M*A*S*H {MASH}: A SMATTERING OF INTELLIGENCE {SECOND SEASON FINALE} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy programs about the men and women of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) stationed behind the lines during the Korean War. In this episode, the M*A*S*H unit is visited by two undercover agents, Flagg and Pratt, each with a competitive and suspicious nature. First, Colonel Flagg arrives at the 4077th with a broken arm. After his arm is set, Flagg visits Colonel Blake and confides that he is with the CIA. Radar overhears Flagg's conversation and informs Hawkeye and Trapper of their unique visitor. Then, Trapper is visited by an old friend, Pratt, who is also with a branch of army intelligence. He has come to the 4077th to spy on Flagg. Pratt and Flagg each think that the other is on an important high security mission and each hopes to learn more than the other. Pierce and Trapper, with assistance from Radar, decide to make the spys' investigation more interesting by tampering with the file of one of the most patriotic members of the 4077th, Major Frank Burns. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Alan Alda.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 2, 1974 Saturday 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:26:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28486
- GENRE: Comedy; Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Drama, medical; Korean War - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1972-1983
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Gene Reynolds … Producer
- Larry Gelbart … Producer, Director, Developed by, Writer
- Laurence Marks … Writer
- Burt Metcalfe … Associate Producer
- Johnny Mandel … Theme Music by
- Alan Alda … Cast, Capt. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce
- Wayne Rogers … Cast, Capt. John "Trapper John" F. X. McIntyre
- McLean Stevenson … Cast, Col. Henry Braymore Blake
- Loretta Swit … Cast, Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
- Larry Linville … Cast, Maj. Frank Burns
- Gary Burghoff … Cast, Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
- Edward Winter … Cast, Flagg
- Bill Fletcher … Cast, Pratt