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A rumour that there's going to be a practice bug-out causes anxiety. When Potter assembles the unit in an attempt to squelch the rumor, the call comes in to bug out, and the rumor suddenly comes to life! Meanwhile, Hawkeye begins surgery on a patient with a spinal injury. The bug-out proceeds without him, Hot Lips and Radar, and they quickly learn after the unit departs that they're in the midst of the front. When Potter, Mulcahy, BJ, Frank and the others arrive at the buildings which had been scouted by helicopter, they find the house full of "business girls," and Potter gives them Klinger's dresses to persuade them to leave the house. A helicopter comes to evacuate the spinal injury patient, and just as the three get ready to go to the new location, they find the 4077 is already returning, and eventually everyone reunites back at the camp, what with the Chinese being repulsed. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Jim Fritzell Everett Greenbaum

Director:: Gene Reynolds

Stars:: Mike Farrell (Captain BJ Hunnicut); Gary Burghoff (Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly); Loretta Swit (Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan); Larry Linville (Major Franklin Delano Marion Burns); Jamie Farr (Corporal/Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger); William Christopher (Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy); Harry Morgan (Colonel Sherman T. Potter); Alan Alda (Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce)

Recurring Role:: Richard Lee Sung (Cho Man Chin); James Lough (Enlisted Man)

Guest Star:: Frances Fong (Rosie); Don Eitner (Captain); Barry Cahill (Helicopter Pilot); Peter Zapp (Unknown); Eileen Saki (Korean Woman); Ko-Ko Tani (Unknown)

Apart from confessing to Hawkeye and BJ when he was delirious with hemorrhagic fever in season four, this episode marks the first time Frank doesn't deny a connection with Margaret. When BJ finds things for Margaret among Frank's stuff, Frank says he knows who they're for. edit »
to the previous goof. I noticed, if you look at William Christopher, he appears confused, and then looks off to his left. But not to Col. Potter. It looks as if he's looking at the director to see what he should do. edit »
While Potter is singing in the shower, Father Mulcahy goes to turn the water on, but the handle doesn't work, then falls off. edit »

In this season's show opening, instead of seeing B.J. run out to the chopper, we see him already there as he turns and nods while tending to a wounded soldier. edit »
The bug out scenes would later be used in the final episode "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen". edit »
This would be the first of 3 bug-outs the 4077th MASH would make; the others occurred in Episode #T423, "C*A*V*E" (Feb. 5, 1979) and #9B04, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" (Feb.28, 1983), the series finale. edit »
Throughout this season, the opening credits end with "Excecutive Producer: Gene Reynolds". edit »
This was the first of 7 appearances by James Lough, in various roles. The last appearance is in episode 242. Eileen Saki appears here as a Korean Woman, but between episodes 171 and 226 she appears 7 times as Rosie, the bar owner. edit »

Radar: Hey, Klinger, it was really scary. We were overrun by Chinese almost.
Klinger: Big deal. I was overrun by a batch of bimbos. They got everything but the dress on my back.
Radar: Geez, what a gyp.
Klinger: I can't wear this every day. People will laugh! edit »
Rosie: (pours a drink and toasts Hawkeye) A farewell. Much sadness in Rosie's heart. Tear come to eye. To Dr. Hawkeye, healer of sick.
Hawkeye: That's sweet, Rosie. (they clink glasses and drink, then Rosie pulls a folded piece of paper out of her kimono and hands it to Hawkeye)
Rosie: Tab owed--51 dollars, 55 cents.
Hawkeye: (stares at her for second, dumbfounded, then takes the tab) You crazy, sentimental kid. edit »
Radar: (to Hawkeye) Uh, can you keep a secret, sir?
Hawkeye: (holding up three fingers in the Boy Scout salute) Scout's honor.
Radar: Were you a Scout?
Hawkeye: No, but I was always prepared. edit »
(BJ finds a bra in Frank's stuff)
Frank: It's a gift for a fellow officer.
BJ: It's not Colonel Potter's size. edit »
Potter: Why didn't I shoot my foot and stay in Honolulu? edit »

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Bug Out
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Radar gets news that the 4077th is bugging out. Klinger overhears, spreads the gossip. Col. Potter insists that they are not bugging out, and confirms it with the General. Haweye begins a difficult surgery just before finding out that the bug out is real. ...Continue »
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