M*A*S*H

10 Best Episodes of M*A*S*H - Season 6

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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M*A*S*H - S6E22

#15 - Potter's Retirement (Season 6 - Episode 22)

Potter is upset when General Waldo Kent informs him that people in the 4077th are complaining about his leadership. Potter returns to camp and discovers that the complaints are coming from a Corporal (actually Lieutenant) Benson, who had been sent by a disturbed Colonel Frank Webster, who had been wounded some months earlier...and probably wanted payback for being made to wait until the real casualties were treated.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 154 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E11

#14 - The Grim Reaper (Season 6 - Episode 11)

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Colonel Victor Bloodworth predicts that 280 wounded will arrive at the 4077th. Hawkeye is antagonized by Bloodworth and shoves him against a wall. Bloodworth presses for a court martial until he becomes one of the wounded and watches Hawkeye saving a soldier's life. Realizing Hawkeye's value as a doctor, Bloodworth drops all charges.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 169 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E10

#13 - The M*A*S*H Olympics (Season 6 - Episode 10)

Colonel Potter, deciding that the camp is out of shape, enforces a calisthenics course. When nobody is enjoying it, he makes it fun by splitting the camp into two teams. These teams compete for three day R&R passes. Klinger tries to get out of the army by getting fat.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 167 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E20

#12 - Mail Call Three (Season 6 - Episode 20)

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After a delay of three weeks, five sacks of mail arrive, and everyone in camp reacts to good and bad news from home. Hawkeye receives love letters addressed to another Benjamin Pierce, another man has approached B.J.'s wife, and Radar's mom has found a boyfriend. Klinger: "I may not have a family in Toledo, but I got one here."

The episode was rated 7.93 from 153 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E7

#11 - In Love and War (Season 6 - Episode 7)

Hawkeye falls in love with Kyong Soon, a Korean woman who is caring for her sick mother and orphaned children. But all hope is lost as Kyong takes her possessions and the children to the south after her mother has died.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 158 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E6

#10 - The Light That Failed (Season 6 - Episode 6)

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With supplies low, the 4077th gets a truckload of ice cream churns and salt tablets. But what it needs are light bulbs, and in the dimly lit post-op Charles makes an error for which he draws the ultimate wrath of his two surgeon bunkmates. Meanwhile, B.J. receives a mystery novel that everyone in camp reads in turn. The last page is missing and the solution to the mystery is undiscovered until B.J. calls the author by long distance.

The episode was rated 7.95 from 185 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E5

#9 - The Winchester Tapes (Season 6 - Episode 5)

Hawkeye tries unsuccessfully to get to Seoul, to see Nurse Gilmore for the weekend. Meanwhile, Winchester has taped a letter home, asking for his influential parents to help get him back to the States. To get even, Hawkeye and B.J. switch Winchester's clothes, causing Winchester to alter his eating patterns.

The episode was rated 7.95 from 186 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E2

#8 - Fallen Idol (Season 6 - Episode 2)

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Radar wants to become a man so Hawkeye recommends he goes to Seoul. On his way there he is hit by a mine. Hawkeye performs surgery on him. After surgery, Hawkeye goes to the Officers Club where he gets hammered. The next day he goes to surgery severely hung over. Radar tells Hawkeye he is disappointed in him. Hawkeye explodes and is then yelled at by Major Houlihan, Colonel Potter and Father Mulcahy. Radar and Hawkeye make up. Radar receives a Purple Heart.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 172 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E21

#7 - Temporary Duty (Season 6 - Episode 21)

With a temporary transfer of personnel between the 4077th and the 8063rd, Captain Roy Dupree replaces Hawkeye, whilst Lorraine Anderson makes eyes at Charles. Fearing this to be permanent, Charles and B.J. successfully conspire to have Dupree permanently removed from the 4077th. Charles (to Hawkeye): "God, I missed you!"

The episode was rated 7.96 from 155 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E4

#6 - War of Nerves (Season 6 - Episode 4)

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The 4077th, caught up in tension and nerves, creates a bonfire to release their pressure. Meanwhile, Sidney Freedman is depressed over a young soldier who blames him for his injuries, because Freedman had sent him back into combat.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 156 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E24

#5 - Major Topper (Season 6 - Episode 24)

With the possibility of contaminated morphine, the doctors at the 4077th administer placebos to the patients, which seems to work. Meanwhile, a new soldier, "Boots" Miller, is released on a Section Eight.

The episode was rated 8.01 from 158 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E13

#4 - Comrades in Arms (Part 2) (Season 6 - Episode 13)

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Margaret and Hawkeye seek solace from enemy fire in each other's arms and end up, briefly, as lovers.

The episode was rated 8.01 from 150 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E23

#3 - Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde (Season 6 - Episode 23)

Charles takes amphetamines to keep up his energy level, and even drugs Radar's mouse, "Daisy", so that it will win a race against a Marine's mouse, "Sluggo".

The episode was rated 8.02 from 159 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E14

#2 - The Merchant of Korea (Season 6 - Episode 14)

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After Charles hands B.J. two hundred dollars, he begins to take advantage. Everyone gets together and persuades Charles to play poker. He has incredible beginner's luck until Radar discovers that Charles whistles loudly when he bluffs. They all win back their money and then some.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 161 votes.

M*A*S*H - S6E15

#1 - The Smell of Music (Season 6 - Episode 15)

The 4077th has just ended a rough 3-day ordeal with wounded soldiers. Charles plays (?) a French horn and drives Hawkeye and B.J. crazy. They refuse to bathe until the French horn playing is stopped; the two are even forced to eat outside because of their unhygenic presences. Meanwhile Potter attempts to saves the life of a patient, Saunders, whose unfortunate accident has rendered him suicidal. Time and time again, Potter pleads against Saunders' taking the easy way out; Saunders holds out until a little dose of reverse psychology finally discourages him. When a "battle of the bands" eventually erupts between Winchester, Hunnicutt and Pierce, the camp collectively intervenes and hoses down Hawkeye and B.O. while Margaret has a soldier run over Charles' French horn with a jeep. Later, Sang Nu presents Charles with a new horn...one which doesn't have a mouthpiece!

The episode was rated 8.12 from 155 votes.

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