The Best Episodes Written By Burt Prelutsky
Every TV Episode Written by Burt Prelutsky Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Burt Prelutsky Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Burt Prelutsky is "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler", rated 8.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Larry Gelbart". "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler" aired on 11/7/1975 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Novocaine Mutiny".
8.7/10 3 votes#1 - Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1975
Intelligence officer Colonel Flagg, and psychiatrist Sidney Freedman, grapples over the fate of a wounded officer, Captain Chandler, who claims to be Jesus Christ. Perhaps the most poignant scene is when Radar asks Chandler to bless his teddy bear.
Director: Larry Gelbart
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
8.0/10 3 votes#2 - The Novocaine Mutiny
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/27/1976
Frank has Hawkeye up on charges of mutiny, for usurping his authority when Potter was away on leave, and Frank was the C.O. The Judge Advocate, Colonel Carmichael, tries the case; BJ, Potter, and Radar are in attendance of the preliminary hearing to offer support for Hawkeye. There are several versions of what happened: according to Frank, he was trying to hold the 4077th together during heavy casualties when everyone else was falling apart; according to The Eye Of The Hawk, BJ and Radar, it was Frank who was out of control with his regimen. Finding no evidence of the alleged mutiny, the judge drops all charges against Hawkeye and puts Frank in his place (but will he stay there?!).
Director: Harry Morgan
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
8.0/10 4 votes#3 - The General's Practitioner
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/1977
General Korshak wants Hawkeye to be his personal practitioner, despite his constant snottiness. And Radar helps take care of a soldier's half-Korean baby after he is shipped back home.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
8.0/10 2 votes#4 - Images
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1977
Radar notices a number of tattoos on one of the wounded, and convinces himself that with a tattoo he will be irresistible to women. Everyone tries to discourage him, and he admits to having received a tattoo that will wash off. Meanwhile, Margaret is frustrated with a new nurse who keeps getting upset at the sight of combat injuries.
Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
7.5/10 2 votes#5 - Souvenirs
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1977
Hawkeye and BJ try to stop a chopper pilot from selling souvenirs derived from war materials derived from locals facing danger getting them, and Klinger becomes a pole-sitter in his latest attempt to get a Section Eight.
Director: Joshua Shelley
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
7.5/10 2 votes#6 - The Light That Failed
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1977
With supplies low, the 4077th gets a truckload of ice cream churns and salt tablets. But what it needs are light bulbs, and in the dimly lit post-op Charles makes an error for which he draws the ultimate wrath of his two surgeon bunkmates. Meanwhile, B.J. receives a mystery novel that everyone in camp reads in turn. The last page is missing and the solution to the mystery is undiscovered until B.J. calls the author by long distance.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
7.2/10 4 votes#7 - Hawk's Nightmare
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1976
Hawkeye starts sleepwalking and having horrific nightmares. He begins to think that he may be starting to lose his "war against the war."
Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
7.0/10 2 votes#8 - The Grim Reaper
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1977
Colonel Bloodworth threatens to press court-martial charges against Hawkeye, who shoved him in the bar. But then he becomes a patient and witnesses Hawkeye's skills. Klinger bonds with a patient from his hometown.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
6.0/10 1 votes#9 - Being of Sound Mind
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2001
Dr. Sloan tries to save Jesse and Amanda from a murderer who is out to kill them in order to obtain a multi-million dollar inheritance.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
- 5.0/10 1 votes
#10 - Officers and Gentlemen
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1999
Spoon and Ice look for a new roommate who can serve as a buffer between them. They and Capone undergo survival training. Kate goes out with their training officer, Capt. Ray Hartley, and becomes a victim of date rape.
Director: N/A
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
- 5.0/10 1 votes
#11 - At Poverty Level
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2000
After a case of spousal abuse, Kelly goes to Washington to ask for raises for enlisted men. There he meets Ali, an old flame, and they rekindle the fire. Ice goes out with Dr. Brandon. Hammer has a close call.
Director: Scott Lautanen
Writer: Burt Prelutsky