Major Winchester decides to quit talking to everyone at the camp, which Hawkeye and B.J. take as a challenge. Meanwhile, a medic gets amnesia.Major Winchester decides to quit talking to everyone at the camp, which Hawkeye and B.J. take as a challenge. Meanwhile, a medic gets amnesia.Major Winchester decides to quit talking to everyone at the camp, which Hawkeye and B.J. take as a challenge. Meanwhile, a medic gets amnesia.
- Corpsman
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Kellye Yamato, RN
- (uncredited)
- P.A. Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of the few times the Japanese version of the "Darktown Strutters' Ball" is heard in the later seasons, as it was usually heard in the first three seasons.
- GoofsCharles ties a rope from a Jeep to the center tent pole and uses the Jeep to pull the pole down, causing the tent roof to fall. As Charles drives away, you can see the other end of the rope is not tied to anything.
- Quotes
Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce: Next on our tour, the human heart. Most people think it's a large red thing that holds five pounds of chocolates. Not so. This little dynamo pumps up to six liters of blood a minute and has the durability of a tank. The only thing guaranteed to break it is a cute blonde in very tight shorts.
- ConnectionsReferences It Happened One Night (1934)
- SoundtracksThe Darktown Strutters' Ball
(uncredited)
Written by Shelton Brooks
Sung in Japanese over the loudspeaker
Major Winchester -- in his haste -- developed a case of the crankiness in surgery. For one thing, he resented the fact that Sergeant Nielsen was in surgery to observe the wounded patients recover well. For a second thing, he was passed up to become chief thoracic surgeon as Boston General Hospital because of his assignment to the 4077th during the war; moreover, he would declare war on everyone in camp by not speaking to anybody at all. Little did he knew that Captains Pierce and Hunnicutt would make him talk in this episode.
Before the start of Act Two, Sergeant Nielsen started to develop a sudden memory loss. This occurred after the doctors found out the haphazard bandaging and dressing of the wounded soldiers on the bus. Colonel Potter would notify Major Freedman about the situation where he would recognize this blank. Meanwhile, Captains Pierce and Hunnicutt sent a phony telegraph to Major Winchester about his "plans" to become chief thoracic surgeon at Boston General Hospital. This was the only way they could get him to talk within the camp; the act turned out to be a despicable act on their behalf. Major Freedman would eventually have Captains Pierce and Hunnicutt play the roles of corpsmen to find his brother. They would gradually realize that Sergeant Nielsen's brother could not be found in the battle field. In reality, his hometown was Hartford, Connecticut in this episode; and more specifically, they would discuss this traumatic ordeal in greater depth. A Sensational 14!!
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3