"M*A*S*H"
War of Nerves (1977)

Director:

Alan Alda

Writer:

Alan Alda (writer)

TV Series:

"M*A*S*H" (1972)

Original Air Date:

11 October 1977 (Season 6, Episode 4)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

Sidney Freedman feels depressed over Tom, a young soldier, who blames Sidney for his injuries because Sidney sent him back into combat. The 4077th members light a bonfire to release their stress. |

Plot Keywords:

Bonfire | Psychiatrist | Teddy Bear | Directed By Star | Dramedy

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Gary Burghoff	...	Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Mike Farrell	...	Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Harry Morgan	...	Col. Sherman T. Potter
Jamie Farr	...	Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
David Ogden Stiers	...	Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
William Christopher	...	Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allan Arbus	...	Maj. Sidney Freedman
Johnny Haymer	...	Sgt. Zelmo Zale
Michael O'Keefe	...	Tom
Peter Riegert	...	Cpl. Igor Straminsky

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Quotes:

Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III: [after Hawkeye and BJ put a cot on the bonfire] How can you do that?
Capt. B.J. Hunnicut: It's just a thing. It has no intrinzic value.
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce: Besides, it's yours.

Movie Connections:

References The War of the Worlds (1953)