Dear Dad...Again
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"Dear Dad...Again" was episode #18 of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on February 4, 1973.[1]
Plot
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Hawkeye writes to his father again about several crazy events that take place at the 4077th, including the discovery of a Demara-esque fraud masquerading as a doctor, Frank becoming drunk, and Margaret’s attempt to sing “My Blue Heaven” at the camp “No-Talent Show.”[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Notes
Hawkeye's line "I have always relied upon the kindness of strangers" (at minute 6:49) is a reference to Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire, with the line spoken by the character Blanche DuBois.
The episode contains one of the earliest appearances of the clichéd M*A*S*H phrase "meatball surgery".
When Hawkeye is supposed to be naked at the Officer's mess, in some shots you can see the top of his shorts.
References
- ^ a b Wittebols, James H. (2003). Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 236. ISBN 0-7864-1701-3.
- ^ "Episode Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "The Classic Sitcoms Guide: M*A*S*H". classicsitcoms.com. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "M*A*S*H: Season One (Collector's Edition) (1972)". Digitallyobsessed.com.
- ^ Reiss, David S. (1983). M*A*S*H: the exclusive, inside story of TV's most popular show. ISBN 0-672-52656-5.
- ^ Suzy, Kalter (1988). Complete Book of Mash. New York: H.N. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-8083-5.
