Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1976)

Cast

Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce
Alan Alda

as Hawkeye Pierce

Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt
Mike Farrell

as B. J. Hunnicutt

Harry Morgan as Sherman Potter
Harry Morgan

as Sherman Potter

Loretta Swit as Margaret Houlihan
Loretta Swit

as Margaret Houlihan

Larry Linville as Frank Burns
Larry Linville

as Frank Burns

Gary Burghoff as Radar O'Reilly
Gary Burghoff

as Radar O'Reilly

Jamie Farr as Maxwell Klinger
Jamie Farr

as Maxwell Klinger

William Christopher as Father Mulcahy
William Christopher

as Father Mulcahy

Episodes

Bug Out poster

Bug Out 8.2

September 21, 1976

When a rumor for a camp relocation turns out to be real, Hawkeye, Margaret and Radar volunteer to stay behind for a pat…

Margaret's Engagement poster

Margaret's Engagement 8.2

September 28, 1976

Margaret, calling from Tokyo, holds the camp in suspense until she returns with the news of her engagement to Lieutenan…

Out of Sight, Out of Mind poster

Out of Sight, Out of Mind 8.2

October 5, 1976

Hawkeye is temporarily blinded while trying to fix the nurses' furnace, and Frank finds a sure-fire way to win bets on …

Lt. Radar O'Reilly poster

Lt. Radar O'Reilly 7.5

October 12, 1976

Following an offer of promotion made by Master Sergeant Woodruff at a poker game, Radar is promoted to the rank of lieu…

The Nurses poster

The Nurses 7.8

October 19, 1976

The nurses go behind Margaret's back so that a fellow nurse confined to her tent can spend the night with her soldier h…

The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan poster

The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan 8.2

October 26, 1976

Margaret takes off in the middle of the night to help deliver a Korean baby. Nobody knows of her whereabouts, and Colon…

Dear Sigmund poster

Dear Sigmund 8.7

November 9, 1976

Psychiatrist Sidney Freedman composes a letter to Sigmund Freud during a visit to the 4077, while the rest of the camp …

Mulcahy's War poster

Mulcahy's War 7.8

November 16, 1976

Father Mulcahy, troubled by his lack of experience at the front, insists on accompanying Radar for an errand there.

The Korean Surgeon poster

The Korean Surgeon 7.8

November 23, 1976

Instead of turning him in as a prisoner of war, Hawkeye and B.J. pull some strings to get a wounded North Korean surgeo…

Hawkeye Get Your Gun poster

Hawkeye Get Your Gun 8.0

November 30, 1976

Hawkeye and Potter provide assistance at a Korean clinic, and run into an enemy attack on the way home. Meanwhile, Klin…

The Colonel's Horse poster

The Colonel's Horse 7.7

December 7, 1976

Everybody pitches in to save Colonel Potter's horse, who becomes sick while Potter is away in Tokyo. And Margaret asks …

Exorcism poster

Exorcism 7.4

December 14, 1976

To save the life of an elderly local who rejects an operation because he believes bad spirits surround the 4077th, Colo…

Hawk's Nightmare poster

Hawk's Nightmare 7.2

December 21, 1976

Hawkeye starts sleepwalking and having horrific nightmares. He begins to think that he may be starting to lose his "war…

The Most Unforgettable Characters poster

The Most Unforgettable Characters 7.8

January 4, 1977

Radar becomes an aspiring writer after ordering a flier from a comic book, and Hawkeye and B.J. give Frank a surprise b…

38 Across poster

38 Across 7.8

January 11, 1977

A fouled radio call for help on a crossword puzzle leads to a senior officer coming to the 4077th to help with a suppos…

Ping Pong poster

Ping Pong 7.7

January 18, 1977

The 4077th hosts a traditional Korean wedding, much to Frank's objections. And Colonel Potter runs into an old friend w…

End Run poster

End Run 7.3

January 25, 1977

A former star college football player suffers a severe leg injury in combat and must deal with the consequences, and Ma…

Hanky Panky poster

Hanky Panky 7.2

February 1, 1977

B.J. falls off the fidelity wagon while trying to provide consolation to a nurse whose marriage has just ended. But wil…

Hepatitis poster

Hepatitis 7.0

February 8, 1977

The 4077th has an outbreak of hepatitis and Hawkeye needs to inoculate the reluctant staff while dealing with back pain.

The General's Practitioner poster

The General's Practitioner 8.0

February 15, 1977

General Korshak wants Hawkeye to be his personal practitioner, despite his constant snottiness. And Radar helps take ca…

Movie Tonight poster

Movie Tonight 8.3

February 22, 1977

Colonel Potter hopes a Western will be the cure for the 4077th's morale problem. But during the show, the staff of the …

Souvenirs poster

Souvenirs 7.5

March 1, 1977

Hawkeye and BJ try to stop a chopper pilot from selling souvenirs derived from war materials derived from locals facing…

Post Op poster

Post Op 6.5

March 8, 1977

The 4077th is deluged with patients and their individual medical histories. Then they run out of blood and everyone is …

Margaret's Marriage poster

Margaret's Marriage 8.0

March 15, 1977

Pressured by Frank, Margaret decides to marry Colonel Donald Penobscott at the 4077th. When Donald arrives in camp, he …