Season 2 (1973 - 1974)



25. Divided We Stand (K-401)
September 15, 1973
Written by Larry Gelbart
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Anthony Holland

Gen. Clayton assigns a psychiatrist Capt. Hildebrand (Anthony Holland) to examine the 4077th. Henry tells them to be on their best behavior, or else they will be split up. But the 4077th soon begins to act in their traditional, inane ways.

26. 5 O'Clock Charlie (K-403)
September 22, 1973
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Norman Tokar
Guest Stars: Norman Tokar

An inept N. Korean pilot's bombings of (near) the camp become a spectator sport. Frank complains that the pilot should be shot down, but it isn't until Gen. Clayton's jeep is bombed until any action is taken.

27. Radar's Report (K-402)
September 29, 1973
Written by Laurence Marks
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Joan Van Ark, Allan Arbus, Tom Dever

Hot Lips and Frank request to have Kilnger examined by a psychiatrist, Hawkeye flirts with a nurse (Joan Van Ark), and all the goings on are reported to the Army in Radar's weekly report.

28. For the Good of the Outfit (K-404)
October 6, 1973
Written by Jerry Mayer
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Frank Aletter

The accidental shelling of the S. Korean village of Tai Dong gets Hawkeye and Trapper's attention. While the Army accepts no responsibility, they do plan to rebuild the village, with its own soft ice cream maker!

29. Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde (K-405)
October 13, 1973
Written by Alan Alda and Robert Klane
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Jackie Cooper

Hawkeye is on duty for 3 days straight, and decides to send the 4077th's latrine to N. Korea.

30. Kim (K-407)
October 20, 1973
Written by Marc Mandel, Larry Gelbart, and Laurence Marks
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars: Leslie Evans, Edgar Raymond Miller, Ray Poss, Maggie Roswell, Momo Yashima

Trapper becomes very attached to an apparently orphaned little Korean boy named Kim, and wants to adopt him--that is, if he doesn't get blown to bits in the minefield.

31. L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) (K-406)
October 27, 1973
Written by Carl Kleinschmitt
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars: Corinne Camacho, Burt Young, Jerry Zaks

Hawkeye, Trapper, and Radar blackmail a lt. with a few pranks to allow Cpl. Walker to marry a local Korean girl.

32. The Trial of Henry Blake (K-408)
November 3, 1973
Written by McLean Stevenson, Larry Gelbart, and Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: Hope Summers, Robert F. Smimon, Jack Aaron

Houlihan and Burns challenge Col. Blake's fitness to command, and it is up to Nurse Meg Cratty to come to the rescue.

33. Dear Dad...Three (K-409)
November 10, 1973
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: Mills Watson, Sivi Aberg, Arthur Abelson

A bigoted sergeant seeking the right-"colored" blood learns a lesson in prejudice from the 4077th.

34. The Sniper (K-410)
November 17, 1973
Written by Richard M. Powell
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Teri Garr, Marcia Gelman, Dennis Troy

A lone sniper has the 4077th pinned down--including Radar and Henry in the shower. The poor boy thinks he's firing on McArthur's headquarters, and a chopper finally comes by and wounds him with gunfire from above, ending the siege.

35. Carry On, Hawkeye (K-411)
November 24, 1973
Written by Bernard Dilbert, Larry Gelbart, and Laurence Marks
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Lynette Mettey, Gwen Farrell, Marcia Gelman

Hawkeye is the only doctor not struck down by the flu bug. Houlihan must inject him in the ass with a flu shot!

36. The Incubator (K-412)
December 1, 1973
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Robert F. Simon, Logan Ramsey, Vic Tayback

Hawkeye and Trapper battle the Army in their efforts to get a badly needed incubator for the 4077th.

37. Deal Me Out (K-413)
December 8, 1973
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars: Pat Morita, Allan Arbus, Edward Winter, John Ritter

The weekly poker game is interrupted when Radar hits the infamous Whiplash Wang with a jeep. Pat Morita guests as one of the poker players. A wounded soldier (John Ritter) getting counseling from Sidney Freedman (Alan Arbus) wants to kill Frank. Edward Winter appears as Captain Hallorin.

38. Hot Lips and Empty Arms (K-414)
December 15, 1973
Written by Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Jackie Cooper

Maj. Houlihan decides to dump Frank and requests a transfer.

39. Officers Only (K-415)
December 22, 1973
Written by Ed Jurist
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Robert F. Simon, Robert Weaver, Clyde Kusatsu

Hawkeye and Trapper save Gen. Mitchell's son, and they get an officer's club as a reward--well, sort of an officer's club.

40. Henry in Love (K-416)
January 5, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: Katherine Baumann, Odessa Cleveland, Sheila Lauritsen

Henry falls in love with Nancy Sue Parker, a former cheerleader from the Ohio State University :) while in Tokyo. Hawkeye, Trapper, and Radar try to prevent Henry from letting his marriage go up in smoke over her.

41. For Want of a Boot (K-417)
January 12, 1974
Written by Sheldon Keller
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: Michael Lerner, Suzanne Zenor, Johnny Kaymer

A riotous episode in which Hawkeye will do anything to get a new pair of boots. In order to get Zale to get him some, he must get an appointment for Zale with Futterman, the camp dentist, who will only do it if Henry will give him a pass to Tokyo, and Henry will only grant the pass if Houlihan will get off his back, which she will do only if the guys throw a party for Frank's birthday with a cake, and Radar will only help get the cake if he gets a date with Nurse Murphy, who will only date someone with a hair dryer, and Klinger won't give up the hair dryer unless he gets a section 8 (and Frank won't sign). The deal falls through, much to the chagrin of Hawkeye.

42. Operation Noselift (K-418)
January 19, 1974
Written by Erik Tarloff
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars: Stuart Margolin

Hawkeye and Trapper arrange for an unauthorized nosejob for an enlisted man with a huge schnozz (Mulcahy concurs). But Hawkeye's cohort who agrees to do the job has other interests, mainly bagging a nurse.

43. The Chosen People (K-419)
January 26, 1974
Written by Laurence Marks, Sheldon Keller, and Larry Gelbart
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Guest Stars: Pat Morita, Clare Nono, Dennis Robertson, Jay Jay Jue, Jerry Fujikawa

The local Koreans provide interesting scenarios for the 4077th.

44. As You Were (K-420)
February 2, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars: Patricia Stevens

The 4077th has no wounded for several days, until they start pouring in again.

45. Crisis (K-421)
February 9, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: Jeff Maxwell, Alberta Jay

Supply lines to the 4077th are cut. Consequently, the personnel must find ways to deal with the shortages.

46. George (K-422)
February 16, 1974
Written by John Regier and Gary Markowitz
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Stars: Richard Ely, George Simmons

In an episode that would fit the headlines in 1993, Burns tries to slap a dishonorable discharge on a decorated soldier who admits to being a homosexual.

47. Mail Call (K-423)
February 23, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Dennis Troy, Sheila Lauritsen, William Christopher

The arrival of a new batch of mail makes Trapper depressed and he wants to desert, despite Hawkeye's efforts otherwise. Meanwhile, Hawkeye learns he has successfully tricked Frank into buying stocks in the fictitious company, Pioneer Aviation.

48. A Smattering of Intelligence (K-424)
March 2, 1974
Written by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
Directed by Larry Gelbart
Guest Stars: Edward Winter, Bill Fletcher

A classic episode in which Col. Flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and the camp. Hawkeye and Trapper trick them both into thinking that Burns is a traitor--one thinks he's a facist, the other thinks he's a communist.

tvbar.jpg (4368 bytes)

tvback.jpg (2557 bytes)

tvmain.jpg (2465 bytes)

tvbar.jpg (4368 bytes)

Celtic Heart Creations