M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Conclusion

Okay M*A*S*H fans, our Greatest Hits series has concluded!

Hundreds of votes have been cast, and here's what all you considered to be the finest character episodes of the show:

Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)

Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)

Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)

Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)

Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)

Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)

Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)

Father Mulcahy: "Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)

B.J.: "Welcome to Korea" (Season Four)

Col. Potter: "Old Soldiers" (Season Eight)

Winchester: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)

Sidney: "Dear Sigmund" (Season Five)

Not surprisingly, most of the winning episodes come from the first couple years of the show, with Season Five nabbing four spots on the list. The only seasons not represented at all are Seasons Nine and Ten, when the show most explicitly used the A-Plot/B-Plot format, which I think didn't lend itself to the deep character explorations contained in shows likes "The Nurses" or "Mulcahy's War."

And while I wouldn't say that "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" represents Maj. Winchester's greatest moments on the series, I would say that of all the characters, his is the most compelling, memorable final storyline, as all the characters were given one last hurrah.

I thank everyone who voted and offered comments and suggestions; I hope it was fun for all involved. Now go and put on your M*A*S*H DVDs!

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Sidney

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's the final week of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Sidney's turn!

Since Sidney only appeared in twelve episodes total, I figured why not list them all. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Sidney's Greatest Hits:
"Radar's Report" (Season Two)
"Deal Me Out" (Season Two)
"O.R." (Season Three)
"Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" (Season Four)
"Dear Sigmund" (Season Five)
"Hawk's Nightmare" (Season Five)
"War of Nerves" (Season Six)
"The Billfold Syndrome" (Season Seven)
"Good-Bye, Cruel World" (Season Eight)
"Bless You, Hawkeye" (Season Nine)
"Pressure Points" (Season Ten)
"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
Father Mulcahy: "Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)
B.J.: "Welcome to Korea" (Season Four)
Col. Potter: "Old Soldiers" (Season Eight)
Winchester: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Winchester

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Eleven of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Maj. Winchester's turn!

Below are what I think represent Winchester's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Winchester's Greatest Hits:
"Fade Out, Fade In" (Season Six)
"The Winchester Tapes" (Season Six)
"The Merchant of Korea" (Season Six)
"Major Topper" (Season Six)
"Major Ego" (Season Seven)
"They Call The Wind Korea" (Season Seven)
"No Laughing Matter" (Season Nine)
"The Life You Save" (Season Nine)
"Foreign Affairs" (Season Eleven)
"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
Father Mulcahy: "Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)
B.J.: "Welcome to Korea" (Season Four)
Col. Potter: "Old Soldiers" (Season Eight)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Col. Potter

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Ten of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Col. Potter's turn!

Below are what I think represent Col. Potter's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Col. Potter's Greatest Hits:
"Change of Command" (Season Four)
"Dear Mildred" (Season Four)
"The Interview" (Season Four)
"Hawkeye Get Your Gun" (Season Five)
"Ping Pong" (Season Five)
"Lil" (Season Seven)
"The Price" (Season Seven)
"Old Soldiers" (Season Eight)
"Pressure Points" (Season Ten)
"Strange Bedfellows" (Season Eleven)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
Father Mulcahy: "Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)
B.J.: "Welcome to Korea" (Season Four)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: B.J.

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Nine of our Greatest Hits series, and it's B.J.'s turn!

Below are what I think represent B.J.'s ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

B.J.'s Greatest Hits:
"Welcome to Korea" (Season Four)
"The Kids" (Season Four)
"Hanky Panky" (Season Five)
"B.J. Papa San" (Season Seven)
"The Party" (Season Seven)
"Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
"War Co-Respondent" (Season Eight)
"Death Takes A Holiday" (Season Nine)
"The Joker is Wild" (Season Eleven)
"Bombshells" (Season Eleven)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
Father Mulcahy: "Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Father Mulcahy, Part 2

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's time for another run-off election!

Last week I presented a list of what I thought were Father Mulcahy's "Ten Best" episodes, somehow completely forgetting to include Season Five's "Mulcahy's War." When you have 251 episodes to look over, I guess somehow missing one or two is inevitable.

Still, I think "Mulcahy's War" is such a big show for the character that it deserves a chance to be voted on, so we're having another run-off election between it and the winner of the last week's poll, "Dear Sis." So here goes:

Father Mulcahy's Greatest Greatest Hits:
"Mulcahy's War" (Season Five)
"Dear Sis" (Season Seven)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Father Mulcahy

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Eight of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Father Mulcahy's turn!

Below are what I think represent Mulcahy's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Father Mulcahy's Greatest Hits:
"Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" (Season Four)
"The Interview" (Season Four)
"Exorcism" (Season Five)
"Out of Gas" (Season Seven)
"Dear Sis" (Season Seven)
"Nurse Doctor" (Season Eight)
"Blood Brothers" (Season Nine)
"A Holy Mess" (Season Ten)
"Heroes" (Season Ten)
"Run For the Money" (Season Eleven)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
Klinger: "Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Klinger

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Seven of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Klinger's turn!

Below are what I think represent Klinger's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Klinger's Greatest Hits:
"Aid Station" (Season Three)
"Big Mac" (Season Three)
"Bug Out" (Season Five)
"They Call The Wind Korea" (Season Seven)
"Period of Adjustment" (Season Eight)
"April Fools" (Season Eight)
"Your Retention, Please" (Season Nine)
"Promotion Commotion" (Season Ten)
"Follies of the Living-Concerns of the Dead" (Season Ten)
"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
Radar: "Fallen Idol" (Season Six)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Radar

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Six of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Radar's turn!

Below are what I think represent Radar's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Radar's Greatest Hits:
"Love Story" (Season One)
"The Sniper" (Season Two)
"Springtime" (Season Three)
"Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
"Dear Ma" (Season Four)
"Lt. Radar O'Reilly" (Season Five)
"The Colonel's Horse" (Season Five)
"Fallen Idol" (Season Six)
"The Party" (Season Seven)
"Goodbye Radar" (Season Eight)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)
Frank: "Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Frank Burns

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Five of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Frank Burns's turn!

Below are what I think represent Frank's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Margaret's Greatest Hits:
"Five O'Clock Charlie" (Season Two)
"Officer of the Day" (Season Three)
"Alcoholics Unanimous" (Season Three)
"There Is Nothing Like A Nurse" (Season Three)
"The Bus" (Season Four)
"Soldier of the Month" (Season Four)
"Der Tag" (Season Four)
"The Novocaine Mutiny" (Season Four)
"Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
"Margaret's Marriage" (Season Five)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)
Margaret: "The Nurses" (Season Five)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Margaret, Part 2

Okay M*A*S*H fans, I have to admit: I goofed on this one.

Last week, I posted a list of what I thought were Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan's Greatest Hits from M*A*S*H. Not too long after, Swamp Rat Russell Burbage wondered where Season Five's "The Nurses" and Season Six's "Temporary Duty" was. I was dumbfounded--how did I forget to put these two on the list, especially the former? I guess I was having a bad day, and my mind was (at least partially) elsewhere.

So, in the interest of doing this right, we're doing a Part 2 to this poll. I've taken the top vote-getting show from the first poll--Season Four's "Deluge"--and adding Russell's two suggestions, plus two more, for a sort of run-off election. One "Hot Lips" episode to rule them all!

Margaret's Greatest Hits, Part 2:
"Carry On, Hawkeye" (Season Two)
"Deluge" (Season Four)
"The Nurses" (Season Five)
"Images" (Season Six)
"Temporary Duty" (Season Six)


Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Margaret

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Four of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Major Houlihan's turn!

Below are what I think represent Margaret's ten best episodes from her time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Margaret's Greatest Hits:
"Hot Lips and Empty Arms" (Season Two)
"Iron Guts Kelly" (Season Three)
"Deluge" (Season Four)
"Margaret's Engagement" (Season Five)
"Hot Lips Is Back In Town" (Season Seven)
"Are You Now, Margaret?" (Season Eight)
"Stars and Stripes" (Season Eight)
"Father's Day" (Season Nine)
"The Birthday Girls" (Season Ten)
"The U.N., The Night, and the Music" (Season Eleven)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)
Henry: "Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Henry

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Three of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Henry's turn!

Below are what I think represent Henry's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Henry's Greatest Hits:
"Chief Surgeon Who?" (Season One)
"Henry, Please Come Home" (Season One)
"The Army-Navy Game" (Season One)
"The Trial of Henry Blake" (Season Two)
"Henry In Love" (Season Two)
"Crisis" (Season Two)
"The General Flipped At Dawn" (Season Three)
"O.R." (Season Three)
"Life With Father" (Season Three)
"Abyssinia, Henry" (Season Three)



Our results so far:
Hawkeye: "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
Trapper: "Kim" (Season Two)

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Trapper John

Okay M*A*S*H fans, it's Week Two of our Greatest Hits series, and it's Trapper John's turn!

Below are what I think represent Trapper's ten best episodes from his time on the show. As before, you can click the link to revisit each episode's recap, and then go ahead and vote in the poll in the sidebar!

Trapper's Greatest Hits:
"Requiem For A Lightweight" (Season One)
"Ceasefire" (Season One)
"Radar's Report" (Season Two)
"Kim" (Season Two)
"Mail Call" (Season Two)
"O.R." (Season Three)
"Check-Up" (Season Three)
"Bombed" (Season Three)
"Love & Marriage" (Season Three)
"Payday" (Season Three)


The winning episode (by a hair!) from last week's poll on Hawkeye was the Season One episode, "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet." We'll be compiling the list of winning episodes as we go on!

M*A*S*H's Greatest Hits: Hawkeye

With M*A*S*H's 40th Anniversary just a half year away (September 17, 2012, to be precise) I've been wanting to post some more content as (small) way of celebrating.

One of the things I've wanted to do for a while was ask you M*A*S*H fans out there what you think are the best moments (or, in my parlance, "Greatest Hits") of each of the show's characters: what episodes feature them at their funniest, dramatic, memorable, or just offered the most compelling insight.

So of course we're starting with Hawkeye, the only character to appear in every single episode. Since running a poll featuring 251 different choices is, well, insane, I've decide to do a little self-selecting and boil the choices down to 10 different episodes, episodes that I think feature some of Hawkeye's greatest moments.

You can refresh your memory by clicking the link to each episode's recap, and then vote in the poll in the sidebar. In a week we'll have the totals then move onto the next member of the 4077th!

Hawkeye's Greatest Hits:
"Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" (Season One)
"L.I.P." (Season Two)
"Adam's Rib" (Season Three)
"The Late Captain Pierce" (Season Four)
"The More I See You" (Season Four)
"Hawkeye Get Your Gun" (Season Five)
"Peace On Us" (Season Seven)
"The Best of Enemies" (Season Nine)
"Sons and Bowlers" (Season Ten)
"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" (Season Eleven)


Vote early, vote often!