Episode
M*A*S*H: For the Good of the Outfit
Overview
Hawkeye and Trapper receive high-level flak when they buck the brass to report the "friendly fire" shelling of a South Korean village.
Details
- Series
- M*A*S*H
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1973-10-06
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
For the Good of the Outfit is Episode 4 in Season 2 of M*A*S*H. It aired on 1973-10-06. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: Radar’s Report
Radar chronicles the antics of a typical week at the 4077th, which includes Hawkeye falling for a new nurse, a POW going berserk in the OR and Klinger seeking a psychiatric discharge.
Episode 5: Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde
Hawkeye has been operating so long he just can't quit, and he decides to try to end the war while he's at it.
More episodes from this season
Episode 2: 5 O’Clock Charlie
An inept, if punctual, bomber pilot provides comic relief for Hawkeye and Trapper, but inspires Frank to call out the heavy artillery.
Episode 6: Kim
Everyone wants to mother a wounded and apparently orphaned boy.
Episode 1: Divided We Stand
Gen. Clayton sends a psychiatrist to the 4077th to gauge the camp's cohesiveness and fitness as a unit.
Episode 7: L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)
Hawkeye cuts through red tape to help a GI marry his child's Korean mother, and cuts romantic ties with a bigoted nurse.
Episode 8: The Trial of Henry Blake
Henry's fitness for command is called into question when he's put on trial for charges stemming from the tomfoolery at the 4077th.
Episode 9: Dear Dad... Three
Another letter from Hawkeye to his father tells about a bigoted soldier who wants the "right color" blood, a live grenade in the OR and Henry's home movies.
Episode 10: The Sniper
A lone sniper turns the hospital compound into a combat zone, traps Henry and Radar in the showers and forces surgery by candlelight after he knocks out the generator.
Episode 11: Carry On, Hawkeye
A flu epidemic leaves yet-to-be infected Hawkeye and Margaret more overworked than ever.
Episode 12: The Incubator
Hawkeye and Trapper hassle the brass to obtain a vital piece of medical equipment.
Episode 13: Deal Me Out
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.