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M*A*S*H Season 5

M*A*S*H

Season 5

September 21, 1976 24 episodes

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Bug Out
E1
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E1. Bug Out

46m Sep 21, 1976

When a rumor for a camp relocation turns out to be real, Hawkeye, Margaret and Radar volunteer to stay behind for a patient who cannot be moved.

Margaret's Engagement
E2
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E2. Margaret's Engagement

25m Sep 28, 1976

Margaret, calling from Tokyo, holds the camp in suspense until she returns with the news of her engagement to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott. Frank Burns takes the news hard and arrests a Korean family as spies.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind
E3
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E3. Out of Sight, Out of Mind

25m Oct 5, 1976

Hawkeye is temporarily blinded while trying to fix the nurses' furnace, and Frank finds a sure-fire way to win bets on baseball games.

Lt. Radar O'Reilly
E4
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E4. Lt. Radar O'Reilly

25m Oct 12, 1976

Following an offer of promotion made by Master Sergeant Woodruff at a poker game, Radar is promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Finding this position awkward, Radar opts to return to his position as an enlisted man.

The Nurses
E5
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E5. The Nurses

25m Oct 19, 1976

The nurses go behind Margaret's back so that a fellow nurse confined to her tent can spend the night with her soldier husband who is paying her a surprise visit.

The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan
E6
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E6. The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan

25m Oct 26, 1976

Margaret takes off in the middle of the night to help deliver a Korean baby. Nobody knows of her whereabouts, and Colonel Flagg is brought in to help investigate her disappearance.

Dear Sigmund
E7
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E7. Dear Sigmund

25m Nov 9, 1976

Psychiatrist Sidney Freedman composes a letter to Sigmund Freud during a visit to the 4077, while the rest of the camp endures the hijinks of a mystery prankster.

Mulcahy's War
E8
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E8. Mulcahy's War

25m Nov 16, 1976

Father Mulcahy, troubled by his lack of experience at the front, insists on accompanying Radar for an errand there.

The Korean Surgeon
E9
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E9. The Korean Surgeon

25m Nov 23, 1976

Instead of turning him in as a prisoner of war, Hawkeye and B.J. pull some strings to get a wounded North Korean surgeon a spot on the staff.

Hawkeye Get Your Gun
E10
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E10. Hawkeye Get Your Gun

25m Nov 30, 1976

Hawkeye and Potter provide assistance at a Korean clinic, and run into an enemy attack on the way home. Meanwhile, Klinger begins posing as a Gypsy to help get his discharge papers.

The Colonel's Horse
E11
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E11. The Colonel's Horse

25m Dec 7, 1976

Everybody pitches in to save Colonel Potter's horse, who becomes sick while Potter is away in Tokyo. And Margaret asks Hawkeye, not Frank, to operate on her appendix.

Exorcism
E12
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E12. Exorcism

25m Dec 14, 1976

To save the life of an elderly local who rejects an operation because he believes bad spirits surround the 4077th, Colonel Potter permits a Korean exorcism.

Hawk's Nightmare
E13
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E13. Hawk's Nightmare

25m Dec 21, 1976

Hawkeye starts sleepwalking and having horrific nightmares. He begins to think that he may be starting to lose his "war against the war."

The Most Unforgettable Characters
E14
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E14. The Most Unforgettable Characters

25m Jan 4, 1977

Radar becomes an aspiring writer after ordering a flier from a comic book, and Hawkeye and B.J. give Frank a surprise birthday present that only he will appreciate.

38 Across
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E15. 38 Across

25m Jan 11, 1977

A fouled radio call for help on a crossword puzzle leads to a senior officer coming to the 4077th to help with a supposed serious medical problem.

Ping Pong
E16
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E16. Ping Pong

25m Jan 18, 1977

The 4077th hosts a traditional Korean wedding, much to Frank's objections. And Colonel Potter runs into an old friend who has put his troops in jeopardy so that he could receive a promotion.

End Run
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E17. End Run

25m Jan 25, 1977

A former star college football player suffers a severe leg injury in combat and must deal with the consequences, and Major Burns goes behind Colonel Potter's back to set up a boxing match between Klinger and Zale.

Hanky Panky
E18
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E18. Hanky Panky

25m Feb 1, 1977

B.J. falls off the fidelity wagon while trying to provide consolation to a nurse whose marriage has just ended. But will he confess his infidelity to his wife?

Hepatitis
E19
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E19. Hepatitis

25m Feb 8, 1977

The 4077th has an outbreak of hepatitis and Hawkeye needs to inoculate the reluctant staff while dealing with back pain.

The General's Practitioner
E20
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E20. The General's Practitioner

25m Feb 15, 1977

General Korshak wants Hawkeye to be his personal practitioner, despite his constant snottiness. And Radar helps take care of a soldier's half-Korean baby after he is shipped back home.

Movie Tonight
E21
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E21. Movie Tonight

25m Feb 22, 1977

Colonel Potter hopes a Western will be the cure for the 4077th's morale problem. But during the show, the staff of the camp is forced to make its own entertainment during the frequent film breakages.

Souvenirs
E22
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E22. Souvenirs

25m Mar 1, 1977

Hawkeye and BJ try to stop a chopper pilot from selling souvenirs derived from war materials derived from locals facing danger getting them, and Klinger becomes a pole-sitter in his latest attempt to get a Section Eight.

Post Op
E23
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E23. Post Op

25m Mar 8, 1977

The 4077th is deluged with patients and their individual medical histories. Then they run out of blood and everyone is donating at 48-hour intervals.

Margaret's Marriage
E24
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E24. Margaret's Marriage

25m Mar 15, 1977

Pressured by Frank, Margaret decides to marry Colonel Donald Penobscott at the 4077th. When Donald arrives in camp, he is treated to a bachelor party and a practical joke while the nurses give Margaret a bridal shower.

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