Episode

MAS*H: The Best of Enemies

Name: M*A*S*H: The Best of Enemies
Released: 1980-11-17
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Harry Morgan

M*A*S*HSeason 91980-11-17

Overview

On his way to some R&R in Tokyo, a North Korean soldier forces Hawkeye to perform an emergency roadside operation on his buddy.

Details

Series: M*A*S*H
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1980-11-17
Runtime: 25 min

Episode context

The Best of Enemies is Episode 1 in Season 9 of M*A*S*H. It aired on 1980-11-17. The runtime is 25 min.

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Episode 2: Letters 1980-11-24 | 25 min Members of the 4077th share their impressions of war in response to letters from fourth graders in Hawkeye's hometown. Margaret writes about how there are some patients she will never forget, whilst the Colonel tells of his days as 'Hoops' Potter. Hawkeye: "Dear Ronnie, it's a shame to let the love you have for your brother turn to hate for others. Hate makes war, and war is what killed Keith. I understand how you feel. Sometimes I hate myself for being here. But sometimes in the midst of all this insanity, the smallest thing can make my being here seems worthwhile. Maybe the best answer I have for you is that you look for good wherever you can find it."

More episodes from this season

Episode 3: Cementing Relationships 1980-12-01 | 25 min A jilted Italian soldier, Corpsman Ignazio De Simone, is smitten by Margaret; Klinger pours a cement floor in the operating room to fight the spread of germs.

Episode 4: Father's Day 1980-12-08 | 25 min Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip off the old block when her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit. Also, Hawkeye fixes up a soldier who repays them with a large side of steak, but the general who it belongs to is really steamed.

Episode 5: Death Takes a Holiday 1980-12-15 | 25 min Hawkeye, B.J., and Margaret try to save the life of a critically injured solider so that his family won't think of Christmas as the day that their father died. Meanwhile, Winchester fulfills a family Christmas tradition but has trouble maintaining the anonymity required to keep it a truly charitable act. Even Klinger lends a hand.

Episode 6: A War for All Seasons 1980-12-29 | 25 min On New Year's Eve, the staff looks back on the highlights of 1951: The doctors invent an artificial kidney machine; Mulcahy plants a garden; Margaret takes up knitting; and Klinger and Winchester bet on which baseball team will win the pennant.

Episode 7: Your Retention Please 1981-01-05 | 25 min Klinger is so depressed by news that his ex-wife plans to remarry, he reenlists for an additional six-year hitch. Meanwhile, a male nurse has a gripe against the army.

Episode 8: Tell It to the Marines 1981-01-12 | 25 min Winchester takes command during Potter's absence; and B.J. and Hawkeye try to convince the Marines to grant a hardship discharge to an immigrant soldier, Private Jost Van Liter.

Episode 9: Taking the Fifth 1981-01-19 | 25 min Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.

Episode 10: Operation Friendship 1981-01-26 | 25 min Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his injuries after the blast.

Episode 11: No Sweat 1981-02-02 | 25 min Margaret develops a case of prickly heat, Charles does his tax returns, and Klinger takes the P.A. apart - just some of the events, which occur during another unendurably, hot night at the 4077th.

Episode 12: Depressing News 1981-02-09 | 25 min Klinger's army newspaper reports on Hawkeye's monument to military stupidity; a giant tower made from a half million erroneously shipped tongue depressors.