"M*A*S*H" Officer of the Day (1974)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Hy Averback

Writer:

Laurence Marks (writer)

TV Series:

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

Original Air Date:

24 September 1974 (Season 3, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

Assigned by Frank Burns as Officer of the Day in Henry's absence, Hawkeye must deal with the daily 4077th chaos and try to thwart sneaky Col. Flagg's plans for his Korean prisoner. |

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Colonel | Doctor | Korean War | Captain

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce
Wayne Rogers	...	Captain John McIntyre
McLean Stevenson	...	Lt. Colonel Henry Blake (credit only)
Loretta Swit	...	Major Margaret Houlihan
Larry Linville	...	Major Franklin Marion Burns
Gary Burghoff	...	Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly
Edward Winter	...	Col. Samuel Flagg
Jamie Farr	...	Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger
Jerry Fujikawa	...	Sang Yu
Tad Horino	...	1st Korean Kim Luc
Richard Lee-Sung	...	2nd Korean Kim Luc
Jeff Maxwell	...	Igor Straminsky
Dennis Troy	...	Carter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Goofs:

Continuity: While Radar is getting ready for bed he takes his shirt off. In the close-up of two arms tucking in his teddy bear, the arms have long sleeves on. We then see Radar again, and his shirt is still off.

Quotes:

Hawkeye: What's up, Radar?
Cpl. Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly: Well, indigenous personnels again, sir, requesting medical attention. That's his I.D. card.
Hawkeye: What, did we advertise a weekend special?
[Hawkeye reads card]
Hawkeye: "Kim Luck"? That's the second one we had today.
Cpl. Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly: That's the way it runs sometimes, sir.
Hawkeye: [to Korean] Can you identify yourself?
2nd Korean: [thumps chest, smiling] This is me.
Hawkeye: Well, I guess you wouldn't kid me about a thing like that. Bring him to the hospital.
Cpl. Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly: Yes, sir.
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