History Recap / MashS1E1Pilot

** Trapper was played by black-haired Creator/ElliottGould in the film and by the sandy-haired Creator/WayneRogers in the series. He also had a BadassMustache in the film but is clean-shaven in the series.

** Hawkeye's hair is shaggier and he's nastier to the nurses in OR (like how he was in the film) than almost every other episode after.

* FootsieUnderTheTable: Margaret and Frank are introduced sitting across a table together in her tent, she reading an Army manual and he a Bible... and then it pans down to show they're cuddling each other's bare feet.

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Returning to the Swamp after a long session in the OR, Hawkeye receives a letter announcing that Ho-Jon has been accepted into his alma mater, though he and Trapper John still have the task of coming up with the $2,000 for travel and tuition. Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can best accomplish this by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Henry Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and despite expressing some skepticism as to their finding a willing participant, he gives them permission.

Later on, Hawkeye and Trapper get into an argument with Frank Burns, who, in a fit of rage, destroys their still. Furious with him, they put a bag over his head and throw him out of the tent. When Blake hears about it, he withdraws the passes and cancels the party they had planned to throw for fear that Burns will complain to General Hammond. He adds that he has to see Hammond in Seoul and was unhappy about the party taking place in his absence. However, as Blake is leaving, Radar reveals that he tricked him into signing two passes, so the party can take place. Unfortunately, Hawkeye's and Trapper's happiness is short-lived, as they discover that Frank Burns, who has been given temporary command in Blake's absence, has canceled all off-duty activities. To get rid of him so they can have their party, Hawkeye injects him with a sedative and wraps a bandage around his face, "prescribing" that Frank should be sedated every hour on the hour.

Returning to the Swamp after a long session in the OR, Hawkeye receives a letter announcing that Ho-Jon has been accepted into his alma mater, although he and Trapper John still have the task of coming up with the $2,000 for travel and tuition. Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can best accomplish this by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Colonel Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and despite expressing some skepticism as to their finding a willing participant, he gives them permission.

** When Frank (his head still wrapped in bandages) shows up at the party towards the end, Hawkeye points and cries "The mummy strikes!" in a Creator/PeterLorre voice.

* FootsieUnderTheTable: Margaret and Frank are introduced fully in uniform... except for the fact they are casually barefoot and cuddling each other's feet while sitting at a table in her tent.

* UniquePilotTitleSequence: The pilot starts with the title "Korea 1950 - 100 Years Ago" as Hawkeye and Trapper John play golf with "My Blue Heaven" playing in the background. Radar gets tossed a football and stops as he hears the choppers coming, which then leads into an extended version of the standard opening.

** Hawkeye refers to Frank as the titular character from ''Literature/ElmerGantry'', who was a religious hypocrite. Note that ''Elmer Gantry'' is now best known from the 1960 film version, which obviously postdates the Korean War. Hawkeye is presumably referencing the original novel, which was published in 1927.

* ShoutOut: Hawkeye refers to Frank as the titular character from ''Literature/ElmerGantry'', who was a religious hypocrite. Note that ''Elmer Gantry'' is now best known from the 1960 film version, which obviously postdates the Korean War. Hawkeye is presumably referencing the original novel, which was published in 1927.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/{{Mash}} books]] and [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], affectionately called "Dago Red". Both George Morgan (in the pilot) and Creator/WilliamChristopher (for the rest of the series) have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/{{Mash}} books]] and [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan (in the pilot) and Creator/WilliamChristopher (for the rest of the series) have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/{{Mash}} books]] and [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan and Creator/WilliamChristopher have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/{{Mash}} books]] and [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan and William Christopher have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

Returning to the Swamp after a long session in the OR, Hawkeye receives a letter announcing that Ho-Jon has been accepted into his alma mater, although he and Trapper John still have the task of coming up with the $2,000 for travel and tuition. Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can best accomplish this by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Colonel Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and despite some skepticism he gives them permission.

** Hawkeye was played by the blond-haired Creator/DonaldSutherland in the film and by the black-haired Creator/AlanAlda in the series.

** Hawkeye was played by blonde-haired Creator/DonaldSutherland in the film and the black haired Creator/AlanAlda in the series.
** Trapper was played in the movie by the dark haired Creator/ElliottGould and in the show by the brunette Creator/MikeFarrell.

* ShoutOut: Hawkeye refers to Frank as the titular character from ''Literature/ElmerGantry'', who was a religious hypocrite. Note that ''Elmer Gantry'' is now best known from the 1960 film version, which obviously postdates the Korean War. Hawkeye is presumably referencing the original book, which was published in 1927.

* MythologyGag: The camp's dentist of the [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], Walter Waldowski, is mentioned by (nick) name, when Hawkeye says "...ten dollars for the Painless Pole...", but, despite appearing throughout the first season, is never referred to by that name again.

The show's {{pilot}} was filmed in December of 1971, and first aired September 17, 1972.

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Returning to the Swamp after a long session in the OR, Hawkeye receives a letter announcing that Ho-Jon has been accepted into his alma mater, though he and Trapper still have the task of coming up with the $2,000 for travel and tuition. Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can accomplish this by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Colonel Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and he nervously gives them permission.

Later on, Hawkeye and Trapper get into an argument with Frank Burns, who, in a fit of rage, destroys their still. Furious with him, they put a bag over his head and throw him out of the tent. When Blake hears about it, he withdraws the passes and cancels the party they had planned to throw for fear that Burns will complain to General Hammond. He adds that he has to see Hammond in Seoul and was unhappy about the party taking place in his absence. However, as Blake is leaving, Radar reveals that he tricked him into signing two passes, so the party can take place. Unfortunately, Hawkeye's and Trapper's happiness is short lived as they discover that Frank Burns was made temporary commander. To get rid of him so they can have their party, Hawkeye injects him with a sedative and wraps a bandage around his face, prescribing that Frank should be sedated every hour on the hour.

The show's {{pilot}} was filmed in December of 1971, and aired September 17, 1972.

Returning to the Swamp after a long session in the OR, Hawkeye receives a letter announcing that Ho-Jon has been accepted into his alma mater, though he and Trapper still have the task of coming up with the $2,000 for travel and tuition. Hawkeye convinces Trapper that they can accomplish it by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with the company of a gorgeous nurse. They go to Col. Blake's office to propose the idea to him, and he nervously gives them permission.

* YourCheatingHeart: Trapper doesn't seem plagued by guilt after fooling around and his wife finding out.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When the helicopters are on approach, the PA announces "Report immediately to Admitting Ward and Operating Room," as opposed to later episodes, which simply declare "Attention all personnel: incoming wounded!"