17/11/1980      The Best of Enemies

On his way to some R&R in Tokyo, Hawkeye is forced by a North Korean soldier to perform an emergency roadside operation on his buddy.

24/11/1980      Letters

Members of the 4077th share their impressions of war in response to letters from fourth graders in Hawkeye's hometown. Margaret writes about how there are some patients she will never forget, whilst the Colonel tells of his days as 'Hoops' Potter.

01/12/1980      Cementing Relationships

A jilted Italian soldier, Corpsman Ignazio De Simone, is smitten by Margaret; and Klinger pours a cement floor in the operating room to fight the spread of germs.

08/12/1980      Father's Day

Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip off the old block when her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit.

15/12/1980      Death Takes a Holiday

Meanwhile, Winchester fulfills a family Christmas tradition but has trouble maintaining the anonymity required to keep it a truly charitable act. Even Klinger lends a hand.

29/12/1980      A War for all Seasons

On New Year's Eve, the staff looks back on the highlights of 1951: The doctors invent an artificial kidney machine; Mulcahy plants a garden; Margaret takes up knitting; and Klinger and Winchester bet on which baseball team will win the pennant.

05/01/1981      Your Retention Please

Klinger is so depressed by news that his ex-wife plans to remarry, he reenlists for an additional six-year hitch. Meanwhile, a male nurse has a gripe against the army.  Even though Klinger does sign the papers to re-enlist, he doesn't actually join. When Potter gives Klinger the oath, he makes him take the presidential oath instead of the induction oath. Thus, Klinger is saved from another tour of military duty.

12/01/1981      Tell it To the Marines

Winchester takes command during Potter's absence; and B.J. and Hawkeye try to convince the Marines to grant a hardship discharge to an immigrant soldier, Private Jost Van Liter.

19/01/1981      Taking the Fifth

Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.

26/01/1981      Operation Friendship

Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his injuries after the blast. Hawkeye: Charles is fine, but Klinger has damage to over fifty percent of his body. His nose is broken."

02/02/1981      No Sweat

Margaret develops a case of prickly heat, Charles does his tax returns, and Klinger takes the P.A. apart - just some of the events, which occur during another unendurably, hot night at the 4077th.

09/02/1981      Depressing News

Klinger's army newspaper reports on Hawkeye's monument to military stupidity; a giant tower made from a half million erroneously shipped tongue depressors.

16/02/1981      No Laughing Matter

Hawkeye wagers that he can go a full day without a wisecrack, and Winchester finally confronts the major who exiled him to the 4077th.

23/02/1981      23/02/1981      Oh, How We Danced

Winchester is sent to inspect sanitary conditions on the frontlines, while the rest of the camp plans a surprise anniversary party for B.J.

02/03/1981      Bottoms Up

One of Margaret's nurses tries to hide her severe drinking problem, and Hawkeye is scorned after a practical joke he plays on Winchester backfires.

09/03/1981      The Red/White Blues

Hawkeye is taking Col Potter's blood pressure for a physical, but his blood pressure is too high. The results are not due for another 2 weeks, so Col Potter asks Hawkeye to help him keep his blood pressure low and then retake the test in 2 weeks time. This will mean he is not to get angry, or drink alcohol, or smoke, or anything like that. Hawkeye is sworn to secrecy, as the Colonel does not want people molly-coddling him.  Klinger has been feeling very tired recently, and his back is aching. When the Colonel discovers that Klinger has made a mistake with some forms, he almost yells at Klinger - but then Hawkeye reminds him not to get angry. Klinger is puzzled by Col Potter's behaviour, so Hawkeye lets him into the secret.  Soon enough eveyrone knows, and Col Potter finds out they know - which means they are molly-coddling him, and this is not going to help out his blood pressure. Meanwhile Klinger's condition is getting worse, and when Goldman comes down with the same thing, Hawkeye and BJ wonder if the "wrong medicine" the Army sent them by mistake is to blame.

16/03/1981      Bless You, Hawkeye

Allan Arbus (Sidney Freedman)

When Hawkeye can't stop a sneezing fit that has no apparent cause, psychiatrist Sidney Freedman digs into the surgeon's past for a clue to this unusual malady.

06/04/1981      Blood Brothers

Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill G.I., who has leukemia, for his critically wounded buddy, but he has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he can't cure the man. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is worried about the impending visit of a Cardinal.

13/04/1981      The Foresight Saga

The 4077th is given a gift of fresh-grown vegetables by a grateful Korean; and Potter questions the veracity of an upbeat letter from Radar.  When Colonel Potter phones Radar, Mrs O'Reilly answers the phone, but Colonel Potter thinks its Radar for a few seconds until she explains.

04/05/1981      The Life You Save

After Charles is nearly felled by a sniper's bullet, he develops a philosophical obsession with death. Meanwhile, the officers have all been assigned new responsibilities.