"M*A*S*H" Are You Now, Margaret? (1979)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Charles S. Dubin

Writers:

Larry Gelbart (developer) and
Thad Mumford (writer)

TV Series:

"M*A*S*H" (1972)

Original Air Date:

24 September 1979 (Season 8, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

A Congressional aide comes to the camp with accusations of Margaret of being a communist sympathizer that could ruin her career. |

Plot Keywords:

McCarthyism | Nurse | Colonel | Doctor | Korean War

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce
Mike Farrell	...	Captain B.J. Hunnicut
Harry Morgan	...	Colonel Sherman T. Potter
Loretta Swit	...	Major Margaret Houlihan
David Ogden Stiers	...	Major Charles Winchester
Jamie Farr	...	Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger
William Christopher	...	Father Francis Mulcahy
Gary Burghoff	...	Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly
Lawrence Pressman	...	Congressional Aide R. Theodore Williamson
Jeff Maxwell	...	Igor Straminsky
Leland Sun	...	Chinese Patient
Jennifer Davis Westmore	...	Nurse

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The title comes from the Red hysteria of the 1940's and 1950's when anyone could have been accused of being a Communist and could be summoned before a Congressional committee and asked, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" Even appearing could ruin the professional and public reputation of the witness if he or she did not cooperate, admit membership in the Communist Party or name people who he knew who were members.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the Congressional aide first visits the swamp, while BJ is lying in his cot you can clearly see where the tent is cut away to allow for the cameras, the sky is visible in the top right corner.

Quotes:

Congressional Aide R. T. Williamson: Do you always treat enemy soldiers?
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce: Of course not, only if they're sick.