TV Guide: McLean Stevenson

Listing: For Want of a Boot

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 14 09:00 AM HALMRK Hawkeye's quest for new boots turns into a never ending game of horse trading. Zale: Johnny Haymer. Futterman: Michael Lerner. Murphy: Suzanne Zenor. Mitchell: Patricia Stevens. Klinger: Jamie Farr. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Frank: Larry Linville.

Listing: Henry in Love

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 14 08:30 AM HALMRK Henry returns from Tokyo in love with a woman (Kathrine Baumann) half his age, but he seems to have forgotten one thing---he's married. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Kwang Duk: Clyde Kusatsu. Henry: McLean Stevenson. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: Springtime

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Sat Dec 13 06:30 PM ION Spring brings out the sap in everyone, especially an overly grateful---and oversized---patient (Alex Karras). Meanwhile, Radar romances a nurse (Mary Kay Place) and Klinger gets married over the telephone. Pasco: Greg Mabrey. Corpsman: Roy Goldman. Radar: Gary Burghoff. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Klinger: Jamie Farr.

Listing: OR

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 13 06:00 PM ION A seriocomic episode (and the first without a laugh track) is set in the operating room, where the doctors are overwhelmed by casualties. Maj. Freedman: Allan Arbus. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Gene Reynolds' direction earned an Emmy, and the script by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks won a Writers Guild Award.

Listing: Brotherly Love

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 13 01:00 AM LIFE Blanche makes a move on Ted (McLean Stevenson), the brother of Dorothy's ex, the minute she learns he's a neurosurgeon. Rue McClanahan, Beatrice Arthur. Stan: Herbert Edelman. Maitre d': Brad Trumbull.

Listing: Sometimes You Hear the Bullet

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 12 06:30 PM HALMRK Hawkeye's emotions run the gamut when an old friend (James Callahan) shows up in Korea to write a book about the war, and again when he's forced to confront a private (Ron Howard) who faked his age to enlist. Nancy: Lynnette Mettey. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Henry: McLean Stevenson. Frank: Larry Linville. Carl Kleinschmitt's teleplay was nominated for a Writers Guild Award.

Listing: The Ringbanger

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 12 06:00 PM HALMRK While a casualty-callous colonel (Leslie Nielsen) recovers in post-op, Hawkeye and Trapper plot to take him out of action and spread rumors about the rest of the staff to gain his confidence. Leslie: Linda Meiklejohn. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Frank: Larry Linville.

Listing: Tuttle

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 12 05:30 PM HALMRK The 4077th sings the praises of an imaginary captain, invented by Hawkeye and Trapper to cover their donations to an orphanage. Gen. Clayton: Herb Voland. Sister Theresa: Mary-Robin Redd. Finance Officer: James B. Sikking. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. The teleplay, by Bruce Shelly and David Ketchum, was nominated for a Writers Guild Award.

Listing: Love Story

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 12 05:00 PM HALMRK Radar gets a “Dear John” letter from home, then asks for Hawkeye's help when he falls for a nurse (Kelly Jean Peters) with a love for the classics. O'Brien: Indira Danks. Barker: Barbara Brownell. Cutler: Marcia Strassman. Sergeant: Jerry Harper. Radar: Gary Burghoff. Frank: Larry Linville. Hot Lips: Loretta Swit.

Listing: Edwina

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Thu Dec 11 06:30 PM HALMRK The nurses declare themselves off-limits until the klutzy Edwina (Arlene Golonka) gets a date, and it's Hawkeye who draws the short straw. Cutler: Marcia Strassman. Leslie: Linda Meiklejohn. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Henry: McLean Stevenson. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: Germ Warfare

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 11 06:00 PM HALMRK Hawkeye and Trapper sneak blood from Frank for a transfusion, then worry when the recipient exhibits symptoms of hepatitis. POW: Byron Chung. Ho-Jon: Patrick Adiarte. Spearchucker: Timothy Brown. Lt. Dish: Karen Philipp. Boone: Robert Gooden. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Frank: Larry Linville. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: I Hate a Mystery

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0500

Thu Dec 11 05:30 PM HALMRK The 4077th gets caught up in a whodunit about a rash of petty thefts, with the baleful eye of suspicion falling on Hawkeye. Ho-Jon: Patrick Adiarte. Spearchucker: Timothy Brown. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Leslie: Linda Meiklejohn. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Frank: Larry Linville.

Listing: Henry, Please Come Home

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 11 05:00 PM HALMRK The camp's high efficiency rating gets Henry transferred, but Frank's stint as CO is worse than anything the North Koreans can dish out. Spearchucker: Timothy Brown. Ho-Jon: Patrick Adiarte. Leslie: Linda Meiklejohn. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Gen. Hammond: G. Wood. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Henry: McLean Stevenson.

Listing: Cowboy

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 06:30 PM HALMRK A series of “accidents,” including an exploding latrine and a runaway jeep, makes it clear that someone's gunning for Henry. Cowboy: Billy Green Bush. Lindstrom: Rick Moses. Goldstein: Joe Corey. Ugly John: John Orchard. Henry: McLean Stevenson. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: Bananas, Crackers and Nuts

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 06:00 PM HALMRK Hawkeye decides insanity is the best policy for a little R & R, but at first all it gets him is an examination from a shrink (Stuart Margolin). Cutler: Marcia Strassman. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Frank: Larry Linville. Hot Lips: Loretta Swit. Hawkeye: Alan Alda.

Listing: Yankee Doodle Doctor

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 05:30 PM HALMRK Hawkeye dismisses a filmmaker's version of life at the 4077th as propaganda and decides to produce his own film. Bricker: Ed Flanders. Gen. Clayton: Herb Voland. Cutler: Marcia Strassman. Sgt. Martin: Bert Kramer. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Henry: McLean Stevenson.

Listing: The Moose

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 10 05:00 PM HALMRK Hawkeye and Trapper conspire to free a Korean girl (Virginia Lee) from a life as a “moose,” or indentured servant, to a GI (Paul Jenkins). Benny: Craig Hue. Ho-Jon: Patrick Adiarte. Spearchucker: Timothy Brown. Lt. Jones: Barbara Brownell. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Radar: Gary Burghoff.

Listing: Chief Surgeon Who?

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 9 06:30 PM HALMRK When Hawkeye is named chief surgeon, Frank and Hot Lips call on a general (Sorrell Booke) to witness the 4077th's hijinks. Jamie Farr made his first appearance as the cross-dressing Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger in this episode. Kaplan: Jack Riley. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Frank: Larry Linville. Hot Lips: Loretta Swit.

Listing: Requiem for a Lightweight

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 9 06:00 PM HALMRK To keep a nurse (Marcia Strassman) at the 4077th, Trapper is conned into the ring to box another unit's resident thug (Mike McGirr). Gen. Barker: Sorrell Booke. Ugly John: John Orchard. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Henry: McLean Stevenson. This episode marked the first appearance by William Christopher as Father Francis Mulcahy.

Listing: To Market, to Market

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 9 05:30 PM HALMRK Hawkeye and Trapper dabble in the black market for medical supplies and offer Henry's desk as currency. Charlie Loo: Jack Soo. Lin: Robert Ito. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Mama Ku: Beulah Quo. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Henry: McLean Stevenson.

Listing: Pilot Episode

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 9 05:00 PM HALMRK While Henry is away, Hawkeye and Trapper concoct a wild raffle to raise tuition for the Swamp's Korean houseboy (Patrick Adiarte). George Morgan made his only appearance as Father John Mulcahy in this episode, the series' pilot. Lt. Dish: Karen Philipp. Spearchucker: Timothy Brown. Gen. Hammond: G. Wood. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. Henry: McLean Stevenson.

Listing: Dear Dad

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 08:00 PM TVLAND Hawkeye's letter to his father details the Christmas season at the 4077th, which includes Radar mailing a jeep home piece by piece, Henry's sex lecture and Hawkeye dressed as Santa Claus attending to a wounded soldier on the battlefield. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Klinger: Jamie Farr. Radar: Gary Burghoff. Henry: McLean Stevenson. Written and directed, respectively, by series co-creators Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds.

Listing: Iron Guts Kelly

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 06:30 PM ION Famed fighter General “Iron Guts” Kelly (James Gregory) dies in action, but not the kind that looks good on a war record. Col. Wortman: Keene Curtis. Able: Bobbie Mitchell. Kwok: Byron Chung. GI: Jeff Maxwell. Margaret: Loretta Swit. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: Officers Only

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 10:30 AM HALMRK Something smells rank at the 4077th, and it might be the new officers' club---from which enlisted types are barred. Gen. Mitchell: Robert F. Simon. Gary Mitchell: Robert Weaver. Watson: Sheila Lauritsen. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Bartender: Clyde Kusatsu. Aide: Ralph Grosh. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers.

Listing: Hot Lips and Empty Arms

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 10:00 AM HALMRK Depressed by news from home, Margaret examines her life and decides to request a transfer. Ginger: Odessa Cleveland. Watson: Sheila Lauritsen. Thomas: Kellye Nakahara. Margaret: Loretta Swit. Frank: Larry Linville. Linda Bloodworth and Mary Kay Place received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy.

Listing: Deal Me Out

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 09:30 AM HALMRK The weekly poker game plays on, despite Radar running over a civilian and Frank being held hostage in the showers by an enlisted man (John Ritter). Capt. Pak: Pat Morita. Maj. Freedman: Allan Arbus. Hwang: Jerry Fujikawa. Capt. Halloran: Edward Winter. Winter would return in later episodes as Col. Flagg. Gene Reynolds was nominated for a Directors Guild Award and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy.

Listing: The Incubator

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 09:00 AM HALMRK Hawkeye and Trapper hassle the brass to obtain a vital piece of medical equipment. Gen. Mitchell: Robert F. Simon. Maj. Morris: Vic Tayback. Capt. Sloan: Eldon Quick. Col. Lambert: Logan Ramsey. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Trapper: Wayne Rogers. The script, by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks, was nominated for a Writers Guild Award.

Listing: Carry On, Hawkeye

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 08:30 AM HALMRK A flu epidemic leaves yet-to-be infected Hawkeye and Margaret more overworked than ever. Sheila: Lynnette Mettey. Wilson: Gwen Farrell. Jacobs: Marcia Gelman. Margaret: Loretta Swit. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Jackie Cooper earned an Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy. In the episode, the 4077th's public address system announces that the French foresee an end to their conflict in Vietnam.

Listing: Rainbow Bridge

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500

Sat Dec 6 06:30 PM ION Hawkeye and Trapper put their R & R plans on hold to retrieve wounded American prisoners from the Chinese. Dr. Lin Tam: Mako. Loudon Wainwright III made the first of his three appearances as the guitar-playing Capt. Calvin Spalding. Frank: Larry Linville. Radar: Gary Burghoff. Hawkeye: Alan Alda.

Listing: The General Flipped at Dawn

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 6 06:00 PM ION Hawkeye is threatened with a court-martial by a spit-and-polish general (Harry Morgan) until the latter reveals he's a five-star crackpot. Marty: Theodore Wilson. Col. Atkins: Brad Trumbull. Harrison: Dennis Erdman. Baker: Lynnette Mettey. Morgan won a Supporting Actor Emmy as Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steel in this third-season premiere, and would return for good the following year as Col. Sherman Potter.