This article is from the M*A*S*H FAQ, by Doug Krause mash-faq@lido.com with numerous contributions by others.
Regular Cast - Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, David Ogden Stiers, Mike Farrell,
Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher
121. Fade Out, Fade In (Y-101-102)
September 20, 1977
Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by Hy Averback
Guest Stars: James Lough, Raymond Singer, Tom Stovall, Rick Hurst,
Robert Symonds, William Flatley, Joseph Burns, Barbara
James
After Margaret leaves for her honeymoon, Frank becomes very distraught,
so Potter sends him on R & R. All throughout a deluge of casualties, the
4077th receives reports of a Frank Burns gone berserk. Potter calls Tokyo
and requests a replacement surgeon. Major Charles Emerson Winchester III
(David Ogden Stiers) is assigned to the 4077th. Frank Burns is apprehended,
promoted, and transferred to a VA hospital in Indiana. Winchester is made
a permanent part of the 4077th staff. (one hour show)
122. Fallen Idol (Y-104)
September 27, 1977
Written by Alan Alda
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Frances Fong, Robin Riker, Larry Gilman, Roy Goldman
At Hawkeye's suggestion, Radar goes to Seoul to find a woman at the
Pink Pagoda. Radar never gets there because of shelling along the way,
and is flown to the 4077th. Hawkeye, feeling tremendous guilt, is unable
to perform an operation to save Radar, and is replaced by Potter. Hawkeye
and Radar have a falling out as they lose respect for each other's actions.
All is well in the end as Hawkeye pins a Purple Heart on Radar after he has
recuperated.
123. Last Laugh (Y-103)
October 4, 1977
Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Stars: James Cromwell, Robert Karnes, John Ashton
Madness strikes as B.J. and his old friend Bardonaro (James Cromwell)
play a series of practical jokes on each other as Bardonaro is about to
leave Korea.
124. War of Nerves (Y-106)
October 11, 1977
Written by Alan Alda
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Allan Arbus, Michael O'Keefe, Peter Reigert
The 4077th, caught up in tension and nerves, creates a bonfire to
release their pressure. Meanwhile Sidney Freedman is depressed by a
soldier who blames him for his injuries because Freedman had sent him
back into combat.
125. The Winchester Tapes (Y-107)
October 18, 1977
Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars: Thomas Carter, Kimiko Hiroshige
Hawkeye tries unsuccessfully to get to Seoul to see a Nurse Gilmore
for the weekend. Meanwhile, Winchester has taped a letter home asking for
his influential parents to help get him back to the States. To get even,
Hawkeye and B.J. switch Winchester's clothes, causing Winchester to alter
his eating patterns.
126. The Light That Failed (Y-108)
October 25, 1977
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Directed by Chrales S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Enid Kent, Gary Erwin, Philip Baker Hall
With supplies low, the 4077th gets a truckload of ice cream churns
and salt tablets. B.J. receives a mystery novel that everyone in camp
reads in turn. The last page is missing and the solution to the mystery
is undiscovered until B.J. calls the author by long distance.
127. In Love and War (Y-112)
November 1, 1977
Written by Alan Alda
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Kieu Chinh, Susan Krebs, Soorah Ahn, Enid Kent
Hawkeye falls in love with Kyong Soon (Kieu Chinh), a Korean woman who
is caring for her sick mother and orphaned children. All hope is lost as
Kyung takes her possessions and the children to the south after her mother
has died.
 
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