M*A*S*H {MASH}: THE LATE CAPTAIN PIERCE (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, Hawkeye must cope with the death of one of his favorite people -- himself. Due to a clerical error, the army has officially pronounced Hawkeye dead. The surgeon soon realizes that death has unpleasant drawbacks: his family has been informed, his mail has been stopped, and his pay discontinued. The situation is complicated by communication difficulties, which prevent Hawkeye from notifying his father of the grievous error. Ultimately, Hawkeye's premature death notice makes him ponder the magnitude of all the actual fatalities that he has encountered in Korea. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Alan Alda.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: October 3, 1975 Friday 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:25:32
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28552
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Korean War - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1972-1983
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Gene Reynolds … Producer
- Larry Gelbart … Producer, Developed for television by
- Burt Metcalfe … Associate Producer
- Alan Alda … Director
- Glen Charles … Writer
- Les Charles … Writer
- Johnny Mandel … Theme Music by, Theme song "Suicide is Painless" by
- Alan Alda … Cast, Capt. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce
- Mike Farrell … Cast, Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt
- Harry Morgan … Cast, Col. Sherman T. Potter
- Loretta Swit … Cast, Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
- Larry Linville … Cast, Maj. Frank Burns
- Jamie Farr … Cast, Cpl. Max Klinger
- Richard Masur … Cast , Digger
- Sherry Steffens … Cast, Nurse Able
- Kellye Nakahara … Cast, Nurse Baker
- Eldon Quick … Cast, Capt. Pratt