Season 3 (1974 - 1975)
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
49. The General Flipped at Dawn (B-308)
September 10, 1974
Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by Larry Gelbart
Guest Stars:
Harry Morgan ... Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Dennis Erdman ... Harrison
Lynette Mettey ... Nurse Baker
Brad Trumbull ... Colonel Atkins
Teddy Wilson ... Warrent Officer Martin 'Marty' Williams (as Theodore Wilson)
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye Yamato (uncredited)
In a stunning performance that won him a role as Col. Potter, Harry Morgan
guests as loony General Bartford Hamilton Steele. Even Klinger thinks Gen.
Steele is nuts when he mistakes Klinger for his wife, Marjorie. Morgan won an
Emmy for his performance in this episode.
50. Rainbow Bridge (B-301)
September 17, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Mako ... Dr. Lin Tam
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse
Loudon Wainwright III ... Capt. Calvin Spalding
Leland Sun ... ?
As Hawkeye and Trapper are planning to leave for Tokyo, an unusual offer
to swap POW patients between the Chinese and the 4077th comes in. Henry, after
much debate, agrees to send Hawk, Trap, Burns, Radar, and Klinger into enemy
territory. Burns almost botches the swap when he brings a real gun (a real
small gun) to the exchange. Fortunately, the Chinese Dr. Lin Tam has a sense
of humor (he went to U. of Illinois, after all).
51. Officer of the Day (B-307)
September 24, 1974
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Jerry Fujikawa ... Sang Yu
Tad Horino ... 1st Korean
Richard Lee-Sung ... 2nd Korean
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Mary Peters ... Nurse (as Mary Katherine Peters)
Dennis Troy ... Carter
Edward Winter ... Army Col. Samuel Flagg
Mitchell Sakamoto ... ?
Norman Hamano ... ?
Mary Katherine Peters ... ?
Tom Lawrence ... ?
While Henry is away in Seoul, Burns and Houlihan are in charge, and
Hawkeye is the officer of the day. His refusal to release a wounded Korean
wanted by US Intelligence leads to a confrontation with Col. Flagg.
52. Iron Guts Kelly (B-304)
October 1, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Sid Dorfman
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy
Byron Chung ... Mr. Kwok
Keene Curtis ... Colonel Wortman
James Gregory ... Lt. Gen. Robert 'Iron Guts' Kelly
Alberta Jay ... Anesthesiologist
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Able
Dennis Troy ... 2nd G.I.
General Iron Guts Kelly dies inconveniently in Houlihan's tent
(perhaps the excitement was too much?!), so his aide sets out to make
it appear as if the general has died gloriously in battle.
53. O.R. (B-306)
October 8, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Allan Arbus ... Maj. Sidney Freedman
Odessa Cleveland ... Lt. Ginger Bayliss
Orlando Dole ... Ethiopian Soldier
Bobby Herbeck ... Patient
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Able
Jeanne Schulherr ... Anesthetist
Roy Goldman ... ?
Leland Sun ... ?
The OR is filled with more wounded than the unit can handle. Dr. Freedman
drops in during the deluge as well.
54. Springtime (B-303)
October 15, 1974
Written by Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Roy Goldman ... Corpsman
Alex Karras ... Lyle Wesson
Greg Mabrey ... Pasco
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Mary Kay Place ... Louise
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye (uncredited)
Gwen Farrell ... ?
Pat Stevens ... ?
Jeff Maxwell ... ?
When spring arrives, Klinger gets word from home that his sweethart back
in Toledo wants to marry him. Father Mulcahy (with help from Radar) arranges
to do this over short wave radio (?). Radar falls in love with a nurse, while
a grateful patient won't leave Hawkeye alone--even threatens Maj. Burns.
55. Check-Up (B-312)
October 22, 1974
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky (uncredited)
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye (uncredited)
Patricia Stevens ... ?
Trapper gets an ulcer and a ticket home. Unfortunately, his going-away
party is spoiled by a new Army regulation which forces him to stay.
56. Life With Father (B-302)
October 29, 1974
Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Sachiko Penny Lee ... Chim Sa
Patricia Stevens ... Nurse Baker
Mail from home worries Henry that Lorraine may be seeing other men.
Father Mulcahy presides over a Jewish circumcision ceremony for the Korean-born
son of a US GI.
57. Alcoholics Unanimous (B-314)
November 12, 1974
Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Baker
Note: McLean Stevenson did not appear in this episode.
Henry's departure to Tokyo leaves Maj. Burns in charge of the 4077th.
He declares total prohibition of alcohol, which leads to a near riot amongst
the camp (especially from Hawkeye and Trapper).
58. There is Nothing Like a Nurse (B-309)
November 19, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Able
Jeanne Schulherr ... Louise Burns
Leland Sun ... Mr. Kwang
Loudon Wainwright III ... Capt. Calvin Spalding
Molli Benson ... ?
The nurses are evacuated when the threat of an enemy parachute
drop arises. Hawkeye and Trapper try to enliven everyone's spirits
with them gone.
59. Adam's Ribs (B-316)
November 26, 1974
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Basil Hoffman ... Major Pfiefer
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Joseph Stern ... Master Sgt. Tarola
Note: Loretta Swit and Larry Linville did not appear in this episode.
A riotous episode! Hawkeye, driven near insanity, starts a riot
in the mess tent after several weeks of "a river of liver and an ocean
of fish." To spice up their diets, Hawkeye, Trapper, and Radar scheme
to get spare ribs sent to the 4077th from Chicago. The ribs arrive,
just in time for the arrival of wounded.
60. A Full Rich Day (B-311)
December 3, 1974
Written by John D. Hess
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
Michael Keller ... Lt. LeClerq
Curt Lowens ... Colonel Blanche
Sirri Murad ... Turkish Soldier with Knife
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Able
William Watson ... Lt. Smith
Note: Loretta Swit did not appear in this episode.
Hawkeye records a letter to his dad, detailing the exploits of a mad
Turkish soldier who calls Hawkeye a "damn good Joe," the unfortunate loss of
the corpse of a Luxembourg soldier (who turns out not to be dead), and of a
gun-happy officer.
61. Mad Dogs and Servicemen (B-317)
December 10, 1974
Written by Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Shizuko Hoshi ... Rosie
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Baker
Michael O'Keefe ... Corporal Richard Travis
Arthur Song ... Korean Man
Radar is bitten by a local dog, and the camp conducts a search to find the
pooch so that Radar doesn't have to undergo a series of painful rabies
vaccinations. Hawkeye defies Frank to take care of a GI who's suffering from a
case of hysterical paralysis.
62. Private Charles Lamb (B-310)
December 31, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Sid Dorfman
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Ted Eccles ... Private Chapman
Titos Vandis ... Col. Andropolis
Gene Chronopoulos ... ?
Note: Loretta Swit did not appear in this episode.
A Greek feast at the camp is foiled when soft-hearted Radar saves the main
course from the spit--a lamb, whom Radar tricks Henry into giving a medical
discharge and sends home to Ottumwa. Thus, Hawkeye and Trapper invent the
famed Spam Lamb!
63. Bombed (B-320)
January 7, 1975
Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Roy Goldman ... Orderly
Edward Marshall ... Delboss
Louisa Moritz ... Nurse Sanchez
While Radar tries to stop the camp from being shelled by their own
artillery, Frank finds a wounded enemy soldier wired to explode,
Margaret and Trapper get stuck in a supply shed and Henry and
Father Mulcahy get blown up in the latrine. Maj. Burns is driven with
jealousy of Trapper into proposing to Houlihan.
64. Bulletin Board (B-323)
January 14, 1975
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Johnny Haymer ... Sgt. Zelmo Zale
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Charlie
Bill Robinson ... Uncle Billy (archive footage)
Patricia Stevens ... Nurse Baker
Shirley Temple ... Virginia Cary (archive footage)
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky (uncredited)
Trapper writes a letter to his daughter, Shirley Temple dances, and the
4077th tries to take a mental break from GIs suffering from hypothermia
and post-op bleeding by throwing a benefit picnic for the orphanage.
65. The Consultant (B-318)
January 21, 1975
Written by Larry Gelbart and Robert Klane
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Robert Alda ... Dr. Anthony Borelli
Tad Horino ... Bartender
Joseph Maher ... Major Taylor
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky (uncredited)
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye (uncredited)
Dr. Borelli visits to demonstrate his artery transplant technique.
Unfortunately, being so close to the front at the 4077th causes Borelli's
drinking problem to interfere at the worst time--when a patient needs the
transplant.
66. House Arrest (B-315)
February 4, 1975
Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Baker
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Dennis Troy ... M.P.
Mary Wickes ... Colonel Reese
Hawkeye hits Maj. Burns and Houlihan is a witness, despite Hawkeye and
Trapper's claims that it wasn't intentional. A female colonel is sent to
investigate Houlihan's nursing staff. She comes on to Burns, but cries
"Rape!" when Houlihan walks in on them. Houlihan recants her story, and
Burns, not Hawkeye, ends up under house arrest.
67. Aid Station (B-322)
February 11, 1975
Written by Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner
Directed by William Jurgensen
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Hawkeye, Houlihan, and Klinger go to an aid station at the front. Working
closely together under heavy fire and unsanitary medical conditions, the three
return to camp with new found respect for one another.
68. Love and Marriage (B-321)
February 18, 1975
Written by Arthur Julian
Directed by Lee Philips
Guest Stars:
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Dennis Dugan ... Danny McShane
Jerry Fujikawa ... Dr. Pak
Roy Goldman ... Orderly
Robert Gruber ... Sergeant
Johnny Haymer ... Sgt. Zelmo Zale
Jeanne Joe ... Mrs. Kwang
Pat Li ... Soong Hi
Soon-Tek Oh ... ?
Note: Loretta Swit did not appear in this episode.
Hawkeye and Trapper prevent one GI from marrying a call girl who has TB,
while trying to set up another Korean soldier join his pregnant wife (with
Radar's help of course).
69. Big Mac (B-313)
February 25, 1975
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
Graham Jarvis ... Col. Whiteman
Jeanne Schulherr ... Nurse
Loudon Wainwright III ... Capt. Calvin Spalding
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye (uncredited)
Bob Courtleigh ... ?
The camp prepares for a visit from General MacArthur. Klinger dresses as
the Statue of Liberty as the General's jeep drives through the camp. Mac
Arthur is so impressed, he salutes!
70. Payday (B-305)
March 4, 1975
Written by John Regier and Gary Markowitz
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Johnny Haymer ... Sgt. Zelmo Zale
Pat Marshall ... Lt. Nelson
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Bobbie Mitchell ... Nurse Baker
Mary Peters ... Nurse (as Mary Katherine Peters)
Eldon Quick ... Captain Sloan
Jack Soo ... Quoc
Leland Sun ... ?
George Holloway ... ?
George Simmons ... ?
Payday arrives, bringing lots of 18204 for Hawkeye (for claiming he wasn't
getting what he should because of the war). Burns buys his wife a pearl
necklace, and gives the fakes to Houlihan. Trapper finally wins a huge poker
pot after stealing Hawk's watch, only to see the loot vanish to save Hawkeye's
neck (since he gave his windfall to the orphanage).
71. White Gold (B-319)
March 11, 1975
Written by Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars:
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Hilly Hicks ... Perkins
Stafford Repp ... Sgt. Clay
Michael A. Salcido ... Rodriguez
Danil Torppe ... Morris
Edward Winter ... Army Col. Samuel Flagg
Colonel Flagg blows into camp trying to obtain penicillin to barter for
information. But Flagg comes down with appendicitis, and the only penicillin
he gets is in the keister.
72. Abyssinia, Henry (B-324)
March 18, 1975
Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell
Directed by Larry Gelbart
Guest Stars:
Kimiko Hiroshige ... Korean Woman
Jamie Farr ... Cprl. Maxwell Klinger
William Christopher ... Father Francis Mulcahy
Ray Poss ... ?
Cherylene Lee ... (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... (uncredited)
Note: This is Wayne Rogers' and McLean Stevenson's final appearrance in
the series.
A classic! Henry finally gets his discharge. While Henry is tying things
up, Burns prepares for his new command. Henry bids a tearful adieu, but not
before Klinger turns up in an outrageous tropical outfit (and gets Henry to zip
him up) and a kiss to Houlihan. He gives Radar a hug and his last order: "You
behave yourself, or I'm gonna come back and kick your butt!" In the
traumatic and shocking last scene, Radar announces that Henry has been killed
when his plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan.
*****
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