M*A*S*H season 2

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| image = MASH TV cast 1974.JPG

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| caption = The cast of M*A*S*H from Season 2, 1974 (clockwise from left): Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, Gary Burghoff, McLean Stevenson, and Alan Alda

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| num_episodes = 24

| network = CBS

| first_aired = {{Start date|1973|09|15}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1974|03|02}}

| prev_season = Season 1

| next_season = Season 3

| episode_list = List of M*A*S*H episodes

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The second season of M*A*S*H aired Saturdays at 8:30–9:00 pm on CBS from September 15, 1973 to March 2, 1974.

Cast

The following six actors appeared in the opening credits:

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ActorRole
Alan AldaCapt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Wayne RogersCapt. "Trapper" John MacIntyre
McLean StevensonLt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta SwitMaj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Larry LinvilleMaj. Frank "Ferret Face" Burns
Gary BurghoffCpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly

Recurring roles:

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ActorRole
William ChristopherLt. Father Francis Mulcahy
Odessa ClevelandLt. Ginger Bayliss
Jamie FarrCpl. Maxwell Klinger
Johnny HaymerSSgt. Zelmo Zale †
Jeff MaxwellPvt. Igor Straminsky †
Linda MeiklejohnLt. Leslie Scorch ‡
Kellye NakaharaLt. Kellye Nakahara †
Robert F. SimonMaj. Gen. Maynard Mitchell †‡
Herb VolandBrig. Gen. Crandell Clayton ‡

  • † First season as a recurring player
  • ‡ Last season as a recurring player

Episodes

{{see also|List of M*A*S*H episodes}}

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Divided We Stand

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|09|15}}

| ProdCode = K-401

| ShortSummary = A psychiatrist (Anthony Holland) is sent to the 4077th to examine their behavior and decide whether they should be reassigned.

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| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = 5 O'Clock Charlie

| DirectedBy = Norman Tokar

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Keith Walker|t=Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks and Keith Walker}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|09|22}}

| ProdCode = K-403

| ShortSummary = An inept North Korean bomber pilot provides entertainment for the camp, but prompts Frank to call for heavy artillery.

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| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Radar's Report

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Sheldon Keller|t=Laurence Marks}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|09|29}}

| ProdCode = K-402

| ShortSummary = October 17, 1951 Radar writes about the typical shenanigans during a week at the 4077th: Hawkeye tries to romance a new Nurse; Trapper John loses a patient; Houlihan and Burns push Blake for Klinger's Section 8 (military) discharge; a wounded prisoner goes berserk in the O.R. Allan Arbus makes his first appearance as Dr. Freedman (here first-named Milton but later changed to Sidney). Laurence Marks and Sheldon Keller received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = For the Good of the Outfit

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Jerry Mayer

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|10|06}}

| ProdCode = K-404

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye and Trapper try to get the Army brass to report a "friendly fire" shelling near a South Korean village, and take responsibility for it. Despite the army rebuilding the village, Hawkeye still wants an admission of the truth. Hotlips and Frank insist on presenting their version but Hawkeye insists on reading about it in Stars and Stripes first before handing over Frank's evidence. To show their gratitude, Trapper kisses Hotlips and Hawkeye goes after Frank.

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| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Alan Alda and Robert Klane

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|10|13}}

| ProdCode = K-405

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye has been in the OR for so long, 20 hours, followed by a 2nd stint and a 3rd without rest, that he's going over the edge — and he's decided to put a stop to the war. During the night, he sends a telegram to President Harry S. Truman and another copy to the Secretary of the United Nations. The next day, after a night without rest, he again performs surgery for a total of 3 days straight without rest.

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| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Kim

| DirectedBy = William Wiard

| WrittenBy = Marc Mandel and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|10|20}}

| ProdCode = K-407

| ShortSummary = The 4077th tries to mother a wounded Korean boy who may have been orphaned. While with Hotlips and Frank, he wanders into the middle of the mine field. Trapper is trapped in the middle. Sister Theresa arrives with Kim's mother to pick him up.

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| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)

| DirectedBy = William Wiard

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Carl Kleinschmitt|t=Carl Kleinschmitt and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|10|27}}

| ProdCode = K-406

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye tries to help a GI cut through Army bureaucracy so he can marry his child's Korean mother. Episode features Burt Young.

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| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = The Trial of Henry Blake

| DirectedBy = Don Weis

| WrittenBy = McLean Stevenson

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|11|03}}

| ProdCode = K-408

| ShortSummary = Henry is put on trial for charges made by Frank and Margaret regarding his command of the 4077th. Hawkeye blackmails Frank and Hotlips into withdrawing the charges. McLean Stevenson (Henry Blake) received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for writing this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Dear Dad... Three

| DirectedBy = Don Weis

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|11|10}}

| ProdCode = K-409

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye writes a third letter to his father describing a bigoted soldier (Mills Watson), a live grenade in the OR, and home movies for Henry.

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| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = The Sniper

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Richard M. Powell

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|11|17}}

| ProdCode = K-410

| ShortSummary = A lone sniper attacks the 4077th, forcing the camp into lockdown and deal with wounded while waiting for help from headquarters. Featuring Teri Garr.

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| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Carry On, Hawkeye

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Bernard Dilbert|t=Bernard Dilbert and Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|11|24}}

| ProdCode = K-411

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye and Margaret are the only ones able to work during a flu epidemic. Jackie Cooper won the Primetime Emmy Award for directing this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = The Incubator

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|12|01}}

| ProdCode = K-412

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye and Trapper attempt to obtain an incubator for the 4077th. In this episode a crooked army colonel refers to selling, among other things, "the odd B-52," but this is an error by the writers as the B-52 did not enter service until after the Korean War. It is Radar who ends up delivering the goods.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Deal Me Out

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|12|08}}

| ProdCode = K-413

| ShortSummary = A weekly poker game proceeds in spite of Radar accidentally hitting a civilian with a jeep and an enlisted man (John Ritter) holding Frank hostage in the showers. Edward Winter guest stars as Captain Halloran and would return in several episodes as Colonel Flagg. Episode also features Allan Arbus and Pat Morita. Gene Reynolds received Directors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Hot Lips and Empty Arms

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|12|15}}

| ProdCode = K-414

| ShortSummary = Upsetting news from home makes Margaret examine her life and request a transfer. Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for writing this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Officers Only

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = Ed Jurist

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1973|12|22}}

| ProdCode = K-415

| ShortSummary = Something stinks at the 4077th and it could be the new officers' club that bars enlisted men. Hawkeye then invites all of his "relatives" to the Officers Club after the General's son is allowed entry.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Henry in Love

| DirectedBy = Don Weis

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|01|05}}

| ProdCode = K-416

| ShortSummary = Henry endangers his marriage when he returns from Tokyo in love with another woman less than half his age, but when she visits camp she forgets all about Henry and secretly flirts with Hawkeye.

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| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = For Want of a Boot

| DirectedBy = Don Weis

| WrittenBy = Sheldon Keller

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|01|12}}

| ProdCode = K-417

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye's efforts to secure a new pair of boots ends up in a never-ending game of horse trading.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Operation Noselift

| DirectedBy = Hy Averback

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Paul Richards and Erik Tarloff|t=Erik Tarloff}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|01|19}}

| ProdCode = K-418

| ShortSummary = A private with a big nose asks for prohibited plastic surgery. Episode features Stuart Margolin and Todd Susman.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = The Chosen People

| DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gerry Renert & Jeff Wilhelm|t=Laurence Marks & Sheldon Keller & Larry Gelbart}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|01|26}}

| ProdCode = K-419

| ShortSummary = A local farmer and his family claims the 4077th is on their land, while a Korean woman claims Radar is the father of her child. Loretta Swit does not appear in this episode.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = As You Were

| DirectedBy = Hy Averback

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene Reynolds|t=Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|02|02}}

| ProdCode = K-420

| ShortSummary = Frank asks Hawkeye and Trapper to give him a hernia operation while there are no casualties but then the casualties start coming in. The PA announces the release of Nazi War Criminal Alfred Krupp; Historical fact: Alfred Krupp was pardoned January 31, 1951.

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| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Crisis

| DirectedBy = Don Weis

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|02|09}}

| ProdCode = K-421

| ShortSummary = A vital supply line is cut at the 4077th, creating a rash of shortages and forcing people to bunk up together.

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{{Episode list/sublist|M*A*S*H season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = George

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Regier & Markowitz{{efn|John W. Regier & Gary Markowitz}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|02|16}}

| ProdCode = K-422

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye learns that a patient's own unit beat him up because he's gay, while Frank wants to give the soldier a dishonorable discharge.

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| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 23

| Title = Mail Call

| DirectedBy = Alan Alda

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|02|23}}

| ProdCode = K-423

| ShortSummary = Mail comes to the 4077th. Hawkeye and Trapper decide to take advantage of Frank's greed, Trapper is depressed after getting a letter and pictures from his daughters, while Klinger takes another stab at a discharge.

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| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 24

| Title = A Smattering of Intelligence

| DirectedBy = Larry Gelbart

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1974|03|02}}

| ProdCode = K-424

| ShortSummary = When a pair of intelligence officers from different agencies investigate perceived security risks at the 4077th, Hawkeye and Trapper decide to have some fun at their expense. Edward Winter makes his first appearance as Lt. Colonel Flagg (he previously appeared as Captain Halloran in the episode Deal Me Out).

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