History Recap / MashS4E2ChainOfCommand

---> '''Klinger:''' Oh, no. If you're referring to [[UnusualEuphemism tiny livestock]], air I'm ''very'' careful about that!

** Hawkeye asks Klinger if the reason the corporal has a rash is because he's visited one of the business girls at Rosie's Bar.
--> '''Klinger''': No, no. They don't like me. They're jealous of my clothes.

--> '''Klinger:''' If you're referring to tiny livestock, no sir, I'm ''very'' careful!

** Frank gives a mildly heartwarming one towards the late Henry Blake after he instantly recognises he had been disrespectful to the colonel's memory when noting the messy state Henry left the office in before [[Recap/MashS3E24AbyssiniaHenry his fateful departure]].
---> '''Frank''': What a slob that man was. ({{beat}}) May he rest in peace.
** With Frank out of the swamp, Hawkeye set up a makeshift bar where his cot used to be and dedicated it to Henry's memory. When Frank has to move back in, Hawkeye reluctantly takes the bar apart, saying in all sincerity, "Sorry, Henry."

* DueToTheDead: Frank gives a mildly heartwarming one towards the late Henry Blake after he instantly recognises he had been disrespectful to the colonel's memory when noting the messy state Henry left the office in before [[Recap/MashS3E24AbyssiniaHenry his fateful departure]].
--> '''Frank''': What a slob that man was. ({{beat}}) May he rest in peace.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After he sets up the administration office for Colonel Potter, Radar freezes and Colonel Potter asks him what the matter is. Radar answers there's choppers coming in. Potter listens and replies he doesn't hear a thing. One second later, he can.

* HiddenDepths: When Frank announces at the very start of the episode that he is going to outlaw gambling at the camp, Margaret defends the activity, knowing that it gives the [=MASHers=] something to look forward to.
--> '''Frank''': Margaret, you're beginning to sound like Blake. Soft.

* NoodleIncident: Between the end of the previous episode and this one, Hawkeye and B.J. burned down a latrine when having a "weenie roast." Hawkeye also stole a steam shovel in Tokyo (he couldn't get a cab) and had a chicken flown to the camp claiming it was a patient (it could tap-dance).

* SuperOCD: When Frank reprimands Igor for the way he serves food at the mess tent, he orders Igor to keep the servings in standardised compartments. Igor tries to respond appropriately but Frank comes down harder on him, leading to a funny ShoutOut moment that [[ArmorPiercingResponse that leaves both Margaret and Frank speechless]] [[CantBelieveISaidThat and Igor confused.]]
--> '''Frank''': Seargent, I want standardization of compartments. When I look down a table at a row of trays, I want to see beans, beans, beans, beans. Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes, potatoes. Apple sauce, apple sauce, apple sauce, apple sauce. Got that?\\
'''Igor''': Yes.\\
'''Frank''': Yes, what?\\
'''Igor''': Yes sir.\\
'''Frank''': Yes sir, what?\\
'''Igor''': ''[stammers]'' Yes sir, yes sir...three bags full?

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For no reason whatsoever, the Army puts Frank Burns to the side, stripping him of his post as commanding officer and assigning a new man in his place.

** Hawkeye mentions that Table 27 of the Henry Blake Memorial Bar is usually reserved for Cesar Romero.

** Radar is pleasantly surprised Colonel Potter started from the ground up as an enlisted man in the Army ranks rather than being made an immediate officer like the other doctors he's known.

* WrongAssumption: Hawkeye asks Klinger if the reason the corporal has a rash is because he's visited one of the business girls at Rosie's Bar.
--> '''Klinger''': No, no. They don't like me. They're jealous of my clothes.

--> '''Colonel Potter''': [My hands] were pretty shaky going in, I gotta tell a. Sittin' behind a desk for two years, I thought I might have lost my touch. But I guess surgery's just like riding a bicycle. Once you learn it, you never forget.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Radar is pleasantly surprised Colonel Potter started from the ground up as an enlisted man in the Army ranks rather than being made an immediate officer like the other doctors he's known.
** After a night of surgery, Potter is invited to attend a drinking session with Hawkeye and B.J. at the Swamp, and goes on to drunkenly regale the two with the story of how he built a still of his own back in World War II.

* EyeTake: After being informed Colonel Potter hasn't been in an operating theater for two years, Hawkeye gets worried the man might slip up when a batch of wounded is brought in. Not only does Potter not slip up, he also gently guides B.J. through a troublesome surgery, surprising Hawkeye; Hawkeye had quietly told B.J. to get ready to step in if Potter had issues.

** Margarete shows her dutiful side for surgery when she agrees to Hawkeye's request to work with Potter and observe if he needs help after being out of the surgery room for so long, beginning a trend of having Margaret assigned to new surgeons and surgeons that they have concerns about.

* EyeTake: After being informed Colonel Potter hasn't been in an operating theater for two years, Hawkeye gets worried the man might slip up when a batch of wounded is brought in. Not only does Potter not slip up, he also gently guides B.J. through a troublesome surgery, surprising Hawkeye.

** Hawkeye mentions that Table 27 of the Henry Blake Memorial Bar is usually reserved for Caesar Romero.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Played With. Hawkeye is at first overjoyed with the news Frank is no longer going to be commanding officer, mentioning to B.J. that he's been sticking pins in a Frank Burns doll for a year. Ecstatic, he reads the letter about the replacement until he reaches an important line [[OhCrap and his face falls.]] Howver, by the end of the episode, when Potter reveals a reasonable side to him, Hawkeye knows they have a good leader replacing Henry.

'''Colonel Potter''': Thank you. ''[[stops, realising, and stares back at Radar]]''

---> '''Frank (stamping on his feet and wailing)''' [[BigNo NONONONONO!]] IT'S NOT FAIR, IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S ''MY'' M.A.S.H! It's mine! It's mine, mine, mine!

'''Frank''': ''[retorts loudly as she leaves]'' You'll all be sorry when I'm gone! You'll see!\\
''starts holding his breath''

* NoodleIncident: Between the end of the previous episode and this one, Hawkeye and B.J. burned down a latrine when having a "weenie roast."

''Klinger's face falls''\\
'''Colonel Potter''': I've seen these dodges for forty years. All the tricks. Knew a private pretended he was a mare. Carried a colt in his arms for weeks. Another fella said he was a daisy, insisted we water him every morning. No, no, Corporal. It ain't gonna go with me.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Played With. Hawkeye is at first overjoyed with the news Frank is no longer going to be commanding officer, mentioning to BJ that he's been sticking pins in a Frank Burns doll for a year. Ecstatic, he reads the letter about the replacement until he reaches an important line [[OhCrap and his face falls.]] Howver, by the end of the episode, when Potter reveals a reasonable side to him, Hawkeye knows they have a good leader replacing Henry.

'''BJ''': ''[turns to Radar]'' Regular army?\\

'''BJ''': ''[eyes Hawkeye]'' Trouble?\\

* DefrostingIceKing: In his earliest scenes, Colonel Potter is a strict, elderly commander who wants his tenure as commanding officer to be endured without fuss. Then, once he goes through a session of surgery and remembers his lifetime of experiences, he winds down, accepting an offer from BJ and Hawkeye for a round of drinks at the Swamp. By the next morning, he has softened his initial stance, allowing the [=MASHers=] to run as casually as usual.

* EyeTake: After being informed Colonel Potter hasn't been in an operating theater for two years, Hawkeye gets worried the man might slip up when a batch of wounded is brought in. Not only does Potter not slip up, he also gently guides BJ through a troublesome surgery, surprising Hawkeye.

** After a night of surgery, Potter is invited to attend a drinking session with Hawkeye and BJ at the Swamp, and goes on to drunkenly regale the two with the story of how he built a still of his own back in World War II.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: When they go with Radar to inform Frank he's going to be replaced as commanding officer, Hawkeye and BJ expect Frank to erupt into a full-blown tantrum. They are therefore surprised and a little unnerved when he instead expresses a StiffUpperLip and quietly leaves the scene with Margaret.

** At their drinking session towards the end of the episode, Hawkeye, BJ and Potter toast several people, including Black Jack Pershing, Montgomery Ward, UsefulNotes/HarryTruman and Creator/MyrnaLoy. [[RunningGag And their orchestra]].

* StandardSnippet: Hawkeye, BJ and Colonel Potter sing ''There's A Long Long Trail A-Winding'' during their drinking session.

** After Margaret entrusts him and BJ with the reason why Frank was unable to attend the officers' meeting, Hawkeye's single response is to laugh and try to tell the whole camp about it through the PA.

** Margarete shows her dutiful side for surgery when she agrees to Hawkeye's request to work with Potter and observe if he needs help after being out of the surgery room for so long.