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MAS*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

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Hawkeye is sent to a mental hospital; a freak accident causes Father Mulcahy to lose his hearing; Margaret worries about her post-war plans; Charles run across a band of Chinese musicians; BJ is sent home, much to Hawkeye's dismay; Klinger decides to stay in Korea to marry Soon-Lee; a ceasefire is declared, ending the war. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Dan Wilcox Thad Mumford John Rappaport Burt Metcalfe Alan Alda David Pollock Elias Davis Karen Hall

Director:: Alan Alda

Stars:: William Christopher (Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy); David Ogden Stiers (Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (Season 6-11)); Loretta Swit (Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan); Alan Alda (Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce); Harry Morgan (Colonel Sherman T. Potter (Season 4-11)); Jamie Farr (Corporal/Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger); Mike Farrell (Captain BJ Hunnicut (Season 4-11))

Recurring Role:: Gwen Farrell (Nurse); Shari Saba (Nurse); Bill Snider (Corpsman); Jo Ann Thompson (Nurse); Jan Jorden (Baker); Enid Kent (Bigelow); Roy Goldman (Goldman); Kellye Nakahara (Kellye); Jeff Maxwell (Igor); G.W. Bailey (Rizzo); Allan Arbus (Sidney Freedman); Dennis Troy (Corpsman); Jennifer Davis (Nurse); Judy Farrell (Nurse Able)

Guest Star:: Frank Slaten (Corpsman Frank); Dennis Flood (Corpsman); Lang Yun (Woman on Bus); Jon Van Ness (Trueman"); Arthur Song (Korean Man); John Shearn (Chopper Pilot); Kevin Scannell (MacArthur"); John Otrin (Ambulance Driver); David Orr (Soldier); Brigitte Chandler (Nurse); Natasha Bauman (Nurse); Scott Lincoln (G.I.); Frank Zi-Li Peng (Chinese Musician); Jen-Chia Chang (Chinese Musician); Byron Jeong (Chinese Musician); Laurence Soong (Chinese Musician); Jim Lau (Chinese Musician); Jun Kim (Woman with Shawl); Blake Clark (2nd M.P.); Herb Mitchell (1st M.P.); Mark Casella (Jeep driver); Rosalind Chao (Soon-Lee Klinger)

By the end of this season, BJ Hannicut, Col. Potter and Charles Winchester are the only characters to last longer than the characters they replaced (Trapper John Macintyre, Col. Blake, Frank Burns). edit »
This is the second time Klinger got married. edit »
When B.J. and Margaret are operating on the soldier that drove the out-of control tank into the compound, somehow he has grown a mustache between the time he was pulled out of the tank and gotten on the operating table. edit »
In the mess tent scene with the Chinese musicians, Margaret brings up the 'nose-touching' incident again to Winchester. This incident occured in 'War of Nerves' from season 6. edit »
Towards the end, Col. Potter reminisces about the time Hawkeye and B.J. dropped Winchester's drawers in the OR. This actually happened in "Bottoms Up" from season 9. edit »

Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr and William Christopher are the only four original cast members to appear in all 11 seasons of the series. edit »
It appears that the army is getting the last laugh on Hawkeye. edit »
M*A*S*H received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 1983 Emmy Awards. Alan Alda received Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Also Harry Morgan received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Loretta Swit received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. edit »
This episode received an Emmy nominations for Outstanding Film Editing in a Series, Outstanding Sound Editing in a Series and Outstanding Costumers. edit »
Alan Alda received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series. edit »

Col. Potter: (To Klinger) Boy, you must think I'm the biggest dunce since the monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole! edit »
(Hawkeye, in a session with Sidney, is finally allowing himself to remember what he really witnessed on the bus.)
Hawkeye: She...she killed it!
Sidney: She killed the chicken?
Hawkeye: (begins to break down and sob) Oh, my God! OH, MY GOD! (sobs even more) I DIDN'T MEAN FOR HER TO KILL IT! I JUST WANTED IT TO BE QUIET! IT WAS A BABY! SHE SMOTHERED HER OWN BABY!
Hawkeye: (after calming down) You son of a bitch! Why did you make me remember that?
Sidney: You had to get it out in the open. Now we're halfway home. edit »
(Margaret wants to send a telegram to help Winchester get a job back in Boston)
Margaret: To Robert Harwell, Chief of Staff, Boston Mercy Hospital. Dear Uncle Bob...
Klinger: Oh, your uncle runs a hospital.
Margaret: Well, he's not really my uncle.
Klinger: Oh, that kind of uncle!
Margaret: He's a friend of the family, I've been calling him that for years, now BE QUIET! edit »
Potter: (at the final gathering) There's a woman back in Hannibal, Missouri, who's spent the better part of thirty years waiting for me to come home from one tour of duty or another. She's had to learn how to do a lot of things, and I'm gonna see if I can learn how to do them with her. So, part of the time, I'll be a semi-retired country doctor, but most of the time, I'll be Mrs. Potter's Mr. Potter. edit »
Newscaster: (on radio in OR) This is Robert Pierpoint speaking to you from nearby Panmunjom. It is one minute before ten p.m. We can still hear the sound of nearby artillery. At some point during the next few seconds, the guns should go silent, as the cease-fire officially goes into effect.
(Shooting stops, silence)
There it is. That's the sound of peace. edit »

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Disappointing (Yes, disappointing) ...Continue »
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A Great episode I had tears in my eyes when the episode was over the best show ever written . ...Continue »
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koala146
member since: Feb 16, 2007
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It was so sad at the end. The part where they all said goodbye was so sad to watch because they knew eachother for gosh who knows how long and now they have to say goodbye to eachother for good. ...Continue »
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HawkeyeJim
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Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
The Bottom Line: "Series finale"
The Korean war comes to an end.So is ending the time the people of the 4077 being together.Lives are in turmoil as Hawkeye has seen something that has made him lose reality.Fighting is heavy right before the war ends and the Mobile in MASH is tested again ...Continue »
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