The plot is set in military hospital during the Korean War - seems like not very good place for sitcom, but you would be surprised. Doctors are busy chasing nurses, nurses are busy avoiding doctors and the commander is trying to avoid being commander.
1 | The General Flipped at Dawn |
| A crackpot general threatens to have Hawkeye court-martialed.
Harry Morgan won the Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as General Bartford Hamilton Steele and joined the cast of M*A*S*H the following year as Colonel Sherman Potter. |
2 | Rainbow Bridge |
| Hawkeye and Trapper put their relaxation plans on hold to retrieve wounded American prisoners from the Chinese. Mako plays a Chinese officer.
Loudon Wainwright III makes his first of three appearances as the guitar-playing Lieutenant Calvin Spalding. |
3 | Officer of the Day |
| Hawkeye is made Officer of the Day and Colonel Flagg wants a North Korean prisoner patched up for execution.
This episode is known for Hawkeye’s "I will not carry a gun" speech. |
4 | Iron Guts Kelly |
| Famed General "Iron Guts" Kelly dies in action, but not the kind of death that would look good in a war record. |
5 | O.R. |
| The doctors of the 4077th are overwhelmed by the casualties in the O.R.
This is the first episode without a laugh track.
Gene Reynolds won the Primetime Emmy Award for directing this episode while Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks won the Writers Guild Award. |
6 | Springtime |
| Spring is in the air for the 4077th M*A*S*H unit. Laverne wants to marry Klinger. Alex Karras guest stars as a very strong soldier. |
7 | Check-Up |
| Trapper must undergo a medical checkup, but his hidden condition could be his ticket home. |
8 | Life With Father |
| Father Mulcahy tries to grant a GI’s request for a Jewish religious ceremony, while Henry’s worried his wife may be cheating on him and Hawkeye attempts to solve a puzzle to win a pony. |
9 | Alcoholics Unanimous |
| As acting commanding officer, Frank dismantles the Swamp’s still and declares Prohibition at the 4077th.
Hy Averback received Primetime Emmy and Directors Guild Award nominations for this episode. |
10 | There is Nothing Like a Nurse |
| The men of the 4077th must cope without the nurses when they’re evacuated due to the possibility of an enemy attack.
Loudon Wainwright III makes his second of three appearances as the guitar-playing Lieutenant Calvin Spalding. |
11 | Adam’s Ribs |
| Hawkeye is sick of eating the same food being served in the mess tent, so he hatches a plan to place an order for spareribs from a restaurant in Chicago. |
12 | A Full Rich Day |
| A crazy Turk and a missing corpse are the main focus of a typical day of insanity at the 4077th.
Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler won the ACE Eddie Award for this episode. |
13 | Mad Dogs and Servicemen |
| A patient’s paralysis might not be physical, while Radar is bitten by a possible rabid dog. |
14 | Private Charles Lamb |
| A Greek colonel donates a lamb for an Easter feast, but Radar tries to protect it.
Sid Dorfman received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. |
15 | Bombed |
| A wounded soldier arrives at the compound booby-trapped during heavy shelling and Trapper and Margaret get locked in the supply closet together after a exploding shell jams the door shut.
William Jurgensen received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his cinematography on this episode and Hy Averback received a Directors Guild Award nomination. |
16 | Bulletin Board |
| It’s another day at the 4077th where none of the scheduled activities go as planned.
Alan Alda received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode.
Timeline Presidental candidate: Clark Gable gets divorced from Sylvua Ashley which occurred April 21, 1952; Dwight Eisenhower vows if elected he will go to Korea-which he did in December 1952. |
17 | The Consultant |
| Hawkeye and Trapper meet a veteran doctor of two wars in Tokyo, whom they challenge to visit the 4077th.
The elder doctor is played by Robert Alda, Alan’s father. |
18 | House Arrest |
| Hawkeye gets put under house arrest for punching Frank, while Margaret is nervous about a visiting meticulous colonel (Mary Wickes). |
19 | Aid Station |
| Hawkeye, Margaret and Klinger are sent to a frontline aid station under heavy fire to fill in for a dead surgeon. |
20 | Love and Marriage |
| A Korean assistant needs to see his pregnant wife, while a GI wants to marry a girl from Rosie’s bar. |
21 | Big Mac |
| The 4077th is turned upside down by rumors of a visit from General Douglas MacArthur, but not all personnel are excited.
Loudon Wainwright III makes his third of three appearances as the guitar-playing Lieutenant Calvin Spalding. |
22 | Payday |
| It’s Hawkeye’s turn as pay officer, but a $10 oversight causes trouble. |
23 | White Gold |
| Colonel Flagg shows up when penicillin is stolen, but Hawkeye and Trapper soon learn the real reason for his arrival. |
24 | Abyssinia, Henry |
| Henry gets his discharge, making Frank the commanding officer of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit. |
