M*A*S*H Season 8

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 1

Episode 1 - [Too Many Cooks]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : John Randolph | Ed Begley Jr. | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Sep. 17, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 2

Episode 2 - [Are You Now Margaret]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Lawrence Pressman | Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Writer : Thad Mumford |
Air Date : Sep. 24, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 3

Episode 3 - [Guerilla My Dreams]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Mako | George Cheung | Director : Alan Alda | Writer : Bob Colleary |
Air Date : Oct. 01, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 4

Episode 4 - [Good-Bye Radar Part 1]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Johnny Haymer as Sergeant Zale | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : David Isaacs | Writer : Ken Levine |
Air Date : Oct. 08, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 5

Episode 5 - [Good-Bye Radar Part 2]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : David Isaacs | Writer : Ken Levine |
Air Date : Oct. 15, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 6

Episode 6 - [Period Of Adjustment]
Details : Klinger and BJ both have Radar related woes causing them to go on a drinking binge. A drunken BJ becomes violent with Hawkeye.
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Writer : John Rappaport | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Jim Milligan |
Air Date : Oct. 22, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 7

Episode 7 - [Nurse Doctor]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Writer : Thad Mumford |
Air Date : Oct. 29, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 8

Episode 8 - [Private Finance]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Art Evans | Shizuko Hoshi | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Nov. 05, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 9

Episode 9 - [Mr And Mrs]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Ronny Graham | Director : Burt Metcalfe |
Air Date : Nov. 12, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 10

Episode 10 - [The Yalu Brick Road]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : G. W. Bailey as Sgt. Rizzo | Bob Okazaki | Soon-Tek Oh | Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Mike Farrell |
Air Date : Nov. 19, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 11

Episode 11 - [Life Time]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Kevin Brophy | Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Director : Alan Alda | Writer : Alan Alda | Writer : Walter D. Dishell M.D. |
Air Date : Nov. 26, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 12

Episode 12 - [Dear Uncle Abdul]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Kelly Ward | Richard Lineback | Writer : Jim Mulligan | Writer : John Rappaport | Director : William K. Jurgensen |
Air Date : Dec. 03, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 13

Episode 13 - [Captains Outrageous]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : G. W. Bailey as Sgt. Rizzo | John Orchard as Ugly John | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Director : Burt Metcalfe | Writer : Thad Mumford |
Air Date : Dec. 10, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 14

Episode 14 - [Stars And Stripes]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Director : Harry Morgan | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Dec. 17, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 15

Episode 15 - [Yessir That's Our Baby]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : William Bogert | Howard Platt | Yuki Shimoda | Writer : Jim Mulligan | Director : Alan Alda |
Air Date : Dec. 31, 1979

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 16

Episode 16 - [Bottle Fatigue]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Shelley Long | Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Director : Burt Metcalfe | Writer : Thad Mumford |
Air Date : Jan. 07, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 17

Episode 17 - [Heal Thyself]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Edward Herrmann | Director : Mike Farrell | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Jan. 14, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 18

Episode 18 - [Old Soldiers]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Connell | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Jan. 21, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 19

Episode 19 - [Morale Victory]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : James Stephens | G. W. Bailey as Sgt. Rizzo | Jeff Maxwell as Igor | Writer : John Rappaport | Director : Charles S. Dubin |
Air Date : Jan. 28, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 20

Episode 20 - [Lend A Hand]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Antony Alda as Cpl. Jarvis | Robert Alda as Dr. Anthony B. Borelli | Director : Alan Alda | Writer : Alan Alda |
Air Date : Feb. 04, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 21

Episode 21 - [Goodbye Cruel World]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Philip Bruns | Clyde Kusatsu | Allan Arbus as Dr. Sidney Freedman | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Writer : Thad Mumford |
Air Date : Feb. 11, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 22

Episode 22 - [Dreams]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Ford Rainey | Director : Alan Alda | Writer : Alan Alda |
Air Date : Feb. 18, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 23

Episode 23 - [War Co-Respondent]
Details : B.J. finds himself attracted to a famous war correspondent Aggie O'Shea who has fallen in love with him.
Guest Cast and Crew : Calvin Levels | Susan Saint James | Director : Mike Farrell | Writer : Mike Farrell |
Air Date : Mar. 03, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 24

Episode 24 - [Back Pay]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : G. W. Bailey as Sgt. Rizzo | Sab Shimono | Richard Herd | Writer : Dan Wilcox | Director : Burt Metcalfe | Writer : Thad Mumford | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Mar. 10, 1980

M*A*S*H Season 8 Episode 25

Episode 25 - [April Fools]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : G. W. Bailey as Sgt. Rizzo | Pat Hingle | Director : Charles S. Dubin | Writer : Dennis Koenig |
Air Date : Mar. 24, 1980