Season 8 - Episode Guide

A clumsy soldier lifts the 4077ths spirits when it is discovered that he is a cook, but Col. Potter remains down in the dumps.

A congressional aide on a fact-finding tour visits the 4077th.

A wounded Korean communist woman is brought in who Hawkeye wants to heal, while a ROK officer wants to question her.

Radar returns from leave in Tokyo to find a new generator for the camp.

Klinger seems to lack Radar's knack for cutting through red tape to get much needed supplies for the unit.

Radar's departure leaves everyone depressed and Klinger has major problems stepping into Radar's old job. Radar and his parents meet B.J.'s wife and kid at the airport which depresses B.J.

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.

Charles is sure he had a great time in Tokyo, if he could only remember what he did while there.

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.

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.

The officers are drafted into running Rosie's bar while Rosie is in the hospital.

B.J. and Charles go in together to write a paper and end up fighting about who did what. Hotlips has a date with Scully and they end up fighting because Scully has no respect for her.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Members of the M*A*S*H unit find moments to steal a brief nap, but even dreams cannot bring escape. Each person's dreams reveal their fears, yearnings and frustrations.

Aggie O'Shea , a famous war correspondent, arrives at the 4077th and is smitten with BJ. He soon fears that he is falling in love with her and struggles to remain faithful.

Hawkeye is incensed by the way civilian doctors in America are profiting from the war, so he takes matters into his own hands and sends the army a bill for services rendered.

A no-nonsense Colonel, who is a notorious disciplinarian, visits the 4077th during April Fools' Day. Col Potter tries desperately to stop the pranks before he arrives.