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M*A*S*H Love Story (1972–1983) Online

M*A*S*H Love Story (1972–1983) Online
Original Title :
Love Story
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy / Drama / War
Year :
1972–1983
Directror :
Earl Bellamy
Cast :
Alan Alda,Wayne Rogers,McLean Stevenson
Writer :
Laurence Marks,Larry Gelbart
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
25min
Rating :
7.4/10
M*A*S*H Love Story (1972–1983) Online

Radar receives a "Dear John" recording on 45 RPM from his fiancee, Linda Sue. He is so distraught, he cannot eat or sleep and makes hash of the 4077 requisitions and reports. Henry, Hawkeye and Trapper are so concerned, they put Radar through a physical. They quickly learn: Radar has a 1-A body and a 4-F brain. When pretty Lt. Louise Anderson visits the 4077, Radar is smitten. Hawkeye helps Louise unpack to learn about her literary and musical tastes. Hawkeye describes her as "highbrow" and the guys, together with Father Mulcahy, help Radar brush up on Bach, Tolstoy and Italian classic poets. But not everyone is happy about the "mixed" (enlisted and officer) romance in the offing; a very nasty Margaret threatens to call Gen. Clayton if Henry does not break them up. Hawkeye wonders how Hotlips would feel if her own romance with Frank was threatened. The hapless Ferret Face is like chloroform in the hands of the masters. But, can the guys actually force Hotlips to say "Uncle?"
Episode cast overview:
Alan Alda Alan Alda - Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers Wayne Rogers - Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson McLean Stevenson - Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta Swit Loretta Swit - Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Larry Linville Larry Linville - Maj. Frank Burns
Gary Burghoff Gary Burghoff - Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Kelly Jean Peters Kelly Jean Peters - Lt. Louise Anderson
Marcia Strassman Marcia Strassman - Nurse Margie Cutler
Barbara Brownell Barbara Brownell - Lt. Jones
Stefanianna Christopherson Stefanianna Christopherson - Lt. O'Brien (as Indira Danks)
Jerry Harper Jerry Harper - Sergeant

The signpost shows Tokyo twice - on top and at the bottom. This occurs in the scene where Pierce is just coming out of Surgery after a marathon meat ball surgery session. The names of places would increase later and the place names would change as time passed by.

There was three such signposts made during the shooting of the series. The second one was destroyed in a fire at the sets during the final season. The last third signpost used for the series finale was donated to the Smithsonian museum. and is currently at the National Museum of American History (Washington DC).

The only "dear John" recording in the entire series. All other "dear Johns" have been letters.

The title is based on the movie Love Story (1970).

As with many installments, this one has no real conclusion. Radar's love interest, Lt. Anderson, is never seen again.


User reviews

Malaunitly

Malaunitly

Radar is cast as a man who had a fiancée back in Otumwa who has sent him a drugstore Dear John recording. Later, I believe, Radar's past is restructured and made different, but for now, he lapses into depression. Trapper and Hawkeye decide to find him a girlfriend, but as is usually the case, the women on the post will not even look at him. One day a pretty young nurse come and Radar is totally taken, but he is far from her intellectual equal. She reads classic literature, philosophy, and loves classical music. The guys try to get Radar up to speed enough so they can at least talk a bit. Once Margaret and Frank get wind of this, Houlihan pulls the plug on the "affair." It is strictly vindictive. The boys then launch a full frontal assault on the rendezvous between Frank and Margaret. It is funny, but in the final evaluation, is there any future for Radar and Lieutenant Anderson.