M*A*S*H

How well do you remember the time Hawkeye had a concussion?

Hawkeye talked about anything and everything to keep himself awake in this experimental episode of M*A*S*H.

M*A*S*H wasn’t afraid to push the boundaries of television from time to time. Whether it be less-frequent use of a laugh track, an episode in black and white or gut-wrenching storylines, fans never knew what angle the series would take on a weekly basis.

One experimental episode was season four’s”Hawkeye.” In it, Alan Alda steals the show. Literally.

He is featured throughout the episode, with hardly any mention of any other main characters. While driving in his Jeep, he crashes and sustains a concussion. Nervous about falling alsleep with this self-diagnosis, he talks to a Korean family that takes him in, though they don’t understand him, nor does he understand them.

It’s a great performance from Alda, one that sees Hawkeye ramble on his own for the entire episode, resulting in funny moments and classic Hawkeye one-liners.

How well do you remember the M*A*S*H episode “Hawkeye?”

    1. What causes Hawkeye to go off the road in his Jeep?
    2. Finish this line from a concussed Hawkeye: “I have eight bones in my head, you do too it’s not just because I make $____ a month.”
    3. Hawkeye says, “You’d laugh if I told you what I have a taste for right now.” What does he have a taste for?
  1. Hawkeye doesn’t hesitate when he’s offered a drink from the family housing him. What does he say after taking a swig and nearly coughs it up?
  2. What does Hawkeye give the children as a present?
  3. What is Hawkeye referring to when he says, “They look like little hairless mice?”
  4. Near the end of the episode, why does the family begin clapping for Hawkeye?
  5. When Hawkeye hears the horn of a Jeep, who from the 4077th does he yell for?
  6. What other main character shows up at the end of the episode?
  7. What is the one present Hawkeye DOES NOT give to the family upon his return at the end of the episode?

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