M*A*S*H (season 9)
| M*A*S*H (season 9) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 17, 1980 – May 4, 1981 |
The ninth season of M*A*S*H aired Mondays at 9:00-9:30 pm on CBS.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 1 | "The Best of Enemies" | Charles S. Dubin | Sheldon Bull | November 17, 1980 | Z-404 |
| On his way to Seoul, Hawkeye is captured by a North Korean who forces him to save his comrade. Meanwhile, Potter and Charles compete to find out who is better at bridge. | ||||||
| 200 | 2 | "Letters" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | November 24, 1980 | Z-403 |
| The camp answers letters from fourth-graders in Hawkeye's hometown, and Hawkeye struggles to respond to a boy who holds doctors accountable for the death of his soldier brother. | ||||||
| 201 | 3 | "Cementing Relationships" | Charles S. Dubin | David Pollock and Elias Davis | December 1, 1980 | Z-401 |
| Klinger supervises the creation of a cement floor in the OR, while Margaret is wooed by an amorous patient. | ||||||
| 202 | 4 | "Father's Day" | Alan Alda | Karen Hall | December 8, 1980 | Z-405 |
| Margaret tries to whip the camp into shape before her father (Andrew Duggan) comes for a visit. | ||||||
| 203 | 5 | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Mike Farrell | Teleplay: Mike Farrell, John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig Story: Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox and Burt Metcalfe | December 15, 1980 | Z-408 |
| The spirit of Christmas is felt at the 4077th during a truce as they throw a potluck party for the orphans. But when Hawkeye, B.J. and Margaret receive a mortally wounded soldier, they attempt to keep him alive until the day after Christmas for the sake of his wife and kids. | ||||||
| 204 | 6 | "A War for All Seasons" | Burt Metcalfe | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | December 29, 1980 | Z-409 |
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The lives of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit are seen through all four seasons of the year after Potter's 1951 New Year's Eve party. Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. | ||||||
| 205 | 7 | "Your Retention, Please" | Charles S. Dubin | Erik Tarloff | January 5, 1981 | Z-406 |
| Klinger decides to reenlist after learning his ex-wife Laverne is marrying his best friend. | ||||||
| 206 | 8 | "Tell It to the Marines" | Harry Morgan | Hank Bradford | January 12, 1981 | Z-410 |
| With Charles temporarily in command, Hawkeye fights for the cause of an immigrant marine about to be discharged. | ||||||
| 207 | 9 | "Taking the Fifth" | Charles S. Dubin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | January 19, 1981 | Z-407 |
| Hawkeye uses a bottle of wine as bait for a date with a nurse, while Potter is mad at the Army for banning a certain anesthesia. | ||||||
| 208 | 10 | "Operation Friendship" | Rena Down | Dennis Koenig | January 26, 1981 | Z-412 |
| Charles indebts himself to Klinger for saving his life during an explosion, while a specialist (Tim O'Connor) is brought in to treat B.J. for an injury. | ||||||
| 209 | 11 | "No Sweat" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 2, 1981 | Z-402 |
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The 4077th deals with a sudden heat wave in their own personal ways: Klinger disassembles the P.A. system, Charles goes through all of his tax returns and bonds, B.J. stresses over a letter from Peg, Margaret develops a severe case of prickly heat, and Colonel Potter can't get a good night's sleep. John Rappaport received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. | ||||||
| 210 | 12 | "Depressing News" | Alan Alda | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | February 9, 1981 | Z-411 |
| Klinger finds the perfect story to start his unit newspaper when half a million tongue depressers are sent to the 4077th. In one scene, Alan Alda can be seen still wearing his blue, 1980's-style sneakers. | ||||||
| 211 | 13 | "No Laughing Matter" | Burt Metcalfe | Elias Davis & David Pollock | February 16, 1981 | Z-413 |
| B.J. challenges Hawkeye to go through one day without making any jokes, while Charles confronts the colonel who sent him to Korea. | ||||||
| 212 | 14 | "Oh, How We Danced" | Burt Metcalfe | John Rappaport | February 23, 1981 | Z-414 |
| Hawkeye plans a surprise for B.J.'s wedding anniversary, while Charles offends a hot-tempered frontline officer. Catherine Bergstrom plays B.J.'s wife Peg. | ||||||
| 213 | 15 | "Bottoms Up" | Alan Alda | Dennis Koenig | March 2, 1981 | Z-415 |
| Margaret is worried that her friend and colleague (Gail Strickland) has been drinking, while Hawkeye is a social pariah for embarrassing Charles too much during surgery. | ||||||
| 214 | 16 | "The Red/White Blues" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Elias Davis & David Pollock | March 9, 1981 | Z-416 |
| Potter is given too much kindess when word gets around about his blood pressure, while Klinger has an adverse reaction to medicine. | ||||||
| 215 | 17 | "Bless You, Hawkeye" | Nell Cox | Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford | March 16, 1981 | Z-417 |
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Potter calls Sidney for help when Hawkeye keeps sneezing nonstop. Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. | ||||||
| 216 | 18 | "Blood Brothers" | Harry Morgan | David Pollock & Elias Davis | April 6, 1981 | Z-421 |
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Hawkeye discovers troubling news regarding a patient's (Patrick Swayze) blood test, while Father Mulcahy works his heart out to prepare the camp for a visiting Cardinal. Harry Morgan received a Directors Guild Award for this episode. | ||||||
| 217 | 19 | "The Foresight Saga" | Charles S. Dubin | Dennis Koenig | April 13, 1981 | Z-422 |
| Potter's feeling down when his eyeglasses break, while a letter from Radar and fresh vegetables make everyone else happy. | ||||||
| 218 | 20 | "The Life You Save" | Alan Alda | John Rappaport & Alan Alda | May 4, 1981 | Z-418 |
| Charles becomes obsessed with death after surviving a near-fatal sniper attack. | ||||||
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References
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