20/09/2977      Fade Out, Fade In (Double Length Episode)

After Margaret leaves for her honeymoon, Frank becomes very distraught, so Potter sends him on R&R. As they deal with the physical and psychological wounds in a heavy load of casualties, members of the 4077th wonder why Maj. Burns is late in returning from R&R and why Margaret returned from her honeymoon in a deep funk. Soon they learn that Maj. Burns has been arrested for antics with a general and his wife in Seoul; later, Hawkeye and BJ will discover that Margaret has already encountered marital troubles. Radar gets a temporary replacement for Maj. Burns: a Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. Maj. Winchester arrives at the 4077th, only to painfully discover that he's the permanent replacement after Frank Burns is thoroughly examined, uncannily acquitted, undeservingly promoted (to Lt. Colonel!!!), and quickly transferred to a VA hospital in Indiana.

27/09/1997      Fallen Idol

Hawkeye persuades a down-in-the-dumps Radar to sign a weekend pass, take a jeep to Seoul and visit the Pink Pagoda ("A little you-know never hurt anyone"). The next time Hawkeye sees Radar he is laying on a stretcher in pre-op, having been injured by a mortar round. Feeling responsible, Hawkeye insists on carrying out the surgery himself, and then heads straight for Rosie's bar to drown his guilt in Sake.  He manages only 2 hours sleep before the sound of more choppers bringing more incoming wounded awakens him. So hung over is Hawk he is unable to finish an operation and leaves Winchester to close for him. Hawkeye calls into post-op to visit Radar, who tells him his behavior is a disappointment to those who look up to him. Hawkeye, resenting the hero role, explodes at Radar, leaving him nearly in tears.  Father Mulcahy is the first to visit The Swamp to admonish Hawkeye on his indecent bedside manner (and then kick the stove!), followed closely by Col. Potter, and then by Margaret. Col. Potter demands Hawkeye apologize to Radar, but when he tries, a cold, unforgiving Radar turns him down. It takes a while, but they soon started talking again in Rosie's bar; Radar even gives Hawkeye his grape Nehi instead of beer. Hawkeye salutes Radar after pinning on his Purple Heart.

04/08/1997      Last Laugh

Madness strikes as B.J. and his old friend Bardonaro play a series of practical jokes on each other, just as Bardonaro is about to leave Korea. Hawkeye gets the last laugh. He sends Bardonaro off without his traveling papers, and in a jeep with too little gas.

Winchester does not appear in this episode.

11/10/1997      War of Nerves

Allan Arbus (Sidney Freedman)

The 4077th, caught up in tension and nerves, creates a bonfire to release their pressure. Meanwhile, Sidney Freedman is depressed over a young soldier who blames him for his injuries, because Freedman had sent him back into combat.

18/10/1977      The Winchester Tapes

Hawkeye tries unsuccessfully to get to Seoul, to see Nurse Gilmore for the weekend. Meanwhile, Winchester has taped a letter home, asking for his influential parents to help get him back to the States. To get even, Hawkeye and B.J. switch Winchester's clothes, causing Winchester to alter his eating patterns.

25/10/1977      The Light That Failed

With supplies low, the 4077th gets a truckload of ice cream churns and salt tablets. B.J. receives a mystery novel that everyone in camp reads in turn. The last page is missing and the solution to the mystery is undiscovered until B.J. calls the author by long distance.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

01/11/1977      In Love and War

A nurse arrives who may have been involved with Margaret's husband while in Tokyo.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

08/11/1977      Change Day

Charles plans a scheme to get rich when he discovers that blue scrip is going to be exchanged for red. Hawkeye and B.J. outsmart him, and he is left holding the worthless scrip.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

15/11/1977      Images

Radar notices a number of tattoos on one of the wounded, and convinces himself that with a tattoo he will be irresistible to women. Everyone tries to discourage him, and he admits to having received a tattoo that will wash off.

22/11/1977      The M*A*S*H Olympics

Ames, an overweight sergeant is depressed that he's getting kicked out of the army because he's too fat, as soon as Klinger hears about this he begins eating whatever he can, hoping to gain freedom one pound at a time. To help out Ames, Hawkeye and BJ get him on a special weightloss program so he can stay in the army.  An ambulance has tipped over, and while nobody is seriously hurt, Col. Potter is furious when a group of MPs manage to right the amublance when the Officers fail to even get close. As a result, exercises have now been made manditory, (something Frank Burns would've loeved to see if he were still at the camp.)  When results aren't satisfactory, Col. Potter decides to hold a Mash version of the olympics with a three day pass as the rpize to whomever wins. To get this the participants start to play dirty and underhanded. Due to his insane eating, Klinger is eliminated when it proves to be too much for his stomach to bare.  Donald shows up to take Margaret on a week away to Tokyo, but gets involved in the olympics as well. In the end it comes down to Ames and Donald racing for more than the three day pass, they're also racing for honor. Ames manages to win the three days when Donald shows off one time too many, getting caught in netting next to the finish line, making the race turn into a "Turtle and the hare" thing.  Margaret is angry and Ames is thrilled by the outcome. Not only did he win three days in Tokyo, he also lost just enough weight to stay in the army!

Radar does not appear in this episode.

29/11/1977      The Grim Reaper

Colonel Victor Bloodworth predicts that 280 wounded will arrive at the 4077th. Hawkeye is antagonized by Bloodworth and shoves him against a wall. Bloodworth presses for a court martial until he becomes one of the wounded and watches Hawkeye saving a soldier's life. Realizing Hawkeye's value as a doctor, Bloodworth drops all charges.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

06/12/1977      Comrades in Arms (Part 1)

Col. Potter recruits Capt. Pierce and Maj. Houlihan-Penobscott to go to the 8063rd MASH to give a demonstration of arterial transplant surgery. The unit becomes concerned when they learn Hot Lips and Hawkeye are headed into peril. En route, Hawkeye learns that Hot Lips is upset over a letter from Donald. When their jeep breaks down, Margaret is outraged with what she sees as his lack of manhood. They discover an abandoned hut, and Hawk gets Margaret to read her husband's letter; it turns out that Don sent her a letter meant for another woman! They settle in for the night, but a barrage of shelling bring them together in an embrace.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

13/12/1977      Comrades in Arms (Part 2)

The 4077th is upset; Margaret and Hawkeye are nowhere to be found. When Margeret and Hawkeye wake up, she cuddles with him and acts like they are longtime lovers, while he is more reluctant. BJ's worry prompts him to hire a chopper pilot to go looking for the pair. Margaret sees the chopper but is unable to attract the pilot's attention. Hot Lips and Hawkeye hide out in a rainstorm. When they finally reach the 8063rd, they quarrel during their demonstration yet they vow a professional relationship. When they finally return to the 4077th, she at first denies anything happened; she even goes so far as to demonstrate by slugging Hawkeye! Later, she reads a letter to "Hank" based on their night together, which she will send to Donald.

Radar does not appear in this episode

20/12/1977      The Merchant of Korea

After Charles hands B.J. two hundred dollars, he begins to take advantage. Everyone gets together and persuades Charles to play poker. He has incredible beginner's luck until Radar discovers that Charles whistles loudly when he bluffs. They all win back their money and then some.

03/01/1978      The Smell of Music

The 4077th has just ended a rough 3-day ordeal with wounded soldiers. Charles plays a French horn and drives Hawkeye and B.J. crazy. They refuse to bathe until the French horn playing is stopped; the two are even forced to eat outside because of their unhygenic presences. Meanwhile Potter attempts to saves the life of a patient, Saunders, whose unfortunate accident has rendered him suicidal. Time and time again, Potter pleads against Saunders' taking the easy way out; Saunders holds out until a little dose of reverse psychology finally discourages him. When a "battle of the bands" eventually erupts between Winchester, Hunnicutt and Pierce, the camp collectively intervenes and hoses down Hawkeye and B.O. while Margaret has a soldier run over Charles' French horn with a jeep. Later, Sang Nu presents Charles with a new horn...one which doesn't have a mouthpiece!

Radar does not appear in this episode.

10/01/1978      Patient 4077

In need of a special surgical clamp, Hawkeye and B.J. hire Mr. Shin, a local jewelry dealer, to make it. Days later the clamp is used to save the leg of a wounded soldier. Mr. Shin goes into the surgical supply business.

Radar does not appear in this episode.

17/01/1978      Tea and Empathy

With British and American casualties heavy, the 4077th's supply of penicillin has been stolen. Father Mulcahy discovers, from Corporal Bryant, the location of some penicillin, and he and Klinger go out in search of it. They are shot at, but safely return with the drug and save the day.

24/01/1978      Your Hit Parade

With the arrival of a shipment of records, Radar plays the part of a disc jockey and helps to get everyone through the incredibly long deluge of wounded.  This is the first of 7 episodes written by Ronny Graham, the last being episode 182. Here, he also appears as a drunken blood donor. The spirit of Frank Burns is brought up, although it was by accident. As Charles was pleading with Margaret to let him sleep in her tent he says "Let me be frank".

30/01/1978      What's Up, Doc?

Hot Lips, believing herself to be pregnant, asks Hawkeye to test her. The only rabbit available is Radar's pet, Fluffy. Hawkeye promises not to kill the rabbit while performing the test. Meanwhile, Greenleigh, a patient, holds Charles and B.J. at gunpoint, demanding he be sent back to Ohio. Greenleigh collapses from loss of blood, and Hot Lips isn't pregnant.

06/02/1978      Mail Call Three

After a delay of three weeks, five sacks of mail arrive, and everyone in camp reacts to good and bad news from home. Hawkeye receives love letters addressed to another Benjamin Pierce, another man has approached B.J.'s wife, and Radar's mom has found a boyfriend. Klinger: "I may not have a family in Toledo, but I got one here."

13/02/1978      Temporary Duty

With a temporary transfer of personnel between the 4077th and the 8063rd, Captain Roy Dupree replaces Hawkeye, whilst Lorraine Anderson makes eyes at Charles. Fearing this to be permanent, Charles and B.J. successfully conspire to have Dupree permanently removed from the 4077th.

20/02/1978      Potter's Retirement

Potter is upset when General Waldo Kent informs him that people in the 4077th are complaining about his leadership. Potter returns to camp and discovers that the complaints are coming from a Corporal Benson, who had been sent by a disturbed Colonel Frank Webster, who had been wounded some months earlier...and probably wanted payback for being made to wait until the real casualties were treated.

27/02/1978      Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde

Charles takes amphetamines to keep up his energy level, and even drugs Radar's mouse, "Daisy", so that it will win a race against a Marine's mouse, "Sluggo".

27/03/1978      Major Toppo

With the possibility of contaminated morphine, the doctors at the 4077th administer placebos to the patients, which seems to work. Meanwhile, a new soldier, "Boots" Miller, is released on a Section Eight.