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M*A*S*H {MASH}: DELUGE (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 members of the 4077th contend with a massive influx of wounded soldiers and a shortage of supplies after an unexpected enemy attack. During the non-stop action the following occurs: the 4077th runs out of plasma and surgical gloves; Radar breaks his glasses; Hawkeye and Hunnicutt operate on a soldier with phosphorous burns; Radar attempts to swap with other units surplus supplies for necessary materials; Major Houlihan argues with Colonel Potter over whether or not the nurses should be evacuated if the fighting comes any closer; and the ashes from a sergeant's cigarette starts a fire near the operating room. Also, this episode includes various newsreels from the Korean War containing footage of the following people, among others: Winston Churchill, Joe E. Brown, Milton Berle, Danny Kaye, Bob Hope, and General Douglas MacArthur.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by Alan Alda.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: February 17, 1976 Tuesday 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:25:06
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T:28594
  • 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, Developed by, Writer
  • Burt Metcalfe … Associate Producer
  • William Jurgensen … Director
  • Simon Muntner … Writer
  • Johnny Mandel … Theme Music 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
  • Gary Burghoff … Cast, Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
  • Jamie Farr … Cast, Corp. Maxwell Klinger
  • William Christopher … Cast, Father Mulcahy
  • Kario Salem … Cast, the Youngster
  • Anthony Palmer … Cast, the Sergeant
  • Lois Foraker … Cast, Nurse Able
  • Albert Hall … Cast, the Corporal
  • Tom Ruben … Cast, a PFC
  • Lynn Marie Stewart … Cast, Nurse Plummer
  • Milton Berle
  • Joe E. Brown
  • Winston Churchill
  • Bob Hope
  • Danny Kaye
  • General Douglas MacArthur