M*A*S*H: Season 8
20th Century Fox (1979)
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Plot
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.Cast
| Alan Alda | Capt. Benjamin Franklin Pierce | |
| Wayne Rogers | Capt. John McIntyre | |
| Gary Burghoff | Cpl. Walter O'Reilly | |
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | |
| Mike Farrell | Capt. B.J. Hunnicut |
Crew
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| Producer | Burt Metcalfe | ||||
| Writer | Richard Hooker |
Episodes
Disc 01
A clumsy foot soldier, 'Look out below' Conway, finds the quickest way to the crew's heart, boosting morale at the 4077th by cooking gourmet delights. Only Colonel Potter, burdened with a personal crisis, is immune from the high spirits enveloping the hospital.
A Congressional aide, Williamson, visits the 4077th on a supposedly routine fact-finding tour, but it's discovered that his motives are far deeper - too uncover Margaret as a communist sympathizer. His case is full of innuendo, so the gang set out to help Margaret.
The arrival of a wounded Korean woman sparks a conflict at the 4077th: Hawkeye wants to heal her, but a steely ROK officer, Lt. Park, is more anxious to "question" her about alleged guerilla activities.Director: Alan Alda
Writer: Bob Colleary
Guest starring: Haunani Minn, Mako, Joshua Bryant, George Kee Cheung, Marcus K. Mukai, Connie Izay
On leave in Tokyo, Radar is desperately needed back at the crisis-stricken 4077th, but his return is delayed by outside events. While casualties continue to pour in from the front, the 4077th's generator conks out, and the backup has been stolen, depriving the medical unit of all electrical power. But Klinger, filling in for the vacationing Radar, lacks the expertise and experience to wheel and deal for a new machine.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: David Isaacs / Ken Levine
Guest starring: Marilyn Jones, Michael O'Dwyer, Tony Christino, Arell Blanton, Sean Fallon Walsh, Jo St Elwood
As company clerk Radar O'Reilly reluctantly prepares to depart the 4077th, the unit is still without electricity due to a broken generator, and the operating room continues to fill up with war wounded as night falls. The responsibility for procuring a new generator falls on Klinger, who lacks Radar's masterful knack of cutting through red tape in search of much-needed supplies.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: David Isaacs / Ken Levine
Guest starring: Lee De Broux, Whitney Rydbeck, David Dozer
Klinger and BJ both have Radar related woes, causing them to go on a drinking binge. A drunken BJ becomes violent with Hawkeye.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: John Rappaport / Jim Mulligan
A beautiful and ambitious young nurse, Harris, who plans to become a doctor when she leaves the Army, finds herself in a misunderstanding with Father Mulcahy. Meanwhile, the camp's water supply is depleted, and the rest of the 4077th is more concerned about where their next shower will come from.
A South Korean Woman misinterprets Klinger's motives when he tries to aid her daughter financially. Meanwhile, Hawkeye wrestles with his conscience over a promise made to a dying soldier, Eddie Hastings.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Dennis Koenig
Guest starring: James Emery, Mark Harrison, Shizuko Hoshi, Denice Kumagai, Mark Kologi, Joey Pento, Philip Simma, Art Evans
Disc 02
Charles returns to the 4077th after a trip to Tokyo with an uncharacteristic hangover and the uneasy feeling of a romantic entanglement. Meanwhile, the hospital struggles to find a cure for an outbreak of deadly hemorrhagic fever.Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Ronny Graham
Guest starring: Claudette Evans, James Keane
Hawkeye and BJ lose their way while rushing urgently needed antibiotics to the 4077th, which is wracked with low-mileage Thanksgiving turkey-induced salmonella. Wandering back to M*A*S*H, the pair are found by a peculiar North Korean soldier.
Hawkeye and BJ race against the clock to save a soldier from paralysis. BJ harvesting an aorta from a dead soldier doesn't sit well with the soldier's friend.Director: Alan Alda
Writer: Alan Alda / Walter D. Dishell
Guest starring: Kevin Brophy, J.J. Johnstone, Jo Ann Thompson
Klinger discovers that his duties as company clerk include catering to the eccentric whims of the 4077th officers. Consequently, the unusual demands by Klinger's superiors leave little time to write a letter home to Toledo. Meanwhile, the Doctors are concerned about a young soldier who appears to be mentally deficient.Director: William Jurgensen
Writer: John Rappaport / Jim Mulligan
Guest starring: Richard Lineback, Alexander Petale, Kelly Ward
A brawl at Rosie's Bar puts Rosie in the hospital, and the 4077th doctors are pressed into service as temporary saloon-keepers. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is apprehensive that his long-pending promotion to captain will again be denied. Potter: "The Pentagon. Weird looking building. Four walls and a spare. Monument to Murphy's Law."Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Thad Mumford / Dan Wilcox
Guest starring: G.W. Bailey, Paul Cavonis, Sirri Murad, John Orchard, Momo Yashima
Friction arises between B.J. and Winchester when they are asked to write an article for a prestigious medical journal, on how they saved a soldier's life with a daring operation. Meanwhile, Hot Lips receives an eventful visit from Scully, her combat soldier beau.Director: Harry Morgan
Writer: Dennis Koenig
Guest starring: Joshua Bryant
A baby born to a Korean woman and an American GI is abandoned at the 4077th. Knowing that Amer-Asian children are often mistreated in Korean society, the troop sets about the frustrating task of finding a new home for the infant.Director: Alan Alda
Writer: Jim Mulligan
Guest starring: Howard Platt, William Bogert, Yuki Shimoda, Elizabeth Farley
Horrified by the gigantic size of his monthly bar tab at the officer's club, Hawkeye vows to give up booze for a week. Meanwhile, Winchester desperately tries to halt his sister's impending marriage to a man he considers unworthy of the Winchester heritage.Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Thad Mumford / Dan Wilcox
Guest starring: Shelley Long, David Hirokane
Disc 03
Colonel Potter turns crotchety when he catches the mumps, and his condition is worsened when Winchester gets the same disease and has to be quarantined with him. A temporary replacement surgeon, Newsome, is quickly brought into the 4077th and seems to be a gem in terms of both personality and ability.
Hawkeye is appointed temporary commander of the 4077th when Colonel Potter rushes off to Tokyo on a mysterious mission. While in command, Hawkeye's main problem is housing a large group of Korean refugees comprised mainly of rambunctious children who need medical care.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Dennis Koenig
Guest starring: Jane Connell, Sally Imamura, Jason Autajay
Tired of their constant complaints about the quality of recreational activities at the 4077th, Colonel Potter appoints Hawkeye and B.J. as the new morale officers. Winchester's morale has already reached a new peak: He's ecstatic about his operation on a wounded soldier, Sheridan, which saved the boy's leg, leaving only "negligible" side effects - less use of his right hand. However, the soldier was a concert pianist before the war, so Winchester obtains music written by Maurice Ravel for a pianist that had lost a hand in World War I.
Irritated that the 4077th is planning a "surprise" party for him, Hawkeye volunteers to go to the aid of a wounded surgeon at the front. An additional irritant to Hawkeye is the arrival of Dr. Borelli, a wisecracking medical advisor with whom he habitually disagrees.
Klinger redecorates his quarters, but the resultant ridicule he receives drives him to new heights in his efforts to get out of the Army. Meanwhile, the doctors are perplexed by the reaction of an Asian-American war hero who tries to kill himself when he's told that he will be going home. Sidney Freedman is called in to assist.Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Thad Mumford / Dan Wilcox
Guest starring: Philip Bruns, David Cramer, Clyde Kusatsu
The 4077th can't escape the Korean War, even in its dreams. Exhausted after two days without sleep, members of the 4077th steal away for catnaps and experience dreams that reveal their fears, yearnings and frustrations.Director: Alan Alda
Writer: Alan Alda
Guest starring: Ford Rainey, Robin Haynes, Fred Stuthman, Rcihard Waln, Catherine Bergstrom, Kurtis Sanders, Ray Lynch, Connie Izay
Angered by the way civilian doctors in the States are profiting from the war, Hawkeye presents the Army with a bill for his medical services. Meanwhile, Charles reluctantly demonstrates American medical practices to three Korean medics, and is on the receiving end of their medical expertise.Director: Burt Metcalfe
Writer: Dennis Koenig / Thad Mumford
Guest starring: Sab Shimono, Peter Kim, Richard Herd
A no-nonsense Colonel, who is notorious as a hard-nosed disciplinarian, visits the 4077th during an outbreak of April Fools' Day pranksterism. Colonel Potter tries in vain to halt the mayhem before Colonel Tucker arrives in camp.Edition Details
| Edition | 3 Disc Collector's Edition |
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| Series | M*A*S*H |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Release Date | 15/08/2005 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Widescreen (16:9) |
| Layers | Single Side, Single Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 3 |
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