M*A*S*H: Give 'Em Hell, Hawkeye

M*A*S*H: Give 'Em Hell, Hawkeye
CBS
November 16, 1981
Dramedy
DVD
C-

Dennis Koenig came up with this head-shaking story:

• Hawkeye writes a rambling letter to Truman, which he continues after he has Yamato (Kellye Nakahara) mail it off.
• A boy of 10 or 12 wants BJ to perform surgery to give him "Western" eyes, so Margaret flirts with him to boost his confidence.
• Charles jokes about VD so Potter puts him in charge of treating the local prostitutes.
• Hawkeye of all people is made these ladies' chaperone!
• Yet another violent Turk or two in post-op.
• Margaret and Klinger team up for camp beautification in order to get a water heater, so they make a fountain using bedpans.
• Less than a minute spent on a soldier who went blind.

With M*A*S*H, it's not even shark-jumping.  It's just a show that after almost a decade on the air seems to have lost its way and doesn't care that it has.  Mae Hi makes her second appearance, as Sun Ki the hooker.