Episodes

170-Too Many Cooks
A M*A*S*H unit marches on its stomach, and when an accident-prone GI begins dishing out delicious food to the hungry 4077th the group begs Col. Potter to bring him on as full-time chef. But Sherman is too preoccupied with his troubled marriage to care about gourmet meals.

171-Are You Now, Margaret?
The Red Scare rampaging through the McCarthy Congressional Hearings has come to the 4077th. Margaret is suspected of being a communist sympathizer by a visiting Congressional aide. On the surface, his fact-finding mission seems harmless, but the staff must go to great lengths to protect Margaret's career.

172-Guerilla My Dreams
Who calls the shots, the American doctor or the South Korean military man? The 4077th is about to find out as Hawkeye fights to save a wounded Korean woman while a South Korean ROK officer suspects her of being a guerilla fighter. Tensions rise as interests collide. 173-Good-Bye Radar (Part 1)

The 4077th is in trouble. It's bad enough that Radar is on leave in Tokyo before heading back to the States on a hardship discharge, but when a generator blows, and the backup is stolen, chaos threatens to overtake the M*A*S*H unit.

Factoid: Mike Farrell tried to persuade Gary Burghoff not to leave the show, convinced it wouldn't be good for his career.

174-Good-Bye Radar (Part 2)
Radar's diligence and dedication to his job as company clerk is evident as he can barely bring himself to leave while the 4077th is in such dire straits. The generator is still down, Klinger can't find a replacement, and the group dreads life without Radar O'Reilly.

175-Period of Adjustment
The 4077th is still in shock over Radar's departure, and Klinger is feeling the backlash. He's inefficient, he's slow, he's cranky, he's crazy...in short, he's not Radar. B.J., homesick to begin with, is almost sent over the edge when he hears about Radar's reunion with his family. Life goes on, but it will never be the same without Radar.

176- Nurse Doctor
Father Mulcahy is the object of a beautiful nurse's romantic obsession. Her ambition is to become a doctor once she leaves the military, but the staff of the 4077th is reluctant to help her once she starts carrying a torch for the priest. A cold shower might bring her to her senses, but there isn't any running water in the camp!

Factoid: Father Mulcahy's rank is Lieutenant (he's eventually promoted to Captain) and his serial number is: RA11295403.

177-Private Finance
Klinger's financial generosity towards a South Korean beauty gets him into trouble. Hawkeye is faced with a difficult choice...fulfill a dying GI's wish or turn his money over to the proper authorities.

178-Mr. and Mrs. Who?
Major Charles Winchester III goes on a bender while on leave in Tokyo. His souvenir? A new wife! When the new Mrs. Winchester III shows up in camp to decide how to love, honor, and obey, the 4077th is thrown into a tizzy. The frenzy isn't helped by a severe outbreak of hemorrhagic fever that is debilitating staff and patients alike.

179-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.

180-Lifetime
A timer counts down onscreen as B.J., Hawkeye, and the rest of the 4077th race to save the life of a GI who needs an aorta transplant. The doctors know how much time they have before it is too late, and so do the viewers as the seconds tick away. Medically accurate, grippingly real, this is truly one of the series most riveting episodes.

181-Dear Uncle Abdul
In a letter home to his Uncle Abdul, Klinger lets off a little steam. What's troubling him? Col. Potter has him posing on his horse to paint a self-portrait, Father Mulcahy is writing strange songs, and Margaret shoots her foot-locker so the Army will have to issue her a new one.

182-Captain's Outrageous
While Rosie recuperates after being hurt in a bar fight, B.J. and Hawkeye tend bar in her place. They drinking as much as they serve, and chaos reigns until Rosie gets better. At long last, Father Mulcahy is promoted from Lieutenant to Captain.

183-Stars and Stripes
B.J. and Winchester nearly come to blows while writing an article for a well-known medical journal. Meanwhile, Margaret's GI boyfriend may be in hot water for punching a superior in the mouth.

184-Yessir, That's Our Baby
B.J., Hawkeye and Father Mulcahy try to find a home for an abandoned baby. The child was fathered by an American GI, and Korean society shuns it. Just as all options seem to be exhausted, Father Mulcahy has a brilliant idea.

185-Bottle Fatigue
Hawkeye's bar tab could feed a small country for a week. Deciding it's time to cut down, Hawkeye swears off booze for one full week. He immediately begins to get on everyone's nerves.

186-Heal Thyself
Col. Potter and Charles are forced to become roommates when they both catch the mumps. Who will run the camp while Potter's laid up? The 4077th seems to have lucked out with Capt. Newsome, but is his talent and personality a smokescreen?

187-Old Soldiers
Hawkeye is thrust into Col. Potter's role as commander of the 4077th when Potter rushes off to Tokyo on a secret mission. Turns out, an old war buddy is sick. Back at the camp, a group of rowdy Korean children refugees run the staff ragged while they attempt to treat them.

188-Morale Victory
Col. Potter gets fed up with B.J. and Hawkeye griping about how little fun there is to be had at the 4077th. To shut them up, he anoints them as the company's new morale officers.

189- Lend a Hand
Hawkeye gets wind of a surprise party that is in the works for him. He does his best to foil the plot by offering to go to the front to help a wounded surgeon.

Factoid: This episode is a Alda family reunion, with father Robert appearing as an irritating medical advisor, and brother Antony driving an ambulance.

190-Goodbye, Cruel World
An American fighter pilot of Asian descent arrives at the 4077th after having been injured during airborne combat. His injuries mean he will be discharged. Upon hearing this, he relentlessly attempts suicide. Meanwhile, Klinger is in a snit because nobody approves of how he has redecorated his room.

191- Dreams
The staff of the 4077th is utterly exhausted after attending to wounded GIs for two days without rest. As they nap between patients, their dreams show how deeply this war is affecting them.

192-War Co-Respondent
For B.J, the hardest part of serving his country is missing his wife and kids back home. But his devotion is tested to the limit by the arrival of a world-renowned war correspondent, Aggie O'Shea.

193- Back Pay
Hawkeye discovers that doctors back home in the States are managing to get rich from the war. Enraged, he tallies up his service time and presents the Army with a gigantic bill. Charles can barely conceal his contempt for the three Korean medics he's mentoring, but their Eastern methods prove to be invaluable.

194-April Fools
Practical jokes are de rigueur at the 4077th, so April Fool's Day is pure insanity. A visiting Colonel falls victim to the trickster hysteria and Col. Potter tries to unruffle his feathers.