"M*A*S*H" Chief Surgeon Who? (1972)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

E.W. Swackhamer

Writer:

Larry Gelbart (written by)

TV Series:

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

Original Air Date:

8 October 1972 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

When Hawkeye is appointed Chief Surgeon over Frank Burns, Burns and Houlihan go over Col. Blake's head to a general to protest the decision. |

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Colonel | Doctor | Korean War | Captain

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers	...	Capt. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson	...	Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Larry Linville	...	Maj. Frank Marion 'Ferret Face' Burns
Gary Burghoff	...	Cpl. Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly
Sorrell Booke	...	Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker
Timothy Brown	...	Capt. Oliver Harmon 'Spearchucker' Jones
John Orchard	...	Capt. 'Ugly John' Black
Jamie Farr	...	Cpl. Maxwell 'Max' Q. Klinger
Jack Riley	...	Capt. Kaplan
Linda Meiklejohn	...	Lt. Leslie Scorch
Robert Gooden	...	Pvt. Lorenzo Boone (as Bob Gooden)
Odessa Cleveland	...	Lt. Ginger Bayliss

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the end of the episode Frank asks Hawkeye for help. Hawkeye proceeds to assist Frank without changing his bloody gloves.

Quotes:

Henry Blake: The job will be a killer.
Frank Burns: I can adjust.
Henry Blake: I hope you can. I'm giving it to Pierce.
Hawkeye: Oh, thanks.
Frank Burns: *What*? You can't! I won't stand for it!
Henry Blake: Frank, the one thing that will get you nowhere with me is impersonating my wife.
Frank Burns: Well, what about rank?
Hawkeye: Can I help it if I'm not as rank as you?
Frank Burns: This is unheard of!
Henry Blake: Face it, Pierce is the best cutter in the outfit. He's certified in chest and general surgery. Frank, in case you haven't read the papers, there's a war on. We're here to patch guys together. We can't be so GI we lose patients!
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