M*A*S*H: Iron Guts Kelly

M*A*S*H: Iron Guts Kelly
CBS
October 1, 1974
Dramedy
DVD
B+

In this story written by Gelbart and Burns & Allen veteran Dorfman, Lt. Gen. Robert 'Iron Guts' Kelly (James Gregory) dies during an evening with Margaret.  She can't let Frank know, so she has to turn to Hawkeye and Trapper for help.  When Kelly's adjutant, Colonel Wortman (51-year-old Keene Curtis, who'd make two memorable appearances on Three's Company), finds out, he decides to make it look like the general died in battle.  Lots of good scenes, including a half-asleep Radar trying to track down a battle.

Alberta Jay makes her first of two appearances, as an Anesthetist.  Byron Chung (this time Mr. Kwok), Jeff Maxwell (Straminsky), Bobbie Mitchell (now Nurse Able), and Dennis Troy (this time 2nd G.I.) return.