M*A*S*H season 4

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| EpisodeNumber_1 = 73

| EpisodeNumber_2 = 74

| EpisodeNumber2_1 = 1

| EpisodeNumber2_2 = 2

| Title = Welcome to Korea

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|09|12}}

| ProdCode_1 = G-504

| ProdCode_2 = G-506

| ShortSummary = The opening titles include quotes from Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower ("I will go to Korea") and Raymond W. Bliss ("A terrible place to be"). While on R&R, Hawkeye misses Trapper John's discharge, and tries to say goodbye but misses him by 10 minutes, but he meets his new ally in Captain B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell). First (preview) appearance of Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman Potter. First mention of Jamie Farr at beginning of opening credits. Gene Reynolds won the Primetime Emmy Award for directing this episode while Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler won for editing. Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart won the Writers Guild Award. The Eisenhower quotation is from his November 1952 campaign for President.

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| EpisodeNumber = 75

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Change of Command

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|09|19}}

| ProdCode = G-501

| ShortSummary = When Frank learns he's going to be replaced as commanding officer, he throws a tantrum and goes AWOL. Colonel Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) assumes command of the 4077th, and orders Klinger to get into uniform, but when his body rejects it, Hawkeye tells him to wear a slip underneath. Col. Potter soon gets acquainted with Hawkeye and B.J., bonding with them post-surgery over drinks and a chorus of There's a Long Long Trail A-Winding. Larry Gelbart voice announces the date on this episode September 19, 1952

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| EpisodeNumber = 76

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = It Happened One Night

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene Reynolds|t=Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|09|26}}

| ProdCode = G-502

| ShortSummary = The 4077th is shaken up by heavy artillery during a long, cold night. Frank ransacks Margaret's tent for love letters. Klinger tries to catch pneumonia. When a patient B.J. had operated on doesn't improve, he has to open him up again.

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| EpisodeNumber = 77

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Late Captain Pierce

| DirectedBy = Alan Alda

| WrittenBy = Glen Charles & Les Charles

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|10|03}}

| ProdCode = G-507

| ShortSummary = B.J. gets a call from Hawkeye's father — the Army mistakenly lists Hawkeye as dead. Hawkeye tries to take advantage of the situation, but it isn't as good as he thinks. He can't receive any pay, send out or receive any mail, telegrams, or phone calls.

Note – Gary Burghoff, Loretta Swit, & William Christopher do not appear in this episode. Timeline: President-elect Dwight Eisenhower’s visit to South Korea (which is why Hawkeye can’t communicate stateside because of security concerns) happened in December 1952.

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| EpisodeNumber = 78

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Hey, Doc

| DirectedBy = William Jurgensen

| WrittenBy = Rick Mittleman

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|10|10}}

| ProdCode = G-510

| ShortSummary = The 4077th receives special requests from British and American officers to deal with an ingrown toenail and a case of VD. Hawkeye and B.J. try to help a supply officer get home early, while also dealing with a stolen microscope. A sniper terrorizes the unit until a tank is brought in, and Frank, trying to drive it, nearly destroys the camp.

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| EpisodeNumber = 79

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Bus

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = John D. Hess

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|10|17}}

| ProdCode = G-512

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye, B.J. Hunnicutt, Frank Burns, Col. Potter, and Radar are stranded in unfamiliar territory when their bus breaks down on the way back from a medical conference. Radar becomes lost and a wounded North Korean soldier surrenders to the doctors. Note: This episode has no laugh track.

Note – Loretta Swit, William Christopher, and Jamie Farr do not appear in this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 80

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Dear Mildred

| DirectedBy = Alan Alda

| WrittenBy = Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|10|24}}

| ProdCode = G-505

| ShortSummary = While Col. Potter writes to his wife Mildred on their 27th wedding anniversary, Frank and Margaret seek a proper gift from a local artist and Radar gives Potter an even more special gift of a horse he convinced Hawkeye and B.J. to save.

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| EpisodeNumber = 81

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = The Kids

| DirectedBy = Alan Alda

| WrittenBy = Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|10|31}}

| ProdCode = G-511

| ShortSummary = The 4077th cares for Korean orphans at Christmastime when Meg Cratty arrives. B.J. delivers a baby and treats the wounded mother. Alan Alda received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 82

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?

| DirectedBy = Larry Gelbart

| WrittenBy = Burt Prelutsky

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|11|07}}

| ProdCode = G-513

| ShortSummary = A wounded bombardier (Alan Fudge) believes he's Jesus Christ, which brings him to the attention of both Colonel Flagg (Edward Winter) and Dr. Sidney Freedman (Allan Arbus). Note: This episode has no laugh track.

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| EpisodeNumber = 83

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Dear Peggy

| DirectedBy = Burt Metcalfe

| WrittenBy = Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|11|14}}

| ProdCode = G-509

| ShortSummary = B.J. writes to his wife Peggy about life at the 4077th. Episode features Ned Beatty as a visiting senior chaplain who's there to inspect Father Mulcahy. Note: Hawkeye refers to Richard Nixon as our Vice President setting the episode in 1953.

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| EpisodeNumber = 84

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Of Moose and Men

| DirectedBy = John Erman

| WrittenBy = Jay Folb

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|11|21}}

| ProdCode = G-503

| ShortSummary = A colonel (Tim O'Connor) gets a grudge with Hawkeye. B.J. helps a Sergeant who gets a Dear John letter from his wife. Frank becomes paranoid about potential bomb threats in the camp.

Note – William Christopher and Jamie Farr do not appear in this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 85

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Soldier of the Month

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Linda Bloodworth

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|11|28}}

| ProdCode = G-514

| ShortSummary = Potter announces a Soldier of the Month contest, which Klinger tries to cheat to win, while Frank gets delirious from Hemorrhagic Fever.

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| EpisodeNumber = 86

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = The Gun

| DirectedBy = Burt Metcalfe

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|12|02}}

| ProdCode = G-517

| ShortSummary = Frank steals the rare gun of a wounded colonel (Warren Stevens) from the weapons locker, and lets Radar take the fall when the gun goes missing.

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| EpisodeNumber = 87

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Mail Call...Again

| DirectedBy = George Tyne

| WrittenBy = Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|12|09}}

| ProdCode = G-518

| ShortSummary = Mail arrives at the 4077th. Col. Potter learns he's a grandfather, Hawkeye gets his hometown newspaper, Radar gets a home movie from his family, and Frank learns his wife has found out about his affair with Margaret and is asking for a divorce.

Note – In the home movie, Gary Burghoff plays his character's mother Mrs. O'Reilly.

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| EpisodeNumber = 88

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = The Price of Tomato Juice

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|12|16}}

| ProdCode = G-519

| ShortSummary = In his ongoing efforts to please Col. Potter, Radar does everything he can to obtain a supply of tomato juice.

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| EpisodeNumber = 89

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Dear Ma

| DirectedBy = Alan Alda

| WrittenBy = Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1975|12|23}}

| ProdCode = G-515

| ShortSummary = Radar writes to his mother about the 4077th's monthly foot inspection, B.J. getting scammed by a patient and Colonel Potter's bullet wound.
Timeline:Klinger writes to President Dwight Eisenhower making this January 1953.

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| EpisodeNumber = 90

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Der Tag

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|01|06}}

| ProdCode = G-522

| ShortSummary = Potter asks Hawkeye and B.J. to be nice to Frank while Margaret's in Tokyo. The three go out gambling and drinking. A drunken Frank boards an ambulance which takes him to a frontline aid station, where the medic in charge (Joe Morton) looks after him.

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| EpisodeNumber = 91

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Hawkeye

| DirectedBy = Larry Gelbart

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|01|13}}

| ProdCode = G-520

| ShortSummary = Hawkeye gets a concussion in a jeep accident and finds shelter in a Korean farmer's home, where he talks nonstop to maintain consciousness while one of the family members goes for help.

Note – Alan Alda is the only regular cast member to appear in this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 92

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Some 38th Parallels

| DirectedBy = Burt Metcalfe

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

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|01|20}}

| ProdCode = G-521

| ShortSummary = Radar bonds with a patient, Hawkeye is unable to bond with a nurse, and Frank decides the camp's garbage could be as valuable as war bonds.

Note – Loretta Swit does not appear in this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 93

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = The Novocaine Mutiny

| DirectedBy = Harry Morgan

| WrittenBy = Burt Prelutsky

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|01|27}}

| ProdCode = G-523

| ShortSummary = Frank charges Hawkeye with mutiny, but they have different views of the circumstances leading to the court martial.

Note – Loretta Swit does not appear in this episode. Timeline: The date of the Court Martial is October 1952

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| EpisodeNumber = 94

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Smilin' Jack

| DirectedBy = Charles Dubin

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|02|03}}

| ProdCode = G-508

| ShortSummary = A helicopter pilot with diabetes (Robert J. Hogan) is determined to win the annual pilots' competition for bringing in the most wounded, even if he has to risk his health and life to do it.

Note – William Christopher and Jamie Farr do not appear in this episode. The PA announcement at the end of the episode is a reference to the battle of Solma-Ri, also known as "Gloucesters Hill" or the battle of the Imjin River. Mention of this battle places the date this episode is set as being between April 22nd and 25th, 1951, with the high casualty figure indicating a most probable date of either the 24th or 25th of April.

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| EpisodeNumber = 95

| EpisodeNumber2 = 23

| Title = The More I See You

| DirectedBy = Gene Reynolds

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|02|10}}

| ProdCode = G-524

| ShortSummary = One of Hawkeye's old flames (Blythe Danner) is assigned to the 4077th, and old tensions rise.

Note – Larry Linville and Loretta Swit do not appear in this episode.

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| EpisodeNumber = 96

| EpisodeNumber2 = 24

| Title = Deluge

| DirectedBy = William Jurgensen

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|02|17}}

| ProdCode = G-516

| ShortSummary = The 4077th is overrun with casualties from an unexpected offensive.

Note – The PA announcement tells of the Chinese entering the war, which happened in the Chosin Reservoir campaign of November 1950, not October 1952.

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| EpisodeNumber = 97

| EpisodeNumber2 = 25

| Title = The Interview

| DirectedBy = Larry Gelbart

| WrittenBy = Larry Gelbart

| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1976|02|24}}

| ProdCode = G-525

| ShortSummary = A news correspondent (Clete Roberts) visits the 4077th to get their feelings about the war. Note: This episode was filmed in black and white and was the final episode for series developer Larry Gelbart.

Note – Loretta Swit does not appear in this episode. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=TV Guide |issue=June 28-July 4 }}

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• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/episodes?season=4 List of M*A*S*H season 4 episodes] at the Internet Movie Database

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