Germ Warfare (M*A*S*H)
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 11 |
| Guest star(s) | Odessa Cleveland Patrick Adiarte |
| Writer(s) | Larry Gelbart |
| Director | Terry Becker |
| Production no. | J304 |
| Original airdate | December 10, 1972 |
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| I Hate a Mystery | Dear Dad |
"Germ Warfare" was the eleventh episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on December 10, 1972 and was rerun May 13, 1973.
Guest cast is Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon, Timothy Brown as Spearchucker Jones, Byron Chung as P.O.W., Odessa Cleveland as Ginger, Bob Gooden as Boone, and Karen Phillip as Lt. Dish.
[edit] Overview
Hawkeye and Trapper move a North Korean P.O.W. patient into the Swamp, rather than have him shipped out early. They discover that the P.O.W. has a rare blood type. Since Frank has the same blood type, they furtively steal some of Frank's blood in the night. However when the patient develops hepatitis, they suspect Frank is the carrier, and have to keep him away from Margaret and patients. This is the last episode Spearchucker Jones appeared in.
There is an unexplained joke in this episode. Hawkeye sees Radar loading his breakfast tray with every available food item and asks him, "is that a hunt breakfast?" Radar answers, "what is that?" Hawkeye responds, "never mind." Any clarification of the hidden punchline would be appreciated.
| Preceded by: I Hate a Mystery |
M*A*S*H episodes | Followed by: Dear Dad |
| M*A*S*H | |
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| Film: | MASH |
| TV series: | M*A*S*H | Trapper John, M.D. | AfterMASH | W*A*L*T*E*R |
| Characters: |
Hawkeye Pierce | Trapper John McIntyre | Duke Forrest | B.J. Hunnicutt | Henry Blake | Sherman T. Potter | Frank Burns | Margaret Houlihan | Charles Winchester | Radar O'Reilly | Father Mulcahy | Maxwell Klinger | Igor Straminsky | Luther Rizzo | Sidney Freedman | Col. Flagg | Spearchucker Jones | Ugly John | Walter Koskiusko Waldowski | Ho-Jon | Lieutenant Dish | Donald Penobscot |
| Episodes: | Season 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Books: | M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors | M*A*S*H Goes to Maine |
| Related material: | Guest stars | Differences between book, film and TV versions of M*A*S*H | Suicide Is Painless |
