M*A*S*H: Season 08
20th Century Fox (1980)
Comedy, Drama, War
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IMDB   8.5
650 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Alan Alda Capt. Benjamin Franklin Pierce
Wayne Rogers Capt. John McIntyre
Gary Burghoff Cpl. Walter O'Reilly
Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan
Mike Farrell Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Jamie Farr Cpl. Maxwell Klinger
Larry Linville Maj. Frank Burns
Harry Morgan Col. Sherman Potter
William Christopher Father Francis Mulcahy
McLean Stevenson Lt. Col. Henry Blake
David Ogden Stiers Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
Director
Alan Alda
Jackie Cooper
Producer Burt Metcalfe
Dennis Koenig
Writer Richard Hooker
Ring Lardner Jr.

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/17/1979  1.  Too Many Cooks
A clumsy foot soldier, 'Look out below' Conway, finds the quickest way to the crew's heart, boosting morale at the 4077th by cooking gourmet delights. Only Colonel Potter, burdened with a personal crisis, is immune from the high spirits enveloping the hospital.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  John Randolph, Ed Begley Jr.
 30 mins    9/24/1979  2.  Are You Now, Margaret?
A Congressional aide, Williamson, visits the 4077th on a supposedly routine fact-finding tour, but it's discovered that his motives are far deeper - too uncover Margaret as a communist sympathizer. His case is full of innuendo, so the gang set out to help Margaret.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Lawrence Pressman
 30 mins    10/1/1979  3.  Guerilla My Dreams
The arrival of a wounded Korean woman sparks a conflict at the 4077th: Hawkeye wants to heal her, but a steely ROK officer, Lt. Park, is more anxious to "question" her about alleged guerilla activities.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Bob Colleary 
Guest starring:  Haunani Minn, Mako, Joshua Bryant, George Kee Cheung, Marcus K. Mukai, Connie Izay
 30 mins    10/8/1979  4.  Good-Bye Radar (Part 1)
On leave in Tokyo, Radar is desperately needed back at the crisis-stricken 4077th, but his return is delayed by outside events. While casualties continue to pour in from the front, the 4077th's generator conks out, and the backup has been stolen, depriving the medical unit of all electrical power. But Klinger, filling in for the vacationing Radar, lacks the expertise and experience to wheel and deal for a new machine.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  David Isaacs  / Ken Levine 
Guest starring:  Marilyn Jones, Michael O'Dwyer, Tony Christino, Arell Blanton, Sean Fallon Walsh, Jo St Elwood
 30 mins    10/15/1979  5.  Good-Bye Radar (Part 2)
As company clerk Radar O'Reilly reluctantly prepares to depart the 4077th, the unit is still without electricity due to a broken generator, and the operating room continues to fill up with war wounded as night falls. The responsibility for procuring a new generator falls on Klinger, who lacks Radar's masterful knack of cutting through red tape in search of much-needed supplies.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  David Isaacs  / Ken Levine 
Guest starring:  Lee de Broux, Whitney Rydbeck, David Dozer
 30 mins    10/22/1979  6.  Period of Adjustment
Klinger and BJ both have Radar related woes, causing them to go on a drinking binge. A drunken BJ becomes violent with Hawkeye.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  John Rappaport  / Jim Mulligan 
 30 mins    10/29/1979  7.  Nurse Doctor
A beautiful and ambitious young nurse, Harris, who plans to become a doctor when she leaves the Army, finds herself in a misunderstanding with Father Mulcahy. Meanwhile, the camp's water supply is depleted, and the rest of the 4077th is more concerned about where their next shower will come from.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Alexandra Stoddart
 30 mins    11/5/1979  8.  Private Finance
A South Korean Woman misinterprets Klinger's motives when he tries to aid her daughter financially. Meanwhile, Hawkeye wrestles with his conscience over a promise made to a dying soldier, Eddie Hastings.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  James Emery, Mark Harrison, Shizuko Hoshi, Denice Kumagai, Mark Kologi, Joey Pento, Philip Simma, Art Evans
 30 mins    11/12/1979  9.  Mr. and Mrs. Who?
Charles returns to the 4077th after a trip to Tokyo with an uncharacteristic hangover and the uneasy feeling of a romantic entanglement. Meanwhile, the hospital struggles to find a cure for an outbreak of deadly hemorrhagic fever.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Ronny Graham 
Guest starring:  Claudette Evans, James Keane
 30 mins    11/19/1979  10.  The Yalu Brick Road
Hawkeye and BJ lose their way while rushing urgently needed antibiotics to the 4077th, which is wracked with low-mileage Thanksgiving turkey-induced salmonella. Wandering back to M*A*S*H, the pair are found by a peculiar North Korean soldier.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Mike Farrell 
Guest starring:  Bob Okazaki, G.W. Bailey
 30 mins    11/26/1979  11.  Life Time
Hawkeye and BJ race against the clock to save a soldier from paralysis. BJ harvesting an aorta from a dead soldier doesn't sit well with the soldier's friend.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Alan Alda  / Walter D. Dishell 
Guest starring:  Kevin Brophy, J.J. Johnstone, Jo Ann Thompson
 30 mins    12/3/1979  12.  Dear Uncle Abdul
Klinger discovers that his duties as company clerk include catering to the eccentric whims of the 4077th officers. Consequently, the unusual demands by Klinger's superiors leave little time to write a letter home to Toledo. Meanwhile, the Doctors are concerned about a young soldier who appears to be mentally deficient.
Director:  William Jurgensen  Writer:  John Rappaport  / Jim Mulligan 
Guest starring:  Richard Lineback, Alexander Petale, Kelly Ward
 30 mins    12/10/1979  13.  Captain's Outrageous
A brawl at Rosie's Bar puts Rosie in the hospital, and the 4077th doctors are pressed into service as temporary saloon-keepers. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is apprehensive that his long-pending promotion to captain will again be denied. Potter: "The Pentagon. Weird looking building. Four walls and a spare. Monument to Murphy's Law."
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  G.W. Bailey, Paul Cavonis, Sirri Murad, John Orchard, Momo Yashima
 30 mins    12/17/1979  14.  Stars and Stripes
Friction arises between B.J. and Winchester when they are asked to write an article for a prestigious medical journal, on how they saved a soldier's life with a daring operation. Meanwhile, Hot Lips receives an eventful visit from Scully, her combat soldier beau.
Director:  Harry Morgan  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Joshua Bryant
 30 mins    12/31/1979  15.  Yessir, That's Our Baby
A baby born to a Korean woman and an American GI is abandoned at the 4077th. Knowing that Amer-Asian children are often mistreated in Korean society, the troop sets about the frustrating task of finding a new home for the infant.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Jim Mulligan 
Guest starring:  Howard Platt, William Bogert, Yuki Shimoda, Elizabeth Farley
 30 mins    1/7/1980  16.  Bottle Fatigue
Horrified by the gigantic size of his monthly bar tab at the officer's club, Hawkeye vows to give up booze for a week. Meanwhile, Winchester desperately tries to halt his sister's impending marriage to a man he considers unworthy of the Winchester heritage.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Shelley Long, David Hirokane
 30 mins    1/14/1980  17.  Heal Thyself
Colonel Potter turns crotchety when he catches the mumps, and his condition is worsened when Winchester gets the same disease and has to be quarantined with him. A temporary replacement surgeon, Newsome, is quickly brought into the 4077th and seems to be a gem in terms of both personality and ability.
Director:  Mike Farrell  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Edward Herrmann
 30 mins    1/21/1980  18.  Old Soldiers
Hawkeye is appointed temporary commander of the 4077th when Colonel Potter rushes off to Tokyo on a mysterious mission. While in command, Hawkeye's main problem is housing a large group of Korean refugees comprised mainly of rambunctious children who need medical care.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Jane Connell, Sally Imamura, Jason Autajay
 30 mins    1/28/1980  19.  Morale Victory
Tired of their constant complaints about the quality of recreational activities at the 4077th, Colonel Potter appoints Hawkeye and B.J. as the new morale officers. Winchester's morale has already reached a new peak: He's ecstatic about his operation on a wounded soldier, Sheridan, which saved the boy's leg, leaving only "negligible" side effects - less use of his right hand. However, the soldier was a concert pianist before the war, so Winchester obtains music written by Maurice Ravel for a pianist that had lost a hand in World War I.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  John Rappaport 
Guest starring:  James Stephens, Connie Izay
 30 mins    2/4/1980  20.  Lend a Hand
Irritated that the 4077th is planning a "surprise" party for him, Hawkeye volunteers to go to the aid of a wounded surgeon at the front. An additional irritant to Hawkeye is the arrival of Dr. Borelli, a wisecracking medical advisor with whom he habitually disagrees.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Alan Alda 
Guest starring:  Robert Alda, Antony Alda, Darren Kelly
 30 mins    2/11/1980  21.  Goodbye, Cruel World
Klinger redecorates his quarters, but the resultant ridicule he receives drives him to new heights in his efforts to get out of the Army. Meanwhile, the doctors are perplexed by the reaction of an Asian-American war hero who tries to kill himself when he's told that he will be going home. Sidney Freedman is called in to assist.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Philip Bruns, David Cramer, Clyde Kusatsu
 30 mins    2/18/1980  22.  Dreams
The 4077th can't escape the Korean War, even in its dreams. Exhausted after two days without sleep, members of the 4077th steal away for catnaps and experience dreams that reveal their fears, yearnings and frustrations.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Alan Alda 
Guest starring:  Ford Rainey, Robin Haynes, Fred Stuthman, Rcihard Waln, Catherine Bergstrom, Kurtis Sanders, Ray Lynch, Connie Izay
 30 mins    3/3/1980  23.  War Co-Respondent
B.J. finds himself attracted to a famous war correspondent, Aggie O'Shea, who has fallen in love with him.
Director:  Mike Farrell  Writer:  Mike Farrell 
Guest starring:  Susan Saint James, Brad Wilkin, Calvin Levels
 30 mins    3/10/1980  24.  Back Pay
Angered by the way civilian doctors in the States are profiting from the war, Hawkeye presents the Army with a bill for his medical services. Meanwhile, Charles reluctantly demonstrates American medical practices to three Korean medics, and is on the receiving end of their medical expertise.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Dennis Koenig  / Thad Mumford 
Guest starring:  Sab Shimono, Peter Kim, Richard Herd
 30 mins    3/24/1980  25.  April Fools
A no-nonsense Colonel, who is notorious as a hard-nosed disciplinarian, visits the 4077th during an outbreak of April Fools' Day pranksterism. Colonel Potter tries in vain to halt the mayhem before Colonel Tucker arrives in camp.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Pat Hingle
Edition Details
Edition Season 8: Collector's Edition
Series Television
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 5/24/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3