Episodes
September of '53
September 26, 1983
Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy find that adjusting to civilian life isn't easy. Potter, not wanting to mark time in retirement, applies for a job at a VA hospital. Klinger spends time in jail before being offered a job by Potter. Father Mulcahy despairs over his hearing loss suffered in the M*A*S*H finale.
Together Again
September 26, 1983
After ear surgery, Father Mulcahy goes on R-and-R at General Pershing, where Klinger is battling Alma to find a room for a female patient.
Klinger vs. Klinger
October 3, 1983
Soon-Lee wants to bring her family to America; a semiconscious patient is brought in without proper papers.
Snap, Crackle, Plop
October 10, 1983
Klinger has a day to prepare for a civil-service exam.
Staph Inspection
October 17, 1983
A flasher and a staph carrier are on the loose just two days before and inspection by VA top brass.
Night Shift
October 24, 1983
Myraid crises call Potter, Klinger, and Mulcahy to night duty at the hospital.
Shall We Dance
October 31, 1983
In a campaign against depravity, Alma bans From Here to Eternity and objects to a dance for the patients.
Little Broadcast of '53
November 7, 1983
Klinger plays disc jockey on the PA system; a new nurse is being hazed; and Father Mulcahy has to contend with one patient who won't talk and another who won't stop.
Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
November 14, 1983
Visitors' day attracts a group that includes a car-selling faith healer, a man dying too be admitted as a patient and an acrophobe whose brother is on the third floor.
Thanksgiving of '53
November 21, 1983
The Potters plan their first family Thanksgiving in a dozen years -- but the guest list keeps on growing.
Fallout
December 5, 1983
Potter and Pfeiffer are thinking of leaving, but the discovery that a patient's leukemia may be linked to A-Bomb tests gives them both pause.
Bladder Day Saints
December 12, 1983
Pfeiffer gets the needle from an obnoxious paitent with a face that Pfeiffer says ""only a proctologist could love"".
All About Christmas Eve
December 19, 1983
Santa sprinkles surprises among his gifts to the staff and patients at the hospital.
Chief of Staff
January 2, 1984
Potter seems to be having more than his usual load of problems at the hospital.
C.Y.A.
January 9, 1984
Mulcahy gets entangled in red tape trying to get the VA to pay for his ear operation. A woman claims the hospital lost her son.
Yours Truly, Max Klinger
January 16, 1984
Klinger cites examples of how ""things are always jumping"" in a letter to Radar.
It Had To Be You
January 23, 1984
About to be married, Radar turns up at the Potters', panicky and determined to call the whole thing off.
Odds and Ends
January 30, 1984
Klinger gambles to provide for his unborn child. Scannell goes under the knife to remove migrating shrapnel.
Another Saturday Night
February 6, 1984
With Mildred out, Potter plans a quiet dinner, but the evening is interrupted by a stream of friends.
Fever Pitch
February 27, 1984
Boyer is steamed because he can't get a cooling blanket for a feverish patient.
By The Book
March 5, 1984
Klinger and Bob Scannell prospect for uranium; Potter searches for an antibiotic that hasn't been approved by the VA.
Up and Down Payments
March 12, 1984
When Klinger goes house hunting, he winds up getting trapped by an agent.