M*A*S*H
Taking the Fifth
Season 9, Episode 9 · Aired 1981-01-19
Synopsis
Hawkeye tries a bottle of vintage wine to woo the nurses and Col. Potter is furious over the banning of a needed anesthesia.
In the series
This episode is part of M*A*S*H (1972–1983) on CBS.
War comedy that earned its tears — and a finale still used as a ratings myth.
Key cast
- Alan Alda as Capt. Hawkeye Pierce
- Loretta Swit as Maj. Margaret Houlihan
- Jamie Farr as Cpl. Maxwell Klinger
- Harry Morgan as Col. Sherman Potter
- Gary Burghoff as Cpl. Radar O'Reilly