In M*A*S*H: Strange Bedfellows, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) are frustrated by their Swamp mate, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) who is snoring all of a sudden which is keeping them awake. The two want him to move out.
Ultimately, it’s suspected …

There are several little stories that make up M*A*S*H: U.N., the Night and the Music from the final season of this awesome television series. A group from the United Nations is coming to observe the 4077th and see how things are done.
The best story involves Major Margaret Houlihan …

In M*A*S*H: Run for the Money, Sergeant Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) gets the 4077th to make a bet for a big race, claiming that the newest arrival was a track star. The problem is that it’s the man’s son who is the marathon runner. Thus the search …

The 4077th is tired of getting old and blah movies in M*A*S*H: The Moon Is Not Blue, so when Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) hear about a controversial new movie called The Moon Is Not Blue, they are eager to have it sent to them.
In …

M*A*S*H: Settling Debts has Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) going all bonkers again. I’d honestly forgotten just how annoying that was, but seeing his constant blow ups makes me long for the peace and confusion of Colonel Henry Blake. The reason for this final season’s blowup is …

M*A*S*H: Bombshells is a cute little story about a rumor that gets out of hand. Just joking around in the mess tent with Sergeant Max Klinger (Jamie Farr), Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) come up with an impromptu rumor, claiming …

M*A*S*H: Who Knew? has Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) confronting his own defense mechanisms and playboy mentality. It all happens because a nurse he’d dated a couple of times dies. It was shortly after their date had ended, and she went out for a walk. Wandering off …

One thing that I remember about the final season of this great series is that they mentioned in some way just about all of the early cast members, giving everyone a final nod. I always thought that was classy. In M*A*S*H: The Joker Is Wild, it’s Trapper …

M*A*S*H: Foreign Affairs is a different story because it’s the first love affair for Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers). He becomes mesmerized by a French Red Cross worker who is at the 4077th to observe for a few days. Melinda Mullins guest stars as …

It’s Halloween at the 4077th in M*A*S*H: Trick or Treatment. There’s plenty of silliness, especially surrounding George Wendt’s character of Private La Roche. It is Major Charles Emerson Winchester III’s displeasure to have to deal with a couple of these more ridiculous situations.
Andrew Dice Clay also appears in …

M*A*S*H: Hey, Look Me Over is co-written by Alan Alda and Karen Hall. Hall is one of the show’s few female writers, and she seemed to have come along in the last couple of years and did a few episodes. It’s probably sad the number of female …

M*A*S*H: That Darn Kid is the final episode of season 10 and it’s a comedy focused one, unlike the previous season’s rather downbeat episode. For the second time during the series, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) is paymaster, a job he doesn’t look forward to at all.
Just when Hawkeye’s …

The first TV episode of the cult, surreal comedy The Mighty Boosh, Killeroo, is the perfect opening to the first series. It sets about immediately establishing the signature banter between the writers and performers Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett. This double act is one of the main …

Written by Karen Hall, M*A*S*H: Picture This is just about pure comedy. There’s not really any drama to it, which is unusual since the show loves to examine more serious issues along with giving up its humor.
The opening bit has Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) wondering what to …

When I saw the title of this show on VH1, I was really surprised because I thought it was about something completely different. But nevertheless, it was a special completely dedicated to gangster rap in Los Angeles. The feature was about NWA and their impact on America …

M*A*S*H: Sons and Bowlers from the tenth season has both good comedy and good drama within its thirty minutes. The humorous part deals with Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Potter) sulking after the 4077th lost a softball game to the Marines. He just never wins against the Marine …

M*A*S*H: Heroes is unusually intriguing. I didn’t remember seeing this one originally, though I know I did, but my reason for mentioning that is that I had assumed the story was going to have a certain plot that never came to fruition. Instead, I was surprised by …

It’s time for the enlisted men to be considered for promotion in M*A*S*H: Promotion Commotion from season 10. Reviewing their records this time around are Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda), B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell), and Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers). It is pretty funny to see the enlisted …

M*A*S*H: Where There’s a Will, There’s a War is a very good episode. The action begins when Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) is sent to the front lines to help out. The kink in this armor is that it was B.J. Hunnicutt’s (Mike Farrell) turn to go, but …

In M*A*S*H: Pressure Points, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) gets overly snappy and testy towards the personnel, especially Hawkey Pierce (Alan Alda) after returning from a brief trip away. It all stems because Hawkeye has to operate on one of Potter’s patients. The colonel becomes more intolerant …

In M*A*S*H: The Tooth Shall Set You Free, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) has a nasty toothache but refuses to see a dentist, actually denying he’s in pain at all.
While the comedy portion of the show centers on Winchester, the drama is about the latest group …

M*A*S*H: A Holy Mess revolves around two basic plots. One concerns eggs that a Korean farmer donates for work that the 4077th has done. Since having eggs is a rarity, the camp goes wild with eager anticipation. Many want their eggs (each will get 2 eggs …

In M*A*S*H: Blood and Guts, the personnel of the 4077th are excited to meet U.N. correspondent Clayton Kibbee, played jovially by Gene Evans. Kibbee is there to write about blood donations and such. At first, even Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) is pleased to meet him. Evans …

My main issue with M*A*S*H: The Birthday Girls is that I have a hard time believing that no one knows when Margaret Houlihan’s birthday is. Considering all of the various birthdays they’ve celebrated on this long running series, it’s just a little difficult to go along with the …

M*A*S*H: Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead is one of the episodes I’ve always remembered. Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) is sick and delirious. In his delirium, he sees Private Jimmy Weston, only Weston has just died. Still, Klinger is able to talk …

M*A*S*H: ‘Twas the Day After Christmas is another holiday story, only it focuses more on Boxing Day, the 26th of December, which is a British tradition. After a couple of Brits passing through suggest that the 4077th celebrate the military version of Boxing Day, where officers and enlisted …

From season 10, M*A*S*H: Snappier Judgment is the conclusion of a two-part episode that began with property and equipment from the 4077th disappearing, including a new Polaroid camera given to Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell). Accused of the crime is Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie …

M*A*S*H: Snap Judgment is the first part of a two-part episode that focuses with items being stolen from the 4077th. In this first installment, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) are sent a brand new Polaroid camera by the grateful father of a patient. …

M*A*S*H: Communication Breakdown is one of only a few episodes penned by a woman. In this case, it was Karen Hall who gets the writer’s credit for this tenth season episode. Series star Alan Alda directed the episode. Both did great jobs.
There are two subjects in …

M*A*S*H: Wheelers and Dealers isn’t a favorite really. One of the reasons why is that it feels like a retread. The specific segment I’m thinking of hasn’t been done specifically, the after effects of it have been.
The story rotates around B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell). He’s gotten …

He’s done this once before and he does it again now in M*A*S*H: Give ‘Em Hell, Hawkeye. The ‘he’ is Hawkeye Pierce, played so brilliantly for years by Alan Alda. The ‘it’ is writing a letter to President Harry S. Truman. It’s Hawkeye’s attempt to communicate …

Nicholas Pryor guest stars as Major Nathaniel Burnham in M*A*S*H: Rumor at the Top from season ten. This is one of those shows that proves the old adage that assumptions are dangerous. They call it a rumor, but it begins with an assumption.
It comes down the line …

M*A*S*H: Identity Crisis tackles a serious topic, one that is revealed in confession to Father Mulcahy (William Christopher), who then has to try and figure out a way to get the man to do the right thing.
It all begins when Father Mulcahy pays a visit to the incoming …

The first episode from season 10, M*A*S*H: That’s Show Biz, is a very pleasant and fun show to watch. It’s more focused on a positive tone, and it’s a great way to start off a new year of shows, especially since season nine ended with somewhat of a …

The season finale from the ninth year of this super series is called The Life You Save and it focuses on Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers), who is almost killed by a sniper. He’s fine at first and then he sees the hole in his …

M*A*S*H: The Foresight Saga is a nice ninth season show that includes Radar O’Reilly, the one time company clerk of the 4077th. While Gary Burghoff doesn’t appear in the show, the camp receives a very upbeat letter from him, written from his hometown in Iowa. Later on, …

M*A*S*H: Blood Brothers is a critically acclaimed episode from season nine of this series. Harry Morgan directed the show which guest stars Patrick Swayze as Private Gary Sturges, who shows up at the 4077th with a broken arm and a severely wounded friend. Sturges is determined to …

Outside of the upcoming Blood Brothers episode which I consider to be tops all the way around, M*A*S*H: Bless You Hawkeye is the best of the ninth season. It’s a show that starts out in an unsuspecting style with Hawkeye Pierce waking up in the middle of the …

In M*A*S*H: The Red/White Blues, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) examines the base commander, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) for his required annual examination and discovers Potter has high blood pressure. This would result in Potter being sent home early. Since the test doesn’t need to be done …

M*A*S*H: Bottoms Up gives the viewers a different slant on the usual prankster plots that we’ve seen over the years. This time around Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) pull a prank in the operating room that isn’t funny and turns the camp against him. …

M*A*S*H: Oh, How We Danced is the second episode that deals with one of B.J. Hunnicutt’s (Mike Farrell) wedding anniversaries. The good news is that it fits the continuity. In February 1980, they aired the show called Lend a Hand where the 4077th threw B.J. a party …

In M*A*S*H: No Laughing Matter, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III sees a chance to finally be transferred back to Tokyo when the colonel who sent him to the 4077th visits the camp. Robert Symonds returns as Colonel Horace Baldwin. The odd thing to me is that Baldwin …

M*A*S*H: Depressing News is a very good episode that is also thought provoking at points. The setup begins when a truckload of 500,000 tongue depressors when they’d only ordered 5,000. It’s an obvious error, but it’s one that strikes a chord inside of Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda). …

In M*A*S*H: No Sweat from season nine, the 4077th is going through a hot spell. In fact, it’s so hot that Major Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) has prickly heat that is about to drive her crazy.
Setting up part of the craziness in this episode, Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry …

M*A*S*H: Operation Friendship is a show about human reaction and interaction. It revolves around two things that happen that have friends and co-workers altering their natural behavior. The catalyst is a generator that malfunctions, causing a slight explosion. Just in the nick of time, Corporal Max …

M*A*S*H: Taking the Fifth is somewhat of a bore in my opinion. I didn’t really like either of the two main stories that take up the thirty minutes that this show airs. One segment dealt with Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) paying off a debt to Hawkeye …

When Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) heads away for a few days in M*A*S*H: Tell It to the Marines, he leaves Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) in charge. Winchester ultimately takes advantage of the situation, convincing Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) to help him make life …

Barry Corbin guest stars as Sgt. Joe Vickers in M*A*S*H: Your Retention Please. Vickers’ task is to try and get personnel to extend their tour of duty, which doesn’t go over very well with some of the regulars. It does, though, bring on some funny scenes, especially …

M*A*S*H: A War for All Seasons goes through the year1951 told in one thirty-minute show, which further points out how crazy it is that this show lasted almost five times the length of the actual war, which went from 1950-1953. This would mean that the first eight seasons …

M*A*S*H: Death Takes a Holiday has a few different twists as the 4077th celebrates another Christmas. By now, they’ve actually celebrated more Christmas seasons than there actually were in the actual Korean conflict.
The most dramatic story was focused on B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell), who has a wounded patient. …