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Season 9 (1980 - 1981)
Regular Cast -
Alan Alda ... Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Mike Farrell ... Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Harry Morgan ... Col. Sherman T. Potter
Loretta Swit ... Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
David Ogden Stiers ... Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
Jamie Farr ... Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
William Christopher ... Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
195. The Best of Enemies (Z-404)
November 17, 1980
Written by Sheldon Bull
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Mako ... Li Han
Steven Lum ... ?
En route to R&R, Hawkeye is flagged down by a North Korean soldier
who holds him at gun point, forcing him to treat his wounded comrade.
196. Letters (Z-403)
November 24, 1980
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Larry Cedar ... The Soldier
Michael Currie ... Dr. Brewer
Richard Paul ... Capt. Bill Bainbridge
Shari Saba ... Nurse
Eileen Saki ... Rosie
Members of the 4077th share their impressions of war in response
to letters from fourth graders in Hawkeye's hometown.
197. Cementing Relationships (Z-401)
December 1, 1980
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Joel Brooks ... Ignazio
Alan Toy ... Cochran
Mel Harris ... ?
To fight an ongoing infection in the O.R., the staff decides to remove
the old wood floor and make a concrete one. The surgeons do the menial
labor while Klinger acts as foreman (he knows cement and it's not that
hard); while an Italian soldier falls head-over-heels for Margaret.
198. Father's Day (Z-405)
December 8, 1980
Written by Karen L. Hall
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars:
Andrew Duggan ... 'Howitzer' Al Houlihan
Roy Evans ... ?
Jeffrey Kramer ... Sgt. Morgove (credit only)
Art LaFleur ... The M.P.
Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip of the old block when
her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit.
199. Death Takes a Holiday (Z-408)
December 15, 1980
Written by Mike Farrell
Directed by Mike Farrell
Guest Stars:
G.W. Bailey ... Army Sgt. Luther Rizzo
Yoshi Hoover ... Korean Boy
Keye Luke ... Choi Sung Ho
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Perren Page ... Driver
Christmas at the 4077th finds the surgeons struggling to keep a
mortally wounded soldier alive, even if it's only through the holiday.
200. A War for all Seasons (Z-409)
December 29, 1980
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars:
Carl Freed ... Patient
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Laurie Bate ... ?
As the year 1950 comes to a close, the 4077th staff and surgeons hope
1951 is "a damn sight better" and hopefully they'll be going home.
The year 1951 is not uneventful: Klinger makes a bet on a baseball team
Charles is sure will lose, Hawkeye and B.J. build a kidney machine,
Margaret knits a scarf which soon becomes a bed sheet, and Father
Mulcahy plants a garden. By the time New Years Eve rolls around again,
they all hope 1952 will be a "damn sight better" and that they will
be returning home.
201. Your Retention Please (Z-406)
January 5, 1981
Written by Erik Tarloff
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Barry Corbin ... Sgt. Joe Vickers
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Sam Weisman ... Sgt. Barney Hutchinson
Klinger is so depressed by news that his ex-wife plans to remarry, he
reenlists for an additional six-year hitch.
202. Tell It to the Marines (Z-410)
January 12, 1981
Written by Hank Bradford
Directed by Harry Morgan
Guest Stars:
James Gallery ... Murray Thompson
Michael McGuire ... Col. Mulholland
Denny Miller ... M.P.
Stan Wells ... Jost Van Liter
B.J. and Hawkeye try to get a hardship discharge for an immigrant Marine
whose Mom is being deported before he can get home. Winchester becomes
C.O. for a few days during Potter's abscence and using his new position
to get himself silk sheets and other "basic necessities of life".
203. Taking the Fifth (Z-407)
January 19, 1981
Written by Elias Davis and David Pollock
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Susan Berger ... Nurse
Judy Farrell ... Nurse Able
Charles Hallahan ... Colin Turnbull
Margie Impert ... Lt. Sandra Palmer
Jan Jorden ... Nurse Baker
Klinger happens upon a bottle of vintage French wine and Hawkeye uses it
to lure a nurse into his clutches. Winchester deals with Klinger to get
more bottles of the wine. Col. Potter trades with the Canadians for a
special anesthetic forbidden by the U.S. army.
204. Operation Friendship (Z-412)
January 26, 1981
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Rena Down
Guest Stars:
Gwen Farrell ... Nurse Able
Tim O'Connor ... Capt. Norman Traeger, M.D.
Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the
operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his
injuries after the blast.
205. No Sweat (Z-402)
February 2, 1981
Written by John Rappaport
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars:
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Perren Page ... Driver (as W. Perren Page)
Jo Ann Thompson ... Nurse
Margaret develops a case of prickly heat-just one of the in-
dignities suffered by the 4077th staff during another unendurably
hot night.
206. Depressing News (Z-411)
February 9, 1981
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars:
William Bogert ... Capt. Maurice Allen
David Dozer ... Delivery Man
Albert Insinnia ... Sgt. Ray Tornberg
Rodney Saulsberry ... Oldham
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky (uncredited)
Klinger's army newspaper reports on Hawkeye's monument to military
stupidity; a giant tower made from a half million erroneously shipped
tongue depressors.
207. No Laughing Matter (Z-413)
February 16, 1981
Written by Elias Davis and David Pollock
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars:
Mae Hi ... Korean Woman
Nathan Jung ... Korean Man
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Eileen Saki ... Rosie
Robert Symonds ... Col. Horace Baldwin
Hawkeye's challenge to go through a day without telling a joke is
complicated by Winchester's amusingly desperate attempt to curry the
favor of a hated visiting officer.
208. Oh, How We Danced (Z-414)
February 23, 1981
Written by John Rappaport
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars:
Catherine Bergstrom ... Peg Hunnicut
Jennifer Davis ... Nurse
Shari Saba ... Nurse
Yuki Shimoda ... Key Yong Lu
Arlen Dean Snyder ... Major Finch
Michael Choe ... ?
When Winchester goes to inspect the sanitary conditions at another camp,
the failing mark he gives the commander is met with physical violence.
Meanwhile, the gang comes up with a surprise for B.J. on his anniversary.
209. Bottoms Up (Z-415)
March 2, 1981
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars:
Jimmy Baron ... Patient
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Shari Saba ... Nurse
Bill Snider ... Corpsman
Gail Strickland ... Capt. Helen Whitfield
Margaret's good friend Captain Helen Whitfield visits the 4077th and it
seems like old times again, but what the Major doesn't know is that
Whitfield is still a raging closet-alcoholic; Meanwhile, Hawkeye pulls
one prank that goes too far when he drops Charles' pants in O.R.
210. The Red/White Blues (Z-416)
March 9, 1981
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Gabriel Beaumont
Guest Stars:
Roy Goldman ... Goldman
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Kellye Nakahara ... Nurse Kellye
Jo Ann Thompson ... Nurse
Col. Potter's blood pressure is too high and he has two weeks to get it
back down, causing everyone to mollycoddle him, much to his dismay.
Meanwhile, the malaria medicine they are sent makes Klinger sick.
211. Bless You, Hawkeye (Z-417)
March 16, 1981
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thud Mumford
Directed by Nell Cox
Guest Stars:
Allan Arbus ... Maj. Sidney Freedman
Barry Schwartz ... Pvt. Caputo
Dennis Troy ... Driver
When Hawkeye can't stop a sneezing fit that has no apparent cause,
psychiatrist Sidney Freedman digs into the surgeon's past for a clue to
the unusual malady.
212. Blood Brothers (Z-421)
April 6, 1981
Written by Elias David and David Pollock
Directed by Harry Morgan
Guest Stars:
G.W. Bailey ... Army Sgt. Luther Rizzo
Robert Balderson ... Capt. Bratton
Roy Goldman ... Roy Goldman
Tom Kindle ... G.I.
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Ray Middleton ... Cardinal Reardon
Patrick Swayze ... Pvt. Gary Sturgis
Dennis Troy ... Dennis
Father Mulcahy tries to prepare himself and the camp for a visit from
Cardinal Reardon, a VIP to both the Army and the church. Hawkeye,
meanwhile, prepares to tell a young soldier why he can't donate blood to
his wounded buddy; Hawkeye and B.J. have discovered the soldier has
leukemia.
213. The Foresight Saga (Z-422)
April 13, 1981
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars:
Jeff Maxwell ... Pvt. Igor Straminsky
Rummel Mor ... Park Sung
Philip Sterling ... Dr. Myron 'Bud' Herzog
Klinger accidentally breaks Potter's eyeglasses, requiring a visit from
traveling optometrist Dr. Bud Herzog. The 4077th receives fresh
vegetables from a grateful Korean. Potter questions the authenticity of
an upbeat letter from Radar.
214. The Life You Save (Z-418)
May 4, 1981
Written by John Rappaport and Alan Alda
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars:
G.W. Bailey ... Army Sgt. Luther Rizzo
Val Bisoglio ... The Cook
Jim Boeke ... Sgt. Chiaverini
Gwen Farrell ... Nurse Gwen
Roy Goldman ... Roy Goldman
Jack Kearney ... Soldier
Jim Knaub ... Pvt. Markham
Wayne Morton ... Enlisted Man
Andrew Parks ... Dying Soldier
Shari Saba ... Nurse
Arthur Taxier ... Surgeon
Meshach Taylor ... Orderly
Dennis Troy ... Dennis
Winchester goes on a spiritual journey when he undergoes a near-death
experience. Pierce experiences the problems of being the officer in
charge of food services.
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