M*A*S*H

MAS*H (1972 – 1983)

1972 • 11 seasons • War & Politics, Drama • TV-PG

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Episode 18 — Dear Dad...Again

Season 1 • M*A*S*H

Released: 1973-02-04 • War & Politics/Drama/Comedy

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Once again, Hawkeye writes home to his father, telling him of the latest gossip: the camp gets a new surgeon, who turns out to be a fake; Hawkeye bets he can walk into the mess tent naked for lunch, and no one will notice; Radar cheats on his final exam from the High School diploma company; Margaret rejects Franks advances and he gets drunk late into the night; the camp have a no talent night.

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Season 1 · Episode 18 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
Pilot
1972-09-17

Episode 2
To Market, to Market
1972-09-24

Episode 3
Requiem for a Lightweight
1972-10-01

Episode 4
Chief Surgeon Who?
1972-10-08

Episode 5
The Moose
1972-10-15

Episode 6
Yankee Doodle Doctor
1972-10-22

Episode 7
Bananas, Crackers and Nuts
1972-11-05

Episode 8
Cowboy
1972-11-12

Episode 9
Henry Please Come Home
1972-11-19

Episode 10
I Hate a Mystery
1972-11-26

Episode 11
Germ Warfare
1972-12-10

Episode 12
Dear Dad
1972-12-17

Episode 13
Edwina
1972-12-24

Episode 14
Love Story
1973-01-07

Episode 15
Tuttle
1973-01-14

Episode 16
The Ringbanger
1973-01-21

Episode 17
Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
1973-01-28

Episode 18
Dear Dad...Again
1973-02-04

Episode 19
The Longjohn Flap
1973-02-17

Episode 20
The Army-Navy Game
1973-02-25

Episode 21
Sticky Wicket
1973-03-04

Episode 22
Major Fred C. Dobbs
1973-03-11

Episode 23
Ceasefire
1973-03-18

Episode 24
Showtime
1973-03-25

Information

Episode air date	04.02.1973
Episode runtime	25 min
Episode rating	7.36
Genres	War & Politics / Drama / Comedy
TMDB series rating	7.9
IMDb series rating	8.5
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

Trailer

Additional videos

Hawkeye at M*A*S*H last press conference, part 1

Hawkeye at M*A*S*H last press conference, part 1

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Hawkeye at M*A*S*H last press conference, part 2

Hawkeye at M*A*S*H last press conference, part 2

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Cast

Alan Alda
Hawkeye Pierce

Mike Farrell
B. J. Hunnicutt

Harry Morgan
Sherman Potter

Loretta Swit
Margaret Houlihan

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers
Charles Winchester

Jamie Farr
Maxwell Klinger

William Christopher

William Christopher
Father Mulcahy

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