M*A*S*H: Inga

M*A*S*H: Inga
CBS
January 8, 1979
Dramedy
DVD
B-

Hartley plays the title character, Dr. Inga Halvorsen, in this episode that Alda wrote and directed.  It's the sort of thing that gave him a lot of male-feminist cred at the time.  (He and Phil Donohue were the best examples.)  It feels a little heavy-handed but it is appreciated, especially looking back on the Hawkeye of the early seasons.  I would've preferred that the point about Hawkeye learning to respect a woman as his equal had been made more subtly, but shrug.  It's still nice to see.

Phyllis Katz (her last appearance, this time as a nameless Nurse), Kellye Nakahara (Yamato), and Sal Viscusco (PA Announcer) return.  This is the 200th dramedy I've reviewed, with M*A*S*H contributing the most of course.