Tuesday, October 9, 2012

M*A*S*H Top 20 Episodes (16-20)

M*A*S*H is, in my opinion, the greatest television series of all time. No show combined comedy and drama as well, then or now. This ranking isn't to rate the best overall episodes, or most historically significant, but the most enjoyable episodes.  

20. No Laughing Matter (Season 9)
Hawkeye makes a bet with B.J. that he can go 24 hours without making a joke, while Major Winchester has a confrontation with the Colonel who had him sent to Korea, and both must practice extreme self control.


19. Bug Out (Season 5) 
A one-hour episode. With North Korean forces on the march, the 4077th must bug out and move the entire camp, but a soldier who has just had serious spinal surgery cannot be moved. Hawkeye, Radar and Major Houlihan stay behind as the rest of the camp tries to set up a new base. Hawkeye is told MASH 4077 is on the "front Lines".


18. The Korean Surgeon (Season 5) 
An escaped North Korean prisoner of war who is a skilled surgeon passes himself off as South Korean (with the help of Hawkeye and BJ) so he can work at the 4077th. They are glad for any help they can get, but Majors Burns and Houlihan suspect he is not who he says he is. In a subplot, Major Burns is taken as a POW by North Korean soldiers pretending to be South Koreans.


17. The Trial of Henry Blake (Season 2) 
Henry Blake is accused of aiding the enemy, and to prevent Hawkeye and Trapper John from getting evidence to exonerate him, Major Burns (in temporary command) confines them to quarters. Trapper and Hawkeye escape and go to the courtroom with proof that the North Koreans who Henry is accused of aiding were refugees and children at a civilian clinic near the border. Frank refuses to drop their charges, so Hawkeye and Trapper use what they know best to change his mind: blackmail.

 
16. An Eye for a Tooth (Season 7) 
Angry to be passed over for a promotion once again, Father Mulcahy boldly takes matters into his own hands with near disastrous results. Hawkeye and B.J. and Margaret embark on a practical joke war, but unbeknownst to them, the entire thing is being masterminded by Winchester.


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