M*A*S*H - Season Nine - TV Season Nine
20th Century Fox (1981)
Comedy, TV Series
In Collection
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IMDB   8.5
502 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Alan Alda Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce / ...
Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan / ...
Jamie Farr Cpl. / ...
William Christopher Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy / ...
Mike Farrell Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Harry Morgan Col. Sherman T. Potter / ...
Gary Burghoff Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly / ...
David Ogden Stiers Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
Larry Linville Maj. Frank Burns
Wayne Rogers Capt. McIntyre
McLean Stevenson Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Director Charles S. Dubin
Alan Alda
William Wiard
Producer Larry Gelbart
Dennis Koenig
Jim Mulligan
John Rappaport
Writer Gary Markowitz
Larry Gelbart
Sheldon Keller
Sheldon Bull

Sign up for a tour of duty with the 4077!

Relive your favorite M*A*S*H moments with this three-disc DVD Collector's Edition containing all 20 classic Season Nine episodes!

Korea, 1950. They were the 4077 MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit stationed three miles from the front. After months of living a stone's throw away form the daily bombings and dealing with the resulting nonstop casualties, the docs and nurses still managed to live up to their motto of delivering the "Best Care Anywhere." The only things that kept the continued stress of war from turning these docs into casualties themselves were their own surgically sharp wits, love of laughter, and the knowledge that they were often the only hope for the incoming wounded.

Includes fan favorites "Death Takes a Holiday" and "The Life You Save."
Episodes
 30 mins    11/17/1980  1.  The Best of Enemies
On his way to some R&R in Tokyo, a North Korean soldier forces Hawkeye to perform an emergency roadside operation on his buddy.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Sheldon Bull 
Guest starring:  Mako, Steven Lum
 30 mins    11/24/1980  2.  Letters
Members of the 4077th share their impressions of war in response to letters from fourth graders in Hawkeye's hometown. Margaret writes about how there are some patients she will never forget, whilst the Colonel tells of his days as 'Hoops' Potter. Hawkeye: "Dear Ronnie, it's a shame to let the love you have for your brother turn to hate for others. Hate makes war, and war is what killed Keith. I understand how you feel. Sometimes I hate myself for being here. But sometimes in the midst of all this insanity, the smallest thing can make my being here seems worthwhile. Maybe the best answer I have for you is that you look for good wherever you can find it."
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Larry Cedar, Michael Currie
 30 mins    12/1/1980  3.  Cementing Relationships
A jilted Italian soldier, Corpsman Ignazio De Simone, is smitten by Margaret; Klinger pours a cement floor in the operating room to fight the spread of germs.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Joel Brooks, Alan Toy, Mel Harris
 30 mins    12/8/1980  4.  Father's Day
Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip off the old block when her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit. Also, Hawkeye fixes up a soldier who repays them with a large side of steak, but the general who it belongs to is really steamed.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Karen Hall 
Guest starring:  Andrew Duggan, Jeffrey Kramer, Art LaFleur, Roy Evans
 30 mins    12/15/1980  5.  Death Takes a Holiday
Meanwhile, Winchester fulfills a family Christmas tradition but has trouble maintaining the anonymity required to keep it a truly charitable act. Even Klinger lends a hand.
Director:  Mike Farrell  Writer:  Mike Farrell 
Guest starring:  Keye Luke, Perren Page, Sally Imamura, Yoshi Hoover
 30 mins    12/29/1980  6.  A War for all Seasons
On New Year's Eve, the staff looks back on the highlights of 1951: The doctors invent an artificial kidney machine; Mulcahy plants a garden; Margaret takes up knitting; and Klinger and Winchester bet on which baseball team will win the pennant.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Carl Freed, Laurie Bates
 30 mins    1/5/1981  7.  Your Retention Please
Klinger is so depressed by news that his ex-wife plans to remarry, he reenlists for an additional six-year hitch. Meanwhile, a male nurse has a gripe against the army.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Erik Tarloff 
Guest starring:  Barry Corbin, Sam Weisman
 30 mins    1/12/1981  8.  Tell it To the Marines
Winchester takes command during Potter's absence; and B.J. and Hawkeye try to convince the Marines to grant a hardship discharge to an immigrant soldier, Private Jost Van Liter.
Director:  Harry Morgan  Writer:  Hank Bradford 
Guest starring:  Stan Wells, Michael McGuirre, Denny Miller, James Gallery
 30 mins    1/19/1981  9.  Taking the Fifth
Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Charles Hallahan, Susan Berger
 30 mins    1/26/1981  10.  Operation Friendship
Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his injuries after the blast.
Director:  Rena Down  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Tim O'Connor
 30 mins    2/2/1981  11.  No Sweat
Margaret develops a case of prickly heat, Charles does his tax returns, and Klinger takes the P.A. apart - just some of the events, which occur during another unendurably, hot night at the 4077th.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  John Rappaport 
Guest starring:  Perren Page
 30 mins    2/9/1981  12.  Depressing News
Klinger's army newspaper reports on Hawkeye's monument to military stupidity; a giant tower made from a half million erroneously shipped tongue depressors.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  William Bogert, David Dozar, Albert Insinnia, Rodney Saulsberry
 30 mins    2/16/1981  13.  No Laughing Matter
Hawkeye wagers that he can go a full day without a wisecrack, and Winchester finally confronts the major who exiled him to the 4077th. Charles: "I will not, even for a return to that pearl of the Orient, Tokyo, lie to protect you while destroying a friend's career."
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Robert Symonds, Mae Hi, Nathan Jung
 30 mins    2/23/1981  14.  Oh, How We Danced
Winchester is sent to inspect sanitary conditions on the frontlines, while the rest of the camp plans a surprise anniversary party for B.J.
Director:  Burt Metcalfe  Writer:  John Rappaport 
Guest starring:  Yuki Shimoda, Arlen Dean Snyder, Catherine Bergstrom, Michael Choe
 30 mins    3/2/1981  15.  Bottoms Up
One of Margaret's nurses tries to hide her severe drinking problem, and Hawkeye is scorned after a practical joke he plays on Winchester backfires.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Dennis Koenig 
Guest starring:  Gail Strickland, Sahria Saba, Laurie Vates, Jimmy Barron
 30 mins    3/9/1981  16.  The Red/White Blues
Colonel Potter nearly blows his stack when his well-intentioned colleagues mollycoddle him in order to lower his blood pressure.
Director:  Gabriel Beaumont  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Frank Pettinger
 30 mins    3/16/1981  17.  Bless You, Hawkeye
When Hawkeye can't stop a sneezing fit that has no apparent cause, psychiatrist Sidney Freedman digs into the surgeon's past for a clue to this unusual malady.
Director:  Nell Cox  Writer:  Thad Mumford  / Dan Wilcox 
Guest starring:  Barry Schwartz, Pamela Coleman
 30 mins    4/6/1981  18.  Blood Brothers
Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill G.I., who has leukemia, for his critically wounded buddy, but he has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he can't cure the man. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is worried about the impending visit of a Cardinal.
Director:  Harry Morgan  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Patrick Swayze, Tom Kindle, Ray Middleton, Robert Balderson
 30 mins    4/13/1981  19.  The Foresight Saga
The 4077th is given a gift of fresh-grown vegetables by a grateful Korean; and Potter questions the veracity of an upbeat letter from Radar.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Elias Davis  / David Pollock 
Guest starring:  Rummel Mor, Philip Sterling
 30 mins    5/4/1981  20.  The Life You Save
After Charles is nearly felled by a sniper's bullet, he develops a philosophical obsession with death. Meanwhile, the officers have all been assigned new responsibilities.
Director:  Alan Alda  Writer:  Alan Alda  / John Rappaport 
Guest starring:  Meshach Taylor, Val Bisoglio, Jin Boeke, Jack Kearney, Jim Knaub, Andrew Parks, Arthur Taxier, Paul Ventura, Wayne Morton, Shari Saba
Edition Details
Edition Collector's Edition
Series MASH
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 12/6/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3
Personal Details
Purchase Date 12/22/2005
Owner Thomas Eisenmann
Store Best Buy
Purchase Price $32.99
Condition Excellent
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Season 9

The Best of Enemies
November 17, 1980
Written by Sheldon Bull
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Mako, Steven Lum
A North Korean soldier forces Hawkeye to perform an emergency roadside operation on his buddy.

Letters
November 24, 1980
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Richard Paul, Eileen Saki, Larry Cedar, Michael Currie, Shari Saba
Members of the 4077th share their impressions of war in response to letters from fourth graders in Hawkeye's hometown.

Cementing Relationships
December 1, 1980
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Joel Brooks, Alan Toy, Mel Harris
A jilted Italian soldier is smitten by Margaret; and Klinger pours a cement floor in the operating room to fight the spread of germs.

Father's Day
December 8, 1980
Written by Karen L. Hall
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Andrew Duggan, Jeffrey Kramer, Art LeFleur, Roy Evans
Margaret has trouble pretending she's a chip of the old block when her dad, blood and guts "Howitzer" Al Houlihan, arrives for a visit.

Death Takes a Holiday
December 15, 1980
Written by Mike Farrell
Directed by Mike Farrell
Guest Stars: G.W. Bailey, Keye Luke, Yoshiko Hoover
Christmas at the 4077th finds the surgeons struggling to keep a mortally wounded soldier alive, even if it's only through the holiday.

A War for all Seasons
December 29, 1980
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars: Carl Freed, Laurie Bate, Jeff Maxwell
On New Year's Eve, the staff looks back on the highlights of 1951: The doctors invent an artificial kidney machine; Mulcahy plants a garden; and Margaret takes up knitting.

Your Retention Please
January 5, 1981
Written by Erik Tarloff
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Barry Corbin, Sam Weisman, Jeff Maxwell
Klinger is so depressed by news that his ex-wife plans to remarry, he reenlists for an additional six-year hitch.

Tell it to the Marines
January 12, 1981
Written by Hank Bradford
Directed by Harry Morgan
Guest Stars: Stan Wells, Michael McGuirre, Denny Miller, James Gallery
Winchester takes command during Potter's absence; and B.J. and Hawkeye try to convince the Marines to grant a hardship discharge to an immigrant soldier.

Taking the Fifth
203. January 19, 1981
Written by Elias Davis and David Pollock
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Charles Hallahan, Judy Farrell, Margie Impert, Susan Berger
Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.

Operation Friendship
January 26, 1981
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Rena Down
Guest Stars: Tim O'Connor, Gwen Farrell
Klinger saves Winchester's life when an explosion rocks the operating room; and B.J. is reluctant to reveal the extent of his injuries after the blast.

No Sweat
February 2, 1981
Written by John Rappaport Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars: W. Perren Page, Jeff Maxwell, Kellye Nakahara
Margaret develops a case of prickly heat-just one of the indignities suffered by the 4077th staff during another unendurably hot night.

Depressing News
February 9, 1981
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: William Bogert, David Dozer, Albert Insinnia
Klinger's army newspaper reports on Hawkeye's monument to military stupidity; a giant tower made from a half million erroneously shipped tongue depressors.

No Laughing Matter
February 16, 1981
Written by Elias Davis and David Pollock
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars: Robert Symonds, Mae Hi, Nathan Jung
Hawkeye wagers that he can go a full day without a wisecrack; and Winchester finally confronts the major who exiled him to the 4077th.

Oh, How We Danced
February 23, 1981
Written by John Rappaport
Directed by Burt Metcalfe
Guest Stars: Yuki Shimoda, Arlen Dean Snyder, Catherine Bergstrom, Michael Choe, Jennifer Davis
Winchester is sent to inspect sanitary conditions on the front lines while the rest of the camp plans a surprise anniversary party for B.J.

Bottoms Up
March 2, 1981
Written by Dennis Koenig
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: Gail Strickland, Shari Saba, Kellye Nakahara
One of Margaret's nurses tries to hide her severe drinking problem; and Hawkeye is scorned after a practical joke he plays on Winchester backfires.

The Red/White Blues
March 9, 1981
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Gabriel Beaumont
Guest Stars: Roy Goodman, Jeff Maxwell, Kellye Nakahara
Colonel Potter nearly blows his stack when his well-intentioned colleagues mollycoddle him in order to lower his blood pressure before his upcoming physical.

Bless You, Hawkeye
March 16, 1981
Written by Dan Wilcox and Thud Mumford
Directed by Nell Cox
Guest Stars: Allan Arbus, Barry Schwartz
When Hawkeye can't stop a sneezing fit that has no apparent cause, psychiatrist Sidney Freedman digs into the surgeon's past for a clue to the unusual malady.

Blood Brothers
April 6, 1981
Written by Elias David and David Pollock
Directed by Harry Morgan
Guest Stars: Patrick Swayze, Ray Middleton, G.W. Bailey
Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill GI for his critically wounded buddy.

The Foresight Saga
April 13, 1981
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Stars: Rummel Mor, Philip Sterling, Jeff Maxwell
The 4077th is given a gift of fresh-grown vegetables by a grateful Korean; and Potter questions the veracity of an upbeat letter from Radar.

The Life You Save
May 4, 1981
Written by John Rappaport and AlanAlda
Directed by Alan Alda
Guest Stars: G.W. Bailey, Val Bisoglio
After Charles is nearly felled by a sniper's bullet, he develops a philosophical obsession with death.