Mash first episode

It was originally shown on September 17, and repeated twice, on April 1 and August 5,

The season developed the characters which had been taken from the movie MASH , in particular highlighting Hawkeye Pierce as the prime character of the ensemble cast. With only one or two possible exceptions the episodes " Cowboy " and " Showtime " , Hawkeye is either the focus of each story, an agent provocoteur for the events of the story, or else acts as a link between vignette events as in the "Dear Dad" episodes. The remaining main characters are given greater volition as the season goes on, that is, they are seen to act on their own rather than simply in reaction to something done by Hawkeye or Trapper. The first episode - Pilot - utilises many, but not all, of the personnel of the th as seen in the first half of the movie. Blake's aide who is regularly outfoxed by Radar. Boone , Lesley Scorch and Ugly John are seen but have no dialogue, "Knocko" McCarthy is portrayed and credited but has no dialogue, and one new character Ginger appears and has dialogue in the O. Wiki Content.

Mash first episode

In the episode, Ho-Jon , the houseboy of Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John McIntyre , has been accepted to Hawkeye's college, but they must raise tuition for him if he is to attend. They hold a fund-raising party while their commanding officer, Lt. Col Henry Blake , is away. Timeline: Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can accomplish it by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Colonel Henry Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and he nervously gives them permission. Hawkeye convinces a nurse, Lt. Later on, Hawkeye and Trapper get into an argument with Frank Burns, who, in a fit of rage, destroys their still. Furious with him, they put a bag over his head and throw him out of the tent. When Henry hears about it, he withdraws the passes and cancels the party they had planned to throw for fear that Frank will complain to General Hammond. He adds that he has to see Hammond in Seoul and was unhappy about the party taking place in his absence. However, as Henry is leaving, Radar reveals that he tricked Henry into signing two passes, so the party can take place. Unfortunately, Hawkeye's and Trapper's happiness is short lived as they discover that Frank was made temporary commander. To get rid of him so they can have their party, Hawkeye injects him with a sedative, wraps a bandage around his face, and puts him in a bed in post-op, prescribing a dose of sedative every hour. An upset Margaret comes to the party in search of Frank, whom she has been unable to find.

He is used as a clown character, for example losing continually to Hawkeye at the poker table.

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It was originally shown on September 17, and repeated twice, on April 1 and August 5, It was written by Larry Gelbart and directed by Gene Reynolds. It is Korea, "A hundred years ago" , and personnel of the th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital are milling around, keeping themselves busy in between sessions in the O. Majors Frank Burns and Margaret Houlihan are in her tent, reading and playing footsie under the table. Colonel Henry Blake , the company's C.

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Recently viewed. Sign In Sign In. February 25, Colonel Henry Blake , the company's C. Cutler at the th. Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Article Talk. Director Gene Reynolds. The following personnel are assigned to the th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. They hold a raffle for a weekend pass to Tokyo in the company of the lovely Lt. Burns then grabs the still and runs across the tent. Bruno Kirby Pvt. The th go through various dramas while a traveling USO troupe arrives to provide entertainment.

The camp raises money to send Ho-Jon to Maine by raffling a weekend in Tokyo with a nurse, much to Margaret : Those two, they're ruining this war, for all of us! Sign In Sign In.

Hawkeye convinces a nurse, Lt. Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly played by Gary Burgoff is the company clerk, coordinating all administration for the th and acting as Blake's aide-de-camp. His relationship with the two Majors is testy - he cannot counter Houlihan in military protocol and he has no respect for Burns as a doctor, but remains under the constant threat of them going over his head to a General. Hawkeye is the prime suspect in a series of thefts at the th. Did you know Edit. Burns then goes on a tirade about how Pierce and McIntyre are corrupting Ho-Jon, about their snide remarks towards him, about how they are turning the camp into a brothel and the fact that they are operating a still. February 4, Mulcahy wins, saving the engaged Lt. Hidden categories: Use mdy dates from September Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata. She also has one line, when she reports that a patient she and McIntyre are trying to revive is coming around. September 24,