1973 • 24 Episodes
September 15, 1973
Gen. Clayton sends a psychiatrist to the 4077th to gauge the camp's cohesiveness and fitness as a unit.
September 22, 1973
An inept, if punctual, bomber pilot provides comic relief for Hawkeye and Trapper, but inspires Frank to call out the heavy artillery.
September 29, 1973
Radar chronicles the antics of a typical week at the 4077th, which includes Hawkeye falling for a new nurse, a POW going berserk in the OR and Klinger seeking a psychiatric discharge.
October 6, 1973
Hawkeye and Trapper receive high-level flak when they buck the brass to report the "friendly fire" shelling of a South Korean village.
October 13, 1973
Hawkeye has been operating so long he just can't quit, and he decides to try to end the war while he's at it.
October 20, 1973
Everyone wants to mother a wounded and apparently orphaned boy.
October 27, 1973
Hawkeye cuts through red tape to help a GI marry his child's Korean mother, and cuts romantic ties with a bigoted nurse.
November 3, 1973
Henry's fitness for command is called into question when he's put on trial for charges stemming from the tomfoolery at the 4077th.
November 10, 1973
Another letter from Hawkeye to his father tells about a bigoted soldier who wants the "right color" blood, a live grenade in the OR and Henry's home movies.
November 17, 1973
A lone sniper turns the hospital compound into a combat zone, traps Henry and Radar in the showers and forces surgery by candlelight after he knocks out the generator.
November 24, 1973
A flu epidemic leaves yet-to-be infected Hawkeye and Margaret more overworked than ever.
December 1, 1973
Hawkeye and Trapper hassle the brass to obtain a vital piece of medical equipment.
December 8, 1973
The 4077th and friends convene for their weekly “Medical Conference,” A.K.A. Poker while Radar runs over a civilian and Frank is held hostage in the showers by an enlisted man.
December 15, 1973
Depressed by news from home, Margaret examines her life and decides to request a transfer.
December 22, 1973
Something smells rank at the 4077th, and it might be the new officers' club--from which enlisted types are barred.
January 5, 1974
Henry returns from Tokyo in love with a woman half his age, but he seems to have forgotten one thing--he's married.
January 12, 1974
Hawkeye's quest for new boots turns into a never-ending game of horse trading.
January 19, 1974
A private with a prominent proboscis pleads for prohibited plastic surgery--but Frank and Margaret smell a rat.
January 26, 1974
A local farmer claims the 4077th is on his land, and a Korean woman claims Radar is the father of her child.
February 2, 1974
Frank chooses a lull in the action to ask Hawkeye and Trapper to perform his hernia operation, and that's just when the war returns full tilt.
February 9, 1974
A wave of conservation hits the 4077th after a vital supply line is cut, creating a variety of shortages.
February 16, 1974
Hawkeye learns a patient was beaten up in his unit because he's homosexual, and Frank wants the soldier drummed out of the Army.
February 23, 1974
Mail call inspires Hawkeye and Trapper to play on Frank's greed, and Klinger's letters from home cover everything from death to pregnancy.
March 2, 1974
Frank is investigated by two crazy intelligence men, one who's convinced he's a communist, the other's certain Frank's a fascist.