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Season 1 (1972 - 1973)
Regular Cast -
Alan Alda ... Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Wayne Rogers ... Army Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson ... Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Gary Burghoff ... Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Loretta Swit ... Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Larry Linville ... Maj. Frank Burns
1. M*A*S*H -- The Pilot Episode (J-301)
September 17, 1972
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
G. Wood ... Gen. Hamilton Hammond
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Karen Philipp ... Lt. Maria 'Dish' Schneider
George Morgan ... Father John P. Mulcahy
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
Laura Miller ... Capt. 'Knocko' McCarthy
Bruno Kirby ... Pvt. Lorenzo Boone (as B. Kirby Jr.)
The Swamp's Korean houseboy, Ho John, is accepted to attend school at
Hawkeye's alma mater. The camp raises to send Ho John to Maine by
raffling a weekend in Tokyo with a nurse, much to the chagrin of Hot Lips
and Burns. The winner? Father Mulcahy!
2. To Market, To Market (J-303)
September 24, 1972
Written by Burt Styler
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Guest Stars:
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Robert Ito ... Lin
John C. Johnson ... Truck Driver
Jack Soo ... Charlie Lee
G. Wood ... Gen. Hamilton Hammond
After the 4077th supply of hydrocortisone is hijacked by black market-
eers, Hawkeye and Trapper concoct a deal with a local black marketeer (Jack
Soo) to get some more. The catch: Henry's antique oak desk, which is
whisked away by chopper as Henry watches in disbelief.
3. Requiem for a Lightweight (J-308)
October 1, 1972
Written by Bob Klane
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Sorrell Booke ... Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
Trapper enters the intercamp boxing tournament to save a beautiful nurse
(Marcia Strassman) from being transferred out by Henry, at Hot Lips' request.
4. Chief Surgeon Who? (J-307)
October 8, 1972
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by E. W. Swackhamer
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
Sorrell Booke ... Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Robert Gooden ... Pvt. Lorenzo Boone (as Bob Gooden)
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Jack Riley ... Capt. Kaplan
Note: This was Jamie Farr's first appearrance in the series, but he
was back then a recurring character and was not yet a principal cast member
of the series.
Frank and Hot Lips fume when Hawkeye is named chief surgeon over Frank.
They call up a general (Sorell Booke) who arrives in camp only to encounter
Klinger (his first appearance of the series), declares the camp nuts and
Hawkeye a genius.
5. The Moose (J-305)
October 15, 1972
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Barbara Brownell ... Lt. Jones
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Paul Jenkins ... Sergeant Baker
Craig Jue ... Benny
Virginia Ann Lee ... Yung Hi (as Virginia Lee)
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Note: Loretta Swit and Larry Linville did not appear in this episode.
Hawkeye ends up winning a Korean girl as servant from the sergeant who
purchased her. The girl, unfortunately, has a hard time understanding
Hawkeye when he attempts to set her free.
6. Yankee Doodle Doctor (J-310)
October 22, 1972
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Lee Philips
Guest Stars:
Ed Flanders ... Lt. Dwayne Bricker
Bert Kramer ... Sgt. Martin
Tom Sparks ... Corpsman
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
Herb Voland ... Gen. Crandell Clayton
The camp makes a film in response to one made about the 4077th at
the request of a brigadier general. Guest appearance by Ed Flanders.
7. Bananas, Crackers, and Nuts (After Me, the Deluge) (J-311)
November 5, 1972
Written by Burt Styler
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Guest Stars:
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Stuart Margolin ... Captain Phillip G. Sherman
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
After being denied R&R, Hawkeye fakes insanity, causing many problems
for the psychiatrist (Stuart Margolin) sent to study him.
8. Cowboy (J-309)
November 12, 1972
Written by Bob Klane
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Billy Green Bush ... John 'Cowboy' Hodges
Joseph Corey ... Goldstein
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Jean Powell ... Nurse Baker
Mike Robelo ... Cook
Alicia Bond ... ?
Rick Moses ... ?
Note: This was William Christopher's first appearrance in the series,
but he was back then a recurring character and was not yet a principal cast
member of the series. Like Jamie Farr, we will continue to list William
Christopher as a guest actor until they become official principal cast
members in a later season.
Henry refuses to let a chopper pilot go home, and the pilot feels there
is no alternative but to kill Henry.
9. Henry, Please Come Home (J-302)
November 19, 1972
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Robert Gooden ... Pvt. Lorenzo Boone (as Bob Gooden)
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Jean Pleet ... Nurse
Kasuko Sakuro ... Cho-Cho
Bill Svanoe ... Aide
Noel Toy ... Mama San
G. Wood ... Gen. Hamilton Hammond
Due to the great success rate of the 4077th, Henry is transferred to
administrative duty in Tokyo. Hawkeye and Trapper convince Radar to fake
an illness to get Henry to return.
10. I Hate a Mystery (J-306)
November 26, 1972
Written by Hal Dressner
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Bonnie Jones ... Lt. Barbara Bannerman
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
Hawkeye plays detective when he becomes the chief suspect in a stealing
epidemic. His sleuthful work leads him to the guilty party, none other than
Ho John (who still hasn't left for Maine).
11. Germ Warfare (J-304)
December 10, 1972
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Terry Becker
Guest Stars:
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Timothy Brown ... Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones
Byron Chung ... P.O.W.
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Robert Gooden ... Pvt. Lorenzo Boone (as Bob Gooden)
Karen Philipp ... Lt. Maria 'Dish' Schneider
Hawkeye plays Dracula when he steals a pint of Frank's blood. When he
suspects Frank of hepatitis, he works frantically (with Radar and Trapper)
to keep him away from everyone, including Hot Lips.
12. Dear Dad (J-313)
December 17, 1972
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Lizabeth Deen ... Becky
Bonnie Jones ... Lt. Barbara Bannerman
William Katt ... P.F.C. (as Bill Katt)
Gary Van Ormand ... Corporal
Buck Young ... M.P.
Note: this is the first episode where Jamie Farr and William Christopher
appearred together as guest actors.
Hawkeye writes his dad, describing the antics of the 4077th--including
Mulcahy convincing Klinger not to kill himself. For the finale, Hawkeye goes
to the front dressed as Santa to help save a wounded soldier.
13. Edwina (J-312)
December 24, 1972
Written by Hal Dresner
Directed by James Sheldon
Guest Stars:
Arlene Golonka ... Nurse Edwina Ferguson
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
The nurses go to extremes to find a date of Nurse Eddie (Edwina)--they
won't go out with anyone until Eddie gets a date. The men draw straws, and
Hawkeye is the big loser, especially after Eddie nearly kills him in a
scene resembling teenage "mating" rituals. :)
14. Love Story (J-314)
January 7, 1973
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Guest Stars:
Barbara Brownell ... Lt. Jones
Indira Danks ... Lt. O'Brien
Jerry Harper ... Sergeant
Kelly Jean Peters ... Lt. Louise Anderson
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
Radar gets a "Dear John" letter. To help cheer him up, Hawkeye and
Trapper try to help him with a new nurse who's into classical literature and
music. Radar's "Ahhhh, Bach!" and "That's highly significant," quotes win him
a friend in the nurse.
15. Tuttle (J-315)
January 14, 1973
Written by Bruce Shelly and David Ketchum
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Dennis Fimple ... Sgt. 'Sparky' Pryor
Mary-Robin Redd ... Sister Theresa (as Mary Robin Redd)
James Sikking ... Finance Officer
Captain Tuttle ... Himself
Herb Voland ... Gen. Crandell Clayton
Hawkeye and Trapper, with Radar's help, invent a fictitious Capt. Tuttle
so that his salary can be donated to help a local orphanage. Almost caught
by James B. Sikking of Hill St. and Doogie Howser fame, Hawkeye must
sorrowfully tell the camp of Tuttle's fate to the whole camp--he leaped from
a chopper without a parachute.
16. The Ringbanger (J-316)
January 21, 1973
Written by Jerry Mayer
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars:
Linda Meiklejohn ... Lt. Leslie Scorch
Leslie Nielsen ... Col. Buzz Brighton
A colonel (Leslie Nielsen) with a high casualty record in the object of
the attention of Hawkeye, Trapper, and Radar, who conspire send him home
before he gets anyone else killed.
17. Sometimes You Hear the Bullet (J-318)
January 28, 1973
Written by Carl Kleinschmitt
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
James T. Callahan ... Tommy Gillis (as James Callahan)
Chuck Hicks ... Patient #2
Ron Howard ... Private Wendell Peterson (as Ronny Howard)
Fred Lerner ... Patient #1
Lynette Mettey ... Lt. Nancy Griffin
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black (uncredited)
Note: Ron Howard would get his own series playing Richie Cunningham
in another longrunning series "Happy Days" which premiered in January 1974.
Hawkeye is confronted with death when he is unable to save an old
journalist friend (James Callahan) who is killed on the front. The death
spurs Hawkeye to send an underaged soldier (Ron Howard) home. Meanwhile,
Frank throws out his back and applies for a Purple Heart.
18. Dear Dad...Again (J-317)
February 4, 1973
Written by Sheldon Keller and Larry Gelbart
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Gail Bowman ... Nurse
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Alex Henteloff ... Captain Adam Casey
Patch Mackenzie ... (uncredited)
Hawkeye tells his dad of the cooling romance between Frank and Hot Lips
and Radar's correspondance corse.
19. The Longjohn Flap (J-319)
February 18, 1973
Written by Alan Alda
Direct by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Kathleen King ... Nurse Beddoes
Joseph Perry ... The Cook
Hawkeye gets a pair of longjohns from home. Feeling sorry for Trapper,
who has a cold, he gives him the longjohns, which pass into the hands of most
of the camp before getting back in Hawkeye's hands.
20. The Army-Navy Game (J-322)
February 25, 1973
Written by Sid Dorfman
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Sheila Lauritsen ... Nurse Hardy
Alan Manson ... Colonel Hersh
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Mason
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
John A. Zee ... Sturner
Tom Richards ... (uncredited)
David Doyle ... ?
The camp tunes-in to the Army-Navy football game, only to get bombed
and left with an unexploded shell in the compound. When they try to defuse
the CIA bomb,it explodes--with American propaganda leaflets.
21. Sticky Wicket (J-321)
March 4, 1973
Written by Laurence Marks and Larry Gelbart
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
Wayne Bryan ... Private Thompson
Bonnie Jones ... Lt. Barbara Bannerman
Lynette Mettey ... Lt. Nancy Griffin
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Hawkeye and Frank argue over Frank's ability as a surgeon. Then one
of Hawkeye's patients starts failing, Hawkeye starts reflecting about his
own abilities.
22. Major Fred C. Dobbs (J-320)
March 11, 1973
Written by Sid Dorfman
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Harvey J. Goldenberg ... Kaplan
A silly episode where Frank, who threatens transfer, is convinced to stay
when hears Hawkeye and Trapper say they discovered gold. The joke's on
Frank when he finds, amongst other things, a gilded jeep!
23. Ceasefire (J-323)
March 18, 1973
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Patrick Adiarte ... Ho-Jon
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Bonnie Jones ... Lt. Barbara Bannerman
Bruce Kimmel ... Private Gilbert
Lynette Mettey ... Lt. Nancy Griffin
Marcia Strassman ... Nurse Margie Cutler
Herb Voland ... Gen. Crandell Clayton
The camp receives word that there's a ceasefire and erupts into
celebration, only to have their hopes shattered when wounded arrive.
24. Showtime (J-324)
March 25, 1973
Written by Robert Klane and Larry Gelbart
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Stanley Bennett Clay ... Driver (as Stanley Clay)
Joey Forman ... Jackie Flash
Harvey J. Goldenberg ... Kaplan
Oksun Kim ... Korean Woman
Marilyn King ... Miller Sister
Sheila Lauritsen ... Nurse
Joan Lucksinger ... Miller Sister
John Orchard ... Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Jean Turrell ... Miller Sister
An entertainer performs for the camp in the compound.
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