

    S2:E23

    Mail call inspires Hawkeye and Trapper to play on Frank's greed, and Klinger's letters from home cover everything from death to pregnancy.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  9. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 10 - There is Nothing Like a Nurse
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - There is Nothing Like a Nurse

    S3:E10

    The nurses are evacuated when the threat of an enemy parachute drop arises. Hawkeye and Trapper try to enliven everyone's spirits whilst they are gone. Hawkeye: "The plot thins. Watch the cake sue for malpractice when Frank cuts into it."

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Larry Gelbart

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  10. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 12 - A Full Rich Day
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - A Full Rich Day

    S3:E12

    Hawkeye records a letter to his dad, detailing the exploits of a mad Turkish soldier who calls Hawkeye a "damn good Joe," the unfortunate loss of the corpse of a Luxembourg soldier (who turns out not to be dead), Lt. Henri-Batiste LeClerc, and of a gun-happy officer.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John D. Hess

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  11. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 16 - Bulletin Board
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Bulletin Board

    S3:E16

    Camp activities include Henry's nervous delivery of a sex lecture, with Hawkeye's and Trapper's heckling, a Shirley Temple movie, and a cookout.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writer:Larry Gelbart

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  12. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 18 - House Arrest
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - House Arrest

    S3:E18

    Hawkeye is accused of hitting Frank and is placed under house arrest pending a court-martial. Meanwhile. Margaret is nervous about a visit from a meticulous female colonel.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell

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  13. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 16 - Henry in Love
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Henry in Love

    S2:E16

    Henry returns from Tokyo in love with a woman half his age, but he seems to have forgotten one thing--he's married.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  14. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 18 - Operation Noselift
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Operation Noselift

    S2:E18

    A private with a prominent proboscis pleads for prohibited plastic surgery--but Frank and Margaret smell a rat.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Paul Richards, Erik Tarloff

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  15. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 19 - The Chosen People
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - The Chosen People

    S2:E19

    A local farmer claims the 4077th is on his land, and a Korean woman claims Radar is the father of her child.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Jeff Wilhelm, Gerry Renert, Sheldon Keller, Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  16. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 24 - A Smattering of Intelligence
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - A Smattering of Intelligence

    S2:E24

    Frank is investigated by two crazy intelligence men, one who's convinced he's a communist, the other's certain Frank's a fascist.

    Director:Larry Gelbart
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  17. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 6 - Springtime
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Springtime

    S3:E6

    When spring arrives, Klinger gets word from home that his sweetheart back in Toledo wants to marry him. Henry arranges for Father Mulcahy to do this over short wave radio. Radar falls in love with a nurse, while a grateful patient won't leave Hawkeye alone, and even threatens Major Burns.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Mary Kay Place, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  18. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 11 - Adam's Ribs
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Adam's Ribs

    S3:E11

    Sick and tired of having liver and fish for an 11-day stretch, Hawkeye, driven near to insanity, starts a riot in the mess tent. He and Trapper then orders spare ribs and sauce from the best place he ever had them, in Chicago. Trapper calls a woman he spent a weekend with to pick up the ribs, and then they get choppered in. Unfortunately, right as they're sitting down to eat, wounded arrive, and Hawkeye is forced to postpone sinking his teeth into his beloved ribs.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. M*A*S*H Season 2 Episode 21 - Crisis
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Crisis

    S2:E21

    A wave of conservation hits the 4077th after a vital supply line is cut, creating a variety of shortages.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

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  20. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 9 - Alcoholics Unanimous
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Alcoholics Unanimous

    S3:E9

    Henry's departure to Tokyo leaves Major Burns in charge of the 4077th. He declares total prohibition of alcohol, which leads to a near riot amongst the camp, especially from Hawkeye and Trapper.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writers:Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell

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  21. M*A*S*H Season 3 Episode 14 - Private Charles Lamb
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Private Charles Lamb

    S3:E14

    A Greek Colonel thanks the 4077th by giving them food and drink for an Easter celebration. But the feast is foiled when softhearted Radar saves the main course from the spit - a lamb, which Radar tricks Henry into giving a medical discharge and sends home to Ottumwa, Iowa. Thus, Hawkeye and Trapper invent the famed Spam Lamb! Meanwhile, a soldier who had shot himself to get out of the army confesses to Frank, thinking he is Father Mulcahy.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Sid Dorfman

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  22. M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 22 - Dreams
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Dreams

    S8:E22

    The 4077th can't escape the Korean War, even in its dreams. Exhausted after two days without sleep, members of the 4077th steal away for catnaps and experience dreams that reveal their fears, yearnings and frustrations.

    Director:Alan Alda
    Writer:Alan Alda

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  23. M*A*S*H Season 10 Episode 1 - That's Show Biz
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #23 - 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!

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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  24. M*A*S*H Season 11 Episode 3 - Foreign Affairs
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Foreign Affairs

    S11:E3

    The Army tries to get a North Korean pilot to defect, and Charles gets a rude shock when he falls for a French nurse with a Bohemian past.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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  25. M*A*S*H Season 1 Episode 8 - Cowboy
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Cowboy

    S1:E8

    John Hodges, a chopper pilot referred to as The Cowboy because of his gun holster belt and cowboy hat, has been hit in the shoulder, and arrives at the 4077th. He is expecting a letter--he's worried his wife Jean at home is leaving him for another man ("She's probably off with some rodeo rider; she's a sucker for a 10-gallon hat!"). He wants to go home, but Henry refuses, stating Cowboy's wound isn't serious enough to merit a stateside ticket. Bad luck then follows Henry Blake like the seat of his pants: he gets shot at while golfing, his tent gets flattened by a driverless jeep, and the latrine explodes while he's inside. The Cowboy offers to fly Henry to Seoul and then threatens to shove him out! The letter finally arives for Cowboy, assuring he is loved. Hawkeye and Trapper uses the radio to convince The Cowboy to spare Henry's life and come down, at which they succeed.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Robert Klane

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Worst Episodes Summary

"George" is the worst rated episode of "M*A*S*H". It scored 5.1/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Gene Reynolds and written by Gary Markowitz, John Regler, it aired on 2/16/1974. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Radar’s Report".