Staffel4(1975-76)

Regular cast:
Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce (Hawkeye) Captain B.J. Hunnicut Colonel Sherman T. Potter Major Margaret Houlihan (Hot Lips) Major Franklin D./Marion Burns (Frettchengesicht) Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly (Radar) Corporal/Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger
Alan Alda Mike Farrell Harry Morgan Loretta Swit Larry Linville Gary Burghoff Jamie Farr

The episodes:Background

  1. Episode 73: Welcome to Korea
  2. Episode 74: Change of Command   
  3. Episode 75: It Happened One Night   Quote
  4. Episode 76: The Late Captain Pierce   Quote
  5. Episode 77: Hey, Doc
  6. Episode 78: The Bus
  7. Episode 79: Dear Mildred
  8. Episode 80: The Kids
  9. Episode 81: Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?
  10. Episode 82: Dear Peggy
  11. Episode 83: Of Moose and Men
  12. Episode 84: Soldier of the Month
  13. Episode 85: The Gun   Quote
  14. Episode 86: Mail Call Again
  15. Episode 87: The Price of Tomato Juice
  16. Episode 88: Dear Ma
  17. Episode 89: Der Tag
  18. Episode 90: Hawkeye
  19. Episode 91: Some 38th Parallels
  20. Episode 92: The Novocaine Mutiny
  21. Episode 93: Smilin' Jack
  22. Episode 94: The More I See You
  23. Episode 95: Deluge
  24. Episode 96: The Interview

For all episodes:
Produced by: Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart


Created: July 12, 1995
Last edited: November 20, 2005 - 16:21 CET by Andreas Helm

73. Welcome to Korea (G-504/506)

Aired:September 12, 1975
Written by:Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
M.P. Lieutenant...TOM DEVER, Colonel...ROBERT KARNES, Sergeant Dale...TED ZEIGLER, Staff Sergeant...REID CRUICKSHANKS, G.I. .......NAT JONES

Frank's dream is realized - he's in charge, but Hawkeye is unchanged - he skips camp, runs a blockade to find Trapper, who's gone, and welcomes a new surgeon, B.J. Hunnicutt.
(1 hour Show)

74. Change of Command (G-501)

Aired:September 19, 1975
Written by:Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy

Frank settles in as commanding officer, only to have a new one appointed over his head, one that to his chagrin fits in very well.

75. It Happened One Night (G-502) Quote

Aired:September 26, 1975
Teleplay by:Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner
Story by:Gene Reynolds
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:CHRISTOPHER ALLPORT as Abbott, DARREN O’CONNOR as Jenkins

A freezing night, an artillery barrage that's coming too close, a patient going downhill, and Frank's searching Hot Lips' tent for his letters.

76. The Late Captain Pierce (G-507) Quote

Aired:October 3, 1975
Written by:Glen Charles & Les Charles
Directed by:Alan Alda
Guest stars:RICHARD MASUR as Digger (Lt. Detmuller)
Nurse Able...SHERRY STEFFENS, Nurse Baker...KELLYE NAKAHARA and ELDON QUICK...as Captain Pratt
Note:Without Radar

When Hawkeye's father is notified that he's dead, he finds it's no easy matter either to get word to him or to establish that he's alive.

77. Hey, Doc (G-510)

Aired:October 10, 1975
Written by:Rick Mittleman
Directed by:William Jurgensen
Guest stars:FRANK MARTH as Colonel Griswald, BRUCE KIRBY as Sergeant Kimble
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, TED HAMILTON as Lieutenant Chivers

Quid pro quo at the 4077th: two bottles of Scotch for secret surgery, a tank to scare off snipers for an unauthorized shot of penicillin.

78. The Bus (G-512)

Aired:October 17, 1975
Written by:John D. Hess
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:SOON-TECK OH as Korean Soldier
Note:Without Margaret and Klinger

Radar, driving Hawkeye and others back from a medical meeting, gets lost and stalls the bus, but all are saved by a surrendering Korean (Soon-Teck Oh).

79. Dear Mildred (G-505)

Aired:October 24, 1975
Written by:Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell
Directed by:Alan Alda
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
Cho.RICHARD LEE SUNG, Dan.....BUCK YOUNG, Nurse Able...PATRICIA STEVENS, Nurse O'Conner...BARBARA CHRISTOPHER

While Potter writes home, Frank and Hot Lips have a wood carving made for him and Radar rescues a horse and makes him a present of it.

80. The Kids (G-511)

Aired:October 31, 1975
Written by:Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum
Directed by:Alan Alda
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, ANN DORAN as Meg Cratty
Slicky Boy...MITCHELL SAKAMOTO, Sung Lee...HAUNANI MINN, Nurse Kellye...KELLYE NAKAHARA, Korean Girl.CHRISLEEN SUN, Korean Boy...DARRIN LEE

The 4077th plays host to kids bombed out of their orphanage, and at the same time has to deliver a baby and care for battle casualties.

81. Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler? (G-513)

Aired:November 7, 1975
Written by:Burt Prelutsky
Directed by:Larry Gelbart
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, EDWARD WINTER as Colonel Flagg
ALLAN ARBUS as Major Freedman, ALAN FUDGE as Captain Chandler

Intelligence officer Flagg (Edward Winter) and psychiatrist Sidney Freedman (Allan Arbus) grapple for the fate of a wounded officer (Alan Fudge) who says he's Jesus Christ.

82. Dear Peggy (G-509)

Aired:November 11, 1975
Written by:Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum
Directed by:Burt Metcalfe
Guest stars:NED BEATTY as Colonel (Maurice) Hollister
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy

B.J. writes home to his wife, reporting Klinger's escape attempts, the visit of a formidable chaplain (Ned Beatty), and one of Frank's goof-ups.

83. Of Moose and Men (G-503)

Aired:November 21, 1975
Written by:Jay Folb
Directed by:John Erman
Guest stars:TIM O'CONNOR as Colonel Spiker
JOHNNY HAYMER as Sergeant Zale
Note:Without Klinger

Hawkeye tangles with a tough Army colonel (Tim O'Conner), B.J. helps a GI (Johnny Haymer) who's gotten a "Dear John," and Frank looks endlessly for Korean saboteurs.

84. Soldier of the Month (G-514)

Aired:November 28, 1975
Written by:Linda Bloodworth
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, JOHNNY HAYMER as Sergeant Zale

Frank has a fever and makes a will leaving all his money to his wife and all his clothes to Hot Lips.

85. The Gun (G-517) Quote

Aired:December 2, 1975
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds
Directed by:Burt Metcalfe
Guest stars:WARREN STEVENS as Colonel Chaffey
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy

A wounded colonel's gun, a showpiece, disappears, and Hawkeye and B.J. play a hunch and bluff Frank, who has it, into returning it.

86. Mail Call Again (G-518)

Aired:December 9, 1975
Written by:Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum
Directed by:George Tyne
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy

Mail brings a letter to Frank saying his wife is divorcing him, and one to Potter telling him he's going to be a grandfather.

87. The Price of Tomato Juice (G-519)

Aired:December 16, 1975
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy

Radar gets the help of Hawkeye and B.J. to procure something Colonel Potter says he's fond of but that's hard to come by - tomato juice.

88. Dear Ma (G-515)

Aired:December 23, 1975
Written by:Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell
Directed by:Alan Alda
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
Colonel Kim.JOHN FUJIOKA, General Park...ROLLIN MORIYAMA, Korean Soldier...BYRON CHUNG, Nurse Fox...LYNN MARIE STEWART, Nurse Able..GWEN FARRELL and REDMOND GLEESON...as Sergeant Callan

Radar writes home to his mother, as Hawkeye conducts the camp foot inspection and Colonel Potter gets some shrapnel in his backside.

89. Der Tag (G-522)

Aired:January 6, 1976
Written by:Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, JOE MORTON as Captain Saunders

Potter decides Frank would be less of a pain if the others were more friendly to him; they oblige, with some startling results.

90. Hawkeye (G-520)

Aired:January 13, 1976
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner
Directed by:Larry Gelbart
Guest stars:PHILIP AHN as The Father
The Mother...SHIZUKO HOSHI, The Pregnant Woman..JUNE KIM, The Oldest Child...SUSAN SAKIMOTO, The Younger Children..JEFF OSAKA, JAYLEEN SUN
Note:Without B.J., Potter, Frank, Margaret, Radar and Klinger

When Hawkeye is injured in a jeep accident and, aware he has a concussion, babbles to a Korean family to keep himself awake.

91. Some 38th Parallels (G-521)

Aired:January 20, 1976
Written by:(John) Regier & (Gary) Markowitz
Directed by:Burt Metcalfe
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, KEVIN HAGEN as Colonel Coner
GEORGE O'HANLON, JR. As Gerald Phelan, LYNNETTE METTEY as Nurse Able
Note:Without Margaret

Frank tries to distinguish himself by selling the camp garbage, but it's Hawkeye who finds a use for it: he dumps it on a troublesome colonel (George O'Hanlon, Jr.).

92. The Novocaine Mutiny (G-523)

Aired:January 27, 1976
Written by:Burt Prelutsky
Directed by:Harry Morgan
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
NED WILSON as Colonel Carmichael, JOHHNY HAYMER as Sergeant Zale
Note:Without Margaret

Frank has Hawkeye up on charges of mutiny for various infractions when Potter was away on leave and Frank was the C.O.

93. Smilin' Jack (G-508)

Aired:February 3, 1976
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner
Directed by:Charles Dubin
Guest stars:ROBERT HOGAN as Smilin' Jack, DENNIS KORT as (Corp.) Howard (W.) Owens
Note:Without Klinger

The 4077th turns up a sick helicopter pilot (Robert Hogan) who doesn't want to quit and a twice-wounded GI (Dennis Kort) who does.

94. The More I See You (G-524)

Aired:February 10, 1976
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds
Directed by:Gene Reynolds
Guest stars:BLYTHE DANNER as Carlye (Walton)
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy, MARY JO CATLETT as Becky
Note:Without Frank & Margaret

Hawkeye is reunited with a woman (Blythe Danner) he thought was out of his life forever, but who never altogether leaves.

95. Deluge (G-516)

Aired:February 17, 1976
Written by:Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner
Directed by:William Jurgensen
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
KARIO SALEM as The Youngster, ANTHONY PALMER as The Sergeant
Nurse Able...LOIS FORAKER, Corporal.ALBERT HALL, PFC......TOM RUBEN, Nurse Plummer...LYNN MARIE STEWART

A sudden deluge of wounded at the 4077th is followed by a fire and a rainstrom to make matters difficult for the staff.

96. The Interview (G-525)

Aired:February 24, 1976
Written by:Larry Gelbart
Directed by:Larry Gelbart
Guest stars:WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Father Mulcahy
and CLETE ROBERTS as The Interviewer
Note:Without Margaret; Larry Gelbarts final episode

A stateside television correspondent (Clete Roberts) interviews M*A*S*H personnel.