M*A*S*H: Bombshells

M*A*S*H: Bombshells
CBS
November 29, 1982
Dramedy
DVD
B-

While Devo could show up on Square Pegs, obviously Marilyn Monroe wasn't going to appear on M*A*S*H, although I suppose they could've gone with an impersonator, as in the early episode with MacArthur's drive-by visit.  The more interesting thread in this Mumford & Wilcox story is about BJ's guilt over having to leave a wounded soldier behind when taking a more seriously wounded soldier back to the 4077th in a helicopter.  He tries to trace the abandoned soldier but can't, and then he gets a Bronze Star for his heroism and feels even guiltier.  There are good things about the episode, including BJ accusing himself and Hawkeye of "self-righteousness" (as if aware of some criticisms of the series), but both threads are left dangling too much.

This is Jamie Farr's 200th episode and he does get to do quite a bit in the Marilyn thread.  Allen Williams, who was Charlie on What's Happening!!, is Lt. Priore here.  Frank Slaten makes his first of three uncredited appearances as Corpsman Frank, while Natasha Bauman does her first of two as a nameless Nurse.  Kellye Nakahara (Yamato), Bill Snider (Corpsman), and Paul Tuerpe (this time an I-Corps Courier) return.  And, yes, that's a pre-Hollywood-Shuffle Robert Townsend as a nameless Patient.