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B.J. Hunnicutt

B.J. Hunnicutt comes to replace Trapper John when Trapper is discharged. Stanford-educated, loyal family man B.J. may seem the polar opposite of his new bunkmate Hawkeye Pierce, but while Hunnicutt may be moral, sensitive and thoughtful, he's no saint. He quickly picks up where Trapper left off - collaborating with Hawkeye to create camp mischief (usually with a noble cause in mind). They spike the drink of a bloodthirsty commander to keep him from sending more troops into war and play Cupid for a confined nurse whose husband is visiting. They even show kindness towards obnoxious Major Burns, staging a fight to make him happy on his birthday.

Hunnicutt has his failings. He succumbs to temptation under the pressure of embedded life, sleeping with a nurse and being attracted to a war correspondent. Although he beats himself up for his indiscretions, he does not reveal his infidelity to his wife.

At the end of the war, B.J. finds a unique way of saying goodbye to his best friend and partner in crime, Hawkeye.