
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 small Korean boy with minor injuries captures the hearts of all in the 4077th.

An enlisted man who wants to marry a Korean girl comes to Hawkeye for help.

Hot Lips and Frank challenge Henry's fitness to command by reporting the activities of the 4077th to the Army brass.

Hawkeye writes a letter to his father, telling him some of the wacky goings-on at the 4077th.