M*A*S*H (season 7)
M*A*S*H (season 7) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 18, 1978 – March 12, 1979 |
Season chronology | |
The seventh season of M*A*S*H aired Mondays at 9:00–9:30 pm on CBS.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Alan Alda | Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce |
Mike Farrell | Capt. B.J. Hunnicut |
Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman T. Potter |
Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan |
David Ogden Stiers | Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III |
Gary Burghoff | Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly |
Jamie Farr | Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger |
William Christopher | Father Francis Mulcahy |
Episodes
No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title[n 1] | Directed by[n 2] | Written by[n 2] | Original air date | Production code[n 3] |
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148 | 1 | "Commander Pierce" | Burt Metcalfe | Teleplay: Ronny Graham Story: Ronny Graham and Don Segall | September 18, 1978 | T-404 |
With Potter in Seoul and Charles incapacitated, Hawkeye takes command of the 4077th – and soon learns how difficult it is to be in charge. This is the first episode featuring a mustached B.J. Hunnicutt, which he will keep for the remainder of the series. | ||||||
149 | 2 | "Peace on Us" | George Tyne | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | September 25, 1978 | T-401 |
Hawkeye takes matters into his own hands when peace talks break down. This was the episode in which B. J. grows his mustache | ||||||
150 | 3 | "Lil" | Burt Metcalfe | Sheldon Bull | October 2, 1978 | T-406 |
Radar fears Colonel Potter's friendship with a Nurse Colonel who's come to the 4077th may be inappropriate. Starring Carmen Mathews as Col. Lilian "Lil" Rayborn. | ||||||
151 152 | 4 5 | "Our Finest Hour" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs Larry Balmagia & Ronny Graham David Lawrence | October 9, 1978 | T-408 T-409 |
A TV correspondent (Clete Roberts) interviews the 4077th about the war and home. This episode was filmed in black and white and features clips from past episodes including Henry Blake, Trapper John McIntyre and Frank Burns. | ||||||
153 | 6 | "The Billfold Syndrome" | Alan Alda | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 16, 1978 | T-405 |
Charles gives Hawkeye and B.J. the silent treatment, while Sidney is summoned to speak to a shell-shocked medic. Stanley Tischer and Larry L. Mills received Primetime Emmy and ACE Eddie Award nominations for editing this episode. | ||||||
154 | 7 | "None Like it Hot" | Tony Mordente | Ken Levine & David Isaacs and Johnny Bonaduce | October 23, 1978 | T-410 |
During a heat wave, Hawkeye and B.J. get a portable bathtub, Klinger tries another method of getting out of the Army, and Radar needs a tonsillectomy. | ||||||
155 | 8 | "They Call the Wind Korea" | Charles Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 30, 1978 | T-407 |
A Manchurian wind threatens to cancel Charles' plans for R&R in Seoul, so he enlists Klinger to take him there. | ||||||
156 | 9 | "Major Ego" | Alan Alda | Larry Balmagia | November 6, 1978 | T-412 |
Charles' ego inflates when a reporter comes to the 4077th to do a story about him after he saves a life in the OR. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
157 | 10 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | George Tyne | Gary David Goldberg | November 13, 1978 | T-403 |
During a cold snap, Charles makes everyone jealous with his winter coat, while Hawkeye must treat a patient with severe hypothermia. Gary David Goldberg won the Writers Guild Award for this episode. | ||||||
158 | 11 | "Point of View" | Charles Dubin | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 20, 1978 | T-415 |
The 4077th is seen through the eyes of a Private Rich who can't speak due to a throat injury. Charles Dubin received Primetime Emmy and Directors Guild Award nominations for this episode, while Ken Levine and David Isaacs received Primetime Emmy and Writers Guild Award nominations. | ||||||
159 | 12 | "Dear Comrade" | Charles Dubin | Tom Reeder | November 27, 1978 | T-413 |
Charles' new houseboy is actually a Korean spy sent to discover the secret of the 4077th's success in medicine. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
160 | 13 | "Out of Gas" | Mel Damski | Tom Reeder | December 4, 1978 | T-411 |
Father Mulcahy volunteers to deal with black marketeers when there's a shortage of sodium pentothal. | ||||||
161 | 14 | "An Eye for a Tooth" | Charles Dubin | Ronny Graham | December 11, 1978 | T-414 |
Father Mulcahy is unhappy about not being promoted, while Hawkeye and B.J. heighten the prank war with Charles and Margaret. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
162 | 15 | "Dear Sis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | December 18, 1978 | T-417 |
It's almost Christmas as Father Mulcahy writes to his sister about feeling useless at the 4077th, but his deeds convince him otherwise. | ||||||
163 | 16 | "B.J. Papa San" | James Sheldon | Larry Balmagia | January 1, 1979 | T-402 |
B.J. cares for a poor Korean family, while a general is unamused by Hawkeye's bedside manner. | ||||||
164 | 17 | "Inga" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | January 8, 1979 | T-420 |
A female Swedish surgeon proves herself superior to Hawkeye and Charles – who vie for her affection. | ||||||
165 | 18 | "The Price" | Charles Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 15, 1979 | T-418 |
Hawkeye and B.J. keep a Korean draft dodger hidden, while Klinger tries to bribe his way out of the Army and Potter's mare disappears. | ||||||
166 | 19 | "The Young and the Restless" | William Jurgensen | Mitch Markowitz | January 22, 1979 | T-421 |
The surgeons of the 4077th, particularly Charles and Potter, are envious of a brilliant youngster who bruises their egos. Mitch Markowitz received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. | ||||||
167 | 20 | "Hot Lips is Back in Town" | Charles Dubin | Teleplay: Larry Balmagia and Bernard Dilbert Story: Bernard Dilbert and Gary Markowitz | January 29, 1979 | T-419 |
Margaret gets divorced from Donald, while Radar tries to assert himself with an attractive young nurse. | ||||||
168 | 21 | "C*A*V*E" | William Jurgensen | Larry Balmagia and Ronny Graham | February 5, 1979 | T-423 |
The 4077th takes shelter in a cave during a shelling but it doesn't do anyone (especially a claustrophobic Hawkeye) any good. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
169 | 22 | "Rally Round the Flagg, Boys" | Harry Morgan | Mitch Markowitz | February 14, 1979 | T-425 |
Colonel Flagg accuses Hawkeye of being a Communist for giving surgical priority to a wounded North Korean. This was Flagg's final appearance in the series. | ||||||
170 | 23 | "Preventative Medicine" | Tony Mordente | Tom Reeder | February 19, 1979 | T-416 |
Hawkeye plots to put a visiting commanding officer with the highest casualty rate in Korea off duty while also wrestling with BJ about the ethics of the situation. | ||||||
171 | 24 | "A Night at Rosie's" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 26, 1979 | T-426 |
The whole camp seeks refuge at Rosie's to get away from the war. This episode marks the first of three appearances of Sergeant Jack Scully (Joshua Bryant) | ||||||
172 | 25 | "Ain't Love Grand?" | Mike Farrell | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 5, 1979 | T-422 |
Klinger falls for a classy nurse while Charles tries to reform a Korean business girl at Rosie's. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode. But Radar is mentioned | ||||||
173 | 26 | "The Party" | Burt Metcalfe | Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe | March 12, 1979 | T-424 |
B.J. tries to arrange a party for the staff's stateside families, amid skepticism that it'll ever happen. |