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The Worst Episodes of M*A*S*H

Every episode of M*A*S*H ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of M*A*S*H!

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,...
Genres:War & PoliticsDramaComedy
Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"Hawkeye" is the worst rated episode of "M*A*S*H". It scored 6.9/10 based on 776 votes. Directed by Larry Gelbart and written by Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner, it aired on 1/13/1976. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Edwina".

  • Hawkeye
    6.9/10776 votes
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    #1 - Hawkeye

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/13/1976

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

    Director: Larry Gelbart

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Simon Muntner

  • Edwina
    7.0/10809 votes
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    #2 - Edwina

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/24/1972

    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.

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Hal Dresner

  • Our Finest Hour
    7.0/10570 votes
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    #3 - Our Finest Hour

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1978

    Newscaster Clete Roberts, reprising an earlier interview appearance, returns to update Korean War conditions, when he conducts a series of television talks with the leading characters of the 4077th.

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Ronny Graham, David Isaacs, Ken Levine

  • Exorcism
    7.1/10586 votes
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    #4 - Exorcism

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1976

    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.

    Director: Alan Alda

    Writer: N/A

  • Hanky Panky
    7.1/10576 votes
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    #5 - Hanky Panky

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/1977

    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?

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Gene Reynolds

  • That's Show Biz
    7.1/10604 votes
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    #6 - That's Show Biz

    Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/1981

    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

    Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock

  • Strange Bedfellows
    7.1/10488 votes
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    #7 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/1983

    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.

    Director: Mike Farrell

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • Showtime
    7.2/10758 votes
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    #8 - Showtime

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/1973

    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.

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Larry Gelbart

  • Captains Outrageous
    7.2/10479 votes
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    #9 - Captains Outrageous

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1979

    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."

    Director: Burt Metcalfe

    Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox

  • Stars and Stripes
    7.2/10471 votes
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    #10 - Stars and Stripes

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1979

    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.

    Director: Harry Morgan

    Writer: N/A

  • Taking the Fifth
    7.2/10474 votes
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    #11 - Taking the Fifth

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/1981

    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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood and Guts
    7.2/10484 votes
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    #12 - Blood and Guts

    Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/1982

    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."

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: Lee H. Grant

  • Heroes
    7.2/10464 votes
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    #13 - Heroes

    Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/1982

    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.

    Director: Nell Cox

    Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox

  • The Moon is Not Blue
    7.2/10484 votes
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    #14 - The Moon is Not Blue

    Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/1982

    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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Story
    7.3/10754 votes
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    #15 - Love Story

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1973

    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.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks

  • Love and Marriage
    7.3/10588 votes
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    #16 - Love and Marriage

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1975

    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.

    Director: Lee Philips

    Writer: Arthur Julian

  • Of Moose and Men
    7.3/10547 votes
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    #17 - Of Moose and Men

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1975

    Hawkeye tangles with a tough Army colonel, Colonel Spiker, B.J. helps Zale, who's received a "Dear John" letter, and Frank looks endlessly for Korean saboteurs.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: Jay Folb

  • The More I See You
    7.3/10622 votes
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    #18 - The More I See You

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/1976

    Hawkeye is reunited with a woman he thought was out of his life forever, but who never altogether leaves.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Gene Reynolds, Larry Gelbart

  • B.J. Papa San
    7.3/10482 votes
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    #19 - B.J. Papa San

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1979

    B.J. almost becomes the surrogate father to a Korean family. Finding them a substitute for his own absent family, B.J. spends so much time with them that his medical efficiency begins to suffer, and Hawkeye worries about his health. B.J.: "First they take me from my wife and kid, and just when I find something to help fill the gap, they take that away, too."

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Larry Balmagia

  • Ain't Love Grand
    7.3/10503 votes
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    #20 - Ain't Love Grand

    Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1979

    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.

    Director: Mike Farrell

    Writer: David Isaacs, Ken Levine

  • Guerilla My Dreams
    7.3/10542 votes
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    #21 - Guerilla My Dreams

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1979

    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.

    Director: Alan Alda

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Lend a Hand
    7.3/10531 votes
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    #22 - Lend a Hand

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/1980

    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.

    Director: Alan Alda

    Writer: Alan Alda

  • War Co-Respondent
    7.3/10558 votes
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    #23 - War Co-Respondent

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1980

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

    Director: Mike Farrell

    Writer: Mike Farrell

  • Father's Day
    7.3/10497 votes
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    #24 - Father's Day

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/1980

    Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip off the old block when her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit. Also, Hawkeye fixes up a soldier who repays them with a large side of steak, but the general who it belongs to is really steamed.

    Director: Alan Alda

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • Operation Friendship
    7.3/10475 votes
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    #25 - Operation Friendship

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/1981

    Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his injuries after the blast.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A