M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker). [1] It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. [2] The episodes were produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the CBS network and aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. [2] The series, which covered a three-year military conflict, spanned 255 episodes and a 2 hour finale over 11 seasons. [3]
The regular cast originally consisted of Alan Alda as Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre, two surgeons; McLean Stevenson as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, a surgeon and the base commander; Loretta Swit as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the head nurse; Larry Linville as Major Frank Burns, another surgeon; and Gary Burghoff as Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, the company clerk. Recurring characters in the first season consisted of John Orchard as Captain "Capt. Ugly John Black" Black, Timothy Brown as Captain "Spearchucker" Jones, William Christopher as First Lieutenant 'Father' John Patrick Mulcahy, the company chaplain (played by George Morgan in the pilot), and Jamie Farr as Corporal Maxwell Klinger. [4]
Several changes were made in the cast line up during the 11-year run. Ugly John and Spearchucker were dropped after the first season, while Klinger and Father Mulcahy were retained and became permanent cast members in, respectively, the fourth and fifth seasons. [5] [6] Rogers and Stevenson left the series at the end of the third season and were replaced in the fourth by, respectively, Mike Farrell as Captain B. J. Hunnicutt and Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman Potter. [4] Linville left the series at the end of the fifth season and was replaced in the sixth by David Ogden Stiers as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. [4] Burghoff left the series during the eighth season. [4] Two recurring characters—Allan Arbus as Major Sidney Freedman, a psychiatrist (called Milton Freedman in his first appearance) and Edward Winter as Colonel Sam Flagg (a Lieutenant Colonel, before the fourth season), CIA—were introduced in the second season.
Although not an immediate success, the popularity of M*A*S*H increased in its second season, when it ranked among the ten most-popular programs on prime time American television. Except for the fourth season, where it dropped to number 15, the series stayed in the top 10 for the remainder of its run. The final episode, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", became the most-watched show in American television history with 106 million viewers. [7] During its 11-year run M*A*S*H received 14 Emmy Awards. [8] The series continues to air in syndication, while the entire run has been released on DVD.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank [9] | Rating [9] | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 24 | September 17, 1972 | March 25, 1973 | 46 | 17.5 | |
2 | 24 | September 15, 1973 | March 2, 1974 | 4 | 25.7 | |
3 | 24 | September 10, 1974 | March 18, 1975 | 5 | 27.4 | |
4 | 25 | September 12, 1975 | February 24, 1976 | 14 | 22.9 | |
5 | 25 | September 21, 1976 | March 15, 1977 | 4 | 25.9 | |
6 | 25 | September 20, 1977 | March 27, 1978 | 8 | 23.2 | |
7 | 26 | September 18, 1978 | March 12, 1979 | 7 | 25.4 | |
8 | 25 | September 17, 1979 | March 24, 1980 | 4 | 25.3 | |
9 | 20 | November 17, 1980 | May 4, 1981 | 4 | 25.7 | |
10 | 22 | October 26, 1981 | April 12, 1982 | 9 | 22.3 | |
11 | 16 | October 25, 1982 | February 28, 1983 | 3 | 22.6 |
Character | Played by | Season | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce | Alan Alda | Main | ||||||||||
Capt. "Trapper John" McIntyre | Wayne Rogers | Main | ||||||||||
Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt | Mike Farrell | Main | ||||||||||
Lt. Col. Henry Blake | McLean Stevenson | Main | ||||||||||
Col. Sherman T. Potter | Harry Morgan [note a] | Main | ||||||||||
Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan | Loretta Swit | Main | ||||||||||
Maj. Frank Burns | Larry Linville | Main | ||||||||||
Maj. Charles Winchester | David Ogden Stiers | Main | ||||||||||
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly | Gary Burghoff | Main | ||||||||||
Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger | Jamie Farr | Recurring | Main | |||||||||
Father Francis Mulcahy | William Christopher [note b] | Recurring | Main | |||||||||
Major Sidney Freedman[note c] | Allan Arbus | Recurring | ||||||||||
Colonel Sam Flagg[note d] | Edward Winter | Recurring | ||||||||||
Captain "Ugly John" Black | John Orchard | Rec. | ||||||||||
Captain "Spearchucker" Jones | Timothy Brown | Rec. | ||||||||||
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No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart | September 17, 1972 | J-301 |
2 | 2 | "To Market, to Market" | Michael O'Herlihy | Burt Styler | September 24, 1972 | J-303 |
3 | 3 | "Requiem for a Lightweight" | Hy Averback | Robert Klane | October 1, 1972 | J-308 |
4 | 4 | "Chief Surgeon Who?" | E.W. Swackhamer | Larry Gelbart | October 8, 1972 | J-307 |
5 | 5 | "The Moose" | Hy Averback | Laurence Marks | October 15, 1972 | J-305 |
6 | 6 | "Yankee Doodle Doctor" | Lee Philips | Laurence Marks | October 22, 1972 | J-310 |
7 | 7 | "Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" | Bruce Bilson | Burt Styler | November 5, 1972 | J-311 |
8 | 8 | "Cowboy" | Don Weis | Robert Klane | November 12, 1972 | J-309 |
9 | 9 | "Henry, Please Come Home" | William Wiard | Laurence Marks | November 19, 1972 | J-302 |
10 | 10 | "I Hate a Mystery" | Hy Averback | Hal Dresner | November 26, 1972 | J-306 |
11 | 11 | "Germ Warfare" | Terry Becker | Larry Gelbart | December 10, 1972 | J-304 |
12 | 12 | "Dear Dad" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart | December 17, 1972 | J-313 |
13 | 13 | "Edwina" | James Sheldon | Hal Dresner | December 24, 1972 | J-312 |
14 | 14 | "Love Story" | Earl Bellamy | Laurence Marks | January 7, 1973 | J-314 |
15 | 15 | "Tuttle" | William Wiard | Bruce Shelly & David Ketchum | January 14, 1973 | J-315 |
16 | 16 | "The Ringbanger" | Jackie Cooper | Jerry Mayer | January 21, 1973 | J-316 |
17 | 17 | "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" | William Wiard | Carl Kleinschmitt | January 28, 1973 | J-318 |
18 | 18 | "Dear Dad...Again" | Jackie Cooper | Sheldon Keller & Larry Gelbart | February 4, 1973 | J-317 |
19 | 19 | "The Long-John Flap" | William Wiard | Alan Alda | February 18, 1973 | J-319 |
20 | 20 | "The Army-Navy Game" | Gene Reynolds | Story by : McLean Stevenson Teleplay by : Sid Dorfman | February 25, 1973 | J-322 |
21 | 21 | "Sticky Wicket" | Don Weis | Story by : Richard Baer Teleplay by : Laurence Marks and Larry Gelbart | March 4, 1973 | J-321 |
22 | 22 | "Major Fred C. Dobbs" | Don Weis | Sid Dorfman | March 11, 1973 | J-320 |
23 | 23 | "Ceasefire" | Earl Bellamy | Story by : Robert Klane Teleplay by : Laurence Marks & Larry Gelbart | March 18, 1973 | J-323 |
24 | 24 | "Showtime" | Jackie Cooper | Story by : Larry Gelbart Teleplay by : Robert Klane & Larry Gelbart | March 25, 1973 | J-324 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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25 | 1 | "Divided We Stand" | Jackie Cooper | Larry Gelbart | September 15, 1973 | K-401 |
26 | 2 | "5 O'Clock Charlie" | Norman Tokar | Story by : Keith Walker Teleplay by : Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks and Keith Walker | September 22, 1973 | K-403 |
27 | 3 | "Radar's Report" | Jackie Cooper | Story by : Sheldon Keller Teleplay by : Laurence Marks | September 29, 1973 | K-402 |
28 | 4 | "For the Good of the Outfit" | Jackie Cooper | Jerry Mayer | October 6, 1973 | K-404 |
29 | 5 | "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" | Jackie Cooper | Alan Alda and Robert Klane | October 13, 1973 | K-405 |
30 | 6 | "Kim" | William Wiard | Marc Mandel and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | October 20, 1973 | K-407 |
31 | 7 | "L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)" | William Wiard | Story by : Carl Kleinschmitt Teleplay by : Carl Kleinschmitt and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | October 27, 1973 | K-406 |
32 | 8 | "The Trial of Henry Blake" | Don Weis | McLean Stevenson | November 3, 1973 | K-408 |
33 | 9 | "Dear Dad... Three" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | November 10, 1973 | K-409 |
34 | 10 | "The Sniper" | Jackie Cooper | Richard M. Powell | November 17, 1973 | K-410 |
35 | 11 | "Carry On, Hawkeye" | Jackie Cooper | Story by : Bernard Dilbert Teleplay by : Bernard Dilbert and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | November 24, 1973 | K-411 |
36 | 12 | "The Incubator" | Jackie Cooper | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | December 1, 1973 | K-412 |
37 | 13 | "Deal Me Out" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | December 8, 1973 | K-413 |
38 | 14 | "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" | Jackie Cooper | Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place | December 15, 1973 | K-414 |
39 | 15 | "Officers Only" | Jackie Cooper | Ed Jurist | December 22, 1973 | K-415 |
40 | 16 | "Henry in Love" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | January 5, 1974 | K-416 |
41 | 17 | "For Want of a Boot" | Don Weis | Sheldon Keller | January 12, 1974 | K-417 |
42 | 18 | "Operation Noselift" | Hy Averback | Story by : Paul Richards and Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff | January 19, 1974 | K-418 |
43 | 19 | "The Chosen People" | Jackie Cooper | Story by : Gerry Renert & Jeff Wilhelm Teleplay by : Laurence Marks & Sheldon Keller & Larry Gelbart | January 26, 1974 | K-419 |
44 | 20 | "As You Were" | Hy Averback | Story by : Gene Reynolds Teleplay by : Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | February 2, 1974 | K-420 |
45 | 21 | "Crisis" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | February 9, 1974 | K-421 |
46 | 22 | "George" | Gene Reynolds | Regier & Markowitz [lower-alpha 1] | February 16, 1974 | K-422 |
47 | 23 | "Mail Call" | Alan Alda | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | February 23, 1974 | K-423 |
48 | 24 | "A Smattering of Intelligence" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | March 2, 1974 | K-424 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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49 | 1 | "The General Flipped at Dawn" | Larry Gelbart | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 10, 1974 | B-308 |
50 | 2 | "Rainbow Bridge" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | September 17, 1974 | B-301 |
51 | 3 | "Officer of the Day" | Hy Averback | Laurence Marks | September 24, 1974 | B-307 |
52 | 4 | "Iron Guts Kelly" | Don Weis | Larry Gelbart & Sid Dorfman | October 1, 1974 | B-304 |
53 | 5 | "O.R." | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks | October 8, 1974 | B-306 |
54 | 6 | "Springtime" | Don Weis | Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place | October 15, 1974 | B-303 |
55 | 7 | "Check-Up" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | October 22, 1974 | B-312 |
56 | 8 | "Life with Father" | Hy Averback | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 29, 1974 | B-302 |
57 | 9 | "Alcoholics Unanimous" | Hy Averback | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | November 12, 1974 | B-314 |
58 | 10 | "There Is Nothing Like a Nurse" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart | November 19, 1974 | B-309 |
59 | 11 | "Adam's Ribs" | Gene Reynolds | Laurence Marks | November 26, 1974 | B-316 |
60 | 12 | "A Full Rich Day" | Gene Reynolds | John D. Hess | December 3, 1974 | B-311 |
61 | 13 | "Mad Dogs and Servicemen" | Hy Averback | Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place | December 10, 1974 | B-317 |
62 | 14 | "Private Charles Lamb" | Hy Averback | Sid Dorfman | December 31, 1974 | B-310 |
63 | 15 | "Bombed" | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | January 7, 1975 | B-320 |
64 | 16 | "Bulletin Board" | Alan Alda | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | January 14, 1975 | B-323 |
65 | 17 | "The Consultant" | Gene Reynolds | Story by : Larry Gelbart Teleplay by : Robert Klane | January 21, 1975 | B-318 |
66 | 18 | "House Arrest" | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | February 4, 1975 | B-315 |
67 | 19 | "Aid Station" | William Jurgensen | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | February 11, 1975 | B-322 |
68 | 20 | "Love and Marriage" | Lee Philips | Arthur Julian | February 18, 1975 | B-321 |
69 | 21 | "Big Mac" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | February 25, 1975 | B-313 |
70 | 22 | "Payday" | Hy Averback | Regier & Markowitz [lower-alpha 1] | March 4, 1975 | B-305 |
71 | 23 | "White Gold" | Hy Averback | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | March 11, 1975 | B-319 |
72 | 24 | "Abyssinia, Henry" | Larry Gelbart | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | March 18, 1975 | B-324 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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73 | 1 | "Welcome to Korea" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart | September 12, 1975 | G-504 |
74 | 2 | G-506 | ||||
75 | 3 | "Change of Command" | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 19, 1975 | G-501 |
76 | 4 | "It Happened One Night" | Gene Reynolds | Story by : Gene Reynolds Teleplay by : Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | September 26, 1975 | G-502 |
77 | 5 | "The Late Captain Pierce" | Alan Alda | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 3, 1975 | G-507 |
78 | 6 | "Hey, Doc" | William Jurgensen | Rick Mittleman | October 10, 1975 | G-510 |
79 | 7 | "The Bus" | Gene Reynolds | John D. Hess | October 17, 1975 | G-512 |
80 | 8 | "Dear Mildred" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 24, 1975 | G-505 |
81 | 9 | "The Kids" | Alan Alda | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | October 31, 1975 | G-511 |
82 | 10 | "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" | Larry Gelbart | Burt Prelutsky | November 7, 1975 | G-513 |
83 | 11 | "Dear Peggy" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | November 14, 1975 | G-509 |
84 | 12 | "Of Moose and Men" | John Erman | Jay Folb | November 21, 1975 | G-503 |
85 | 13 | "Soldier of the Month" | Gene Reynolds | Linda Bloodworth | November 28, 1975 | G-514 |
86 | 14 | "The Gun" | Burt Metcalfe | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | December 2, 1975 | G-517 |
87 | 15 | "Mail Call...Again" | George Tyne | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | December 9, 1975 | G-518 |
88 | 16 | "The Price of Tomato Juice" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | December 16, 1975 | G-519 |
89 | 17 | "Dear Ma" | Alan Alda | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | December 23, 1975 | G-515 |
90 | 18 | "Der Tag" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | January 6, 1976 | G-522 |
91 | 19 | "Hawkeye" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | January 13, 1976 | G-520 |
92 | 20 | "Some 38th Parallels" | Burt Metcalfe | Regier & Markowitz [lower-alpha 1] | January 20, 1976 | G-521 |
93 | 21 | "The Novocaine Mutiny" | Harry Morgan | Burt Prelutsky | January 27, 1976 | G-523 |
94 | 22 | "Smilin' Jack" | Charles Dubin | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | February 3, 1976 | G-508 |
95 | 23 | "The More I See You" | Gene Reynolds | Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds | February 10, 1976 | G-524 |
96 | 24 | "Deluge" | William Jurgensen | Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner | February 17, 1976 | G-516 |
97 | 25 | "The Interview" | Larry Gelbart | Larry Gelbart | February 24, 1976 | G-525 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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98 | 1 | "Bug Out" | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 21, 1976 | U-801 |
99 | 2 | U-802 | ||||
100 | 3 | "Margaret's Engagement" | Alan Alda | Gary Markowitz | September 28, 1976 | U-803 |
101 | 4 | "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | Gene Reynolds | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 5, 1976 | U-806 |
102 | 5 | "Lt. Radar O'Reilly" | Alan Rafkin | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 12, 1976 | U-805 |
103 | 6 | "The Nurses" | Joan Darling | Linda Bloodworth | October 19, 1976 | U-809 |
104 | 7 | "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan" | Gene Reynolds | Story by : Gene Reynolds Teleplay by : Allan Katz & Don Reo | October 26, 1976 | U-808 |
105 | 8 | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | November 9, 1976 | U-810 |
106 | 9 | "Mulcahy's War" | George Tyne | Richard Cogan | November 16, 1976 | U-812 |
107 | 10 | "The Korean Surgeon" | Gene Reynolds | Bill Idelson | November 23, 1976 | U-814 |
108 | 11 | "Hawkeye Get Your Gun" | William Jurgensen | Story by : Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb Teleplay by : Jay Folb | November 30, 1976 | U-813 |
109 | 12 | "The Colonel's Horse" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum | December 7, 1976 | U-811 |
110 | 13 | "Exorcism" | Alan Alda | Story by : Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb Teleplay by : Jay Folb | December 14, 1976 | U-815 |
111 | 14 | "Hawk's Nightmare" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Prelutsky | December 21, 1976 | U-804 |
112 | 15 | "The Most Unforgettable Characters" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 4, 1977 | U-818 |
113 | 16 | "38 Across" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | January 11, 1977 | U-821 |
114 | 17 | "Ping Pong" | William Jurgensen | Sid Dorfman | January 18, 1977 | U-817 |
115 | 18 | "End Run" | Harry Morgan | John D. Hess | January 25, 1977 | U-816 |
116 | 19 | "Hanky Panky" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds | February 1, 1977 | U-822 |
117 | 20 | "Hepatitis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | February 8, 1977 | U-823 |
118 | 21 | "The General's Practitioner" | Alan Rafkin | Burt Prelutsky | February 15, 1977 | U-807 |
119 | 22 | "Movie Tonight" | Burt Metcalfe | Gene Reynolds, Don Reo, Allan Katz and Jay Folb | February 22, 1977 | U-824 |
120 | 23 | "Souvenirs" | Joshua Shelley | Story by : Burt Prelutsky and Reinhold Weege Teleplay by : Burt Prelutsky | March 1, 1977 | U-819 |
121 | 24 | "Post Op" | Gene Reynolds | Story by : Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb Teleplay by : Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 8, 1977 | U-825 |
122 | 25 | "Margaret's Marriage" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | March 15, 1977 | U-820 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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123 | 1 | "Fade Out, Fade In" | Hy Averback | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 20, 1977 | Y-101 |
124 | 2 | Y-102 | ||||
125 | 3 | "Fallen Idol" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | September 27, 1977 | Y-104 |
126 | 4 | "Last Laugh" | Don Weis | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 4, 1977 | Y-103 |
127 | 5 | "War of Nerves" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | October 11, 1977 | Y-106 |
128 | 6 | "The Winchester Tapes" | Burt Metcalfe | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 18, 1977 | Y-107 |
129 | 7 | "The Light That Failed" | Charles Dubin | Burt Prelutsky | October 25, 1977 | Y-108 |
130 | 8 | "In Love and War" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | November 1, 1977 | Y-112 |
131 | 9 | "Change Day" | Don Weis | Laurence Marks | November 8, 1977 | Y-113 |
132 | 10 | "Images" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Prelutsky | November 15, 1977 | Y-105 |
133 | 11 | "The M*A*S*H Olympics" | Don Weis | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 22, 1977 | Y-111 |
134 | 12 | "The Grim Reaper" | George Tyne | Burt Prelutsky | November 29, 1977 | Y-110 |
135 | 13 | "Comrades in Arms: Part 1" | Burt Metcalfe and Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 6, 1977 | Y-116 |
136 | 14 | "Comrades in Arms: Part 2" | Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe | Alan Alda | December 13, 1977 | Y-117 |
137 | 15 | "The Merchant of Korea" | William Jurgensen | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | December 20, 1977 | Y-118 |
138 | 16 | "The Smell of Music" | Stuart Millar | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | January 3, 1978 | Y-115 |
139 | 17 | "Patent 4077" | Harry Morgan | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 10, 1978 | Y-114 |
140 | 18 | "Tea and Empathy" | Don Weis | Bill Idelson | January 17, 1978 | Y-109 |
141 | 19 | "Your Hit Parade" | George Tyne | Ronny Graham | January 24, 1978 | Y-124 |
142 | 20 | "What's Up, Doc?" | George Tyne | Larry Balmagia | January 30, 1978 | Y-119 |
143 | 21 | "Mail Call Three" | Charles Dubin | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | February 6, 1978 | Y-121 |
144 | 22 | "Temporary Duty" | Burt Metcalfe | Larry Balmagia | February 13, 1978 | Y-125 |
145 | 23 | "Potter's Retirement" | William Jurgensen | Laurence Marks | February 20, 1978 | Y-120 |
146 | 24 | "Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde" | Charles Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs and Ronny Graham | February 27, 1978 | Y-122 |
147 | 25 | "Major Topper" | Charles Dubin | Allyn Freeman | March 27, 1978 | Y-123 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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148 | 1 | "Commander Pierce" | Burt Metcalfe | Story by : Ronny Graham and Don Segall Teleplay by : Ronny Graham | September 18, 1978 | T-404 |
149 | 2 | "Peace on Us" | George Tyne | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | September 25, 1978 | T-401 |
150 | 3 | "Lil" | Burt Metcalfe | Sheldon Bull | October 2, 1978 | T-406 |
151 | 4 | "Our Finest Hour" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs Larry Balmagia & Ronny Graham David Lawrence | October 9, 1978 | T-408 |
152 | 5 | T-409 | ||||
153 | 6 | "The Billfold Syndrome" | Alan Alda | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 16, 1978 | T-405 |
154 | 7 | "None Like it Hot" | Tony Mordente | Ken Levine & David Isaacs and Johnny Bonaduce | October 23, 1978 | T-410 |
155 | 8 | "They Call the Wind Korea" | Charles Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 30, 1978 | T-407 |
156 | 9 | "Major Ego" | Alan Alda | Larry Balmagia | November 6, 1978 | T-412 |
157 | 10 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | George Tyne | Gary David Goldberg | November 13, 1978 | T-403 |
158 | 11 | "Point of View" | Charles Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 20, 1978 | T-415 |
159 | 12 | "Dear Comrade" | Charles Dubin | Tom Reeder | November 27, 1978 | T-413 |
160 | 13 | "Out of Gas" | Mel Damski | Tom Reeder | December 4, 1978 | T-411 |
161 | 14 | "An Eye for a Tooth" | Charles Dubin | Ronny Graham | December 11, 1978 | T-414 |
162 | 15 | "Dear Sis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 18, 1978 | T-417 |
163 | 16 | "B.J. Papa San" | James Sheldon | Larry Balmagia | January 1, 1979 | T-402 |
164 | 17 | "Inga" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | January 8, 1979 | T-420 |
165 | 18 | "The Price" | Charles Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 15, 1979 | T-418 |
166 | 19 | "The Young and the Restless" | William Jurgensen | Mitch Markowitz | January 22, 1979 | T-421 |
167 | 20 | "Hot Lips is Back in Town" | Charles Dubin | Story by : Bernard Dilbert and Gary Markowitz Teleplay by : Larry Balmagia and Bernard Dilbert | January 29, 1979 | T-419 |
168 | 21 | "C*A*V*E" | William Jurgensen | Larry Balmagia and Ronny Graham | February 5, 1979 | T-423 |
169 | 22 | "Rally Round the Flagg, Boys" | Harry Morgan | Mitch Markowitz | February 12, 1979 | T-425 |
170 | 23 | "Preventative Medicine" | Tony Mordente | Tom Reeder | February 19, 1979 | T-416 |
171 | 24 | "A Night at Rosie's" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 26, 1979 | T-426 |
172 | 25 | "Ain't Love Grand?" | Mike Farrell | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 5, 1979 | T-422 |
173 | 26 | "The Party" | Burt Metcalfe | Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe | March 12, 1979 | T-424 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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174 | 1 | "Too Many Cooks" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | September 17, 1979 | S-601 |
175 | 2 | "Are You Now, Margaret?" | Charles S. Dubin | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | September 24, 1979 | S-602 |
176 | 3 | "Guerrilla My Dreams" | Alan Alda | Bob Colleary | October 1, 1979 | S-603 |
177 | 4 | "Good Bye, Radar: Part 1" | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 8, 1979 | S-610 |
178 | 5 | "Good Bye, Radar: Part 2" | Charles S. Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 15, 1979 | S-611 |
179 | 6 | "Period of Adjustment" | Charles S. Dubin | Jim Mulligan & John Rappaport | October 22, 1979 | S-604 |
180 | 7 | "Nurse Doctor" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by : Sy Rosen Teleplay by : Sy Rosen and Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | October 29, 1979 | S-608 |
181 | 8 | "Private Finance" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 5, 1979 | S-605 |
182 | 9 | "Mr. and Mrs. Who?" | Burt Metcalfe | Ronny Graham | November 12, 1979 | S-606 |
183 | 10 | "The Yalu Brick Road" | Charles S. Dubin | Mike Farrell | November 19, 1979 | S-607 |
184 | 11 | "Life Time" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda and Walter Dishell, M.D. | November 26, 1979 | S-609 |
185 | 12 | "Dear Uncle Abdul" | William Jurgensen | John Rappaport & Jim Mulligan | December 3, 1979 | S-613 |
186 | 13 | "Captains Outrageous" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | December 10, 1979 | S-614 |
187 | 14 | "Stars and Stripes" | Harry Morgan | Dennis Koenig | December 17, 1979 | S-615 |
188 | 15 | "Yessir, That's Our Baby" | Alan Alda | Jim Mulligan | December 31, 1979 | S-617 |
189 | 16 | "Bottle Fatigue" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | January 7, 1980 | S-618 |
190 | 17 | "Heal Thyself" | Mike Farrell | Story by : Dennis Koenig and Gene Reynolds Teleplay by : Dennis Koenig | January 14, 1980 | S-616 |
191 | 18 | "Old Soldiers" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | January 21, 1980 | S-620 |
192 | 19 | "Morale Victory" | Charles S. Dubin | John Rappaport | January 28, 1980 | S-619 |
193 | 20 | "Lend a Hand" | Alan Alda | Story by : Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe Teleplay by : Alan Alda Jim Mulligan & John Rappaport Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | February 4, 1980 | S-621 |
194 | 21 | "Goodbye, Cruel World" | Charles S. Dubin | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | February 11, 1980 | S-622 |
195 | 22 | "Dreams" | Alan Alda | Story by : Alan Alda and James Jay Rubinfier Teleplay by : Alan Alda | February 18, 1980 | S-612 |
196 | 23 | "War Co-Respondent" | Mike Farrell | Mike Farrell | March 3, 1980 | S-624 |
197 | 24 | "Back Pay" | Burt Metcalfe | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox and Dennis Koenig | March 10, 1980 | S-625 |
198 | 25 | "April Fools" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | March 24, 1980 | S-623 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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199 | 1 | "The Best of Enemies" | Charles S. Dubin | Sheldon Bull | November 17, 1980 | Z-404 |
200 | 2 | "Letters" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 24, 1980 | Z-403 |
201 | 3 | "Cementing Relationships" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock and Elias Davis | December 1, 1980 | Z-401 |
202 | 4 | "Father's Day" | Alan Alda | Karen Hall | December 8, 1980 | Z-405 |
203 | 5 | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Mike Farrell | Story by : Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox and Burt Metcalfe Teleplay by : Mike Farrell, John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig | December 15, 1980 | Z-408 |
204 | 6 | "A War for All Seasons" | Burt Metcalfe | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | December 29, 1980 | Z-409 |
205 | 7 | "Your Retention, Please" | Charles S. Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 5, 1981 | Z-406 |
206 | 8 | "Tell It to the Marines" | Harry Morgan | Hank Bradford | January 12, 1981 | Z-410 |
207 | 9 | "Taking the Fifth" | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | January 19, 1981 | Z-407 |
208 | 10 | "Operation Friendship" | Rena Down | Dennis Koenig | January 26, 1981 | Z-412 |
209 | 11 | "No Sweat" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 2, 1981 | Z-402 |
210 | 12 | "Depressing News" | Alan Alda | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | February 9, 1981 | Z-411 |
211 | 13 | "No Laughing Matter" | Burt Metcalfe | Elias Davis & David Pollock | February 16, 1981 | Z-413 |
212 | 14 | "Oh, How We Danced" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 23, 1981 | Z-414 |
213 | 15 | "Bottoms Up" | Alan Alda | Dennis Koenig | March 2, 1981 | Z-415 |
214 | 16 | "The Red/White Blues" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Elias Davis & David Pollock | March 9, 1981 | Z-416 |
215 | 17 | "Bless You, Hawkeye" | Nell Cox | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | March 16, 1981 | Z-417 |
216 | 18 | "Blood Brothers" | Harry Morgan | David Pollock & Elias Davis | April 6, 1981 | Z-421 |
217 | 19 | "The Foresight Saga" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | April 13, 1981 | Z-422 |
218 | 20 | "The Life You Save" | Alan Alda | John Rappaport & Alan Alda | May 4, 1981 | Z-418 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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219 | 1 | "That's Show Biz" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock & Elias Davis | October 26, 1981 | Z-419 |
220 | 2 | Z-420 | ||||
221 | 3 | "Identity Crisis" | David Ogden Stiers | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | November 2, 1981 | Z-423 |
222 | 4 | "Rumor at the Top" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock & Elias Davis | November 9, 1981 | Z-424 |
223 | 5 | "Give 'em Hell, Hawkeye" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 16, 1981 | 1-G01 |
224 | 6 | "Wheelers and Dealers" | Charles S. Dubin | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | November 23, 1981 | 1-G02 |
225 | 7 | "Communication Breakdown" | Alan Alda | Karen Hall | November 30, 1981 | 1-G03 |
226 | 8 | "Snap Judgment" | Hy Averback | Paul Perlove | December 7, 1981 | 1-G04 |
227 | 9 | "Snappier Judgment" | Hy Averback | Paul Perlove | December 14, 1981 | 1-G05 |
228 | 10 | "'Twas the Day After Christmas" | Burt Metcalfe | Elias Davis & David Pollock | December 28, 1981 | 1-G06 |
229 | 11 | "Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | January 4, 1982 | 1-G07 |
230 | 12 | "The Birthday Girls" | Charles S. Dubin | Karen Hall | January 11, 1982 | 1-G08 |
231 | 13 | "Blood and Guts" | Charles S. Dubin | Lee H. Grant | January 18, 1982 | 1-G09 |
232 | 14 | "A Holy Mess" | Burt Metcalfe | David Pollock and Elias Davis | February 1, 1982 | 1-G10 |
233 | 15 | "The Tooth Shall Set You Free" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock and Elias Davis | February 8, 1982 | 1G-11 |
234 | 16 | "Pressure Points" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock and Elias Davis | February 15, 1982 | 1G-12 |
235 | 17 | "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Alan Alda | David Pollock and Elias Davis | February 22, 1982 | 1G-13 |
236 | 18 | "Promotion Commotion" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | March 1, 1982 | 1G-14 |
237 | 19 | "Heroes" | Nell Cox | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | March 15, 1982 | 1G-15 |
238 | 20 | "Sons and Bowlers" | Hy Averback | Elias Davis & David Pollock | March 22, 1982 | 1G-16 |
239 | 21 | "Picture This" | Burt Metcalfe | Karen Hall | April 5, 1982 | 1G-17 |
240 | 22 | "That Darn Kid" | David Ogden Stiers | Karen Hall | April 12, 1982 | 1G-19 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 1] | Directed by [n 2] | Written by [n 2] | Original air date | Prod. code [n 3] |
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241 | 1 | "Hey, Look Me Over" | Susan Oliver | Alan Alda and Karen Hall | October 25, 1982 | 1G-21 |
242 | 2 | "Trick or Treatment" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 1, 1982 | 9-B01 |
243 | 3 | "Foreign Affairs" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock & Elias Davis | November 8, 1982 | 1G-22 |
244 | 4 | "The Joker is Wild" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig | November 15, 1982 | 1G-24 |
245 | 5 | "Who Knew?" | Harry Morgan | Elias Davis & David Pollock | November 22, 1982 | 1G-18 |
246 | 6 | "Bombshells" | Charles S. Dubin | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | November 29, 1982 | 9-B02 |
247 | 7 | "Settling Debts" | Michael Switzer | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | December 6, 1982 | 1G-23 |
248 | 8 | "The Moon is Not Blue" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Balmagia | December 13, 1982 | 1G-20 |
249 | 9 | "Run for the Money" | Nell Cox | Story by : Mike Farrell and Elias Davis & David Pollock Teleplay by : Elias Davis & David Pollock | December 20, 1982 | 9-B03 |
250 | 10 | "U.N., the Night and the Music" | Harry Morgan | Elias Davis & David Pollock | January 3, 1983 | 9-B06 |
251 | 11 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Mike Farrell | Karen Hall | January 10, 1983 | 9-B07 |
252 | 12 | "Say No More" | Charles S. Dubin | John Rappaport | January 24, 1983 | 9-B08 |
253 | 13 | "Friends and Enemies" | Jamie Farr | Karen Hall | February 7, 1983 | 9-B05 |
254 | 14 | "Give and Take" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | February 14, 1983 | 9-B09 |
255 | 15 | "As Time Goes By" | Burt Metcalfe | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | February 21, 1983 | 9-B10 |
256 | 16 | "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda Burt Metcalfe John Rappaport Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford Elias Davis & David Pollock Karen Hall | February 28, 1983 | 9-B04 |
Gary Rich Burghoff is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film M*A*S*H, as well as the TV series. He was a regular on television game show Match Game from 1974 to 1979 for 204 episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in New York doing a Broadway play, and continued to make recurring appearances afterwards.
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The third season of M*A*S*H aired Tuesdays at 8:30–9:00 pm on CBS.
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