M*A*S*H: Season 10

20th Century Fox (1981)

Comedy, Drama, War
 /   / Color / 561 mins
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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
Harry Morgan Col. Sherman T. Potter
Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret Houlihan
Mike Farrell Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Gary Burghoff Cpl. Walter O'Reilly
William Christopher Lt./Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
Jamie Farr Cpl./Sgt. Maxwell Q. Klinger
David Ogden Stiers Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III

Crew

Director
Alan Rafkin
Jackie Cooper
Producer Larry Gelbart , Burt Metcalfe
Writer Larry Gelbart , Richard Hooker

Episodes

Disc 01

1
That's Show Biz
30 mins  26/10/1981
A touring USO show brings an unexpected touch of vaudeville to the 4077th when the star showgirl requires an emergency operation. And wouldn't you know, the comedian is Klinger's hero!

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring: Brian Byers, Freddie Dawson, Gwen Verdon, Gail Edwards, Danny Dayton, Karen Landry, Amanda McBroom, Richard Molmar, Joshua Greenrock,  Martin Ferrero, Paul Tuerpe

2
Identity Crisis
30 mins  02/11/1981
Father Mulcahy counsels a GI who is plagued by guilt because he has swapped tags with a dead colleague. Meanwhile, B.J. and Charles consider ways of keeping a soldier-salesman quiet.

Director:  David Ogden Stiers 

Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 

Guest starring: Dirk Blocker, Squire Fridell,  Joe Pantoliano

3
Rumor at the Top
30 mins  09/11/1981
The latest scuttlebutt affects everyone's behavior when a visiting is rumored to be recruiting for a new M*A*S*H unit. The gang fears that the 4077th will be split up.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring: Nicholas Pryor

4
Give 'em Hell, Hawkeye
30 mins  16/11/1981
Hawkeye writes a heartfelt letter to President Harry Truman to protest at the continued fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, Colonel Ditka has promised a much-needed water-heater if the 4077th beautifies the camp.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Dennis Koenig 

Guest starring:  Stefan Gierasch, Ed Vasgersian, Lance Toyoshima, Tom Kindle,  Xander Berkeley, John Lavachielli, Mae Hi

5
Wheelers and Dealers
30 mins  23/11/1981
On the eve of a big poker game, B.J.'s pride is bruised when he finds out his wife is working as a waitress. And Potter takes driving lessons from Klinger.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 

Guest starring:  Anthony Charnota, Tony Becker, Chris Petersen

6
Communication Breakdown
30 mins  30/11/1981
Winchester infuriates the camp when he hoards his stateside newspapers, and Hawkeye reunites two Korean brothers who have been fighting on opposite sides of the war.

Director:  Alan Alda 

Writer:  Karen Hall 

Guest starring: James Saito, Kwang Ho Baek, Abigail Nelson

7
Snap Judgment (1)
30 mins  07/12/1981
The military police think they've solved a rash of thefts at the 4077th when they apprehend Klinger with Hawkeye's stolen camera.

Director:  Hy Averback 

Writer:  Paul Perlove 

Guest starring:  Peter Jurasik, Richard Winters, Mickey Jones, George Kee Cheung, Monty Bane

Disc 02

8
Snappier Judgment (2)
30 mins  14/12/1981
B.J. and Hawkeye resolve to clear Klinger's name after he chooses Winchester to defend him at his military court-martial.

Director:  Hy Averback 

Writer:  Paul Perlove 

Guest starring: Peter Hobbs, Monty Bane, Jack Blessing, Jim Boeke

9
'Twas the Day after Christmas
30 mins  28/12/1981
To boost post-yuletide morale on Dec 26, Potter has the officers and enlisted men change places for the day.

Director:  Burt Metcalfe 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring:  Michael Ensign, Leo Lewis

10
Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead
30 mins  04/01/1982
Whilst suffering a fever, Klinger communicates with the spirit of a dead soldier, Private Weston, who stays on to witness his own last rites.

Director:  Alan Alda 

Writer:  Alan Alda 

Guest starring: Kario Salem, Randall Patrick, Jeff Tyler, Perren Page

11
The Birthday Girls
30 mins  11/01/1982
Margaret's birthday plans are spoiled when she and Klinger get stranded on a desolate roadside. Meanwhile, Charles gives a lecture for Margaret, and the surgeons assist in the delivery of a calf.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Karen Hall 

12
Blood and Guts
30 mins  18/01/1982
Hawkeye is outraged when a sensationalistic war correspondent, Clayton Kibbee, reports irresponsible G.I. stunts as tales of military valor. Kibbee: "As for the last two pints of blood, there's no big finale, no heroes. They helped an old soldier, who'd had visions of glory but finally got it through his thick head how tragic and inhumane war can be. Maybe he'll know better next time."

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Lee H. Grant 

Guest starring:  Rita WilsonGene Evans, Brett Cullen, Stoney Jackson

13
A Holy Mess
30 mins  01/02/1982
An AWOL soldier, Nick Gillis, seeks sanctuary in the mess tent, after Father Mulcahy's service. At the same time, a special Sunday brunch is due to be served, following the donation of some eggs to the camp by a grateful farmer.

Director:  Burt Metcalfe 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring: Cyril O'Reilly,  David Graf, Ed Ramirez, Kip Curtis

14
The Tooth Shall Set You Free
30 mins  08/02/1982
Charles has a serious toothache, but hates the thought of having anything done about it. The doctors suspect prejudice when an inordinate number of black casualties are brought in from a single unit, led by Major Weems.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring:  Tom Atkins, Jason Bernard, John Fujioka,  Laurence Fishburne

Disc 03

15
Pressure Points
30 mins  15/02/1982
Potter sends for Sidney Freedman when he loses confidence in his surgical abilities, and Winchester loses patience with his bunkmates' sloppiness.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  David Pollock 

Guest starring: John O'Connell, Gene Pietragallo, William Rogers

16
Where There's a Will, There's a War
30 mins  22/02/1982
Hawkeye goes to help at an aid station, and under heavy shelling he draws up a will, leaving various items to his friends at the 4077th.

Director:  Alan Alda 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring:  Ned Bellamy, Jim Borelli, James Emery, Corkey Ford, Dennis Howard, Brian Fuldy, Dennis Flood, Tom Valentino, Larry Ward

17
Promotion Commotion
30 mins  01/03/1982
Winchester, Pierce, and Hunnicutt find themselves in the sticky position of having to decide which enlisted men to recommend for promotion. For Winchester it could be a matter of life and death.

Director:  Charles S. Dubin 

Writer:  Dennis Koenig 

Guest starring: John Matusak, James Reid Boyce, Deborah Harmon, Cameron Dye, Richard Fullerton

18
Heroes
30 mins  15/03/1982
Hawkeye is the golden boy of the world press when he treats a celebrity prizefighter, 'Gentleman' Joe Cavanaugh, who has a stroke at the 4077th. Father Mulcahy finds the news hard to take, as Cavanaugh was a hero of his.

Director:  Nell Cox 

Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 

Guest starring: Pat McNamara,  Earl BoenBritt Leach, Matthew Faison, Eddie Frescas, Jay Gerber, Al Rossi, Tierre Turner, Gerard Castillo, Hennen Chambers, David Orr, Richard Cummings, Jo Ann Thompson

19
Sons and Bowlers
30 mins  22/03/1982
After losing to the Marines once again, Colonel Potter wishes there was one sport the 4077th were any good at. When Klinger mentions he can bowl, the Colonel decides to have a bowling competition. Unfortunately, he and Klinger are the only 2 good bowlers in the camp, so BJ and Father Mulcahy are "recruited" to the team. Colonel Potter becomes obsessed with winning the game, and excludes Margaret from the team because she helped the team lose at softball. Then the 4077th team hear the Marines have got a "ringer" in their team after pulling some strings..... Meanwhile, Hawkeye finds out his father is in hospital and tries to speak to him over the phone, watched by Charles, who envies Hawkeye's close relationship with his father.

Director:  Hy Averback 

Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 

Guest starring: Dick O'Neill, William Lucking, Roger Hampton

20
Picture This
30 mins  05/04/1982
Potter's attempts to assemble the crew for a family portrait are thwarted by a feud between bunkmates Pierce, Hunnicutt, and Winchester. Things are not helped by the efforts of Margaret, Klinger and Mulcahy to bring the Swampmen back together.

Director:  Burt Metcalfe 

Writer:  Karen Hall 

Guest starring: John Fujioka

21
That Darn Kid
30 mins  12/04/1982
Klinger buys a goat, with the intention of getting rich by selling it's milk. Then the goat eats the 4077th's $22,340 payroll, leaving paymaster Hawkeye holding the bag. Meanwhile, Charles also thinks he can make a killing when he sees an ancient vase.

Director:  David Ogden Stiers 

Writer:  Karen Hall 

Guest starring: John P. Ryan, Tom Kindle, George Pressnell

Edition Details

Edition 3 Disc Collector's Edition
Series M*A*S*H
Distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date 17/04/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3

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