Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:59 AM EST
MASH
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 practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable. Nevertheless, the war goes on, In the camp called the 4077th, Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce witnesses this ferocious yet pointless fight go on while trying to keep the mood light with wise-cracking and practical jokes. He meets many illustrious people, such as the near-psychic company clerk Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, the short-tempered Head Nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Maxwell Q. Klinger who will do anything to be sent home, stern Colonel Henry Blake, the neurotic Major Frank Burns (Hawkeye's roommate), likeable Father Francis Mulcahy, countless other doctors and nurses, and Hawkeye's best friend, fellow fun-loving prankster Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre. During the war, Hawkeye sees many changes occur around him: Trapper, Frank and Radar are sent home, Klinger takes over as company clerk, B.J. Hunnicutt becomes Hawkeye's new best friend and plays around with him instead, arrogant but educated Charles Emerson Winchester III becomes Hawkeye's new roommate, and Blake's plane is shot down over the Sea of Japan, spinning in and killing him. He is replaced by Colonel Sherman Potter, an experienced man who becomes a father figure, albeit a strict one, to the group. Countless doctors and nurses appear throughout, and you can always count on the insane Colonel Samuel Flagg to try to screw everything up.
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11/21/09 - 5:00 AM EST
Commander Pierce
In his absence, Colonel Potter leaves Hawkeye in charge of the 4077th. From boring paperwork to griping doctors to split second life and death choices, Hawkeye is unprepared for the demands of the job.
In his absence, Colonel Potter leaves Hawkeye in charge of the 4077th. From boring paperwork to griping doctors to split second life and death choices, Hawkeye is unprepared for the demands of the job.
11/21/09 - 5:30 AM EST
Peace on Us
Not everything in the 4077th is about scalpels and stitches. While the 4077th does its daily duty, peace talks have stalled. The ever-impulsive Hawkeye reaches a boiling point and bolts off to crash the meetings to implore those who are running the war to call it off.
Not everything in the 4077th is about scalpels and stitches. While the 4077th does its daily duty, peace talks have stalled. The ever-impulsive Hawkeye reaches a boiling point and bolts off to crash the meetings to implore those who are running the war to call it off.
11/22/09 - 8:30 PM EST
The Yalu Brick Road
A bad turkey doesn't give the 4077th much to be thankful for. Food poisoning hits, most of the doctors are on leave, and Father Mulcahy secretly enjoys taking care of those afflicted. B.J. and Hawkeye, on a quest for antibiotics, lose their bearings and wind up in the middle of enemy territory.
A bad turkey doesn't give the 4077th much to be thankful for. Food poisoning hits, most of the doctors are on leave, and Father Mulcahy secretly enjoys taking care of those afflicted. B.J. and Hawkeye, on a quest for antibiotics, lose their bearings and wind up in the middle of enemy territory.
11/22/09 - 9:00 PM EST
The Light That Failed
A mystery novel gets passed around camp. So what's the problem? The last page is missing. Everyone is on edge until B.J. gets a brilliant idea: he calls the author long distance. Meanwhile, Winchester nearly kills a patient because he misreads a label.
A mystery novel gets passed around camp. So what's the problem? The last page is missing. Everyone is on edge until B.J. gets a brilliant idea: he calls the author long distance. Meanwhile, Winchester nearly kills a patient because he misreads a label.
11/22/09 - 9:30 PM EST
Change Day
Winchester brews an elaborate insider-trading scheme when he finds out the Army plans to switch from blue scrip to red. His get-rich-quick plot is foiled by Hawkeye and B.J.
Winchester brews an elaborate insider-trading scheme when he finds out the Army plans to switch from blue scrip to red. His get-rich-quick plot is foiled by Hawkeye and B.J.
11/22/09 - 10:00 PM EST
Images
Radar admires the matrix of tattoos on a wounded patient and convinces himself that tattoos will make him irresistible to women. Despite everyone's discouragement, Radar gets a tattoo -- the kind you can wash off with soap and water.
Radar admires the matrix of tattoos on a wounded patient and convinces himself that tattoos will make him irresistible to women. Despite everyone's discouragement, Radar gets a tattoo -- the kind you can wash off with soap and water.
11/22/09 - 10:30 PM EST
The M*A*S*H Olympics
To trim the waistline of the 4077th, Potter stages a camp-wide Olympics competition. The prize is a three-day pass -- for the entire winning team. Hawkeye's team wins and B.J. ends up having to chauffeur his best friend in a wheelchair for a week.
To trim the waistline of the 4077th, Potter stages a camp-wide Olympics competition. The prize is a three-day pass -- for the entire winning team. Hawkeye's team wins and B.J. ends up having to chauffeur his best friend in a wheelchair for a week.
11/24/09 - 5:00 AM EST
Lil
Radar is upset when it seems that Colonel Potter may be falling in love with Colonel "Lil" Rayburn. The Eighth Army head nurse visits the 4077th and discovers a connection with Col. Potter. Radar, being the sensitive type, worries that his leader may be led astray.
Radar is upset when it seems that Colonel Potter may be falling in love with Colonel "Lil" Rayburn. The Eighth Army head nurse visits the 4077th and discovers a connection with Col. Potter. Radar, being the sensitive type, worries that his leader may be led astray.
11/24/09 - 5:30 AM EST
The Billfold Syndrome
After being rejected for a medical position back in the States, Charles is so distraught that he decides to give the whole 4077th the silent treatment. Hawkeye and B.J. fake a telegram from back home which softens the blow. Meanwhile, Maj. Sidney Freedman tries to help a young medic suffering from amnesia.
After being rejected for a medical position back in the States, Charles is so distraught that he decides to give the whole 4077th the silent treatment. Hawkeye and B.J. fake a telegram from back home which softens the blow. Meanwhile, Maj. Sidney Freedman tries to help a young medic suffering from amnesia.
11/25/09 - 5:00 AM EST
Our Finest Hour
Newscaster Clete Roberts is on a tour of Korea. His mission? Gauge the morale of the troops, and find the truth about the progress of the war in Korea. He interviews the members of the 4077th. This two part episode is shot in black and white in order to mimic a 1950's news broadcast.
Newscaster Clete Roberts is on a tour of Korea. His mission? Gauge the morale of the troops, and find the truth about the progress of the war in Korea. He interviews the members of the 4077th. This two part episode is shot in black and white in order to mimic a 1950's news broadcast.
11/25/09 - 5:30 AM EST
Our Finest Hour, Part 2 of 2
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.
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.
11/25/09 - 10:00 PM EST
Major Ego
Charles' ego, naturally large, inflates to epic size after a photojournalist sent by the military newspaper Stars and Stripes comes to the 4077th to profile him. The story? Charles saved a dying GI by massaging his heart.
Charles' ego, naturally large, inflates to epic size after a photojournalist sent by the military newspaper Stars and Stripes comes to the 4077th to profile him. The story? Charles saved a dying GI by massaging his heart.
11/25/09 - 10:30 PM EST
Baby, it's Cold Outside
The 4077th is feeling the effects of a bitter cold spell. Military issue winter-wear just doesn't cut it, especially when Charles keeps prancing about the camp in a winterized polar suit his Mommy and Daddy sent him. Charles might be warm, but he's getting the cold shoulder from the rest of the gang.
The 4077th is feeling the effects of a bitter cold spell. Military issue winter-wear just doesn't cut it, especially when Charles keeps prancing about the camp in a winterized polar suit his Mommy and Daddy sent him. Charles might be warm, but he's getting the cold shoulder from the rest of the gang.
11/25/09 - 11:00 PM EST
Point of View
Shot entirely from the perspective of a severely wounded GI, this is a landmark episode. We see what the soldier sees as he is choppered to the 4077th from the field, meets Hawkeye, scribbles his fears onto notepaper, goes into surgery, and awakens in post-op.
Shot entirely from the perspective of a severely wounded GI, this is a landmark episode. We see what the soldier sees as he is choppered to the 4077th from the field, meets Hawkeye, scribbles his fears onto notepaper, goes into surgery, and awakens in post-op.
