
Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. Among the 4077's people are Capts. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper John" McIntire, Majs. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan and Frank Burns, and Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.

A lecture, a Shirley Temple movie and a picnic are among the activities scheduled for the 4077th.

Hawkeye discovers a visiting doctor who must operate on a wounded soldier is a lush.

Frank demands that Hawkeye be court-martialed for hitting him in the O.R.

Hawkeye and Hot Lips gain a new respect for each other after working at an aid station under heavy fire.