Episodes
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 97 | 1 | "Bug Out (1 Hour)" | Gene Reynolds | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21) | U-801/U-802 |
| The 4077th bugs out in fear of a Chinese advance, but Hawkeye, Margaret and Radar stay behind with an unstable patient. | ||||||
| 98 | 2 | "Margaret's Engagement" | Alan Alda | Gary Markowitz | September 28, 1976 (1976-09-28) | U-803 |
| Margaret gets engaged in Tokyo while on temporary duty and the surgeons brace themselves for Frank's reaction. | ||||||
| 99 | 3 | "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | Gene Reynolds | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 5, 1976 (1976-10-05) | U-806 |
| An explosion causes Hawkeye to go blind. Tom Sullivan makes his television debut as a patient who lost his sight in combat. Able is played by Judy Farrell, Mike Farrell's wife at the time this episode aired. |
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| 100 | 4 | "Lt. Radar O'Reilly" | Alan Rafkin | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) | U-805 |
| Hawkeye and B.J. arrange a promotion for Radar to lieutenant, but Radar realizes he feels better as a corporal. Alan Rafkin received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode. |
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| 101 | 5 | "The Nurses" | Joan Darling | Linda Bloodworth | October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19) | U-809 |
| A feud between Margaret and the nurses jeopardizes one nurse's overdue honeymoon. Joan Darling received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing this episode. |
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| 102 | 6 | "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan" | Gene Reynolds | Teleplay: Allan Katz & Don Reo Story: Gene Reynolds |
October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26) | U-808 |
| Colonel Flagg shows up when it seems that Margaret's been abducted while on a mission of mercy. | ||||||
| 103 | 7 | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09) | U-810 |
| Feeling depressed, Sidney Freeman writes to Sigmund Freud about the craziness of the 4077th. Alan Alda won the Primetime Emmy and Directors Guild Awards for this episode. Alda also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for writing, while William Jurgensen was nominated for cinematography. |
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| 104 | 8 | "Mulcahy's War" | George Tyne | Richard Cogan | November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16) | U-812 |
| After failing to communicate with a patient who shot himself, Father Mulcahy decides to experience life on the frontlines. | ||||||
| 105 | 9 | "The Korean Surgeon" | Gene Reynolds | Bill Idelson | November 23, 1976 (1976-11-23) | U-814 |
| Hawkeye feels a Korean POW is a fine addition to the 4077th's surgical staff. | ||||||
| 106 | 10 | "Hawkeye Get Your Gun" | William Jurgensen | Teleplay: Jay Folb Story: Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb |
November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30) | U-813 |
| Hawkeye and Potter must assist a Korean hospital near the front. Jay Folb and Gene Reynolds received a Writers Guild Award nomination for this episode. |
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| 107 | 11 | "The Colonel's Horse" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum | December 7, 1976 (1976-12-07) | U-811 |
| While Potter's in Tokyo, both his mare and Margaret get sick. | ||||||
| 108 | 12 | "Exorcism" | Alan Alda | Teleplay: Jay Folb Story: Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb |
December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) | U-815 |
| Potter orders the removal of a post that Koreans believe keeps away evil spirits - then strange things start happening all over the camp. | ||||||
| 109 | 13 | "Hawk's Nightmare" | Burt Metcalfe | Burt Prelutsky | December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21) | U-804 |
| Sidney returns to the 4077th when Hawkeye start having nightmares. | ||||||
| 110 | 14 | "The Most Unforgettable Characters" | Burt Metcalfe | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 4, 1977 (1977-01-04) | U-818 |
| Radar takes a correspondence course in creative writing. | ||||||
| 111 | 15 | "38 Across" | Burt Metcalfe | Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum | January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11) | U-821 |
| Hawkeye calls a Navy buddy for help in finishing a crossword puzzle. | ||||||
| 112 | 16 | "Ping Pong" | William Jurgensen | Sid Dorfman | January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) | U-817 |
| Hawkeye and B.J. support a Korean ping-pong champion. | ||||||
| 113 | 17 | "End Run" | Harry Morgan | John D. Hess | January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25) | U-816 |
| Radar tries to help a former college football star deal with the loss of his leg. | ||||||
| 114 | 18 | "Hanky Panky" | Gene Reynolds | Gene Reynolds | February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01) | U-822 |
| Margaret worries for her hospitalized fiancé, while B.J. gets close to a nurse who just received a "Dear Jane" letter. | ||||||
| 115 | 19 | "Hepatitis" | Alan Alda | Alan Alda | February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08) | U-823 |
| The 4077th springs into action when Father Mulcahy has a case of hepatitis, while Hawkeye develops a backache after receiving news about a doctor from back home. | ||||||
| 116 | 20 | "The General's Practitioner" | Alan Rafkin | Burt Prelutsky | February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15) | U-807 |
| A general makes a reluctant his personal physician, while a GI asks Radar for a big favor. | ||||||
| 117 | 21 | "Movie Tonight" | Burt Metcalfe | Gene Reynolds, Don Reo, Allan Katz, Jay Folb | February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22) | U-824 |
| Potter presents a Western film to boost morale at the 4077th, but the audience proves to be rowdier than the cowboys in the movie. | ||||||
| 118 | 22 | "Souvenirs" | Joshua Shelley | Teleplay: Burt Prelutsky Story: Burt Prelutsky and Reinhold Weege |
March 1, 1977 (1977-03-01) | U-819 |
| Hawkeye and B.J. conspire against a helicopter pilot who's selling souvenirs at the expense of Korean children. | ||||||
| 119 | 23 | "Post Op" | Gene Reynolds | Teleplay: Ken Levine & David Isaacs Story: Gene Reynolds & Jay Folb |
March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) | U-825 |
| The post-op ward fills up with increasing casualties causing a shortage of blood. | ||||||
| 120 | 24 | "Margaret's Marriage" | Gene Reynolds | Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell | March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15) | U-820 |
| Margaret feels eight months is long enough to be engaged, so she and Donald decide to get married right away. |
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