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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]
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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.
Hawkeye asks his father to "kiss sis, and mom" in his letter to him. This is an error, as later episodes reveal Hawkeye is an only child and his mother is deceased.
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.