Episode

MAS*H: For Want of a Boot

Name: M*A*S*H: For Want of a Boot
Released: 1974-01-12
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Harry Morgan

M*A*S*HSeason 21974-01-12

Overview

Hawkeye's quest for new boots turns into a never-ending game of horse trading.

Details

Series: M*A*S*H
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1974-01-12
Runtime: 25 min

Episode context

For Want of a Boot is Episode 17 in Season 2 of M*A*S*H. It aired on 1974-01-12. The runtime is 25 min.

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Episode 16: Henry in Love 1974-01-05 | 25 min Henry returns from Tokyo in love with a woman half his age, but he seems to have forgotten one thing--he's married.

Episode 18: Operation Noselift 1974-01-19 | 25 min A private with a prominent proboscis pleads for prohibited plastic surgery--but Frank and Margaret smell a rat.

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Episode 14: Hot Lips and Empty Arms 1973-12-15 | 25 min Depressed by news from home, Margaret examines her life and decides to request a transfer.

Episode 20: As You Were 1974-02-02 | 25 min Frank chooses a lull in the action to ask Hawkeye and Trapper to perform his hernia operation, and that's just when the war returns full tilt.

Episode 13: Deal Me Out 1973-12-08 | 25 min The 4077th and friends convene for their weekly “Medical Conference,” A.K.A. Poker while Radar runs over a civilian and Frank is held hostage in the showers by an enlisted man.

Episode 21: Crisis 1974-02-09 | 25 min A wave of conservation hits the 4077th after a vital supply line is cut, creating a variety of shortages.

Episode 12: The Incubator 1973-12-01 | 25 min Hawkeye and Trapper hassle the brass to obtain a vital piece of medical equipment.

Episode 22: George 1974-02-16 | 25 min Hawkeye learns a patient was beaten up in his unit because he's homosexual, and Frank wants the soldier drummed out of the Army.

Episode 11: Carry On, Hawkeye 1973-11-24 | 25 min A flu epidemic leaves yet-to-be infected Hawkeye and Margaret more overworked than ever.

Episode 23: Mail Call 1974-02-23 | 25 min Mail call inspires Hawkeye and Trapper to play on Frank's greed, and Klinger's letters from home cover everything from death to pregnancy.